Chapter 7 – Dear Host, You Are Truly Impressive!

“Hmm?”

Qin Yang’s expression shifted slightly as his gaze swept across the ceiling. The tiny purple spider had completely vanished from his sight.

The little creature must have found an extremely well-hidden corner to conceal itself.

“Qin Yang, what are you looking at?”

Xia He exhaled a smoke ring, unable to resist asking when he saw Qin Yang acting so mysteriously.

“Nothing.”

Qin Yang shook his head, feeling a twinge of regret.

His reaction had been too slow just now.

If the system claimed this little spider was a Beast Emperor, then killing it would likely yield substantial rewards, just like last time.

However, Qin Yang also knew that given the spider’s speed and its position on the ceiling, hunting it down would be quite challenging.

“Highly intelligent, with a penchant for studying human martial arts…”

“This little spider might as well be a spirit…”

Recalling the system’s description of the spider, Qin Yang couldn’t help but marvel.

“So, it probably won’t leave the Library.”

Since the spider enjoyed studying human martial arts, it would continue lurking in the Library.

There would be plenty of opportunities. Qin Yang was confident he’d find a way eventually.

“A Star Beast at the Beast Emperor level…”

“If I kill it, the system’s rewards should be even more generous.”

Anticipation welled up in Qin Yang’s heart.

Afterward, Qin Yang occasionally wandered around the Library, keeping an eye out for the spider.

Unfortunately, the creature seemed extremely cautious.

Perhaps the recent cleaning had disturbed it too much, as it didn’t show itself again in the following days.

Considering the spider’s agility, hunting it would be exceptionally difficult.

After some thought, Qin Yang decided to train in a Hidden Weapon technique to deal with it.

……

With powerful experts overseeing the Jianghai Martial Arts Library, the incident of the unlucky uncle being bitten by a venomous insect was quickly resolved.

Qin Yang and Xia He returned to their usual work routines.

“Sunflower Nine Needles?”

“Qin Yang, you really aren’t picky, huh? You’ll read anything?”

In Section 1, while Qin Yang was engrossed in a book, Xia He suddenly appeared behind him, snatched the manual from his hands, and exclaimed in astonishment.

“What do you know? More skills mean more options.”

Qin Yang grabbed the manual back and continued studying.

The Sunflower Nine Needles was the Hidden Weapon technique he had chosen specifically to deal with the Purple Soul Demon Spider.

For this purpose, he had even ordered a batch of embroidery needles online to practice the technique.

With his Half-Step Innate cultivation, mastering such basic martial arts was no challenge for him.

“I really don’t get what goes through your head all day.”

Xia He couldn’t make sense of Qin Yang’s behavior.

Why read so many books?

What’s the point?

He had long since inquired about Qin Yang’s martial arts aptitude.

Since it was trash-tier, why not just accept it and coast through life like him?

Wasn’t working as a librarian just about killing time?

Everyone else was slacking off, and here you are, grinding away?

Qin Yang couldn’t be bothered to respond.

What, should I spend every day fooling around at Platinum Ocean with you instead?

Not everyone has a rich dad like you, you know.

After Xia He left, Qin Yang returned to his reading.

Just then, a fly landed on the corner of a nearby table.

Qin Yang’s eyes lit up. He reached into his pocket, pulled out an Array Box, and pinched an embroidery needle between his fingers.

Channeling his True Essence, he wrapped it around the needle and flicked it with his finger.The next moment, the tiny embroidery needle shot from Qin Yang’s fingertips, precisely pinning the fly to the table.

“Not bad, not bad. This needle technique is really useful.”

Qin Yang nodded in satisfaction. Hunting small insects would be much more convenient from now on.

He had essentially mastered the basics of the Sunflower Nine Needles.

Qin Yang was confident that if that little purple spider dared to appear in his sight again, it would be a one-way trip.

Unfortunately, despite searching for the spider’s traces all this time, he hadn’t found the slightest clue.

Qin Yang wondered if the spider had fled due to the excessive amount of insecticide sprayed during the recent deep cleaning.

If that were truly the case, it would be a significant loss.

“Qin Yang, time to eat! Stop staring!”

By noon, Qin Yang and Xia He arrived punctually at the cafeteria for lunch.

“Qin Yang, have you heard?”

“Recently, a Bloodthirsty Fiend has appeared in our Jianghai City.”

Xia He suddenly spoke in a mysterious tone.

Qin Yang froze: “Bloodthirsty Fiend?”

“Exactly, a Bloodthirsty Fiend—one that specializes in sucking human blood.”

“Rumor has it that the Star Martial Police Department discovered a corpse yesterday, already turned into a mummy, with all its blood drained.”

“It’s terrifying.”

Mentioning the Bloodthirsty Fiend, Xia He looked visibly frightened.

“From what I gather, this Bloodthirsty Fiend must have cultivated some kind of dark technique that requires blood to enhance its power.”

Qin Yang’s expression also turned grave. This world was truly terrifying—not only were there horrifying Star Beasts, but also Demonkin who practiced dark arts.

Qin Yang asked Xia He, “Isn’t the Star Martial Police Department handling it?”

“Of course they are, but this Bloodthirsty Fiend is too cunning. Several people have already been killed recently, yet there’s still no trace of it.”

“I just hope they can capture the Bloodthirsty Fiend soon. Otherwise, I won’t even dare to go to Platinum Ocean anymore.” Xia He said gloomily.

Qin Yang: “…”

Can you go one day without mentioning Platinum Ocean?

The Bloodthirsty Fiend incident gave Qin Yang a deeper understanding of the dangers of this world.

Like that unfortunate man, or those brutally killed by the Bloodthirsty Fiend—even with the protection of the Star Martial Police Department, where martial artists gathered, many dangers still lurked.

However, he wasn’t overly worried.

During this time, he had also learned that the Curator of the Jianghai Martial Library was said to be an Innate Realm Star Martial Artist.

As long as he stayed obediently inside the library, he wouldn’t be in any danger.

After all, if the sky fell, the taller ones would hold it up.

Returning to Zone 1, Qin Yang continued reading.

“Ding! Detected Beast Emperor aura. Host, flee this area immediately!”

“Host, evacuate quickly!”

Just then, the system’s alert suddenly rang out.

Qin Yang was startled but quickly regained his composure, his gaze darting toward the library’s ceiling.

There, a purple figure was swiftly crawling across the roof.

Finally, it appeared!

Qin Yang swiftly pulled out an embroidery needle and shot it at the purple spider.

Thwack!

The next moment, the needle landed precisely on the little spider.

The spider fell straight from the ceiling, writhing violently as it tried to get up.

Seeing this, Qin Yang immediately shot another needle.

Struck twice, the spider convulsed a few times before going still.

Watching the motionless spider, Qin Yang hurried forward, elated.

He then called out to the system in his mind.”System, where the hell have you been?”

“Speak up!”

After Qin Yang called out for a moment, the system finally seemed to respond.

Its tone was utterly exaggerated.

“My heavens, what do I see?”

“The host actually slew an Emperor-Level Star Beast!”

“Respected host, you are truly magnificent!”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for slaying an Emperor-Level Star Beast above your rank. Reward amplified twentyfold. Obtained…”

(End of Chapter)