Talent: Limit Break

Night.

Su Ye sat cross-legged on the floor.

He had thought killing someone for the first time would leave him shaken.

But it hadn't.

His mind was calm.

The only thing that troubled him was... why had his strength and speed suddenly surged when he faced Scarface today?

"I really might be suited to killing."

Su Ye smiled faintly and called up the System Panel.

[Host]: Su Ye

[Supernatural Ability]: Vampire (evolvable)

[Cultivation Level]: Abyssal Demon Dragon Technique · Sixth Level of Kaiyuan

[Martial Skill]: Basic Combat Technique · Perfection

[Talent]: Limit Break

[Slaughter Value]: 71

His Slaughter Value had risen by more than thirty points.

And besides that...

A new entry, [Limit Break], had appeared under Talent.

A notice had also appeared at the bottom of the System Panel.

[Limit Break state of Vampire activated ahead of time. All attributes are doubled during Limit Break for 1 second. Limit Break consumes energy stored in the body; replenish nutrients promptly after activation.]

So the sudden surge of strength and speed during his fight with Scarface had come from activating Limit Break ahead of time.

Understanding dawned on Su Ye.

It also explained why he had been so hungry at the Patrol Bureau that he'd eaten every bite of the food he had meant to bring home.

Even so...

Su Ye rubbed his stomach.

He still felt a little hungry.

Turning around, he took two small bottles from the schoolbag hanging on a nearby chair.

Primary Nutrient Solution.

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

Su Ye tipped back his head and drained an entire bottle of Primary Nutrient Solution.

At once...

His body, still hungry despite the late-night meal, finally felt nourished.

It works that well?

I should keep a couple of the bottles the school gives us on hand. Then I can replenish my nutrients right after using Limit Break.

Su Ye made a mental note.

As for the remaining bottle of Primary Nutrient Solution...

After a moment's thought, Su Ye tipped back his head and drank that one too.

He had told Liu Ruxin and Su Xiangdong that he didn't need resources, but... what if they helped?

There was no harm in trying.

After drinking the second bottle, Su Ye prepared to circulate the Abyssal Demon Dragon Technique.

But then...

The warmth flowed into his body and vanished in an instant.

What's going on?

Where did the energy go?

Su Ye focused on what he could feel.

The energy really was gone.

Wait. The panel!

Su Ye summoned it again.

[Host]: Su Ye

[Supernatural Ability]: Vampire (1/100)

[Cultivation Level]: Abyssal Demon Dragon Technique · Sixth Level of Kaiyuan

[Martial Skill]: Basic Combat Technique · Perfection

[Talent]: Limit Break

[Slaughter Value]: 71

On the panel, the text in parentheses after Vampire had changed from [evolvable] to [1/100]!

Su Ye had wondered before how to evolve his supernatural ability, but he had never worked it out.

Now he knew.

It needed resources!

One bottle of Primary Nutrient Solution gave him one point of progress.

So to evolve it, he only needed to drink a hundred bottles?

Su Ye's spirits rose.

Finding a way was what mattered.

But...

He opened his phone.

Searched for Primary Nutrient Solution.

Bang—

Su Ye immediately tossed his phone away.

Damn.

One bottle of Primary Nutrient Solution cost ten thousand!

A hundred bottles would cost a million!

He had thought the six hundred thousand in his account was plenty.

But now...

Ha.

He still needed to make money.

While Su Ye worried about money...

At the Patrol Bureau...

Huang Mao, the gang's leader, and his fellow thugs were finally released.

Mainly because someone had posted bail.

"Well? Let's hear it."

Zhang Xuan frowned at Huang Mao.

"You said you had important information about Su Ye. That's why I bailed you out. If you don't... heh."

"Young Master Xuan, don't worry! I really do have news for you!"

Huang Mao hurried over with an ingratiating grin. When he saw Zhang Xuan's brow crease, he stopped and backed off a little before continuing.

"Young Master Xuan, you told us Su Ye was only at the Third Level of Kaiyuan. But when my boys and I went to give him trouble, none of us could withstand even one move from him. He's... he's incredibly strong!"

Zhang Xuan's expression darkened.

"Are you saying I gave you bad information? Are you blaming me?"

"No, no, no! How would I dare blame you, Young Master Xuan? You came all this way for us so late at night. I can't thank you enough. I just wanted to warn you that Su Ye... he's hidden his strength far too well. There's no way he's only at the Third Level of Kaiyuan! He's an expert!"

Only then did Zhang Xuan's expression ease.

He nodded.

"Mm. That's a useful warning."

If Su Ye had beaten these thugs in a single move, his cultivation level could not possibly be a mere Third Level of Kaiyuan.

Someone was deliberately hiding his cultivation level at school these days?

Pretending to be weak to catch others off guard?

What an idiot.

Or... had something suddenly happened to Su Ye that caused his cultivation level to soar?

Remembering that Young Master Su Yang of the Yujing Su Family had told him to "look after" Su Ye, Zhang Xuan felt a twinge of unease.

Su Ye... seemed to be more than just a boy from the Slums.

"Young Master Xuan, there's one more thing. It's especially important."

Huang Mao lowered his voice without thinking.

"We weren't the only ones who tried to rob Su Ye tonight. Someone else was there too, and he was an expert!"

"An expert?!"

"That's right. I don't know exactly how strong he was, but... he held his own against Su Ye. He nearly killed him."

"What? Killed him?!"

"That's right. When the man ducked his head, a crossbow bolt shot out from behind him. He was definitely trying to kill Su Ye. But Su Ye dodged it, and more importantly... Su Ye killed him instead."

"What? Su Ye killed someone?!"

"Yes. And after killing him, he was released on bail without any trouble."

This time, Zhang Xuan was genuinely shocked.

The whole affair... was getting stranger by the minute.

How could someone from the Slums have that much influence?

And why would Su Yang, a young master of the Yujing Su Family, take an interest in him?

Zhang Xuan suddenly regretted his decision.

He should not have sent those thugs after Su Ye so hastily.

Now Su Ye knew he was involved.

Come to think of it, their failure to teach Su Ye a lesson was actually a good thing.

"Good. Your information is useful. I'll pay you the balance. I'll contact you if I need anything else."

Zhang Xuan took out his phone and transferred the money.

Huang Mao broke into a huge grin.

"Thank you, Young Master Xuan! You're too generous!"

After Zhang Xuan left, the other thugs crowded around Huang Mao, looking at him with admiration.

"Boss, you're amazing. You even got him to pay the balance! It's just a shame about the money from our phones... Why didn't you tell Young Master Xuan about that too? Maybe he'd have paid us back!"

"Hmph. What do you know? Su Ye can fight, but more importantly, he has connections. He's not from the same world as us. It's a good thing we failed tonight. Otherwise... we might have earned the money and died before we could spend it."

Huang Mao shook his head.

What did these fools know?

The money they had lost had bought their lives.

Demanding it back would be asking to die.

The Jianghu wasn't about fighting and killing. It was about knowing how to deal with people.

"Come on. Let's split the money."

"Thanks, Boss! You're the best!"