Chen Yu struggled desperately.
She was losing blood far too quickly.
It was as if an invisible vortex in his mouth was furiously devouring the blood in her body.
In the face of this, all her struggles were futile. The force she exerted on Hu Qi was no more effective than a tickle.
As time slowly passed,
her struggles gradually weakened.
Her hair turned dry and yellow, and her once plump, radiant skin rapidly dehydrated and shriveled like a deflating ball.
She no longer had any strength left to resist.
"You... this... monster... The Feast... wonāt... spare you."
She stared fixedly at Hu Qi.
Hu Qi paid her no mind.
He still seemed unsatisfied.
He spread his arms, pulling Chen Yu into a tight embrace.
The muscles in his arms bulged as he tightened his grip, squeezing her relentlessly.
From a distance, it looked like two lovers in a touching embrace.
GULP GULP GULP...
He swallowed large gulps of Black Blood.
A short while later,
he stopped.
He stuck out his bright red tongue and licked the Black Blood from the corner of his mouth.
An insatiable look crossed his face.
In front of him,
Chen Yuās figure had vanished without a trace.
In her place lay a pile of black ashes on the ground.
āSo thatās how it is. This feeling... Iām not just devouring her Black Blood, but her Vitality as well.ā
The crimson glow in Hu Qiās eyes faded.
His vertical, serpentine pupils contracted, returning to normal.
He assessed his physical condition. Not only did he feel no discomfort, but he was brimming with energy.
Moreover, the Qi Blood True Strength within him had grown even richer, as if heād consumed some potent elixir.
It didnāt feel like heād just been in a fierce battle at all. It was more like heād had a full nightās rest to recuperate.
At that moment,
Hu Qi seemed to have a thought
and summoned his panel.
[Host: Hu Qi]
[Status: Normal]
[Age: 21]
[Bloodline: Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent (Incomplete 1%) ā³]
[Talent: Spirit Devouring]
[Skill: Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map (Second Layer) ā³]
[Seven Evils Saber (Fourth Layer) ā³ Traits: Sheep Horn Fiend, Sharpness]
[Cloud Iron Body (Perfection) Traits: Immune to Blades and Guns]
...
[Modification Points: 29 (63%)]
The crimson panel, once simple,
was now densely packed with text.
Hu Qiās eyes swept over it.
He instantly spotted the changes.
Two new categories had been added to the panel.
With this in mind,
he first focused his gaze on the Bloodline section.
In an instant,
a series of unfamiliar images flashed through his mind.
It was a vast and boundless world.
He had become a small, dark red snake.
The little snake hatched from its egg, extremely weak at first.
It was surrounded by countless creatures that threatened its life.
However, as it continuously devoured everything around it,
the little snakeās body grew at a visible rate,
...until it had devoured every creature in sight, becoming a colossal serpent the size of a star, coiled in the depths of the void.
The vision was brief, vanishing in a flash.
But through this memory,
he now understood the nature of this Talent.
As oneās strength in the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map Secret Martial Art increased,
the practitioner would gradually transform their own Life Level into that of a Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent.
This was why a sliver of the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpentās Bloodline had condensed within his body.
In addition,
he would gradually awaken some of the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpentās Abilities.
The way he had just devoured his opponentās Black Blood, draining her until she became a pile of ashes, was one of the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpentās Abilities.
[Spirit Devouring]
Devour all things with spirit, converting them into oneās own sustenance.
This was also one of the most heaven-defying Talents of this Inheritance Secret Martial Art.
āI see.ā
A flash of understanding lit up Hu Qiās eyes.
...
Next was the Modification Points section.
He remembered
that his Modification Points had been completely depleted.
But now, over twenty new Modification Points had appeared out of thin air.
Recalling how the Camphor Tea Duck could eat Black Blood and lay eggs that increased his Modification Points,
the origin of these new points was obvious.
He just hadnāt expected to get so many.
Seeing the prompt on the panel that he could make modifications,
Hu Qi chose not to upgrade anything immediately.
He closed the panel.
He disposed of the ashes on the ground.
After a careful search to confirm there were no remaining Blood Slaves,
he left.
The commotion had been considerable.
However, the Chaoyang Welfare Institute was in a remote location. It was also the middle of the night and freezing cold, so even though a few people heard the noise,
no one came out to investigate.
As for the orphans, there was no chance they would have come running out.
...
CLICK!
The car door opened.
A blast of cold wind and snowflakes swept into the car.
Then, a bare-chested figure slid into the car.
It was Hu Qi.
He was wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.
He had discarded the clothes that had been corroded by the Black Blood and had already washed himself clean.
"Letās go. Find a place and buy me some clothes."
"Alright!"
Dai Shu glanced at Hu Qi and nodded.
She didnāt ask any questions.
She had heard the huge commotion inside loud and clear.
Judging by the state he was in, he had clearly been through a major battle.
The strange thing was, he didnāt have a single wound on him.
These thoughts flashed through her mind.
Without any delay,
she stomped on the gas.
The carās engine roared.
Tires crunched on the snow-covered ground as the vehicle sped away.
As for the aftermath, dedicated personnel would be sent to handle it.
Whether the remaining orphans would be transferred to other institutes or stay here under new management,
was not Hu Qiās concern.
There were still a few other locations that might have Blood Slaves.
But Hu Qi didnāt plan on going to them.
After all, his objective was to hunt this Lower-Rank Black Blood Species.
Now that his objective was complete, Zhu Xi would handle any remaining Blood Slaves in the area.
...
"Hello, is this your delivery?"
By the side of the road in the dead of night,
a delivery guy in a yellow uniform parked his scooter in front of a sedan.
He checked the license plate number against the notes on the order.
After confirming the match,
he reached out and tapped on the car window.
The next moment,
the car window lowered,
revealing a fair and beautiful face.
"Thank you!"
Dai Shu said.
It was the middle of the night, and tomorrow was New Yearās Eve.
All the stores were closed, so there was nowhere to buy clothes.
Their only option was to order through a delivery app.
"Heh, no problem."
Being thanked by such a beautiful woman
made the young delivery man scratch his head in embarrassment.
Just then,
he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.
He saw a shirtless figure in the back seat.
Before he could get a clear look,
after Dai Shu took the clothes,
the car drove off.
The young delivery man watched the carās taillights disappear into the distance.
The expression on his face was priceless.
The middle of the night.
A car, a beautiful woman, a shirtless man.
And the menās clothes... When all those elements came together...