Chapter 368: 【288】First Kill of a Fourth Rank Transcendent! Devour (Three updates for monthly tickets and recommendations)_1
 

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[New Extraordinary Ability: Technique·Seal]

[Adding Extraordinary Ability: Seal Arcane (Reduces the activation time of abilities related to Talismanic Seals by 50%, mastery of Talismanic Seals)]

[New skill: Comprehensive Guide to Attacking Seal Technique (Beginner 5%)]

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Jinye murmured to himself that indeed he had not killed the wrong person.

He had previously obtained the ability to create seals as a Transcendent, only he followed the alternative path of “Spirit Symbol Ghost Mountain,” with merely two forms of the Dao of Talismanic Seals.

Now, the talents of this man with the blue facial patterns were truly extraordinary.

This Seal Arcane was equivalent to a Martial Arts Aptitude, which immediately boosted his talent in the Dao of Talismanic Seals by more than thirty times.

Earlier, by leveraging the momentum of Secretary General Han, he managed to make contact with Zhong Yumin, the pioneer of the Central Continent Martial University’s Talismanic Seals, and Elder Zhong had even given him an internal publication.

Unfortunately, he found it extremely esoteric and rarely consulted it afterward.

There was nothing that Devouring talents couldn’t solve—look, here it was.

After swallowing the abilities of the man with the blue facial patterns, the several points of confusion in his mind instantly dispersed like smoke.

“Seal.”

Almost instantaneously.

A vortex appeared on the ground, and the Cloaked Man who had just emerged fell right into it, and the eyes beneath the cloak clearly displayed surprise.

“Are you a Talisman Master?”

Jinye didn’t respond, but quickly retreated.

On the attribute panel.

His Vitality Value had now slipped to 40 points, while the other party was surging with momentum.

Although Jinye couldn’t see the Cloaked Man’s Vitality Value, he had studied Appraisal Technique, which in theory should have allowed him to determine the other’s spiritual power.

But clearly—

The string of question marks above the other’s head made it clear that his opponent was formidable.

Jinye didn’t think twice before making his escape.

Obviously, if he couldn’t win the fight, he had to conserve his strength and look for another opportunity.

He wasn’t about to stubbornly engage in a head-on collision under these circumstances.

Moreover, his attribute points had now reached the level of an Extraordinary Third Rank, which should have allowed him to “see through” any opponent, as long they weren’t far superior in terms of strength.

But this individual before him was concealing his strength expertly, enough to prove his power.

The moment he dashed out of the ruins, Jinye consecutively threw out several seals without concern for the consumption of his spiritual power.

After he got out of the ruins, he ran into Song Que head-on.

Before Song Que could express his astonishment, Jinye whispered urgently, “Run.”

Song Que didn’t even question him before he took off running.

Jinye remembered that he was wearing flip-flops and couldn’t help but turn his head to look; surprisingly, the man ran pretty fast. He subconsciously checked his spiritual power.

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“? What the hell?”

This weak?

Jinye became suspicious.

This guy had not suffered much at the hands of that Cloaked Man just now; he should be quite strong.

That spiritual power didn’t seem to fit his aura of a strong man at all.

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Ten minutes later.

“Doesn’t seem like anyone followed us?” Song Que gasped for air, looking around and then settling down on a grassy knoll, leaning against a big tree.

Jinye also stopped, retracting the Bloodthirsty Bead he had been secretly gripping.

On the attribute panel.

His Vitality Value had recovered back to a full 100 points.

This calmed him down a bit.

“What are you eating?” Song Que asked with suspicion.

After finishing the Blue Potion in his hand and destroying the bottle on the spot, Jinye didn’t even look up as he asked, “Has she contacted you?”

“She has.”

Upon hearing this, Jinye looked over.

Song Que took out a special red stone from the Ouyang Family, which conveyed Ouyang Lianyi’s voice: “Dragon Valley has been sealed; this damned place has undergone a mutation, be careful with those flowers and plants, they might have mutated.”

Jinye didn’t look at Song Que, but instead raised his head.

Song Que seemed to realize something and looked up to see a massive Cannibal Flower hovering right above his head.

“Damn it!”

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His body rolled to the side.

The enormous Cannibal Flower, capable of devouring ten people in one gulp, burst through the lawn violently, with blades of grass flying everywhere and the ground trembling.

“Big brother, save me!”

Song Que scrambled and rolled, continuously attacked by the Cannibal Flower.

Pei Jinye just watched with interest, staying well out of the way.

