Hell's Handbook

This thing was going to cost 5,000 points to authenticate. That wasn’t too far from the cost of an Earth Grade item. In other words, this small dagger in Su Jin’s hands was probably an item equivalent to his Gift from the Gods.

Su Jin decided to go ahead and pay the necessary number of points. A bright light rose from the dagger and a description appeared on his Handbook.

“Tooth of a Demon Overlord, Earth Grade item. A dagger made from the sharp teeth of a demon overlord. Carries an evil type corrosive effect, so even if it makes a shallow cut in the skin, it will eventually become a severe wound that turns fatal. Not even a god can escape this fate.

“Requires 100 points of a dark type of Spirit Power to activate its skill, Bite of the Demon Overlord. It can pierce through any enemy within a 20 meter distance in front of the user.”

The description wasn’t long but it was shocking. The fact that even gods could be affected by its effect was enough to prove that it was indeed an Earth Grade item.

“No wonder it was able to pierce through my body so easily. This is one insane weapon.” Su Jin couldn’t help but gape at it. The only problem was that it required a dark type of Spirit Power. If his Demon Lord Spirit Power hadn’t been taken away by the Demon Lord, he could have used it. But now, he could only sigh sadly.

“Situ, what type is your Spirit Power?” Su Jin asked Situ Jin, who was helping Bo Ya to pick her items.

“My shadow Spirit Power? Of course it’s a dark type,” said Situ Jin casually.

Su Jin broke into a grin. This Earth Grade weapon wasn’t going to waste after all. He threw it to Situ Jin.

“Great. This item is suitable for you to use.”

Situ Jin caught it instinctively, but he froze in shock once he read the description of the item. A few seconds later, he threw it back at Su Jin without hesitation.

“No, I can’t accept this item. It’s too valuable,” said Situ Jin as he shook his head vigorously.

Su Jin burst out laughing. Situ Jin and Bo Ya made a good couple, alright. Even their reaction to receiving items from others was the same.

Everyone looked over curiously and Su Jin immediately showed them the description of the Tooth of a Demon Overlord.

“Woahhh… this thing can kill gods!” Wu Chen couldn’t help exclaiming.

“Damn it! Why does it need dark type Spirit Power…” said Chu Yi with a sad sigh. He looked like he wanted to get rid of his current Spirit Power.

“A weapon that can kill gods!” said Kano Mai as a glint flashed in her eyes. But she spoke very softly and everyone’s attention was on the Tooth of a Demon Overlord, so nobody heard what she said.

Su Jin said to Situ Jin, “Just accept it! There’s nobody else in the team who can use it besides you!”

“You could just keep it in your Handbook for now, or you could exchange it for other items with other owners. I think it’ll be worth a lot,” said Situ Jin as he shook his head.

But Su Jin’s expression became serious as he said, “Situ, the most important thing right now is to increase the team’s prowess. I agree with what you said. If I put this item up for exchange, I’d definitely get a good item in return.

“But… actually, my own capabilities are at a very awkward stage right now. Spirit Power items are able to increase my abilities, but it’s not enough to increase them significantly. That degree of improvement is as good as none at all and it won’t be helpful to the team either.

“But things are different for you. With this weapon, your range will increase significantly. I’m sure you understand the bucket theory, right?”

Situ Jin nodded and said, “The amount of water a bucket made from wooden planks can hold depends on how long the shortest plank is, not the longest one.”

Su Jin nodded. “That’s right. These words aren’t pleasant to hear, but besides our newbie Bo Ya, the shortest plank in the team is you.”

Situ Jin smiled sadly. Su Jin’s words weren’t pleasant to hear, alright. But sometimes the truth hurt, yet it was often necessary to be said. It was true that he was the weakest link in the team besides Bo Ya, who was very new to all of this.

“Besides, you’re a member of my team. At most, you can take it that I’m loaning this weapon to you,” said Su Jin with a smile.

Situ Jin was finally willing to accept it. He said in a grave voice, “Alright then! I’ll borrow the Tooth of a Demon Overlord from you for now, and you can have it back if you need it.”

“That’s a deal!” Su Jin threw the dagger to Situ Jin and Situ Jin kept it this time.

“Sister Mai!” Chu Yi suddenly turned to Kano Mai with a pitiful look on his face.

“Huh?” Kano Mai looked back at him puzzledly.

“Are you sure you don’t have some amazing item for me?” Chu Yi looked at her hopefully.

Everyone burst out laughing. Kano Mai grinned and said, “Aww, it’s too bad! I’m a penniless owner, not like those two millionaires!”

“How disappointing! I’m so disappointed!!” Chu Yi pouted, which made everyone laugh even harder.

After chatting for a while more and evaluating the Challenge they just completed, they returned to their Personal Hell Domains.

