[Oh dear, I am not sure whether you'll love or hate this, but your luck is really amazing, to think you would even draw this.]
As the roulette stopped, the Creation System's snide remarks sounded in his head, though he didn't have the mood to bother with them.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Looking at the reward he had drawn, Li Wang couldn't help but curse aloud.
[Congratulations host, for drawing 'Supreme Sewer Cleaning talent']
[Supreme Sewer Cleaning talent - helps you learn sewer cleaning techniques till you can make drinkable water come out of them]
"What the FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS? OFFER CLEANING SERVICES TO THE GRAVE ROBBER?" Li Wang's voice was initially low, but with each word, it kept getting louder and louder till he was practically yelling.
[Maybe, who knows? Anyway, you'd better think of something as the grave robber would be here in 2 minutes max,] despite Li Wang's yelling, the Creation System's voice remained calm, in fact, it even had a hint of satisfaction in it.
When Li Wang heard the system's old voice, he instantly noticed the not-so-hidden hint of satisfaction in it, making his eyes narrow as he asked, "You did this on purpose, didn't you? You were intentionally messing with me, right?"
[Rigging the game? Me? Don't you dare slander me, boy, I am an honest system whose main purpose is to scam.. Ahem, I mean help its host become the strongest person alive.]
The Creation System's old voice sounded in Li Wang's head, directly refuting his words with extreme self-righteousness.
Crack
Just as Li Wang was about to lash out at the scummy system, a sound of a twig cracking came from a nearby bush, prompting him to turn his head.
"Who is there?" Li Wang asked, his muscles tensing, ready to take action any second.
As He looked toward the bush, he saw a burly man around 6 feet tall coming out of the bush, his body covered in a black robe, and a wooden mask adorned his face.
"Oh, you are still alive? I am sure I saw the white tiger ripping your throat apart." The man said, his voice deep.
While the man was talking, Li Wang took a moment to try and sense the man's cultivation, and to his surprise, he wasn't able to sense anything.
Normally, this would only mean three things: either the man was a mortal, or he had masked his cultivation with a treasure, or the last one being that the man's cultivation was way higher than Li Wang's.
Li Wang's thoughts quickly spun, and with his years of experience as a businessman, he was calmly able to process the information in front of him.
First, since the original Li Wang's cultivation was at the fifth layer of Qi Refining Stage, the last possibility of the man's cultivation being too high was ruled out, as those high and mighty Foundation establishment lords won't bother to rob a broken corpse like his.
Second being his having a treasure to mask his cultivation, this was even more unlikely since each one of those treasures was invaluable, with each being coveted by various overlords of this world.
So that left out only a single possibility: the man in front of Li Wang was just a mortal grave robber.
Realizing this, Li Wang's tensed muscles relaxed a lot, but he didn't let his guard down. After all, he may be a cultivator while his opponent is just a mortal, but he didn't have a lot of strength after being used as a cultivation cauldron by Bai Meilin for so long.
Scanning his surroundings, Li Wang's eyes fell onto a shovel nearby, toward which he quickly lunged.
The burly man also moved at this moment, taking out a dagger from his robes.
Just before the man could reach him, Li Wang was able to grab the shovel, quickly swinging it to block the incoming dagger toward his heart.
As Li Wang wielded the shovel, various insights about spearman-ship and shovel-wielding poured into his mind, giving him unprecedented clarity.
The burly man, though initially surprised, quickly jumped backward and took out a strange purple pill, and threw it toward Li Wang.
The instant Li Wang saw the pill, a bad feeling rose in his heart as he quickly jumped backward.
When the pill touched the ground, it instantly burst into a cloud of purple mist. As the purple mist spread, it started to decay everything it touched.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Wang sucked in a deep breath as a chill went down his spine.
"Fortunately, I dodged that; otherwise, I don't know whether my body would have been able to handle it," Li Wang thought to himself.
tch
On the other hand, seeing Li Wang easily dodge the pill, the man just clicked his tongue in annoyance and started to take out more pills from his robe, constantly throwing them toward Li Wang.
Watching the pills coming toward him, Li Wang's face turned serious, and he started jumping from one place to another, not willing to risk getting touched by the purple mist.
Soon, sweat started to trickle from Li Wang's forehead as his breathing grew rapid.
The burly man also had an ugly expression on his face as he felt the number of pills in his robes dwindle.
Finally, the man couldn't take it anymore and jumped into the nearby bush, planning to escape.
"Oh no, you don't." When Li Wang saw the burly man escaping, he chased after him, not willing to take any losses.
As Li Wang moved, he quickly realized that the terrain was slowly changing from a bhusy plain to a jungle, and he increased his speed, not wanting to lose sight of his target.
Splash
Water kept splashing around as they stepped into puddles formed during the rain the previous night, startling the small animals nearby.
After running for around three minutes, the burly man wasn't able to take it anymore and had to stop. Li Wang, meanwhile, with the help of his spiritual essence, was able to keep up barely.
The moment Li Wang saw the burly man stop, he aimed his shovel and aimed to launch it toward his opponent.
Whoosh
When Li Wang pulled his hand back, various insights about the perfect launch angle, optimal speed, and the amount of force necessary started appearing in his mind, as if a silent voice was guiding him.
The shovel tore through the air with a woosh as Li Wang launched it with full force, not wanting to let the burly man escape.
Looking at the incoming shovel, the burly man tried his best to dodge, but his tired body wasn't as agile as it was at the start, and he was pierced through the shoulder.
"AAAAHHHH," the burly man let out a blood-curdling scream when the pain finally registered in his brain.
As Li Wang trotted over, the man's wooden mask fell down, surprising Li Wang as he had a faint recollection of this man.
He was one of the servants working in Bai Meilin's mansion.
"You… How are you still alive?" Before Li Wang could say anything, the burly man questioned him through gritted teeth.
"Heh.. As if I will-Argh," Seeing that the man wasn't really cooperative, Li Wang grabbed the shovel handle and twisted it, making the burly man groan in agony.
[Wow, kid, you are much more ruthless than I thought you'd be.] At this moment, the Creation System's voice sounded in his head, full of surprise.
[Since you want to torture this man, let me recommend to you the "Premium Interrogation Package" just for 300 CP with a very generous 500% interest loan service.] Before Li Wang smiled at the system's praise, its next word made him want to vomit blood.
"Not now," he snarled in his mind before shifting his focus back to the man in front of him.
"Are you going to speak or not?" He questioned, his voice leaving no room for negotiations.
Facing Li Wang's threat, the man just tried to spit on Li Wang's face, which he dodged.
"As you wish," Li Wang said in a low voice before picking a sharp stick from nearby.
The next moment, he grabbed the man's right ear and directly pierced the stick through it.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH," the burly man screamed in pain, moving his hands to grab his ear, trying to stop the blood flow.
"Speak," Li Wang demanded before pulling the dagger from the burly man's robes.
Hearing no reply, he grabbed the man's hands and forcefully placed them above his head.
At this moment, fear began to appear on the burly man's face as he realized what was about to happen next.
"Wai… Aughhh," the man's words were cut short as the dagger pierced through the interosseous membrane of both his arms.
"What were you going to do with my body?" Ignoring the man's question, Li Wang instead asked a question of his own.
A/N: interosseous membrane = the thin gap between the two forearm bones