Doomsday: Gain experience by hunting

“It really is you, Old Nine!” The voice was dry and hoarse.

The Wind Guild Master, who had become a Fifth Rank decades ago, felt his hands and feet turn icy as he looked at the person before him.

Beneath the black robe, the appearance of this old friend was truly horrifying.

He was as thin as a skeleton, his face was deathly pale, and he had no facial hair, not even eyebrows.

He looked like a dead man.

And that wasn't all. The man called Old Nine unwrapped the white cloth around his chest, revealing a mass of purplish-black flesh, about the size of a fist, with no skin covering it, densely covered with blood vessels, eerie and disgusting.

The Wind Guild Master suppressed his discomfort: “Your heart?”

“It didn’t grow back.”

“Didn’t they say the Huang family’s flesh and blood factory could regenerate organs?”

“When they saved me, it consumed too much life force. By the time they repaired my body, there wasn’t enough life force left.”

“So you can’t do it again after this.”

A pale corner of his mouth cracked open, which could be considered a smile: “A Fifth Rank expert’s heart, how could it be so easy to repair? Besides, what good would it do even if it were repaired? This body of mine can no longer be improved.”

These words were strange.

The Wind Guild Master consoled him: “With such serious injuries back then, it’s already a miracle that you survived.”

“Survived?” Old Nine sneered: “No heartbeat.

Unable to truly fall asleep, my mental power is constantly outputting, keeping the blood flowing throughout my body!

I can never exert my original combat power. The more intense the battle, the faster the blood needs to flow, and the more mental power it consumes!

I can’t get hard, I can’t get a woman. I can’t taste the food I eat, I can’t get drunk when I drink…”

As he spoke, Old Nine’s pale face became contorted.

After a while, he said, panting heavily: “Do you think this is living?!”

Fear appeared in the Wind Guild Master’s eyes: “A fate worse than death! It’s hard to believe you’ve endured it for so many years!”

“Even ants cling to life, let alone me. But this life is truly unbearable.”

Old Nine sighed and closed his eyes.

The Wind Guild Master nodded slowly, all the doubts in his heart disappearing. He wanted to extend his life to live and enjoy it.

If it were like Old Nine, neither human nor ghost,

then it would be better to die.

However, he frowned: “As far as I know, Huang San doesn’t seem that old, right? Why would he also need to extend his life with life force?”

Old Nine looked at him strangely: “Who would complain about having a long lifespan?”

“Ah! That’s true.”

“It’s not just Third Brother. Several of the Huang family’s main figures, including the City Lord, each have a spot.”

“Are you also a main figure in the Huang family now?” The Wind Guild Master asked in surprise.

“Yes, I can’t be exposed to sunlight. I’m in charge of things underground.”

The Wind Guild Master frowned in thought: Huang Old Nine’s personal account greatly increased the credibility of the matter. Although he couldn’t facilitate the marriage between the two families now, it would be easy for him, as the president of the chamber of commerce, to channel benefits to the Huang family.

He raised his head: “What do you need me to do now?”

“Get rid of Tang Wen.”

“What?” The Wind Guild Master leaned back slightly: “With my abilities? I can’t do it.”

Old Nine smiled, but his face looked even more sinister: “You old fox, you’re quite honest.”

The Wind Guild Master sighed: “If it were an ordinary young master, even one of the Blackwater Gang’s heirs, I could find a way to kill him. But if I kill this one, I’m afraid I won’t live long enough to enjoy it.”

“I didn’t expect you to agree.”

The two men smiled at each other.

No force could withstand the White Tiger Tribe’s anger if they openly killed Tang Wen.

The strong don’t need to reason. More precisely, they don’t just not need to reason, they don’t even look at the evidence.

If Tang Wen died, as long as the White Tiger Tribe suspected you of killing him, they would attack.

No one in the entire Ganshan City would say anything, and they would even worry about being implicated.

Even people from the same force would immediately disclaim any relationship, just to save their own lives.

Old Nine said: “While he’s still Seventh Rank, he must be killed.”

The Wind Guild Master didn’t respond.

Old Nine continued: “You don’t need to do it yourself.”

The Wind Guild Master thought: Indirectly doing it is also not an option!

He wouldn’t do a losing business.

Old Nine: “You only need to continue to recognize Feng Sanniang’s status as heir, and publicly state that in this underground trial, whether it’s her or any other heir of the chamber of commerce, as long as they can achieve the top three, you will nominate them to be the vice president.”

“You want to lure Tang Wen into the underground?” The Wind Guild Master’s cloudy old eyes flashed with a shrewd light: “That’s a good idea. Fifth Ranks can’t enter your Thunder Jade production area. The White Tigers accompanying him are all Fifth Rank peaks, unable to enter the Thunder Jade mining area, but aren’t you afraid that if he survives and comes out, the matter will be exposed?”

“What if it’s exposed? I’m not a member of the Huang family!”

Hiss!

The Wind Guild Master gasped. It seemed that Old Nine was going to take action himself.

