Three New Abilities

People were complicated creatures.

Wang Wei knew there was something wrong with the potions bought on the black market.

He had also told Ma Cheng that the potions were flawed and that taking them carried unknown risks.

That was why he never gave the potions directly to those who would drink them. He gave them to Ma Cheng first, and Ma Cheng passed them on.

He deceived himself into believing those people had drunk the potions willingly. If something went wrong, it was Ma Cheng's fault. Their deaths had nothing to do with him.

But this time, he could no longer deceive himself.

Zhang Ping took the potion and glanced at it. "Do you remember the person who sold you the potions on the black market?"

"He wore a green mask, but judging by his voice, he was probably about my age. We talked for a while, and he said, 'Old fellows like us.' So he wasn't Cheng Xuegong. He might be someone behind Cheng Xuegong." Wang Wei's mind was exceptionally clear now, and he answered quickly.

Zhang Ping nodded. "Understood. Stay here and think carefully about any other clues. If you remember anything, write it down and give it to me later."

"Yes, sir. I'll think hard," Wang Wei said with a nod.

Zhang Ping left the detention room with the potion. Back in the hall, he sat down and used Appraisal Technique on it.

[Appraisal successful]

[Mutant Beast Essence: A mysterious liquid refined from the marrow and blood of many Exotic Beasts. Drinking it carries a chance of gaining an Exotic Beast's innate ability.]

The next moment, Zhang Ping seemed to be inside a gray-white stone room.

A strange old man covered in green liquid was extracting blood from the bones of a Mutated Beast. He