Chapter 117: The Power of Immortality

Compared to the daytime, the sea at night was incredibly calm, as if a storm was brewing. The air was heavy and stifling; not a breath of wind stirred. Qin Hao waited quietly.

The planet of the Giant Night civilization completed one rotation in just eighteen hours. However, due to the impending assault on Earth, the Interstellar Invasion Treaty stipulated that at least one full planetary rotation—equivalent to one week—must pass before opening a spatial portal. Thus, like the Claw civilization, the Giant Night civilization could only activate their spatial black hole at midnight daily to release hunting creatures.

Qin Hao had come this time for the hunt.

With three weeks remaining for the “Survival Level 3” mission, Qin Hao was confident he could withstand any level-three hunter. Yet to ascend to godhood, he needed more godly gene fragments, which he would not let slip by. The god-level gene fragments of the Corrosive Liquid Walkers remained unclaimed—and so he waited here.

As dawn approached, Qin Hao leaped off the transoceanic bridge and formed a floating slab of ice on the sea. At that moment, a black hole appeared above the water’s surface, instantly expanding into a disc—the spatial portal of the Giant Night civilization had opened.

Activating the title “Corrosive Liquid Walker Butcher,” a blood-red aura enveloped Qin Hao as the floating ice drifted beneath the black hole. The black hole spun, and a stream of liquid poured down. This liquid resembled thick, black oil, indistinguishable in count—these were the Corrosive Liquid Walkers.

At this stage, the Corrosive Liquid Walkers had never encountered humans and thus did not take humanoid form, remaining liquid in appearance. Qin Hao’s floating ice caught them perfectly.

Sensing Qin Hao’s presence, the liquid beings began to flow, attempting to shape themselves into humanoid forms. But Qin Hao would give them no chance.

In an instant, an intense freezing storm enveloped them. Before they could transform, the Corrosive Liquid Walkers were frozen solid, their cores locked in ice—effectively dead.

More and more of the Corrosive Liquid Walkers dropped down. Qin Hao froze and slaughtered them relentlessly.

Time passed, and the number of killed Corrosive Liquid Walkers grew. The floating ice, originally only about one meter thick, swelled to over seven or eight meters, resembling a massive, black iceberg on the sea.

In Qin Hao’s hero system, the tally for slain Corrosive Liquid Walkers rose steadily: 1,000... 2,000... 5,000... 10,000.

Suddenly, a crimson light shot from within the black hole, striking Qin Hao—a curse from the Giant Night civilization. Almost immediately, his hero system emitted a radiant glow that dispelled the curse, awarding him the title “Corrosive Liquid Walker Butcher.”

The black hole’s transmission of Corrosive Liquid Walkers abruptly halted, replaced by the emergence of Toxic Liquid Walkers. Qin Hao froze them as well.

Perhaps because liquid creatures could merge, the black hole functioned like a drain, releasing Toxic Liquid Walkers at a rate far surpassing the Claw and Ancient Demon civilizations’ hunting releases. At least a hundred Toxic Liquid Walkers arrived every minute; within an hour, their numbers reached 6,000.

Half an hour later, Qin Hao’s hero system recorded 10,000 Toxic Liquid Walkers killed. A streak of blood-red curse struck him again.

This time, the spatial black hole spun in midair but released no more hunting creatures.

With the three great titles—“Liquid Walker Butcher,” “Corrosive Liquid Walker Butcher,” and “Toxic Liquid Walker Butcher”—no hunting creatures dared to approach. If Qin Hao held out through the week, the city might never again face Giant Night civilization hunters.

At three in the morning, the Giant Night civilization’s spatial black hole closed.

Qin Hao gazed upon the thick, dark blue glacier, then extended his mental power to condense seawater, raising the glacier’s edges to form a protective wall. This glacier resembled a massive ship, laden with the frozen corpses of Corrosive Liquid Walkers.

Instantly, Qin Hao withdrew the chilling force from the ice.

In the next moment, the ice collapsed, melting into a vast flow of corrosive liquid.

“I now control three kinds of poisonous elemental god-level genes, almost immune to poisons below level three. This blood can be fully absorbed into my body,” Qin Hao said, activating his innate ability: “Gene Devouring Technique.”

In an instant, his mental power curled around the blood, merging it into his body.

As the liquid entered Qin Hao’s system, its toxins and corrosive elements were repelled, leaving behind abundant energy. He felt every blood cell strengthen. Some impurities were expelled through his pores, falling softly at his feet and into the sea.

Nearly twenty thousand liquid walker corpses had reinforced Qin Hao’s physique once more.

Among the massive quantities of liquid, Qin Hao found fragments of the corrosive gene at god level. He shattered, filtered, and integrated them into himself, gaining a unique new ability.

Yet, beyond this power, Qin Hao acquired even greater strength.

After absorbing the liquid walkers’ blood, his immortal gene grew ever more potent.

Drawing the Star-Cutting Divine Weapon, Qin Hao sliced the back of his hand deeply—bone-deep, yet no blood flowed. The blood had solidified beneath his skin, under his control.

This ability ensured he would not bleed to death from grievous wounds.

Moreover, his cells writhed rapidly, healing the vast gash swiftly until his hand looked pristine, with no trace of injury.

If not for the sensation of pain, he might have thought himself uninjured.

“The immortal gene of the liquid walkers is truly formidable,” Qin Hao said, thoroughly pleased with tonight’s harvest.

He resolved to stay here longer. After all, liquid walkers were elusive and rarely gathered in such numbers—a rare opportunity to enhance his immortal gene’s power.

The next day, amidst a busy schedule, Hai Hanting visited Qin Hao’s resort hotel. Beyond expressing thanks, he sought to exchange intelligence.

Qin Hao shared openly, teaching Hai Hanting the method of captive hunting creatures.

Meanwhile, far away in the Demon Capital, Zi Hui recorded a new video, sending it through the Eye of Ten Thousand Clans.

This video detailed Qin Hao’s method for Hai Hanting: using spatial black holes to amass large quantities of hunting creatures, even corralling some in one place to secure survival space for humanity.

Instantly, all gathering points across Huaxia, especially the Level Two Evolvers, stirred with excitement.

“With Zi Hui’s method, we can quickly obtain star energy crystals.”

“So that’s how—no wonder Zi Hui is so powerful. Quickly, assemble teams; today we hunt Claw civilization monsters.”

“Find partners, unite the bases, split the spoils evenly—food is the most important!”

Everyone was wildly enthusiastic.