Chapter 501: Promoted to Northwest Inspector!

Chapter 501: Chapter 25: Promoted to Northwest Inspector!

That afternoon.

WHOOSH!!

Inside the apartment room, a breath of foul air was exhaled. The scorching white breath shot out like an arrow, carrying an ear-piercing whistle, only disintegrating and scattering several meters away from the body.

Looking closer, Lu Chao stood in place, the muscles on his bare upper body twitching slightly. The frequency grew slower and slower, as if calming some kind of fluctuation. The writhing movements of every inch of his veins and meridians gradually slowed down. His independently expanding and contracting pores closed one after another, ceasing their respiration.

Finally, the mist of white sweat condensed on the surface of his body was evaporated by the Qi Flame, gradually fading into nothingness. Only then did Lu Chao open his eyes.

“Not bad at all.”

A gleam of Crimson Fire flashed through his eyes as he slowly clenched his fist, then unclenched it.

In just a short month, his Life Energy had increased by more than ten points. While the improvement was certainly massive, the sudden surge in strength had significantly impacted his state of perfect control. It wasn’t until this moment, after a period of cultivation and consolidation, that he once again regained perfect control, converting every ounce of his power into a solid foundation.

“Right now… even without using my intermediate talent, I should be able to shake the Transcendence Level,” Lu Chao muttered to himself in a low voice, a bright light flashing in his eyes.

Two hundred thirty-six points of Life Energy, coupled with the Ten Thousand Jins Return Flow at the 2nd Floor Locking Power realm. Although his Qi Manipulation Skill had yet to truly step into the Qi explosion level, meaning he wasn’t considered a true Transcendence Level Martial Artist, his physical strength and unique hard body martial arts infinitely approached this stage, leaving almost no significant difference.

This wasn’t blind arrogance, but a confidence forged through countless battles and the trials of blood and fire in the past. From the Rhombus Ring City Circle to the Red Maple Shelter City, and then to the Southern Wilderness and Fortress Mountain City… he had gone all the way from a bottom-tier corpse-collecting cleaner to a true powerhouse who slew Superpower Strongmen, routed warlord factions, and conquered cities amid hails of bullets.

Every step was taken upon a path of corpses, paid for in untold amounts of blood and sweat.

Thinking of this, Lu Chao felt somewhat emotional. “Time… really flies.”

Three years ago, he had to be extremely cautious and trembling with fear even when facing professional-level cultists. Now, even Transcendence Level experts were slain by him head-on. Such circumstances were truly a miracle of fate.

“YOOO…”

A low cry interrupted his train of thought. Lu Chao turned his head to look. Ghost Element was lying by the window, its ruby-like beastly eyes half-open and half-closed as it seemingly stretched lazily.

His intuitive perception quietly surfaced.

[Elemental Devouring Beast]

[Life Energy: 263]

Lu Chao’s gaze narrowed slightly. Two hundred sixty-three points. A veteran Transcendence Level.

He wasn’t entirely surprised, because he remembered that when he first tamed Ghost Element, despite being severely injured and near death, it already had two hundred fifty-seven points of Life Energy. Now, after a few months, it had hunted a Sandstorm Python and multiple Beast Kings in the wilderness, and recently even devoured the residual Spiritual Power of Lu Weilong and Suo Hui, two Transcendence Level experts. The spiritual nourishment supplemented from this was undoubtedly substantial.

“It seems you’ve gained quite a bit, too.” Lu Chao walked closer and raised a hand to stroke its head. The fur was soft and smooth, feeling incredibly good to the touch.

“YOOO…” Ghost Element let out a comfortable, low cry. Its relaxed, stretching posture seemed to be some kind of complacent response.

Lu Chao chuckled, withdrawing his gaze, and then looked at the inner armor flowing with silver light on the table.

A Kade alloy inner armor. The spoils stripped from Lu Weilong’s corpse.

This was an alloy even sturdier than manganese steel, so tough that even a Transcendence Level expert would find it difficult to destroy. Looking across the entire Earth Star, it would be hard to find a sturdier metal creation. Rumor had it that only a few megacorporations and the upper echelons of the Alliance Country had channels to acquire it. Every piece was priceless, impossible to measure with mere money.

But now, he had one in his hands.

Thinking of this, Lu Chao reached out and picked up the inner armor. It felt slightly cold to the touch but unexpectedly light. Its weight was only about a third of an equivalent-sized manganese steel piece, yet its hardness was several times greater.

“Quite the treasure.”

Lu Chao unfolded the inner armor and quickly tried putting it on. The moment the inner armor clung to his body, a faint sensation of contraction followed. The silver metallic surface rippled with a subtle luster, seemingly coming alive as it automatically molded to his physique.

His shoulders, chest, and abdomen… every area was perfectly covered without the slightest tightness or discomfort. Lu Chao flexed his arms and performed a few punching and kicking motions. The inner armor remained securely in place, without any restrictive feeling or hindering the exertion of his strength.

“Nice.” Lu Chao nodded in satisfaction.

The defensive capabilities of Kade alloy were unquestionable; it could directly block even the full-force strike of a Transcendence Level expert. Previously, if he hadn’t taken advantage of Lu Weilong’s carelessness, locking onto and grabbing his head before having Brother Hao decapitate him with the Ink Blade, breaking through the defense of this inner armor would have truly required a great deal of effort.

Thinking of this, Lu Chao’s eyes gradually brightened.

This alloy inner armor clearly suited him very well. It could perfectly synergize with the robust defensive effects of Titan’s Power, offering better amplification for damage reduction and lowering the damage from conventional physical attacks and low-speed heavy-firepower weapons to the absolute limit. In fact, paired with the Locking Power technique of the Ten Thousand Jins Return Flow, he suspected that even if a peak Transcendence Level expert came to assassinate him, they would struggle to break through his defense.

“Very good.”

Lu Chao gradually adapted to these spoils, the confidence in his heart growing ever stronger.

BUZZ!

Right at that moment, his communication wristband suddenly vibrated. Lu Chao looked down, his gaze narrowing.

[Mr. Ji]

The eye-catching caller ID appeared. He had a vague guess as to why and tapped to answer.

Soon, a blue light screen was projected, hovering in mid-air. The Ji Lixian in the footage was still dressed in a sharp black suit, his hair parted immaculately on the side, his expression placid.

“Mr. Ji.”