Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Shi Lingwei's nickname is "Five Gods". He is skilled in using the Purple Gold Bagua Saber and his strength is comparable to Ding Jian's.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Just as Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei were sweeping the front yard, two faint whooshing sounds suddenly came from behind them.

The two men's ears twitched slightly, and they simultaneously grabbed their brooms. One used the broom handle as a sword and thrust it behind him, while the other used the broom as a knife and swept it horizontally behind him.

"Bang! Bang!"

The two thumb-sized anesthetic beads exploded instantly upon being struck, transforming into two colorless and odorless clouds that enveloped Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei.

"It happened!"

The two people who accidentally inhaled the anesthetic gas immediately felt a strong wave of dizziness. Their faces changed drastically, and they lost control of their bodies. Soon, they closed their eyes and lost consciousness.

After Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei fell into a coma, Suzuki Seimei emerged from the shadows, took out two strong steel cables, and bound the two men tightly together.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Shi Lingwei. You are rewarded with three years' worth of [Pure Internal Energy], which you can claim at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Ding Jian. You are rewarded with a complete 'One-Word Lightning Sword' of the Great Perfection level. You can claim it at any time."

Since Suzuki Seimei was about to get his hands on the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" soon, he didn't rush to use the three years of "pure internal energy" he had signed off with Shi Lingwei, but instead stored it away first.

If Suzuki Seimei could truly master the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" and resolve the hidden danger of internal energy backlash, then he wouldn't need to worry about not having enough internal energy.

Therefore, it would be better to give the [pure internal energy] obtained from signing in to Pu Siqinglan and the others, as it would make up for their lack of internal energy.

After tying Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei up tightly, Suzuki Seimei wrapped duct tape around their heads several times to seal their mouths, then found a secluded corner and stuffed them inside.

Characters like Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei, who are neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil, inevitably get their hands dirty with the blood of innocent people after wandering the martial arts world for a long time.

If Suzuki Harumi were to kill them now, their deaths wouldn't be entirely unjust.

However, in Suzuki Seimei's eyes, veteran masters like Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei, who are older, are also excellent sources of internal energy.

Even if we really want to kill them, we should wait until Suzuki Seimei has mastered the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" and absorbed their inner strength before making a move!

After hiding Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei, Suzuki Seimei then used the "Assassination Technique" to sneak into the backyard unnoticed.

Although the Four Friends of Plum Manor were stronger than Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei, they were only at the level of the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan.

Faced with the sneak attack of the cunning old fox Suzuki Seimei, who was caught off guard by the enemy's calculated moves, the Four Friends of Jiangnan were naturally powerless to resist and were quickly knocked out by him with tranquilizer beads.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Danqingsheng. You are rewarded with a Master-level 'Painting Technique' manual, which you can claim at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Bald Brush Master. You are rewarded with a Master-level Calligraphy manual, which you can claim at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in with Black and White. You are rewarded with a complete set of the 'Mysterious Heaven Finger' manual. You can claim it at any time."

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Huang Zhonggong. You are rewarded with a perfect-level Seven-String Invisible Sword. You can claim it at any time."

In the process of capturing the Four Friends of Jiangnan, Suzuki Seimei also received four different sign-in rewards from them.

Of course, "Painting Techniques" and "Calligraphy" are only auxiliary skills, needless to say.

Because Suzuki Seimei already possessed the advanced level of "Painting Techniques," after using the newly acquired advanced level "Painting Techniques" skill book, his "Painting Techniques" skill level also increased to the perfect level, reaching the limit for ordinary people in the field of painting.

With his perfected "Painting Technique" skill, Suzuki Seimei could easily replicate any ancient masterpiece, and the replicas were so realistic that even experts in the field of painting would be unable to distinguish them with the naked eye.

Chapter 440 Young people lack martial ethics

If Suzuki Seimei had mastered the perfect level of "Painting Technique" in his previous life, he could have become a billionaire in no time just by relying on that skill.

However, for Suzuki Seimei now, the perfect level of "Painting Technique" is just icing on the cake and not as important as he imagined.

Compared to painting and calligraphy, Suzuki Seimei was more interested in offensive skills such as the Xuan Tian Finger and the Seven-String Invisible Sword.

Among them, "Mysterious Heaven Finger" is Hei Baizi's signature skill. It is a cold and sinister martial art that can turn water into ice with the fingers and can sever a person's blood vessels, thereby causing them to lose their limb functions.

