Emperor-level Star Beast?

Bloodthirsty Leech?

Listening to the system's prompt, Qin Yang was deeply puzzled.

Why was it a blood demon one moment, then a leech the next?

Was this blood demon a human or an animal? Just then, a screen appeared in Qin Yang's mind.

Species: Bloodthirsty Leech (contains ancient demon bloodline)
Level: Emperor-level

Innate Abilities: Blood Devouring, Parasitism, Undying Clone
Traits: Loves sucking human blood

"Wait..."

Qin Yang frowned at the screen before him.

In an instant, he recalled the physiological traits of leeches.

They lived in paddy fields for long periods, soft and boneless, yet capable of parasitizing human bodies and feeding on blood! Once a leech's sucker latched onto someone's skin, it was difficult to pull off by hand.

Could the Bloodthirsty Leech mentioned by the system... be parasitizing a human right now?! At that thought, Qin Yang's spine went cold, and his sense of danger exploded! Could it be that Bloodthirsty Demon isn't dead?

With that in mind, Qin Yang turned his attention back to the video before him and watched closely.

The video's progress bar slowly advanced.

In the video, guards stood watch around the execution ground.

Bloodthirsty Demon wore a sack over his head and black-and-white striped prison clothes, kneeling on the ground.

An executioner drew a long blade, gathered his inner force, and slashed fiercely at the demon's neck.

Splat! Thud! With a single swing, the head in the execution video fell to the ground and rolled away, declaring Bloodthirsty Demon's life extinguished.

At that moment, Xia He chewed a large mouthful of roasted pork slices and pointed at the headless corpse in the video. "That old demon finally died. Good riddance! Damn, this really goes well with food!"

He looked as happy as if he had personally slain his enemy.

However, Qin Yang did not respond. He merely frowned, suddenly realizing that the situation was very bad.

Bloodthirsty Demon...

Was he really dead? If things were truly as Qin Yang had just imagined—

If the Bloodthirsty Leech was causing trouble behind the scenes—

Then wouldn't the Star Police Department's beheading execution have been completely pointless? After all, a human possessed by a leech was no more than a puppet.

For a Bloodthirsty Leech, discarding it was no problem at all.

After losing its host body, it merely needed to spend a little more effort finding another one.

In other words, the Star Police Department's beheading operation had accomplished absolutely nothing!

"Borrowing a corpse to return to life—how is that any different from an Undying Body?"

Thinking about this bizarre ability, Qin Yang could not help but feel worried.

An unkillable, tenacious life combined with the ability to control human puppets as substitutes was indeed extraordinarily dangerous.

"After Emperor-level Star Beasts come Emperor-level Star Beasts..."

At that thought, Qin Yang felt a lingering chill.

What kind of creatures were Emperor-level Star Beasts? He had never even heard of them!

Even the encyclopedia of ferocious beasts in the library contained no related records.

The unknown was what made them most terrifying!

"The reason no one recorded them is probably because anyone who encountered an Emperor-level Star Beast was devoured on the spot the moment they came face-to-face with one."

"They probably didn't even have time to leave behind their last words!"

Qin Yang estimated the strength of Emperor-level Star Beasts in his mind.

Without question, Star Beasts at their level had long surpassed the Grandmaster Realm!

No, perhaps they were even stronger! Maybe even Grandmaster Realm experts were merely ants they could casually swallow!

"Terrifying. This is way too terrifying."

Qin Yang shook his head, unease filling his heart. This world really is far too dangerous.

Although the system's prompts were always a tiny bit inaccurate.

He absolutely could not let his guard down completely.

It's not that I'm afraid the system's prompts will be inaccurate. I'm afraid that one day, they'll suddenly be accurate... then something truly disastrous will happen.

If a world-ending Star Beast appeared and he still faced it with the same attitude he used to stomp cockroaches underfoot—

With no preparation at all, he would undoubtedly end up dead beyond all hope.

At that thought, Qin Yang silently made up his mind.

The same old rule.

Keep your head down, build up steadily, and don't get cocky.

As for taking the initiative to search for the Bloodthirsty Leech, that was even less worth considering.

If the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up. The Star Police Department was full of capable people, and they would naturally have a solution.

Why should an ordinary citizen like him worry about it? It was better to just live honestly! "Burp~ Lao Qin, are you free after work tonight?"

Xia He let out a satisfied burp across the table, rubbing his stomach as he said, "Thanks for pulling me out of that mess before. To celebrate Bloodthirsty Demon's death, your brother here will take you to Bai Jin Han tonight to have some fun!"

Qin Yang's mouth twitched at once.

Here he went again, this guy...

Bai Jin Han every day...

The situation in the city was still unsettled. He needed to be more careful.

So Qin Yang decisively raised a hand and politely declined. "I have plans tonight. Maybe next time... definitely next time."

"Next time again? What's with you, man?"

Seeing Qin Yang refuse, Xia He frowned slightly. "I'm treating this time to repay you for helping me out last time... You don't even want a free admission ticket?"

"No need. Jianghai City hasn't felt very peaceful these past few days."

As Qin Yang spoke, he suddenly remembered something and quietly reminded him, "Be careful when you're out too."

"Be careful? Hey, Lao Qin, I really don't get what you're so afraid of. Bloodthirsty Demon is already dead. What else is there to fear?"

Xia He rolled his eyes and spoke disdainfully.

"I..."

Hearing that, Qin Yang fell silent for a moment and did not continue the conversation, instead changing the subject.

An inexplicable premonition lingered in his heart.

Before long, Bloodthirsty Demon would appear in the city again.

But words alone were no proof, and he had no evidence to offer.

What good would it do even if he told others?

In their eyes, he was just a low-talent library administrator... who would believe him?

In the end, I'm still too weak.

Over the following hours, Qin Yang refocused on the Enlightenment Space and continued fusing martial arts.

He prepared to make another breakthrough.

Late at night.

Star Police Department, Cremation Room.

The massive Cremation Furnace roared, and scorching wind swept through the dim room.

A male corpse with its head severed from its body lay stretched across a cold slab. His eyes remained open in death, bloodshot and wide with rage as they stared fixedly at the ceiling.

Splat.

With the strange sound of flesh splitting apart.

The next moment.

A huge blood-red leech burst from the corpse and rolled onto the floor with a slap, an extremely eerie sight.

Just then.

Hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

The Cremation Room door slowly opened, and a staff member entered with a phone tucked against his shoulder.

"Hello, honey, can you hear me? The signal in this morgue is bad. I got called in for emergency overtime tonight. I'll come home once I'm done, so go to sleep first."

With his head tilted against the phone, he put on plastic gloves and prepared to cremate the corpse.

"I'll stop talking now. Tonight's work is heavy. I'll tell you all about it when I get home."

However, before he could finish speaking—

The Bloodthirsty Leech on the floor seized its chance. It suddenly curled its body, shot upward, and sprang onto his skin!

It devoured flesh and blood, drilling directly into his body! In an instant! The man's entire body stiffened! Moments later, a strange scarlet gleam flashed in his eyes.