Cultivating through increasing my stats in America Chapter 537 - 309: Killing Until Fear is Good2

When the third person died, nearly half of them started changing their minds, hoping to negotiate with Li Ang and seek a non-violent solution to the issue.

When the fourth person died, the advocates for negotiations had gained an overwhelming advantage, canceling military operations and promising Li Ang all sorts of things. Indeed, letting bygones be bygones was not enough; they even had to compensate Li Ang for the psychological harm he had suffered.

At this level of carnage, it had about reached its limit. It was impossible to kill them all. While powerful himself, he had none of the cultivator’s abilities to behead soone from miles away; killing one person required traveling to a location, making the efficiency extrely low.

Moreover, if he continued the killings, their ntality might collapse, and perhaps they wouldn’t care about dia exposure or civilian lives anymore. In such cases, various types of massive weapons would continuously be hurled at Li Ang, and he couldn’t possibly withstand them.

Being able to successfully leave Japan and also profit from it had exceeded his own expectations.

What Li Ang wanted was simple, just two types of energy crystals: [Psychic Crystals] and [Energy Cores].

For these leaders, these items were not so important, almost equivalent to paying directly in cash. Many of them could afford this compensation with their personal fortunes, not to ntion letting the governnt foot the bill.

Using public funds to buy their own lives, they agreed readily to it.

At this life-and-death juncture, various procedures could be said to be advancing at light speed, letting Li Ang experience the fad "Japanese speed."

Ten [Psychic Crystals] and one [Energy Core]—that was all they could gather in a short ti.

Originally, there were more, but Li Ang had already looted those, so they naturally didn’t count.

Of course, waiting a bit longer might allow gathering more, but Li Ang knew well that this was no ti for greed.

Now, he was exploiting their fear, leaving them no ti to think. If more ti passed, they might co up with all kinds of tricks, making it uncertain whether he could leave safely.

Previously, Li Ang had used two [Energy Cores], one for defense and one for attack. Considering the skills he currently possessed, he decided to use this third core for enhancing his speed.

Ideally, using it on spiritual aspects would be best, but so far, the skills he had related to the spirit were few and hardly relevant.

There would be more chances to obtain [Energy Cores] later, but for now, improving his combat capabilities was the priority; otherwise, having wealth without life to enjoy it would be awkward.

Integrating all the movent techniques, Qinggong, running, riding, and other skills he had learned, Li Ang successfully acquired a new skill.

[Divine Speed]

125/1000 (Master)

(Trait: Movent speed increases by 200%)

(Trait: Mastery of maximum speed with any vehicle)

(Trait: Physical stamina consumption reduced by 70%, stamina recovery speed increased by 100%)

This skill was exactly what he urgently needed, significantly boosting his escape speed while almost eliminating any concern about physical stamina.

The second trait enabled him to achieve maximum speed with any mastered vehicle, proving extrely practical.

After using up the three [Energy Cores], the previously endless attributes panel had suddenly beco much clearer, showing only a few auxiliary cultivation skills and spirit-related skills left aside from [Imperial Path], [Combat Techniques], and [Divine Movent].

Not only were the traits from the skill fusion quite satisfying for Li Ang, but within those ten [Psychic Crystals] he acquired, Li Ang again saw a new additional trait.

(Damage Adaptation Ability increased by 20%)

(Damage Adaptation Ability increased by 20%)

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This ability is, in a nutshell, the ability to reduce damage once the sa type of damage is sustained again.

For example, Li Ang’s damage adaptation ability is currently at 40%.

He is hit by a Fireball Technique that reduces his health by 100 points, when the second sa Fireball Technique hits him, the damage he receives is only (1-20%) * (1-20%) = 64%, that is, 64 points of damage.

The third Fireball will cause him even less damage—just over thirty points.

Although this ability requires that damage be sustained before it can be accumulated, the key point is, the adaptation to damage does not conflict with his original damage reduction capability; when combined, it significantly enhances Li Ang’s survival ability to a terrifying level.

The only drawback is that the accumulation is also related to the level of damage; it’s not as if Li Ang could lightly burn his fingertips with a lighter and thereby develop a resistance strong enough to walk on the sun.

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After obtaining the benefits, Li Ang dutifully refrained from causing more trouble and continued his great endeavor of running away.

However, unlike the usual pursuits and blockades along the way, this ti he was practically seen off with lined-up farewells.

Arriving at the port, to be honest, Li Ang didn’t dare to board any of the transport vehicles they provided.

Whether it be a plane or ship, once Li Ang boarded, they could attack indiscriminately—the bombs could be as powerful as needed, and the firepower, as saturated as possible, turning him to ashes would be no issue.

After much deliberation, Li Ang eventually chose a passenger cruise ship.

On this ship, along with the crew and tourists, there were easily a thousand people from various countries, most of them tourists from around the world. By involving them as bargaining chips, he minimized his own risks as much as possible.

After boarding the ship, Li Ang did not relax but seized every minute to enhance his abilities.

Despite how freely he moved and slaughtered in the city, as if no one could contain him, this was also because his actions had not yet broken a certain boundary.

At the point where he must die, others might actually decide to make a city’s people die with him.

So, he set a minor goal for himself: to have the capacity to protect himself under non-nuclear attacks.

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"Li Ang has boarded the ship; according to the intelligence, since entering his room, he has not co out at all, and with surveillance on all six sides of the room, it’s impossible for him to leave the room silently. This includes various detections, such as thermal imaging, which show he’s still inside."

"Good, after the ship enters international waters, let’s initiate the destruction plan. Even with his current abilities, we still have so room to counter, but his rate of growth is truly startling. No one can guarantee what situation we will face the next ti we see him."

"According to the analysis of the research center, his mutant ability might possess the capacity for infinite growth—it is undoubtedly the most terrifying possibility."

"Moreover, based on psychological profiling, his attitude toward our country is certainly not friendly; he really must not be left alone!"

"Even if it costs much and earns us disgrace, we have to eliminate him—it might be our last chance."

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Li Ang, cultivating Inner Strength in his suite, suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and a sense of unease in his heart reached an unprecedented height.

At the first sign of alarm from his psychic senses, Li Ang shot out of his room like a cannonball and plunged straight into the sea.

However, he was one step too late; during his freefall into the sea, a terrifying explosion had already occurred.

The intense light and heat instantly swept through the entire cruise ship; the only good news was that the people on the ship likely didn’t suffer much pain.

"Report to the commander, the two high-intensity Thermo-baric Bombs have been deployed!"