In the dead of night, Tao Yu opened his eyes inside the RV.


    "The body during puberty really is troublesome, but the Qi-Blood is just too strong, should I reward myself?"


    Tao Yu sat up somewhat helplessly and then took a bottle of "fat house water" from the fridge to dab on his face.


    He sighed after returning to bed.


    During the day, Sun Shiyu hadin here for a while, and maybe it was the mental strain he had ced on her twice that made her sweat quite a bit—he always felt that there was a fragrant scent here, making him somewhat irritable.


    It gave him the urge to grab the sheets and take deep whiffs of them.


    It was like being poisoned—instant fantasy the moment he closed his eyes.


    "Even though I also had a hormonal surge during middle school in my previous life, it wasn''t this exaggerated."


    He cracked open the can with a ''pop'' and downed the coke, but the chilled beverage couldn''t suppress the restlessness of his Qi-Blood.


    Tao Yu simply decided not to sleep anymore and directly got out of the RV.


    Little ck, who was keeping watch outside, got a scare, waking up and looking at Tao Yu in confusion, not knowing what his owner was up to.


    Then it saw Tao Yu get out of the car and start throwing punches with a fierce vigor, and it also heard themand.


    "Go, bring me some more food."


    This made Little ckin with a couple of howls—calling Alien out to look for food in the middle of the night wasn''t human.


    Nheless, it quickly darted off into the night, blending into it in no time…


    …


    "Let me check out the Corpse Refining when you''re done, don''t know if this thing of yours can be learned, but if possible, I''ll pay the tuition."


    "Talking about tuition feels a bit hurtful to our feelings, just give me something like ten or eighty thousand."


    Tao Yu watched Sun Shiyu ride away on the jet ski with a smile, but couldn''t help his gaze from drifting toward a few key areas outlined by her tight suit.


    Once she left, he rubbed his nose.


    "Hiss, is this little minx flirting with me? No, that''s not right, she didn''t do anything... Why is my body''s reaction getting more and more exaggerated? After all, I''ve seen quite a few little videos..."


    He had been practicing Corpse Refining for more than twenty days now.


    During these days, with the help of ample Yuan Force, he was steadily digesting the gains of the stable period.


    With the Meditation Technique growing stronger, as long as skills could be practiced simultaneously, he could train them together!


    Even though the Yuan Force was depleting quickly, the improvements were equally rapid.


    Meditation Technique - Modified and Myriad Streams Breathing Technique - Modified had both reached lv3, while Basic Breathing Method - Modification II and Myriad Streams Stance Skill - Modified were at lv4.


    Each form of Myriad Streams Five Forms had also reached lv4.


    Shadow Maniption - Modified had advanced to lv2, although it had been practiced less.


    One could say he had fully utilized the potential to get stronger through spending!


    The most obvious reflection of this...


    Tao Yu nced again at Little ck lying bored beside him.


    Seemingly noticing Tao Yu''s gaze, Little ck suddenly bolted and ran off.


    However, Tao Yu was faster; with a burst of energy in his legs, he kicked up a whooshing sound in the air and was upon Little ck in a couple of strides, grabbing its tail.


    With a single flick of his wrist,


    a blended force transmitted straight through, creating wave-like ripples along Little ck''s body.


    With just a flick, he forcefully vibrated Little ck into the air, then swung it around like a meteor hammer.


    "Awesome!"


    After unloading the force and letting go, Little ck was flung into the bushes of the park, motionless for a long time.


    "Back then, Wino with his Alien-imnted strength was hardly any better."


    Tao Yu clenched his fists, and even the air popped with the pressure.


    "The cost of Wino''s Alien imnt, even with a connection, would approach a hundred thousand, plus the hundred thousand Yuan Force enhancement at the start, and some skills he learned as a kid, matched with that temporary enhancing drug, his physical side was definitely strong."


    Tao Yu pondered, then looked at his own palms.


    "And here I am, from the assassin lineage, already able to suppress the physical side of an Inner City neer with an Alien imnt purely in terms of physical strength, which is quite good indeed."


    And that''s not even counting the mental impacts from Fist Intent, Meditation Technique, and Basic Combat, just purely physical damage.


    Not considered were Shadow Maniption, Stealth, and so on.


    Even the bonus damage fromyered force strikes was too dangerous for Little ck, so he didn''t use it outright!


