Chapter 125 - 104: Devouring Evolution

Chapter 125: Chapter 104: Devouring Evolution

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

He Haikun was just thinking about Miss Mei when she contacted him.

With a thought, he retrieved a special, faintly vibrating communication device from his Storage Ring.

A message was displayed on the screen.

[Miss Mei: Captain He, the sisters Qinghe and Qinglian went to make a trade and still haven’t returned. I can’t reach them. What’s going on?]

[He Haikun: They weren’t strong enough. They were captured by someone from the Night Court.]

[Miss Mei: You arranged the meeting location. You owe me an explanation.]

[He Haikun: I was the only one in the entire Night Court who knew about this trade. I didn’t leak the information. Beyond that, I know nothing.]

[Miss Mei: Very good. Captain He has gotten quite bold, hasn’t he?]

[He Haikun: You jest, Miss Mei.]

[Miss Mei: I’m not going to waste any more words with you. Find a way to get the sisters Qinghe and Qinglian released, and I’ll let this matter slide.]

[He Haikun: That’s not possible.]

[Miss Mei: Hm?]

[He Haikun: They’re already dead.]

[Miss Mei: What did you say?]

[He Haikun: They were too heavily injured when captured. They didn’t last long in confinement before they died.]

[He Haikun: I don’t know the specifics. All I know is that the person who captured them is named Gu Qing. He’s a new recruit for the Night Court, an Extraordinary Contactor, but his Physical Strength is very high, probably around Tier Seven.]

[He Haikun: If you have any questions, Miss Mei, you can find a way to capture him and interrogate him yourself. That’s all I can say. I have other matters to attend to, so I’m signing off.]

After sending that final message,

He Haikun, with a thought, returned the special communication device to his Storage Ring.

He then looked up at the pitch-black window, his eyes filled with an icy chill.

’A mere rookie Extraordinary Contactor dares to ruin my plans and snatch my resources?’

’Heh, go ahead and have your fun with that pack of stinking foxes.’

’Speaking of which, how did that kid know the people I’d arranged would be trading with a Fox Woman there?’

’Did he just happen to be passing by?’

’Or... does he have some special method for finding monsters?’

He Haikun fell into deep thought.

...

At the same time, in a hidden location in the suburbs, a scantily clad Fox Woman slowly lowered her special communication device, her expression grim.

’He Haikun’s wings are getting stiffer and stiffer. I’ll have to find a chance to teach him a proper lesson...’

As she thought this, she took a deep breath and looked down at the Fox Woman kneeling beside her, massaging her legs. Her voice was gentle, yet tinged with malice.

"Qingyu, Qinghe and Qinglian were killed by a rookie from the Night Court."

"The rookie’s name is Gu Qing. He’s an Extraordinary Contactor with a Physical Strength of at least Tier Seven."

"Find a way to track him down. Capture him and bring him to me."

"I’m going to toy with him cruelly, drain every last drop of essence from his body, then break his limbs and stuff him in a jar to be kept."

"I’ll make it so he can neither live nor die!"

As she spoke these last words, Miss Mei’s hands clenched so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh, drawing beads of crimson blood.

Qingyu, who had been kneeling on the ground massaging her legs, slowly stood up, a smile curling on her lips.

"Rest assured, Miss Mei. Within three days, I will capture him and deliver him to your bed."

This Fox Woman named Qingyu had a Biological Level as high as Tier Nine.

Unlike the other Fox Women, she never relied on increasing her Spiritual Strength to evolve. Instead, she evolved by increasing her Qi Blood Strength.

She had a codename among the fox clan:

—The King Kong Barbie Fox!

...

「1:00 AM.」

After being busy outside all night, Gu Qing finally returned home.

At this hour, his mother, Wen Wanyi, and his father, Gu Mingbo, were both asleep. The house was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Gu Qing slipped on his slippers, tiptoed into his room, and took out the two fruits he had hidden on his person.

One was the Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit, which could increase Qi Blood.

