Slaying Zhu Yin Sheng for the First Time Yields a [Skill]

The first time Kong Wu saw Bai Shen, he noticed an attribute panel floating beside him.

Even though he couldn't see anything with his naked eye, Kong Wu trusted that his system wouldn't act without reason.

As expected, during the later fight with Bai Shen, that attribute panel quietly circled around and lurked behind Kong Wu.

So, he decided to play along.

He discovered that even though these cultivators had amazing [Strength] attributes, their physical bodies were quite ordinary.

If he could catch this sneaky guy off guard, he might be able to kill him with one strike.

And now, appearing before Kong Wu's eyes was the incredibly panicked Zhu Yin Sheng.

He had exited his stealth state and was currently holding a pitch-black dagger, poised to stab Kong Wu.

If Kong Wu hadn't been prepared beforehand, he might have actually let him succeed.

Although whether it could break through his defenses was another matter.

But now, Zhu Yin Sheng, who had already made his move, looked at the whistling Evil-Slaying Saber cutting towards him with despair in his eyes.

Kong Wu's speed was too fast, and the Evil-Slaying Saber was too long. He didn't have time to take any other measures, and could only watch as the Evil-Slaying Saber slashed down from his ear, severing half his body including his shoulder and arm.

"Ah!"

As the two separated, Zhu Yin Sheng's piercing scream echoed through the dark forest.

Could he really be considered a late Qi Refining stage cultivator?

Kong Wu turned around, swung his saber to flick off the blood, and looked at Zhu Yin Sheng, who was rolling on the ground, feeling impressed by his vitality.

He still wasn't dead.

Not only was he not dead, Zhu Yin Sheng laboriously pulled a talisman from his chest and stuck it to his chest.

A blood-red light flashed, and the wound on his severed half-body miraculously stopped bleeding.

Zhu Yin Sheng's face was deathly pale, as if the talisman had temporarily suppressed his pain.

He gritted his teeth tightly and said weakly, "The 'life-sustaining talisman' doesn't have much time left. I must sacrifice this brat quickly for me to survive. After this is done, I'll ask the village chief for a 'substitute death talisman' for you..."

"Um..." Kong Wu pointed behind him and interrupted, "Who are you talking to?"

Zhu Yin Sheng turned his head in confusion and found no one there.

He opened his mouth wide and looked at the sky in disbelief.

There, a figure was flying into the distance, with a faint golden light shining on its back.

That Flying Talisman... he had sold it to Bai Shen.

Because he was the son of an old friend, he sold it very cheaply. He only sold his only two copies for three spirit stones.

And they weren't the defective ones he sold to Old Man Fang.

He turned around in despair and saw that under the moonlight, a long saber light descended like a cascading galaxy.

Congratulations on defeating "Zhu Yin Sheng", you have obtained 8 Free Attribute Points.

Congratulations on defeating "Zhu Yin Sheng", you have obtained the special skill - Blood Burst Technique Lv1 (0/10).

[Blood Burst Technique: By erupting the life force contained within the essence blood, gain a 10% increase in the "Strength" attribute, lasting for 3 minutes. The amplified value and duration increase with skill level. ps: The system has removed the skill's side effects, please use it with confidence.]

"Huh?"

Kong Wu was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Finally, his first [Skill] had dropped.

And it was an amplification-type skill. Although it wasn't flashy enough, it was practical.

The thoughtful system had even helped him remove the side effects, which was great!

[Kong Wu]

[Vitality: 102]

[Strength: 25.6]

[Skill: Blood Burst Technique Lv1 (0/10)]

[Free Attribute Points: 8]

[Special Attribute Points: None]

In his panel, the [Skill] column, which had previously displayed "None," now showed "Blood Burst Technique."

The Lv1 after "Blood Burst Technique" indicated the skill's current level, and the parentheses showed the free attribute points required to upgrade to the next level.

The remaining 8 free points he had were not enough to upgrade the skill.

Even if he had enough points, Kong Wu wouldn't use free attribute points to upgrade skills.

At this stage, the attribute increase from upgrading skills was not as good as directly using attribute points on the [Strength] attribute.

Not to mention that this [Skill] also had a time limit.

Forcibly suppressing his excitement, Kong Wu turned around, looked at the figure gradually shrinking in the sky, and followed after a moment of thought.

Cultivators are rare, and those who can provide so many attribute points are even rarer.

Having learned from the previous Evil God Cultist, Kong Wu knew that this kind of flying talisman had a duration and couldn't be used to fly indefinitely.

"Wait for me here."

Leaving Feng Yang with a word, Kong Wu began to sprint.

He charged into the forest, disregarding the trees blocking his path.

Because his powerful physique could break through trees, it would actually take more time to deliberately go around them.

Seeing Bai Shen's receding figure, Kong Wu didn't want to waste any time.

Behind him, Feng Yang watched Kong Wu's reckless charge and subconsciously nodded.

This trip had certainly broadened his horizons.

When had he ever seen a body cultivator... no, body cultivators also cultivate True Qi to strengthen their physique.

Constable Kong had no True Qi fluctuations, meaning he had killed a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining solely through his hard-earned physique.

He had noticed Zhu Yin Sheng as soon as he appeared.

Compared to Bai Shen before him, Zhu Yin Sheng's True Qi fluctuations were much stronger, clearly having reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage and striving towards Foundation Establishment.

"Sigh~"

With a long sigh, Feng Yang sat down on the grass, propped himself up with his hands, and looked up at the starry sky.

He had previously thought he was a prodigy among the young disciples of Qingfeng Mountain, but now it seemed his cultivation was not diligent enough.

All night, Feng Yang, as a cultivator from a prestigious sect, could only stand by and watch Kong Wu effortlessly deal with a large number of evil creatures, which left him feeling quite dejected.

After a short while, he heard movement from the forest and turned his head, only to see Kong Wu returning.

Kong Wu's face was filled with frustration. He casually uprooted a thick tree as thick as a waist and threw it aside.

Qingshan County had many mountains, and the area around Baiyun Mountain was filled with steep peaks.

Relying on the speed brought by his brute strength, he was already close to catching up to Bai Shen.

Furthermore, Bai Shen's figure had slowly begun to descend.

This made him think for a moment that Bai Shen was already within his grasp.

However, near a cliff, with less than a hundred meters separating them, he could only watch helplessly as Bai Shen used another talisman and flew across a mountain stream several hundred meters wide.

Even with his inhuman physical strength, he couldn't cross such a long distance.

Therefore, he could only watch Bai Shen fly towards the opposite cliff.

Oh, it couldn't be said that he gained nothing; at least he threw a few stones and hit one.

Seeing Kong Wu's expression, Feng Yang knew he hadn't caught up and didn't dare to say anything more.

Meanwhile, in a deep forest far from them, Bai Shen's face was pale. He clutched his left arm, which had been broken at the elbow, and trudged forward with difficulty.