Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
He had gotten the second evil thought. Even though he didn’t intend to exchange it for money and wanted to cultivate it so that it could increase his strength, this was just his total harvest, which made Zhou Kai more interested in the other evil thoughts.
After putting away the comb, Zhou Kai said, “Let’s go to the fifth floor.”
There was a total of seven floors in the hotel. In other words, there was still an evil thought on the fifth, sixth, and seventh floor respectively.
He didn’t know whether eliminating these three evil thoughts would resolve the crisis there.
Also, he wondered if these few evil thoughts could help him obtain three more supernatural powers!
Upon thinking of this, Zhou Kai could not wait anymore. He wished he could find them now.
When he walked upstairs and arrived on the fifth floor, Zhou Kai was stunned.
An old man was kneeling on the path of the fifth floor. He was wearing tattered clothes and he looked emaciated, as though he was a refugee from the olden days.
Upon seeing Zhou Kai, the old man started bawling and kowtowing. “Sir, please forgive me. I’ve suffered a lot. My mother suffered a terrible fate when I was alive and died miserably…”
Zhou Kai was speechless.
Little Leopard Cat was speechless.
This was a little dumb.
Was he begging for forgiveness? Or was this some kind of special attack of the evil thought?
Upon seeing the old man howling in grief non-stop, Zhou Kai interrupted him. “Stop.”
The old man really did stop and looked at Zhou Kai pitifully.
Zhou Kai said doubtfully, “Are you afraid of death?”
The old man answered cowardly, “Sir, I was pitiful when I was alive. I…”
“Get straight to the point.” Zhou Kai glared at him.
The old man paused and said with a nod, “I’m afraid.”
Zhou Kai asked, “Are you an evil thought?”
The old man nodded. “Yes, I am.”
“Aren’t evil thoughts born from obsession? Why is this one wise?” Zhou Kai asked as he cast a glance at Little Leopard Cat.
The old man explained while feeling at a loss, “Sir, I’m not very sure either. I suddenly woke up some time ago and realized that it has been over 100 years since my death. I’m also trapped in… um, something. I’ve always been cautious and I never dared to do anything. I swear everything I’ve said is true. If I lied, I’ll…”
“Are you done?” Zhou Kai curled his lips. Then, he looked at Little Leopard Cat. “What’s going on here?”
Little Leopard Cat was also confused. “I don’t know either. I’ve never heard of this before.”
Zhou Kai was speechless.
Little Leopard Cat was a demon spirit with a complete inheritance. If she didn’t know, then this was certainly somewhat strange.
However, the evil thought was begging for forgiveness, which was a good thing, as he wouldn’t need to do anything.
Without caring about anything else, Zhou Kai said, “Do you want to live?”
The old man quickly nodded his head and looked at Zhou Kai pitifully.
Zhou Kai laughed. “Okay. I’ll be straightforward. I’ll give you a chance. Attack me now and let me see if you have the right to live on.”
“Sir, I wouldn’t dare. Please be magnanimous…”
“You don’t have a choice. You will either attack me, or I will kill you. Pick an option.” Zhou Kai’s gaze turned cold, and he sounded threatening.
The old man was speechless.
If he could kill Zhou Kai, he would have done so. Would he still have been forced to accept a compromise then?
However, he had clearly seen Zhou Kai kill an evil anomaly and seal another one with just a few moves. His movements were nimble and fast, and he was very impressive. When he saw Zhou Kai rush toward him, he pondered this for a while. He reckoned that he wasn’t his match, so it would be better if he gave in as soon as possible and sought a chance to survive.
Come to think of it, who is this person? I’m already begging for forgiveness, yet he’s still being oppressive? He’s sick.
Upon seeing the old man hesitate, Zhou Kai said, “If you wish to live, let me see the value of your survival. Attack me. I’ll let you off if I’m satisfied. Otherwise, I’ll just kill you.”
The old man’s shocked gaze became cold.
Since he had already said that, he could only use all his strength. If he killed this guy and devoured his soul, he could become stronger.
The more the old man thought about it, the more excited he felt. His eyes were cold, cunning, and vicious. It seemed like they contained all kinds of negative emotions that would send a chill down one’s back if one looked him in the eye.
Phew…
A wind appeared out of nowhere, whistling and elusive.
Suddenly, this wind blew over Zhou Kai and the coldness penetrated his bones, causing him to stiffen in an instant as if he was frozen.
Ding-Dong: An evil thought attacked you. Cold Resistance +1.
Ding-Dong: An evil thought attacked you. Cold Resistance +1.
…
Ding-Dong: An evil thought attacked you. Cold Control +1.
Ding-Dong…
Ding-Dong: An evil thought attacked you. You’ve learned a new supernatural power called Cold Immunity.
Ding-Dong: Information regarding your supernatural power has been sent. Please accept it.
These continuous sounds made Zhou Kai, who was prepared, feel very pleasantly surprised.
Indeed, a supernatural power had been triggered directly.
It was the right one this time, as it was a giveaway of supernatural powers.
While Zhou Kai was pleasantly surprised, the old man was observing him. When he saw that, his mouth twitched and he stayed silent.
As expected, this guy was very terrifying. His ability could not even affect him. This had been just wishful thinking on his part!
Nevertheless, the old man felt increasingly more afraid.
He had died once. Although he was filled with negative emotions and treated everything with thoughts of destruction, now that his wisdom had appeared, he didn’t want to die for the second time. This was a hurdle that no person with wisdom could overcome. He just had to live.
“Not bad. Your abilities are alright,” Zhou Kai said, praising him.
The old man froze before he felt delighted.
Is that recognition?
I don’t need to die anymore.
“Thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. You will definitely receive good karma and longevity… No, you will attain immortality and exist in the world with endless power. Nobody will be able to surpass you…” The old man, who was excited, tried to curry favor with Zhou Kai.
“But…” Zhou Kai changed the topic, stunning the old man, who looked at him cowardly.
“I have two things to say. First, I can spare you, but you can’t stay here. You will follow me and listen to my orders. Without my permission, you won’t harm any living being. Can you do that?” Zhou Kai asked.
The fact that he would survive was good enough, so how could he be choosy?
His attack couldn’t harm Zhou Kai at all anyway, which made the old man automatically give up his bargaining chips.
“No problem. I’ll do whatever you say. As long as you spare me, I’ll definitely work hard and serve you well,” the old man answered firmly.
Zhou Kai smiled with satisfaction. Any man who understood the circumstances was wise.
“Second, who placed you guys here? What is your purpose?” Zhou Kai asked with a burning gaze.
The old man replied with a forced smile, “Sir, I’m really not sure about this. I was already here when I woke up. Later on, I found out about the situation of the outside world from the memories of a few people. I then discovered that I had died over 100 years ago. Oh, that’s right. Sir, maybe the Tiger King knows. After I woke up, the Tiger King gave us a message and told us to hunt anything that came in and not allow anything to enter the highest floor.”
Zhou Kai said, “The Tiger King? Who’s that?”
The old man looked at the ceiling. “It’s the topmost evil thought. It wasn’t human when it was alive. It was a tiger.”