The other was the Wise Man’s Fruit, which could enhance one’s spirit.

’With my Yin-Yang Saint Body, I only need to focus on increasing my Qi Blood from now on. Eating this Wise Man’s Fruit would be a waste.’

’When I officially report to the Night Court next Monday, I’ll ask if the storeroom accepts Wise Man’s Fruits.’

’If they do, I’ll trade it for an Extraordinary Resource that can increase Qi Blood.’

With this in mind, Gu Qing returned to the living room, pulled out a sheet of plastic wrap, and placed the wrapped Wise Man’s Fruit in the refrigerator.

To prevent his family from opening it out of curiosity, he even stuck a note on it, saying the Wise Man’s Fruit was a birthday present for a friend and that no one should touch it.

’Speaking of which, I wonder if normal people can eat this Wise Man’s Fruit.’

’If they can, I could just split it between Mom, Dad, and Silly Yao.’

’Hm, I’ll ask the Magic Mirror.’

Gu Qing hurried back to his room, pulled the Magic Mirror out from his phone case, and looked at its surface. "Magic Mirror, can normal people eat the Wise Man’s Fruit?" he asked.

Words appeared on the Magic Mirror: [No. A normal person’s body is too fragile to withstand the Extraordinary Power contained within Exotic Flowers and Fruits. It would be too potent for them.]

Gu Qing asked again, "What if I juice it and dilute it with a lot of water?"

The Magic Mirror replied again: [Let me give it to you straight, no BS. To put it plainly and get right to the point: for the vast majority of normal people, Extraordinary Power is like chocolate to a dog. It’s a deadly poison. Therefore, the vast majority of normal people cannot eat Exotic Flowers and Fruits.]

"Hey, can you stop talking with that weird, preachy tone?"

Gu Qing couldn’t help but retort, then continued to ask, "Then is there a chance that my parents and sister are part of the small minority of normal people who can handle Extraordinary Power?"

Magic Mirror: [It is indeed possible. If you want to take that gamble, you can absolutely have your parents and sister split the Wise Man’s Fruit. If you do, there’s a 0.01% chance you’ll have three Extraordinary Contactor family members, and a 99.99% chance you’ll become an orphan.]

Holy crap, 0.01%?

’That’s a one-in-ten-thousand chance?’

’Who the hell would take that bet?’

Gu Qing decisively abandoned the idea of letting his family eat the Wise Man’s Fruit.

Forget 0.01%—he wouldn’t dare to bet on it even if it were a 99% chance of success.

What if that 99% was a classic gacha-game-style probability? His whole family would be toast.

He put away the Magic Mirror.

He put down his phone.

Gu Qing picked up the Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit from his desk and, without even washing it, popped it into his mouth and began to eat.

He took a bite.

The juice from the pulp instantly exploded in his mouth.

Some of the juice even splattered right onto his face.

He was so stunned by the spray that he froze.

Like Homelander getting a face full of milk.

He just stood there, completely dumbfounded.

"Holy shit, is this Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit always this juicy?"

Coming back to his senses, Gu Qing looked down at the half-bitten Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It was no exaggeration to say that when he took that bite, he thought he had bitten through a water pipe.

Without a second thought, Gu Qing opened his mouth wide, shoved the entire Six-Flavor Rehmannia Fruit inside, chewed it a couple of times, and swallowed the whole thing, not wasting a single drop of juice.

Under the effects of his Devouring Attribute,

the moment the fruit pulp entered his stomach, it was instantly and completely digested and absorbed, transforming into wisps of a warm current that rapidly flowed through his entire body.

A few seconds later, Gu Qing felt his entire body grow hot, and sweat began to pour from his skin.

In just a moment, he was drenched, with sweat pooling on the floor around him.

This state lasted for about a minute.

Suddenly, Gu Qing felt his muscles swell as a vast power surged and erupted from every cell in his body.

The instant all that power burst forth,

a conspicuous line of text suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[Your Biological Level has successfully evolved from Tier Seven to Tier Eight.]

...

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