Chapter 95: Transcendent Potion — Great Force Bombardment Punch

Murong Mengli shook her head. "Murong Yun might be ruthless, but he'd only dare target our company's people. He wouldn't dare kill a noble, even though he is one himself."

"The life of every noble in the Empire is supreme. This is an absolute rule established jointly by all nobles. If a commoner kills a noble, no matter the reason, they will face the judgment of the entire Chiyan Empire. And if a noble strikes against another noble, they will pay a massive price unless they have a legitimate reason."

"Oh?" An intrigued smile touched the corner of Su Mu's lips. "It sounds like killing a noble might be quite interesting."

Murong Mengli immediately looked at him with utter gravity. "Susu, don't even entertain the thought. I'm not joking. The Gold Nobles founded the Chiyan Empire, and they will absolutely not allow anyone to offend a noble's dignity.

"This unspoken rule holds true in other empires as well. Even during wartime, unless the circumstances are exceptional, enemy armies won't kill nobles. At most, they take them prisoner and demand a ransom.

"This is an untouchable red line across all empires.

"There was once a Gold tier powerhouse who was a Nightmare Apostle. Dissatisfied with the nobility's oppression, he assassinated a noble after ascending to Gold. Afterward... everything about him was eradicated. His family, his friends, the factions they belonged to—it was all forcibly wiped out by the Empire."

"That sounds even more interesting." Su Mu's smile widened. For the first time, he felt that killing someone could actually be this interesting—and those people were called nobles.

"You..." Murong Mengli's eyes flickered. She wanted to say something more, but suddenly found that this man, who cared nothing for nobles, seemed to exude a certain dangerous charm.

"By the way, there is news on the Transcendent Potion you wanted."

Su Mu instantly perked up. He had desired a Transcendent Potion for a long time. "Which kind is it?"

"The type is fairly average. It's the Bronze Law, Great Force Bombardment Punch. Law potions like this that can directly help an ordinary person become a Transcendent are extremely precious. Even the most common ones like Great Force Bombardment Punch, Ceaseless Recovery, and Heart of Steel are very hard to come by. We just got lucky this time.

"As for higher Sequence potions, don't even think about them. It's impossible for those to leak out; they are basically monopolized by the great nobles. If ordinary people want to obtain them, their only option is to become a Chosen One and comprehend them on their own in the Nightmare World."

Great Force Bombardment Punch?

Su Mu was extremely satisfied. He didn't mind its low Sequence; what he wanted was exactly this kind of simple, brute-force Transcendent Potion that intuitively boosted physical fitness.

"When can I get my hands on it?"

"I've already arranged for people to keep an eye on it. As soon as it appears at auction, they'll notify me immediately. Oh, right, Susu..." Murong Mengli's red lips curled up slightly. "Your reward money isn't a small amount, but I'm afraid it might still fall a bit short of winning the bid for Great Force Bombardment Punch. Don't worry, though. I'll make up the difference for you. We'll just say you owe me."

Su Mu raised an eyebrow. He was just about to speak, but Murong Mengli cut him off. "I know you don't like owing people, but you don't need to treat me like an outsider."

"Miss Mengli, you've probably misunderstood. I had no intention of declining. What I wanted to ask was, can I owe you a bit more?"

Murong Mengli stared at him in astonishment.

"Aside from Great Force Bombardment Punch, I saw that you have quite a few other potions in your medical kit. How about this, why don't we..."

"No." Murong Mengli turned away from the hospital bed and left. Her long flaxen hair swept past Su Mu's eyes, leaving a faint, lingering fragrance in the air.

She walked to the door, paused, and looked back. "Just stay at the company and focus on recovering for the next few days. By killing The Unrememberable, you ruined Murong Yun and Qian Zihao's plans, so they might make a move against you. With me at the company, they'll be a bit more cautious.

"Also, the mark between your brows isn't bad. It looks quite nice."

With that, Murong Mengli drifted away.

Su Mu looked around the empty private ward and couldn't help but touch the space between his brows. Ever since he used the Silver Vertical Pupil, a faint silver mark had remained there. It was shaped somewhat like a lightning bolt, but it lacked the sharp edges of actual lightning; instead, it looked as if someone had delicately sketched it with the tip of a calligraphy brush.

The mark was very faint, practically invisible unless one looked closely, but it was undeniably there.

On the surface, it displayed no divine qualities, but he alone knew that the Silver Vertical Pupil lay concealed behind that silver mark. It was an eye from an eight-winged angel.

It possessed terrifying might. Given his current strength, merely forcing its activation had immediately plunged him into a near-death state. Unless it was an absolute last resort, this power could not be used lightly.

Otherwise, if he failed to hit the enemy, he would just end up crippling himself first.

"Although I didn't find the Eye of Gold, the harvest was plentiful. The eye of a deity... even if it wasn't a true deity but just a deity's Statue, its power is quite remarkable. And then there's..."

Su Mu paused. With a wave of his hand, the shadow beneath the hospital bed stood up like a person. The shadow writhed continuously, and in the next moment, Xie Quan stepped out from within it.

At this moment, Xie Quan was completely expressionless. His face was stiff and his eyes were entirely devoid of luster, making him look just like a walking corpse.

Obviously, just like the villagers of Zhao Family Village, Xie Quan was controlled by the dark shadow—which effectively meant he was controlled by Su Mu.

Previously, Tingting had been the dark shadow's master, so the controlled villagers acted entirely according to Tingting's perception. Now that the dark shadow had changed masters, Xie Quan naturally fell under Su Mu's control.

He issued a command to Xie Quan. Immediately, a wondrous thing happened: the originally humanoid Xie Quan suddenly dropped to all fours. Wild-dog-like fur grew over his body, his face protruded outward, his nose turned black, and his teeth shifted into fangs. He looked exactly like a legendary dog demon.

His interest piqued, Su Mu controlled Xie Quan to transform again. An eagle, a tiger, a lion, a bat, a snake...

He realized that Xie Quan could open a zoo all by himself. Furthermore, the animals he transformed into were far stronger than ordinary animals. It perfectly combined the advantages of a Transcendent with those of an animal.

It was entirely worthy of Sequence 102: Hundred Beasts Mimicry.

If he hadn't relied on Bubai to directly finish off Xie Quan at the time, that battle really would not have been easy to win. Xie Quan was simply too versatile.

He had been the first to detect the Illusion Technique, and during the battle, he had even seen through Su Mu's true position. Myriad Phenomena had been basically useless against him.

Ultimately, Myriad Phenomena was a visual Illusion Technique. Its limitations were significant, putting him at a severe disadvantage against enemies who didn't rely on their eyes.

...

For three straight days, Murong Mengli came by almost every day to check on Su Mu's recovery. Her enthusiasm left him a bit speechless.

Su Mu asked her what she was trying to do.

Murong Mengli replied that she was cultivating their feelings. Since the trail for the Eye of Gold had gone cold, her father's birthday banquet was fast approaching, at which point her engagement to Qian Zihao would be announced.

She knew she could no longer change her fate, so she planned to find a man before then.

And that man was Su Mu.

Faced with her frankness, Su Mu didn't have much to say. After all, she wasn't sexually harassing him; she was just coming over to visit.

Today, Murong Mengli came again.

But this time, she brought a silver-white metal box holding several vials of Transcendent Potion.

Aside from the promised Great Force Bombardment Punch and two vials of Vitality Potion, there were three extra vials.

One vial of antidote, one Mind-Clearing Potion, and one Rage Potion.