It happened suddenly.
Coupled with the incredible speed of firearms…
Even Little Tiger couldn’t react in time.
Even though it instinctively tried to protect its master by lunging forward, it was still a step too late.
Chu Xuan also saw that pitch-black iron lump and the flames spitting from the gun barrel.
But he showed no fear.
Swoosh!
A streak of blood shot out from his palm.
It appeared like a bolt of bloody lightning.
Clang!
The bullet struck that streak of blood.
It was as if it had hit an iron plate.
Suddenly, it veered off course and shot into the crowd.
With a cry of pain, a man fell backward into a pool of blood.
The bullet had accurately pierced his eye socket and shot through his brain.
Zhao Hong’s eyes widened.
What was that streak of blood?
It could actually block a bullet?!
He roared and fired again.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
This time, he fired three shots in a row!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Each bullet was easily blocked by that streak of blood.
All three bullets were deflected; instead of killing Chu Xuan, they struck down three more lackeys from the Spirit Hound Gang.
Zhao Hong was utterly shocked.
He only had four bullets in total.
And they had all been blocked.
He could see clearly now.
That streak of blood was clearly a large, blood-colored insect!
This young man could not only control zombies but also insects!
How terrifying!
Chu Xuan reached out and gently stroked the Blood Steel Wire.
He said indifferently, “Is this gun your final reliance?”
Thud.
Zhao Hong’s entire body went limp.
He slumped to the ground.
He no longer had the slightest thought of resisting.
“The Spirit Hound Gang is yours…”
“Spare my life.”
Zhao Hong swallowed hard and spoke sincerely.
After saying this, he actually knelt on both knees, losing all the arrogance of a Spirit Hound Gang boss.
He had already realized.
The young man before him was simply a monster.
He was no match for this person at all.
His life was already in the other party’s hands.
He had to be sincere now to have a chance of survival.
Chu Xuan, however, shook his head.
“I am very satisfied with your body.
I want the Spirit Hound Gang, and I want you too.”
Zhao Hong froze for a moment, then as if suddenly thinking of something, a look of shock flashed in his eyes.
“This…
I…
I’m not into men.”
He said somewhat awkwardly, “But if you insist on forcing it, it’s not like I can’t…”
The surrounding lackeys were completely bewildered.
Holy shit.
Is this still our high-and-mighty Boss Zhao?
To stay alive, he’d even agree to something like this.
Chu Xuan burst into laughter.
Into men?
I’m not into that either.
Chu Xuan said calmly, “Little Tiger, tie him up for me and throw him onto the rooftop.”
“Little Leopard, you stay here with the two dogs.
No one is allowed to leave.”
“Roar!
Roar!”
Little Tiger and Little Leopard roared as they accepted their orders.
The lackeys of the Spirit Hound Gang looked at each other.
Since Zhao Hong had already knelt and yielded, they naturally didn’t dare to run around.
To them, this was at most just a change of bosses.
When the banners change on the city walls, whoever is the boss will still need lackeys like them.
That young man couldn’t possibly want to be a commander without any soldiers, right?
Thinking of this, the people gradually calmed down and returned to their rooms to do whatever they were supposed to do.
Haotai Hotel, rooftop.
Little Tiger brought over a clean lounge chair, and Chu Xuan lay down comfortably.
Zhao Hong knelt before Chu Xuan, wearing a forced smile.
“Big brother, what position do you want?
I’m fine with anything.”
Purple light flashed in Chu Xuan’s pupils as he once again released the Soul-Seizing Pupils.
“I ask, you answer.”
Zhao Hong struggled a bit at first, but within half a minute, he became like a marionette.
Whatever Chu Xuan asked, he answered.
After a moment, the power of the Soul-Seizing Pupils gradually faded.
Chu Xuan had already obtained the information he wanted from Zhao Hong’s mind.
“Psionic energy…
Level One Transcendent…
Transcendent Talent?”
“Interesting.”
Chu Xuan was quite interested.
