Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 348: 269. Try new containment conditions

Countdown 24:00:00.

In the cabin on Xingshu Road.

Qing Chen struggled back to his bedroom and lay down. The self-healing ability of a Transcendent far exceeded that of ordinary humans, and it was uncertain how long it would take for him to recover this time.

“Yi, are you there?” Qing Chen asked.

“I am here,” came Yi’s voice from the phone.

“You’ve seen many Knights before, haven’t you?” Qing Chen asked curiously, “So, are you familiar with the training system of the Knights?”

“Familiar,” Yi answered straightforwardly, “The first life-and-death trial hammers the muscles, the second the fasciae, the third the bones, the fourth the skin, the fifth hammers the True Qi, the sixth brings about the grand completion of True Qi, and the seventh steps into the realm of transcendence, becoming a Demigod.”

These seven stages correspond respectively to the F, E, D, C, B, A, S ranks, each rank’s life-and-death trial involving a different Genetic lock.

Ultimately, at C-Class, the human body is hammered to perfection, then at B-Class, mysterious True Qi begins to emerge, and at A-Class, True Qi is perfected.

Qing Chen curiously asked, “How can one determine if the True Qi is perfected?”

“It naturally flows through the entire body,” Yi replied, “Which part of your body has Qi right now?”

“Both forearms,” Qing Chen said, “Normally when not in use, they retract into the bones of the arms, nowhere else even slightly.”

“Mmm, once you have True Qi contained in all the bones of your body, that means it’s flowing through the whole body. There’ll be a process from quantitative to qualitative change,” Yi replied, “But you seem a bit different, your sequence is all mixed up. You actually developed True Qi first…”

Qing Chen thought to himself, according to the usual order, his next advancement should involve hammering the bones.

By then, his bones should not be so easily fractured.

At least it could enhance his resilience against beatings a bit.

Yi asked, “By the way, the life-and-death trials don’t necessarily have a set sequence, so which one do you plan to choose for your next breakthrough?”

After seriously considering it, Qing Chen answered, “Ultimate Trust.”

Yi seemed to hesitate for a moment, “It’s not the hardest of all challenges, but it certainly tests one’s courage the most.”

Saying this, she probably understood why Qing Chen chose “Ultimate Trust”, because this young man never lacked courage.

Qing Chen didn’t respond to Yi again, instead, he looked at his wrist.

He closely examined the forks on the Puppeteer.

Astonishingly, the fork had grown by a full 3 meters in one go.

It’s worth noting that tonight he only sacrificed a C-Class Expert to avoid leaving too many loopholes, just to see the sacrificial situation of the Puppeteer.

The result was surprisingly good.

It also made Qing Chen realize, Taboos value quality over quantity.

It seemed that C-Class was a threshold; from C-Class Experts upwards, the sacrifice of every expert greatly increased the growth of the Puppeteer.

Thus, controlling a second person was not a delusion.

However, Qing Chen immediately felt pained when he thought about this because he had killed Qing Huai and Cao Wei in the 002 Taboo Land previously, and they both were C-Class.

If he had known this rule then, wouldn’t the forks of the Puppeteer already have reached 10 meters by now?

Qing Chen felt, this type of heartache was more intense than the pain on his body…

Wait, he suddenly thought of a problem, for the Taboo item ACE-019, the sacrificial objects it needed were differentiated; on one hand, the soul, on the other, the flesh.

Then, sometimes separating the flesh seemed not to require the target’s death.

Thinking this, Qing Chen took a pair of scissors from the drawer and headed to Nan Gengchen’s room.

Nan Gengchen was inside, focused on online shopping, when suddenly Qing Chen held him down and snipped off a small clump of hair.

Nan Gengchen was bewildered, “Brother Chen, what are you doing?”

“Nothing much, just getting some hair for an experiment,” Qing Chen went back to his own room.

Nan Gengchen still appeared confused, “Then why didn’t you cut your own hair?”

Back in his room, Qing Chen placed the clump of hair by the Puppeteer’s mouth, only for the tiny serpent to remain motionless, seemingly uninterested.

Yi remarked, “Since the creation of Taboos in the Inner World, you are probably the most imaginative person I’ve met when testing containment conditions. Is your mind full of holes?”

Qing Chen said irritably, “How would I know if I don’t try? Devil’s Stamp, an A-Class Taboo, hasn’t even reached its Second Stage Form to date, just because you all haven’t dared to experiment!”

“Fine then,” Yi sighed.

Qing Chen negotiated with the Puppeteer, “Look, this is also human tissue. Although it’s not as tasty as flesh and blood, we should consider a balanced diet, no? Only a balanced diet can be nutritionally sufficient!”

Yi remarked, “This is the first time I’ve seen the term ‘balanced diet’ used in such a context…”

Just then, the transparent little serpent of the Puppeteer suddenly moved, making Qing Chen’s eyes shine.

However, the serpent did not sacrifice the hair into ash as Qing Chen had imagined, but instead made a peculiar spitting action at Qing Chen.

Qing Chen felt as if he could hear the serpent’s contemptuous “heh, spit!”

“Forget it if you won’t eat,” Qing Chen said grudgingly, his attempt to test the containment condition had failed.

Yi said, “Well, at least Nan Gengchen’s hair was saved… And I thought you only disgusted your enemies; I didn’t expect you could even disgust a Taboo, learned something new.”

Qing Chen ignored her.

There was still a gain tonight, at least the test run of the sniper rifle had a better effect than he had imagined.

