Dark Element Fragment

Wing City's streets at two in the morning were somewhat deserted. In the taxi, Jiang Hou looked at the receding high-rise buildings outside, pondering slightly.

He was calculating today's gains.

He had killed about ten First Order, one Second Order, and one Third Order monster. The soul energy and resentment he absorbed had condensed into five hell demonic tattoos.

The change was a surge in the total Demonic Qi within Jiang Hou, and his Divine Weapon system realm had advanced to the mid-stage of Second Order.

With a Demonic Qi total of 193, based on a basic burst of 10 points per Demon Sealing Instant Slash, he could unleash nineteen Demon Sealing Instant Slash blade energies, significantly increasing his endurance.

If he chose to instantly unleash all his Demonic Qi in one go...

Considering the previous doubling of the base, consuming 80 points of Demonic Qi instantly to achieve triple power, the burst power of 190 points of Demonic Qi should be around seven times.

A sevenfold power strike, coupled with Jiang Hou's formidable physical strength, would be unstoppable even for ordinary Third Order beings, serving as a trump card.

Of course, only Jiang Hou could use this method, not only because of his dual-system inheritance but also because the more Demonic Qi energy burst out instantly, the higher the demand on the physical body.

If the physique wasn't strong enough, the 'meridians' within the body simply couldn't withstand the impact of a massive burst of Demonic Qi.

Besides the changes in strength, today's mission yielded quite a bit.

Killing a First Order monster in the mission earned 3 points, a Second Order 20 points, and a Third Order 50 points, totaling 100. In addition, there were extra points for the group mission. Adding the original 30 points, it should be enough to exchange for some good things. Jiang Hou's face revealed anticipation.

Because it was a bit late today, Jiang Hou thought about it after returning home and decided not to go to the Ruins.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past week, so he decided to give himself half a night off.

The next morning, Jiang Hou woke up before Qin Siyu knocked on the door.

After changing clothes, washing up, and arriving in the living room, he saw the little cat Scarlet Eye sitting upright on the sofa. Seeing Jiang Hou, its pink little mouth opened slightly, and it called out softly.

Qin Siyu was standing in front of the TV, watching the morning news intently.

"Siyu, what are you watching?"

"I'm watching the Transcendent Management Regulations that the authorities just issued." The ponytail girl pointed at the TV.

The Transcendent Management Regulations are out?

Jiang Hou looked at the TV, where rows of text were slowly scrolling on the large screen behind the host, who was also explaining each sentence to the audience.

It mentioned that the official department managing Transcendent was called Sky Punishment, and each city had a branch.

Then came some laws and regulations that civilian Transcendent needed to abide by. In addition to the regular laws, they were not allowed to actively use Transcendent powers to harm ordinary people.

However, when encountering ordinary people who actively provoked them, Transcendent could give a certain amount of punishment.

But this kind of attack had to be controlled within a good range, not violating laws and regulations. If the other party broke the law, the law would punish them.

Also, if the public discovered someone suspected of being a Transcendent, they could report it to the Law Enforcement Department, and relevant personnel would come to register and restrain their behavior.

At the same time, ordinary people who experienced awakening mutations had an obligation to register with the Law Enforcement Department, and the authorities would provide some assistance.

For example, things to pay attention to after awakening, how to better control their power, which inheritance system they belonged to, how to prevent loss of control, and so on.

With the promulgation of these regulations, Jiang Hou knew that the somewhat impetuous social atmosphere of the past two days should stabilize a lot.

Because the authorities have implemented 'control' over these people with Transcendent powers.

After finishing breakfast, Qin Siyu waved to Jiang Hou, "Jiang Hou, I'm going to school first."

"Go ahead, be careful on the road," Jiang Hou nodded.

But when Jiang Hou arrived at school and walked into the classroom, he felt many students whispering, and some girls clearly looked flustered.

"Jiang Hou, morning," Zong Zheng Nanmo, who had already arrived, greeted him.

Jiang Hou came to his seat and sat down, casually asking, "What happened?"