“I understand. I’ll spread the word tomorrow, announcing that Sanniang’s position as heir is valid, but if she really gets into the top three, regardless of whether Tang Wen survives and comes out, I will make her the vice president.”

“No problem.”

With that, Huang Old Nine gradually disappeared, leaving the courtyard.

Inner City, Huang Family.

Inside a palace built of black gold stone,

several figures were looking into the bottomless abyss.

The last to arrive was the black-robed man.

Seeing him return, Huang San said calmly: “How was it?”

“Old Wind will cooperate.”

“Good, then all that’s left is to lure Tang Wen into our trap.”

“The Flame Woman in Tang Wen’s camp should be a Sixth Rank peak. Won’t he be tempted by the Fifth Rank Fire Department cultivation method we’re offering?”

Huang San sighed: “This child is calm and cunning, yet cowardly. Before the new year, we sent four Fifth Ranks to wipe out the Flame Camp. Who would have thought that he would also bring three Fifth Rank peak White Tigers?”

“Cowardly? Wasn’t he very arrogant today?”

“No, from what I understand, their camp’s biggest opponent is a veteran Sixth Rank. We shouldn’t say he’s arrogant or cowardly. He’s very cautious when facing uncertain situations. He’s not easy to deal with!”

“If he were easy to deal with, would our Huang family be holding a meeting here?”

“Alright! Stop arguing. The overall plan has already been decided.” Under his black robe, Huang Old Nine extended a pale palm.

Huang San looked at him deeply: “Old Nine, do you think your plan will really work?”

“I have an 80% chance of success! As for the remaining 20%, it depends on whether we can get Tang Wen to participate in this trial!”

A moment of silence.

“Old Nine, are you saying that the family has to shed more blood?”

“Not blood, bait!” Having lost his heartbeat, Huang Old Nine’s voice was always calm and steady.

“Bait? I’m afraid the more we offer, the more afraid Tang Wen will be!”

Huang Old Nine glanced at the speaker: “We’ll increase the stakes first, and then invite all the families to offer generous rewards together.”

He had been planning this for more than a day or two: “As for dispelling Tang Wen’s caution, I’ve considered it.

We’ll say that this trial involves the young masters and heirs of all the families and is of great importance.

Therefore, we’ll invite all the major forces to the underground to inspect the trial area in advance.

Especially remember to specifically invite the White Tigers of the White Tiger Tribe and those women to enter Ganshan City’s underground to inspect the environment.”

“That’s a good idea.”

“Yes, in this way, Tang Wen might follow.”

“Once he’s seen the environment of the Thunder Jade Mountains with his own eyes and knows that we’re telling the truth, he’ll naturally participate in the battle. Then it’ll be up to Old Nine!”

Huang Old Nine took off his hat, revealing his bald head, and his deeply sunken eye sockets swept around: “I’ve been preparing for a long time. I’ll make sure he doesn’t return!”

Tang Wen, who was regarded as a major threat by Ganshan City’s strongest Fourth Rank family, was still only a mere Seventh Rank.

And at this moment, he wasn’t enjoying the tenderness of Feng Sanniang.

After settling Feng Sanniang in his mansion, he met with Zhou Bing and Xia Qingge.

Three women, a drama.

The atmosphere was strange.

Tang Wen couldn’t stand it and simply consumed pills and went into seclusion.

[Extraordinary Ability: Darkness (Awakening Progress 79.33% → 79.61%)]

Half the night passed, and he completely consumed a whole portion of Sixth Rank Dark Blood Marrow.

After suffering excruciating pain for a long time, he finally advanced his awakening progress by 0.28 percentage points.

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“Huff! What a pit. Perfect Transcendent, it really is a big pit.”

Tang Wen lay on the ground.

The medicinal power of a Sixth Rank Transcendent Blood Marrow was already top-tier.

However, top-tier medicinal power no longer had a significant effect.

And Fifth Rank Blood Marrow was hard to come by.

It wasn’t that Ganshan City couldn’t kill Fifth Rank alien beasts.

But killing Fifth Rank alien beasts and extracting their blood marrow were two different things.

In a real life-or-death fight, anyone who was still thinking about keeping their opponent’s spinal cord intact was courting death.

But if Tang Wen wanted to awaken quickly, he really needed Fifth Rank Dark Blood Marrow.

Where could he find it?

Subconsciously, he recalled one confidante after another.

He could forget about Sister Bing and Xia Qingge.

His senior sister Shui Yun was also out of the question.

Then only the newly acquired confidante—Feng Sanniang, and the thickest thigh—Saintess Hu Lan, remained.

So, he endured his fatigue and took out the Co-heart Mirror from the Void Stone and chatted with the Saintess.

At this time, Feng Sanniang, known as the most beautiful woman in Ganshan City, did not go to the room Tang Wen had arranged for her.

Instead, she quietly came to the house where Tang Wen usually lived and lay down on the bed he usually slept on:

“Why hasn’t he come back yet?”

“Will he think I’m using him? Or does he simply not like me?”

“No, Feng Sanniang, be confident. You’re the most beautiful woman in Ganshan City!”