The Seven-String Invisible Sword is a unique skill created by Huang Zhonggong. Perhaps it is because he created this skill that Suzuki Seimei was able to obtain the perfect-level Seven-String Invisible Sword skill book from him.

If even the founder cannot master his own unique skill to perfection, then it is even less likely that others will be able to master it to perfection.

When using the Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword against an enemy, one can infuse superior internal energy into the music to disrupt the enemy's mind, causing their internal energy to resonate with the music, thus making them unknowingly controlled by the music.

Furthermore, the music played by the Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword has no inherent killing power; it relies entirely on stimulating the enemy's internal energy and disrupting their moves. The stronger the opponent's internal energy, the greater the power of this martial art.

If the enemy does not possess internal energy, then the Seven-String Invisible Sword will also lose its effect, becoming no different from ordinary zither music.

In the original story, even Xiang Wentian dared not directly confront Huang Zhonggong's "Seven-String Invisible Sword," but Linghu Chong, having lost all his internal energy, accidentally broke through the "Seven-String Invisible Sword."

Since Suzuki Seimei obtained the perfect-level "Seven-String Invisible Sword" skill book from Huang Zhonggong, he did not hesitate at all and silently said "use" in his mind.

After all, "Seven-String Invisible Sword" is a relatively rare area-of-effect skill, and attacking enemies with the sound of a seven-stringed zither is also suitable for showing off in front of others, and can also cultivate one's character when not in a hurry.

It couldn't be more elegant!

"Is this buy one get one free? This is a steal!"

After absorbing and organizing the skill memories of "Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword", Suzuki Seimei was pleasantly surprised to find that he had not only completely mastered the ultimate skill of "Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword", but also mastered the perfect level of playing the seven-stringed lute.

Actually, this situation is quite normal. The Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword is a unique skill that requires the use of a seven-stringed zither to perform. Therefore, to master the perfect level of the Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword, one must first master the perfect level of playing the seven-stringed zither.

Perhaps influenced by "The Seven-Stringed Sword", when Suzuki Seimei saw the seven-stringed zither carefully collected by Huang Zhonggong again, he even had the urge to pick up the zither and play a tune on the spot.

However, thinking that Ren Woxing was still waiting for him in the dungeon, Suzuki Seimei suppressed the impulse, opened the hidden door in Huang Zhonggong's room, and entered the secret passage leading to the dungeon.

Holding the key he found on the Four Friends of Jiangnan, Suzuki Seimei quickly opened the first stone door mechanism, which weighed several thousand kilograms, and the second iron door mechanism, which also weighed several thousand kilograms.

After passing through the second iron gate mechanism, Suzuki Seimei walked for several dozen feet in the narrow and dark underground passage, and finally the third mechanism gate appeared in front of him.

The third mechanism door was not as heavy as the first two, but it was rather peculiar, consisting of four thinner doors sandwiched together.

The outermost door was an iron gate, behind which was a wooden door covered with cotton wadding, then another iron gate, and finally a plank door covered with cotton wadding.

Looking at the peculiar mechanism door in front of him, a glint of light flashed in Suzuki Seimei's eyes. It was obvious that behind this mechanism door was Ren Woxing's place of imprisonment.

After opening this peculiar mechanism door, Suzuki Seimei walked for another ten meters or so in the dark passage before finally stopping in front of a heavy iron door.

This iron gate differs significantly from the previous mechanical gate in that it has a square hole about a foot in size. This hole was likely left by the Four Friends of Jiangnan to deliver meals to Ren Woxing every day.

"what?"

On the other side, Ren Woxing, imprisoned in the dungeon with his limbs chained, couldn't help but frown and say, "Strange? These footsteps are so light, they don't sound like those four guys at all, but more like a child's footsteps?"

Ren Woxing had been imprisoned here for twelve years. He could only come into contact with the Four Friends of Jiangnan who brought him food. He knew their footsteps very well and there was absolutely no possibility that he had misheard them.

But Ren Woxing couldn't understand how there could be a child in the dungeon. It couldn't be that the Four Friends of Jiangnan were careless and let some playful child run in, could it?

"laugh!"

Just as Ren Woxing was racking his brains trying to figure it out, a thumb-sized anesthetic bead suddenly flew in through a hole in the iron gate.

"Bang!!!"

The anesthetic bead struck the dungeon wall and exploded instantly, filling every corner of the dungeon with colorless and odorless anesthetic gas.

