Chapter 114 - 113: A Cook Who Doesn’t Want Revenge Is Not a Proper Villain

Chapter 114: Chapter 113: A Cook Who Doesn’t Want Revenge Is Not a Proper Villain

He focused his Spirit and tapped lightly.

[Bone Shrinking Skill - 0/50+ (Uninitiated)]

He Xiaotian looked at his remaining 4,500 Experience Points and added them without hesitation.

[Bone Shrinking Skill - 50/50+ (Uninitiated) -> 50/50+ (Initiated) -> 100/100+ (Beginner) -> 150/150+ (Adept) -> 200/200+ (Proficient) -> 300/300+ (Mastered) -> Bone Shrinking Skill - ∞ (Sublime)]

Eight hundred fifty Experience Points brought it directly to the max level.

He Xiaotian’s bones suddenly crackled all over his body. A strange but faint Qi Force wrapped around all his major joints.

After a short while, it receded like the tide.

[Bone Shrinking Skill - ∞ (Sublime: Bone Control +5, Joint Reinforcement +3, Special Attribute - Pain -1.)]

’Bone control must be the key to shrinking. Joint reinforcement? That makes sense too. If certain special joints are a bit weaker, they could actually break if dislocated. But this Pain -1 is a bit interesting.’

This was the first time a minus sign had appeared in the special attributes.

’Pain reduction?’

’Just 1 point. It’s pretty useless.’

’If it were 10 points, it might actually be somewhat useful.’

He took out *Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass* and continued his training.

[Ding! A fragmented manual has been discovered. Would you like to spend 150 Experience Points to complete it?]

"Yes!"

[Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass - 0/100+ (Uninitiated)]

’Why hesitate?’

’Just spend the points.’

[Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass - 100/100+ (Uninitiated) -> 200/200+ (Initiated) -> 300/300+ (Beginner) -> 500/500+ (Adept) -> 800/800+ (Proficient) -> 1500/1500+ (Mastered) -> Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass - ∞ (Sublime)]

The remaining Experience Points were completely used up.

He Xiaotian didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret. When night fell, more "little cuties" would come to give him Experience Points.

A stream of Inner Strength flowed through his legs. He could clearly feel that some unknown meridians had seemingly been opened.

[Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass - ∞ (Sublime: Speed +5, Force Borrowing +3, Lightness +3, Special Attribute - Water Walking +2)]

’Interesting!’

’Speed, Force Borrowing, and Lightness were all expected.’

’Isn’t that what Qinggong is all about?’

’But Water Walking... now that’s something to think about.’

’If it means what it says, can I walk freely on water now?’

’No, it’s only +2.’

’The effect can’t be that outstanding.’

"If I can continue to level up *Crossing the River on a Blade of Grass*, there’s a good chance I could really walk freely on the surface of the water. Is this still a martial art? This is probably one of the Divine Techniques from myths and legends."

He Xiaotian casually tossed the two useless martial arts manuals into his storage space, murmuring to himself as he gazed at the bustling traffic outside his window.

CRACK! CRACK!

A grating sound of bones rubbing against each other filled the room as He Xiaotian himself began to shrink.

A big guy of 1.8 meters, he transformed to about 1.4 meters in almost three seconds.

He carefully assessed his body’s condition and found that he couldn’t shrink his size any further.

It seemed the effects of the Bone Shrinking Skill were definitely not as ridiculously overpowered as in movies and TV shows.

For example, in some comedy film, a wandering martial artist could freely pass through a mouse hole.

’Are you fucking kidding me?’

’Setting aside everything else, can your internal organs really be molded into different shapes like Play-Doh?’

’That’s not called the Bone Shrinking Skill; that’s a Druid’s shapeshifting.’

He Xiaotian’s height of 1.4 meters was his limit.

If he tried to force himself to shrink further, the only result would be severe injury.

"Not bad. At least I can be more stealthy in the future."

In a certain residential complex in Shanghai.

The room was filled with the thick stench of blood. Three men and one woman sat in the living room, their faces etched with dejection.

Lord Food King was missing. They had been lying low, but they hadn’t received any orders.

’His Lordship’s injuries must be very severe.’

’He doesn’t even have time to worry about the four of us.’

"Damn it! The attack on the Medical University failed. Why didn’t the Cleaners’ director go to XZ? I saw him board the plane with my own eyes. How could he possibly have appeared in the teaching building?

And the ritual at Zhou family Village! With a Dual Series prodigy like Qilong leading the charge, those two Cleaner squads were no match for us. Not to mention we had Liang Kun as an inside man!"

A man with a fleshy, fierce face who looked like a gluttonous chef said through gritted teeth.

Gourmet Kitchen had been preparing this plan for a long time.

But one accident after another led to failure at the brink of success.

"If complaining did any good, we wouldn’t have failed. Just wait quietly for news from Lord Food King, and don’t go out looking for trouble!" the well-built woman said, glancing at the fleshy man.

As a member of the organization, she knew perfectly well that once this guy got angry, he would vent his frustration by brutally dismembering living creatures with his bone-chopping knife.

Right now, the four of them were like rats in the street that everyone wanted to beat; they couldn’t afford to be exposed.

Otherwise, even the city’s Cleaners, who had suffered heavy losses, would hunt them down relentlessly until they were all eliminated.

"I know."

The fleshy man grumbled in a muffled voice.

He wasn’t someone who couldn’t read the room. If he showed any signs of emotional instability, the other three might not hesitate to take him out first.

"I think you all should pay attention to what my little baby discovered,"

said a slender man with delicate features, who was cradling a skull in both hands with a smile.

"What is it?"

"My little baby... was killed by someone last night."

"?!"

The other three were startled. Compared to the fleshy man, this seemingly effeminate man was actually the most unstable time bomb.

The "little baby" he spoke of was, in fact, a ghost.

An incredibly beautiful female ghost, skilled in the arts of the bedchamber.

Her power was average, at best.

She could only rely on her own stunning beauty and Illusion Techniques to prey on and hunt humans.

As for the relationship between the man and the female ghost... tsk tsk.

Every night, listening to the seductive moans from his room would leave the other two men burning with lust.

"So, I paid a visit today to the place where my baby disappeared. And what I found was a human under a curse. The kind of technique used is a unique mark of the Gourmet Kitchen.

The cursed individual is like a delicious delicacy, constantly emitting a sweet aroma that holds an immense attraction for any evil spirit. They are drawn to it like moths to a flame, flocking to it ceaselessly and recklessly to devour it!"

After hearing this, a flash of insight struck the woman.

"Are you saying he’s the one who ruined our ritual in Zhou family Village?"

"Correct." The effeminate man smiled and nodded. "A curse of this level... within the organization, besides Lord Food King, only the yet-to-descend Gluttonous King could cast it. And for the Gluttonous King to stoop so low as to cast a curse on a mortal human... if you say he has nothing to do with ruining the ritual, who would believe you?"

"So, what you’re saying is?"

"We kill him. Brutally!"