Free Web NovelChapter 676: Chapter 619: His Spirit Is Extremely Healthy, Copy! _2
But he was different. His mental world... was simply too "healthy".
The evil sacrifices within him would not contaminate him; on the contrary, they were being educated to strive to be good sons.
If there were any evil sacrifice that could pollute his spirit, it must be the Father Tongzi who guided his progress all along.
Moreover, because the [Blood Bar Deceit Eye] and [Deceiver’s Glasses] had given him 7 and 8 points of mental resistance, respectively.
A total of 15 points of mental resistance made him nearly immune to attacks, erosion, curses, and illusions aimed at the spirit.
The spiritual toxin from Black Nail wasn’t even enough to make him itch.
Most importantly, his body could turn into a blood bar at any moment!
Perish from a single drop of blood?
Not impossible, just ask if the system would agree.
But these complicated reasons didn’t need to be explained to a dead man.
[Mask] lightly rubbed the mask on his face and smiled faintly:
"Surviving naturally has its reasons, but you fear you can’t hold out, a single drop and you’d perish, isn’t that what you said!"
Black Nail was indeed quite toxic, and [Mask]’s blood bar had dropped by a harsh 271 points.
15% of 271 is an exact 40.65 points of damage, rounding up to 41 points.
Based on the tall elder’s self-declared slogan, he would need to die 41 times now.
The tall elder’s lips were gradually turning black, clearly, he hadn’t falsely advertised.
Seeing no more information could be extracted, the tall elder’s cloudy single eye slowly closed, adopting a resigned posture.
His remaining arm hung like a limp puppet, but under the cover of his sleeve, it secretly slipped into his pocket.
Alas...
"Heh—, still not honest in death, but unfortunately, any move you make can’t hide from these eyes of mine."
The moment the tall elder closed his eyes, [Mask] had disappeared from his original spot, and the voice came from the shadow beneath his feet.
One was poisoned, bled out, and moved sluggishly, the other activated [Frenzy Blood] due to blood loss, significantly boosting speed.
Increase on one end and decrease on the other, the result goes without saying.
A pale hand swiftly darted out, faster than him by a step, to reach into the latter’s pocket, and as the five fingers closed, the pitch-black, lightless Destruction Pearl was held and toyed with at its fingers.
The tall elder’s hand came up empty, eyes glaring in rage.
But [Mask] didn’t give him another chance to speak, the sharp finger bones pierced the latter’s carotid artery, transforming into a greedy straw, immediately extracting the remaining warm plasma inside the latter’s body, which had not yet been completely poisoned, along with parts of the fragmented Essence of Life.
The tall elder’s body shriveled visibly, the skin swiftly losing its last luster, becoming like shrunken parchment.
"Thanks for the reminder, I’ll take this Destruction Pearl," [Mask] said with deep gratitude.
"Uh... uh..."
The tall elder could only make meaningless gasps from his throat, his scattered pupils reflecting one last time, the smooth skin on [Mask]’s chest.
The remaining gray-brown marks also faded away, and not only that, the tear caused by the nails healed wrigglingly, leaving no scar.
Blood-sucking recovery?
Yet another ability!!!
This realization transformed into the last fragment of thought, falling into eternal darkness along with his consciousness.
His cracked, blackened lips quivered weakly a few times, but ultimately, no sound came out.
The last glimmer of light in his eyes was extinguished, and his head drooped to the side, lifeless.
So, regrettably, he did not see the hand that drained him, reaching back into his chest, clasping onto his heart which had just stopped beating.
[You are peering into an aged heart!]
[Remaining ability detection in progress.....]
[You have glimpsed three abilities still lingering within this heart.]
1. Bone-Eroding Yin Force Level 3
Trait description:
This is an extremely insidious inner strength method, mixing bone-eroding dark force into qi and blood flow, penetrating the enemy’s body like an incurable wedge.