If he were just an ordinary E-Class Superhuman, he would not have the capability to control the battlefield as he did now.

“Before becoming a true powerhouse, leveraging the pinnacle of human intellect is the correct path,” Qing Chen sighed.

Uncle Li Dong had mentioned that some Cultivators in the Inner World, to showcase their uniqueness and the status of their mysterious sects, disdain the use of modernized weapons.

At the time, Qing Chen thought to himself, isn’t that foolish?

Uncle Li Dong also agreed with Qing Chen’s view, the elder said, “Even the Fire Pit primitives have begun to keep up with the times and use technological products, I wonder if those Cultivators have cultivated their brains away.”

Qing Chen took off his shirt, and the purple fist imprint on his chest was particularly noticeable.

Right now, he really wanted to have a good sleep, but he couldn’t, because there were still patches to apply.

In the Daytime group.

Boss: “I’m sure you have all heard some news about what happened tonight, some of you who live nearby might have even heard the gunshots. Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s necessary to share information.”

Boss: “Tonight was our Daytime Organization’s first declaration of war against the holders of the Devil’s Stamp, I believe many of you have been harassed or threatened by mysterious letters. Tonight, we inflicted heavy damage on them and achieved a complete victory.”

A little duck: “Applause!”

Young rich woman: “Clap clap clap clap clap clap.”

Wealthy tycoon: “Clap clap clap clap clap clap.”

Qing Chen was speechless; how could there even be a straight man in this situation?

The key was, Yī actually got caught up in the excitement as well.

Boss: “Tonight, first of all, thank you to A little duck, Liu Dezhu, Brave Niuniu, Not Afraid of Difficulties, and Ice Eyes for your assistance. Niuniu and Not Afraid of Difficulties weren’t originally in the plan, but their willingness to rescue their comrades is a spirit worth learning from by everyone else. As members of the same organization, we should naturally help each other when faced with difficulties, otherwise, the organization has no reason to exist.”

Boss: “Secondly, thanks to Liu Dezhu and Ice Eyes for their support during the battle. Your brave performance in this battle is also worth learning from by others. Without Ice Eyes, I might have been overturned in the gutter; without Liu Dezhu, I might not have been able to escape smoothly.”

Ice Eyes: “Boss, it’s what I should do.”

Liu Dezhu: “Same here.”

Liu Dezhu was actually a bit puzzled; so Ice Eyes was also present tonight? But he hadn’t seen the person at all. Who was in the safety passage, Ice Eyes or the Boss?

At this moment, Qiu Xue timidly said, “Boss, it seems like I wasn’t able to help much tonight. Are there any areas where I can contribute going forward… Since joining the organization, I haven’t done much.”

After pondering for a moment, Qing Chen knew Jiang Xue felt a bit uneasy. In such times, when others are working hard, those who haven’t done anything can feel guilty.

Boss: “Qiu Xue, I need you to rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Fourth District under your name after you cross over next time, then share the housing information and password with Liu Dezhu.”

“Okay, okay,” Jiang Xue was happy: “I have money in the Inner World, I can rent a slightly better apartment for them!”

Young rich woman: “Sister Qiu Xue is truly beautiful and kindhearted!”

Qiu Xue was puzzled: “Have you seen me?”

Jiang Xue’s unspoken words: Otherwise, how would you know what I look like?

Young rich woman quickly said: “No, I haven’t seen you, but someone named Qiu Xue must be very beautiful.”

Qiu Xue was a bit embarrassed: “Oh, is that so? But I’m going to disappoint you, I’m quite ordinary-looking.”

Qing Chen laughed; if Jiang Xue was ordinary-looking, then most of the women in the world were not up to par.

But what brought him more joy was that XiaoTongyun almost slipped up!

For some reason, Qing Chen felt he was always waiting for XiaoTongyun’s moment of social death, which was highly anticipated.

At this very moment, grandmother and grandfather had already returned to Zheng City, and XiaoTongyun, who was alone in the secondary bedroom, was sweating profusely.

She then realized what it meant to “talk too much and you’ll eventually slip.”

Qing Chen saw no other business in the group.

Boss: “The meeting is adjourned.”

A little duck: “Implement the spirit of the meeting!”

Young rich woman: “Implement the spirit of the meeting!”

Wealthy tycoon: “Implement…”

The Daytime Group’s trio of jesters, diligent and responsible.

Early in the morning, Hu Xiaoniu knocked on Qing Chen’s door.

Qing Chen struggled to get out of bed, his injuries had worsened today, he could have rested for a day, but ultimately he decided against it.

The Daytime Group had just started out, everything was starting to improve, and the pace couldn’t be interrupted by him.

After changing into sportswear, he walked out only to see the corridor outside was covered in dazzling white snow.

Overnight, the world had turned white.

Hu Xiaoniu, full of energy, said, “Since our morning run, not only am I not tired, I actually feel much more spirited.”

“That’s good,” Qing Chen responded with a nod.

Hu Xiaoniu smiled and said, “Qing Chen, let me lead today, tomorrow let Nan Gengchen do it, and the day after Zhang Tianzhen.”

“Why?” Qing Chen was curious.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said, “If I hadn’t known you were injured, I could comfortably let you help break the wind, but now that I know, as your companions, we also want to share the burden until your injury heals.”

Zhang Tianzhen also said, “Qing Chen, this is what it means to be companions, right? We can’t always have you at the forefront. Wolves trekking across the snowfield always need to switch leaders to travel farther.”

Qing Chen was silent for a moment, then smiled broadly and said, “Fine, today Xiao Niu leads.”

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