Chapter 33

Five days of lifespan?!

Fang Yue froze, then broke into a grin!

This 【Trapped Bullet Gui】 grants fewer attribute points than the 【Shi Zhi Gui】 when slain, but far more lifespan.

Fang Yue didn't understand the principle—perhaps different types and ranks of guis yield different rewards.

Still, Fang Yue felt the 【Shi Zhi Gui】 was stronger.

Because all guis with black blood oozing from their eyes were fundamentally 【Chu Sheng Gui】.

These 【Chu Sheng Gui】 were all 【Black Grade Low】.

Only when a gui's eyes cleared and it passed the black-blood stage could it potentially evolve into 【Black Grade Mid】 or higher.

Of course, this wasn't absolute—some guis that passed the black-blood stage still lingered at 【Black Grade Low】.

Undoubtedly, the 【Shi Zhi Gui】 in the ruined temple had passed the black-blood stage, which was why Fang Yue felt the 【Shi Zhi Gui】 was stronger.

Among guis, the weakest were 【Black Grade Low】, and 【Black Grade Low】 corresponded to human martial cultivators of 【Post-Heaven Third-Rate】, true martial practitioners!

The power gap was terrifying: in the entire Gu Yue Cun, only three Captains had entered the Dao of Martial Arts; everyone else were merely amateurs who learned crude Martial Arts, not even qualifying as martial practitioners.

But humans had intelligence.

Equipment, crude Martial Arts, physical training to boost attributes, formation ambushes, Human Soul fire to weaken guis—all these methods enhanced combat power.

Thus, teams of six could hold their own against ordinary guis, though the death rate was extremely high.

Only martial practitioners could face guis alone.

Even Deputy Captains needed teammates to fight guis.

The 【Trapped Bullet Gui】's strength was probably average among 【Black Grade Low】.

After all, the 【Trapped Bullet Gui】's ability was strange, but its damage output was clearly insufficient.

Of course, "insufficient damage" was relative to 【Yese Liming】.

In daylight, he'd be slaughtered in seconds—even ordinary Patrol Team members couldn't withstand it.

Even Yong Ge, a top Patrol Team member on the verge of becoming Deputy Captain, fell to this gui—proof of the 【Trapped Bullet Gui】's strength.

At night, with internal force Blade Technique and peak attributes, Fang Yue's control force reached 47 points; now with five more, it would be 52.

This attribute level, Fang Yue believed, was rare even in Gu Yue Cun—certainly Deputy Captain-tier or even Captain-tier power.

Post-Heaven martial arts meant you could do as you pleased.

Too bad his internal force only lasted for one strike—and his blade snapped, stuck halfway.

He checked his attributes.

"Name: Yese Liming."

"Realm: Post-Heaven Third-Rate."

"Status: Gui Curse 【Right Hand】."

"HP: 200/200."

"Internal Force: 8/25."

"Yuli: 34 (+20) (-3)."

"Xiele: 34 (+20) (-3)."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Upper Grade)."

"Skills: Analysis Pupil (Human Lower Grade), Starfire Blade Technique Level 1 (Post-Heaven Third-Rate), Starfire Heart Method Level 1 (Post-Heaven Third-Rate)."

"Lifespan: 13 days, 1 shichen."

At first glance, Fang Yue's focus was on the increased lifespan—he beamed with joy.

But on the second look, he froze.

Wait! Why are there -3s after my attributes? And what is this 【Gui Curse】 status?

He stared hard at 【Gui Curse】—slowly, the Analysis Pupil activated.

"Name: Gui Curse."

"Effect: -3 Yuli, -3 Xiele."

"Description: A curse left by a special gui; cursed area: 【Right Hand】."

"Duration: 24 shichen."

"Note: Clasp both hands—hope someone has trouble!"

The front of the right forearm?

Fang Yue looked at his right hand—the hollow punched through by the 【Trapped Bullet Gui】's finger still remained.

In the center of the arm, a hollow formed; flesh and even parts of bone had been compressed into a square and ejected.

This was… the Gui Curse.

Seeing the countdown ticking down second by second, Fang Yue grew uneasy.

What would happen when the countdown ended?

And how do I remove this status?

Fang Yue was completely clueless.

Then, suddenly, he felt his right arm itch—the walls around the hollow wriggled, as if slowly regrowing flesh.

Fang Yue froze, then understood.

"So the Gui Curse's countdown means the wound heals automatically when time runs out. Looks like the Gui Curse isn't that bad."

Relieved, Fang Yue placed the square chunk of flesh he'd retrieved onto the arm's gap—like fitting puzzle pieces, the edges aligned perfectly.

He also noticed the itching intensified; fine tendrils sprouted from the hollow's walls, gradually fusing with the inserted square flesh.

The process was slow, but Fang Yue clearly felt his body changing—even the bones were reconnecting.

Fang Yue finally relaxed, no longer worrying about his arm, and turned his gaze to the corpse on the ground.

Sure enough, the corpse ignited without fire, burning into a pile of ash.

"Name: Black Ember."

"Description: Residue left behind after a Weird dies; wide-ranging uses."

Fang Yue picked up all of it.

He placed it in his inventory and suddenly noticed the Black Ember had merged into a single slot, indicating a subtle change.

"Black Ember 【6g】."

6g?

What does that mean?

If it's grams, it's not that light—it still feels somewhat heavy.

But if it's count, there are so many granules, it doesn't seem like a count either?

Fang Yue was confused, but he knew this was likely a unit of measurement.

At this moment, Niu Niu, who was in Heavy Injury and unable to perform strenuous movement, had already trotted over from afar.

"Ye Ge! Ye Ge is so strong! Ye Ge is number one in the world!"

"Not targeting anyone—no one understands Ye Ge better than me! I'm Ye Ge's biggest fan!"

"Ye Ge! I'm convinced! Take me with you! Take me with you! I'm sticking with you forever! Through fire and knife, boiling oil and hell—you say the word, I'll go anywhere!"

As Niu Niu came over, he excitedly clutched his severed hand and his little heart, babbling incoherently.

He was too exhilarated!

Because the system had just notified him of a message.

It told him that for participating in the slaying of 【Trapped Bullet Weird】, he had received a 0.1 Yu Li reward!

0.1! A full 0.1!

He had strained for a full day and night, relying on his talent 【Innate God Strength】, and had only gained 0.7.

Yet after just two hits against the Weird, getting brutally beaten, and finally watching Ye Ge step in to kill it, he had somehow earned 0.1 Yu Li.

This feeling was too satisfying!

Wherever Ye Ge went, he would go; whatever Weird Ye Ge killed, he would kill too!

I'm Ye Ge's right-hand man! Ye Ge eats meat, I drink the broth! Brotherhood game, invincible in the world!

(End of Chapter)