Hua Qiang left the hospital gates, hailed a flying taxi, and sped all the way toward the Martial Arts Association.
The taxi driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, and envy practically dripped from him the entire way.
So young, yet already a Martial Artist—and judging by the look of it, not a low-level one either.
Then he thought of his own son, already in his twenties and still loafing around outside all day, doing nothing but fooling about instead of getting a job.
The brat asked him for money every day to buy cigarettes and booze, treated friends to meals every other day, and still needed him to clean up his messes.
Comparisons really could make a person mad enough to die!
When they reached the Martial Arts Association building, Hua Qiang hurriedly paid the fare and fled through the door.
The driver had nagged nonstop along the way, complaining, envying him, and even asking him how to become a Martial Artist.
It annoyed Hua Qiang to no end.
At last, peace and quiet!
He pinned on his Peak Martial Artist badge and charged upstairs toward the technique hall beneath countless envious gazes.
Hua Qiang did not know that his rush had earned him endless eye-rolls from many girls along the way, their resentment enough to make one's teeth ache.
They had been throwing him flirtatious looks and putting on all sorts of charms, yet that man had not spared them a single glance.
The steward in charge of the technique hall had already received instructions from President Mo Wuqiong and was waiting at the entrance.
When he saw Hua Qiang arrive, he warmly welcomed him inside and led him to the Mysterious Grade technique section.
Upon reaching the area and seeing the few techniques protected by Protective Shields, Hua Qiang could not help complaining inwardly.
This place is far too poor, isn't it?
Such a huge base, yet it has collected only this few techniques. If humanity wants to grow strong, the road ahead is long and heavy.
At present, he only possessed the Yellow Grade low-tier technique Brute Ox Strength, which he had already raised to the perfected level with points.
Even perfected Brute Ox Strength only granted him a 200% boost in combat power.
In other words, his combat power had doubled from its original foundation.
If he could obtain a higher-grade technique, perhaps his combat power could triple, or even quadruple.
But finding such a technique in this hall would be difficult.
Hua Qiang walked from counter to counter, looking as he went, but basically none of them satisfied him.
When he reached the final corner and thought he could only turn back and casually pick one to make do with, his gaze stopped on a somewhat battered, even incomplete book.
Five large words were written on its cover: Myriad Life Breath Art. In the lower-left corner were two additional words: Incomplete!
Beside the book was a sheet of paper containing several lines. Hua Qiang looked over and found that it read:
This technique was written by a great expert. If mastered, it can imitate the aura of all things in heaven and earth.
However, the technique is incomplete and cannot be restored. Choose carefully. Learning it is not recommended!
The instant Hua Qiang read the introduction, he was overjoyed!
Wasn't this tailor-made for me?
He needed Slaughter Points, which meant he had to continuously slaughter Mutant Beasts.
If he could imitate the aura of Mutant Beasts, he could approach them as he pleased without being noticed, rejected, or even attacked.
That would make it much easier for him to get close and kill them.
Perfect!
This technique was incomplete. He wondered whether his cheat could restore it.
Hua Qiang used his smart card to open the protective shield and took out the book.
When the steward saw Hua Qiang take out that technique, he wanted to stop him, but after some thought, he kept silent.
Everyone had their own fortune. Perhaps this book would bring this kid an unexpected harvest.
He absolutely could not let his own interference cause someone else to lose a stroke of fortune.
If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you do not lose it next time!
To be honest, he had coveted this technique as well, but the moment he saw the words "incomplete," he had backed down.
He did not think he had the ability to restore the technique.
Because it was incomplete, this technique had been downgraded to high-tier Mysterious Grade.
If it were completed, it might advance to Earth Grade, or perhaps even Heaven Grade.
Hua Qiang flipped through the book from beginning to end, and then a voice sounded in his mind.
You have obtained the high-tier Mysterious Grade technique "Myriad Life Breath Art."
The panel has automatically recorded it. Current mastery: Beginner.
This technique can be completed using Slaughter Points!
Hearing the notification, Hua Qiang was overjoyed. He immediately began tapping madly on the technique's entry in the panel.
After a round of operations, the technique was fully restored, costing him a full 200 Slaughter Points. His heart ached terribly.
But when he saw "mid-tier Heaven Grade" displayed behind Myriad Life Breath Art, the pain vanished in an instant.
He had picked up an enormous bargain!
Then, after another round of operations, he directly raised the technique from Beginner to Perfected, costing another 280 Slaughter Points.
This time, Hua Qiang felt his chest tighten and his throat turn sweet. He nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Damn it, this thing devours Slaughter Points like a bottomless pit!
He had lost a whole 480 points in one go.
And he only had a pitiful 360 Slaughter Points left.
Poor!
Next, Hua Qiang chose a defensive martial skill, Black Tortoise Shield, and then selected a saber technique, Moon Embrace Saber.
It was a saber technique capable of both single-target kills and group attacks. Its power was immense, and it was the highest-grade combat skill he could currently obtain.
He then used Slaughter Points to raise both combat skills, which had already been recorded in the panel at Beginner level, to Perfected.
When he looked again at the Slaughter Points section, a huge zero stared back at him, striking to the eye.
He was completely broke. Not a single Slaughter Point remained. He had to go earn more; tomorrow, he would make another trip to Falling Leaf Forest.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Hua Qiang went to school and asked his homeroom teacher, Jiang Linglong, for leave.
His reason was that dad had been injured and hospitalized, mom had to work, and he needed to help take care of him.
After receiving Jiang Linglong's approval, Hua Qiang eagerly hurried toward Falling Leaf Forest outside the base.
Without Mo Yanran weighing him down this time, he decided to make a grand killing spree of it!
After arriving at the city gate, he showed his Martial Artist badge and smoothly left the city. Then he took off running toward Falling Leaf Forest.
More than ten minutes later, he had successfully entered the outer area and begun his pleasant harvesting journey.
A high-tier Level 1 Green-skinned Toad leaped out from a roadside pond.
This toad, larger than a bathtub, puffed out its cheeks, its belly expanding and contracting as its two eyes stared fixedly at Hua Qiang.
Then it exerted force through all four limbs, launched itself into the air, and pounced toward Hua Qiang.
Damn it, even a toad wants to eat meat now.
I'm not a swan!
Hua Qiang dodged the blob of venom the toad spat out, then swung his great saber and chopped the Green-skinned Toad into two halves.
Before the toad's corpse even hit the ground, a voice sounded in his mind:
Slaughter Points +480
One toad gave him 480 points. If he killed a hundred or so, he could get tens of thousands of Slaughter Points.
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