31: Chapter 31 An Unexpected Joy, Savage Blood Overlord Body

Tang Long left Linshan Market and sprinted at full speed once again.

Two hours later, he had arrived at the foot of a large, snow-covered mountain.

Blue Ridge.

In the game, Tang Long had also been to Blue Ridge before; although he hadn't visited many times, his impression of it was quite deep.

However, in his memories, although the peak of Blue Ridge was covered in some snow, the altitude was not very high, and the temperature was not too low.

Moreover, there should have been a canyon here acting as a north-south passage.

Now... even with his powerful Fire Eye, he could not find this canyon, and the temperature at the foot of Blue Ridge was unusually cold.

This could not help but make him feel suspicious.

Did he remember it wrong? That shouldn't be the case.

Even more bizarrely, deep beneath Blue Ridge, he discovered a layer of blue mist-like light screen that he could not see through at all.

This Blue Ridge was unusual, but he did not have time to investigate it right now.

Climbing halfway up the mountain, the temperature plummeted again, and the wind and snow hit his face.

At this moment, Tang Long's stamina had hit rock bottom once again, and he did not force himself to continue on his way, instead finding a cave to stay in.

After eating some food casually, he took out the spirit stones he had swindled, plus the loot from killing Qing Mian and Mapu, totaling thirty-three pieces.

Now, he wanted to use these spirit stones to attempt a breakthrough to the second stage of Qi Manipulation.

If he could not become stronger, given his current base speed, if those pursuers realized what had happened—since their agility was on average twice as high—he feared they would eventually catch up sooner or later.

And since he couldn't level up to level 9 in a short time, he could only try to break through his realm.

Once he broke through, with ten attribute points and five skill points, both his agility and Sprint could be greatly improved, and only then would he have the assurance of escaping.

Tang Long immediately began his Breathing Technique.

An hour passed, and the spirit stones were exhausted one by one.

From late night to dawn, from sunrise to noon, until the sun began to slant.

His body shook violently, and he suddenly opened his eyes, revealing an expression of wild joy.

[Your realm has improved to the second stage of Qi Manipulation! Vitality increased by 1000, health recovery increased by 100/hour, spirit energy cap increased by 100, gained 10 free attribute points, gained 5 skill points!]

[You have improved Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique to LV4! Strength +4, Stamina +4. Learned special skill: Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body LV1!]

[Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body LV1: Enter Tyrant Body state, gain {Self Strength}*1 Force Unloading Value, and reduce damage by {Force Unloading Value - Opponent's Attack Power}%, up to 15%. Usage consumes 1200 health, with an additional 120 health consumed per second. Every 300 health consumed in Tyrant Body state results in a permanent loss of 1 point of Vitality. Next level requirement: Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique LV7.]

[Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique LV4: 1/4000. Next stage requirement: Vitality 4000 {Satisfied}]

[Tang Long: Calamity Sacrifice]

[Realm: Qi Manipulation {Second Stage}]

[Level LV8: 17/12800]

[Spirit Energy {High}: 533/1000]

[Attributes {Unassigned 10}: Strength 20, Agility 9, Stamina 20, Spirit 36, Charisma 6, Spirituality 2, Legendary 1]

[Vitality {High}: 8752/9752]

[Traits: Health Recovery {Medium} 1000/hour]

[Resistances: Poison +5]

[Cultivation Method: Torch Spirit Breathing Method {Fragmented} {1021/3000}, Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique LV4 {1/3000}]

[Skills {Unassigned 5}: Detection LV9 {42AX, Sprint LV5 {59/1AX}]

[Special Skill: Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body LV1]

[Life: Mining {Master}, Gathering {Apprentice}]

[Quest Issuance Permission LV1: Maximum quests that can be issued is 1, maximum quest entry count is 1, maximum completion count is 100.]

After more than ten hours of effort and several failed attempts at the breakthrough, Tang Long finally stepped into the second stage of Qi Manipulation.

And almost at the same time, Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique reached level 4.

These two improvements alone granted his strength a huge leap forward.

He never expected that there would be a surprise in addition to this; level 4 Barbarian Blood actually unlocked a special skill?

So-called special skills are generally much more powerful than ordinary skills, and they are extremely difficult to obtain.

To be able to train one out just by practicing, this was truly an unexpected surprise.

At first glance at the skill description, it seemed that this skill was not very powerful.

The so-called Force Unloading Value is simply the ability for the body not to shake under a certain amount of force attack.

When strength is equal, the damage reduction might be approximately zero.

Moreover, it causes massive health loss and requires sacrificing one's own life; the usage conditions are harsh, and the cost is huge.

But the reason a special skill is a special skill is because its growth potential is extremely high, and every level up is a huge leap.

As long as it reaches level 2, all effects will at least double, and at that time, this special skill will become very formidable.

When Barbarian Blood is maxed out, the Tyrant Body should rise to level 3, and that is when it will demonstrate its true value.

Good! Very good!