"It's nothing big, just another classmate died, behind the school." Zong Zheng Nanmo's tone was casual when he said this.

After all, he was also a Transcendent expert who had cleared out monsters, so what was there to fear about death?

"Another student died." Jiang Hou was stunned. What was going on? Were there out-of-control Mutants or Pollution Monsters around their school?

At this moment, Zong Zheng Nanmo leaned over and whispered, "Jiang Hou, have you noticed that Jiang Zhong and Li Mengwu haven't come to class today."

"I heard that last night, a classmate saw Jiang Zhong looking for Li Mengwu outside a high-end residential area, and the two seemed to have another argument, making a lot of noise."

... Jiang Hou was speechless. This guy was still paying attention to this gossip.

Compared to these trivial matters, he was more concerned about the two students who had been killed in succession. Was the murderer the same person, and were his targets all high school students? The latter was especially important because Qin Siyu's high school was not far from here.

Zong Zheng Nanmo whispered, "Okay, let's change the subject. The mission rewards were distributed last night. How many points do you have now?"

"They're out? I haven't checked yet." As he spoke, Jiang Hou opened the personal information on his Smart Watch.

He saw that his background points had changed from the original 30 to 155, an increase of 125. Subtracting the 100 reward for killing monsters, he received an extra 25 points.

"So many, I only have 50 points." Looking at Jiang Hou's background personal points, Zong Zheng Nanmo was a little envious.

"Not bad, after all, you didn't kill a single monster last night."

Zong Zheng Nanmo's fifty points clearly came from the reward for finding the space node, as a team contribution.

Because the two were talking in low voices, so quiet that even the students in the front row didn't know they were talking, there was no need to worry about their information being exposed.

Including the history teacher on the podium, who had started lecturing, didn't notice them either.

Just then, Jiang Hou's phone vibrated slightly. Jiang Ruochan had sent a message in the group, @ing the two of them.

"I heard that another student died at school today, and the wounds are gruesome and don't look man-made. I have something to do these days and can't go to school, so I'll leave this matter to you."

"As the Special Incident Research Society, we have an obligation to research and handle such matters."

"As for the reward for successfully solving the case... let me think." At this point, Jiang Ruochan paused, and then several lines of text that made the two of them widen their eyes appeared.

"For Zong Zheng Nanmo, I'll give you a Wind Element Epic Inheritance Crystal. Once you reach Third Order Peak, you can directly break through to Fourth Order."

"As for Jiang Hou, a friend of mine in the northern provincial department posted on her Moments this morning, showing off that her expedition team had harvested several Divine Weapon fragments from the depths of the Ruins, one of which belongs to the Dark Element."

"I'll ask her later to see if that Dark Element is another fragment of the Netherworld Demon Blade. Even if it's not a Netherworld Demon Blade fragment, the Dark Element origin can forcibly upgrade the star rating."

"The only cost is that this star upgrade will not awaken new Divine Weapon power."

"Damn it!" Zong Zheng Nanmo instantly blurted out a national essence, and his voice was a little loud because of the shock.

"Zong Zheng Nanmo, do you have any objections to the history I just mentioned?" On the podium, the history teacher frowned slightly and looked over.

Zong Zheng Nanmo quickly smiled apologetically, "No, teacher, you explained it very well. I was just too excited listening."

Dark Element Divine Weapon Fragment! Jiang Hou was also a little moved.

It doesn't matter whether that fragment is the Netherworld Demon Blade or not. For him, as long as it can break through the carrying limit of the Hell Demon Tattoo, that's enough.

Of course, it would be even better if that Dark Element Divine Weapon Fragment was the Netherworld Demon Blade.

At this moment, Jiang Ruochan added a sentence.

"This mission can only confirm that the murderer is a Mutant, but their level and abilities are unknown. They could be an ordinary First Order or a Third Order Peak."

"You will have to assess the situation yourselves at that time. If you feel it's too dangerous in the end, you can give up and choose to call for help."

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