This planet was called the Azure Sea Star, and the country he was in was the Yan Han Heavenly Dynasty, a centralized imperial state.
This place was Donghu City, under the jurisdiction of Linjiang Province in the Yan Han Heavenly Dynasty.
Donghu City had two major powers: the Spirit Hound Gang and the Black Blade Security Company.
Zhao Hong’s information had come from the Black Blade Security Company.
The thing that caused the zombie outbreak wasn’t a virus, but psionic energy.
It was just that ordinary people couldn’t withstand the baptism of this energy; their genes would collapse, their bodies would mutate, and they would ultimately become bloodthirsty monsters—zombies.
Some people could withstand it but failed to awaken a talent, only becoming slightly stronger physically; these were ordinary people.
Some people not only withstood it but also awakened a Transcendent Talent and became exceptionally strong; these were Transcendents.
Zhao Hong was a dog meat dealer before the zombie outbreak.
He spent all day wandering the outskirts of Donghu City, stealing domestic dogs when no one was looking to slaughter them for meat.
Perhaps because of this, the Transcendent Talent he awakened was “Hound Mastery.”
He was naturally able to suppress spirit hounds.
Transcendent levels ranged from one to nine.
If one had one Psionic Core in their body, they were called a Level One Transcendent.
If they had two, they were a Level Two Transcendent, and so on.
Zhao Hong was a Level One Transcendent.
“Bi…
Big brother, what…
what happened to me?”
Zhao Hong felt a bout of dizziness.
He didn’t know what had just happened.
Chu Xuan didn’t say much, but instead turned to start preparing the Corpse-Refining Liquid.
Zhao Hong was a Level One Transcendent with a very strong physical constitution.
Naturally, the Corpse-Refining Liquid had to be the best; otherwise, it would be a waste of his Physical Body’s natural gifts.
This time, Chu Xuan spent longer preparing.
It took a full two hours before everything was ready.
“Alright, put him in.”
Chu Xuan waved his hand.
Little Tiger faithfully executed the order.
Looking at the pitch-black liquid in the bathtub, Zhao Hong showed a look of fear.
“Big brother, didn’t you say you’d spare my life?
What exactly is this for?!”
Chu Xuan grinned.
“Soak well.
You’ll become stronger.
Keep it up.”
Zhao Hong swallowed hard.
He felt like Chu Xuan was messing with him.
Splash.
Zhao Hong’s head was pressed down into the bathtub by Little Tiger.
He tried desperately to poke his head out, but he was constantly suppressed by Little Tiger’s immense strength.
After swallowing several large gulps of the liquid, Zhao Hong finally went quiet.
He had clearly lost consciousness.
Chu Xuan took a sip of instant milk tea and nodded slightly.
Considering Zhao Hong’s physical constitution, he had specifically added Soul-Soothing Grass to the Corpse-Refining Liquid.
This stuff could induce sleep.
It was very suitable for Zhao Hong.
Holding the milk tea, Chu Xuan came to the edge of the rooftop, where he could have a clear view of everything inside the hotel.
He could see the members of the Spirit Hound Gang gathered together out of boredom.
Some were playing cards, some were chatting.
There were even some who were fighting each other for no reason.
“Humans need to eat and drink every day.”
“One can never know another’s true heart; there will always be someone harboring ill will toward me.”
“This Spirit Hound Gang does nothing but harmful things.
There are few good people among them.
Killing them won’t reduce my Karma.”
“In that case, it’s better to refine them all into Yin Corpses.”
“Compared to the living, the dead are more obedient.”
Chu Xuan took a sip of the steaming milk tea, lost in thought.
“Little Tiger, you choose for yourself.
Keep the physically strong ones for corpse refining, and the rest will be rations.”
Hearing this, Little Tiger immediately roared with excitement.
Chu Xuan frowned.
“Hey, leave some for Little Leopard and the Blood Steel Wire.
Don’t eat them all yourself.”
Little Tiger nodded aggrievedly, then excitedly rushed down.