Strength Grade Ferocious Oddity

Thud!

After an unknown number of blows, until the ground all around was pockmarked and not a single spot remained intact, Jiang Dao finally stopped. His expression was cold as he casually tossed aside the limp and mangled Eerie Youth.

After landing, the Eerie Youth was somehow still alive, a bloody mess. He writhed and struggled on the ground, one eyeball having burst, leaving only one. Blood water seeped from his body, emitting a foul stench. He looked at Jiang Dao with extreme shock.

"You... you're not human either?"

Jiang Dao remained silent. He suddenly bent down, grabbed one of the youth's arms, and with a sudden pull, the strength of which was unknown, tore the arm clean from his body with a splat.

Black mucus oozed from the end of the arm, indescribably disgusting.

"Ah..."

The Eerie Youth let out an incredibly piercing scream, rolling on the ground, trying to struggle. But Jiang Dao directly stepped on the youth's chest. The immense force, with a bang, like a bronze pillar, firmly pinned him down.

"What exactly are you? Not human, not a Malevolent Spirit, what are you?"

Jiang Dao casually dropped the youth's arm and asked coldly.

After fighting for so long, he could clearly judge that this was definitely not a human!

But it wasn't a Malevolent Spirit either!

The way it existed was incredibly strange, beyond his expectations.

He even wondered if there were still monsters in this world.

"You... aren't you the same as me? Wh-why are you asking like this?"

The Eerie Youth spoke with pain.

Even now, he still thought Jiang Dao was like him, not human.

It was simply that the power Jiang Dao had just unleashed was too terrifying.

Hearing his words, a cold glint flashed in Jiang Dao's eyes. He leaned down, grabbed the youth's other arm again, and unleashed his strength, pulling hard. With a splat, another complete arm was torn from its socket.

"Ah..."

The Eerie Youth screamed even more piercingly.

Both his shoulders were now oozing thick black blood, a sight that was incredibly gruesome and terrifying.

"I'm asking you a question. Answer whatever I ask. If you dare to ask me back, I'll tear off another part of you!"

Jiang Dao's tone was icy.

The Eerie Youth was extremely shocked, his eyes trembling as he looked at the youth before him who resembled a demon god.

He regretted everything now.

If he had known this would happen, he never would have dared to provoke Jiang Dao earlier.

This guy was a hundred times more ferocious than him.

"Hu-humans like to call me a Ferocious Oddity."

The Eerie Youth said painfully.

"Ferocious Oddity? What is that?"

Jiang Dao frowned. "What's the difference between that and a Malevolent Spirit?"

"We are on a different life tier than Malevolent Spirits. We are all non-human beings, but Malevolent Spirits have a weaker life level. Only some Great Malevolent Spirits are incredibly terrifying. We... we are formed from ferocious beings, with long lifespans, at least several hundred years, and some powerful ones can live for over a thousand years."

The Eerie Youth spoke.

Jiang Dao's heart surged.

So it was a type of monster!

This world was becoming more and more dangerous.

Spirit Exorcists, Malevolent Spirits, Ferocious Oddities, none of them were normal people!

Ordinary people facing them had no chance of survival.

"Then compared to Spirit Exorcists, who is stronger?"

"Strength... strength is similar, depending on the grade and specific situation. Generally, whoever attacks first has a higher chance of winning, but things aren't absolute. It depends on each other's realm and the timing of the attack."

The Eerie Youth spoke.

"How do you think human martial artists compare to you?"

Jiang Dao inquired.

"Human martial artists? Them... some individual martial artists can indeed threaten or even kill us, but such people are very rare. Most people have no effect on us."

The Eerie Youth's face was deathly pale. "Among Ferocious Oddities, I am only at the lowest tier. I'm not some high-level Ferocious Oddity. Our strength is innate; no martial art or cultivation technique can compare. If I were just a little stronger, martial arts would be useless against me."

"What are your realm divisions? How do you think my strength ranks among martial artists?"

Jiang Dao's eyes narrowed.

"Like Malevolent Spirits, we are divided into five grades: [God], [Dragon], [Nightmare], [Annihilation], and [Strength]. I am only an initial-tier [Strength Grade] Ferocious Oddity. Against an [Annihilation Grade] Ferocious Oddity, I would have no ability to resist.

As for the Malevolent Spirits I control, they don't even count as [Strength Grade]. Generally speaking, a [Strength Grade] Ferocious Oddity is comparable to a peak Blood Tempering Realm expert among humans. Your strength... among... among humans, you should be considered peak Blood Tempering Realm..."

The Eerie Youth spoke truthfully.

Jiang Dao's eyes darkened. "You're deliberately lying to me, aren't you? Your strength is only that of a [Strength Grade] Ferocious Oddity? If Hengzhou City had your so-called sacred artifact appear, why would only a minor character like you show up? Where are the other big players? Are they unwilling to come?"

The Eerie Youth gave a bitter smile. "News of the Hengzhou City sacred artifact's appearance came without any prior warning, so all the major powers only sent their nearby representatives to investigate. The truly powerful individuals are too far away to arrive in time!"

Jiang Dao fell silent for a moment.

"What happened in the city last night? Did that sacred artifact appear?"

"Yes, the sacred artifact was ultimately obtained by people from the Spirit Child Palace. All the major powers are now pursuing the Spirit Child Palace. Only I... I stayed behind."

The Eerie Youth stammered.

"You stayed behind to deal with the Jiang family?"

Jiang Dao sneered.

"Spare me, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. Please spare my life."

The Eerie Youth immediately wailed in pain.

"If the sacred artifact was taken by the Spirit Child Palace, does that mean Hengzhou City will be safe again?"

Jiang Dao inquired.

"Yes, Hengzhou City will become like it was before. No more Malevolent Spirits or Ferocious Oddities will come."

The Eerie Youth replied.

"Then, I killed a Spirit Child from the Spirit Child Palace earlier. Do you think they'll retaliate against me?"

Jiang Dao suddenly asked.

"This... I don't know."

The Eerie Youth's face was filled with bitterness. "Please spare me. I've already lost both my arms, so I pose no threat anymore. I beg you, spare my life."

Jiang Dao looked down, his eyes narrowed, a terrifying glint flashing within them. His large palm suddenly slammed down, his fingers tightening as he gripped the Eerie Youth's head and yanked violently.

Squelch!

The Eerie Youth's entire head was ripped from his body, dripping black blood and emitting a foul stench.

The Eerie Youth's face was contorted in pain. Even after his head was ripped off, his body still writhed with difficulty.

But after a few moments of struggling, he finally died completely.

Jiang Dao casually tossed the severed head aside, his heart sinking.

What a terrifying creature!

Even with its head ripped off, it could still struggle.

Also, both the Changbai Old Daoist before and this Eerie Youth said that human martial artists have little effect on them... the very composition of these creatures is incomprehensible!

He had now modified several of his martial arts to a realm 120 years in the future, yet fighting them was still so strenuous. If he encountered even stronger ones, he would likely only meet his death.

And this Eerie Youth was just the most basic type of Ferocious Oddity!

Jiang Dao opened his status panel and looked again.

He saw that after killing the Eerie Youth, the word "[Modifiable]" had reappeared behind five of his martial arts.

"These Ferocious Oddities and Malevolent Spirits are the same; once killed, they allow my martial arts to continue being modified..."

Jiang Dao's eyes flickered.

This is the only good news so far!

They all say human martial artists are useless against them, but he refused to believe it.

Once he modifies these martial arts to realms of a thousand or two thousand years, what fear would he have of even stronger Ferocious Oddities?

This panel is, by far, his greatest trump card.