He stopped devouring the Thunder Snow Wolf.
Sitting cross-legged inside the Thunder Snow Wolf's skull cavity, he frowned in deep thought, 'I don't know why, but I have a feeling that simply eating divine remains to strengthen myself, like before, won't work this time.'
Without the right direction, blindly working hard would only take him further from his goal.
He left the Thunder Snow Wolf's body and picked up his Short Bee Dagger.
After the last battle with the Ghost-Faced Heron, he realized that the paralysis effect of the Short Bee Dagger would gradually weaken.
So, this time, he had specifically brought some Sequence Potions.
He soaked the Short Bee Dagger in a bottle filled with Sequence Potion, keeping it in peak condition at all times to ensure that, if he encountered another medium-sized god, the paralysis effect would work perfectly.
Then, he picked up the God-Hunting Dagger and began dissecting the Thunder Snow Wolf's corpse.
Dismembering the massive, mountain-like Thunder Snow Wolf was an exhausting task.
But he had to do it.
If he handed over an intact Thunder Snow Wolf to the Bureau, how would he explain the missing internal organs and brain?
Not to mention, there were traces of Qin Siyang's feeding inside.
He took the God-Hunting Dagger and attempted to skin the Thunder Snow Wolf.
He had assumed that its hide would be extremely tough.
But the God-Hunting Dagger easily pierced through it.
Qin Siyang was stunned.
Earlier, when he activated [Violence] and tried to stab the Thunder Snow Wolf's heart with a dagger, he found it extremely difficult. It was easier to use his fists.
If even its internal organs were that resilient, its outer hide should be even tougher.
Yet now, without activating [Violence], he could pierce through the Thunder Snow Wolf's hide with sheer brute force.
Which meant…
He was now even stronger than when he had activated [Violence] at Sequence Level Four.
Qin Siyang swallowed hard.
'So, after advancing to Sequence Level Three, I didn't just gain a divine skill…'
'My base strength has increased more than threefold?'
Back when he advanced to Sequence Level Three, he had already been shocked to find that his punches could injure the Thunder Snow Wolf.
He knew his strength had increased significantly.
But he had no clear idea of how much.
Now that he had advanced further, he finally understood.
His base strength had increased by at least three times.
Now, he completely surpassed his previous self at Sequence Level Four, even when using [Violence].
A rush of excitement surged through Qin Siyang's veins, his blood boiling with exhilaration.
Originally, his physical attributes had already far exceeded others of the same Sequence level.
Now, he had made a qualitative leap forward.
After today—
Who in the Safe Zone could withstand even a single punch from him?
He quickly calmed his excitement.
First, he needed to deal with the Thunder Snow Wolf's remains.
Qin Siyang was kindhearted.
He couldn't bear to leave the Thunder Snow Wolf's corpse exposed in the wild.
So, with precise cuts, he separated the hide, meat, bones, and other parts, carefully placing them into his storage box.
Despite the Thunder Snow Wolf's enormous size, estimated to weigh several tens of thousands of pounds, Qin Siyang sighed repeatedly as he dissected it.
It had to be said: creatures covered in thick fur were often deceptively bulky.
After peeling off its fluffy hide, there wasn't nearly as much meat as he had imagined.
To put it bluntly, it was just a slightly larger, skinnier dog.
Especially since he had already consumed its blood and internal organs, reducing more than half of its total weight.
In the end, the remains took up only five-sixths of his storage box's space, fitting inside completely.
A rough estimate, if he turned in everything, he would gain over ten thousand Contribution Points.
But surpassing the first-place holder was still a long way off.
Still, he had to be satisfied.
One step at a time. Move too fast, and you might hurt yourself.
Killing the Thunder Snow Wolf and earning over ten thousand Contribution Points had nearly cost him his life.
Ultimately, it was because the Red Silk Armor couldn't protect against electricity.
Qin Siyang figured that if he had armor similar to Zhao Sifang's or Gu Yunpeng's Tier-4 gear, he would have been much safer.
He hadn't expected the Red Silk Armor to fall behind so quickly after just two uses.
He should return to the Safe Zone, rest up, and upgrade his gear before continuing the hunt.
With that thought, Qin Siyang shrunk the storage box to the size of a cube and put it in his bag.
Then, he retrieved the Short Bee Dagger from the Sequence Potion.
The light blue liquid had faded a little.
It seemed that after some nourishment, the Short Bee Dagger had regained its usable state.
He pondered for a moment. Returning to the Safe Zone now was still somewhat risky.
His body wasn't in peak condition.
'Might as well rest up before heading back.'
So, he repeated his usual tactic.
He found a deep pit, dug out a small cave in the side, and sealed the entrance with rocks.
'A good sleep, and I'll head back once my body recovers.'
Although the Red Silk Armor lacked some functionality, it was incredibly comfortable.
Even lying on the hard, icy ground, Qin Siyang felt as if he were on a soft mattress.
After a satisfying meal, he used his backpack as a pillow and slept soundly.
While he slept, a surge of vitality coursed through his body, filling him with energy.
By the time he woke up, the wounds from the Thunder Snow Wolf's claw attacks had completely healed.
His previous injuries were entirely gone, and his newly advanced Sequence Level filled his entire being with power.
Qin Siyang felt reborn.
He was confident that unless he encountered a large god, or multiple medium-sized ones, he could handle anything on the way back.
Packing his things, he climbed out of the pit and opened his phone's navigation app to return to the Safe Zone.
But when he saw the screen, he was dumbfounded.
"What the hell? Why are there hundreds of Safe Zone markers?!"
He exited and reopened the app, double-checking.
The screen was still densely packed with Safe Zone markers.
Worse, they kept flickering and shifting positions erratically.
The navigation app was behaving like a drunken fool, pointing him in all directions at once.
After several attempts, Qin Siyang stood frozen in place.
The navigation app had failed.
"How is this possible…? Every other app is working fine, even the image recognition tool. My phone isn't broken either."
Then, he noticed a line of small, deep-blue text at the bottom of the navigation app's screen: [Do not use this app while charging your phone, and never use it during thunderstorms.]
Staring at the flickering navigation screen, Qin Siyang muttered: "Wait… Before my fight with the Thunder Snow Wolf, my phone was on the navigation screen…"
"Could it be that taking that lightning strike messed up the navigation system?"
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