73: Take a short break
Tang Gao went downstairs to buy milk tea, and when he came back, he drank it while watching the local channel on TV, which was broadcasting live the arrest of the Three-Leaf Clover Group's branch by multiple official organizations. It was very lively.
Tang Gao did some calculations and summoned Violent Justice. “Come, let’s get some work done together.”
Violent Justice changed into summer clothes and asked curiously, “What are we working on?”
Tang Gao directly synchronized the Devouring Spell to him and watched him.
Violent Justice’s face turned bitter. “…My Lord, do we really need to be so diligent in grinding this?”
This clearly looked like work that would never be finished.
Tang Gao stroked his chin. “Alchemist Shennong is already very busy and has no time at all. You and I are among the few who have some free time. It’s not a big problem. Let’s first refine a few producers of Shadow-Type Life, and then I’ll add secondary natural evolution to them.”
Alchemist Shennong was so busy that he was refining Alchemy for 48 hours, so he truly had no time.
But Violent Justice was different. After completing his missions, his only options for improvement were Cultivate and honing his moves.
Relatively speaking, he was very idle.
Violent Justice sighed and had no choice but to sit cross-legged on the floor, beginning to refine Shadow-Type Life.
Although he had immortal life, he also had endless work. Being a Clone was really great.
Tang Gao was not idle either. He personally refined a Shadow-Type Life and placed it in the Shadow World, watching as this Shadow-Type Life gradually stretched its body, becoming an ordinary Shadow-Type Life. Fortunately, it was endowed with the secondary natural evolution trait, so its future was promising.
The consumption of refining a Shadow-Type Life was deadly for an ordinary Cultivator.
But for Tang Gao, who had harvested one hundred thousand Souls, it was a drop in the bucket.
Tang Gao calculated for a moment, then directly extended his hand into the shadow layer, releasing the energy he had accumulated to the brim.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
In an instant, hundreds of Shadow-Type Life crawled up from the ground of the Shadow World. After a moment of ecstatic cheering, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, expressing devout worship to the giant shadow hand in mid-air.
Tang Gao withdrew his palm with a slight regret. “What limits me is ultimately my rank.”
Although his attributes were overflowing, the output capability of his rank was still somewhat limited. Without a qualitative Breakthrough, he could not possess stronger control over his abilities.
Violent Justice laboriously refined a Shadow-Type Life and placed it in the Shadow World, then silently watched the hundreds of Shadow-Type Life that his main body had created in the blink of an eye, a question mark slowly appearing above his head:
“My Lord, do you really need me to refine Shadow-Type Life?”
Tang Gao glanced at him and said indifferently, “Your idleness makes me uncomfortable. Keep up the good work. I’m going to review my homework.”
Tang Gao got up, returned to his bedroom, opened his books, and began to recite.
Violent Justice watched his main body leave speechlessly, then had no choice but to continue refining Shadow-Type Life with a bitter expression.
Refining Shadow-Type Life was divided into several grades: ordinary, unranked, First Rank, and Second Rank.
The higher the rank, the more energy consumed.
Moreover, different types of Shadow-Type Life would also consume varying amounts of Spell power.
Currently, since it had just begun, there were only two options: a Shadow Creator and an ordinary Shadow-Type Life.
The former was responsible for collecting Shadow Power to create their own kind, heal their kind, research Black Shadow Clan technology, and so on.
The latter was a jack-of-all-trades, capable of doing a bit of everything but excelling at nothing.
However, thanks to the Lord's power of evolution, the Black Shadow Clan could be endowed with options for natural evolution and controlled evolution, making it convenient to accumulate more types of Shadow-Type Life.
Violent Justice muttered, “Sigh, starting from scratch is really difficult.”
But fortunately, these Shadow-Type Life possessed intelligence. As long as all the weapons, equipment, and Cultivation Technique accumulated before were given to them, a Black Shadow Legion with considerable combat power could be formed.
…
The afternoon flew by, and Violent Justice painstakingly refined over six hundred Shadow Creators and over eight hundred ordinary Shadow-Type Life.
Ultimately, the number of Shadow Creators was capped at six hundred.
It wasn’t because more couldn’t be created, but because the available Shadow Power in that area was limited, so creating more wouldn’t be very useful.
Under the guidance of Violent Justice, the Black Shadow Clan began to migrate to areas far from the city, choosing a wilderness to settle. Along the way, they also forcibly recruited many Shadow-Type Life.
Most Shadow-Type Life, upon seeing a mighty thousand-strong team rushing towards them, wisely conceded and joined, with very few choosing to refuse.
Generally, when encountering refusals, the Black Shadow Clan chose to fry, deep-fry, stir-fry, boil, braise, or stew them, as everything could be eaten.