    After venting his frustration on Little ck, Tao Yu managed to suppress some of his agitation and let out a sigh.


    In the past twenty-something days, Sun Shiyu had visited four or five times, and each time she would just stay for a while to chat about "Meditation Technique," "Taming Technique," and "Corpse Refining Technique" before leaving.


    However, their interactions had be much more natural.


    Apart from some ripples on the first day, the following visits had been quite proper.


    But for some reason, Tao Yu always found his thoughts wandering whenever he smelled her faint scent.


    He had never felt like this before.


    "It seems like ever since I met her, I''ve been having fantasies frequently, the richdy''s effect is just too strong."


    Tao Yu pped his face and started practising his punches with renewed vigor.


    Oddly enough, her visits didn''t decrease his training efficiency; in fact, it seemed to enhance it to some extent, leaving Tao Yu unsure whether tough or cry.


    "Although during the height of puberty, the sight of an Angel Beast would get me all fired up, now it must be because of the Qi-Blood, as well as her being exceptionally outstanding."


    Tao Yu hade to some conclusions about himself.


    It wasn''t a big problem, though, as with the "Meditation Technique" growing stronger, he wasn''t exactly bing more rational, but he was at least finding it easier to control some impulses.


    At times, Tao Yu was quite d that his "Mental Immunity" didn''t suppress some of his body''s instincts, just like it didn''t suppress pain; otherwise, he figured life would be a lot less fun.


    "It''s a pity about the status issue, otherwise a bit more initiative would actually be okay."


    While Tao Yu continued to polish his punching techniques and expending Yuan Force,


    the walkie-talkie on the folding table suddenly buzzed to life.


    "Brother Tao, are you there?"


    It was Panda''s voice, sounding a bit weary.


    "I''m here, what''s up?"


    Tao Yu picked up the walkie-talkie.


    His ability to dedicate nearly all his time to nurturing corpses here, along with rapidly digesting his gains, owed much to Panda''s efforts.


    Not only had Panda advanced him a sum of Yuan Force, with the one-month deadline soon to arrive, but Tao Yu could also expect an ie of at least seventy to eighty thousand Yuan Force.


    "I''ve run into a bit of trouble, can youe over?"


    "Sure, where?"


    Throughout the month, Tao Yu had beenrgely hands-off, lending the Suns'' reputation by association and giving some indirect support to Panda''s side.


    But Panda had never bothered him up to now; since he was asking for help this time, Tao Yu couldn''t refuse.


    Ever since thest time he had taken a call from the youngdy in their presence, Panda would use the walkie-talkie to chat when passing nearby, hardly ever disturbing Tao Yu.


    It seems like he must have really run into trouble this time.


    While closing up the RV and taking the walkie-talkie with him, Tao Yu went to the corpse nurturing site to water the noon portion, all the while listening to Panda''s wordsing through the walkie-talkie.


    "The location is at the LAS6 warehouse district; things are a bit troublesome, Qimen is injured..."


    After Tao Yu finished pouring the essence blood, he began to devour the canned food Little ck had brought to recover.


    "You mean to say, the bnce has been broken now, and that guy still wants to crap and pee on our heads? Wait for me."


    Twisting the throttle on his motorcycle, Tao Yu then shouted in Little ck''s direction,


    "Stop ying dead, follow me."


    Following a roar of the engine, the motorcycle shot out in a sh.


    After nearly a month of Pioneers and natives moving like ants, the zombies on the streets of Las Vegas were bing fewer, and likewise, the easily obtainable high-value goods were dwindling.


    LAS6 is the code for a warehouse that Panda had once mentioned to Tao Yu, having spent a lot of effort to clear it of zombies into a treasure trove.


    He even had Qimen guard it with people; there had been convoysing and going these past few days, making it one of the currently rare high-value cargo areas.


    The total value of the goods there might be around two hundred and fifty thousand Yuan Force.


    Taking out various expenses and rewarding the subordinates, just by clearing out this warehouse, Tao Yu would be able to pocket about fifty thousand Yuan Force.


    It should have been about halfway done by now.


    Thanks to this warehouse, Panda even estimated that after subtracting the five thousand Yuan Force advanced earlier this month, he could still give Tao Yu an additional seventy to eighty thousand Yuan Force.


    But now there were problems!


    "Goddamn it, someone really wants to cut off my money..."


    Tao Yu floored the throttle, leaving Little ck further and further behind...