Chapter 17: The Devil's Claw (Second Update)

  "Oh, is there something special? Won't it be defective?" Yi Chi asked doubtfully, always thinking that cheap things aren't good and good things aren't cheap. He didn't want to exchange over 10,000 energy points for this trashy Douji.

  "You're insulting my intelligence, are you or aren't you?" Yi Tang's expression turned unpleasant as soon as he heard Yi Chi's suspicious tone.

  "Hehe, don't be angry, let's take a look first and talk about it later." Yi Chi quickly tried to salvage the situation.

  "Hmm, this is about right. Let me tell you, if you were to look for this martial art yourself, even with a lantern in hand, you wouldn't be able to find it. Although it has some flaws, these flaws aren't really flaws to you." Yi Tang saw that Yi Chi had an attitude of acknowledging his mistakes and was fairly good, so he wasn't angry anymore and brought out the data for that martial art.

  "Soul Hook": A low-grade, unattributed martial skill that can transform one's own aura into a soul-absorbing aura. It condenses an invisible vortex at the fingertips to absorb souls and strengthen oneself. Failure to absorb a soul will result in backlash. Exchange requires 11,000 energy points.

  "See? It's powerful, right? If it weren't for its high failure rate, it wouldn't be sold at this price."

  "What's going on, is it ineffective against me? Does the failure rate decrease when I use it?" Yi Chi was puzzled. Although this fighting technique was very powerful, this flaw was also very strong, and if he wasn't careful, he might end up getting himself killed.

  "You're stupid, it's counterattack is just devouring your soul, but don't forget, your soul is merged with the source of the universe, how can it be devoured? So, this counterattack is completely negligible for you." Yi Tang had a look of regret.

  "So that's how it is, I understand now. Alright, let's exchange for this one then." Yi Chi thought about it briefly and suddenly found the "Soul Hook" to be more and more pleasing to the eye, so he immediately decided to make the exchange.

  "Good class, deducting 11,000 energy points from you, you now have 236 energy points left."

  It hurts, just two days' time, the six-digit energy point has become a three-digit number. The energy points are spent, and Yi Chi's heart is bleeding.

  "It's hard to earn money. Spending it is quick, really, and now we're back to how things were before liberation."

  No matter how Yi Chi complains on the other side, this energy point is spent and cannot be returned.

  Just like last time, a memory fragment of "Hook Soul Claw" appeared in Yi Chi's mind, and without Yi Chi having to study hard, it was as if he had practiced "Hook Soul Claw" for decades.

  He stretched out his right hand, and a surge of energy shot from his dantian to his right hand. It split into five strands, each swirling around the five fingers of his hand. Five invisible, intangible forces emanated from them, as if trying to pull at Yichi's soul. Unfortunately, Yichi's soul didn't budge.

  "Well, that's good. I also don't know what level of soul can be absorbed with the current intensity." He withdrew his aura and couldn't help but think about whether he should find a few people to experiment on.

  "Heh heh. You guys are unlucky." Eager to test his new fighting skills, Yi Chi decided to go after the other three families in Piaoyu City instead, of course targeting those with lower strength.

  "I'll try it out tonight, but I don't know how much it can strengthen me," Yi Chi thought to himself before he began making preparations.

  "Ah, I have a hood and mask, so I don't need to buy one. It's just that going out at night is a bit of a hassle... Ah, decided! I'll go out this afternoon instead. Anyway, my relationship with Father is good now, so he shouldn't be too restrictive on me."

  It's reasonable for Yi Chi to decide this way, after all, he's just a small one-star warrior, how could he possibly sneak out without anyone knowing under the watchful eyes of the Yi family guards?

  Since it's not going to work out, might as well leave early and just stay in a hostel tonight.

  ......

  After finishing lunch, Yi Chi started cultivating Dou Qi in his room. Perhaps it was due to the good physical quality after recovery, anyway, Yi Chi's cultivation went very smoothly. He estimated that with just half a month of time, he could break through to become a 2-star Dou Zhe, and at this speed, he was several times faster than those so-called geniuses.

  ......

  After half a day of cultivation, Yi Chi smiled as he ended today's practice, feeling that his internal energy had once again greatly increased. It was almost evening now, with only about an hour or so left before sunset.

  Yi Chi is now getting ready to depart.

  He put both the cloak and mask into the oath ring, and Yi Chi walked out of the door with ease.

  "It's great to have a spatial ring! Just put all the big and small bags inside, and you'll feel so much lighter!" Yi Chi felt lucky that he had exchanged for a spatial ring, otherwise, he would probably have to carry a large burden out of the door, which would be a big giveaway if seen by someone with ill intentions.

