Chapter 1704: Chapter 1699: Blood and Hands

Melts upon entrance.

Perhaps due to its compatibility, the Tyrant’s Fist claimed the fastest digestion speed ever recorded by Insight.

[Bloodthorn], [Left and Right]

And this isn’t even the only peculiarity; two pieces of information appeared simultaneously at the moment of digestion completion.

Oh?

Vaguely guessing at the reason, Fu Qian continued reading with keen interest.

[Bloodthorn]

[The essence of the profaned blood, after use on a biological target, the blood will gradually stop flowing and crystallize. Once fully transformed, flames will erupt from it, consuming all sin except itself.]

[Left and Right]

[From the dismembered bones of a king, the residual grotesque distortion, when activated, the concept of both hands becomes chaotic, making related actions difficult to define and grasp, and easier to resonate with the hated Abandoned Prison.]

Aha... Abandoned Prison?

Is this Tyrant truly that Tyrant?

Though compared to warehouse rewards, the information Insight gathers is generally simpler.

Yet just a few keywords in the second piece carry significant weight.

The hated Abandoned Prison doesn’t just directly refer to the title of the Abandonment King, it even subtly proves its existence again.

Additionally dismembered, this former Abandonment King seems to have met an unpleasant end.

Of course, my position as the current Abandonment King isn’t particularly favorable at the moment—there’s a need to choose between these two rewards.

With continuous digestion, Insight’s limit has finally been reached.

...

Silent Contemplation, Extreme Hunger Infection, Dazzling Visage, and newly acquired, world wary nature akin to dominion.

It now seems impossible to accommodate the two new aspects.

But there’s a clear sense that, besides the world wary aspect, the other three abilities can be forgotten, allowing both new ones to be retained.

However, it’s evident that all three are immensely useful to me.

Thus it’s the Bloodthorn and Left and Right between which one must choose.

As for why there are two gains causing selection difficulty?

Fu Qian’s view is simple—the Tyrant’s Fist has been upgraded.

After killing all of the Goddess of Sin and Punishment’s Oath Takers in the Wasteland, a special reward called Thorn Sprig claimed to profane everything once used on this ring.

And in the Bloodthorn’s description, the concept of profanation and the explosion of flame following complete crystallization indeed appear.

Fu Qian easily imagined a scene where everything except a person’s blood is incinerated.

Why does this look somewhat similar to the Crimson Angel?

With this thought, Fu Qian decisively discarded this visually stunning skill and chose the other option.

Easier to resonate with the Abandoned Prison, being the current Abandonment King means there’s no reason to give it up.

Although the other effects seem a bit unusual.

The concept of both hands becoming chaotic?

Upon completing the choice, Fu Qian immediately activated this new skill.

...

Appears nothing strange?

Fu Qian laid both hands neatly on the counter, and yet nothing happened.

Including moving his fingers yielded normal, without the legendary left-right confusion symptom.

Indeed, not such a superficial twist, huh?

Fu Qian had no complaints, efficiently advancing the test deeper.

Poof—

The next moment, his right index finger directly pierced a hole in his left palm.

Still no problem?

Though the action seemed like an uncontrolled pause gesture.

Yet Fu Qian was certain, both pain and touch, precise and not chaotic.

Now then?

Fu Qian withdrew his index finger, placing both hands back on the counter.

This time, something peculiar finally happened.

Amazingly quickly, the blood hole in the left palm healed without a trace.

Simultaneously, a wound formed in the right palm with the same efficiency.

Damage transfer? Clearly, injuries on the left and right hands had been reversed.

However, the timing of occurrence seems not absolute, seemingly following some special rules. At least just now, it started transferring only after the right hand retracted.

A bit of a messy distorted flair, but if just this, it doesn’t seem too valuable to me.

During evaluation, Fu Qian looked around, picked a coin from the counter.

Meanwhile, his injured right hand was overtaken by a dark silver glove.

Flicked the coin into the air, as it tumbled down, Fu Qian’s left hand suddenly stretched, striking the coin already beyond reach.

Ding!

The direction instantly changed, the coin flew with a clear sound, as if colliding with metal.

...

This too?

What had happened to the former Abandonment King before his fall?

Facing the latest test result, Fu Qian momentarily gained a deeper understanding of the twisted chaos within the new skill.

The sound just now wouldn’t naturally arise from fingertip contact.

What it represented, seemed like regardless of appearance, yet indeed, another hand of mine struck the coin.

Even if that hand’s length couldn’t reach.

Activating this skill, the concept of left and right hands genuinely underwent some profound chaotic entanglement.

Such an offensive display, certainly, carries much weight, mastering familiarity may yield surprising effects in certain situations.

Additionally, from the ability description, the source of this change doesn’t belong to the Tyrant’s dominion but suffered some perverse distortion?

It feels like that being’s ordeal was more than a mere dismemberment?

Its own existence, or as often termed ’essential self,’ had already become a complete mess prior?

To the extent that even a severed fist couldn’t be defined as left or right?

If so, isn’t this the most tragic of the Ancient Superior Beings encountered lately?

Indeed selective gaze, also quite intrigued by what transpired then.

Wonder if ’Abandoned Prison’ might hold some clues.

The legal investigation has concluded, just waiting for the Pontiff to submit the report, while the Night Watchman insider issue was merely incidental.

Embedded self-exploration by the freshly ascended Abandonment King, will advantageously encompass many aspects, Fu Qian always treated it as a core subject.

With Chief Yuan’s help in triggering inner potential, this matter undoubtedly spurred a series of chain reactions.

Clarifying more concepts, even thinking of steps towards finding leads—such as locating Old Master Stoss, learning about his Fire of Madness acquisition.

Yet those are tales for another day, now’s the rest period.

Fu Qian glanced at the bookstore under nightfall, stretching lazily.

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