“No, I came from a brothel. Will he despise me?”

“Or, because I’m Sixth Rank, does he feel like he can’t handle me?”

For the first time, Feng Sanniang regretted that her cultivation talent was too good.

“It doesn’t matter, Wen Lang’s talent is even higher. He’s already comparable to Sixth Rank now and will catch up soon. After all, Fifth Rank isn’t that easy to break through!”

She tossed and turned, becoming more and more energetic.

Finally, she simply sprawled out on the bed, lying in a starfish position in self-abandonment: “Who cares if he likes me or not, I’m not leaving anyway. Anyway, today in front of all the high-ranking officials of Ganshan City, he hugged me and kissed me. I will never leave…”

In the evening, Tang Wen returned quietly, drenched in sweat.

Before he even reached the door, laughter came from inside the house.

He stopped and listened for a while.

Shui Yun, Feng Sanniang, Zhou Bing, and Xia Qingge were all there.

No need to ask, it must be a gathering organized by Senior Sister Shui Yun.

Well, they are so understanding, all so sensible, and now they are so harmonious in their laughter. If I go in, I definitely won’t get beaten, right?

Creak.

The door creaked softly, and Tang Wen pushed it open and walked in.

Four women, four pairs of beautiful eyes all turned to him.

The one who looked the most displeased was Xia Qingge.

She really didn’t know why she was here.

She should be finding Hu Nian Er Shi to drink together!

She raised her head and took a swig of wine, giving Tang Wen a glare in passing.

Zhou Bing’s eyes were like water, full of affection.

Feng Sanniang’s beautiful eyes were even more radiant and surprised, almost glowing.

Shui Yun, on the other hand, was approving. Junior Brother did well! In just one night, he made this Feng Dajia devoted to him.

“Junior Brother, you’ve been cultivating and don’t know, right.”

“What?” Tang Wen was thinking about where to sit.

The four women were sitting around the table, with a total of seven or eight chairs.

They were sitting with space in between. If he went over now, who should he sit next to?

Or should he just stand?

Shui Yun: “The president of the chamber of commerce still recognizes Feng Dajia’s status as heir. It was announced during the day that if Feng Dajia gets into the top three in this trial, she can become the vice president.”

Tang Wen was puzzled but nodded, looking at the charming Feng Sanniang and said: “Sanniang is also my woman. Senior Sister can just call her Sanniang.”

Feng Sanniang nodded excitedly: “Wen Lang is right. Senior Sister, don’t be polite.”

She was much older than Shui Yun. Seeing Tang Wen acknowledge her identity, she didn’t care about anything else and directly called her Senior Sister.

Xia Qingge secretly rolled her eyes at Tang Wen again, meaning: Your women are having a meeting, what am I doing here?

Tang Wen found it funny: “Alright, if you can’t sit still, go find Nian Er Shi to drink!”

“You should have said so sooner! Everyone, I’ll leave first.” Xia Qingge left like a gust of wind.

Shui Yun and Feng Sanniang understood: This Miss Xia, their Junior Brother/Wen Lang hasn’t won over yet.

As soon as Xia Qingge left, Tang Wen sat down generously next to Zhou Bing and Feng Sanniang.

Just now, Shui Yun started talking about Feng Sanniang’s identity. Tang Wen suddenly understood that his very ambitious Senior Sister didn’t care at all about such small things as who he sat next to.

In her opinion, Feng Sanniang had a Sixth Rank peak cultivation and was a shoo-in for the vice president of the chamber of commerce.

Feng Sanniang was devoted to Junior Brother, which meant that her, Shui Yun’s, power could also infiltrate the chamber of commerce in the future!

Junior Brother was indeed capable.

“What was the Huang family’s reaction?”

Shui Yun’s eyes flashed: “They sent people to discuss the underground trial, saying that all the families would contribute rewards for the best-performing juniors. They also said that the venue was safe and that everyone should go underground to inspect it together. They also want to invite friends from the White Tiger Tribe.”

“Heh, the Huang family is indeed targeting me!” Tang Wen held Zhou Bing’s hand, playing with her slender fingers.

Feng Sanniang was shocked and quickly grabbed his other hand: “Wen Lang, it’s all my fault for making you offend the Huang family!”

Tang Wen smiled: “Two tigers can’t share a mountain.”

Feng Sanniang was slightly relieved: “Then you shouldn’t go to this trial.”

Seeing her face full of concern, Tang Wen was satisfied. This woman he had brought back haphazardly seemed to truly care about him.

“There’s only a thousand days to be a thief, but no thousand days to guard against thieves. The Huang family wants my life, but they should see if they have the destiny to take it!”

"Do you still have to go?" Zhou Bing asked, holding his hand in return.

"Don't worry, I would only go down if I were one hundred percent certain." He looked at Shui Yun: "Have Master and the others stall for time."

The fifth-grade Thunder Department expert and the fifth-grade Dark Blood Marrow that Hu Lan promised haven't arrived yet, so there's no rush for the trial to begin.