Courtyard House: Starting with handing over the keys, the state helps me abuse birds.

Xie Weihong closed the door behind her and locked it.

Leaning against the door, the surging emotions in my chest slowly subsided.

He looked down at the vial of liquid emitting a faint purple glow in his hand, and the system interface slowly unfolded before his eyes.

[Fate-defying Root Essence]

[Rank: Origin Level]

[Core Effect: Reversing Fate and Strengthening the Foundation - Reshaping innate qualities, expanding life's upper limit, and cleansing acquired impurities]

[Warning: Severe pain may occur during ingestion; please be mentally prepared.]

"Mental preparation?"

Xie Weihong grinned, but her eyes were filled with coldness.

"I just crawled back from the brink of death, what could hurt more than that rope?"

Without hesitation, he tilted his head back and drank the Reverse Life Essence in one gulp.

--boom!!!

The moment the purple energy exploded within her body, Xie Weihong felt as if her internal organs were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand!

The bones made a cracking sound, as if they were being forcibly dismantled and then reassembled. The muscles went through a cycle of tearing and healing, and the excruciating pain, like a raging flood, rushed from the spine all the way to the brain.

"hiss--!"

Xie Weihong groaned, veins bulging on her forehead, but she gritted her teeth and didn't let out a scream.

He could feel something sealed off inside his body being forcibly pried open.

It's not muscle, it's not bone.

It's not about qualifications.

The original owner suffered from long-term malnutrition, mental stress, and blood deficiency, and even the possibility of "becoming a useful person" was gradually strangled to death by the beasts in this courtyard.

The reversible life essence is illogical—it directly raises the "innate foundation," lifts the "upper limit," and rewrites the "future."

Sweat, black blood, and foul-smelling impurities seeped out of my pores, and I don't know how much time had passed.

As the excruciating pain receded like the tide, Xie Weihong suddenly opened her eyes.

In the darkness, a glimmer of light flashed and disappeared.

He stood up, and heard a "crack" under his feet—the old wooden stool that he had sat on for more than ten years had collapsed unconsciously!

Xie Weihong's first reaction wasn't one of surprise and joy, but rather a clearer, more direct feeling:

My mind has become "brighter".

The suffocating, oppressive feeling that the original owner had experienced for years had vanished without a trace. In its place was a kind of clarity that seemed to be able to dissect the world and dismantle and reassemble the details.

The purplish-black ligature mark on his neck faded and disappeared at a visible speed under the purple divine light, replaced by skin as warm as jade yet as tough as iron.

[Ding! Due to the consumption of top-grade rare and precious herbs, your physique has surpassed human limits. Current level: Mid-stage of Tier 1!]

[Your strength has increased to 500 kg, and your reflexes have improved by 300%, giving you the initial ability to protect yourself in this post-apocalyptic "Erosion State".]

Xie Weihong suddenly opened her eyes and threw a punch, which produced a piercing explosion in the air.

"This... is this the peak of the first tier?"

Intermediate People's Court, He Yuzhu's (Silly Zhu) home.

Yi Zhonghai sat at the table with a dark face, while Jia Zhangshi was still wailing and crying next to him.

"Zhu Zi, look! Look!" Jia Zhangshi wailed, pointing to her bruised buttocks. "That little brat Xie Weihong has gone mad! He almost broke my old bones just now, and he even pointed at your great-uncle's nose and cursed him. Is there no law in this courtyard?"

Sha Zhu was sipping his wine when he heard this. His eyes widened, and he slammed his cup heavily on the table.

"Hey! This bastard, he's gone too far!"

Sha Zhu usually listens to Yi Zhonghai the most, and he also has feelings for Qin Huairu, the pretty widow from the Jia family. When he heard that Xie Weihong dared to bully these people, his stubbornness immediately came out.

"Uncle, don't be angry. Xie Weihong, that sickly fellow, wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken normally. I guess he tried to kill himself and got traumatized. I'll go help him 'cure himself'!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed, feigning composure: "Zhu Zi, don't go too far. After all, he's one of our people... But he should be taught a lesson and know what it means to respect the elderly and care for the young."

These words, seemingly meant to offer advice, are actually a veiled threat.

Sha Zhu sneered, rolled up his sleeves, and strode towards the backyard.

"I'm afraid of him? A half-dead, childless nobody?"

"Fine! I'll go teach him a lesson!"

