Meng Jun quickly escaped from the public situation. He grew stronger thanks to the cultivation technique given to him by Ron.
Meanwhile, Ron had returned to the Tower after a long time. He teleported directly to his room to check on his farm. The plants looked good and had matured into 300-year-old ginseng.
I can break through to the next small realm, but my foundation needs to be stronger, or there may be issues with my potential.
Wait, I think, I can acquire the Kshatriya's bloodline. That should eliminate any problems with future breakthroughs. But currently, no floor here can match my power. I need to find a strong opponent on a different floor.
Just then, a notification sounded in his mind.
Ding! Find the reason behind the disappearance of young people in the town and resolve it.
Reward: B-rank skill memory.
Looks like I've got a new quest, Ron thought, Now to find out why young people have been disappearing.
He soon encountered a distressed mother standing at her door and a man nearby who had lost consciousness.
"Hey, wake up! Here, drink some water," Ron said, helping him.
"Thank you for that. But, please, can you help us find our son? He's been missing since yesterday. His father has been searching nonstop and collapsed from exhaustion."
"Tell me when the disappearances began and if there were any new arrivals in town around that time."
The mother shared everything she knew, including details about a stranger who had come to town just before the disappearances started.
"Don't worry, ma'am. I'll find your son and the others," Ron assured her.
"If you find my son, I'll reward you."
"Thank you. I'm off to find whoever is behind these disappearances."
Ron activated his All-Seeing Eye, searching for any unusual energy signatures. Finally, he detected a distinct blood energy nearby.
Description
Species: Low-Level Vampire
Information: He was infected by a higher-ranked vampire, gaining low-level vampire powers, but lacks control over them. He's been drinking people's blood to increase his raw power.
Found you. Ron drew his sword and killed the vampire on the spot. The townsfolk gasped as they realized he had just slain the mayor's son.
"Look at him! He was about to turn into a monster!" someone shouted.
The half-vampire began to regenerate, so Ron struck again, slicing his body repeatedly until he was fully defeated.
Ron then infused his energy into the half-vampire's brain to scan his memories. It seems the mayor was involved, and there may even be a noble vampire who infected him.
Determined, Ron rushed to the mayor's office, killed him, and destroyed the place. In an underground chamber, he found many townspeople unconscious from blood loss. Ron used his healing energy to restore them, and, slowly, they began to awaken.
Among them was the worried mother, who reunited tearfully with her son.
"I'm going to see my mom and dad soon, so I can't be sad," Ron said, softly smiling.
"As promised, here's your reward," she said gratefully.
Ding! You have obtained a B-rank skill.
Ding! You have received Phoenix Blood.
Description
Item: Phoenix Blood
Effect: Your bloodline will be transformed into the Phoenix Bloodline, one of the top 10 strongest bloodlines in the Tower. Only those with at least 1000 average stats can take it.
Information: The bloodline will be further strengthened on the 25th floor.
"This is even better than I expected," Ron said. "I was only doing my duty."
"No, you should keep it. It will be more useful and safer in your hands than anyone else's."
"Thank you for the reward. Goodbye."
With that, Ron opened the door to the next floor.
So this is the 16th floor.
Ding! Kill all the half-vampires in the kingdom and destroy their hideout.
Finally, a real challenge. It was getting so boring. Ron's face lit up with excitement as he prepared to go all out.
He gathered most of his energy, spreading it across the entire kingdom to locate the half-vampires.
Found you all. You'll make perfect practice dummies, he thought with a smirk.
Ron hunted down every half-vampire in the hideout, wiping them out and obliterating their base. Then, he scoured the kingdom for any remaining half-vampires, only to feel a sudden warning from his energy—a powerful presence was drawing near. He realized that a high vampire, someone stronger, was approaching.
Without hesitation, Ron opened a portal to the 17th floor and escaped before the high vampire could find him.
Status
Strength: 998
Stamina: 1007
Intelligence: 915
Agility: 1012
Cultivation
Inner energy: Foundation Middle Stage
Body Cultivation: Steel Body(92.6%)
Skills
Gigantification: (39.8%)
Super strength: (40.3%)
Martial Addict: (20.7%)
Energy Recovery: (94.1%)
Player Skills
Swordman Ship- Peak : (48.5%)
Dash: (61.4%)
Evolution technique: (15.8%)
Poison resistance: (78.4%)
Heavenly slayer technique (11.7%)
Number of skill memories possessed: 6