Chapter 91 Breakthrough to Level 3 and the Privileges of the Son of the Plane
As Chen Chuan and Lü Jing left, Fang Che was still staring at the curse master gem.
At this point, the curse master gem had completely taken on a human form, entering a more refined adjustment phase.
The facial features of the humanoid curse master gem became more and more like Fang Che, and at the same time, the gem also shaped the style of clothes Fang Che was wearing.
The patterns and symbols of the three Curse Tools, as well as the methods of advancement, were all imprinted on the clothes.
After some more time, the curse master gem was fully shaped!
Subsequently, a phantom figure floated out from inside the humanoid curse master gem and drilled into the altar below.
Immediately after, the advancement ritual on the humanoid curse master gem's clothes changed, and Fang Che's body was strengthened.
At this moment, Fang Che had successfully broken through to Third-Order Professional!
The moment the breakthrough was completed, Fang Che quickly expelled the dark star stone energy from his body, and at the same time, mobilized the power of the Voodoo Doll, releasing thirty thousand Tiger-man grievances, which merged into the eye of the plane.
As the grievances merged into the eye of the plane, the eye of the plane no longer showed aversion, returning to its initial state of no sorrow or joy.
The eye of the plane rotated gently, and after carefully observing the humanoid curse master gem, it suddenly showed a joyful emotion.
Immediately after, two skills appeared out of thin air around the curse master gem, all merging into the curse master gem.
After observing, Fang Che discovered that one of the skills was the Soul Escape skill, which a Third-Order Professional is bound to obtain.
The other skill was the unique skill that only a Fourth-Order Professional could obtain: Elemental Body.
Possessing the Elemental Body skill, one can gradually transform their body into ethereal elements through cultivation.
When attacked, the body can turn into elements, ignoring most of the enemy's attacks.
If the enemy's realm is lower than one's own, it can even ignore all attack effects.
In the past, gathering three to four hundred First-Order Professionals could drain the energy from a Second-Order Professionals, killing the Second-Order Professionals before they could recover their energy.
However, after mastering Elemental Body, the war of attrition tactic would be completely useless.
Even if hundreds of millions of low-level Professionals were gathered, they would not be able to kill a Professional who had mastered Elemental Body.
And this is not all of Elemental Body's capabilities.
The greatest ability of Elemental Body is to absorb all external energy and convert it into the exclusive energy required by one's own profession!
This is a skill specifically prepared for conquering Other Planes; with this skill, one can exploit the energy of Other Planes for cultivation.
However, upon obtaining this skill, one will be unable to absorb any energy from the Emperor Plane.
In the future, if one wants to increase their strength, they must either consume elixirs or go to Other Planes.
Normally, after a Fourth-Order Professional obtains the Elemental Body skill, they would use a special teleportation device to go to Other Planes for combat and cultivation.
But Fang Che is only a Third-Order Professional now!
Even if Fang Che wanted to go to Other Planes to cultivate, he would not meet the activation standard for the teleportation device.
The only opportunity for Fang Che to become stronger was to absorb Third-Order elixirs.
However, Third-Order elixirs are too rare, and Fang Che's cultivation speed would slow down as a result.
Just as Fang Che was troubled, the eye of the plane suddenly contracted, transforming into a red token, on which four large characters were written: Child of the Plane!
Fang Che's eyes instantly widened, and he somewhat incredulously took the token out of his Niwan Palace and held it in his hand.
After careful inspection, Fang Che finally understood why he had obtained two skills.
In ancient times, the Emperor Plane constantly faced enemy invasions, and to enhance its power, the Emperor Plane bestowed both the Soul Escape skill and the Elemental Body skill upon Professionals simultaneously.
This allowed Professionals to master Fourth-Order power at the Third-Order, achieving invincibility at the same realm.
In the future, as Professionals continued to advance, they could master skills possessed by others one realm earlier, always achieving invincibility at the same realm.
However, the power contained in the two skills was too strong, and the Professional's body simply could not withstand it.
Without the help of the Emperor Plane Will, Professionals would undoubtedly die!
Later, after research, the Emperor Plane developed a special solution: using Third-Order materials to refine a special advancement potion.
Sprinkling the special advancement potion on a Second-Order Professional gem could prematurely shape a humanoid Professional gem, allowing it to prematurely bear the Soul Escape skill.
This way, upon breaking through to Third-Order, one could easily master two skills.
