Marked!

Tap...

A strange sound rang out.

It was incomparably grand.

Like the second hand of Destiny's clock beginning to tick.

Countless people were stunned by the sound filling their minds.

But when nothing else happened afterward, they assumed they had imagined it.

The Shui Family members surrounding Chuan Hao

furrowed their brows, then relaxed.

Perhaps it was some kind of psychic influence.

Only Yang Man, who was in Razor Tower,

was ecstatic when she heard the sound.

Yes!

That was right!

It was this sound!

But...

Her brow gradually furrowed.

Why...

Why had it only rung once?!

Shouldn't it have rung sixty times?

It failed...

Yang Man sighed softly and thought to herself,

Ghoul blood and Forbidden Items still can't allow someone to enter a Sequence.

So besides the corresponding role-playing, what else does a true Sequence need before one can truly enter it?

Suddenly,

a voice called out,

"Yang Man!"

Yu An had arrived.

"The ghoul blood mutation operation has begun!"

"The Shui Family couldn't withstand the pressure and forcibly gave Chuan Hao a Blood Warrior Pill!"

"Chuan Hao has already mutated."

"According to the scouts' reports, he seems... unstable."

Yang Man's expression remained unchanged. She turned and said,

"The creation of Ghoul Blood Warriors is inherently against human ethics."

"Is it reasonable for an ordinary person to gain, in an instant, combat strength comparable to the Moon-Shattering Realm from nothing?"

"So failure is perfectly normal!"

Yu An's beautiful eyes widened as she stared fiercely at Yang Man, trying to vent the dissatisfaction in her heart.

But in the end, she still said calmly,

"Ghoulification Power is inherently stronger than martial artists."

"As a Healing Martial Artist, you can't possibly be unaware of the key issue."

"Our predecessors used ghoul blood to create the Healing Martial Artist system."

"So why can't we take it a step further and create the Ghoul Blood Warrior system?"

Yang Man pursed her lips and said,

"My dear Miss Yu An!"

"Many people have died in Ghoul Blood Warrior experiments over the years."

"This may not necessarily be the right path."

"However, Chuan Hao's changes have given me a new idea."

"So, are you still willing to keep investing?"

Yu An frowned.

"Yang Man, with a flap of your lips, you're asking for an enormous investment of resources."

"You have to tell me what you're thinking!"

"It's simple!" Yang Man said.

"Do you know what pleasure is?"

"Oh, Miss Yu An isn't married yet, so naturally you wouldn't know."

"Hehe."

"I suspect that the ghoulification process produces extreme pleasure."

"Chuan Hao is male, so... he couldn't control himself."

"But if it were a female, perhaps she could resist it. After all, females and pleasure... hehe."

"Besides, perhaps we can be even more radical."

"If ghoul blood doesn't work, why not transplant a Specter's flesh, blood, or even organs into a human body?"

"Since they're called Ghoul Blood Warriors, it feels like something is missing if they don't have at least one or two ghoul-blood body parts, right?"

Yu An took a step back.

The woman before her was simply insane!

Transplanting Specter organs into human bodies—was that something a human could come up with?

This was practically a monster-manufacturing project.

No!

That wasn't right. Yang Man had been creating monsters from the very beginning.

So, should she go along with it?

At present,

the Ghoul Blood Warrior Project had already received a massive investment.

They had accumulated a huge amount of data over the years.

If they gave up...

Huff...

Yu An exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and said,

"Wait until more data comes back from Chuan Hao's side."

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

Yang Man nodded.

She picked up a small object resembling binoculars and continued watching the battlefield.

The slum battlefield.

Chuan Hao's mutation had yet to alter the situation.

He was very powerful.

His mutated body stood a full 5.6 meters tall.

But he kept muttering, "Don't kill me."

Even though he possessed combat strength comparable to the Moon-Shattering Realm,

he remained incomparably cowardly.

He had not displayed even the slightest bit of fighting ability.

The Shui Family members were a little dumbfounded.

This...

Should they take him back? Or kill him on the spot?

This was clearly a failed product!

They hesitated in confusion.

But the battle would not come to a halt.

The slaughter outside continued.

Zhang Qing was thriving outside.

Either he put on a fake show with Specters that had several thousand Blood Volume, or he simply leached off others.

