The appearance of a familiar face did not make Ji Jue lower his guard in the slightest. The first thing he did was fire the Corruption Bullet. A deafening roar blasted through the room. For a moment, it even drowned out the wails drifting in from the corridor.

As the bullet tore through the air, its mercury seal broke apart. Within ten paces, the condensed aberrant matter streaked forward in a brief straight line before smashing into an invisible barrier. 

It shattered instantly. The aberrant matter dispersed rapidly, yet failed to produce any contamination, as though some unseen force had absorbed it entirely. It vanished without a trace as the attack was blocked!

Ji Jue frowned. This was the problem with Corruption Bullets. Their properties were too unstable. Once the primer ignited and they slammed into something, the corruption activated almost instantly. At a range longer than ten paces, it would begin to dissipate, making it incapable of inflicting meaningful damage. 

And since its core substance was cremation ash, its penetrating power was lacking. Even body armor could stop it. 

His skills were also lacking. He could not yet stabilize its properties to the point where impact with the primer would not trigger it immediately while still allowing it to activate and spread rapidly after piercing a target’s...