However, prematurely shaping a humanoid Professional gem also carried immense risks; only one in ten thousand Professionals could successfully shape a humanoid Professional gem while alive.
To cope with the danger, the Emperor Plane expended vast resources to help Professionals in ancient times successfully shape humanoid gems.
Once the Emperor Plane grew strong, it ceased providing assistance.
However, the method of prematurely shaping a humanoid Professional gem was still passed down.
If a Professional successfully creates a humanoid Professional gem without the help of the Plane Will, they can obtain two skills, as well as a Temporary Child of the Plane Token!
The Temporary Child of the Plane Token is not as good as a permanent Child of the Plane like a Soul Master; it becomes ineffective after breaking through to Fourth-Order Professional.
However, as long as the Child of the Plane token is placed in the Niwan Palace, one can also gain some special privileges.
The first is cultivation privilege:
Fang Che can freely absorb the energy of the Emperor Plane, with an absorption speed comparable to a First-Order Professional, and his cultivation speed will never decrease.
If an item that speeds up cultivation is used, the item's effect can be increased by thirty percent, further accelerating cultivation speed.
After consuming an elixir, toxins within the elixir can be expelled during the energy absorption process.
Whereas before, to expel elixir toxins, one had to stop cultivating.
The second is combat privilege:
After being attacked, the enemy's attack power will be directly halved, and when Fang Che attacks an enemy, the damage the enemy receives will increase by ten percent;
If Fang Che is killed without cause, the person who kills Fang Che will be subjected to the Plane Will's displeasure, increasing their future cultivation difficulty, or even leading to death.
The third is healing privilege:
When Fang Che is injured or affected by negative effects, wounds will automatically heal, and negative effects will be automatically cleared; with the aid of elixirs and items, recovery speed will be faster, and after recovery, no sequelae will be left.
The fourth is success rate privilege:
When creating tools or other items, the success rate of Creation increases by twenty percent;
When refining tools or items already possessed, the refining success rate increases by forty percent.
The fifth is deterrence privilege:
When others see Fang Che, they will immediately recognize the Child of the Plane privilege, feel respect, and reduce their desire to attack.
The sixth is questioning privilege:
One can summon the Plane Will and ask the Plane Will one question; after the Plane Will answers, it will reclaim the Plane token.
The seventh is stealth privilege:
Except for using the sixth privilege, no one can spy on Fang Che's information or find traces of Fang Che.
The last is mission privilege:
Any mission unfavorable to Fang Che cannot be published in the Professional Hall, and when Fang Che publishes a mission in the Professional Hall, the mission rewards paid can be reduced by half.
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Chapter 92: Destroying Enemies and Strengthening Items
After understanding the Child of the Plane's privileges, Fang Che excitedly stored the Child of the Plane token in his Niwan Palace.
Subsequently, Fang Che adjusted his breathing and cultivated the "Mo Yuan Curse Cultivation Method." Various complex energies continuously surged into Fang Che's body, then transformed into energy exclusive to a Curse Master.
This cultivation speed was exactly the same as Fang Che's cultivation speed when he was at the First Rank!
However, these energies did not enter his Niwan Palace but were stored within his body.
Fang Che mobilized these energies, concentrating them on his head.
Subsequently, a portion of the skin on Fang Che's head suddenly atomized, and as it continuously absorbed energy, the atomized area continued to expand.
According to the cultivation information, once his entire body atomized, Fang Che could prepare to break through to the Fourth Rank!
After cultivating for a moment, Fang Che felt a bit irritable, so he put on his cloak and mask, left his room, and went to Ling Jie's room.
Feeling the terrifying power emanating from Fang Che, Ling Jie excitedly asked, "You broke through?"
Fang Che nodded lightly and asked, "Has Chen Chuan gone out?"
Ling Jie nodded and said, "He has. Our people saw Lü Jing enter the Fierce Tiger Group, and then saw Lü Jing and Chen Chuan leave together."
Fang Che smiled and said, "I will deal with them as soon as possible. Wait for my news."
Subsequently, Fang Che put on his mask and turned to leave.
Ling Jie watched Fang Che's retreating figure, her face filled with anticipation.
Fang Che left the Fierce Tiger Group, walked out of the Slaughter Saber Academy area, and in a hidden cave, took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book. He then took out a blank piece of paper, wrote down Lü Jing's name, and began to kowtow.
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Outside the fourth canyon east of Slaughter Saber Academy, Chen Chuan held a red orb in his hand, continuously injecting energy into it.