Unlike straightforward Power which has immediate effects, it acts like a chronic poison, causing inner energy to dry up and vitality to collapse.
Special boost: Can synergize with "Black Nail" to produce a dozens-fold erosion effect.
2. Blood Burning Level 3
Trait description:
By igniting one’s Essence of Life with a unique heart technique, the blood vessels boil like lava for a short period, gaining significant explosive enhancements (approximately a 25% increase in overall strength).
Cost: Each use results in life force consumption akin to sand trickling away.
Long-term use causes the skin to crack like dry wood, the complexion waxy as if facing death, projecting an image of vitality depletion.
3. Proof of Undying Loyalty Level 4
Trait description:
This is a deeply imprinted mental trait like an invisible brand, the bearer is naturally surrounded by a unique spirit field.
Effect determination:
In the eyes of a superior you are loyal to, the bearer of this trait is more easily regarded as a thoroughly tamed subordinate, akin to the most trustworthy hound or warrior.
[You can copy one of them (copying ability forcibly adapted to the user’s current rank)]
[Mask]’s pupils froze over the Hook Jade, focusing on the three lines of text appearing on the retina.
Every single ability made [Mask] drool with desire, losing any of them was distressing.
The gift from the Upper City was indeed extraordinary~
At this moment, [Mask] had to admit: Upper City people were indeed more "noble" than Lower City People... at least in terms of being materials.
[Mask] lightly tapped the mask with his fingertips, showing a rare trace of hesitation.
Bone-Eroding Yin Force Level 3, just the name made the heart itch with anticipation.
The sinister, vicious use of force seemed tailor-made for his villainous role, what’s better, the corresponding Black Nail was already in his pocket, not choosing it seemed unreasonable.
The 25% explosive boost of Blood Burning Level 3, although seemingly unremarkable, would create a beautiful synergy with his [Frenzy Blood] that he could hardly imagine.
Moreover, the so-called "life force consumption" wasn’t even a problem for him, one night snack could replenish it all.
Finally, [Mask]’s gaze fell upon Proof of Undying Loyalty Level 4.
This ability did no direct enhancement to combat power, but for his future "progress" and layout, it was extremely beneficial.
[Mask]’s Hook Jade in his eyes slowly stopped, a fingertip gently tapped in the void.
——Proof of Undying Loyalty Level 4.
He was not lacking in ways to enhance combat power, missing this upgrade left room for the next opportunity, but trust between people... was the universal key to creating a beautiful new world.
Manipulating hearts was forever a T0 level ability.
Only by manipulating hearts can one manipulate Destiny!
[You have copied Proof of Undying Loyalty!]
[Copy ability forcibly adapted to the user’s current rank.]
[You have gained the skill Proof of Undying Loyalty Level 3.]
The icy prompt text flickered on the retina, although rank suppression led to the skill degrading, it wasn’t a big issue.
The missing element could be complemented with the favor boost from [Deceiver’s Glasses] and his increasingly Refined acting craft.
[Mask] slowly drew his hand back from the tall elder’s shattered, shriveled chest, countless grayish-white particles slid through his pale, clean fingers like sand through an hourglass.
[Mask] stood silently, head lowered by the mask, looking down at the dried corpse on the ground, and softly spoke three words:
"Rise again!"
The air abruptly stopped, a ripple beyond common sense spread from the sound source as its center.
In the next second, the dried corpse with an excavated heart jerked violently.
As if struck by an invisible electric current, the bones rubbed with a creaky grinding sound, like rusty gears forced into motion.
First, only three right-hand fingers twitched and curled spasmodically, the broken nails scraped an ear-piercing "ee——" across the metal floor.
Then, the left knee joint cracked crisply, snapping upward in a completely reverse-angled motion, leading the whole leg to lift up.
The spine of the corpse bent into an exaggerated arc, with wrinkled skin trembling under the severe motion, resembling an old coat on the verge of tearing apart.
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