Chapter 431: The Birth of the Strongest Meat Shield!

From this, one can also see the formidable nature of the Black Heaven Tribe.

And today, he finally saw the Black Heaven Tribe.

A total of four members of the Black Heaven Tribe were sent into District C.

Their appearance is different from the human race.

The members of the Black Heaven Tribe have somewhat thin and small bodies, with a height similar to that of a twelve or thirteen-year-old human child.

Their entire bodies are gray, their heads are large, and they have no eyelids, as if they will never close their eyes.

Furthermore, their eyes are not small, and they are pitch black.

Their hair is like spikes, standing upright, resembling sharp weapons.

Even in the dim 90th floor, there is a faint sharpness radiating from these spiked hairs.

At this moment, they are all wearing heavy shackles, their expressions are extremely listless, and their bodies are covered in scars from severe torture, deep enough to see bone.

Especially on their heads, each has a long black needle pierced into them, engraved with countless tiny runes.

While Xu Qing was observing, Ghost Hand finished the handover with the Sword Holder who had delivered the Black Heaven Tribe members. Noticing Xu Qing's gaze, he swept a glance at the four Black Heaven Tribe members, a murderous intent appearing in his eyes.

"The Black Heaven Tribe is not often seen in our Fenghai County."

As he spoke, he called over the District C jailers beside him, telling them to escort three of the Black Heaven Tribe members into the small world.

When those District C jailers looked at the Black Heaven Tribe members, they revealed ferocious smiles, their eyes filled with a cruel glint; clearly, to them, such rare creatures must be very fun.

"Remember not to kill them, keep them for others to practice on later; don't be hogging all the fun for yourselves," Ghost Hand scolded. The District C jailers didn't mind, each of them chuckled and left with the three Black Heaven Tribe members.

Soon, only Xu Qing, Ghost Hand, and the one remaining Black Heaven Tribe member were left on the 90th floor.

"Come, Xu Qing, the secret training sessions lack specimens; I'll give you a demonstration today."

Ghost Hand licked his lips, looked at the dying Black Heaven Tribe member left behind, gave a ferocious smile, walked over, and picked it up by the neck.

"The Black Heaven Tribe does not like sunlight; this is their fatal weakness, but don't be deceived by this saying. It doesn't mean they can't withstand light at all; after all, there is a moon within the Black Heaven Tribe."

"In reality, to achieve a lethal effect, the required sunlight must be intense to the extreme; otherwise, it will at most make them uncomfortable."

Ghost Hand, with a cruel intent in his eyes, introduced this to Xu Qing in detail.

"Pay attention to the eyes of the Black Heaven Tribe. Countless imprints are gathered here. Most of the Black Heaven Tribe's cultivation methods are related to the eyes; what they are best at is the art of enslavement."

As he spoke, Ghost Hand actually reached out his left hand and grabbed the right eye of this Black Heaven Tribe cultivator right in front of Xu Qing, and amidst its shrill screams, he forcibly dug out its eyeball.

Amidst the splashing black blood, Ghost Hand waved the eyeball in his hand and threw it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression remained unchanged as he raised his hand to catch it. After examining it carefully, he clearly saw that there were indeed countless rune imprints inside the black eyeball, densely packed as if arranged into some kind of formation.

"This thing can be used as a magic treasure; I'll give it to you as a souvenir."

Xu Qing knew this item must be precious, so he felt grateful, cupped his fists in a salute, and carefully put the eyeball away.

"Now, let's continue the lesson. It is precisely because of the Black Heaven Tribe's special cultivation and talents that the spiritual sense of Black Heaven Tribe cultivators is ranked at the forefront even among the ten thousand races. Their spiritual power is so strong that it can kill invisibly, manipulate all things, and enslave countless tribes."

"And the strong among the Black Heaven Tribe can even create something from nothing, conjuring things that truly exist, which is extremely formidable."

Ghost Hand toyed with the Black Heaven Tribe member in his hand, and amidst the other's continuous shrill screams, he introduced it to Xu Qing in detail.

"Therefore, inside the brains of the Black Heaven Tribe, there will be some brain crystals, which are of even greater value."

"Brain crystals are also the key for cultivators of this tribe to absorb foreign substances for cultivation. There have been humans who took them out and tried to integrate them into themselves, but they all failed."

"What I have said is only the basic power of this tribe. After all, the Black Heaven Tribe is incomparably vast, so there are numerous sects, families, and schools of thought within it, and their techniques and the like are also varied."

"In addition, there is their hair."

