The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

Although it had happened several times, it still felt quite magical each time...

Carefully examining the face in the mirror, the youth rubbed his chin and pinched his cheeks, unable to help but click his tongue in wonder.

Clearly, the facial features had only been slightly adjusted, yet the impression they gave was completely different.

Originally, Li Lin had a good foundation, and with the adjustment by the Authority of [Lust], he instantly gained an ethereal, immortal aura.

Moreover, this was just the beginning. Over the next while, [Lust] would continuously optimize the spirit and body until it reached the limits of its authority.

However, a sudden drastic change in appearance could cause unnecessary disturbances in fate...

It seems... for the time being, I must frequently show myself in front of people to let the world gradually adapt to my transformation...

With his chin held up, the youth pondered for a moment, squinting at the reflection in the mirror.

In the following days, Zhu Haomiao resumed a regular life, going to the [Royal Martial Academy] every morning to collect materials for cultivation techniques and, at the same time, feed Pet No. 2.

In the afternoons, he guided Yan Yunsheng at the Anti-theft Bureau in cultivating the [Constant Star Melting Furnace Body Tempering Technique] and randomly chose a lucky death row inmate to "suddenly fall ill"!

Thus, one by one, the death row inmates in the underground prison disappeared, while Zhu Haomiao's Eight Basic Forces increased day by day.

[Stacked Waves Strength]!

[Gale Force]!

[Armor Breaking Power]!

...

In less than half a month, all the Eight Basic Forces had ascended to the Mastery Realm.

Although during this time Zhu Haomiao diligently trained his inner strength every night, the upgrade speed from "Krypton Gold" was so exaggerated that he couldn't keep up with the accumulation, causing the attributes within him to become increasingly large!

He couldn't completely digest it, couldn't digest it at all!

Sitting next to the Martial Arts Arena, Zhu Haomiao propped his face with one hand, frowning in distress, absentmindedly watching as Yan Yunsheng was besieged by several Captains.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Weapons without sharp edges struck Yan Yunsheng's body, yet produced the sound of metal clashing.

With bare hands, Yan Yunsheng laughed, his every move sweeping wind and thunder, easily tearing apart the Captains' encirclement, suppressing them in turn, forcing them back step by step.

"No more, no more, Great Captain, you're just bullying with your Horizontal Training skills!"

A Captain slashed hard at Yan Yunsheng's back, but was shaken back, his fingertips numbing, blood and Qi churning, involuntarily jumping three steps back, complaining bitterly.

His companions, already physically and mentally exhausted, also leaped back, refusing to fight further.

Immediately, watching Yan Yunsheng, energetic and high-spirited in the Martial Arts Arena, several couldn't help but cast their gaze at the young man sitting at the edge of the arena, their hearts filled with an uncontainable fervor.

They knew exactly what level Yan Yunsheng was at before!

Working together, they could match him evenly.

Previously, Yan Yunsheng's strength was honed step by step, through hard work and perseverance!

While everyone admired him, there was no envy or jealousy.

However, in these short ten or so days, his strength skyrocketed like a rocket.

This couldn't help but fill them with an unsurpassable sense of loss.

Afraid that the brother would suffer, yet also envious if he succeeded...

They were all struggling at the bottom, so why did he soar to the sky?!

Thinking of this, everyone's gaze at Zhu Haomiao grew even hotter.

Although not openly expressed, everyone knew who was responsible for this change.

Originally, some secretly laughed at Yan Yunsheng for groveling to a young lad who was young enough to be his son...

But now, they all wished they could kneel at the youth's feet, begging for a chance to be his lackeys!

Sir, we also want to improve!!

However, Zhu Haomiao, on the other side, did not notice their fiery stares. With one hand propping his chin, he lazily watched Yan Yunsheng, while with the other hand, he rolled a captivating Gold Coin in his fingers.

Reflected in his deep dark pupils was Yan Yunsheng's silhouette, and in the depths of his soul, the youth could sense a resonance with something within Yan Yunsheng.

After pondering for a long time without understanding, Zhu Haomiao shook his head and gave up on investigating.

Perhaps Yan Yunsheng's cultivation technique level was still too low, and it could be studied more slowly in the future...

The youth sighed helplessly and smiled in satisfaction at Yan Yunsheng, who approached to greet him respectfully.

This guy's talent and comprehension were indeed extraordinary; in just a dozen days, he had practiced the iron... [Constant Star Melting Furnace Body Tempering Technique] to the Second Layer, and now he was only one step away from the seventh-rank.

More impressively, his [Dao Heart] was even more steadfast than anticipated, showing no signs of losing control thus far.

Just then, Yan Yunsheng leaned towards Zhu Haomiao's ear, whispering a reminder.

"Sir, it has been over ten days since the first prisoner died unexpectedly. We can release the second corpse now."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Haomiao nodded slightly: "Go arrange it."

During this period, Zhu Haomiao had already slaughtered all the death row inmates in the underground prison, but considering the alarming nature of numerous prisoners dying suddenly in a short time, the Anti-theft Bureau had kept the deaths secret, preparing to deliver "bad news" to the General Office periodically.

In this era, prisoners dying in the Death in Prison was common. As long as the time intervals were spread out a bit, it wouldn't attract too much attention.

"As you command!"

Yan Yunsheng cupped his fists in salute and turned to leave.

Behind him, Zhu Haomiao flipped his hand, the Gold Coin disappearing like magic, replaced by an ancient, mysterious Badge.

Gazing at the [Dragon Emblem] that had transformed into a bronze luster, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, playing with it for a moment before carefully placing it back on his person.

Currently, he possessed two [True Objects], one being the [Dragon Emblem] and the other a Storage Pouch.

Both had only undergone preliminary refining and had not yet reached soul-binding status, let alone being internalized and advancing towards becoming Lifebound Magical Treasures...

Thus, whenever he had the chance, he would immerse his Divine Sense into them, patiently refining, striving to achieve soul-binding as soon as possible...

Otherwise... if someone kills him and his equipment is dropped in this still-uncultivated Illusion Realm, retrieving them would be quite challenging!

After securing the [Dragon Emblem], Zhu Haomiao stood up, suddenly sensing something, and smiled joyfully.

[Super recovery]

[Physique] +1

After more than ten days of recuperation, the injuries from last time's overexertion had fully healed.

In an instant, a surge of powerful blood and Qi emerged from within, causing Zhu Haomiao's meridians to swell, needing release.

Rrph~

Taking two deep breaths, Zhu Haomiao gently moved his limbs to gradually adjust to the sudden increase in physique.

Then, he instinctively glanced at the [Book of Black].

[Physique]: 17→21 [33→31]↑

[Super recovery] combined with a 1x [Growth Coefficient], grew 2 points out of thin air, digested 2 points, in just an instant the [Physique] attribute increased by 4 points!