The red orb emitted invisible energy waves that spread forward.
A moment later, Chen Chuan put away the orb and smiled, "There are no Professionals in the canyon, nor any traces of traps. It seems I was overly cautious before."
Lü Jing grinned and said, "That's great! Let's go in and look for the treasure now!"
Chen Chuan nodded, and he and Lü Jing walked into the canyon together, searching for hidden treasures.
As they walked to a certain spot, Lü Jing's body suddenly split into two halves, as if struck by a giant axe, instantly losing her life. She didn't even manage to use her [Soul Escape] skill.
Chen Chuan, who was beside her, was greatly alarmed and immediately controlled the sword on his back to unsheathe.
The sword spun once in the air, and within a ten-meter radius, all the vegetation, giant rocks, and Lü Jing's corpse were instantly cut into fragments. The largest piece of rock was no bigger than a fist.
Chen Chuan looked around but only saw shattered debris scattered on the ground. He found no trace of any enemy, as if the enemy had already fled far away, or as if there was no enemy around at all.
Chen Chuan became even more terrified, controlling his sword to continue cutting the surrounding objects, while shouting:
"I am Chen Chuan of the Fierce Tiger Group, and I am not friends with the woman who died. Please, senior, spare me and let me leave. I am willing to leave all the resources on me!"
After Chen Chuan said this, he heard no reply, only the various sounds of shattered objects hitting the ground.
Chen Chuan's heart grew even more fearful.
The sword, influenced by Chen Chuan's emotions, became even more destructive.
Suddenly, Chen Chuan felt a pain in his chest. Subsequently, all his thoughts drifted away from his body, and he fell straight to the ground.
The sword in the distance stopped its destruction and automatically returned to the scabbard on Chen Chuan's back.
Tranquility returned to the canyon, with only the scent of blood lingering.
More than half an hour later, Fang Che, wearing his cloak and mask, arrived at the scene and picked up the sword from Chen Chuan's back.
According to the information circulating outside, this sword was a treasure bestowed by the Plane Will after the Fierce Tiger Group completed a difficult mission, possessing unlimited growth potential.
Fang Che took the sword in his hand and examined it, then shook his head with some disappointment.
This item was a weapon exclusive to Sword Immortal Professionals. As a Curse Master, Fang Che could not unleash the sword's power at all.
The only use for this item was to sell it in the future for various precious materials to refine Curse Tools suitable for Fang Che.
Afterward, Fang Che collected all the defensive tools and the storage ring from Chen Chuan's body, and then went to scavenge Lü Jing's resources.
After confirming that there were no other resources around, Fang Che cleaned up the traces of the battle, dealt with the corpses, and then went to a hidden place nearby.
Subsequently, Fang Che took out three Curse Tools, and all the materials he had accumulated, then used the [Flash of Inspiration] skill to integrate the materials into the tools.
When all the materials were integrated into the Curse Tools, all three tools were enhanced.
First, the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book:
[Write the enemy's name, surname, profession, or a recognized alias on any item, and that item can replace the target's body;
Then, using curse power, condense the characters in the bamboo slip tool into seven long nails and pierce them into the substitute item;
Bow and kowtow once to the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and the substitute item, recall the target's appearance, then destroy the substitute item, and the enemy will die on the spot without any external injuries;
After successfully eliminating the enemy, a portion of the enemy's energy will be stolen and stored in ten parts;
The next time the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book is used, any one stored energy can be consumed to create Professional damage of the same type as the stored energy;
A maximum of two hundred parts of Professional energy can be stored. If it exceeds two hundred parts, storage cannot continue, and a portion of the energy can be abandoned beforehand]
After the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book was enhanced again, as long as the enemy's profession and appearance were known, the enemy could be directly eliminated.
And Professional aura was the easiest to identify, which was simpler and easier than knowing the enemy's name.
In addition, the increased energy stored after killing people also made it easier to remove suspicion from Fang Che.
Next was the enhanced Voodoo Doll:
[Bury the Voodoo Doll in a group's living area, and the highest-ranking person in that group will go insane, slaughtering other members within the group. The group's size must be controlled within three thousand people, otherwise it is ineffective;
The Voodoo Doll can dig and move underground, and disguise its aura as all surrounding matter;
The Voodoo Doll can hear sounds from above ground and record image information within a thirty-meter radius;
When the Voodoo Doll attacks a group leader, it can increase energy consumption to completely lock onto that group leader. Before the leader loses control of the group, the Voodoo Doll will not change its attack target for any reason]
The number of group members the Voodoo Doll could attack increased, and the range it could observe also increased significantly.
