I Contracted Myself

Wangzhu Peak.

The Zhao brothers were bound by ropes, with collars around their necks.

These collars contained ninety types of deadly poison. Once they pierced the neck, it would instantly take their lives.

One had to admit, these brothers were incredibly resilient. Their bodies were nearly split in half, yet they hadn't died. They were even slowly recovering. If no one finished them off, they might fully recover in a few days.

Seeing they weren't dead, Liu Sishan didn't plan to finish them off. Instead, she intended to interrogate them to see if she could extract any information.

"How... do you... cough cough... have two abilities?" Zhao Yanhu woke up, looking at Liu Sishan with eyes full of disbelief, struggling to voice his confusion while coughing up large clots of blood.

Liu Sishan didn't answer his question but instead asked, "How many people are there in Shengzu Village?"

Zhao Yanhu, however, had no intention of answering. He stubbornly stared at Liu Sishan.

"Let me handle this," Lu Han stepped forward.

He was the oldest here and had some experience in interrogation methods. Although Liu Sishan had learned some techniques, she rarely had the opportunity to interrogate enemies, so she lacked practical experience.

"Alright, Senior Lu Han, please," Liu Sishan nodded.

She turned and stepped back. Cheng Xuejie, curious, approached and asked, "Is he still inside your body?"

"......"

Liu Sishan felt this question had a lot of ambiguity, giving her a strange feeling.

However, Cheng Xuejie clearly didn't think that far and continued, "I heard a male voice. What's his name? Now that it's safe, why doesn't he come out?"

"Zhang Ping, come out," Liu Sishan thought for a moment and said.

Zhang Ping actually didn't want to come out of Liu Sishan's body, but since she had called him, he couldn't refuse.

So, as Liu Sishan extended her hand, a large amount of blood gradually dripped from her palm to the ground, then gathered into a human shape, with a lot of Nether Mist emanating from the blood.

"Sister Sisi, my bracelet," Zhang Ping's voice came from the mist.

Liu Sishan took off her bracelet and threw it into the mist. Moments later, Zhang Ping, fully dressed, emerged from the mist.

"Sisi, he's actually squint-eyed. I once heard a senior say that squint-eyed people are all monsters. I didn't say anything wrong just now, did I?" Cheng Xuejie immediately leaned in close to Liu Sishan and whispered.

Liu Sishan replied irritably, "Alright, stop fooling around."

"Sister Sisi, why did you call me out?" Zhang Ping stretched lazily and then asked.

Inside Liu Sishan's body, he didn't consume any energy. Instead, he formed a kind of symbiotic relationship with her. Therefore, even though he had split his blood twice, he didn't feel weak and was in normal condition.

This meant his split blood could permanently stay inside Chen Weihua and Cheng Xuejie's bodies. When he needed to notify them of something, he could shift his attention to their bodies and communicate with them.

However, this had its pros and cons.

When he used the Appraisal Skill, the results would be shared with them.

If they were smart enough, they could deduce his experiences from some of the appraisal results.

Therefore, unless they were trustworthy, it was best not to leave the Blood Snake in someone else's body, to avoid unintentionally leaking his own information.

"Zhang Ping, try drinking some of Zhao Yanlong's blood," Liu Sishan looked at Zhang Ping and said seriously.

Zhang Ping was stunned, then nodded, "Alright, I'll try."

"Wait, Sisi, are you crazy? Isn't Zhao Yanlong's blood poisonous?" Cheng Xuejie whispered.

Just now, Zhang Ping had appraised the Zhao brothers, and she had also seen their attributes. She knew Zhao Yanlong's poisonous blood was definitely not simple.

If it weren't for Zhang Ping and Liu Sishan's combination move that instantly killed the two, Zhao Yanlong's ability would have been even more troublesome than Zhao Yanhu's.

"Don't worry, Zhang Ping will be fine," Liu Sishan said calmly.

Zhang Ping smiled, then walked towards the unconscious Zhao Yanlong. He looked at the blood flowing all over the ground, then at the wound on Zhao Yanlong's chest, and couldn't find a place to start.

The blood on the ground looked dirty, and he didn't want to drink it. As for the blood on Zhao Yanlong's chest...

Zhang Ping felt that if he drank blood from Zhao Yanlong's chest, it would definitely become an indelible black mark in his history.

After a moment of thought, he took out a small bowl from his bracelet and used the mist to form a knife. Seeing this, Zhao Yanhu immediately roared, "What are you doing? Come at me if you have the guts."

"Shut up," Lu Han threw a wet towel on Zhao Yanhu's face and said coldly.

Zhang Ping glanced at Zhao Yanhu, then used the misty knife to cut Zhao Yanlong's wrist to collect some blood. He wasn't worried about Zhao Yanlong dying from this, as Awakeners had incredibly resilient bodies. Especially Zhao Yanlong, who was among the best of the Awakeners.

Even Liu Sishan's ice blade could be blocked by his bare hands, so this small wound was nothing.

Half a bowl of blood, emitting a foul smell.

Zhang Ping held the bowl, took a deep breath, then tilted his head back and drank it in one gulp, his face immediately scrunching up.

"How is it? Is it useful?" Liu Sishan asked immediately.

Zhang Ping placed the bowl on the ground, squinting his eyes, "Wait a bit, I feel uncomfortable. This blood tastes awful, like diarrhea."

"How do you know? Have you eaten it?" Cheng Xuejie asked curiously.

Zhang Ping rolled his eyes, quickly took out some pure water to drink. He couldn't immediately transform into the Pure Water Body or Pureblood Body, otherwise, the blood would be wasted.

Both the Pure Water Body and Pureblood Body had detoxifying abilities, which would prevent him from absorbing any substances. Simply put, the food he ate wouldn't be digested.

As an Unusual Eater, he needed to digest the food to gain abilities, so he had to endure the discomfort.

After a while, he felt something, so he quickly used the Appraisal Skill.

Liu Sishan and the others also saw the changes in his attributes.

First, his potential increased by one star. Liu Sishan remembered that Zhang Ping's potential was six stars last time, and now it had become seven.

There were no other new abilities, but he had gained a new talent:

[Blood of the Old King: The body can draw strength from its own pain. The more painful the experience, the more significant the effect.

Note: Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Oh, please, I don't want to get any stronger, boohoo.]

Although the note was a bit strange, it was undoubtedly a very powerful talent.

Liu Sishan looked at Zhang Ping, who quickly stepped back and said, "Sister Sisi, no, I don't want to get stronger!"

"......"

At that moment, Liu Sishan and Cheng Xuejie both understood the meaning of the note. Cheng Xuejie couldn't help but find it amusing.

However, Liu Sishan still created a water whip, smiling slightly, "Just once, don't worry, I won't use too much force."

The next moment, she controlled the water whip and lashed it at Zhang Ping.

Actually, Zhang Ping was just joking. Seeing the whip coming, he immediately raised his hands to block it, taking Liu Sishan's whip head-on.

Hiss!

When the whip landed on him, he couldn't help but take a sharp breath, but at the same time, he felt his blood flow accelerate, and his physical condition seemed to improve slightly.