The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

"Young master, they forced me, I didn't want to!!!"

The surrounding servants scattered in shock, looking incredulously at the old man with a headful of gray hair.

Among all the servants, Qin Changzhong had the longest tenure; no one expected him to betray from within, colluding with outsiders to harm the master!

"Then... did you poison me?"

Qin Changzhong's words of sophistry suddenly halted, his face alternating between green and white, unable to speak further.

Seeing his expression was enough to know the answer, Zhu Haomiao sighed regretfully.

No wonder his head was always spinning; he originally thought it was because he drank strong liquor, not realizing the wine was poisoned!

However, due to the extraordinary power of [Gluttony], most of the substances entering the stomach were digested and decomposed into nutrients, with less than a tenth of the poison remaining, hence only causing a dizzy head.

If the level of [Gluttony] were a bit higher, he wouldn't feel anything at all and would be completely unaware of being poisoned!

If [Gluttony] reached its peak state, he could devour almost all substances, even consuming highly concentrated nuclear fuel raw!

Of course, [Gluttony] counteracts toxins entering the body through the digestive system. If inhaled into the lungs, or if entering the bloodstream from a wound, then one must use the life authority of [Lust] to dissipate and obliterate it.

A fleeting thought flickered in his mind, and Zhu Haomiao suddenly realized something, frowning involuntarily.

"Uncle Qin, have you poisoned me before?"

"I..."

Qin Changzhong's lips trembled, his face deathly pale, and his entire body slumped to the ground like a snake with its bones removed.

"Young master, I have wronged you... wronged you..."

Listening to the old man's muttering, Zhu Haomiao rubbed his temples with some headache.

No wonder he felt nauseous and dizzy the day he descended; turned out Li Lin was poisoned to death!

Pondering for a moment, Zhu Haomiao took out his token and tossed it to the servant guarding the door.

"Take my token, go to [Lechang Square] Anti-theft Bureau, find Yan Yunsheng and have him bring someone to tidy up."

Although theoretically, this case should be under the jurisdiction of [Chongren Square] Anti-theft Bureau, keeping the advantage within would make subsequent actions on one's own territory easier.

"The rest of you, watch these three, I'm going for a nap."

Standing up, Zhu Haomiao was ready for a nap, when the burly man kneeling on the ground spoke up.

"You promised, give me a quick death!"

He didn't want to fall into the hands of the Anti-theft Bureau; nobody likes to suffer before death...

Pausing his steps, Zhu Haomiao was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright, since you're so sensible, I'll not only give you a quick death but also leave your body intact!"

Hearing this, the burly man let out a long sigh of relief and nodded gratefully.

"Thank you."

Without a reply, Zhu Haomiao raised his hand, pressing his palm onto the top of the man's skull, infusing power through the Bai Hui acupoint into his brain, instantly destroying his nervous system.

Immediately, the man's expression froze, his entire body slowly collapsing, losing life without pain.

Such decisive actions frightened everyone present into a shudder, the two remaining kneeling men trembled uncontrollably, the faint smell of urine filling the air.

Ignoring the scene behind him, Zhu Haomiao found a side room in the back courtyard and lay down on the bed, exhausted.

With [Anger] subsiding and adrenaline fading, a flood of severe pain surged through his body, only now did Zhu Haomiao realize how severely overdrawn he was.

Relying on [Anger] to level the gap with a seventh-grade martial artist was indeed too taxing...

Raising his hand to look at the ferocious knife scar in his palm, the young man sighed deeply.

Just recovered from a hidden injury, now getting an even more serious one; it seems like it'll take ten days or half a month to heal...

Tch, tch...

LV.0 [Lust] Authority still doesn't cut it!

Not seductive enough!!

He had to find a way to increase the allure!

Thinking of this, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but look at the [Book of Black].

[Jealousy]+88 [Pride]+69 [Anger]+164

[Jealousy]: LV.0→LV.1 (38/100)

[Dexterity]+1

[Pride]: LV.0→LV.1 (19/100)

[God]+1

[Anger]: LV.0→LV.2 (14/200)

[Strength]+2

[Body]+1

The three assassins not only brought the enhancement of the three original sins, but also dropped a total of 21 [greed coins].

With a gentle flick of his finger, a shiny gold coin appeared between Zhu Haomiao's fingers like magic, dancing lightly as if alive.

After pondering for a while, the young man flicked his thumb, and the gold coin spun into the air, melting like an illusion into his body surface, causing ripples to spread out.

By investing ten gold coins at once, a long virtual memory flooded into his mind, as if enduring nearly ten years of arduous cultivation in an instant.

Close in thought for a long time, it took Zhu Haomiao a full half hour to reopen his eyes, exhaling a single breath of turbid air.

[Iron Cloth Shirt]: LV.1 (Entry-level) → LV.3 (Mastery)

[Body]+4

[Strength]+4

[Essence]+2

The universal foundation of the Ten Thousand Realms has been cultivated; next, local laws need to be supplemented...

With a hint of apprehension, Zhu Haomiao sat cross-legged, his mind recalled the virtual memory experience of "decades" of arduous cultivation, as well as the various horizontal training technique materials collected in the [Royal Martial Academy] Scripture Pavilion during this time!

The two verified each other, and the young man immediately had a deeper understanding of the [Iron Cloth Shirt] cultivation technique.

As if immersed and studied for decades, Zhu Haomiao extended down with his unique understanding, gradually forming the embryonic fourth level technique in his mind.

But it seemed the accumulated local law materials were insufficient, the skeletal fourth level technique lacked enough flesh to fill in, only a rough outline could be pieced together.

The completion is only about 50%, it seems further material collection is needed...

With a slight sigh, just as Zhu Haomiao was about to give up, a strange sensation arose from his heart, a majestic purple-gold divine light appeared deep within his pupils.

I am omniscient and omnipotent!

By a stroke of providence, the hidden authority of [Pride] was quietly activated, a seven-colored divine light emerged on the page of the Seven Deadly Sins in the [Book of Black], combining into a chaotic darkness containing all colors.

With this chaotic darkness as a background, the [Iron Cloth Shirt] technique condensed into a golden rune reflection, amplified into a complex and mysterious three-dimensional pattern.

Without any words, Zhu Haomiao knew, this was the cultivation technique stripped of all appearances, the fundamental original structure of law and concept distilled.

This colossal and complex rune extended downward like the roots of a tree, but became increasingly incomplete the further it went, eventually disappearing entirely into the void.

But in the next second, the page of the Seven Deadly Sins emerged like a grand, evil seven-colored sun resembling a constant star, and under the authority of [Pride], minute Law Fragments were shed from the seven-colored sun, filling into the rune structure of [Iron Cloth Shirt].