Chapter 187: Chapter 187: With the Protagonist Dead, Everyone Is a Fool Courting Death
"Seriously? You shoved it into your brain?"
Qi Suian was at a loss for words. Staring at the Jade Pendant he had just pulled from Tang Qing’s brain, he found it hard to imagine what mental state the man must have been in to shove this thing inside his head.
"Even *I* wouldn’t dare shove something in my brain. How did you have the guts?"
"You’re definitely more ruthless than I am. No wonder you were so strong." Qi Suian acknowledged the man’s power.
"An S-grade item. Not bad at all."
[Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant]
[Quality: S]
[Trait 1: Folded Space]
It only had one ability, but Qi Suian got the feeling it had been depleted somehow.
But that wasn’t important to Qi Suian. What mattered was that this thing seemed very useful.
’The space inside must be huge. Otherwise, there’s no way it would be S-grade with just a single ability.’
"Cerebrum, do you think this can be integrated with the transformation module?" Qi Suian had always been vexed by the Tai Sui God’s size.
The transformation module could indeed alter its shape to a degree, but the range of variation wasn’t very large.
Then there was the issue of weight. As the Tai Sui God evolved, both the effectiveness and the number of its modules increased.
This caused many modules to grow heavier. To put it simply, the Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor would also expand.
The Subspace Stable Pocket was too small now; it could no longer offset enough of the excess weight.
[Unable to determine. However, it is certain that this folded space not only possesses an extremely large area but also has considerable capabilities in terms of protection and concealment.]
[If you had not physically dismantled him, the reconnaissance network would have been unable to detect it.]
That was true. If the red dot on the Treasure Map of the Lost hadn’t persisted, he might never have found it.
"Alright, time to burn this one. Given his condition, he’ll definitely produce enough energy for the Tai Sui God’s evolution." Qi Suian tossed the corpse into the Melting Furnace with a grin.
The man was worth at least fifteen Venerable-grade Cold Energy Monsters.
This was a huge haul, but it would take some time to burn.
He then pocketed the Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant and began to inspect the effects of Celestial Fate: Profound after its +6 enhancement.
As for the supplies inside, there was no rush.
[Enhancement +6: High-Speed Growth]
"This ability... I have to say, it’s actually pretty useful."
Qi Suian couldn’t help but grin when he saw it. He then tried to cultivate the Seven Elements Refining Technique.
"Holy shit. This acceleration feels like getting slammed back in a seat."
After some research, Qi Suian got a general idea of how this "Enhancement +6: High-Speed Growth" worked.
Basically, if he possessed a complete cultivation realm or an entire system and had sufficient resources, his growth rate would accelerate.
Moreover, this acceleration wasn’t static; it would increase exponentially as he progressed.
For others, a skill might be easy to learn but difficult to master. But for Qi Suian, it was easy to start and even easier to master.
Unfortunately, the drawback was also obvious: the stage of development had to be complete, with no missing parts.
Fortunately, it didn’t require the *entire* system to be complete. For example, if he obtained an incomplete Cultivation Technique with only the first three levels, the effect would still trigger as long as those three levels were a complete set.
Furthermore, if he had already fully mastered something, there would be no stepped acceleration; instead, his growth rate would be maxed out from the start.
You could say this enhancement was practically tailor-made for Qi Suian.
Because he never quite fit in with the natives of the various Doomsday Worlds, he always had to study their Extraordinary systems and adapt them to his own foundation.
This made him the founder of his own Cultivation Techniques. It wasn’t a matter of whether he "knew" them; he *created* them. Therefore, he was the one who defined whether they were "complete."
As a result, as long as he successfully researched and integrated new strengths, his cultivation would proceed at the maximum growth rate.
And he didn’t have to worry about resource requirements, either. Feast Energy was a perfect substitute.
’Looks like this is my protagonist’s halo at work, specifically picking out the most suitable enhancement for me.’
’Or maybe it was just his own trait, since he grew so quickly.’
Qi Suian felt completely refreshed and invigorated.
As for the Red Blood Dragon that had caused the death of the Cold Energy user? With his Celestial Fate: Profound enhanced to +6, and one of those enhancements making him a protagonist of the Cold Winter World, Qi Suian had at least a partial home-field advantage. Why would he be afraid of it?
Barring any surprises, it was the dragon that was in for a nasty surprise.
Now, he just had to wait for the Tai Sui God to finish burning this high-quality fuel named Tang Qing. After its evolution, Qi Suian would go and show the Red Blood Dragon what a "protagonist’s punch" truly meant.
"Now that the protagonist’s dead, everyone else just looks like they’re waiting for me to take their heads." Qi Suian felt he was getting a little full of himself.
But it was fine; he was just letting off some steam. It took less than two minutes for Qi Suian to bring his ego back down to earth.
He performed his daily three-point self-examination.
It went something like this: ’Can I beat the Doomsday Game? Can I shatter the world? Can I disrupt time?’
The answer to all three was no, which instantly brought him back to his senses.
You have to set your goals high. Otherwise, if you keep changing targets, not only does it make you seem fickle, but it’s also easy to get arrogant.
