Chapter 186 Becoming Extraordinary One After Another

Chapter 186: Chapter 146: Becoming Extraordinary One After Another

More importantly, there were enough capable "Adventurers" here. The Safe Zone members were perfectly capable of completing the various tasks they outsourced.

The main force executing these tasks was the independent Dream Descenders, especially the two major squads led by Li Wei and Old Wang.

"It’s about time to offer a few more Advanced Member spots," Shi An thought.

This time, he wouldn’t make it such a grand affair; simply issuing an announcement within the member circle would suffice. The reason for distributing them in small batches was that the number of Advanced Member Cards was still relatively low. He needed to keep a few cards on hand so he wouldn’t be caught empty-handed when he actually needed them. Besides, releasing the Advanced Member qualifications in batches would better encourage the members to stir up competition, putting all their effort into executing tasks and conquering Nightmares.

"I’m just doing this for the sake of all humanity, after all," he reasoned internally. "The threat of the Nightmares still looms over us; it’s far from the time to relax."

Manager Shi didn’t dare to relax either. On one hand, he was searching for Nightmares suitable for conquering that had a chance of producing Excellence Curse Objects; on the other, he constantly trained to sharpen himself. He boasted to himself that his combat power on paper was no longer much worse than a newly promoted Transcendent.

Although that was merely on paper.

In just two short days, the tasks related to the ceremonies for the three anomalies had been settled. Zhuo Ling and Nether Robe were still preparing for battle, but Little Blood was itching to strike immediately.

Therefore, with a SWISH, Shi An manipulated the Shadow Incarnation deep into the Nightmare.

This was somewhere in the Pale Wasteland. In the distance, a horde of humanoid anomalies was wandering about. The anomalies numbered over a hundred, forming what could be called a small-scale Ghost Tide. Naturally, there was more than one Leader Level anomaly among them.

They were incredibly terrifying. They ranged from two to four meters in height, boasting robust physiques but lacking skin. Their bodies were a deep crimson, looking as if their bloody flesh was entirely exposed.

One look made it obvious...

"They’re absolutely brimming with blood qi!"

Little Blood was practically drooling.

Even though Little Blood’s Extraordinary Ceremony required ten thousand portions of blood qi, how could the blood qi of ordinary people be compared to the blood qi of anomalies? Even the weakest anomaly could rival a Refining Stage powerhouse in combat power, and when it came to Life Force, it left the Refining Stage in the dust.

Most importantly...

"Even if we can’t gather enough blood qi, it won’t be a problem. We’ll just find another target," Shi An thought. "For Little Blood, if this ceremony falls short of the standard... it just means it falls short."

There was no life-threatening danger. There was absolutely no need to experience a life-or-death crisis just to undergo an Extraordinary Ceremony, unlike Captain Bai.

"Anomalies are just too overpowered," he realized. "Oh, wait, that’s not quite right. If Little Blood didn’t possess combat power capable of crushing Leader Levels, completing its Extraordinary Ceremony wouldn’t be this easy either."

Soon, the Promotion Ceremony began.

The three anomalies—Li Feng, Zhuo Ling, and Nether Robe—had all come in person to lend their support. The number of supporters was extremely small, but in terms of overall combat power, it was probably higher than Captain Bai’s support lineup from that day.

Shi An oversaw the operation from within the Safe Zone while manipulating a fleet of Witchcraft Flying Eyes to take off, sweeping the surroundings to eliminate any potential accidents.

Before long, Little Blood lunged forward with a sinister "KUKUKU" laugh.

"Become my bloody meal!"

It directly entered the Blood Demon Incarnation state, transforming into a crimson giant demon measuring three to four meters tall. Without dodging or evading, it charged into a brutal melee with the bloody flesh anomalies.

Wounded! Recovered! Wounded! Recovered!

In the Blood Demon Incarnation state, Little Blood could absorb blood qi to prolong the duration of the incarnation and heal its injuries. At this moment, the crimson humanoid anomalies provided an endlessly abundant supply of blood qi. Little Blood grew stronger and fought more fiercely as the battle raged on. It was as if it had activated an invincible mode within the Ghost Tide, rampaging back and forth.

"KUKUKU—" Little Blood laughed wildly. "Who else? Who else?!"

Half an hour later.

This exceptionally terrifying Ghost Tide—which even an Extraordinary Powerhouse would have to steer clear of—had been torn to shreds by Little Blood, leaving only a scant few survivors.

At this moment, a mighty power descended from the unseen void. This indicated that the Extraordinary Ceremony had been accomplished.

"It is time to return," Shi An decided.

But Little Blood still wasn’t fully satisfied; it felt like it could fight another three hundred rounds. What did it matter if three or four more mere Leader Level anomalies showed up? It was powerful. Invincible.

Suddenly, WHOOSH!

A gust of wind blew past. Within the wind, a terrifying Extraordinary aura drifted. Faintly, the wind could be seen kicking up Sand Dust, morphing into a massive, eerie face in the distance.

"What kind of anomaly is this?"

Little Blood immediately decided to slip away. It wasn’t a matter of whether it could win the fight or not; it was just that its promotion to Extraordinary was imminent, and it wouldn’t be wise to cause unnecessary complications.

Shi An used the Contract Summoning Technique to recall his four great anomalies, leaving behind only the Witchcraft Flying Eyes that hadn’t had time to retreat and couldn’t be withdrawn quickly enough anyway.

In his field of vision, the eerie face outlined by the wind and sand was rapidly approaching, its terrifying aura saturating the entire world.

"This is definitely no ordinary Extraordinary!" Shi An thought. "Is it Extraordinary Late Stage? Perfection? Or an anomaly of an even higher Tier? As expected, there are still too many perils lurking Deep in the Nightmare!"

At that exact moment, the several Witchcraft Flying Eyes deployed around the battlefield—the furthest one being over three thousand meters away—lost their visual feeds simultaneously.

ZZZT—

There was no time to dwell on how terrifying that anomaly was. Taking the stage now was the Extraordinary Blood Hand Seal, which had officially been promoted to Extraordinary.

[Blood Hand Seal]

[Tier: Extraordinary Early Stage]

[Lifebound Talent: Blood Demon]

The Blood Demon Talent passively encompassed several major abilities that Little Blood possessed during its mortal phase: Blood Mist Manipulation, Vampire, and Blood Mist Incarnation.

For human Transcendents, it was only upon reaching Extraordinary Realm Perfection—where their Talent Ability covered their entire bodies—that they gained the possibility of such "Elementalization." This was also the fundamental reason why Extraordinary Realm Perfection far surpassed Extraordinary Late Stage.

However, Little Blood was not human, so its Talent and Traits naturally differed vastly.