Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 456: Chapter 362: Advancement to Tier 5, Part 2

She wore a Crown, and the beaded curtain hanging from it swayed gently, making a soft, pleasant sound.

Looking closely, one could see she was a woman in her twenties.

Her face was as fair as jade, and her eyes held no pupils—only a stark, pale whiteness.

The white light illuminating the hall emanated from her eyes.

This was none other than the leader of the Southern Theater Command—Huang Lin.

However, she preferred her subordinates to call her Empress rather than Leader.

Huang Lin raised her hand slightly.

The envelope transformed into a streak of flowing light and landed in her palm.

After she finished reading its contents,

the paper instantly disintegrated, turning to ashes that scattered away.

Huang Lin, however, furrowed her delicate brows.

Her expression grew a little grave.

’So that’s it. An Outer Heaven Demon...’

...

At the same time Huang Lin received the letter, the remaining Eastern and Northern Theater Commands also received the same message from the Western Theater Command.

Its contents

made the expressions of these Evolver leaders, all at the Tier Five Human War God level, turn incomparably grave.

...

「A few days later.」

Night shrouded the land like ink. A bright moon hung high in the sky, casting a cold, clear glow.

Pan Mountain Gathering Place was completely different from Rotten Leaf Gathering Place, which was pitch-black once night fell.

As a large gathering place, it had a fully equipped power station, ensuring a worry-free supply of basic electricity.

Even late at night, streetlights throughout the gathering place still cast a dim yellow glow, illuminating area after area.

Squads of armed Evolver guards patrolled by from time to time, maintaining order and security within the gathering place.

The night wind blew gently.

At the edge of Pan Mountain Gathering Place,

Hu Qi sat cross-legged atop a massive rock on the peak of a mountain.

All around him, streams of Ethereal Wanderers, imperceptible to the naked eye, continuously converged and entered his body.

His body emitted a soft, blue-white light.

Suddenly, Hu Qi snapped his eyes open.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes and vanished.

"Crimson!"

he said softly.

In an instant, a translucent crimson panel appeared before his eyes.

[User: Hu Qi (Lin Yi)]

[Age: 20]

[Talent: Spirit Devouring, Twisted Light (Heaven and Earth), Primordial Eye (Crimson Sun Flame Prison)]

[Genes: Celestial King (Peak) △ Unknown Talisman - Integrity: 15.99%]

[Skill: Spiritual Ape Posture (Perfection)]

...

[Modification Points: 74,523 (7%)]

Hu Qi’s gaze was fixed on the "Unknown Talisman" entry.

After completely constructing and absorbing the Tier Five Desolate God codenamed Loudra, the Unknown Talisman’s integrity had increased by over six percent, reaching nearly sixteen percent.

It was just that parts of the new Rune overlapped with the original Runes in his body.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances,

the Runes from a Desolate God-level Wild Beast should have been enough to advance the Talisman’s progress by about ten percent.

A Tier Five Talisman was in a league of its own compared to Talismans of other tiers.

With Hu Qi’s current strength at Tier Four Peak, constructing it had taken him a significant amount of time.

Fortunately, the essence of Hu Qi’s soul had reached Apostle Level Peak. A normal Tier Four Evolver would have found it impossible to succeed.

It was as impractical as asking a person who weighed only a hundred pounds to swallow a thousand pounds of food in one go.

’It’s about time for an upgrade!’

Hu Qi sensed the condition of his body.

During this period, aside from constructing the Rune at the beginning, he had dedicated all his time to stabilizing the explosive surge of power within him.

In that time,

he had continuously consumed Spiritual Fruits from the Pan Mountain Gathering Place and absorbed the flesh-and-blood essence from the body of the Tier Five Desolate God.

He had finally stabilized the unstable power that resulted from relying too heavily on the Crimson Power for his advancement, and his body was now ready for the next upgrade.

’The disturbance caused by the Sun God a few days ago was too great. It’s almost certain to have attracted the attention of the Tier Five powerhouses of this world.’

’As long as they spend some time, finding me won’t be difficult.’

’Although I can interfere using the Sun God’s power, this body is too weak. It’s not safe in the long run.’

’So, I still have to increase my strength to its absolute limit.’

’Besides, I have plenty of Modification Points now. Why wouldn’t I upgrade? Should I wait until I’m about to lose a fight to have a last-minute breakthrough?’

"Crimson, modify me! Upgrade me to Tier Five Peak!"

Hu Qi stared at the panel, his command echoing in his mind.

Instantly,

the panel trembled slightly. Modification Points drained away by the thousands like a receding tide, transforming into streaks of red light that flowed into the Genes entry.

Suddenly,

a sharp, stabbing pain erupted in his chest, as if tens of millions of steel needles were piercing him at once.

The silver ball of light inside him suddenly expanded several times over. The Runes within it twisted madly before spreading outward.

Lines of Runes, like nimble, slithering snakes, swiftly burrowed into his flesh, bones, and organs. Silver runic patterns even appeared in his pupils.

It was as if these Runes were trying to etch themselves onto every part of his body.

Intense pain washed over him in surging waves, coming from every part of his body, as if he were being torn apart inch by inch.

This agony was far worse than death by a thousand cuts, enough to drive a person mad or even make them want to kill themselves.

However,

Hu Qi’s expression remained calm and detached, as if this heart-piercing pain had nothing to do with him.

The surrounding Ethereal Wanderers poured frantically into his body,

repairing the damage caused by the Runes.

Seen from the outside, Hu Qi had transformed into a ball of blue-white light.

The light he emitted illuminated more than half of the nearby Pan Mountain Gathering Place.

Within Pan Mountain Gathering Place...