Xie Weihong was sitting in the room familiarizing herself with the strength.

"Knock knock knock!"

A violent banging on the door suddenly rang out.

"Xie Weihong! Get the hell out here!"

Outside the door, there was a voice that was both extremely familiar and extremely jarring.

[WARNING! Extreme danger! An eighth-tier berserk monster, the "Berserk Mighty Demon," has been detected invading!]

This monster possesses extremely high melee destructive power and a brutal nature; it has repeatedly devoured the life essence of its own kind! Host, please escape immediately!

Xie Weihong's lips twitched slightly: "Berserk Giant Might Demon? That name is quite fitting for Sha Zhu."

Sha Zhu kicked the door open, walked into the room, looked at Xie Weihong, and said arrogantly, "Xie Weihong, you've grown bold, haven't you? You even dare to scare me, Aunt Jia? Hurry up and come with me to the Intermediate People's Court, kneel down and kowtow three times to Uncle Yi and Aunt Jia to admit your mistake, and this matter will be over. Otherwise..."

He clenched his fist, his knuckles making a crisp "snap" sound.

"What else?" Xie Weihong stood up, her eyes as calm as if she were looking at a pig waiting to be slaughtered.

"Hey, you're asking for it!"

Sha Zhu couldn't stand Xie Weihong's attitude, so without thinking, he swung his fist, as big as a millstone, at Xie Weihong's face. If that punch landed, an ordinary person would definitely lose several teeth.

[WARNING! Extreme danger! The berserk giant demon has launched an attack. Host, please escape immediately!]

But in Xie Weihong's eyes now, the movements are as slow as a PowerPoint presentation.

He raised his hand, his five fingers like iron clamps, and gripped Sha Zhu's hand with perfect precision!

"You dare call yourself the God of War?"

"What?!"

Sha Zhu's expression changed drastically. He tried desperately to pull his hand back, but found that it was as if his hand was welded to Xie Weihong's.

It was only then that Sha Zhu noticed that Xie Weihong was shirtless, with a tall and straight figure, and the muscle lines under her skin were clearly visible. The marks on her neck had faded to the point of being almost invisible.

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment.

This kid... how come he's like a completely different person after just a short time?

"Still daydreaming?"

Xie Weihong let out a low shout, channeled her strength into her fingertips, and precisely struck Sha Zhu's soft ribs, then followed up with an over-the-shoulder throw!

"boom!"

Weighing around 200 pounds, Sha Zhu was flung out like a sack of potatoes, crashing hard into the octagonal table, which instantly shattered.

"Awooo—!"

Sha Zhu let out a pig-like scream, feeling as if all the bones in his body had shattered, and the excruciating pain in his ribs made it difficult for him to breathe.

Xie Weihong threw another punch!

There were no fancy moves, no techniques, just pure, extreme power that slammed solidly into Sha Zhu's abdomen.

The air seemed to tremble.

"Well--!"

Sha Zhu's eyes bulged out, and he curled up like a boiled shrimp.

The next second, he was sent flying backward, from Xie Weihong's house door into the courtyard, where he crashed to the ground with a "thud," clutching his stomach, unable to even scream, only dry heaving in pain.

[Ding! Unbelievable! Congratulations, host, for successfully inflicting a devastating blow on the "Rampaging Mighty Demon"!]

[Reward Received: Soul-Eroding Strengthening Potion *1]

[Effect: Strengthens Qi and blood, and enhances muscle resilience, stabilizing the peak of the first tier.]

"nice one."

Xie Weihong held the small vial between her fingers. The bottle was slightly cool, and the liquid inside looked like flowing red gold. Just by looking at it, you could tell it was no ordinary thing.

He raised his eyes, looked towards the direction of the Central Court, and walked step by step toward the struggling Sha Zhu.

"Thank... Thank you Weihong, what do you want to do?" Sha Zhu was really scared this time. He had been a tyrant in the factory for so many years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a ruthless character who made him powerless to fight back as soon as they met.

Xie Weihong did not answer.

He simply walked over step by step, grabbed Sha Zhu by the collar, dragged him to the center of the yard like a chick, and then let go and threw him aside.

"Bang."

Sha Zhu fell so hard his eyes rolled back.

Xie Weihong looked up, her voice not loud, but like a knife scraping across the entire courtyard: "Old Yi! Madam Jia! Get out here and take them away!"