This would allow Fang Che to eliminate more powerful groups and find more treasures.
Fang Che threw the Voodoo Doll underground and then checked the information for the Revenge Evil Mirror:
[After being subjected to a mysterious attack, all useful information about the enemy can be displayed on the mirror surface;
If the information of the target to be found is pasted on the Revenge Evil Mirror, one arm can be sacrificed to discover the target's location]
After the Revenge Evil Mirror was enhanced, there was no need to continue increasing the damage received to see all the enemy's information. It was unknown if further enhancement in the future could weaken the enemy's attack damage.
As for the ability to find people, it changed from sacrificing both legs to sacrificing one arm.
However, whether before or now, as long as a sacrifice was made, it would harm Fang Che, so Fang Che still needed to continue enhancing it.
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Chapter 93 Gu Ning's Thoughts
Fang Che put away the Revenge Evil Mirror and immediately returned to the Slaughter Saber Academy area.
Now that Fang Che has broken through to Third-Order Professional, it's time to help Soul Master Gu Ning find a Third-Order soul.
However, before searching for the soul, he still needed to ask Gu Ning for the tool to collect souls.
Fang Che, using the power of acceleration items, quickly arrived at the entrance of Slaughter Saber Academy.
The next second, the guards at the academy entrance came before Fang Che, cupping their hands and saying, "Welcome, Child of the Plane, to Slaughter Saber Academy."
Fang Che glanced at the crowd, took off the mask on his face, and said, "You are too kind, everyone. I'm here to find the Soul Master."
Seeing Fang Che's familiar face, everyone asked in shock, "Fang Che, you've broken through to Third-Order Professional?"
"Just a fortunate breakthrough," Fang Che replied casually, not wanting to continue discussing the breakthrough issue. He immediately changed the subject and asked, "Is the Soul Master currently in the academy?"
The few of them nodded and said, "He's in the academy. You can find him in Room 001 of Dormitory Building 3."
Fang Che nodded and went to find Soul Master Gu Ning.
After the guards watched Fang Che walk away, they discussed:
"Fang Che's breakthrough was too fast. It seems those rumors on the market about Fang Che's poor aptitude were false!"
"I don't care about Fang Che breaking through to Third-Order Professional. What I don't understand is how Fang Che became a Child of the Plane!"
"I'm also very confused. Besides the Soul Master, only some powerful Professionals can gain the Plane's favor and become a Child of the Plane. This Curse Master doesn't look like a powerful profession at all!"
"Who could know that?"
"Is it possible that the Soul Master helped Fang Che?"
As soon as this idea came out, everyone nodded in agreement.
While the guards were discussing, Fang Che had already met Soul Master Gu Ning.
Gu Ning opened the door, looked at Fang Che, who had broken through to Third-Order Professional, and said in surprise:
"I didn't expect you to also know the secret of pre-shaping humanoid Professional gems. No wonder when I asked you to find two Third-Order souls, you didn't ask me why!"
Fang Che just smiled.
Actually, Fang Che at that time didn't know the reason why Gu Ning was collecting Third-Order souls.
It wasn't until Fang Che broke through to Third-Order Professional and became a Temporary Plane Son that he learned the reason why Gu Ning was collecting Third-Order souls.
However, Fang Che didn't reveal these things, just smiled and said, "I came today to ask for a tool to collect souls, to hold Third-Order souls."
Gu Ning pondered for a moment and invited, "Please come into the room."
After Fang Che entered the room, Gu Ning closed the door and said:
"Since you know about pre-shaping humanoid Professional gems, then there's no need to hide some things from you."
Seeing that Gu Ning seemed about to reveal some secret, Fang Che immediately listened intently.
Gu Ning explained: "When a Soul Master controls a soul, he can only exert half of the soul's power from its lifetime;
However, when we advance, if we can use the souls of two special professions to refine an advancement potion, we can gain mysterious power after breaking through and exert more of the soul's power;
And these two special Professional souls are the professions possessed by the Soul Master's parents!"
This was the first time Fang Che had heard about this kind of knowledge. Fang Che pondered for a moment and said:
"You asked me to find the soul of a Third-Order male Mountain-Pulling Warrior and a Third-Order female Water Controller. It seems your parents had these two professions!"
