Chapter 753: Night Crow Harbor (3)

After incinerating more than thirty bandits, he had fulfilled the requirement of the Fire Torturer Professional path: to burn thirty sinners.

The advancement requirement for Sequence Eight, Fire Torturer, had now been exceeded.

Naturally, it was time to make the modification.

Now, under the influence of the Crimson Panel,

Hu Qi could clearly feel the Extraordinary Traits within his body changing.

Simultaneously, information about Sequence Eight, Fire Torturer, appeared in his mind.

Some of it was more complete and clearer than what Ired had told him.

Some parts even directly contradicted what Ired had said.

This, however,

did not surprise Hu Qi.

Ired felt nothing but hatred for him.

The reason Ired had so readily shared information about the Fire Torturer Professional path was twofold.

Besides being forced,

there was another reason.

He likely hoped Hu Qi would try to practice it immediately, suffer a backlash from his Extraordinary Traits due to issues with the Meditation Method and Magic Potion, and die in the process.

Unfortunately for Ired, he clearly hadn’t anticipated that Hu Qi would directly use the Heaven-Seizing Technique to take his Extraordinary Traits.

All of Ired’s hard-earned progress had become sustenance for Hu Qi.

As he analyzed the information in his mind,

he reflected on one of the benefits of the Crimson Panel.

It provided the correct information for a Professional path upon advancement.

A strange look crossed Hu Qi’s face.

Within this flood of information,

he had obtained something else as well.

It was the name for Sequence Seven.

However,

what he hadn’t expected was that

Sequence Seven had two names: Spirit Burner and Flame Prophet.

But that was all.

The specific mystical knowledge required for this Sequence was missing, making it impossible to advance.

But Hu Qi was focused on something else.

‘Two names… could they represent two different paths?’

Unfortunately,

he hadn’t obtained any information about this from Ired.

He could only speculate.

Just then,

the changes to the Extraordinary Traits within his body ceased.

At the same time,

he noticed that his physical constitution had also been strengthened to a degree.

Although the Fire Torturer wasn’t a Professional class focused on physical enhancement,

with each advancement in Sequence,

the body would be influenced by the Extraordinary Traits

and would gradually become Extraordinary itself.

The physical body would naturally strengthen along with it.

With this in mind,

Hu Qi glanced at his panel.

——

[Sequence Eight: Fire Torturer (Ability: Manipulate the Fire of Sin, lethality is doubled against sinners)]

…

[Modification Points: 138,807 (51%)]

This advancement cost one hundred and fifty Modification Points.

This was nothing to Hu Qi now.

With his Pocket World,

his Modification Points would slowly increase over time.

His gaze fell on the Sequence entry.

‘Fire of Sin… doubles the damage against criminals?’

Hu Qi’s eyes flickered.

He was a little surprised.

He looked around him.

When the nearby coachmen and Old Butte saw Hu Qi looking their way, they all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

As for this,

Hu Qi paid them no mind.

He was focused on something else.

In his eyes, each of these people was wreathed in a ball of ethereal, blue-green flame.

The only difference

was the size and intensity of the flames.

The flames were most intense on Old Butte and another burly, fleshy-faced coachman.

Having received the information about the Fire Torturer, Hu Qi naturally knew what this was.

It was none other than

the Fire of Sin, a manifestation of the sins a person had committed.

The more vibrant the Fire of Sin, the more sins the person had committed.

‘Interesting!’

Hu Qi’s expression was peculiar.

If Sequence Nine, Arsonist, only involved Extraordinary Power,

then the abilities of Sequence Eight, Fire Torturer, were rather bizarre.

It not only compensated for the Arsonist’s weaknesses but also granted the ability to manipulate and ignite the Fire of Sin.

Although it “only” doubled the damage dealt to sinners,

sin itself is a complex, multidimensional concept. Its definition often varies across different cultures, religions, ethical frameworks, and legal systems.

The acts involved could be major or minor.

As minor as cursing someone,

or as major as murder and arson.

Therefore, by that standard, one could argue that no one is completely innocent.

Not even a newborn baby.

Because the very air one breathes contains microorganisms, inhaling them could be considered an act of killing that also accumulates sin.

Of course, this was just one interpretation.

The judgment of sin by the Extraordinary Traits of a Sequence Eight Fire Torturer was clearly not that strict.

But even so, the ability was still terrifying.

Because it came with a special side effect:

the ability to distinguish good from evil at a glance.

And yet, the people standing before Hu Qi now, including Old Butte, were all—without exception—steeped in wickedness.

Hu Qi wasn’t surprised by this.

In this chaotic era where the law was a mere suggestion, burning people alive in the streets was a common sight. How could these men, who dared to travel as merchants, not have blood on their hands?

With this thought,

his gaze swept across the crowd and finally settled on the burly, fleshy-faced coachman.

This was the man in the caravan who had shown him the most malice.

Hu Qi raised his hand and pointed a finger at him.

“AHHH—”

A bloodcurdling scream suddenly tore through the air.

To the horror of the onlookers, ghastly green flames suddenly erupted from the burly man’s eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, instantly turning him into a human torch.

Amidst the CRACKLE of bursting flesh, it took only a few breaths before all that remained on the ground was a charred husk issuing wisps of green smoke.