As the strongest person in the world, the Divine Heavenly Emperor looked a little younger than the Xuanming Emperor.
He was young and handsome, with an air of refinement and kindness about him.
"Second Brother, what do you think?"
The Divine Heavenly Emperor looked ahead as he asked the Xuanming Emperor.
"I've dealt with him before. He's not so easily moved. Apart from points, he doesn't seem to care about anything. Rather than tempting him with rewards, we'd be better off maintaining our current relationship. Simple and direct, without getting too entangled."
The Xuanming Emperor thought for a moment before answering.
"That makes sense!"
The Divine Heavenly Emperor nodded. "This person only appeared in the past month. No one had ever heard of him before that. Barring any surprises, he's most likely a high school senior, and Kung Fu Hustle was only the second world he entered."
"Big Brother, do you mean he's only entered Resident Evil 1 and Kung Fu Hustle, and received S-rank evaluations in both?"
Hearing the Divine Heavenly Emperor's words, the Fire Demon King's jaw nearly dropped.
The further they advanced, the better they understood how difficult it was to improve an evaluation.
Back when the Divine Heavenly Emperor was D-rank, he had slaughtered his way through the entire world of Van Helsing.
Vampires, werewolves, the church-he had wiped out every notable figure, even the king.
Even so, he still hadn't received an S-rank evaluation.
"The world is vast, and nothing is too strange to exist. If you hadn't seen it yourself, would you believe I could make it this far?"
The Xuanming Emperor sighed. Of his rise to become the second-strongest person in the world, seven parts were talent, three parts were hard work, and the remaining ninety parts were luck.
"Second Brother should go. See what good things he has, and buy everything you can. There's no need to discuss anything else."
"Got it..."
Reincarnators all over the world were caught up in a collective what the fuck, while Xu Long happily began browsing the things he could exchange for.
After completing the assessment mission, he had risen to D-rank, and the upper limit for his five basic attributes had increased to 200 points.
Of course, his greatest gains were the two E-rank authorization cards.
After giving it some thought, Xu Long made his choice.
E-Rank Internal Force: Balanced and gentle, flowing without end. Requires one E-rank authorization card to exchange.
He had experienced the power of internal force firsthand. It provided enormous boosts to attack, defense, speed, perception, and everything else.
Although the T-Virus Enhanced Bloodline's powerful adaptability had generated internal force on its own, it was like water without a source: there was too little of it, and it was consumed too quickly.
On top of that, the nine martial arts he had obtained in Kung Fu Hustle all needed internal force to unleash their power, so exchanging for it was a must.
As the authorization card was deducted, a gentle white light descended from above, enveloping him tightly.
A great flow of warm energy and a wealth of knowledge appeared almost simultaneously, one circulating through his meridians and the other engraving itself deep in his mind.
"Great! I feel like I could beat The Beast into a fucking idiot with one punch now!"
Xu Long clenched his fists. The surging internal force coursing through him filled him with confidence.
Even so, Xu Long didn't let it go to his head. He knew exactly how much he weighed.
He could now take on The Beast head-on at his peak, but he was still a little short of crushing him.
After all, his opponent was the strongest fighter in Kung Fu Hustle and had spent decades fighting to the death. His combat experience was hundreds of times greater than Xu Long's, if not more.
"Now I have internal force and martial arts. I need a weapon-a powerful weapon."
After some thought, Xu Long decisively exchanged for the item he had his eye on.
Vulcan Machine Gun (Unlimited Ammo Version): Fierce, violent, and savage. If you're a man, come spray wildly with me! Requires one E-rank authorization card to exchange.
"Hahaha! A man's gotta spray wildly!"
Xu Long let out a lecherous laugh, pulled the trigger, and fired bullets like crazy.
As an item that required an authorization card to exchange for, the machine gun had terrifying firepower.
Six thousand rounds per minute, averaging nearly a hundred rounds per second.
Forget reincarnators-even a heavily armored tank would be torn to pieces.
If gods stood in its way, it would kill gods; if buddhas stood in its way, it would annihilate buddhas.
That was how fucking awesome the Vulcan Machine Gun was!
Xu Long was now more powerful than ever. On the surface, he looked like a gunner, but once he put down his weapon, he became a martial artist skilled in many forms of martial arts.
On the surface, he looked like a martial artist skilled with fists, palms, fingers, staffs, and swords, but his real specialty was his spirit attribute.
Like an old sow wearing a bra, he had one set after another, leaving people unable to guard against him.
The precious authorization cards had been used up. Next came the points.
He had earned a total of 13,000 points from this mission, enough to raise his strength by another substantial margin.
"Exchange for 25 points each in strength, sinew and bone, constitution, and agility, and 30 points in spirit."
[13,000 points deducted! Enhancement beginning!]
After slaving away for over half a year, he was back to the days before liberation in a single morning.
In less than half an hour, Xu Long had rejoined the ranks of the broke.
But although he had spent all his points, the increase in his strength was enormous.
Before, he could take The Beast on head-on. Now, he could kick him half to death in one blow.
"All right, let's see what tricks these foreigners have up their sleeves this time!"
He opened his inbox and, unsurprisingly, found another dozen or so paid messages.
The big shots of the Western European District were as courteous as ever. They had laid out a whole heap of benefits plainly before him, using no threats, only inducements, and waiting for Xu Long to take the bait.
"These people... what can I even say..."
Xu Long muttered to himself. The big shots of Western Europe were so accommodating that it didn't feel right to keep refusing them.
"Master, don't we have a robot production line? We could sell robots to the Western European District!"
The Red Queen's voice came through his earpiece, and realization dawned on Xu Long.
"Right! How could I forget about that?"
Xu Long slapped his forehead, then placed a video call to a big shot in the Western European District.
Whether they were too eager for talent or Xu Long had piqued his interest, the sender was none other than the Blood Ghost Emperor, ranked third among the world's ten strongest.
"Hello!"
As a marquis-level powerhouse, the Blood Ghost Emperor was ridiculously handsome.
"Looks like you're willing to accept our terms?"
The Blood Ghost Emperor chuckled, fluent Chinese rolling off his tongue without sounding out of place in the slightest.
"No. I'm just planning to do some business with you."
Xu Long smiled, then took out a robot.
"What is that? A puppet?"
The Blood Ghost Emperor was quite polite, and his eyes were sharp. He could tell at a glance that it wasn't human.
"This is a robot. It has 30 points in strength, 35 in sinew and bone, and 28 in agility. It's proficient with all kinds of conventional firearms. Most importantly, it's cheap to manufacture and obeys orders absolutely."
Xu Long described the robot's advantages, looking very confident.