For properties, Merdian blockage, Immunity evasion, and Qi Immunity 4. Character, Cruel(Fatality rate is boosted).
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An additional fee of 2 million points will be consumed for excessive assignment of symptoms during creation.
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Go ahead.
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Virus 5 has been created.
Statistics:
Lethality(SS)
Contagious(SS)
Survivability(A)
Qi Resistance(A)
Remaining points: 33.1m
Congratulations, the host has created an S Rank Virus.
+1 Virus Package
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Infect the elder who attacked me with the fifth virus.
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Infection successful
-10,000 points
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The elder felt a sense of danger and quickly went for the finishing blow. He thrust his sword towards my heart before changing the trajectory to my neck.
However, he slightly misses when I simply shift my head to the side.
"What?"
The elder was sure he pierced my "neck". At that moment he realises there's something wrong with his vision, a sharp headache attacks him and he jumps back.
"W-What?! What did you do?"
Some minor symptoms have already appeared and the elder suppressed them with Qi circulation.
It's slightly working, slowing down his movements. That's more than enough.
A black aura engulfs my blade with traces of red static at the edge.
!
"Such profound energy..." The elder mumbles as I thrust at him.
Instead of the usual dodging, he blocks it instead and dissipates the energy.
But...
The elder widens his eyes as he looks at the surrounding. He was pushed back into the luxurious cabin.
"I'm being...pushed back by a mere core formation?" He mumbles.
"That's right," I say, attacking from behind. The elder prepares to parry but instead is met with a slash behind.
?!!
I take advantage of that and execute another thrust. He deflects the energy in time and slashes back. I block it.
*Ching ching*
Sparks fly as our swords attempt to overpower each other.
Something attacked the elder but he doesn't know what. What's even more shocking is that the attack left a cut on his refined body.
"Tch! Damn it!" He shouts.
The elder kicks me away and touches his blade, a yellow energy engulfs the entire elder. From the yellow energy, a dragon materializes and floats around his body.
He is going serious now.
Then I should too.
A fierce rush of blood Qi surrounds my leg.
Enhancing the Sword of Reign with the void greatly boosted its power, he doesn't know I can materialize a Qi Sword judging by his confused demeanour. I need to find the perfect chance...
The elder throws his sword at me.
?!
Why is he?
The sword should go straight, it should. So I position my sword on my chest.
Yet at the last second, it instantly cancels the momentum and edits the motion. The sword immediately appears behind at my nape.
The elder has a comprehension of Sword Soul!?
I materialize a Qi Sword at my nape to deflect the blade.
!!
"H-How did Y-You!" The elder exclaims.
Shit... I wanted to find a chance and he already forced me. Should I use the abyss creature now?
Fuck no, I need to stop thinking about that. I need to stop being so dependent on it! The commotion should already have attracted attention.
Attaining the comprehension in the way of the sword to the extent of Sword Soul allows the user to control the sword without any physical touch or Qi use as if the sword has a "soul".
Although it is extremely difficult to defeat this elder, it is not impossible.
I need to last this battle out, more time will be required for the virus to damage him.
The elder constantly barrages me with strikes of his flying sword. I jump from one corner to another, constantly blocking and deflecting his blade.
"Ugh..." The elder groans as he strains his eye. Bloodshot veins have appeared.
Now!
I materialize an orb at the position where the elder stands who somehow dodges out of the way. However, an army of black Qi Swords discharges ripples of red static and attacks the elder.
"What the-"
The elder uses only his bare hands and Qi control to dissipate the Qi sword but the issue lies in the numbers.
"ARGH!!" I yell when his sword slashes my left Achilles tendons.
Luckily, it wasn't a very deep cut to cripple my left leg but it restricted my movements.
I grit my teeth and bear with the pain even as blood ooze out.
The sword came from behind to my right, from my left, from the top, it barraged me from every angle, trying to break my defence. Endurance is one thing yet I have to multi-task and direct my endless assault on the elder. I've never felt this tired before, I want to hibernate for the first time since cultivation.
"UCK!!" The elder cries out as one sword manages to pierce into his right arm.
*BOOOM!!!*
The Qi Sword exploded, sending the elder's arm flying.
!!!!
I won the test of endurance.
I take that chance and lunge at the elder. He saw me and accelerated the sword behind me, attempting to kill me before I reach him.
I smirk.
Before it could touch me, I jump out of the way and suffered only a cut on my arm. The sword was moving too fast and the elder couldn't control it in time, allowing the sword to pierce through the elder.
"Uck...uck uck argh..." he mumbles as the remaining Qi swords all rush into his body.
"Heh...die...to your weapon," I say.
"Brat...I...will curse you in hell." He says as he coughs out blood, it is his final words.
"Sure, wait for me there."
His corpse drops to the floor.
Huff Huff...
Both of us were pushed past our limits, especially me. I only see some rashes on his body but almost all of the symptoms should be slightly active in his body now, mostly due to the fact of his constant Qi circulation, thus he distributed the virus around his body. Poor guy didn't even know he was infected.
I drop to the floor.
...
No, it's not the time to rest. I need to get what I came here for, reinforcement might be arriving soon.
Still, that was a bloody good fight. I enjoyed it, even more than my fight with Xie Mo. I learnt valuable things too.
I grab my left arm and trudge into the cabin. Looking back, everyone else has escaped. Several trails of blood flow down my leg from the wound, did that guy cut an artery too? I perform first aid and tie a cloth around my leg firmly to stop the bleeding.
*cough* *cough*
"Ugh...damn it... I used too much internal energy in the fight, if I meet another practitioner, I am dead." I mumble.
Entering a room that seems to be the office of that elder, I rummage through the drawers and files.
A particular one caught my eye. "This is...a message telling the elder to kidnap 2 children for the higher-ups of the sect."
I slide the message into my robe. What else are there?
There is another file reporting the recent activities of the higher-ups. So the elder is getting suspicious of their movements as well? He doesn't know anything about their intention with the children. I pocket this file as well.
...
!
From the corner of my eyes, I see a bright red jade in a transparent container. It requires some sort of inscription to open it.
I keep it too.
Although it is faint, I can detect people approaching, I need to leave.
With the last of my strength, I take a stick and used it to support my leg on the way out.
Once into the forest, I sit beside a tree to rest as I spectate the groups of people entering the branch.
...
I have to move...
It wasn't long until I find an abandoned shack beside a muddy pond.
The door has fallen off and it is full of insects and random creatures in it. I join the party and sat on the dusty floor beside a broken bed.
"Huff huff..."
With trembling hands, I take one elixir and pop it in my mouth. It stopped the bleeding.
I pop another one just to be sure and quickly absorb all of its substance. The pain slightly subsides but I'm too tired to think about anything...
I need to recover my internal energy too. Using both Sword of Reign and the power of the void took a huge toll on my mental endurance.
The reason why cultivators could not use specific techniques until they reach a higher cultivation level is because of lacking internal energy. As the cultivation base increases, the capacity for internal energy in our body increases.
To recover internal energy, we simply have to absorb and circulate Qi...or rest.
I couldn't bear it anymore as my heavy eyelids fall shut.