CHAPTER 69: CHAPTER 68: INNER QI CAPSULE, BLOOD FLAME

Every time Nightmare Mother 98725 completed a mission, Ma Ran would take it to a white room and point out the burial photos of the deceased on the computer.

Later, it realized that this was one of the privileges of the Supernatural Phenomenon Researcher.

Ma Ran had the freedom to access all encrypted-level databases within China.

If one day Ma Ran ordered it to kill someone and it didn’t, or killed someone randomly, or secretly killed one or two more, it would be completely doomed!

Many times, 98725 envied the "Aura Concealment Technique" often mentioned in the text library.

If it also had that ability, it could secretly grow stronger and then find an opportunity to turn against Ma Ran.

Unfortunately, it didn’t have this function.

Ma Ran understood and knew it better than it did itself.

Every tiny change in its spiritual power, whether it was trying to nurture spores, would be accurately perceived by Ma Ran!

It felt agonized inside!

But had no one to confide in!

Escape?

had tried before.

But it failed.

The failure was very disastrous.

The huge gap in spiritual power, coupled with that bizarre Enclosure Text’s restraint, as soon as 98725 had the thought during a mission, it was discovered by Ma Ran and brought back.

Without a host, 98725’s movement speed was slow, not much faster than ordinary Earth humans, only able to move using some transport tools.

The idea of casually finding a host to parasitize never occurred in its consciousness.

And for this, it paid an almost unbearable price.

Ma Ran directly crushed ninety percent of its spiritual body, nearly erasing its consciousness.

"The only chance you had, you already used up."

"Next time, I will kill you directly."

After hearing these two sentences from Ma Ran, the nearly dying 98725 was genuinely terrified.

How could it die in such a place before finding its mother civilization and fellow kin?

Absolutely not allowed!

But the situation was stronger than the individual, so 98725 could only grudgingly accept being driven, striving to complete each mission.

will never be a slave, unless Ma Ran gets angry.

Now, as soon as Ma Ran furrowed his brows, it couldn’t help trembling all over.

It worked desperately, only to earn the right to survive.

Ma Ran was like a parasite, sucking the blood from it, with spiritual power growing visibly stronger.

And 98725?

It neither got any meat nor even soup, only able to lick the bowl bottom for satisfaction.

Ma Ran, looking at the faint image of Zhuge Kongming on the stone tablet, remained indifferent, gently rubbing the Walnut Spirit in his pocket.

He knew that the Nightmare Mother wasn’t willingly serving his command.

But so what?

Ma Ran didn’t need it to be willing, as long as it obeyed and dared not resist.

That was enough.

...

Su Qiangwei held two capsules named "Black Rock No.1" in her mouth, swallowing with a sip of water.

The threefold taste of spicy, cloying sweetness, and bitterness surged up her esophagus, but the girl didn’t even frown.

Half a month later, she was already used to this taste.

The researchers indeed didn’t consider the taste issue, which deserved a deduction.

However, the effect of these capsules was truly excellent!

Must give a thumbs up!

The Black Rock No.1 capsules’ efficacy was to improve Inner Qi cultivation efficiency by twenty to fifty percent.

Different people might experience varied effects due to differences in physique.

Su Qiangwei happened to have the type of physique with a "fifty percent efficiency increase."

"Three times a day, two capsules each time, just like taking cold medicine, not ritualistic at all."

Su Qiangwei muttered two sentences.

Carefully thinking about it, if Black Rock No.1 were made into honey pills for chewing, just imagining the taste made one’s scalp tingle!

"The last two capsules, once eaten, no more left."

Su Qiangwei rubbed her little tummy, feeling the acupoints inside, where Inner Qi began rapidly generating, leaving a wanting more feeling.

Previously, she often despised their taste, but now that not a single one was left, she instead missed them a little.

Without these, under smooth circumstances, Su Qiangwei would probably need about ten and a half years to reach the Ninth Rank of Inner Qi.

If these Inner Qi Capsules were available every day...

A little over seven years would suffice!

The Black Rock No.1 Capsule was co-researched by the Beijing Zhiyuan Academy and Sichuan Qinglian Academy.

Though the materials were precious, that was secondary, China is vast and resourceful, not lacking these, the process was complicated, manufacturing conditions harsh, requiring several special Superpower Users’ participation.

So...

They couldn’t mass-produce it temporarily, production capacity was extremely low.

Only Su Qiangwei, Ma Ran, and Song Chu, as heroes who saved the A3 District, could access these capsules in advance.

It’s said, not every student in Zhiyuan Academy and Qinglian Academy could enjoy this thing.

Only those who ranked in the top three weekly assessments could receive a day’s dose weekly.

After the A3 District Nightmare incident was perfectly resolved, commendations, certificates of merit, honorary ranks, bonuses, these were minor matters, Black Rock No.1 Capsule was the thing Su Qiangwei valued the most!

Besides...

She now had multiple identities.

Aside from being the "Grass Hut Academy’s strongest with potential," she was also a Lieutenant officer.

However, there was a slight difference here.

Unlike other Lieutenants in the army undergoing further education, Su Qiangwei didn’t assume a platoon commander role.

In fact, not only Su Qiangwei but also including Song Chu and Ma Ran, were the same.

They held honorary ranks yet had no actual authority.

This was also the three’s collective choice.

The greater the power, the heavier the responsibility.

In this aspect, Su Qiangwei, Ma Ran, and Song Chu shared the same thought — Time wasn’t even enough for cultivating Inner Qi and training Superpowers, where was the time to manage and train others?

Worth mentioning...

After the A3 District incident and recovering from injuries, Song Chu successfully passed the "Mask Test" of Fulan Academy.

A few days ago, Song Chu particularly visited Grass Hut Academy, awakening the Pillar-Level Superpower [Blood Flame].

Burning his blood, releasing a high-temperature flame capable of instantly melting steel.

This flame was very strange, bringing great pain and suffering to the life forms being burned.

People whose will wasn’t firm enough would almost immediately fall unconscious from pain when burned by this flame.

Must explain that the lost blood during use wasn’t the cost of this ability.

The real cost was "self-heating up."

Excessive use of[Blood Flame]would ultimately roast Song Chu himself, even turning into charcoal.

The good news was, in a non-overdrafted spiritual state, [Blood Flame]was extremely powerful, instantly pushing Song Chu to the position of "Fulan Academy’s strongest combat power."

He Nanguang and Liu Huadie, who were surpassed, were also diligently training their abilities, trying to surpass again.

The three were in competition, helping each other, creating a very good atmosphere.

Su Qiangwei, though having[Blood Flame]in Myriad Transformations, almost never used it due to disdain.

The costs of exerting Superpowers were uniformly converted to fat by her.

But during the use of [Blood Flame], the blood burned wasn’t regarded as "cost."

Every month girls have days of bleeding, ordinarily using [Blood Flame], making oneself anemic, how could Su Qiangwei have time for Inner Qi Cultivation then?

She had firmly decided, if she couldn’t obtain a Superpower enhancing human hematopoietic function later, she would permanently seal [Blood Flame].

After all, having many abilities means there’s capital for being capricious!

"Avoid arrogance and rashness!"

"I’m capable! I’m great! I’m the strongest!"

Su Qiangwei gathered her thoughts, pushed open the door, lightly hopping out.

She planned to stroll around the statue of Zhuge Kongming to aid digestion.