Gu Ning nodded and said, "That's right. Before, when I advanced to Second-Order, I found the First-Order Mountain-Pulling Warrior soul and First-Order Water Controller soul myself;
Now, to advance to Third-Order, I must find Third-Order souls to refine the advancement potion to pre-shape humanoid Professional gems;
Although a Soul Master can easily fight above his level, the targets I found from the Plane Will all have many strong individuals around them. I can't deal with so many people alone, so I need your help with the Voodoo Doll!"
Fang Che felt a slight relief when he saw that Gu Ning had already locked onto the target's location.
Dealing with an already identified target was much easier than finding one himself.
Fang Che nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, I will help you deal with these enemies."
Gu Ning smiled when he saw Fang Che readily agree.
Actually, before, Gu Ning wanted Fang Che to find the target alone.
If Fang Che could find the soul, he would give him some benefits, and then ask for his help again in the future if needed.
If he couldn't find the soul, it didn't matter, as Gu Ning had asked many people for help and didn't lack Fang Che.
However, after realizing that Fang Che had pre-shaped humanoid Professional gems and became a Temporary Plane Son, Gu Ning changed his mind.
Gu Ning felt that Fang Che had great potential and was preparing to be friends with Fang Che.
Gu Ning smiled and said, "There's a group that the Plane Will doesn't like, currently on a mission in Other Planes;
That group contains the target I need to deal with. Tomorrow, we will go to that Plane to eliminate the enemy, and at the same time, you can also extract the energy from that Plane for cultivation."
Upon learning that he could soon cultivate in Other Planes, Fang Che nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, then I'll go back and prepare, and come find you tomorrow."
Gu Ning smiled and said, "I'll wait for you, take care."
Afterward, Fang Che turned and left, returning to the Blue Sky Group's base.
At the Blue Sky Group's base, many Professionals had bright smiles on their faces.
When they saw Fang Che, their smiles became even brighter.
With Fang Che breaking through to Third-Order Professional, everyone no longer had to serve Fang Che and could do what they wanted, rapidly improving their strength.
This was very good news for everyone.
Ling Jie, who was in the room, saw Fang Che return and eagerly walked out of the room, excitedly saying, "Let's talk in the room."
Fang Che nodded slightly and followed Ling Jie into the room.
Ling Jie quickly closed the doors and windows and asked, "Is he dead?"
Fang Che flipped his palm and directly took out Chen Chuan's sword.
Ling Jie eagerly snatched the sword, drew it from its sheath, and excitedly said:
"Good, excellent! Chen Chuan is finally dead, and the Blue Sky Group can develop even better!"
Fang Che stood by and said nothing.
After Chen Chuan's death, a new Third-Order Professional might appear here to compete with the Blue Sky Group, but whatever the future held, Fang Che didn't need to worry about it anymore.
What Fang Che needed to do now was to fix the last loophole.
Fang Che said, "We have a fair competition contract with the Fierce Tiger Group, so I couldn't hire others to attack Chen Chuan;
If the person who had a grudge against Chen Chuan demanded payment from me, the fair competition contract would definitely protect Chen Chuan and keep him alive;
In the process of eliminating Chen Chuan this time, I played no role whatsoever!"
Ling Jie smiled slightly, returned the sword to Fang Che, and said indifferently:
"As long as Chen Chuan is dead, it's fine, Fang Che. I know this place can't keep you. When will you be leaving? I'll arrange a banquet and gather everyone to see you off."
Fang Che shook his head and said, "No need for so much trouble. The Blue Sky Group's most urgent task right now is still dealing with the Fierce Tiger Group. My matters are minor, and besides, I don't like crowds."
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Chapter 94 Stoneman Plane
Seeing that Fang Che disliked crowds, Ling Jie gave up the idea of hosting a banquet. She then took out a storage ring and handed it to Fang Che, saying,
"This contains some Curse Tool materials, a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
Fang Che took the storage ring, put away the items inside, then placed the first and second-order elixirs he had accumulated into the storage ring and handed it to Ling Jie, smiling,
"These things aren't of much use to me, so they're for you all. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."
Ling Jie took the storage ring and smiled, wishing him, "I wish you a smooth journey!"
Fang Che nodded lightly and turned to leave.
Ling Jie walked to the doorway, watched Fang Che depart, and then went to do her own things.
