Marked!

Tap...

A strange sound rang out.

It was incomparably grand.

Like the second hand of fate's clock ticking.

Countless people were shocked 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 mental influence.

Only Yang Man, high up in Razor Tower, was utterly ecstatic upon hearing that sound.

Yes!

That was it!

That 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 to herself.

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

'Then aside from the corresponding role-playing, what else does a true Sequence need in order to truly step into one?'

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 as she turned around and said, "The creation of Ghoul Blood Warriors is inherently against human ethics."

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

"So failure is perfectly normal!"

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

But in the end, she spoke in an even tone.

"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."

"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 Lady Yu An!"

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

"It may not be the right path."

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

"So, are you still prepared to invest more?"

Yu An frowned.

"Yang Man, a few words from you mean 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 feels like?"

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

"Hehe."

"I suspect that the ghoulification process produces an extreme degree of pleasure."

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

"If it were a female, she might be able to resist it. After all, females and pleasure... hehe."

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

"If Ghoul Blood won't work, why not transplant the flesh, blood, or even organs of ghouls into human bodies?"

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

Yu An took a step back.

The woman before her was simply insane!

Transplanting ghoul organs into human bodies—was that something a human could even 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 follow along or not?

At present, the Ghoul Blood Warrior project had already received enormous investment.

A vast amount of data had been accumulated over the years.

If they gave up now...

Huff...

Yu An exhaled a breath 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 the small telescope-like device and continued watching the battlefield.

Slum battlefield.

Chuan Hao's mutation had yet to affect the course of the battle.

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 somewhat dumbfounded.

This...

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

This was obviously a failed product!

They hesitated, confused.

But the battle would not come to a standstill.

The fighting outside continued.

Zhang Qing was thriving outside.

Either he put on a fake show with ghouls that had several thousand HP, or he simply mooched off others.

The Attribute Points in his system had already accumulated to over fifty!

And they were still steadily rising.

Suddenly.

Boom...

A bone blade swept directly across.

The blow was immensely powerful.

Zhang Qing reacted swiftly, raising his longsword to block.

Bang!

-122!

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

"This..."

"This is pure strength crushing me!"

Taking a closer look.

It turned out a ghoul had set its sights on him.

And after sending him flying with that slash, it did not switch targets. Instead, it strode toward him in huge steps.

Bone Blade Ghoul; 5734/7560!

Hm?

Seven thousand five hundred Blood Volume.

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

And conveniently, he was in the Candlelight Realm.

Heh.

Who was it trying to intimidate?

Zhang Qing steadied himself and charged forward.

He opened with Sky-Opening Slash.

The Bone Blade Ghoul grew excited the moment it saw Zhang Qing daring to fight back.

With a roar.

It unleashed another crushingly powerful strike.

Boom!

A thunderous crash rang out.

-131!

-45!

Zhang Qing was sent flying once more.

The 45 damage was recoil damage he had suffered himself.

Meanwhile, his Sky-Opening Slash had dealt 131 damage to the opponent.

I feel a little suppressed, Zhang Qing thought.

This Bone Blade Ghoul possessed genuine Candlelight Realm strength.

Even someone at the third or fourth stage of the Candlelight Realm would probably be forced onto the defensive against it.

And Zhang Qing's second-stage Candlelight Realm was still somewhat hollow.

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

But the battle is getting more dangerous. Better add points.

Blood Volume is important. If I get swept away while at low health and all my accumulated gains are wiped out, that'd be a joke!

Therefore.

Add points!

He had currently accumulated 74 Attribute Points!

He directly poured them into his Cultivation Techniques!

2 Attribute Points;

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

4 Attribute Points;

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

Now, aside from the Kaiyuan Art, all his other Cultivation Techniques were High-grade Glimmer Beginner.

Then came 48 Attribute Points;

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

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

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

Finally, he dumped in 18!

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

Congratulations, Cultivation Technique Chuan Shattering Steps has advanced; Chuan Shattering Steps Candlelight Realm Beginner (Proficiency: 1/1000)!

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

74 Attribute Points.

He maxed himself out in one go!

He shook his head. The frenzied advancement of his Cultivation Techniques brought a bit of pressure, but it was nothing serious.

He opened the panel:

Zhang Qing!

Martial Realm: Candlelight Realm, Level 2!

Blood Volume: 3612/4000!

Constitution: 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 heh.

A genuine Candlelight Realm martial artist.

And—

the Cultivation Techniques boosted with Attribute Points were especially powerful!

Bone Blade Ghoul?

You'll be the sacrifice to raise my banner!