Snake-Armed Zhao Gang

"Got the guts to come over here and kill me?"

Seeing that the Tiger Man truly seemed unable to pursue him, Pei Chao raised his middle finger at him again.

In truth, if he had not been severely wounded and his machete had not been damaged by the Tiger Man, he would definitely have taken this opportunity to attack him.

As Pei Chao spoke, he looked at the red sphere in the sky.

Having only just entered the Subtle Realm, Pei Chao was still unable to recognize that the shadow in the sky was an eyeball.

After only a brief glance, Pei Chao made a throat-slitting gesture at the Tiger Man. "I'll tell Boss Feng about this. He'll definitely fuck you up, you piece of trash!"

After leaving behind this threat, Pei Chao dragged his badly injured body toward the town. In his current condition, he could not climb over the town wall, so he could only head for the gate on the eastern side.

Tiger-man Theo watched Pei Chao leave with a gloomy expression. Though nothing showed on the surface, his heart was already filled with panic.

The future Pei Chao was a Rank Seven existence. Yet in the original future, though Theo had also obtained some opportunities, he had only barely broken through to Rank Four.

"No. I shouldn't be this cowardly. The current Pei Chao is not yet the master of the future Bloodmist Sea, and I am no longer the person I was."

Tiger-man Theo clenched his fists, his original confidence returning.

If he were the version of himself from the [Great Prophecy], he should still be in the Tiger Men's starting town, learning how to merge with the bizarre. There was no way he could have achieved outstanding results in his first Endless Abyss trial and then arrived here.

Because he knew the course of the future, he knew of countless opportunities that others could only dream of. As long as he seized them properly, even breaking through Rank Seven and reaching Rank Eight was not impossible.

"Pei Chao probably won't dare venture into the mist again anytime soon. I can take this chance to retrieve those two treasures. His body hasn't merged with the bizarre, so he'll definitely come out again. Otherwise, he won't be able to [Promotion]. I still have a chance!"

The Tiger Man swiftly vanished into the mist...

"What the hell is that thing? Why can it talk? And what was with those blue flames? It actually ruined my machete. Damn it!"

Pei Chao muttered to himself, then forcibly swallowed the blood that had risen to his throat.

The aftermath of the Tiger Man's punch was severe.

It felt as if the organs in his abdomen had been scorched, and beyond that, there was an eerie sensation of cold.

"But because of that freak, I might gain something from using [Basic Cultivation Assistance] this time. My foundation could become even more solid."

Pei Chao murmured to himself.

The only problem was that something seemed to be wrong with his stomach. After using [Basic Cultivation Assistance], his body had to take in a certain amount of nutrients, but his stomach might no longer be able to digest food.

It was not as if he could not use [Basic Cultivation Assistance] first and then use the [Repair] function.

However, if he used [Repair] without taking in nutrients, part of the training effect from [Basic Cultivation Assistance] would be reset, drastically reducing the results.

"That damn beast! Couldn't it have attacked some other part of my body? Why did it have to hit my stomach?!"

As Pei Chao headed back, he cursed nonstop, mentally extending his greetings to eighteen generations of the Tiger Man's ancestors.

"Huh? You're... Pei Chao? What happened to you?"

As Pei Chao continued cursing, a figure appeared. It was Zhao Gang, Pei Chao's former captain.

In fact, this was their first encounter since Pei Chao had fallen out with Zhao Gang more than ten days ago.

Pei Chao snapped, "What I hate most is that look of yours, asking what you already know. Can't you see? I'm injured. I'm heading back to the Town Crystal for treatment."

Zhao Gang examined Pei Chao's body.

Over the past dozen days, Pei Chao had often arrived at the town square covered in wounds to undergo treatment and training, while eating [Extravagant Meal].

Based on some clues Qin Chengming had provided—Feng Buzhi and Pei Chao had discussed [Basic Cultivation Assistance] at the center of the square, though vaguely, Qin Chengming had remembered it—Zhao Gang had found the proper way to use [Basic Cultivation Assistance] after experimenting, and had completed the mutation stage three days ago.

By fighting with bizarre power, then using [Basic Cultivation Assistance] and [Extravagant Meal] once that power was completely depleted, he could increase the progress of his organ mutation.

Yet after sensing Pei Chao carefully, he could not detect any bizarre power from him.

Could Pei Chao conceal the aura of the bizarre?

As Zhao Gang pondered, Pei Chao suddenly said, "Oh, right. Even though I fucking hate you, there's something I still need to warn you about. A Tiger Man that can walk upright and talk has appeared in the mist. You'd better be careful. That guy is extremely strong. You're no match for it."

Zhao Gang frowned slightly. "Actually, my mutation stage was very successful, and I also received a reward during the Deep Abyss Trial. Perhaps you don't yet understand how strong I am now."

As Zhao Gang spoke, the muscles in his right arm bulged, and the shape of his arm changed violently. A few breaths later, Zhao Gang's right arm had transformed into a nearly ten-meter-long black giant snake.

With the mutation stage completed over the past two days, he had become nearly invincible around the outskirts of the town with this black snake arm. The Goblins outside the town were no match for him at all.

Last night, he had even killed more than forty Goblins by himself with his snake arm.

The only limitation was that his snake arm could not remain activated for long. After at most ten-odd minutes, he would lose all strength.

Zhao Gang said, "With my current strength, I can't deal with the Tiger Man you mentioned?"

As Zhao Gang spoke, the giant snake formed from his right arm opened its blood-filled maw and slammed violently into the ground, gouging out a shallow pit nearly thirty centimeters deep.

Pei Chao shot Zhao Gang a sidelong glance. "It looks flashy enough, but if that's all you've got, I don't think you'll cut it. You might not even be able to beat me."

The giant snake formed from Zhao Gang's right arm might have been powerful, but Zhao Gang's basic physical qualities did not seem much different from before. Pei Chao felt that if he still had his machete, he should be able to chop the current Zhao Gang to death.

After saying that, Pei Chao ignored Zhao Gang and continued directly toward the eastern gate of the town.

Zhao Gang sighed. "Still as arrogantly blind as ever. No, wasn't his mental state supposed to be poor a few days ago?

They said he cried like a child in the middle of the square a few days ago.

He's back to normal now?

Oh, right. I forgot to ask him whether there are any other Abyss Altars."

So far, Zhao Gang had found a total of two Abyss Altars in the mist. One was related to limbs, while the other was related to the senses. He suspected there might be other Abyss Altars in the mist, but he had no leads at the moment.

Without thinking further, Zhao Gang hurried after Pei Chao. Tomorrow at noon, he intended to announce the cultivation methods of the Abyss Altars, as well as their path forward, to everyone in town, striving to get everyone in the small town out of this world.

In truth, Zhao Gang did not hold much expectation for Pei Chao.

However, after catching up to Pei Chao, he quickly obtained information on five Abyss Altars from him: limbs, the five senses, internal organs, the brain, and special...