“Damn!”

Song Que cursed under his breath.

Pei Jinye said leisurely, “You withstood the attack from the Cloaked Man, are you still afraid of this kind of mutated Cannibal Flower?”

With a few slashes.

Song Que stepped on the Cannibal Flower’s torn “face” and said resentfully, “I definitely didn’t get scared.”

Pei Jinye walked over. Following the stem of the Cannibal Flower, he looked up and heard the sound of a dragon’s roar.

Was it the Huang Family or the Lei Family?

To advance to the Second Rank, he would need at least two more Beast Master’s Extraordinary-Human Genes.

This also meant that he would need eight more Beast Master’s Extraordinary-Human Genes to advance to the Third Rank.

According to Huang Tianbao’s memory, the Huang Family did not want the Dragon Valley to undergo too much change, so they did not allow many people with the same origin bloodline to enter.

As for how many people from the Huang Family actually came, this was all arranged by Huang Tiansheng.

“Big brother, is that Cloaked Show-off Man you fought before dead?” Song Que asked curiously, his eyes rolling around, not without a probing intent.

“How could he be? Do you see me having that kind of strength?” Pei Jinye flatly denied.

Song Que was somewhat skeptical.

In fact, he did harbor some doubts.

But Pei Jinye took a sip from his own bottle of drink and earnestly said, “In the end, it was all thanks to you. If it weren’t for you turning the tide, you might not even be able to see a trace of me now. Are the Judges of the Huang Family that strong? You are even stronger than them.”

He also deliberately mentioned the Sword Technique Song Que used at first, words flowing like a river, gushing and pouring effortlessly.

Song Que was flattered and blushed, saying with a rare red face, “Big brother, you are too eloquent. But to be honest, the Judges of the Huang Family are carefully selected and cultivated servants.”

“Servants?” Pei Jinye seemed to be quite surprised, “Fourth Rank Extraordinary servants? Isn’t that a bit too extravagant?”

Song Que shook his head and said, “They’re all Fourth Rank Extraordinaries fostered by Secret Techniques, skilled at assassination. But if it comes to a fair fight, our Ouyang Family’s Sky Blazers would stand a better chance.

You have also crossed hands with a Judge of the Huang Family; you should feel that their bones are actually quite fragile… It’s because they chose to be Extraordinary in terms of genes, so they overly relied on their Physical Body Strength.”

Pei Jinye looked away.

In reality, he understood that the “fragile” Song Que referred to was only in comparison with those from big cities.

Compared to a small place like Da Peng City, even the most fragile are much harder than 99% of Transcendents.

He sighed internally.

Da Peng City was still too small after all.

At his current standard of Extraordinary Third Rank, he could be considered a master in his own right.

“Tsst!”

“Pfft!”

Almost at the same moment as Song Que spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying back, Pei Jinye’s figure vanished from the spot.

The Cloaked Man appeared with an expressionless face, his clothes tattered, as if he had been through some kind of ordeal.

However, his aura was like a raging torrent, completely unaffected.

“Xie Hong.” Song Que, covering his chest, staggered to his feet, “Xie Hong, ranked ninth on the black list, has actually become a servant of the Huang Family. If word of this gets out, I guess not many would believe it, right?”

The Cloaked Man casually discarded the cracked cloak, revealing a mask that covered the lower half of his face, his indifferent eyes seemingly regarding two dead men.

“I didn’t expect that after so many years, there are still people who remember me.”

“How could I not remember?” Song Que grinned, showing a mouth full of bloodstains, unconcerned as he wiped them off, “Back when you came to the Ouyang Family to assassinate our young lady, do you remember that your daughter was saved from a serious illness by our young lady?”

Xie Hong’s gaze softened, and upon hearing the word “daughter,” he seemed to reveal a trace of humanity in his whitened eyes.

Song Que narrowed his eyes, his demeanor becoming more serious, “I don’t believe you have no speculation about how your daughter died.”

“I…” Xie Hong suddenly staggered, his shadow dissipated, and when he reappeared, he had knocked down a swath of forest.

Opposite, a red-clothed woman with white hair dragged her sword towards them.

“Such lively entertainment.”

Upon seeing her arrival, Song Que instantly stiffened, the usually fearless man now unusually showing fear.

He turned back, frantically gesturing towards Pei Jinye…

But in an instant—

“Bang!”

He was sent flying.

The white-haired woman turned, tilting her head to look at Pei Jinye.

“Why are you staring at me all this time?”