Aftermath

After chopping off Mo Ji's head, Ling Li did not stop. Instead, he used Dark Night to pierce every part of Mo Ji's body. Wherever it struck, the blood within Mo Ji was swiftly drained away by Dark Night. The smell of decay mingled with the stench of blood, forming a nauseating odor.

Before long, Mo Ji's corpse had completely become a dried husk.

"Hey, he's already dead. Was there really any need to desecrate his corpse?" Little Doctor Fairy said with some reluctance. She had seen corpses before, and though she felt uncomfortable when mercenaries dismembered magical beasts, she had seen that as well. But she had never witnessed anything so bizarre and cruel.

"Of course. It's just making use of waste. Losers only have the right to be at others' mercy. Even after death, they can't escape that fate." Ling Li watched the Experience Points in the weapon section rise from 796 to 806, then nodded in satisfaction.

Gaining 10 Experience Points was not a loss.

"Is that your reason for killing people whenever you please? You killed those people just now for amusement, or to accomplish some purpose, didn't you? You butcher! Bastard!" Little Doctor Fairy said angrily. For some reason, she actually felt a sense of shared misery with Mo Ji. Ling Li's words had pierced deep into her heart like thorns.

"I'm not a butcher. I'm Lawful Good, damn it. Those people merely paid the price for their greed. The people of Qingshan Town were the same. If they hadn't provoked me, I couldn't be bothered to go looking for trouble with them. Killing them brings no benefit and only gets blood all over me. It reeks." Ling Li did not get angry. He spoke calmly.

Although she did not know what Ling Li meant by Lawful Good, Little Doctor Fairy felt that the word "good" had nothing to do with him. Still, though it felt strange, she thought there seemed to be some sense in what he said.

"What about me? I never provoked you or offended you, so why did you treat me like that?" Little Doctor Fairy said aggrievedly. She had neither provoked nor offended anyone. Even the medicinal powders she prepared for self-defense were harmless things like sleeping powder and itching powder. Yet she had run into someone like this demon.

"When one person falls ill, the whole family takes medicine. You're part of the Myriad Medicine Pavilion too. I don't know whether meeting me makes you lucky or unlucky. In any case, you should be glad you still have some value to me..." As he spoke, Ling Li gave Little Doctor Fairy a look as though she were an idiot and continued unhurriedly.

If Ling Li had not discovered that Little Doctor Fairy could raise his bloodline level, he would definitely have killed her. To put it bluntly, he would have fucked her first, then killed her. Little Doctor Fairy's Calamity Poison Body was simply too terrifying when it came to increasing strength. Even the Flame Emperor, with his cheats, had still been an entire major realm behind her when they met again several years later.

Ling Li had no desire to leave behind an enemy with such terrifying talent and spend every day anxiously guarding against her revenge.

He took out some water from the System Space and casually wiped the blood from his body. Then he pulled a clean set of clothes from the System Space and put them on. This was not Qingshan Town. Looking like a bad guy would get him stopped by the guards at the city gate, even if he was very handsome.

"Let's go. We'll return to the city first. Oh, right, how many times did you curse me today? You'd better think carefully. Cursing people isn't right. Speaking of which, your medicinal powders are pretty good. Make more next time. These things are quite fun to play with..."

Mitel Auction House,

"Young Master Ole." A middle-aged man knelt on one knee before Ole and spoke respectfully.

The middle-aged man had an utterly ordinary appearance, so ordinary that if thrown into a crowd, no one would have any interest in giving him a second glance. Yet that very ordinary face was a powerful tool for lurking in disguise and gathering information everywhere.

The middle-aged man belonged to the same organization as Elder Xue, Ole's close attendant. After Ole sent Elder Xue to Wutan City, the middle-aged man temporarily took over his duties.

The sudden voice in the office brought the rustling of turning pages to an abrupt halt. Amid contracts and important documents piled high as mountains, Ole paused briefly before continuing to flip through the papers in his hand. Without raising his head, he asked, "What is the situation?"

"That man lured Mo Ji and eight others outside the city and killed them all. He has now returned to the Fortune Inn in the city," the middle-aged man answered respectfully, keeping his head lowered the entire time and not daring to look at Ole even once.

Though Ole appeared refined and scholarly, his methods were exceptionally ruthless and iron-blooded. When he had first arrived in Black Rock City, quite a few heads had rolled in order for him to establish himself quickly.

"Oh? How strong is he?" Ole seemed to take some interest and asked.

"The strength he displayed should only be Fighting Master Seven Stars, but he possesses the rare dark-element Dou Qi, and the blade in his hand is exceptionally strange and sharp," the middle-aged man answered cautiously.

"Did he suffer any fatal injuries?" Ole asked again.

"No."

"If I remember correctly, that fellow Mo Ji only broke through to Great Fighting Master a few months ago, right? What is the gap between a Fighting Master and a Great Fighting Master?" Ole organized the materials in his hands and set them on the edge of the desk. He stretched lazily, then glanced at the middle-aged man.

"This subordinate would never dare deceive Young Master!" The middle-aged man hurriedly knocked his head against the floor, cold sweat continuously seeping from his forehead.

After several seconds of silence, as if the air itself had frozen, Ole's brows relaxed. He waved his hand and said, "Leave."

The middle-aged man felt as though he had been granted a pardon. After giving a salute, he hurriedly left the office.

"Heh, interesting. Killing a Great Fighting Master with the strength of a Fighting Master? Does he have some trump card, or has he hidden his true strength?" Ole murmured.

Ole possessed only the cultivation of a Dou Zhe, but that did not mean he was unaware of the gap between a Fighting Master and a Great Fighting Master. Leaving aside the difference in Dou Qi reserves, once one advanced to Great Fighting Master, one could release Dou Qi externally and condense Dou Qi Armor. Either of these abilities, if used properly, could easily suppress a Fighting Master!

As for the strange blade that the middle-aged man had specifically emphasized, Ole did not care much. As the chief auctioneer of the Mitel Auction House, he had seen several weapons embedded with fourth-tier magical beast cores. Such special weapons could indeed improve one's strength to a certain extent, but not enough to bridge such a chasm-like gap.

"Interesting. Forget it, it's best not to provoke someone like that. If it were my sister, she would probably be unable to resist investing in him..." Ole smiled, then turned his attention back to the mountain of documents on his desk.

Only a genius who grew strong could truly be called a genius. Those who died halfway could only be called stepping stones. And extending a helping hand when those geniuses were still weak—such timely aid could very well earn one the gratitude of a powerful expert.

Ya Fei and Ole were biological siblings. Even within the entire Miter Family, both of their business minds were among the best. Unfortunately, neither of them had set their hearts on the family that sought to enslave them.

Ya Fei chose the relatively remote Wutan City for her trial, intending to use outside forces to escape the Miter Family's control. Ole, meanwhile, chose to advance steadily, climbing all the way to the highest ranks of the Miter Family and taking the Miter Family into his own hands. That way, his fate would naturally be in his own hands!