Under the infusion of spirit energy from the second stage of Qi Manipulation, he felt his muscles becoming increasingly tough.

He casually grabbed a rock and easily crushed it to pieces, while his skin had no damage at all; this was not something that could be achieved purely by strength.

Strength and stamina had greatly improved, both reaching 20, but his agility was still too low.

He immediately invested all 10 attribute points into agility, allowing his agility to jump to 19 points.

And he added all five skill points directly to Sprint.

There was nothing to hesitate about; when running for one's life, one cannot calculate small details.

This wave of improvements greatly increased Tang Long's confidence.

However... looking at the only remaining spirit stone, he still felt a bit of heartache.

Didn't Man Hai say that this stage only consumed twenty pieces? Why did he use so many more?

Forget it, they were all gotten for free anyway.

Better set off quickly.

—— The heavy rain finally stopped.

Near dusk, Elder Ming and Ming Meier finally returned to the camp.

However, both of them were dejected.

When they rushed to the snake cave last night, they happened to catch those two being hunted by the Thorn Snake King.

Both of them were hit by severe poison, and they stopped breathing after saying only a few words.

They thought Tang Long was still in the snake cave, so they tried everything they could to search inside.

Until dawn, they had almost searched the entire snake cave, but still found nothing.

"Grandpa, that kid must be dead.

Ye Xiao and person's bodies weren't found either; they must have been eaten by the snakes.

If we report it like this, the higher-ups won't know if it's true or false."

Elder Ming directly rejected his granddaughter's idea.

"Don't have crooked ideas.

If we just lost the target, at most our negligence will result in some punishment.

But if we lie and get caught, we'll lose our lives."

Ming Meier pouted, "Maybe I guessed right."

"Stop talking.

First go find Mapu and get that mask.

If someone comes from above, at least we'll have something to hand in."

As they spoke, they walked into the market, but when they approached Mapu's tent, they found many people gathered around discussing and watching, and there were also security office personnel and coroners present.

Elder Ming's heart sank, and he immediately went up to ask an acquaintance.

"Who died?"

"Elder Ming, you don't know yet? Mapu is dead."

"When did this happen!"

"It was only discovered at noon; I don't know exactly when he died, but I heard it was a single knife stroke to the heart that killed him instantly.

Elder Ming, you tell me, how bold are people these days? They dare to act right here in our market area.

Lord Wei is furious and has ordered a strict investigation; the culprit must be brought to justice!"

Hearing this, Elder Ming felt the world spinning and could barely stand.

Ming Meier hurriedly held him up and asked again, "Are there any suspects now?"

"It seems so.

I heard from the security office that the wound is very similar to Qing Mian's weapon.

There is also another suspect whom someone saw last night, but we don't know who it is.

Look, the notice is out over there; it should be announcing the results."

Elder Ming and Ming Meier immediately stepped forward, and when they saw the arrest notice and portraits of the two suspects, they couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a bit horrified.

Because they knew very well that the Tang Long on the poster was the one they were hunting last night, and Qing Mian had also died on that bald mountain.

But... Tang Long came to the market camp last night? When did he come? How did he come?

How could Qing Mian's personal weapon run back to the camp to kill someone? And killed Mapu, of all people?

It's too bizarre!

Elder Ming hurriedly approached Ma Chi, who was posting the notice, "Officer Ma, did the person drawn on the right really come to the camp last night?"

Ma Chi sighed, "He did come, and I personally sent him to Lord Wei to help him conduct a trade.

But then this person left in a hurry, and his whereabouts were very mysterious, so we believe he is also a suspect."

"What specific time? What kind of trade did he make?"

"He arrived here around 1:30 and left shortly after 2:00.

As for the content of the trade, I dare not speak carelessly about Lord Wei's affairs."

"Which direction did he go?"

"He said he was going to the Medicine Market.

Lord Wei has already notified that side, asking the Medicine Market to be careful and intercept him, to bring him back to assist with the investigation."

At this point, Elder Ming had confirmed that Tang Long had indeed been to Linshan Market, and it was around the same time they were chasing him to the snake cave.

But at that time, someone clearly saw him appear in the snake cave; if he didn't have the art of cloning, he must have suddenly flown over from there.

It's simply ghostly!

In short, he not only schemed several people to their deaths but also played them in circles.

He gave Ming Meier a wink, and Ming Meier immediately approached with a smile.

"Brother Ma, what kind of business did they actually conduct?"

Ma Chi immediately straightened his face, "Miss Ming, even if we are very familiar with each other, you cannot obstruct official business!"

"Everyone, disperse! Unless you have clues about the suspects, don't come asking around."

"Step back!"

The crowd retreated one after another, but Ming Meier smiled and quietly handed over a spirit stone.

As soon as he got the item, Ma Chi immediately whispered a sentence.

"A golden mask, exchanged for thirty fire spirit stones, and he ran away in the middle of the night like a thief.

Don't say it was me who revealed this; I won't admit it either."

Elder Ming sighed and immediately hurried back to his residence.