In Madman Drake's fantasy, he would either die at the hands of a Martial Master, or be overwhelmed by a swarm of Warriors.
The most likely scenario was dying by a fellow assassin's hand... because he had killed too many, drawn too much hatred, and sooner or later, someone would put a bounty on his head, and someone else would come for his life for the coin.
But he never dreamed, even in his wildest imagination, that he would ultimately die at the hands of a Beginner Warrior two whole realms below him!
So he couldn't accept it.
Even in death, he still couldn't accept it.
Lying on the ground, blood pooling around him, Madman Drake's eyes still held shock and unwillingness!
"An Attribute Technique... he really has mastered an Attribute Technique, and to the point where he can unleash it at will!"
Cold sweat beaded on Zhang Hengde's forehead.
That was right—he had been startled into a cold sweat by Su Xiaobai's terrifying talent!
He himself was an Intermediate Martial Master and had also cultivated an Attribute Technique.
To master that Attribute Technique, he had spent no small amount of time and effort, even using some of the family's precious resources... and only barely managed to comprehend it in the end.
And even now, he was still stuck at the Beginner Level, unable to advance.
But Su Xiaobai, a mere Beginner Warrior, had already grasped an Attribute Technique so proficiently!
"No, that's not right!"
"Mastering an Attribute Technique is no overnight feat, and in these past few days, I've never seen him cultivate any technique, nor has he been involved in anything related to techniques... That means he didn't master it as a Beginner Warrior—he already had it down when he was a Senior Quasi-Warrior!"
"In other words... back in the Family Hall last time, he was already holding back, just not showing his hand!"
The more Zhang Hengde thought, the deeper his shock grew.
Mastering an Attribute Technique as a Senior Quasi-Warrior... just how staggering was that?
If Su Xiaobai were willing, a Martial Marshal would personally descend from the sky that very moment, begging to take him as a disciple!
"No, I have to go back immediately and report the Yuan Family Assassination Order along with this news!"
Zhang Hengde didn't linger. He blurred into motion and vanished from the spot.
"Phew~"
"Looks like the Attribute Technique works pretty well!"
"One strike and I instantly took down an Advanced Warrior... tsk tsk, and this is only a Beginner Level Attribute Technique, and I haven't even trained it to its peak yet... If I could reach the Microscopic Level with an Attribute Technique, that would be absolutely insane!"
Su Xiaobai looked at Madman Drake's corpse on the ground and sighed.
"But my situation has gotten a bit dangerous."
Su Xiaobai took a deep breath.
Madman Drake's appearance already told him everything.
Someone had their eyes on him and had started making trouble!
This time, it was an Advanced Warrior.
What about next time?
A Martial Master might come knocking!
Right now, Su Xiaobai could still rely on the boost from a Microscopic Level Technique and an Attribute Technique as his trump card to kill an Advanced Warrior once... but if a stronger existence showed up, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to fight back!
"Not many people know about me right now. The Zhang Family Head has already spoken, so the news should be contained!"
"But the containment isn't tight enough..."
"During this time, aside from the Zhang Family, I haven't come into contact with anyone, let alone offended anyone... If there's anyone who would want my life, it can only be them—the Yuan Family!"
Su Xiaobai's gaze turned razor-sharp.
Zhang Henglong had told him that day, the Zhang Family had always had a mortal enemy in the Yuan Family.
The Yuan Family's methods were ruthless and unscrupulous... Sending someone to kill him was hardly beyond them!
"The Yuan Family... I'll have to wipe them out completely!"
Murderous intent surged within Su Xiaobai.
He had always presented himself as harmless—because he didn't want conflict, and he didn't want others to come after him.
But now that they had directly tried to kill him, how could Su Xiaobai let it slide?
From the moment he arrived in this world, Su Xiaobai knew it wasn't a place of mercy... Laws here were of little use. What truly mattered was overwhelming martial power!
"The strongest in the Zhang Family is an Advanced Martial Master."
"The Yuan Family has the upper hand over the Zhang Family, but they've never risen higher—that's enough to tell me their strongest is also an Advanced Martial Master... just probably with more of them."
"I need to get stronger as fast as possible... I won't have a moment's peace until the Yuan Family is wiped out!"
"A bank card... useless without the PIN."
"This little cash... whatever, even a mosquito's leg is meat. I'll reluctantly take it!"
"These weapons I can sell off."
"Poison Needles... so many of them. Truly venomous!"
"These herbs must be for brewing poison, right?"
"..."
Su Xiaobai didn't let Madman Drake off easy—he stripped him clean from head to toe.
Unfortunately, after tallying all the Loot, aside from the few Alloy Daggers he carried and some valuable toxin-making herbs, the rest was basically worthless.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Su Xiaobai noticed something off about the clothes.
"A bit thick..."
He pulled lightly, tearing the garments to shreds.
A few old, yellowed pages fluttered out.
Su Xiaobai looked closely.
After reading the contents on the paper, his pupils abruptly contracted!
"This is... a Microscopic Level Attribute Technique?!"
He nearly cried out in shock.
The content on these pages wasn't much, but Su Xiaobai had specifically studied Microscopic Level techniques before and knew the difference between them and Beginner Level techniques...
From the characteristics, the content on these pages was unmistakably a Microscopic Level Attribute Technique—an extremely rare treasure that even Martial Masters would kill to obtain!
"Holy shit... it really is!"
After flipping through it all in one breath, Su Xiaobai sucked in air, overjoyed... He never imagined that bastard had been hiding something this good!
Everyone knew that Attribute Techniques were the hardest things to come by.
The highest the Warrior Hall could provide was only Beginner Level—not a single Microscopic Level one.
Su Xiaobai had felt a little regret over that.
Who would've thought that after searching high and low, he'd stumble upon it without any effort—a Microscopic Level Attribute Technique right here!
"Too bad, this is just the opening fragment, not the complete version."
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