The Rule-Breaker of the Doomsday Game

’This thing again? Unbelievable...’

Qi Suian’s expression soured. Following the trail, he had easily tracked down an Ancient Martial Family and successfully boosted his collection of the protagonist’s halo to three out of seven parts.

At the same time, he obtained one of the protagonist’s opportunities: a thumb-sized, sword-shaped Jade Pendant that emitted a strange spiritual fluctuation.

Inside was a record of a sword technique called the Profound Origin Celestial Sword. It had to be used in conjunction with Sword Intent and could kill without a trace, specifically targeting and destroying a person’s mind and Spirit.

Once their mind and spirit were destroyed, the victim would instantly become a vegetable.

’Holy shit, this thing is a huge counter to me.’ Qi Suian realized that, given his current condition, the Tai Sui God had no corresponding defensive measures against it.

If he took a hit from this sword, his only option would be to have the AI Brain deactivate him for a rebirth.

Qi Suian’s Spirit attribute was indeed high enough, but the other guy’s Spirit attribute was surely not low either.

’Good thing I got here in time. Otherwise, if I’d waited for the Ancient Martial Protagonist to gather his seven female leads and summon the Dragon God... once he reached his complete form, I really wouldn’t be a match for him.’

’But now that he’s missing three-sevenths, he’ll never be complete.’

Although he hadn’t gotten what he really wanted, he had at least weakened the enemy.

He then began to loot the Ancient Martial Family known as the Lingxi Yu Family. In addition to an Ancient Martial Technique called the Spirit Breath Needle, he also found an Evil Dao martial art.

Qi Suian immediately disregarded the Spirit Breath Needle. The technique used Emei Needles.

He couldn’t use it at all.

The Evil Dao martial art called Blood Ghost Claw, on the other hand, was a bit interesting.

’Cultivating with human blood... what’s the principle behind that?’

’Theoretically, human blood shouldn’t have much to do with a corrosive energy like Blood-Melting Jin.’

Qi Suian flipped through the so-called Blood-Melting Jin manual. Compared to the three top-tier Evil Dao Ancient Martial Techniques he already possessed, the gap in quality was significant.

Not only was the upper limit of this Blood-Melting Jin low, but each use also damaged the user’s body. Its only advantage was that it dealt relatively high damage compared to other low-to-mid-tier Ancient Martial Techniques.

As for why the Lingxi Yu Family possessed such an Evil Dao technique, Qi Suian compared it with their other skills and came to a conclusion.

This Evil Dao technique was compatible with the Spirit Breath Needle. When the orthodox and evil arts were combined, it could significantly reduce the self-harm caused by the Blood Ghost Claw while also enhancing the power of the Spirit Breath Needle.

It was a bizarre form of synergy.

Back in the Ancient Martial World, they would have had to practice this in secret to avoid being discovered.

But after arriving in the Polar Day World because of the doomsday game, they started using the natives for practice, with no need to fear suppression from official organizations or orthodox families.

As a result, the Lingxi Yu Family expanded incredibly quickly. By the time Qi Suian came to kill them, they had already used this orthodox-evil combination to help many of their clansmen break through to the Anjin stage.

There were even quite a few at the Huajin stage.

However, there wasn’t a single one at the Danjin stage. These two Ancient Martial Techniques only went up to the Huajin level.

If they went any higher, they could have definitely churned out a Danjin Grandmaster.

’So this is an indirect reminder that the Eternal Undying God-Demon Scripture and the Soul-Devouring and Spirit-Eating Evil Skill can be synergistic, is that it?’ Qi Suian grumbled.

It was a nice thought, but useless to Qi Suian. He didn’t have the unique Ancient Martial Talent of humans from the Ancient Martial World. Even if the techniques were synergistic, he couldn’t make it work.

’Besides, the Eternal Undying God-Demon Scripture might not even be suitable for me. All signs indicate it’s a sword-based Ancient Martial Technique, and you have to warp your own Spirit into a so-called Martial Dao will to achieve anything with it.’

’It’s not like the Soul-Devouring and Spirit-Eating Evil Skill. While that also requires idealistic nonsense like Martial Dao will and Martial Dao intuition, its main focus is still on jin energy.’

’At least after some adaptive modifications, I can still use it.’

Qi Suian also understood that these things were originally meant for the Ancient Martial World’s protagonist. Even if he forced himself to acquire them, they wouldn’t be of much use.

They had some reference value, sure, but it wasn’t much.

’Nothing else to do here. Time to head back...’ Before Qi Suian could finish his sentence, the Tai Sui God shot into motion.

Its speed was incredible, pushing the entire Wind Master aviation system into overload.

This time, the AI Brain didn’t give a warning. Instead, it directly projected the situation as a virtual image for Qi Suian to see.

A massive black shadow zipped past, missing them by a hair’s breadth. If it weren’t for the AI Brain’s quick reaction and the Tai Sui God’s recent evolution, they wouldn’t have been able to dodge it.

’It’s that falcon Desolate Beast.’ Qi Suian immediately recognized it from the slow-motion image provided by the AI Brain.

[Suspected hunting behavior induced by the Nirvana Insect Eggs module]

Qi Suian’s heart sank. This meant they couldn’t shake the falcon.

"Can you kill it?" Qi Suian asked.

’If we can’t escape, we have to kill it.’

[The Floating Cannons can kill it, but its speed is too high for aiming.]

"Don’t bother aiming. Let it swallow us, and we’ll attack the moment it opens its mouth."

