Chapter 601: Worse (3/10, Bonus for 'Ruichi Tianxia')

As for why Fang Yue had been so excited before, it was because…

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Night Thief: Hun Dawang】. Reward: Control Power +80, Dissipate Power +30, Lifespan +5 months, 【Mirage】 Progress +0.5%.

System Prompt: Player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Night Thief: Hun Dawang】. Comprehension has subtly increased.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Night Thief】. Reward: Control Power +10, Dissipate Power +10, Lifespan +1 month, 【Mirage】 Progress +0.05%.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Night Thief】. Reward…

That's right!

Fang Yue killing a 【Night Thief】 also granted attribute points, just like slaying a Weird!

This had never happened before.

And the most terrifying part was… killing a Night Thief caused 'Comprehension to subtly increase'!

Although it only triggered once, seemingly from killing Hun Dawang, it was enough to excite Fang Yue.

Invincible, play me the BGM of how lonely Invincibility is!

Killing people increases Comprehension?

My god, I'm gonna kill them all!!

To kill one is a crime; to kill ten thousand makes you a hero!

I want to become a hero, a tyrant, a cunning bear, a holy bear, a dumb bear—any kind of bear, as long as I keep killing!

Oh no, oh no!

I'm getting hooked—I'm turning into a great demon lord!

Mirage Spirit Root, you're destroying my Dao heart!

Suggest increasing the intensity!

Fang Yue was grinning like an idiot, drool dripping from his mouth, causing the young lady approaching with the horse from afar to shiver with revulsion.

"Young Master Ye… he suddenly feels kind of disgusting…"

Fang Yue had no interest in what the young lady Yang Hongxia thought.

He quickly opened his attribute list.

"Mirage: Blood Rank High 【1.2%】."

"Control Power: 7400 【Base: 7420】 【Status/Bonus: -20】."

"Dissipate Power: 6290 【Base: 6310】 【Status/Bonus: -20】."

"Comprehension: 7.9. 【Special Attribute】"

Okay… Comprehension really only increased subtly.

But Fang Yue thought—if killing a Night Thief gives a subtle boost, then killing a powerful figure must send it soaring!

As the saying goes, diligence compensates for lack of talent. If I kill enough people, I'll be a genius! A peerless genius!

"Damn it! Why do I feel like I'm turning into a great demon, a great villain?"

"But… it's so painful—why do I have a conscience? If I were a dog of the Phoenix Organization, I could just declare myself ready to take off!"

Yet Fang Yue couldn't bring himself to massacre innocents on a large scale.

He could only think of killing evildoers.

Good. 【Chunuan City】, I hope there are enough clowns in your town.

Because 【Fang Bat Man Yue】 is about to descend upon 【Gotham-Chunuan-Tan】! Requesting landing!

I am justice, the beacon at night, humanity's friend, the light of righteousness!

Spreading positive energy starts with me!

Fang Yue quietly asked the young lady: "Young Lady, how is the security in 【Chunuan City】?"

The young lady paused, then said: "This question is complicated. 【Chunuan City】, as a trade city, has an extremely chaotic population and high mobility. During the day, it's manageable—multiple factions work together to suppress chaos, and under heavy pressure, no one dares cause trouble."

But at night, it becomes chaotic—everyone sweeps their own doorstep clean. The Government does nothing; merchant caravans can only protect themselves. So all kinds of monsters and demons roam, and occasionally, Weirds even appear—terrifying stuff. Almost everyone stays indoors at night.

Because of this, many people come to 【Chunuan City】 to trade during the day and leave before sunset, even finding camping on the open Official Road safer than staying in the city.

Because of this characteristic, many people would arrive at 【Chunuan City】 during the day to trade, then leave before the sun set in the evening, and even felt that camping on the wild Official Road was safer than staying in the city."

Fang Yue was stunned, his face lighting up with a grin.

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The young lady was truly baffled, feeling Fang Yue was growing stranger by the moment.

Fang Yue offered no explanation—he took the head of 【Night Thief: Hun Dawang】.

He made the young lady ride the wounded 【Liehong Horse】, lead the remaining horses, and follow him back toward the caravan.

On the way back, Fang Yue continued studying the Mirage Spirit Root.

Previously, Fang Yue had never known how to raise a Weird's rank.

After all, he'd tried pills—he could only reach the level corresponding to human cultivation.

Beyond that, no matter how much potency he consumed, he hit a wall and couldn't advance.

But now, the 【Mirage】 progress bar had appeared.

Clearly, like raising Comprehension, killing people increases 【Mirage】 progress.

This is forcing me to commit crimes!

Mirage Spirit Root, you seductive piece of trash, you're deeply sinful!

I never wanted to create slaughter—why do you torment me so?

Fang Yue thought these words, but if a Night Thief suddenly appeared ahead, he'd charge forward instantly, slash their throat, then say to the corpse: "This isn't what anyone wanted—but my hand just won't listen!"

Also, as 【Mirage】 progress rose to 【1.2%】, Fang Yue felt the power of using 【Mirage Value】 and Stopping Time had subtly increased.

Additionally, as the 【Creep Realm】 progress bar rose to 【1.2%】, Fang Yue felt that both the power of using 【Creep Value】 and the Still World had subtly increased.

This wasn't an illusion, but a very certain feeling, as clear as being able to perceive the changes in one's inner force at any moment.

Of course, how much the specific power had increased would need actual combat to know.

It seemed that the progress of 【Eerie Realm】 could directly feed back into every aspect of the eerie ability, enhancing it.

And 【Eerie Value】 was unexpectedly completely equivalent to inner force value, only the consumption was independently separate, while the maximum value was completely equivalent.

So theoretically, raising inner force value could raise 【Eerie Value】, allowing the use of more eerie power.

The so-called eerie power was the black qi that often coiled around Fang Yue's body.

The black qi didn't display a numerical value, but the amplification in power was very real.

A preliminary estimate: combining the black qi with inner force for combat would amplify power by at least 2-3 times, depending on how much 【Eerie Value】 was invested.

Additionally, there was a small trick — when Fang Yue had been pursuing the 【Fierce Horse】 earlier, the black qi coiled around his feet, and it turned out it could enjoy the speed boost of 【Shadow Step】 within shadows.

This meant that as long as he used the black qi and then used Shadow Step, he could activate Shadow Step's speed boost at any time.

There was also Dark Moon Blade Technique, which could also be wrapped in black qi to cleave out a midnight slash in broad daylight!

This unexpected delight made Fang Yue increasingly satisfied with his awakened 【Eerie Spirit Root】.

Clearly, this thing was not merely a stepping stone to entering the path of immortality, but also an important foundation for boosting strength, with infinite wonderful uses!

As for the only two hidden dangers… that was the issue of 【Yin Messengers】 and the drop in strength.

The former needed no further explanation — Fang Yue had personally experienced the terror of 【Yin Messengers】, and so far, he had absolutely no way to deal with them.

Therefore, even knowing this matter, there was simply no solution.

As for the latter… Fang Yue discovered that his martial artist's strength had never actually dropped at all.

(End of chapter)