Chapter 170: Heart Python

## Chapter 170: Heart Python

"Highest audience expectation for this play: 83.""You have received a special drawing right.""Upon use, you can choose any character who appeared in this play and randomly draw one of their abilities. The probability of drawing a rare skill is related to the play's overall audience expectation."

Pages appeared out of thin air before him, quickly forming a script. Chen Ling flipped through a few pages before casually placing it on a nearby wooden shelf. Perhaps due to the extended time span of this play, it was twice as thick as the previous ones, but the content remained unchanged, still reflecting Chen Ling's experiences.

Chen Ling picked up his pen, poised to write down the character he intended to draw, but his pen hovered in mid-air, slow to descend. This time, he hesitated. According to his original plan, Chen Ling intended to continue drawing from "Han Meng." After all, he had personally witnessed the power of the Cardinal Sin Judgment, and replicating an entire judgment path was his goal. But the question was, did he truly need this skill at this stage?

Outside Aurora City, Chen Ling would have unhesitatingly drawn the Cardinal Sin Judgment. However, now within Aurora City, surrounded by dangers, his priority was no longer just combat, but rather infiltration and concealment. Moreover, for him at Tier 2, the Tier 4 Court of Judgment was already perfectly adequate. Even if he drew the Cardinal Sin Judgment, his current mental energy wouldn't be enough to unleash its full power. Furthermore, regarding the Judgment path, the Tier 3 "Dance of Slaughter" and Tier 4 "Court of Judgment" skills had already been drawn. Therefore, as long as the play's expectation value remained high, he would likely directly obtain the Tier 5 Cardinal Sin Judgment. However, with the exceptionally high audience expectation this time, drawing any skill would benefit from a significant probability boost, making it feel somewhat wasteful to use it here.

Perhaps, he could take a gamble? He had just drawn a common skill, meaning his luck had been poor enough. Chen Ling didn't believe his bad luck would continue indefinitely. This time, he decided to change the character he would draw from.

After mentally preparing himself, Chen Ling put pen to paper, firmly writing down a name.— Bai Ye.

The other cards on the table instantly vanished, leaving only ten cards spread out in a line. Among these ten cards, three were white, four were blue, and three were purple, representing three common skills and seven Divine Path skills ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 7. The cards flipped over and entered a shuffling state. Finally, all the cards were face down, neatly arranged before Chen Ling, awaiting his selection. Chen Ling closed his eyes and, relying on his intuition, randomly selected a card.

A purple light flashed."Skill: Heart Python""Affiliation: God of Thieves Path, Borrowed Moon Arc, Tier 6.""Character: Bai Ye."

The moment he saw the skill, Chen Ling's heart skipped a beat, followed by a surge of pleasant surprise! Putting everything else aside, obtaining a Tier 6 skill from the God of Thieves Path was undoubtedly a gain. Indeed, one's luck couldn't stay bad forever. Chen Ling had gambled correctly this time. As the card vanished into Chen Ling's body, his expression gradually became nuanced.

This skill was likely the "Memory Theft" that had left the deepest impression on Chen Ling. On the ship in the Frozen Sea, Bai Ye had used this ability to toy with three enforcers. Furthermore, "Memory Theft" seemed to be only one manifestation of Heart Python; its strangeness and power far exceeded Chen Ling's imagination. However, the problem was that this skill's energy consumption was equally terrifying. A Tier 6 skill, no matter how weak, was not something a Tier 2 individual could master. He was concerned about how much power this skill would retain in his hands now. If he couldn't even activate it after exhausting all his mental energy, then it would be useless.

"I'll have to find an opportunity to try it out..." Chen Ling stood on the stage, deep in thought.

Ink-dark night enveloped Aurora City. A figure walked down an empty street, hands in his pockets. During the day, this was one of Aurora City's most bustling commercial districts. Nearly every shop entrance on both sides bore a sparkling star emblem, representing their owners and one of the city's most powerful organizations: the Stellar Merchant Guild. The figure's destination was the magnificent building at the end of the street—the Stellar Merchant Guild's headquarters.

As he approached, the guards at the headquarters' entrance soon noticed the mysterious man in a baseball cap wandering the streets late at night. A wary expression appeared on their faces, and one of them immediately asked, "Who are you? Don't you know this is...""Scram."

The brim of the baseball cap lifted slightly, revealing a pair of lazy eyes that swept over the guards. The next moment, the guards visibly flinched, their pupils noticeably dilating. They stood rooted to the spot like puppets, devoid of memory or purpose, as Bai Ye walked past them. By the time they regained their senses, the figure had vanished like a ghost through the entrance.

Bai Ye strolled through the headquarters as if it were his own backyard. The Stellar Merchant Guild's proudly boasted security system was utterly useless before this Saint of Thieves. Bai Ye didn't wander aimlessly. After entering the headquarters, he headed straight in a certain direction, eventually stopping in a desolate courtyard. His gaze fell upon the small, square windows on the ground. Beneath this thick layer of earth lay the Stellar Merchant Guild's dungeon.

"The target is right here..." Bai Ye murmured to himself.

Meanwhile, in the dungeon.With a low creak, several figures carrying kerosene lamps passed through the dim corridor and stopped before a silent cell."Jian Changsheng, your time has come," the leader said slowly. "The Soul-Shattering Interrogation table has been prepared. Chairman Yan has given a death order to ensure your soul is scattered... Please?"

Dim moonlight filtered through the skylight, casting light on the dungeon's uneven floor. Jian Changsheng, dressed in tattered clothes, sat in the moonlit spot, his eyes remarkably calm."You can't take me."

The man scoffed, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the Stellar Merchant Guild's dungeon, a forbidden area that even enforcers have no right to search. Do you think you have a way out?"Jian Changsheng's lips curled slightly. He glanced at the moonlight above and spoke unhurriedly, "Since they have already sent me a message, they won't let you interrogate me again... So this time, you won't take me."

The man's brow furrowed deeper. He wasted no words with Jian Changsheng, immediately ordering his subordinates to open the cell door, intending to go in and seize him. But the instant his key entered the lock, a flash of white light illuminated the cell's interior. The next moment, Jian Changsheng's figure vanished into thin air before their very eyes!

"This... How is this possible?!" The few men stood stunned. They immediately rushed into the cell, searching everywhere, but could no longer find any trace of him."How did he do it?""Damn it, something's happened!""Sound the alarm, quickly!"

As the group fell into a chaotic frenzy, Jian Changsheng had already passed through the ceiling and landed steadily on the ground. He stood still, gazing at the Stellar Merchant Guild courtyard, now filled with the blaring of alarms.

"Confident, aren't you?" A voice came from beside him. In the moonlight, a figure wearing a baseball cap leaned lazily against the wall and slowly spoke, "You want to live, and we're giving you that chance... but whether you survive beyond this, that's up to you.""Risk your life... show us your worth, and perhaps we'll grant you a new opportunity."