"This is...this is terrible!"

Ren Woxing, who had just inhaled a trace of anesthetic gas, immediately felt a strong wave of dizziness. His face changed drastically, and he quickly lowered his head.

Seeing this scene through the hole in the iron gate, Suzuki Seimei did not rush to open the last iron gate. Instead, he took out a seven-stringed zither from his storage ring, sat down on the ground, and began to play "The Seven-Stringed Invisible Sword".

"Clang clang clang..."

As Suzuki Seimei circulated his inner energy and plucked the strings, the stirring music immediately resonated with Ren Woxing's inner energy, causing his body to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

"Damn it!!!"

Ren Woxing suddenly opened his eyes and began to fully circulate the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" to forcibly suppress the alien internal energy that was about to run rampant within his body.

The Seven-String Invisible Sword created by Huang Zhonggong is most effective against those with profound internal energy cultivation. The more profound one's internal energy, the more severe the effect.

Just now, when Ren Woxing sensed that the anesthetic gas had a strong knockout effect, he was planning to use the Turtle Breathing Technique to feign unconsciousness, trick Suzuki Seimei into opening the iron gate, and then take the opportunity to subdue him and escape from the dungeon.

However, what Ren Woxing didn't expect was that Suzuki Seimei would disregard martial ethics and sit outside the door, playing "Ambush from Ten Sides" with the "Seven-String Invisible Sword," causing the strange internal energy within Ren Woxing to surge wildly.

If Ren Woxing continues to feign unconsciousness, the rampaging alien internal energy within him will inevitably destroy his meridians, turning him into a complete cripple.

Chapter 441 Those who absorb others will always be absorbed by others.

The reason why Dongfang Bubai entrusted the Four Friends of Jiangnan to guard Ren Woxing was because Huang Zhonggong's "Seven-String Invisible Sword" was extremely effective against Ren Woxing.

The biggest drawback of the Star Absorbing Great Jade that Ren Woxing cultivates is that it is prone to causing internal energy backlash.

The unique skill "Seven-String Invisible Sword" resonates with the enemy's internal energy through the sound of the zither, thus influencing the opponent's attack.

If they were outside the dungeon, Ren Woxing wouldn't be afraid of the Seven-String Invisible Sword technique.

Even if Huang Zhonggong wanted to use the "Seven-String Invisible Sword" to cause Ren Woxing's internal energy to go berserk, it would take a certain amount of time, and that time would be enough for Ren Woxing to kill him several times over.

However, Ren Woxing, trapped in the dungeon, couldn't even escape the attack range of the Seven-String Invisible Sword, let alone attack Suzuki Seimei outside the door.

"hateful……"

In order to suppress the surging alien internal energy within his body, Ren Woxing had no energy left to use the Turtle Breathing Technique. He could only be forced to inhale the air filled with anesthetic gas and collapsed with a face full of resentment.

Hearing the sound of Ren Woxing falling, Suzuki Seimei had no intention of stopping. He only showed a satisfied smile after finishing playing "Ambush from Ten Sides" and then put away his seven-stringed zither.

"Squeak!"

Suzuki Seimei took out the key, slowly opened the iron gate, and walked into the somewhat damp and moldy dungeon.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in, Ren Woxing. You are rewarded with a perfect-level 'Star Absorbing Great Enamel'. You can claim it at any time."

Suzuki Seimei walked to Ren Woxing's side, raised his short leg and kicked his thigh, and a pleasant system notification sounded in his mind.

"It's actually at the Perfect level?!"

Originally, Suzuki Seimei thought that it would be good enough to get the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" skill book at the Great Master level from Ren Woxing, but he did not expect to be able to directly obtain the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" skill book at the Perfect level.

However, upon closer reflection, it makes perfect sense. After all, the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" was a martial art created by Ren Woxing based on a fragment of the "Northern Darkness Divine Art." His understanding of this martial art must far surpass that of ordinary people.

Moreover, Ren Woxing had been imprisoned in the dungeon for so many years, and all he could do every day was cultivate and study the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel." It was only natural that he could cultivate the "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" to the perfect level.

"use!"

As Suzuki Seimei silently chanted in his heart, the perfected "Star Absorbing Great Enamel" skill book instantly transformed into a dark golden light and merged into his body.

Memories of cultivating the "Star Absorbing Great Embroidery," as well as the potential pitfalls and precautions of the technique, also surfaced in Suzuki Seimei's mind.