13: Excessive force

"A Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level, I haven't killed one yet. I wonder what will drop after I kill him?"

Xiao Shi grew more and more excited the more he thought about it.

He immediately noticed his own abnormality.

Although he had been transmigrated to this world for some time, he had never killed anyone until now... Facing the imminent battle and slaughter, he found that he didn't feel any fear or tension at all, only excitement and anticipation.

"Is this an effect of cultivating the cultivation technique, or... is there another reason?"

Xiao Shi pondered this thoughtfully.

But he quickly stopped overthinking it.

Now was not the time to think about such things.

He stared at the prisoner in front of him, who had become somewhat agitated by his gaze.

Although he far surpassed the opponent in cultivation, he lacked practical combat experience.

It would be difficult for him to display the level expected of a Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm Seventh Level in actual combat.

Xiao Shi dared not show any contempt or carelessness.

He decided to go all out, holding nothing back.

He would also use this battle to improve his practical combat experience.

At this moment, the tall prisoner had already been enraged by Xiao Shi.

That look, treating him as prey, was unbearable.

Especially since the other party was just a guy at the Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level.

He let out a roar.

His entire body's vital energy surged, his arms suddenly swelled, becoming a size larger, and the blood vessels on his arms protruded like tree roots.

He raised his arms high.

Although the handcuffs on his hands somewhat affected his movements, they did not prevent him from unleashing his powerful killing move.

As his hands clenched into fists.

His raised arms simultaneously pressed down, stirring up a whooshing sound, and fiercely smashed towards Xiao Shi below.

This was his usual killing move.

It was especially practical in such a confined environment.

He himself was a Martial Warrior skilled in head-on confrontation, not afraid of clashing with others, only afraid of those who were agile, dodging everywhere, making it impossible for him to hit them.

But now, in such a confined environment, even if the opponent was someone skilled in speed and agility, there wasn't much space to dodge, forcing a direct confrontation.

He felt that he had the advantage!

At the same time, regarding this strike he unleashed.

He also had enough confidence to severely injure the young man in front of him in one fell swoop!

He even felt that the moment his fists landed, this battle would directly end.

However... the instant his fists smashed down.

Xiao Shi, standing upright in front of him, suddenly moved.

He only took one step forward.

Whoosh!

Xiao Shi's figure instantly reached the prisoner's vicinity, leaving behind an afterimage and the reverberating sound of air being displaced.

His speed was too fast.

In comparison, the prisoner's descending fists appeared incredibly slow.

A sharp glint flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

The moment he reached the prisoner, he raised his fist, and the vital energy compressed within his body after successful body tempering erupted the instant his fist struck.

This caused his fist, upon landing on the prisoner's chest, to be like tearing through a piece of paper... with a 'thump' sound.

It punched right through the prisoner's chest!

Shattered internal organs and blood-stained bone fragments exploded out from the prisoner's back, splattering onto the prison cell walls.

Turning the entire dark, filthy wall into a dark crimson.

The prisoner's eyes bulged, and his smashing arms had only just moved halfway... before they could even fall.

A transparent hole had already appeared in his chest.

Scarlet, hot blood splattered all over Xiao Shi, his heart pounded, his breathing was rapid, and his mind was blank.

But soon... a feeling of excitement quickly arose from within his mind, occupying his brain, replacing the tension and fear of his first kill.

He looked at the slowly falling corpse.

Then he looked at his own fist.

"...It seems I used too much force."

Xiao Shi hadn't expected such a result.

He had intended to use this prisoner to improve his practical combat ability, completely unaware that the opponent couldn't withstand his full-force punch at all.

This also made him realize... that his current full-burst power far exceeded that of an ordinary Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm Seventh Level.

"Is it because of the vital energy eruption when I threw that punch?"

Xiao Shi pondered thoughtfully.

After successfully tempering his body, his vital energy had always been in a compressed state.

This compressed eruption... was clearly much more powerful than a normal vital energy eruption!

"It seems that after successful body tempering, it can also enhance vital energy eruption, making it form even stronger power!"

Xiao Shi felt both excited and regretful.

Excited that his strength was even greater than he had imagined.

Regretful that in this battle, he gained no practical combat experience, ending the fight with a single punch... Looking at the corpse on the ground.

Xiao Shi found that he no longer had any tension or fear after killing someone.

"This should be due to cultivating the Crimson Tiger Art..."

Typically, cultivation techniques like the Crimson Tiger Art, in addition to strengthening the physique, tempering vital energy, and enhancing the physical body, also come with some negative emotions of belligerence and bloodlust.

These emotions quickly alleviated Xiao Shi's discomfort from his first kill.

He began to check the items that dropped after the prisoner's death.

"I wonder if items dropped from killing people are different from items dropped from killing other creatures?"

Xiao Shi thought to himself and found a small blue bottle on the ground nearby.

The moment he picked up this small blue bottle, relevant information about the item immediately appeared in his vision.

【Name: Corrosion Blood】

【Type: Poison】

【Rank: Entering Martial Rank】

【Description: Can be triggered through blood and wounds, possessing powerful corrosive effects on blood and vital energy.】

【Note 1: Don't mix it into food or drinks to poison someone, that's ineffective.】

【Note 2: This is a powerful poison specifically for killing Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm.】

..."Poison?"

Xiao Shi was startled.

In fact, he had quite a few poisons in his current storage bag.

These poisons were all dropped when he killed Spotted Bugs while in the sect.

They belonged to the Mortal Rank items.

Such Mortal Rank poisons were difficult to be effective against Martial Warriors.

But the poison that dropped now was different from those previous Mortal Rank poisons; this was an Entering Martial Rank poison!

And according to the notes, this poison was specifically for killing Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm!

Xiao Shi gently pulled open the stopper.

He could see the slightly swaying burgundy liquid inside the bottle.

He tried pouring some out onto the prisoner's corpse, wanting to see the poison's effect first.

However, when these burgundy poisonous liquids dripped onto the prisoner's corpse, the corpse showed no reaction.

It wasn't until the poison liquid slid down the corpse and landed on the blood on the ground that the blood on the ground instantly turned black, emitting thick white smoke and a sizzling burning sound.

The poison liquid had to come into contact with blood to trigger its effect.

Such poison liquid was suitable for applying to weapons.