Qi Suian hated these fast enemies the most.

[There is a probability...]

"Forget probability! Just go for it. Trust in the protagonist’s halo!" Qi Suian said without hesitation.

’If you can’t win and can’t run, you just have to bet it all on luck. What else can you do?’

The AI Brain didn’t argue further and began to execute Qi Suian’s plan.

The falcon arrived in an instant. Its massive beak opened, enveloping the Tai Sui God, ready to swallow it whole.

As the beak closed, the Floating Cannons simultaneously fired their Dark Energy Beams.

The enormous falcon began to disintegrate from its beak, breaking down into carbonized particles of flesh and blood.

When the beams reached the high-temperature heat source in its abdomen, a terrifying heat erupted outwards.

Thankfully, the AI Brain was prepared. The moment the falcon’s beak disintegrated, it had moved them out of the way.

A massive amount of heat radiated endlessly across the sky.

If they had been caught inside that, the Tai Sui God would have had absolutely no chance of survival.

"Get back to the Mantle Sanctuary, now."

"The Nirvana Insect Cocoon won’t just attract this one Desolate Beast. It’s definitely just as attractive to others," Qi Suian said in a low voice.

The temperature in the Mantle Sanctuary was extremely cold for all Desolate Beasts; staying there too long would even be fatal.

This was true even though the temperature inside was perfectly suitable for human survival.

The AI Brain immediately executed Qi Suian’s command and started heading back to the Mantle Sanctuary.

[As the temperature rises, the Desolate Beasts’ range of activity will continue to expand, and their strength and size will also increase.]

[You need to increase your strength as soon as possible.]

The AI Brain issued another reminder.

Normally, this falcon Desolate Beast wouldn’t have come to this area, but because of the recent rise in temperature, it was getting hotter everywhere.

Therefore, the Desolate Beasts that had previously stuck to their territories were gradually becoming more active.

"I know, but it’s not easy to improve." Qi Suian’s base form was an Umbral Human, whose limits and talent were far too low.

Even being a protagonist couldn’t make up for that gap.

His rise to power was already incredibly fast.

Of the first batch of survivors, very few had possessed his dual attributes and strength before the death of the "reborn one" in his past life.

His progress just couldn’t be compared to the native ecosystem of the Doomsday World.

The Doomsday Game’s participants were called "survivors," not "Invincibles." The theme was survival, not going on a rampage.

As a "violator," Qi Suian was already strong enough. If he were a normal survivor, besides the protagonist from the Ancient Martial World, no one else could have survived this falcon.

The fact that Qi Suian not only survived but also killed it in return was a testament to his strength.

Fortunately, he didn’t encounter any more Desolate Beasts on the way back.

The land was vast and the beasts were sparse; it wasn’t as if he would run into a Desolate Beast every few steps.

’Finally back...’ Qi Suian had just returned to the Mantle Sanctuary and hadn’t even had a chance to catch his breath.

The ashen, bandaged monster attacked.

But once the Tai Sui God linked into Qi Suian’s vision, the ashen, bandaged monster had nowhere to hide under the reconnaissance network.

Before its attack could even land, it was blasted into particles by a single shot from a Floating Cannon.

As for capturing it alive for fuel, that was for a better time. They had just gotten back; who had the spare energy for that?

Not to mention, they had just encountered a powerful enemy. Even if they weren’t completely paranoid, they were still on high alert.

Killing it was far more cost-effective than capturing it.

The AI Brain had no emotions, but it had to consider Qi Suian’s mood.

"This thing is as sticky as taffy," Qi Suian said. "Don’t kill the next one."

"The Tai Sui God is about to evolve again. We can save it for fuel."

Qi Suian checked the Tai Sui God’s armor value; it was already on the verge of evolving.

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"For those of you unwilling to leave, we will leave behind a portion of the rations. But for everything else, you’ll be on your own," Qin Sheng announced, looking down at the bustling members of the Mutual Aid Society.

Many survivors grew worried when they heard Qin Sheng planned to migrate the Mutual Aid Society to the Extreme North State. A good number of them voiced their opposition.

Of course, even more were in favor.

Under Qin Sheng’s leadership, their lives were still hard, but at least they were alive and had food to eat.

So when they heard Qin Sheng was leaving, they were naturally willing to follow him.

"Chairman Qin, three months is too long! We can find another suitable place to live."

"After all, this is just a possible lead, not a sure thing!" a survivor shouted.

These words resonated with a large number of survivors.

"I’ve already said, you don’t have to go. I’m only taking those who are willing to follow me," Qin Sheng said forcefully.

He wasn’t negotiating with them; he was informing them.

The temperature was rising steadily. If they didn’t find a suitable place to live in time, no one would survive.

"You may be the chairman, but you can’t be this tyrannical!"

"Yeah, that’s right! We elected you! You should be working for our benefit, not running away with a bunch of people!"

"You’re being selfish! You don’t deserve to be the chairman!"

With someone taking the lead, the tide of opinion suddenly turned.

However, Qin Sheng didn’t even glance at them, merely stating coldly, "Those who want to follow me, wait for me at the gate in thirty minutes."

’Fools have their own foolish luck, but these troublemakers are clearly not fools. They’re just bad people.’

’And if anyone dares to stop me? They shouldn’t blame me for being ruthless.’

’They can be ungrateful, but they can’t block the path to survival for those who are willing to leave with me.’

Qin Sheng wanted to save his fellow survivors, but he was no soft-hearted fool.