Chapter 611 - 382: A Familiar Aura

Chapter 611: Chapter 382: A Familiar Aura

Seeing Han Ning’s pensive expression, Zhang Nengfa thought to himself,

’Damn it, this kid’s so strong. Perfect. I’ll just let Chen Shaojie deal with him.’

He continued:

"Chen Shaojie had some old grudges with Li Lu’s family. Her death was entirely orchestrated by him..."

"According to his plan, he intended to use Li Lu to spread our master’s mark to her colleague—you—in order to complete his sacrificial ritual and advance his Tier."

"Heh, what a fine scheme," Han Ning said, his expression calm. "What’s Chen Shaojie’s level of strength?"

Startled by Han Ning’s gaze, Zhang Nengfa shuddered, thinking he was about to be tortured again. The words spilled out of him all at once.

"He’s a Tier Eight Divination Child. He specializes in absorbing and manipulating the souls of the dead."

After saying his piece, Zhang Nengfa collapsed to the floor, his breathing shallow. He’d given up completely, adopting an attitude of ’kill me or spare me, I don’t care anymore.’

He waited for a long moment. When the expected pain never came, he opened his eyes again.

In the dark living room, a contract formed entirely of blue flames floated before him, burning silently.

"Sign the contract, and you can leave."

"This is..."

Bewildered, Zhang Nengfa subconsciously focused his attention on the contract.

’Cannot harm Han Ning in any form. Must render absolute obedience to Han Ning. Cannot endanger society...’

A series of incredibly strict demands surfaced in his mind.

Though every clause was outrageous, in order to survive, Zhang Nengfa felt the chilling Spiritual Aura pressing against his forehead and said hurriedly,

"I’ll sign, I’ll sign..."

Under Han Ning’s coercion, he extended a faint wisp of his Spiritual Power, completing the Spiritual Contract between them.

’Sigh, things are so much more troublesome without Little Fatty Silkworm. If I came across a more stubborn person, they’d probably rather die than sign a Spiritual Contract with me.’

Han Ning agreed that coercing people into signing a Spiritual Contract was a huge hassle. Right now, he deeply missed the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm’s spiritual parasitism ability.

It didn’t matter if the target agreed or not. One parasitic implant, and they’d be completely brainwashed. Anyone would have to obey his commands. It was incredibly useful.

Recruiting a subordinate who operated in the criminal underworld was essential.

It would make many things much more convenient, and it would also open up a new channel for information.

"Find a way to get me a pass for the underground black market at Blue Bay Bar. Also, tell me the locations of all the current black markets in Ludao."

"Also, everything you have related to Spiritual Materials—including Spiritual Energy Liquid, Spiritual Liquid, and any materials you can’t process yourself—bring it all to me at Ruixin Coffee Shop by the community entrance before 8:00 PM tomorrow. Got it?"

Zhang Nengfa subconsciously looked for an excuse to refuse, but the moment the intention formed, a sharp pain shot through his brain.

Fighting through the pain, he quickly suppressed the thought and obediently lowered his head. "Yes."

"You can go."

"Yes!"

Once he had Han Ning’s permission, Zhang Nengfa didn’t dare stay a moment longer. He scrambled out of the living room in a panic, quietly pulling the door shut behind him.

It was late at night. Fortunately, the occasional deafening clap of thunder outside masked the sounds of the brief fight, preventing it from attracting the attention of other residents.

After Zhang Nengfa left, Han Ning looked down at the three irregular, faintly glowing masses on the floor—two large and one small—and thought,

’So people leave behind the Extraordinary substances in their bodies when they die. I wonder if I can absorb this stuff as Energy.’

But he didn’t pick up the items right away. Instead, he went into his room, grabbed a first-aid kit, and took out some bandages and antiseptic before cradling Frost Jade in his arms.

A strange energy lingered in the areas bitten by the black hound, but it finally vanished under the continuous heat of Han Ning’s concentrated Fire Type Spiritual Energy.

"Whimper~"

Frost Jade was tough. Despite being so seriously injured for the first time, she hadn’t made a peep.

Only now, nestled in her master’s arms, did she fix her big, watery, pitiful eyes on Han Ning.

"Hiss~" Coiled around Han Ning’s neck, Egg Pancake watched the scene unfold in silence.

’For some reason, it felt that Frost Jade was even better at this than Sister Yin Yi and Little Sister Fei Lin.’

"This pitiful act really tugs at the heartstrings."

Smiling, Han Ning rubbed Frost Jade’s head, applied the antiseptic, and carefully bandaged her wounds. Only then did he pick up the scattered Extraordinary Traits from the floor.

The other two men and the black hound had already been reduced to black powder by the spectral flames he controlled.

The floor was a mess, but even if the landlord came by for an inspection right now, he likely wouldn’t guess that three lives had been violently snuffed out in the room just half an hour ago.

’Having people die in the room feels unlucky. I’ll have Xie Mingke or Zhang Nengfa help me find a better place later...’

With that in mind, Han Ning picked up one of the items—an irregularly shaped sphere wreathed in black mist that looked like a cross between organic tissue and a mineral—and tried to summon his panel to absorb it.

[Energy +1.57]

’Huh? So absorbing Extraordinary Traits increases Energy, too. The amount is about the same as from an Awakened Level Soul Beast.’

’This is basically encouraging me to kill people.’

A desire instantly surged within Han Ning: use Zhang Nengfa as bait, lure out the Extraordinary Beings from the Yongfu Commerce Association one by one, and ambush them.

’It’s too risky right now. I’ll wait until I’m stronger.’

As for how to increase his strength, there were currently two methods.