"This is also the most basic weapon of the Black Heaven Tribe members. It contains a poison that can darken and destroy gods and ghosts. You must be careful if you encounter it in the future."

Just as Ghost Hand was about to continue, Xu Qing hesitated for a moment and spoke softly.

"Senior, can you give me one as a souvenir?"

Hearing this, Ghost Hand laughed out loud, directly snapped off three of the Black Heaven Tribe's hair spikes, threw them to Xu Qing, and then continued to explain the Black Heaven Tribe to Xu Qing, describing them in extreme detail from head to toe.

Later on, he simply started working while talking, forcibly dissecting the Black Heaven Tribe member; the scene was brutal.

Xu Qing's expression remained the same from beginning to end as he watched until the very end. He had no feelings of pity, because he knew that if he were captured by the Black Heaven Tribe, nine times out of ten, a similar fate would await him.

The two races are mortal enemies; all of Eastern Wanggu knows this.

But in his heart, he felt that Senior Ghost Hand was not teaching a lesson this time, but rather using the lesson as an excuse to satisfy his own hobby.

However, Xu Qing pretended not to notice, listening very carefully and watching very attentively.

Just like that, an hour later, with Ghost Hand still feeling unsatisfied, this lesson ended.

"It's a pity there are too few specimens. I'll explain it to you properly next time."

Ghost Hand licked his lips, took out a wine flask and took a big gulp, hummed a little tune happily, and walked toward the small world.

The Black Heaven Tribe members in District C were no longer four; they had become three.

Xu Qing cupped his fists in a salute and watched the other depart.

And his subsequent life did not change due to the arrival of the Black Heaven Tribe prisoners. Everything was as usual. Every day, apart from occasionally going to Ding Yi 32, he spent the vast majority of his time going to the prison of the world to endure the rules.

The time he persisted also increased from one thousand breaths to over one thousand five hundred breaths. Just as he was getting closer and closer to the goal he had set for himself, on this day, the Captain, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly sent a voice transmission.

"Little Junior Brother, are you at the Sword Pavilion?"

Xu Qing had just returned to the Sword Pavilion after his shift. Hearing the Captain's form of address, he knew that either there were outsiders present or there was something going on, so he replied via voice transmission.

An incense stick later, the Captain arrived with a nervous-looking Xiang Ningyan.

As soon as he walked into Xu Qing's Sword Pavilion, the Captain pushed Xiang Ningyan, gave Xu Qing a wink, and laughed.

"Little Junior Brother, this kid has something to ask you, but he didn't dare to come himself, so he begged me to be the middleman."

Xu Qing stood up and cupped his fists in a salute to the Captain, then looked coldly at Xiang Ningyan.

Swept by Xu Qing's gaze, Xiang Ningyan instinctively shivered, his face turning somewhat pale. In reality, he had no other way, which was why he found Chen Chen Erniu and asked him to help contact Xu Qing. "Senior Brother Xu Qing..."

Xiang Ningyan hurriedly paid his respects.

Xu Qing ignored him and looked at the Captain instead.

The Captain was in a pleasant mood. He once again sighed that being with Xu Qing was very comfortable; with just one word from him, the other party knew his thoughts. That salute just now was clearly giving him face in front of an outsider. "This kid didn't become a formal Sword Holder when he was in Yinghuang Prefecture, so he has to be assessed again in the County Capital. He passed everything, but the final step requires a Sword Holder from this prefecture who has been promoted this time to act as a recommender."

"His social skills are average, and no one paid him any mind. I originally intended to recommend him out of the sentiment that we are all from Yinghuang Prefecture, but he refused."

"Do you want to help him?"

The Captain winked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing knew at a glance that the Captain had either taken some benefits from the guy or had something he needed Xiang Ningyan to do; otherwise, the profit-driven Captain would never have taken on this matter.

Xu Qing thought for a moment. If it were just Xiang Ningyan coming here, he would naturally refuse flatly, but since his Senior Brother had already spoken, he pondered and nodded.

Seeing Xu Qing agree, Xiang Ningyan was immediately pleasantly surprised, thinking to himself that the rumors outside saying Chen Chen Erniu was unreliable were wrong. Seeing it today, the rumors were incorrect; the other party said he could make Xu Qing agree, and he actually really agreed. It was truly impressive.

So he hurriedly thanked him, and finally made an appointment with Xu Qing to meet at the Sword Holder Palace records office in seven days, then bowed and left.

The Captain did not leave. After Xiang Ningyan left, he sat opposite Xu Qing, took out an apple, and while eating it, spoke with a smile.

