I pulled out my phone and opened my bank app.
Balance: 5 million credits deposited.
Next, I checked the bag of cash. Stacks of bills—another 5 million.
Then came the real prize. I opened the suitcase filled with gold bars. Twenty-three in total. Each worth around half a million. That put my total earnings at roughly 20 million.
A smirk crept onto my face. Not bad for a single night's work.
But now, I had to prepare for the next step.
I crossed my legs and entered meditation. My spiritual power had been drained from using my abilities so much today. If I wanted to keep growing, I needed to maintain my energy reserves.
Meanwhile... At the Werewolves' Investigation Site
Paul and Alice, two elite warriors from the Land of Wolves, stood inside the ruined underground base. The smell of blood and fear still lingered in the air.
Paul crouched near the corpse of the former gang leader, his sharp eyes studying the impact wounds. "Alice, what do you think? Who did this?"
Alice folded her arms. "Judging by the sheer force, it had to be either a vampire or a body cultivator—probably C-rank."
Paul shook his head. "No… I don't think he was fully C-rank yet. More like D+, just on the verge of breaking through. That idiot underestimated him and paid the price."
Alice scoffed, kicking the boss's corpse. "Trash." The body slumped over, its face still frozen in shock and disbelief.
Paul stood up. "We should report this. The higher-ups need to know that some unknown fighter is running around our territory. We should also assign a D-rank guardian to watch over the city… But whoever that bastard was—"
He clenched his fist, his claws extending, sharp as daggers. His golden eyes flashed with rage. "—if he thinks he can kill one of our own and get away with it, he's dead wrong."
Paul threw his head back and let out a deep, menacing howl.
The very air around him trembled as the sound of a C-rank werewolf's rage echoed through the city.
Back to Adam
The next morning, I returned home. Grandma was already at the table, sipping tea.
"Adam!" she smiled. "You're back!"
I sat down across from her, casually grabbing a piece of toast. "Yeah, I got a job in the city. The pay's good, so I might be staying there often."
Her face lit up. "That's wonderful news!"
I nodded, but in my mind, I was already planning my next move.
After breakfast, I locked myself in my room and placed an urgent online order:
Large quantities of elephant blood (express delivery).
Within five hours, the order arrived. I packed my things, said goodbye to Grandma, and left the house.
Instead of taking the front door, I slipped into a secluded alley and entered my Mind Space.
It was time to break my limits again.
I sat cross-legged, letting my spiritual energy recharge.
Once I was ready, I took out a syringe filled with elephant blood. This time, I wasn't going to increase my DNA fusion by just 10%.
I was aiming for 20%.
I injected the blood.
🔥 Pain exploded through my body like fire.
I clenched my teeth, forcing myself to analyze the new DNA flowing inside me.
🧬 11%… 12%… 15%… 18%…
A violent surge of pain nearly broke my concentration, but I forced myself to push through.
22%… 25%… 30%!
Then—darkness.
I fainted.
Then, something unexpected happened.
For a long time, the red sphere inside me had remained silent. It had done nothing since merging with me at birth. But now—
🔥 A blinding beam of red light shot out from it, piercing into my mind.
Pain exploded in my skull.
I clutched my head as my consciousness was flooded with overwhelming energy.
It felt like my entire brain was being rewritten.
The pain lasted five minutes, but when it faded, I gasped in shock.
New knowledge filled my mind.
I had been granted two supreme techniques from the red sphere:
1. Supreme Spirituality Codex
A cultivation technique designed to expand my spiritual power.
If fully mastered, it would give me red spiritual energy, a force so unique that even gods envy it.
Right now, I could barely maintain my new strength for 10 minutes.
But with this technique, I could increase my limit and eventually unlock supreme spiritual abilities.
2. Supreme Strength Codex
A technique that refined my physical power, allowing me to unleash superhuman strength.
I hadn't even read the details yet, but as I scanned through it—
🔥 I was utterly shocked.
This technique… this is beyond anything I've ever imagined.
At that moment, I realized—
The red sphere wasn't just some passive energy source.
It was actively guiding me to something greater.
And if these techniques were just Volume 1, then what lay ahead was beyond my comprehension.
🔥 I was just getting started.