New Skill

[Kong Wu (Blood Burst State)]

[Vitality: 102]

[Strength: 57.42]

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

[Free Attribute Points: None]

[Special Attribute Points: None]

With his Strength attribute increased by 5 points through the Blood Burst State, Kong Wu's physical body strength saw a considerable improvement. At the same time, the speed at which the Evil-Slaying Saber in his hand descended was noticeably faster.

So fast that Hu Qiying, who was already split in half, could still form a hand seal.

The jade flying sword twitched and vibrated, but it couldn't penetrate any further.

After completing all this, his body slid apart to both sides.

"Congratulations on defeating 'Hu Qiying', you have obtained 10 Free Attribute Points."

"Congratulations on obtaining the [Skill] - Three Tribulation Finger Lv1 (0/10)."

[Three Tribulation Finger: First Tribulation, Heaven's Gate; Second Tribulation, Birthless; Third Tribulation, Yuan Destruction. Gathers a large amount of True Qi (crossed out) vital energy at the fingertip, unleashing powerful might. Passive: Permanently increases Strength attribute by 10%, with the bonus increasing as the skill levels up. P.S.: Detected that the host has no True Qi, system has automatically modified the skill to be driven by stamina.]

As the system notification sounded, Kong Wu revealed a hint of surprise.

Killing this Taoist actually dropped a [Skill].

He had struck gold.

He hadn't expected that the Fox Demon from before was just an appetizer.

Looking at Hu Qiying, whose eyes were wide open in death, Kong Wu felt grateful.

Three Tribulation Finger...

Kong Wu stroked his chin and pointed a finger at a nearby tree.

"First Tribulation, Heaven's Gate!"

As soon as the thought formed in his mind, Kong Wu saw a blood-red light emanate.

With a "whoosh," the mass of blood-red light shot out from his fingertip, piercing through several trees in an instant and flying towards the sky.

He raised his hand and clenched his fist, feeling the slight emptiness within him. Kong Wu muttered to himself, "One use consumes about one-twentieth of my current stamina."

This consumption was quite acceptable for Kong Wu.

After simulating it in his mind, Kong Wu realized that the stamina consumed by the three activation methods of the Three Tribulation Finger increased exponentially.

But at the same time, the power also increased accordingly.

Kong Wu was very satisfied with this [Skill].

Besides dealing damage actively, it also provided a permanent 10% increase to his Strength attribute.

Looking down, Kong Wu opened his hands and examined his current attribute panel.

[Kong Wu]

[Vitality: 102]

[Strength: 57.42 (52.2 + 10%)]

[Skill: Blood Burst Technique Lv1 (0/10), Three Tribulation Finger Lv1 (0/10)]

[Free Attribute Points: 10 points]

[Special Attribute Points: None]

Now, even without activating the Blood Burst Technique, his Strength attribute could remain at 57.42 points.

And once he activated the Blood Burst Technique, he would gain an additional 10% boost.

Furthermore, this skill's bonus could increase as it leveled up.

Kong Wu learned from the system that for every level it gained, its bonus would increase by 10%.

And now, Kong Wu had enough Free Attribute Points to level it up once.

Should he use them?

Kong Wu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and decided against it.

At this stage, his base Strength attribute was still too low to fully utilize the bonus.

If he were to level it up to level 2 now, his Strength attribute would become 62.64.

This seemed slightly higher than putting those ten points directly into his Strength attribute.

But he shouldn't forget the inherent 10% bonus he already had.

If he were to put all ten points into his Strength attribute now, the final value would be 62.2 + 10%.

Which would be 68.42!

That was much more worthwhile.

To maximize the benefits after leveling up, at least...

Uh, anyway, the higher the base attribute points, the better.

Kong Wu counted on his fingers, found he couldn't figure it out, and simply stopped bothering.

"Senior Kong... are you alright?"

Liu Gu's voice interrupted Kong Wu's thoughts.

He looked at Kong Wu cautiously and said, "Senior, is this matter completely resolved?"

Kong Wu nodded and turned to head down the mountain.

Liu Gu, having just witnessed Kong Wu's divine might, had no reaction to his behavior. Just as he was about to follow, his peripheral vision caught sight of something off to the side, and he immediately stopped.

He crouched down, blew away the dust on the ground, revealing half a book.

He pulled it out and found four strange characters written on the cover.

The next moment, the book glowed slightly, and the characters on it wriggled a few times, transforming into the standard Great Jing common script.

"Life Stealing Treasure Mirror"

Liu Gu softly read it aloud, then thought about it, put it in his embrace, and went after Kong Wu.

On the way down the mountain, Kong Wu was in a very good mood, even humming a little tune.

Tonight, he had gained a total of 18 attribute points and also acquired a [Skill].

The last time he gained so many attribute points was when he was at White Cloud Temple.

Thinking of this, Kong Wu recalled the scene at the time and let out a slightly depressed hum.

However, he immediately grinned.

This time, he finally had a way to attack from a distance.

Hu Qiying, whom he encountered today, was killed before he could even react.

If he had thought of escaping from the start and flown straight into the sky, would Kong Wu have had to find stones to throw at him?

What would be the difference between that and a monkey?

And now, with this [Skill], he had the capital to pursue opponents who could fly in the future.

Otherwise, watching the attribute points he had earned slip away would be very unpleasant.

"Achoo!"

Bai Shen sneezed with a pale face, touched his heavily wrapped left hand, and a hint of gloom appeared on his face.

"Nephew Bai, everything is ready!"

An old man called out from outside the door.

Bai Shen got up and walked out.

Outside the house was the open space in the center of the village, with a stone-carved divine statue placed in the middle.

The divine statue was covered in dark brown stains.

At this moment, a plump man in official attire with fair skin was tied to the divine statue.

Many bonfires were lit around the divine statue, illuminating the scene brightly.

The old man, bending over, looked at the trembling fatty and sighed.

"This person, appointed by the Great Jing Dynasty, is a rare sacrificial material. I originally kept him for Zhu Yin Sheng, alas..."

Bai Shen bowed and said, "Village Chief, I will personally avenge Senior Zhu Yin Sheng!"

The village chief waved his hand and turned to leave.

"What are you doing? I am an official appointed by the imperial court, the Magistrate of a county! Let me go, let me go!"

"Good sirs, please spare me, I have money, I have a lot of money!"

"Please, I... I'll give you whatever you want, my brother-in-law is the Prefect of Qingzhou, he can definitely help you..."

Looking at the continuously crying fatty, Bai Shen showed no reaction. He drew a dagger and was about to step forward.

But at that moment, a withered, dark arm covered in wrinkles rested on his shoulder, stopping him.

Behind him, the village chief's voice rang out, tinged with surprise.

"Can you get into the back halls of the Prefectural Yamen?"