"Little Ah Qing, this Xiang Ningyan's character is acceptable, there's no big problem, it's fine to recommend him."

"Captain, do you need him?" Xu Qing asked. "This Xiang Ningyan's cultivation technique is special. Back then, he was played with for so long in Senior Qing Qin's mouth and was actually unscathed..."

A strange light appeared in the Captain's eyes, and he spoke in a low voice. "I secretly took a bite later, but I couldn't bite through it. Anything that makes it difficult for me to bite down must have a big problem!"

Xu Qing's expression was strange as he glanced at the Captain.

The Captain pretended not to see and continued. "He said it was ancestral bloodline awakening, but I don't believe it. So there must be a secret on this Xiang Ningyan, but I'm not very concerned about what it specifically is. However, he has thick skin and flesh, which is an advantage. If we use him well, he will be very useful when we do big things in the future."

"Think about it, in the past, we could only run for our lives when we encountered danger. If we really encountered some technique blasting over, it would be a narrow escape, and we wouldn't even have anything to cover ourselves with. This Xiang Ningyan... he can really take a beating!"

The Captain winked.

Xu Qing blinked. "Believe me, Little Ah Qing, it won't be wrong. This Xiang Ningyan is a talent, so we have to lay the groundwork in advance; we can't wait until we need the other party to show favor."

The Captain had an air of being in control of the situation. Xu Qing replied, "Is Wu Wu Jian also one?"

"Don't mention him..." The Captain bit into the apple fiercely, spoke in a depressed tone, and then changed the subject, putting on a mysterious expression.

"Little Ah Qing, in your Punishment Division, have a few Black Heaven Tribe members been locked up recently?"

After asking, the Captain's eyes were glowing as he looked at Xu Qing with anticipation.

Although he knew the Captain was always well-informed, this matter was inherently secret, and Xu Qing only knew about it because he was a jailer, so he looked at the Captain in surprise. "You should find a way to observe the cells where those Black Heaven Tribe members are locked up later. It's best to keep image records, recording their speech, behavior, physical appearance, everything—the more detailed, the better."

"Record it and give it to me; I have a great use for it!"

Noticing Xu Qing's expression, the Captain knew he was right, so the light in his eyes grew even brighter. He licked his lips and spoke softly. "Little Ah Qing, the time for us to do big things is almost here."

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

He now craved military merit to the extreme, and although the Captain usually didn't do things reliably over the years, every time they did "big things"... the harvest was still decent.

Although there were risks.

However, Xu Qing felt that living in this world was actually a risk in itself.

Since that was the case... then as long as the cost of the harvest was sufficient, taking the risk was worth it.

Especially since he had also invested quite a few spirit stones this time. "It's related to the Black Heaven Tribe."

Xu Qing was thoughtful as he looked at the Captain.

The Captain put on an inscrutable look, sitting there eating his apple, and gave Xu Qing a triumphant smile. "Little Ah Qing, I told you before that the Sword Holder Palace values me highly; otherwise, they wouldn't have handed the important position of the Merit Department to me."

"During this period, I have thoroughly researched the Merit Department. Looking at the entire Sword Holder Palace, from top to bottom, I know the transfer and arrangement of every single Sword Holder like the back of my hand."

"Unless this person doesn't record military merit, otherwise, under my bright eyes that can see through everything, nothing can escape."

The Captain was proud, looking like he was pointing out the landscape.

Xu Qing sighed with emotion. In his heart, he felt some admiration. He really admired the Captain; after all... such an unremarkable clerical job had actually been dug into so many tricks by the Captain.

"Being able to do this is enough to show that compared to Xiang Ningyan, the Captain is more of a talent. So Little Ah Qing, you are still too green. You need to learn more from me, you know? Don't think about going out to adventure with those bad boys every day; what's the point of that?"

"Going out once is exhausting, and you don't even get much military merit."

"I have to criticize you; during this period, it was ultimately me who carried everything alone."

Xu Qing blinked, hearing the Captain's dissatisfaction. This was already the third time the Captain had expressed similar sentiments during this period.

Thus, Xu Qing made the admiration that had risen in his heart earlier

appear more clearly on his face.

At the same time, he took out a large apple and handed it to the captain.

The captain originally did not want to take it, but he instinctively grabbed it. He glanced at Xu Qing and was just about to speak when Xu Qing softly uttered a sentence: "Senior Brother, some time ago, the Immortal Immortal Zixuan took me to meet a few of her close friends in the Commandery Capital. There is one named Li Li Shitao, she..."

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