Su Jin scanned through the new items in his catalog and could only sigh sadly. He had used up 5,000 points to authenticate the Tooth of a Demon Overlord, so he only had 4,000 or so points left.

He refused to get himself more Lucky Draw Bags. Those things were addictive and drew one in easily. He did get some useful items out of them, but some of them were really pointless.

After he stepped out of the Handbook’s universe, he exhaled deeply. Kano Mai had returned at the same time and they exchanged smiles.

But Su Jin’s expression suddenly froze, because he realized that the two of them were the only ones left in the house. Tracy from the Dark Council had disappeared.

Su Jin immediately sent his psychokinesis out of the house and found his targets very quickly. While they were busy with a Challenge, Murray and Jack had actually taken this chance to rescue Tracy.

This time, even Su Jin felt like complimenting them. These two did not only have sufficient patience, but they were clever too.

Even though very little time passed in the real world while they were going through a Challenge, it still took at least a few minutes. As owners themselves, the two men knew that better than anybody else.

They had used some way to watch Su Jin, so once they realized he had disappeared into the Handbook, they came in to quickly take Tracy away. These two were bold but meticulous at the same time.

“Can we still catch them if we run after them now?” asked Kano Mai.

Su Jin smiled and shook his head. “It’s alright. Take it as a reward for thinking of such a method! We’ll have to cross paths again sooner or later anyway.”

Right from the start, Su Jin had not taken the three members of the Dark Council very seriously. Unless a real expert from the Dark Council appeared, these three were no match for him and he didn’t have to bother himself with them.

Of course, these people had different ideals from him, and it was only a matter of time before they crossed paths again. But he would deal with it when the time came. Right now, he just wanted to take a rest since he had just completed a Challenge.

A day later, Murray, Jack, and Tracy had arrived back in Europe after travelling nonstop.

“That man isn’t Xu Ran and the Dark Council actually doesn’t have any information on him? That’s unforgivable!” Tracy was fuming.

Jack and Murray merely exchanged pained expressions. Had they failed because of the lack of information? Clearly that hadn’t been the case. They all knew deep down that they had failed because they had overestimated themselves.

A psychokinesis user that nobody had even heard of had thrashed them so badly. If they had really run into the famous Xu Ran, they would be dead by now.

Tracy didn’t seem to understand this. The two men felt like she was just trying to find an excuse for her failures.

After all, when they first guessed that this young man could be Xu Ran, the two men’s first reaction was to retreat. It was this young lady who boldly claimed that she had a way to deal with psychokinetic owners and that was why they had taken the risk in the first place.

But since they had returned alive, there was no need to offend her, especially since she had powerful backers. Besides, she was also right to say that it was unforgivable that the Dark Council had no information on such a formidable person. Their next step would be to investigate this person thoroughly.

After Tracy got back home, she went to look for her father. This was a man ranked within the top 100 owners and had high standing in the Dark Council.

He wasn’t actually part of the council, but he was on good terms with the chairman of the council. He was like an advisor and additional assistance to the council.

“Daddy!” Tracy immediately put on a pitiful look on her face when she spotted her father.

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“What’s happened, my little princess? Did someone bully you?” asked the man jokingly. He said these words jokingly because he knew that very few would be able to bully his daughter, and very few dared to bully her even if they could, because of him. It was more likely that his daughter bullied other people.

But to his surprise, Tracy actually nodded and whined sadly, “Daddy… I… I nearly died in Africa.”

“What? What do you mean?” He frowned as his voice suddenly grew stern.

Tracy quickly took the chance to recount what happened.

“What?! You actually dared to launch a sneak attack on Xu Ran?!” exclaimed the man loudly when he heard the part where they had mistaken Su Jin for Xu Ran.

Tracy was shocked by his exclamation and asked puzzledly, “But Daddy, I have a way to control psychokinetic owners, so I don’t have to be afraid if I run into Xu Ran, right?”

“You don’t have to be afraid? You’re really too naïve. He’s ranked among the top ten owners, so whatever methods you have won’t work on someone like him,” said the man with a scoff.

Tracy felt a little frightened now that he had put things into perspective, so she quickly changed the topic. “Later on, we confirmed that the man really wasn’t Xu Ran.”

“The three of you managed to come back alive, so that’s a clear sign that that man wasn’t Xu Ran. If it were Xu Ran, he would have struck you dead on the spot, given his temperament,” remarked her father in a displeased voice.

“But… since he’s not Xu Ran and he dared to attack my daughter, then I have to do something about it. If I, Abbas, just take this lying down, I would be too ashamed to face other owners in the future.” He stood to his feet and asked Tracy, “He’s still in Africa, right?”

“Yes, they seem to be part of some International Mercenary Exchange,” said Tracy with a nod.

“International Mercenary Exchange, huh… in that case, I’ll get the Dark Council to contact their mercenary army and tell them that I’m going to have a little fun there,” said the man with a wicked smile on his face.