puff!
puff!
The fat old woman and Linda both coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Linda's body went limp and collapsed.
The plump old woman opened her eyes.
She saw the young man in the suit, his body torn in two, his internal organs scattered all over the ground.
She saw the silver-armored corpse rushing towards her, and she saw Cao Kun standing at the door.
"ah!"
She let out a grief-stricken roar, and her gray hair instantly turned white.
She suddenly stood up, revealing her ugly, sagging body to Cao Kun.
The next moment, she raised her hand and plunged it into her own chest.
When she reached out her hand again, a still-beating heart appeared in her palm.
But the fat old woman did not collapse. She opened her bleeding mouth and uttered a vicious cry: "I curse you, I curse you..."
puff!
Her head flew off.
Before she could even unleash her curse, her head was already torn off by the silver-armored corpse.
Cao Kun waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand, and the runes on the soul pole lit up again.
The fat woman's headless corpse also fell down.
"Ding! Killed a cultist, gained 3000 experience points."
The fat woman's experience points were actually higher than the man's, which meant she was slightly stronger.
"Damn it." Looking at the two mutilated corpses, Cao Kun couldn't help but curse.
He hadn't originally intended to kill those two people.
But since the symbols of the Gongyang School have appeared, it is necessary to kill them to silence them.
Otherwise, if they were to spread Cao Kun's image back to their religion, causing him to be targeted by that ram, that would be disastrous.
Killing him now would definitely put him in a lot of trouble, but compared to that, it's definitely the best option.
If Bob outside insists on making things difficult for him, it's not like he hasn't killed American police officers before.
At worst, we can just kill another batch.
"Damn it, this money isn't so easy to make."
Cao Kun cursed again, then reached out and pulled the book inside away from him.
When Cao Kun opened it, he found that it contained records of evil arts.
However, Cao Kun considered these evil arts to be extremely crude.
For example, this soul-swapping technique.
After watching it, Cao Kun discovered that it was far less magical than described in the movie.
In the movie, the couple, who have lived for hundreds of years, seek a young body and exchange their souls for it whenever their bodies age, in order to prolong their lives.
However, this book states that the young body chosen cannot be just any random one.
It must be in perfect harmony with their souls.
The process of swapping souls is also particularly troublesome.
After the procedure, the body and soul will experience rejection, resulting in extreme weakness in the early stages.
It will take a lot of time to stabilize.
Moreover, for a long time, the body will suffer from severe headaches.
This kind of pain is the kind that can be deadly; no medicine can help, you can only endure it.
Sometimes, if you can't get through it, your soul will break down.
The reason this couple is always successful is because they have swapped souls many times and have a wealth of experience.
Nevertheless, Cao Kun guessed that they would still be in great pain each time, walking on the edge of their souls collapsing at any moment.
Most importantly, after a soul swap, the soul will become irreversibly weaker, and the more times it is swapped, the weaker it becomes.
A person can only have their soul swapped a maximum of seven times.
Once it reaches seven times, it will be impossible to switch souls again.
Therefore, they only begin to have their souls replaced when their bodies are very old.
Cao Kun speculated that the soul would become weaker and weaker in the later stages, and very few people could complete the seven replacements.
"That makes more sense."
"Otherwise, wouldn't that be even more serious than possession?"
"Possession is a skill that a cultivator can only attempt three times in their lifetime."
"What kind of lousy soul-swapping technique is this? It can actually swap seven times."
"But the aftereffects of possession are much milder."
"This soul-swapping technique has too many side effects."
"Once the soul becomes weak, it becomes almost impossible to cast powerful spells."
"No wonder, they've lived for hundreds of years and are only worth so few experience points, equivalent to only F-level ghosts."
Cao Kun then looked at the other evil arts.
Most of these techniques were found to be ineffective, but had very serious side effects.
Cao Kun glanced at the two items quickly, then without looking any further, flipped his hand and stored them in his system space.
Although these evil arts are very crude and have serious side effects, some of their ideas can be learned from.
Perhaps, after some improvements, he could create a few spells that are unique to him.
But now was not the time to examine it closely. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the silver-armored corpse back, which transformed back into a puppet and hung at his waist.
After leaving the basement and returning upstairs, Cao Kun called out to the door, "Lawrence, you can come in now."
Upon hearing Cao Kun's voice, Lawrence was both surprised and delighted, while Bob and the rest of the American police were completely taken aback.
There was such a formidable mountain of flesh inside; he didn't believe Cao Kun could survive.
Lawrence was concerned for his daughter's safety and didn't have time to think too much before stepping inside.
“Wait,” Bob called out to him. “This could be a trap.”
Lawrence paused for a moment.
Bob shouted at Cao Kun, "Why is it only called Lawrence?"
Cao Kun sneered, "Did I tell you not to come? But if you die here, you'll have to bear the consequences."
Bob looked conflicted, hesitating whether to go in.
Cao Kun said impatiently, "Lawrence, if you don't come in now, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."
Lawrence stopped and walked inside.
Bob tried to pull at his clothes, but he shook him off forcefully and went inside.
Cao Kun glanced at him and said, "At least you have some sense of responsibility. Alright, you can go to the basement now. Your daughter is in that room inside. She's out of danger now."
Lawrence considered it for less than a second before running off to the basement.
Cao Kun glanced at Bob and the others outside, and seeing their hesitant expressions, he felt nothing but contempt.
Is this the kind of people who protect the people of country M?
No wonder there are shootings every day.
Lawrence entered the small room inside and was immediately struck by the scene within.
The two mutilated corpses were so shocking that even he, who was used to seeing such sights, couldn't help but feel his heart race and sweat pour down his back.
However, when he saw his daughter lying unconscious on the ground, naked, he immediately abandoned all other emotions and rushed inside with great excitement.
"Linda, Linda, how are you?"
Lawrence helped his daughter up, shaking her body with deep concern.
"She just lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss and is a little weak, but her life is not in danger."
Cao Kun appeared at the door: "However, if you keep delaying and don't get him to the hospital soon, things could get complicated."
Lawrence realized what was happening and quickly took off his coat and covered Linda with it.
He picked up his daughter, strode out, and said gratefully to Cao Kun, "Thank you."
He now understood why Cao Kun had only allowed him to enter alone.
If his daughter were surrounded by so many men looking at her like that, even if he were a Westerner, he would feel uncomfortable.
If it's unavoidable, then it doesn't matter.
But if it can be avoided now, then of course we should try to avoid it.
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