I Have a Dice Left by a God

Chapter 592 - 184: Mastering the Worm

Li Xin shoved the magic potion bottle into Qi Badao’s hands. He’d already judged it on the way back: it was a potion that suppressed bloodthirsty tendencies. As long as Qi Badao didn’t mess around, he could hold out for quite a while. Based on his understanding of Qi Badao’s cautious yet tenacious character, there was a high chance he could endure it."I’ll get you through the first three days. This potion is for critical moments—it can massively suppress the worm’s instincts, but you can’t rely on it. You have to overcome it yourself. Once you fall, there’s no turning back. I might even have to clean house myself." Li Xin said. The potion’s principle didn’t target the host, but suppressed the worm, and it would build drug resistance.

Qi Badao carefully tucked the potion into his chest. Hearing the words "clean house," he instead let out a goofy laugh. "Swallow it dry, or take it with water? Hot or cold? Can I drink it with alcohol?"

"You’re quite particular." Li Xin looked at Qi Badao and smiled.

Good. Fear of death made it easier to suppress the craving for blood.

"Any way is fine, just get it down." Li Xin said. "What’s your plan next—leave Dragon Capital, or go back to the Hundred Martial Hall?"

"Go back to the Hundred Martial Hall." Qi Badao answered without the slightest hesitation. "If I leave Dragon Capital, where would I go? Brother Li, didn’t you say before that living isn’t just about eating and breathing? Since I’m already here, no entering the tiger’s den, no tiger cubs. I don’t think this is just about me—whoever’s behind this definitely has a deeper purpose. This improved worm clearly isn’t something just anyone can use. I’m really curious what exactly they’re trying to do."

"Who’s the Grand Hall Master of the Hundred Martial Hall? Do you understand their structure?"

"The Grand Hall Master is very mysterious; only the most core people have seen him. The Hundred Martial Hall has four Elders and eight Vajra Protectors. In Dragon Capital alone there are over a hundred branch halls, with others spread all over Lilon, their power is terrifyingly large. They say only the four Elders and eight Vajra have the right to see the Grand Hall Master, and he’s supposedly just half a step away from becoming a Martial God. I don’t even know what kind of level a Martial God is." Qi Badao said.

Divine Relics had nine ranks, corresponding to nine tiers. Fifth Life was Angel, Sixth Life was Great Angel. If one possessed divinity, that was a Demigod, Vladimir’s tier. Seventh Life was Sub-deity; that Earth Pope who slapped him into a meat patty was a Sub-deity. He remembered that debt crystal clear and would reclaim it with interest one day.

The Eighth Life corresponded to the current seven Deities of the Dao Yuan Continent. In the Old Era, they said Deities of that level were numerous.

He had always been keeping an eye on this kind of intel and asking around whenever he could. As for the Ninth Life, it belonged to the Ancient Era. After Ragnarok there was no further information. There was, however, some about the Fifth Life-era Pope. The Pope was said to be the existence closest to the Nine Lives, but then a disaster occurred that ended the Fifth Life Era. The Pope fell, and there had never been another Pope since. After that, Royal Authority rose, reaching a point where it could stand on equal footing with Divine Authority.

As for that disaster, he’d gossiped about it with Kathy, but Kathy remained tight-lipped. In truth, Li Xin was very curious. Even if the previous Pope died, why was a new Pope never born?

Martial God... judging by the current state of the Hundred Martial Hall, someone wanted to become a Demigod. That meant there was a very high chance that the Grand Hall Master was a Divine Great Angel.

Something terrifying.

Based on the hidden knowledge he had now, only Angels and Divine Angels could continue advancing, becoming Great Angels and Divine Great Angels. Angels could also gain divinity during their cultivation. Only a Divine Great Angel could transform into a Demigog. This Grand Hall Master of the Martial Hall wanted to become a Demigod, so by that logic he was already a Divine Great Angel.

What conditions did a Divine Great Angel need to fulfill to transform into a Demigod?

Maybe he could work backward from that motive to find a few clues.

It was just that even Kathy didn’t know such secrets, and the conditions also varied with different paths. Li Xin took a bite of dumpling, then a big gulp of white liquor. Sigh, he really had too few big thighs he could hug.

"Are the four Elders and eight Vajra mysterious? Have you seen them?" Li Xin asked.

"Yeah, I’ve seen them. I’ve met one Elder and two Vajra. They’re all very capable and seasoned people." Qi Badao thought for a moment and said.

"Oh? How strong are they?"

"Not sure. I personally don’t feel like they’re exceptionally powerful. It’s just that their seniority is very high and they have great prestige in the Hundred Martial Hall." Qi Badao said. "Brother Li, is the Night Patrol’s target the Hundred Martial Hall?"

Li Xin glared at Qi Badao. "Are you crazy, or am I crazy, or is the Night Patrol crazy? Your mission in the Hundred Martial Hall is to stay alive. You have no other objective."

"Now that you’ve said that, I’m relieved." Qi Badao said. "The little cutie in my body seems pretty well-behaved..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Qi Badao’s eyes flushed red. Restlessness and a bloodthirsty urge surged through his body.

Li Xin raised his hand, and Qi Badao was so scared he hurriedly stopped him. "Don’t hit me, I can still hold it."

Li Xin and Qi Badao didn’t dare linger, paid the bill, and hailed a carriage back to the safe house. On the way, Qi Badao was shaking like he had malaria but still gritted his teeth and endured it.

On the bed, Qi Badao writhed in agony. His body was bound by a Spiritual Lock Chain so he couldn’t move or hurt himself. His Spiritual Ability roiled—this was a kind of manic Red Eye state. After being parasitized by the worm, if the host had some Spiritual Ability foundation, the power-up was insanely fast. It hadn’t even been long and Qi Badao had already started awakening his strength.

The problem was that in this state, people usually couldn’t control their desires and would start hunting. They’d sober up after a full feast, but the process of falling could no longer be stopped.

The new "Little Skinner" was hunting exactly this kind of person. Who would have such a motive?

There was a detail here: some of the dead were connected to the Hundred Martial Hall, and some to the Moon God’s Court. Most of the ones from the Moon God’s Court weren’t core members. That meant a situation similar to Celestial Capital had appeared. These people were probably "Furnaces."

Not everyone could stay stoic to the end. By comparison, skirting the edge allowed you to gain power faster and also eased the hunger brought by the worm—that was human nature.

After thinking for a while, Li Xin stopped mulling it over and shifted his attention to Qi Badao. This was his first time closely observing the process of a worm parasitizing someone.

These three days were the period where the worm and host fused. In fact, there was a similar process between a Divine Relic and its host. If you removed the visual differences, how different were Divine Relics from worms, really? Maybe the only difference was that Divine Relics didn’t have a devouring urge.

From worm, to Original Embryo, then to Divine Relic—the essence didn’t change.

The Dao Yuan path’s Hidden Power came from the Abyss. The Abyss had always existed: beneath the fog of the Holy Land lay the Abyss’s true form—countless worms and terrifying monsters sealed under the mist. He still couldn’t judge how to measure a Deity’s power, but that thing at the bottom of the Abyss was probably already at the level of a Deity.