Chapter 146: Ten Seconds Later, I Will Choose For You

For a Martial Artist, cultivation base is the foundation of their survival.

Crippling a Martial Artist's cultivation base, while not fatal, would absolutely cause them agony worse than death!

The disparity of falling from the heights into the dust is enough to drive a person insane!

"No! Young Master Su Lang! Don't!"

Ji Kun begged bitterly like a pitiful stray dog,

"Ji Kun can be your beast of burden, serving you hand and foot. Please, in your great magnanimity, spare me!"

As a member of the Ji Family, and as a high and mighty Martial Commander, Ji Kun had spent his entire life standing above the vast majority of humanity.

But once his cultivation base was crippled, he would immediately fall to the very bottom, becoming a useless dog that anyone could beat!

Then, he would face endless cold glares, mockery, and humiliation!

At the thought of such a miserable fate, Ji Kun felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his whole body turning cold!

"Ji Kun, I have given you a chance!"

"Death, or cripple your own cultivation base—choose for yourself!"

Su Lang's voice was like the whisper of the Grim Reaper. "If you don't choose, ten seconds later, I will choose for you! Ten… nine… eight…"

The countdown was like a death knell.

Every number landing in Ji Kun's heart felt like a Thor's hammer smashing down!

"No! Young Master Su Lang, I know I was wrong!"

Still clinging to a glimmer of hope, Ji Kun kowtowed repeatedly to Su Lang, his forehead smashed until it was a bloody, ghastly mess!

However, Su Lang's ruthless countdown did not pause for a second: "Four… three… two…"

"Ah—!"

"I choose! I will cripple my own cultivation base!!"

Ji Kun's eyes were split open with rage, and he let out a desperate, hysterical, and heart-wrenching roar!

Between death and surviving, he ultimately chose to live on in disgrace!

"Bang!!"

Immediately after, Ji Kun slammed his palm fiercely onto his Dantian.

A tremendous force surged into the depths of his Dantian, causing the diamond-shaped Spirit Core representing the Martial Commander Realm to shatter with a boom!

Furthermore, that force expanded, smashing his Dantian into smithereens!

"Pfft!"

Ji Kun spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body instantly collapsing to the ground.

The Spiritual Qi on his body dissipated frantically like a deflating balloon!

In just one minute, Ji Kun, a powerhouse with the combat strength of a Peak Martial Commander, plummeted to the lowest Body Tempering Realm!

Without the support of Spiritual Qi, almost all the Cultivation Techniques he had practiced became ineffective, leaving only the physical strength brought by the Titan Body Forging Technique.

Moreover, as time passed, without the nourishment of Spiritual Qi or the supplementation of rare medicinal herbs, Ji Kun's physical strength would also gradually disappear!

It could be said that from this moment on, Ji Kun, having crippled his own cultivation base, was destined to be a good-for-nothing who could never recover.

"You did well; you didn't play any tricks."

Su Lang smiled faintly. "Since that's the case, I will keep my promise and let you leave."

As he spoke, Su Lang waved his hand, and the endless Dragon-patterned flames vanished instantly.

Immediately after, the two white-robed Clones also gradually faded away, having been dispatched to hunt Vicious Beasts.

Having done all this, Su Lang glanced at Ji Kun and turned to leave.

"Why… why did I have to provoke him!"

Watching Su Lang's retreating figure, Ji Kun's eyes were unfocused, and he shed tears of regret!

On the other side.

While returning, Su Lang opened the space ring that Ji Kun had offered up with both hands.

"Hehehe!"

"As expected of a Martial Commander from the Ji Family; just the wealth he was carrying is worth over a hundred million gold coins!"

Looking at the treasures inside the space ring, Su Lang's eyes burned with golden light, and he immediately placed them into his Storage Space.

"System, deposit all the gold coins and Spirit Stones for me!"

With a hint of excitement, Su Lang issued the command.

"Ding! All gold coins and Spirit Stones have been deposited!"

Adding the remaining five hundred thousand or so from before, the current balance of Low-Grade Spirit Stones skyrocketed to 1,736,528!

"I can level up again! Awesome!"

Su Lang grinned. "System, upgrade the One-Click Pill Refining Function for me!"

"Ding! Consumed 1,000,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. The One-Click Pill Refining Function has been upgraded to Level 5. You can now refine Medicinal Pills of Tier 10 and below."

"Ding! Congratulations on upgrading the One-Click Pill Refining Function to Level 5. You have gained the bonus ability 'One-Second Pill Production'!"