The Attribute Points in his system had already accumulated past fifty!

And they continued rising.

Suddenly,

Boom...

A bone blade swept directly toward him.

It carried immense force.

Zhang Qing reacted swiftly and blocked it with his long saber.

Bang!

-122!

Zhang Qing was sent flying, and intense pain shot through his arm.

"This..."

"This is a complete power disparity!"

Taking a closer look,

he realized that a Specter had set its sights on him.

After sending him flying, it did not choose another target. Instead, it took huge strides and charged straight at him.

Bone Blade Ghoul: 5734/7560!

Hmm?

Over seven thousand Blood Volume.

This was a Specter that only someone in the Candlelight Realm could handle.

And he just so happened to be in the Candlelight Realm.

Hehe.

What was there to act tough about?

Zhang Qing steadied himself and burst forward.

He opened with Sky-Opening Slash.

When the Bone Blade Ghoul saw that Zhang Qing dared to fight back, it immediately became excited.

It let out a roar.

Then it unleashed another heavy strike.

Boom!

A tremendous crash rang out.

-131!

-45!

Zhang Qing was sent flying again.

The forty-five points of damage were backlash from his own attack.

Meanwhile, his Sky-Opening Slash had dealt one hundred and thirty-one points of damage to the other side.

I feel a little suppressed.

Zhang Qing thought to himself.

This Bone Blade Ghoul truly possessed Candlelight Realm strength.

Even someone at the third or fourth stage of the Candlelight Realm would likely be suppressed by it.

And Zhang Qing's second-stage Candlelight Realm cultivation was still shaky.

If I grind it out, I can kill it, Zhang Qing thought.

But this battle is becoming more dangerous. Better add some points.

Blood Volume is very important. If I get swept away while at low health and all my accumulated gains are reset to zero, that would be a joke!

Therefore,

add points!

He had accumulated seventy-four Attribute Points so far!

He directly dumped them into Cultivation Techniques!

2 Attribute Points;

Congratulations! Your Cultivation Technique Sky-Opening Slash has advanced: Sky-Opening Slash, High-grade Glimmer, Beginner Level (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

4 Attribute Points;

Congratulations! Your Cultivation Technique Ox-Barbarian Strength has advanced: Ox-Barbarian Strength, High-grade Glimmer, Beginner Level (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Now, aside from Kaiyuan Art, all of his Cultivation Techniques were at High-grade Glimmer Beginner Level.

Then came 48 Attribute Points;

Congratulations! Your Cultivation Technique Sky-Opening Slash has advanced: Sky-Opening Slash, High-grade Glimmer, Great Perfection (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Congratulations! Your Cultivation Technique Chuan Shattering Steps has advanced: Chuan Shattering Steps, High-grade Glimmer, Great Perfection (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Congratulations! Your Cultivation Technique Ox-Barbarian Strength has advanced: Ox-Barbarian Strength, High-grade Glimmer, Great Perfection (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Finally, he spent 18!

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Sky-Opening Slash has advanced; Sky-Opening Slash, Low-grade Candlelight beginner (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Chuan Shattering Steps has advanced; Chuan Shattering Steps, Low-grade Candlelight beginner (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

Congratulations! Cultivation Technique Ox-Barbarian Strength has advanced; Ox-Barbarian Strength, Low-grade Candlelight beginner (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

74 Attribute Points.

He had maxed himself out in one go!

He shook his head. The frenzied advancement of his Cultivation Techniques brought a little pressure, but it was no big deal.

He opened the panel:

Zhang Qing!

Martial Arts: Candlelight Realm, Second Tier!

Blood Volume: 3612/4000!

Physique: 116!

Intelligence: 6!

Cultivation Techniques: Kaiyuan Art (Low-grade Candlelight beginner!) Sky-Opening Slash (Low-grade Candlelight beginner!) Chuan Shattering Steps (Low-grade Candlelight beginner!) Ox-Barbarian Strength (Low-grade Candlelight beginner!)

Attribute Points: 0!

Heh.

A bona fide Candlelight Realm.

And...

The Cultivation Techniques boosted with Attribute Points were especially powerful!

Bone Blade Ghoul?

I'll use you to christen my banner!