  As for the existence of space rings, there won't be more than a hundred on the entire continent. The Yi family has one, and according to Yi Chi's knowledge, it's just a small thing with only a few dozen cubic meters, which can't compare to this one at all.

  So he didn't worry that anyone would suspect him of having a space ring, unless he used it in front of others. However, Yi Chi wasn't that stupid.

  After leaving the house, Yi Chi casually found an inn to stay in. Thinking back to the surprised and fearful eyes of the Yi family's children when he left, Yi Chi felt a wave of disdain. To him, those petty people were not even worth his attention.

  ......

  Dinner was also settled in the room, for fear of being noticed by someone with ulterior motives, Yi Chi tried to show his face as little as possible. After all, what he had to do tonight wasn't exactly a glorious thing.

  Sitting cross-legged on the bed, silently watching the sky getting darker and darker. Fei Yu City has a curfew, near midnight, the whole city only has one street with pedestrians, as for what they are doing there, uh, men all understand!

  He got up, put on his cloak, and donned a mask, and Yi Chi was ready to set out.

  "Yi Tang, I seem to recall that you once said a person's soul can also be exchanged for energy points, right?" Yi Chi tidied up his thoughts and suddenly asked Yi Tang.

  "Yes, but basically before becoming a god, the energy in a person's soul is the same, so killing an ordinary person is this amount of energy, killing a Dou Emperor is also this amount of energy, it won't change. Of course, there are some special existences that don't fall under this category. One soul can exchange for 10 points of energy, how about you plan to carry out a big massacre?" Yi Tang explained calmly to Yi Chi.

  "Kill you, big-headed ghost! I was just asking, I haven't killed anyone yet, have I? So one person is worth 10 energy points, huh? That's quite valuable, heh." Yi Chi sneered.

  After asking, he didn't linger and jumped out of the window of this room. With his current strength as a star warrior, flying over eaves and walking on walls was still very simple.

  He deliberately chose to walk on the dark path, Yi Chi didn't want to run into those patrolling officers. If they were discovered, his plan for tonight would be ruined, and he might even get caught, which would be a terrible deal.

  Yi Chi quickly advanced, each stride covering a distance of over ten meters. At his speed, it would only take the time it takes to burn an incense stick to get from the inn to the Lu residence.

  Yes, Yi Chi's target today is indeed the Lu family.

  In a flash, Yi Chi had arrived at the outer wall of the Lu manor's fourth side, hiding in the corner and looking around cautiously. At this moment, there was no one passing by.

  "Yi Tang, help me conceal my aura, I'm going in." Yi Chi hastily instructed Yi Tang. He dared to come to the Lu residence to try his luck because he had Yi Tang's ability to cover up his aura. Otherwise, as soon as he entered the Lu residence, he would likely be discovered by the powerful masters of the Lu family.

  One leaped over the high wall, and Yi Chi quickly found a shelter.

  "Wow, this is really exciting!" A smile spread across Yi Chi's face under his mask. He loved the thrill and excitement of this experience. Otherwise, he could have chosen a small family or a rich merchant, which would be much easier. However, Yi Chi wouldn't be able to feel this way if he had done that.

  "I can't stay here for too long, I remember that the Yi family has guards patrolling every corner at night, with an interval of about five minutes." Yi Chi thought to himself, this time he wasn't unprepared either. Considering the similar status of the Yi and Lu families, Yi Chi had specifically memorized the patrol schedule and timing of the Yi family's nighttime patrols. According to his estimate, the Lu family shouldn't be much different either.

  "Go." Swiftly flashing to the side of the wall corner, Yi Chi moved along this dark corner.

  "Step...step...step."

  A patrol team of ten people passed by, and Yi Chi hid behind a tree in advance without being discovered.

  Carefully poking his head out to take a look, he saw that everyone had already left, and Yi Chi quickly started moving again.

  He was completely unfamiliar with the layout of the Lu family's courtyard, and could only search around like a headless fly. Fortunately, his presence was masked by the sound of the water, otherwise, Yi Chi would have had him killed a hundred times over.

  Evading several patrol teams once again, Yi Chi looked around cautiously.

  "Looking at this layout, it's like a martial arts training ground. Hmm...I don't think anyone will come to patrol here." Yi Chi speculated.

  As expected——

  Yi Chi waited for over ten minutes without seeing any patrol team arriving, but on the other side of the wall behind him, two patrol teams had passed by.

  "It's safe for now." Yi Chi relaxed a bit, but of course he didn't dare to completely let his guard down, who knows if someone like Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

  Just as he was about to go to the side room of the martial arts arena, Yi Chi suddenly heard a rustling sound and couldn't help but look in the direction where the sound came from.

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  The second update is here, please collect and recommend it.

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