After leaving the Blue Sky Group, Fang Che went directly to the Curse Master Mission Hall, rented a cultivation room, and focused on his cultivation.
Time flew by, and soon it was the next day.
Early the next morning, Fang Che took out the Third-Order Professional universal life-saving tool left by Chen Chuan, placed it in various parts of his clothing, and then left the cultivation room. He arrived at Slaughter Saber Academy and knocked on Gu Ning's door.
A few seconds later, Gu Ning walked out of the room and handed two jade pendants, one black and one white, to Fang Che, explaining,
"The white jade pendant is the tool to the Stone Man World. Just hold it against your forehead during the teleportation process, and you can be transported to a safe location in the Stone Man World.
We are now going to use Slaughter Saber Academy's teleportation array to travel to the Stone Man World to hunt Third-Order Professional targets. If you want to leave the Plane, just crush the black jade pendant."
Fang Che put away the two jade pendants and followed Gu Ning to the academy's teleportation array.
The guard at the entrance of the teleportation array respectfully asked Gu Ning, "Are you going to use the teleportation array?"
Gu Ning casually threw two storage rings to the guard and said,
"Thank you for Slaughter Saber Academy's care during this period. The black storage ring is for the academy, and the red storage ring contains your hard-earned fee. Please help us activate the teleportation array."
The guard took the storage rings and nodded excitedly, "No problem, I'll activate the teleportation array immediately. Where would you like to go?"
Gu Ning said indifferently, "Any safe place will do."
The guard thought for a moment and asked, "How about sending you near the Tiger-man Plane Passage? Is that acceptable?"
Gu Ning nodded, "Alright."
The guard opened the door to the teleportation array room and smiled, "Please enter."
Gu Ning stepped into the teleportation array, with Fang Che following close behind.
After the two entered the teleportation array, the guard outside closed the door. A few seconds later, a faint spatial fluctuation emanated from inside the teleportation array.
Fang Che and the other realized that the teleportation array had been activated.
So, the two pressed the white jade pendant to their foreheads and released energy, injecting it into the ground of the teleportation array.
The next second, a rift opened before them. A stream of energy floated out of the rift, enveloped their entire bodies, and drew them into the rift.
At this moment, the jade pendants above their heads atomized and diffused. The spatial rift, affected by the mist, paused for an instant. Immediately after, Fang Che and the other vanished.
Subsequently, the rift slowly closed and disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
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The Stone Man World is a very peculiar place; it is a world of stone.
The ground here is uneven stone, without any soil.
The flowers, plants, and trees here look like stone carvings, yet when a breeze blows, they sway with the wind.
The rivers here are like moist stone powder, flowing downwards.
Occasionally, a flying creature appears in the sky, also resembling a stone doll.
This flying creature landed on a tree, pecked open a stone fruit, and many pieces of fruit pulp fell to the ground, which Fang Che, who had just been teleported to this place, picked up.
Fang Che looked at the fruit pulp, which resembled stone, gently squeezed it, feeling it was somewhat soft, and brought it to his nose, sniffing a fresh fruity aroma.
Fang Che threw the fruit pulp into his mouth, chewed it, and then spat it out.
It was stone!
Gu Ning, who was beside him, began to explain, "Everything in the Stone Man World is stone, just with some differences in hardness.
The rulers here are humanoid stones, which we call Stone Man.
The core parts of the Stone Man's bodies are composed of different rock-type materials. The higher their realm, the more precious the material. The strongest Stone Man here have Third-Order Professional strength, and there are probably several thousand of them.
Every so often, the Emperor Plane will open a teleportation passage to this place to harvest the rock-type materials from Third-Order Professional Stone Man.
Therefore, the strongest Professional entering this place are only Third-Order Professional, so we don't have to worry about stronger individuals harming us."
Fang Che did not relax his vigilance upon hearing these words.
Fang Che was only a Curse Master, with a fragile body, and his body had not yet completely atomized. If he encountered an attack from a Third-Order Professional, there would still be danger.
So, Fang Che said, "Let's find a place to hide, and then give me the targets' portraits. I can kill them!"
Gu Ning shook his head, "I'm not sure if the targets have left this place yet. We need to find them first."
Hearing this, Fang Che suggested, "Then let the Voodoo Doll search for them. We'll hide first."
No matter what, Fang Che would not proactively engage the enemy.
