Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 457: Chapter 362: Advancement to Tier Five

In the radar monitoring room.

BEEP! BEEP! The sound of the alarm echoed nonstop.

The sudden commotion immediately caught everyone’s attention.

After they got a clear look at the content on the monitoring room’s screen, their expressions changed drastically.

A glaring red ball of light appeared on the radar’s circular display, practically hugging the Pan Mountain Gathering Place.

At the same time, a line of red text flashed continuously below.

"Tier Five Life Form detected! Please evacuate immediately!"

Seeing this, the people were instantly filled with panic.

A Tier Five Life Form.

’It’s so close. Where could we even run?’

’Why wasn’t there any warning beforehand?’

Just as everyone thought they were done for,

a voice suddenly rang out.

"Cancel the alert. That’s not a Desolate God."

The one who spoke was none other than Zhang Ming.

At that moment, he stared at the Tier Five Life Form displayed on the radar.

His expression was odd.

Unlike these ordinary Evolvers and survivors, as the second-in-command of the gathering place, he naturally knew that was the location where Hu Qi was in seclusion for his Cultivation.

This disturbance could only be the work of that lord.

’Could it be that he’s about to break through to Tier Five?’

’Tier Five... This is Tier Five we’re talking about!’

...

Time passed.

It was impossible to tell how long.

Back where he was,

the violent changes in Hu Qi’s body gradually subsided.

It was replaced by a feeling of extreme clarity and comfort, as if every clogged pore in his body had been opened.

If he had to describe the sensation, it was as if an invisible, intangible membrane had previously existed between him and the world. But now, that membrane was gone.

He could now mobilize the Ethereal Wanderers between heaven and earth with much greater ease.

Hu Qi’s gaze shifted, and he looked at the panel again.

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[Genes: Human War God (Peak) | Unknown Talisman Integrity: 15.99%]

...

[Modification Points: 70023 (7%)]

He had reached Peak Tier Five Human War God.

The price was over four thousand Modification Points, but it was all worth it.

After all, if he had relied on his own slow Cultivation to accumulate power, there was no telling how long it would have taken.

Hu Qi closed his eyes, carefully sensing his own body.

Silver Runes flickered within his flesh, bones, skin, and internal organs.

At this moment,

he felt as if he himself had transformed into a humanoid Rune.

"So that’s how it is!"

A flash of understanding appeared in his eyes.

The source of an Evolver’s power came precisely from this kind of mysterious Rune.

The process of an Evolver’s strength increasing was, in fact, a process of continuous assimilation by the Runes.

After reaching Tier Five War God, a person’s entire flesh and blood would be assimilated by these Runes.

He looked up at the sky.

The canopy of the heavens was pitch-black, with only a single bright moon hanging high above.

However, a patch of dark clouds had drifted in from somewhere, blocking a large portion of the moonlight and making the world seem somewhat dim.

But now, in Hu Qi’s vision,

there was something else in the sky.

It was a Rune so vast it was beyond imagination, seemingly without end.

However, the term "Rune" generally refers to a relatively basic symbol.

A "Talisman," on the other hand, is a more complex entity, which can be seen as a combination of multiple Runes.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it was more appropriate to call this thing a "Talisman."

It was just that, at this moment, most of the Talisman’s lines were deeply hidden in the profound darkness of the sky, making it impossible to see in its entirety. Only a small portion of its lines were exposed.

After a simple comparison,

Hu Qi discovered that these exposed lines of the Talisman were identical to the Runes inside his body.

This couldn’t help but give rise to a bit of speculation in his heart.

’Perhaps, once I’ve completely restored the Unknown Talisman’s integrity,’

’I’ll be able to see the full Talisman in the sky.’

In addition,

with his body now having undergone Tier Five Runic transformation,

he was able to draw upon the power of the Talisman in the sky to a certain extent.

He could borrow the power of this world and use it for himself.

’Does this mean that the more complete the Unknown Talisman is, the more power I can borrow?’

Hu Qi’s gaze flickered.

This thought surfaced in his mind.

However, whether this was true or not could only be confirmed after he absorbed more Runes and perfected the Unknown Talisman within his body.

Hu Qi reined in his thoughts.

For some unknown reason, a strange look suddenly appeared on his face.

The Twisted Light that had been covering his body was instantly withdrawn.

He returned to his original appearance.

Then, he looked at his panel and saw that the status column was conspicuously displaying an anomaly.

Behind it was a line of small, Crimson text.

[Currently being targeted and tracked by an unknown power]

Hu Qi had a good habit.

He would summon his Crimson panel to check it whenever he had a spare moment.

As early as when he had first arrived at the Pan Mountain Gathering Place,

he had noticed the anomaly on the panel.

It was just that his strength had not yet reached its limit back then, so he had ignored it.

He had merely used the Twisted Light to conceal himself and block the tracking.

Now, with the Twisted Light withdrawn from his body,

in an instant,

a faint red thread silently wrapped around his wrist within his perception.

The other end of the red thread extended in a certain direction.

Seeing this, a cold smile formed on Hu Qi’s lips.

"Let’s see who has the gall to track me!"

...

At this moment, three hundred kilometers away from the Pan Mountain Gathering Place, a small gathering place was deathly silent.

Everyone inside, from the survivors to the Evolver leader, had been turned into desiccated corpses.

Now, in one of the brightly lit rooms,

"Don’t... Don’t kill me! Please, I’ll do anything you ask!"