Early Dark Strength, Shadow Guard, Disguise Talisman

[Cold Qingqiu felt grateful toward you. Emotion Points +999...]

[Li Yanran became curious about you. Emotion Points +999...]

[Xiao Chen raged impotently. Emotion Points +999...]

[Xiao Chen was so furious his cells underwent plasmolysis. Emotion Points +3399...]

After dealing with the backlog of documents at Lingxiao Capital, Jiang Che drove straight back to Qingteng Villa.

The moment he returned, a series of system notifications rang out in his mind.

Having received the plot of The Cold and Glamorous CEO's Personal King Soldier, Jiang Che was fully aware of Xiao Chen's plans and naturally knew why the guy was so furious.

With a silent chuckle, Jiang Che directly instructed the system.

"System, give me five draws!"

He had accumulated more than fifty thousand Emotion Points over the past two days. Now that he was still under newbie protection, the chances of obtaining epic-tier rewards were greatly increased. Naturally, Jiang Che would not let such an opportunity pass.

"Deducting 50,000 Emotion Points. Beginning draws..."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the God-Tier Hacker Skill..."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Disguise Talismans ×10 (can alter the body's physical features and disguise the user as anyone; duration: twelve hours; the disguise can be removed at any time)..."

(Note: The disguises are for screwing over the protagonist. There will be no annoying mask plotline, so enjoy with confidence.)

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Cultivation Advancement Card ×1 (can raise martial cultivation by one minor realm; usable only by the Host)..."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Shadow Guard ×10 (death warriors of the night, absolutely loyal to the Host; their cultivation rises along with the Host's and will always remain one realm below the Host)..."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Golden Desert Eagle ×1 (unlimited ammunition; for the Host's use only)..."

After looking over the various rewards from this round of draws, Jiang Che could not hide the smile on his face at all.

They were all incredibly practical treasures. This was awesome!

"System, summon the Shadow Guard. Use the Cultivation Advancement Card..."

"Ding! Cultivation Advancement Card used successfully..."

As the system notification fell silent, Jiang Che felt bursts of warmth suddenly emerge from his lower abdomen, at the location of his dantian. They flowed back and forth through his limbs, bones, and eight extraordinary meridians.

Under the influence of this power, the barrier between the peak of Bright Force and Dark Strength was shattered in an instant.

The energy returned to his dantian, and Jiang Che's martial cultivation directly broke through to the early stage of Dark Strength.

Jiang Che casually waved a hand, and sharp whooshing sounds immediately rang through the air like thunderclaps.

There was an extremely obvious difference between Bright Force martial artists and Dark Strength martial artists.

Bright Force was a process of continuously tempering the body and condensing True Qi.

Once True Qi had been successfully condensed, one's cultivation would naturally advance into the realm of Dark Strength.

Dark Strength martial artists could channel the True Qi in their dantian into their hands and legs, making every strike unleash formidable power.

Combined with the Nine Yang Divine Skill Jiang Che cultivated, even the most ordinary moves would become fiercer and more overbearing. Shattering stones with bare hands and slicing through iron like mud would be effortless.

Hua Jin Martial Artists could release True Qi externally, killing without form by plucking flowers or flicking leaves.

With the system by his side, as long as he kept harvesting Emotion Points from the protagonist and heroines, Jiang Che's breakthrough into Hua Jin was merely a matter of time.

And that time was destined not to be long.

"System, show me my Attribute Panel..."

Host: Jiang Che

Identity: Destined Great Villain, Linjiang's Number One Young Master

Age: 21

Charm: 99

Cultivation: Early Dark Strength

Cultivation Techniques: Nine Yang Divine Skill Tread Snow Without a Trace

Skills: Fluent in 18 Languages, God-Tier Piano Skill, God-Tier Hacker Skill, Advanced Tea Ceremony, Advanced Investment Ability, Advanced Management Skills...

Items: Disguise Talismans ×10, Golden Desert Eagle

Personal Wealth: 13.66 billion

Emotion Points: 3366

"Greetings, Master!"

After examining his Attribute Panel, Jiang Che finally turned his gaze toward the ten figures kneeling on one knee not far away.

"Raise your heads."

Jiang Che spoke calmly.

Whoosh—

As Jiang Che finished speaking, all ten raised their heads in unison, their burning gazes fixed on him, their eyes filled with undisguised worship and fervor.

"From now on, you'll be living at Qingteng Villa. If anything comes up, I'll assign you to handle it..."

After looking over their appearances, Jiang Che smiled in satisfaction and continued giving instructions.

It had to be said, the damn system was quite considerate toward him. These ten Shadow Guards were all women, with no men among them, and each of them was around a seven out of ten in looks.

Absolutely loyal to him, with cultivation that rose alongside his own—weren't they the foundation he would use to control all of Linjiang in the future?

Any dirty or troublesome work that he could not conveniently handle in person could be left to these Shadow Guards.

"We shall obey Master's decree!"

The group shouted in unison again, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Jiang Che: ...

Master's decree?

Why did this suddenly feel so embarrassingly chuuni...

"Dismissed. Have the maids arrange accommodations for you."

"From now on, address me as Young Master or sir. There's no need to call me Master."

Jiang Che's eyelid twitched. He waved his hand and dismissed the ten Shadow Guards.

If he was playing games with Liu Mengxi or Xiao Yi, Jiang Che naturally would not mind adding a little spice by being called Master.

But having a group of women seriously address him that way made him feel strangely uncomfortable.

"Yes, Young Master."

The women accepted their orders, then bowed and departed.

Jiang Che casually summoned a maid and had her arrange lodgings for the ten women, as well as distribute various weapons and daily supplies.

Qingteng Villa covered a vast area. Let alone ten Shadow Guards, it could easily accommodate another thousand.

After settling the ten Shadow Guards in, Jiang Che did not stop walking and continued toward the villa where he lived.

Crossing the lawn, before he had even entered, Jiang Che spotted a figure in purple standing silently before the villa doors. It was Xiao Yi.

When she saw Jiang Che return, Xiao Yi took quick little steps and soon came to his side without saying a word.

"How long have you been waiting here today?"

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.

Xiao Yi held up eight fingers, silently answering his question.

"When I'm not home in the future, you don't need to keep waiting for me at the door. Just live your life as usual."

"Take this cultivation technique and practice it..."

As he spoke, Jiang Che directly handed Xiao Yi a copied version of Tread Snow Without a Trace that he had obtained from the system.

In the future, he was destined to clash with all kinds of Children of Destiny. He could not keep Xiao Yi by his side forever, so naturally, he had to find something for this cold little girl to do.

According to the system's rankings, martial arts cultivation techniques in this world were generally divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

Tread Snow Without a Trace was a low-grade Heaven-tier technique, and it was also an exceptionally rare lightness skill movement technique in this world.

Once one's cultivation broke through to Dan Force and Tread Snow Without a Trace was cultivated to perfection, one could leave a sound as geese passed, tread upon snow without leaving a trace, and travel three thousand li in a single day with ease.

For a Dan Force martial artist who had not cultivated a lightness skill, accomplishing such feats was simply impossible.

Xiao Yi accepted it with both hands, then dropped to one knee and clasped her fists, expressing her loyalty.

Xiao Yi was cold by nature, unable to speak and poor at expressing herself. She could only use this method to show her gratitude.

"Get up. Let's eat..."

Jiang Che reached out and helped the Little Loli to her feet, then entered the villa's main hall with her.

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