Gu Ning asked in confusion, "I've seen information about the Voodoo Doll, and it seems the Voodoo Doll can only detect Professional nearby, but cannot identify enemy information."
Fang Che smiled, "My Voodoo Doll has been strengthened. Now it can see surrounding information and hear surrounding sounds!"
Gu Ning was surprised, "It seems you've obtained quite a few strengthening tools. Your luck is really good."
Fang Che smiled faintly, clearly understanding why Gu Ning said that.
Under normal circumstances, there are three ways to strengthen a Curse Tool.
One is to choose fixed materials, like Fang Che did, and integrate them into the Curse Tool.
However, the materials required for tools created by different people are different, and after using the same material a few times, it becomes ineffective.
Finding a material suitable for strengthening a tool is very time-consuming, and low-level Professional also don't have access to so many materials.
Therefore, this strengthening method has the highest difficulty.
The second method is to choose the [Origin Nurturing] skill when advancing to the Second-Order Professional. After others create the same tool, a portion of the patent energy is absorbed to strengthen the tool.
Currently, not many people understand the tools Fang Che created. In addition, Gu Ning once gave Fang Che a token to hide tool information, so it's impossible for others to create Voodoo Doll or provide patent energy.
Therefore, the most suitable method for Fang Che was only the third, which was to use the rare strengthening tools.
However, Fang Che possessed eyes that could view improvement information, so he chose the first method, which had the highest difficulty.
Fang Che did not intend to reveal his eye ability, so he implicitly agreed with Gu Ning's assumption.
Then, Fang Che said, "You are about to break through to Third-Order Professional. I can use the Voodoo Doll to kill all the Third-Order Professional here and hand their souls over to you."
Fang Che felt that the more souls he collected, the more resources Gu Ning would provide.
Since he had already started killing, killing more people would also yield more.
Gu Ning gently shook his head, "No, there are several groups that have entered the Stone Man World, and some of them have received the Plane Will's approval and cannot be killed indiscriminately."
Then, Gu Ning took out two portraits and handed them to Fang Che, explaining, "These two are my targets. Only they can be killed."
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Chapter 95: The Mountain-Moving Warrior
Fang Che took the portrait, and after confirming the target's appearance, he took out the Voodoo Doll and threw it on the ground.
The Voodoo Doll immediately burrowed into the ground, searching for traces of the target, to see if the target was still in the Stone Man World.
At this moment, Gu Ning took out another Ten Thousand Soul Banner and handed it to Fang Che, explaining:
"It's the same as the Ten Thousand Soul Banner I gave you before; inject a trace of energy, and you can temporarily control the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. After killing the target, their soul will automatically enter the Ten Thousand Soul Banner."
"Remember, you must ensure the target dies in the Stone Man World to collect their souls. If they die elsewhere, their souls will be wasted."
"I will find them before I make a move." Fang Che took the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, skillfully injected a trace of energy, and immediately gained control of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
Gu Ning then took out a purple stone and threw it on the ground. The stone on the ground immediately cracked open, forming a downward passage.
Gu Ning took out an oil lamp, stepped into the passage, and without looking back, explained, "Let's cultivate here."
Fang Che nodded and followed Gu Ning's footsteps.
After walking for a moment, Fang Che suddenly realized that his body had not changed at all.
Logically, upon entering a lower-level Plane, his body should feel immense pressure and weakness.
Fang Che spoke with some doubt, "I still haven't felt any physical weakness. Do you feel anything like that?"
Gu Ning smiled and said, "When I travel to Other Planes, I can be protected by the Plane Will and won't feel weak. Since you were brought in by me, you are also protected by the Plane Will and won't feel weak."
"So that's how it is." Fang Che nodded in sudden understanding, while also feeling a faint sense of loss in his heart.
Fang Che originally thought that the privileges controlled by a Temporary Plane Son were similar to those of a Soul Master. Now it seemed he had thought too much.
This Temporary Plane Son was, after all, no match for a Child of the Plane like a Soul Master.
Fang Che followed Gu Ning down a hundred meters underground, where he saw Gu Ning take out two more red stones and throw them on the ground.
The red stones quickly expanded into two cave dwellings. At the same time, the crack-like passage behind them slowly closed, leaving no gap.
Gu Ning pointed to the cave dwelling on the right and instructed, "You can cultivate here. The energy of this Stone Man World can be exploited at will. It's fine even if you drain it dry; I will explain it to the Plane Will."
