At that moment, Jiang Taiping felt his heart race with tension!
The man before him was a ruthless criminal. If he attacked without warning, he was finished!
Yet he dared to take the gamble, betting that the Otherworldly Disciple feared exposure and wouldn't dare kill here!
The Otherworldly Disciple breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he'd thought Jiang Taiping had noticed something, but now it seemed he'd overthought it!
"I saw a child, about five or six years old..."
the otherworldly man said. "He ran off in the direction you came from. Didn't you see him?"
"See my ass!"
Jiang Taiping cursed inwardly!
He'd only said that to find an excuse to get closer to the otherworldly man—he had no little brother!
But he also knew the otherworldly man was saying this to get him to leave quickly!
"Thanks, sir!"
Jiang Taiping thanked him and turned to leave, feigning departure!
The Otherworldly Disciple turned as well, holding Su Qiqi hostage as he walked forward!
At that very moment!
Jiang Taiping pulled a brick from his bag, spun around, and swung it straight at the Otherworldly Disciple's head!
Unaware Jiang Taiping was targeting him, and assuming Jiang was just an ordinary person, the Otherworldly Disciple had no guard up whatsoever!
Thud!
A dull thud echoed as Jiang Taiping's brick smashed into the otherworldly disciple's skull!
Struck from behind, the disciple felt the world spin violently before tumbling forward uncontrollably!
The dagger pressed against Su Qiqi's back clattered to the ground with a sharp clink!
Jiang Taiping wasted no time. He lunged forward, pinning the other-worldly disciple beneath him!
Swinging the brick, he rained blow after blow relentlessly onto the disciple's back of the head!
This disciple was a cultivator—he couldn't afford to give him even a moment to breathe, or he'd be finished!
Su Qiqi was utterly stunned by the scene!
She stared dumbly as Jiang Taiping brought brick after brick crashing down on the other world cultivator's skull!
After a dozen blows, the mechanical voice of the Multiverse Lottery System suddenly echoed in Jiang Taiping's mind!
"Ding!"
"Host has slain one enemy, earning fifty-eight low-tier lottery tickets!"
Simultaneously, Jiang Taiping felt a warm current enter his body, enveloping him in a soothing warmth!
"Finally dead!"
Jiang Taiping exhaled a long breath of relief!
Without pausing to think or notice the strange sensation within him, he snatched the bundle strapped to the otherworldly disciple's back, picked up the dagger and bag that had fallen to the ground, and made a swift escape!
Though he wore a mask and Su Qiqi wasn't in his class, they shared the same campus. They were bound to cross paths eventually, and there was no guarantee Su Qiqi wouldn't recognize him!
If Su Qiqi recognized him and spread the news that he'd killed an Otherworldling, he'd be in serious trouble!
As for seizing the otherworldly disciple's belongings and picking up the fallen dagger?
He killed the otherworldly disciple—its possessions naturally belonged to him!
By the time Su Qiqi snapped out of her daze, Jiang Taiping had vanished without a trace!
"Who was that guy? He feels strangely familiar..."
Su Qiqi furrowed her delicate brows!
Moments later, her frown relaxed as she recalled who he was!
"He runs fast enough, but can you outrun your karma?"
Su Qiqi flashed a bright smile, hoisting the otherworldly disciple's corpse with one hand as she strode away!
...
Jiang Taiping sprinted at breakneck speed, weaving left and right along the way!
Soon, he noticed his strength surging and his pace accelerating!
At first, Jiang Taiping was puzzled, but he quickly realized!
It must be because he had slain the otherworldly disciple and absorbed part of his vital energy, causing his cultivation to rise!
After running for a considerable time, Jiang Taiping confirmed no one was pursuing him before hurrying toward his home.
His residence wasn't far from Jiuan First Middle School, but it was located in a slum district—a rented basement room.
A struggling guy like him certainly couldn't afford to buy a house in Jiuan City.
Upon returning home, Jiang Taiping immediately shut the door and sat down at the table.
"Wonder what's in that bundle?"
Jiang Taiping placed the tote bag and bundle on the table before opening the bundle to inspect its contents.
The next moment, he was stunned.
The bundle was filled entirely with cash. He counted it—a staggering 150,000 yuan!
"I've struck it rich!"
Greed flashed in Jiang Taiping's eyes.
In his entire life, he'd never possessed more than a thousand yuan at most. This was 150,000!
After a moment of excitement, Jiang Taiping finally calmed down.
He pulled the dagger from the otherworldly disciple out of the tote bag.
The dagger gleamed coldly, looking extremely sharp. Now he had a weapon!
"Open the attribute panel!"
Jiang Taiping silently commanded in his mind, and a light screen materialized before his eyes.
Host: Jiang Taiping
Age: 18
Realm: F-Rank
Vitality: 18 (Stamina)
Talent: Devour (God-Tier)
"F-Rank?"
Jiang Taiping froze in shock!
Cultivation levels, like innate talent, were ranked from lowest to highest as F, E, D, C, B, A, and S!
Each subsequent level required ten times the qi-blood of the previous one!
Ten qi-blood points made one an F-level cultivator; one hundred points made one an E-level cultivator, and so on!
"Ha! I've become a cultivator!"
Immediately, Jiang Taiping burst into laughter!
He had expected the arduous beginning to take some time to overcome, but he never imagined he'd get through it today!
That wasn't even the most important part. The crucial thing was that becoming a cultivator meant he was now qualified to enter the Demon Hunting Garden to hunt monstrous beasts!
And being able to hunt monstrous beasts—wouldn't his cultivation soar sky-high?
After another burst of excitement, Jiang Taiping opened his inventory interface!
The once-empty inventory now held items: Low-Grade Lottery Tickets ×58!
After a moment's thought, Jiang Taiping commanded, "Lottery System of All Worlds, use one Low-Grade Lottery Ticket for a draw!"
"Lottery initiated, consuming one Low-Grade Lottery Ticket!"
"Thank you for participating!"
Jiang Taiping was speechless. If he didn't win, why thank him for participating?
It felt like drinking a soda only to find "Thank you for tasting" printed on the bottle cap!
"Lottery System of All Worlds, seven consecutive draws with low-tier lottery cards!" Jiang Taiping commanded again.
"Lottery initiated, consuming seven low-tier lottery cards!"
"Thank you for participating!"
"Thank you for participating!"...
Six consecutive "Thank you for participating!" messages!
Jiang Taiping's face darkened. The win rate for low-tier lottery cards was ridiculously low!
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, Host! You have won Xiaolongnü's socks. They have been placed in your warehouse and can be retrieved with your thoughts!"
Jiang Taiping's expression brightened, then turned slightly peculiar!
"Retrieve!"
Jiang Taiping focused his mind, and a pair of socks materialized in his hand!
He examined them closely for a moment but couldn't discern anything special about the socks in his hand!
"Lottery Multiverse System, do these socks have any special function?" Jiang Taiping asked!
"No, they're just socks!"
Jiang Taiping's face darkened again.
After finally winning a prize, he got a pair of ordinary socks—and they belonged to a woman!
He couldn't wear them, nor did he have any peculiar preferences, so he tossed them into the trash bin without a second thought.
"The low-tier lottery cards have such low win rates, and I never get anything good. I should switch to mid-tier cards instead!"
Jiang Taiping sighed inwardly.
As for high-tier lottery cards? He wanted them too, but he didn't have enough low-tier cards to spare...