With goals set that high, Qi Suian’s ego simply vanished.
Once that was sorted, he opened the folded space within the Tang Family’s Inherited Jade Pendant.
The sheer vastness of the space was beyond his imagination.
It was stockpiled with enormous quantities of supplies, from food and medicine to various ores, metals, and more.
’Where did he get all these supplies? Don’t tell me he looted the strategic reserves of entire nations.’
Looking at all the supplies, Qi Suian suddenly thought of a potential exploit.
"Cerebrum, if I don’t clear out these supplies and just install the whole thing into one of the Tai Sui God’s module slots, will it turn everything inside into SSS-grade modules?"
[Your idea is not feasible. The item will only be judged as the folded space itself.]
[Even if it were possible, the Tai Sui God’s Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor does not have the energy to supply such a massive number of SSS-grade modules.]
[Even if you succeeded, the final result would be irreversible, catastrophic damage to the Tai Sui God.]
[The module slots are not just a representation of power; they also represent the absolute limit of SSS-grade modules the Tai Sui God can withstand during its evolution.]
The Cerebrum explained that while exploiting bugs was possible, both evolving and operating SSS-grade modules required a supporting energy source.
Trying to handle a number of modules that exceeded the Tai Sui God’s limit all at once would absolutely lead to a catastrophic outcome.
[Regarding your bug-exploiting ideas, it is best not to use the Tai Sui God as a target. I recommend you target the Doomsday Game instead.]
The Cerebrum was pointing Qi Suian toward a clear path. Since he was already a "Rulebreaker" in the Doomsday Game—a massive malignant tumor, in essence—scamming the game was practically routine.
"I’d love to, but I’m not strong enough," Qi Suian said frankly.
If he had enough power, he wouldn’t bother with exploits; he’d just dismantle the Doomsday Game and use it as fuel.
[Therefore, you should improve your strength as quickly as possible.]
Qi Suian rolled his eyes at the Cerebrum’s words. ’As if anything in this world is that easy.’
He then began to clear out the supplies in the folded space.
The useful things he kept; the useless ones were all getting stuffed into the Melting Furnace for fuel.
Things like food and medicine were completely useless to Qi Suian.
It wasn’t just that he didn’t need them; even if he did, only the food might be useful. As for the medicine, who knew what effect it would have on him?
He was a Profound Human, and only barely a human at that. Giving him medicine developed for Cold Winter humans would be like feeding rat poison to a sick hamster.
"Nothing useful in here. I’ll just shove it all into the Melting Furnace. I can’t be bothered to sort it." Qi Suian rubbed his temples.
What he valued was the folded space itself. Everything else was just junk taking up room.
He also suspected that once it became a module, it likely wouldn’t function as storage like the Subspace Stable Pocket. Instead, it would probably be used to house his other various modules.
This would allow the Tai Sui God’s size and weight to return to normal, while also better storing and maintaining the equipment formed by those modules.
[Why don’t you let me handle it? I can set aside some items as potential future modules.]
"Alright, I’ll leave it to you." Qi Suian wasn’t surprised by the offer, but he quickly realized there was a problem: only he could open the folded space.
It required one’s Spirit to access it. Unfortunately, the Cerebrum, being just a module, didn’t have such a thing.
"Forget it. I’ll just work with you. You can’t open it otherwise," Qi Suian offered, beginning to cooperate.
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"Dead? How is that possible? Tang Qing cultivated the Taiyin Refining Technique to the sixth level."
"The only one in this world who could match him was the Taiyin Celestial Monarch." The Red Blood Dragon sensed that its connection to Tang Qing had been severed completely.
The realization stunned it.
It couldn’t understand. Besides the Taiyin Celestial Monarch, who else could possibly have killed Tang Qing?
The Taiyin Celestial Monarch *was* it, and its previous physical body had already been killed by Tang Qing. So, theoretically, no one should have been able to kill him.
’It couldn’t be that so-called "Rulebreaker," could it?’
The Red Blood Dragon quickly zeroed in on its target. The Rulebreaker had caused such a commotion that it was impossible not to have heard of him.
’If it really is this Rulebreaker, then perhaps this is a good thing for me.’
’Without the "destined one" aspect that I dreaded, taking his body will be far easier than taking Tang Qing’s.’ The Red Blood Dragon let out a mocking laugh.
The ability to kill Tang Qing meant his strength and potential were in no way inferior.
As for *how* he killed him? The dragon guessed he had simply used some convenience provided by the Doomsday Game.
A second "destined one"? That was impossible. Tang Qing wasn’t the first "destined one" it had encountered.
All destined ones were unique. Only one appeared at a time; it was impossible for there to be a second.
With this, the Red Blood Dragon could be certain that the Rulebreaker was not one of them.
’But can he really survive? Without cultivating the Taiyin Refining Technique, it’s impossible to preserve one’s Yin Qi foundation.’
’It will all depend on his own destiny now. If he survives, his aptitude must be even greater than Tang Qing’s.’
"He is destined to become my new body!" Although the Red Blood Dragon coveted his body, it had no intention of abandoning its own plans for his sake.