"Alright." Fang Che nodded lightly, turned and walked towards the cave dwelling on the right, placed the Ten Thousand Soul Banner aside, and began to cultivate.
A moment later, a cold, hard energy touched Fang Che's body, making him feel very uncomfortable.
However, once this energy entered his body, it immediately transformed into soft, comfortable curse energy.
Under Fang Che's control, the curse energy immediately atomized his body.
Immediately after, Fang Che absorbed external energy through the atomized parts of his skin.
In an instant, more cold, hard energy drilled into Fang Che's body from the atomized parts of his body.
If the previous cold, hard energy was likened to a light drizzle falling on one's body, the current cold, hard energy was like a waterfall crashing down!
The energy contained in the two was vastly different!
This act of using cultivation techniques and the atomized parts of the body to absorb energy was known as exploiting energy.
If normal energy absorption was like eating an egg, then exploiting energy was like eating the hen that laid the egg.
Exploiting energy would damage the Plane's original power and affect the Plane's development potential.
In the Emperor Plane, this behavior was completely forbidden, but in Other Planes, there was no need to worry about such issues.
Fang Che diligently cultivated with the exploited energy, but this energy was too concentrated, and Fang Che's body was too weak to fully utilize it.
Much of the energy briefly stayed in Fang Che's body before leaving it, thus being wasted directly.
Even with so much energy wasted, Fang Che's body atomization speed was still fifty to sixty times faster than before.
At this rate, it would only take two or three years to completely atomize his body.
However, Fang Che had little patience for cultivation, so it might take longer.
Fang Che cultivated while simultaneously controlling the Voodoo Doll, searching for traces of the two targets.
Time flew by, and soon five days passed.
At this time, in a certain plain, three Stone Men were running quickly, and behind them, three men were chasing.
With each step the Stone Man took, its body would expand slightly.
After running for dozens of meters, the three Stone Men had transformed into giants a hundred meters tall.
They stopped, turned around, and kicked at the three Professionals chasing behind them.
The Professionals on the left and right were instantly kicked a hundred meters away, smashing thick trees, yet still not stopping.
And the robust man in the middle merely extended his hand and caught the Stone Man's foot.
The robust man lifted his palm, directly flipping the Stone Man to the ground.
Then, the man squatted and jumped, landing at the left Stone Man's chest, and punched out. The left Stone Man instantly flew away.
Cracks appeared where the Stone Man was hit, and countless stones fell off.
By the time the Stone Man landed, it had already returned to its original state.
The Stone Man slid on the ground for a moment, grinding off many more stones from its body, finally falling motionless to the ground.
And after the man sent the left Stone Man flying, his body landed on the ground.
Immediately after, the man performed a sweeping kick, bringing down the last standing Stone Man.
The man extended both hands, grabbed the legs of the two fallen Stone Men, and with a slight exertion of force, swung them up and slammed them violently onto the ground.
"Boom ~ boom ~"
Accompanied by bursts of loud noises, a pit dozens of meters deep was smashed into the ground, and the bodies of the two Stone Men rapidly disintegrated, turning into a pile of rubble.
In the center of the rubble, there were two round stones shimmering with golden light.
The man picked up the stones, jumped out of the deep pit, and saw the two Professionals who had been kicked away by the Stone Man earlier running over, carrying the Stone Man that had been knocked away.
The two threw down the Stone Man, and the man on the left praised, "As expected of a Mountain-Pulling Warrior, this strength is truly astonishing!"
The man on the right also praised, "Brother, you alone are enough to kill all the Stone Men. Our destructive power is weak; we can't even break the Stone Men's defense. Coming here is just a burden."
Upon hearing this, the Mountain-Pulling Warrior's mouth curved upwards, his face full of smiles, but he modestly said:
"You two are too kind. I just have more strength and no other merits. If I encounter trouble in the future, I will still need your help."
Hearing these words, the two men smiled and said in unison, "Brother, you are too modest!"
After the three complimented each other for a while, the Mountain-Pulling Warrior punched the chest of the last Stone Man, extracted the round stone from its chest, and then left the place.
Not long after they left, the Voodoo Doll emerged from underground, circled the area where the Mountain-Pulling Warrior had fought, and then re-entered the ground to pursue the three Professionals who had left.
Soon after, the Voodoo Doll heard more of the Emperor Plane's language and discovered a fortress built on high ground.
At this time, the Mountain-Pulling Warrior and his two companions had entered the fortress.