That afternoon, the Black Shadow Clan didn’t come up with any special tricks; it was just a very ordinary migration, beginning to construct the holy Black Shadow Holy Land.
Most Shadow-Type Life in the Shadow World did not possess high intelligence or collective social behavior. Most were born naturally, then died naturally, lacking a stable source of life, making their appearance rather random.
It was only after a long time that some Shadow-Type Life gathered together, forming small-scale tribes.
The Spiritual Qi recovery had only occurred for over a hundred years, and the Shadow World was like an undeveloped treasure land.
Everyone knew such a thing existed, but no one had the energy to explore it.
Violent Justice also personally went to the Shadow World to give those ignorant natives a small, overwhelming shock.
The manifestation of Evil Qi was not something only the main body possessed.
He was a fierce man who had killed even more than his main body.
…
Tang Gao recited books, wrote papers, and spent a peaceful afternoon.
“Knock, knock, knock! Brother Tang! Brother Tang, open the door quickly!”
Tang Gao put down his pen and opened the door, seeing Liu Ren, who was carrying milk tea and snacks in his left hand and grapes, peaches, and apples in his right, as well as General Feng, who was carrying half a bag of watermelons on his back.
A question mark slowly floated above Tang Gao’s head: “?”
Liu Ren eagerly pushed Tang Gao aside, unloaded all the items in his hands, and the bag on General Feng’s back, then laughed heartily: “Brother Tang! I knew you’d just be holed up at home doing homework, not fun at all!
Look what I brought you!”
Tang Gao couldn’t help but smile. “How did you do on the exam?”
Liu Ren confidently patted his chest. “The first test was perfect, got full marks! The second test was 50/50, and the interview might not pass!”
Tang Gao complained speechlessly, walked over, picked up a watermelon, cut it into slices with his Battle Qi, handed him a piece, and took one for himself. “So why are you so confident? I was first in the interview.”
Liu Ren held his hands, took a satisfying bite, swallowed it, and said excitedly, “Oh my goodness, Brother Tang, you can’t compare me to yourself. It’s already amazing that I can get six extra points on the college entrance exam!”
As soon as points were mentioned, Tang Gao remembered the schedule he had just casually written for Liu Ren. He walked into the room, took it out, and handed it to Liu Ren:
“Here, this is your training schedule. Follow this, and you’ll definitely pass Qingkai.”
Liu Ren tearfully took it and stuffed it into his pocket. “Brother Tang, please don’t bring up this sad topic when we’re happy, okay?”
Tang Gao rolled his eyes, too lazy to bother with his foolish words.
You have a high-ranking official father and a strong background.
I only have myself to rely on, fighting for everything. Can we be the same?
Liu Ren’s sadness never lasted more than three seconds. After biting into a watermelon, he smiled, his eyebrows dancing. “By the way, Brother Tang, what are you planning to do next?”
Tang Gao sat on the sofa, took a bite of watermelon, and pondered slightly.
He had spent five days in the real world overthrowing the Three-Leaf Clover Group’s branch.
He had achieved Early Stage Second Rank Cultivation, gained Violent Justice and Alchemist Shennong, as well as the attributes of the Shadow King System and the Black Shadow Clan.
He could now fight a Fourth Rank with his Second Rank, possessing extraordinary combat power.
There were no other major events coming up; he just needed to routinely clear one to three-star missions.
As for four-star missions…
He wouldn’t consider them before recovering his spirit and refining the Souls and all the Evil Qi within his body.
Tang Gao had already clearly felt that a small part of his Heart-Nature was experiencing suppression issues. He needed time to calm his inner world and resolve the intense hostility and Killing Intent in his mindset.
Infinite Reincarnation not only tormented enemies, but it also had some impact on him, the grinding emperor.
He would use AFK missions to gain Cultivation and rewards, develop the Black Shadow Clan, and wait for the college entrance exam.
If the Three-Leaf Clover Group headquarters sent people to cause trouble in Liang City, he could then take action to suppress them again.
Using one mission attempt to exhaust a high-end combatant on the other side was completely worthwhile.
Tang Gao smiled and said, “If there are no unexpected circumstances, I will recuperate peacefully until the college entrance exam.”
Liu Ren’s eyes lit up, and he quickly wiped his mouth. “Shall we go out and play games tonight?!”
“No, I happen to have a few sets of test papers here. You can write them, and I’ll teach you.”
Liu Ren’s face immediately fell, and he wailed, “We’re brothers, do we really have to do this!?”
General Feng kicked him on the knee, making Liu Ren grimace, his eyes warning him to better obediently do the test papers.
Liu Ren sighed and had no choice but to obey.