Chapter 583: Chapter 580: Virus: Slaughter Metropolis

Cloud Palace Border Area, Advanced Cultivation Field.

This cultivation field, nominally leased by Bai Pu, is actually borrowed.

After all, this is an official boundary land, and Bai Pu holds a high position in the Jiangnan Region, already at the level of a prominent figure, naturally enjoying various privileges.

This cultivation field, located on a separate Cloud Island, is rich in spiritual particles and undisturbed, ranking among the top five in Cloud Palace.

Non-official Awakened, even if they spend money, probably cannot rent such a good place.

While Bai Pu was diligently studying Daoist Alchemy, the Wushan Divine Lady and Blood Spider, having nothing to do, were waiting here.

On one hand, both the Wushan Divine Lady and Blood Spider knew about the existence of the King-level Purple Weapon and wanted to witness it firsthand.

On the other hand, the Wushan Divine Lady hadn’t seen Blood Spider for a long time; the latter has now ascended to the ranks of Advanced Awakened, and the Wushan Divine Lady was keen to test her niece’s skills.

Blood Spider’s advancement to Advanced Awakened propelled her strength forward rapidly, but the Wushan Divine Lady, after all, is a top-tier Awakened, with years of accumulation that Blood Spider cannot compare to.

In the situation where the Wushan Divine Lady actively restricted her own attributes and level, Blood Spider still did not hold an advantage.

The Wushan Divine Lady’s "Jade Tide True Qi" was flexible and changeable, forcing Blood Spider to struggle in situations of equal strength. However, Blood Spider’s final move to seek victory in defeat by turning her Blood Fighting Qi into countless sticky threads to shoot out was also extraordinarily powerful.

The Wushan Divine Lady immediately withdrew her attacking palm force and transformed it into a defensive "Jade Tide True Qi Shield." But her expression changed slightly afterward.

Blood Spider’s sticky Fighting Qi threads were unexpectedly assimilating her Jade Tide True Qi, and the professional energies of both entered into a bizarre state of integration. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Experienced, the Wushan Divine Lady instantly released True Qi to forcibly repel Blood Spider, breaking the integration of their Fighting Qi.

"Qingyun, which Professional Plane did you match with? I feel like your professional energy is a bit strange, I’ve never seen an ability that assimilates others’ professional energy," said the Wushan Divine Lady.

"I matched with the world of ’Virus: City of Slaughter.’

"Virus World? I haven’t heard of it," said the Wushan Divine Lady. This was quite understandable.

Blood Spider said, "It’s a modern world where a virus outbreak occurs, similar to a modern urban version of the Flesh and Blood Plague World... Unlike the Flesh and Blood Plague World, the ’prototype’ in Virus World is a guy who controls the situation freely, and he’s the boss of the infected camp."

"Did you learn the Advanced Fighting Qi Cultivation Method from the prototype of the Virus World?" asked the Wushan Divine Lady.

Blood Spider shook her head, "I chose the ’Green Shield’ faction to fight against the infected. After completing a series of tasks, I got the latest Virus-Improving Potion from the lab chief of the Green Shield camp, and I also drew Prototype Blood from a Bloody Treasure Chest of an Awakened..."

Blood Spider’s explanation made the Wushan Divine Lady cannot help but sigh.

The latest Virus-Improving Potion is forgettable, not a particularly rare item, obtainable through monster-clearing tasks from the Green Shield camp.

However, "Prototype Blood" is different. It’s the blood of the boss of the infected camp and a reward painstakingly earned by an Awakened team through numerous explorations, only to have the team fall apart internally, which allowed Blood Spider to benefit.

Prototype Blood has a "guaranteed drop" trait, so Blood Spider getting it from a Bloody Treasure Chest wasn’t a matter of luck.

Of course, even if an ordinary Awakened had Blood Spider’s luck and got Prototype Blood, lacking subsequent ability to decipher the mysteries of the Spirit Realm, further advancement would be challenging.

Blood Spider, however, directly used the C-level Golden Artifact the Wushan Divine Lady had prepared for her—the Wishing Tree Hide, investing the Prototype Blood and Virus-Improving Potion as raw materials into it, wishing for a concoction suitable for her professional advancement!

Eventually, Blood Spider successfully advanced, and her Blood Fighting Qi acquired some traits of the virus prototype. Each Fighting Qi particle was like a virus, possessing robust activity and invasive capability, able to assimilate others’ energy and gradually transform it into her own.

As such, enemies fighting long-term against Blood Spider face double the consumption, while Blood Spider is able to plunder their energy, turning it to her benefit, significantly reducing her consumption.

Drawing on her unique ability "Inspiration Ball" granted by the Professional Plane, Blood Spider summarized the new Fighting Qi she’d realized into a cultivation method, naming it "Blood Melting Fighting Qi."

"Your Blood Melting Fighting Qi is nearly invincible at the same level. An opponent of the same level unable to secure a quick victory would have their energy stolen by you; with sustaining yourself through battle, few could outlast you," said the Wushan Divine Lady with satisfaction.

Blood Spider smirked, "Aunt, no need to console me... I had a match with Gangxin, and he’s the type that can defeat me quickly, even with one hand."

"Gangxin, he’s probably not considered a competitor of your level," the Wushan Divine Lady remained calm, "After all, even the Dragon King couldn’t take him down, although there were external interferences from the official special operations unit, no doubt his personal prowess is close to the Candidate Level..."

Bai Pu just emerged from the quiet chamber and heard the Wushan Divine Lady’s evaluation of him.

He smiled slightly, not disputing it.

In fact, Bai Pu had a clear sense of his own strength. Before this journey to the Original Sin World, his strength was about on par with a candidate. But after the trials of the Original Sin World, Bai Pu’s strength definitely exceeds Candidate Level now.

"Gangxin, you’re out? How’s it going, can your Alchemy produce attribute-enhancing potions?" Blood Spider was very curious.

Bai Pu shook his head, saying, "I have already mastered the [Flesh and Blood Enhancement Liquid] A-level formula... Perhaps it’s because reaching Level 8 has made my energy manipulation more skillful, enabling me to produce A-level formulas with my mid-level sub-profession, just with slightly inferior effects. Here is my finished product."

With that, Bai Pu set a small bottle to display mode.

[Flesh and Blood Enhancement Liquid: A-level Potion, consuming this can randomly increase Basic Attributes by 2~4 points. This potion does not stack with effects from similar potions.]

"I’ve taken a similar potion before, in the Flesh and Blood Plague World, an Alchemy Master named Nolan made me a bottle of ’Life Enhancement Liquid,’ which increased my attributes by 7 points," Bai Pu sighed.

"This... is good stuff." The Wushan Divine Lady automatically filtered out Bai Pu’s sigh, her eyes fixated on the small bottle, "An attribute-increasing item is definitely a hot commodity. Selling a bottle like this for tens of thousands of spiritual points is not a problem."

"Unfortunately, the materials are difficult to find, and several main ingredients are only produced in the ’Starfall Islands’ of the Flesh and Blood Plague World. That’s an inaccessible Advanced World, and only Awakened with relevant tasks are allowed entry," Bai Pu shook his head and said.

"I’ve been to the Starfall Islands; it’s very small, presumably an Advanced Plane yet to fully evolve, so Awakened cannot enter, nor can it be matched," Blood Spider said.

"How did you obtain the materials you have?" The Wushan Divine Lady asked the crucial question.