Not only that, but the Berserker's training requires constantly absorbing the blood energy of others, and this blood energy must be that of powerful individuals. Without the suppression of the Ghost Hand and the frenzied mental pressure it brings, ordinary people would almost certainly be unable to control the mixed blood energy and would die before even making a move.
If the upper limit for ordinary people to cultivate blood energy secret techniques is two, then someone with the Ghost Hand, even without any prior training, would have an upper limit of fifty!
However, when ordinary people practice this, even just practicing can potentially cripple their arms. It's a worthless and arduous path. With the will and endurance to take such risks and endure such difficulties, why not just training orthodox swordsmanship?
There's no risk, and the results are much faster.
However, there were exceptions. Take, for example, the swordsman Li Ke shot. He was one such stubborn individual, but because he lacked the Ghost Hand, he nearly killed himself just by practicing this technique, and still couldn't defeat his peers.
It wasn't just because his swordsmanship was inferior; his Blood Ability Technique was only one-tenth the power of a berserker with the Ghost Hand.
That's right, the Ghost Hand enhances the attack power of the Blood Mystique Secret Technique because it's far more durable than a ordinary human body.
Therefore, this technique is generally considered heretical.
"No wonder this thing is basically a berserker's exclusive technique..."
Li Ke couldn't help but want to complain, but since it was essentially a free ability, he didn't bother.
But then, he suddenly heard a noise, and the next moment, a dagger appeared from the closed window.
An accomplice?!
Li Ke's first thought was of their accomplices from earlier that day. Instinctively, he drew his machine gun, but the intense dizziness made him less agile than during the day. Before he could even stand up, the window was flung open.
The next moment, a slender figure rushed into the room. Seeing the weapon in Li Ke's hand, she snorted coldly, pulled out two daggers, and made a throwing motion.
However, before attacking, she spoke first.
"Hey, is this how you entertain guests?"
The familiar tone startled Li Ke. He opened his slightly dazed eyes and looked at the newcomer, then saw Tanjie standing before him, carrying a bag, her chains and most of her equipment gone.
Li Ke remained wary, only offering a sarcastic remark.
"But guests don't come in through the window, do they? And did I invite you?"
Tanjie turned her head away unhappily.
"Then what did you mean by giving me ten extra gold coins before?!"
The white moonlight shone down, and Li Ke could finally see Tanjie clearly.
Most of the stains on her body had disappeared, and although her clothes were old and torn, they were clean.
Furthermore, her hair was clearly styled, and although the scars on her body were still gruesome, they were much cleaner and fresher.
And her expression was strange, a forced resistance and disdain.
"Oh..."
Li Ke let out a meaningful "oh, oh, oh."
"What 'oh' are you 'ohing' for?!"
Tanjie tossed the bundle aside. Li Ke heard the crisp sound of chains clinking, but he didn't care. He simply walked up to Tanjie, who was bathed in moonlight.
"So, you've come to fulfill your promise?"
He had given her the gold coins earlier to test and tease Tanjie, but he truly hadn't expected her to actually come to him! And she had even dressed up specially. Hearing his words, Tanjie grabbed his collar, clearly annoyed.
"Are you playing me?"
"No, I just didn't expect you actually to come…"
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who takes money and doesn't do the job?! I'm not going to give back the money I've already earned! So if you don't think I'm pretty and don't want to sleep with me, I won't give you your money back!"
Tanjie glared fiercely at Li Ke, clearly intending to beat him up if he said she wasn't pretty right now.
"I paid, of course I have to do the job."
Li Ke waved his hand, looking at the woman before him very seriously.
"And I really do think you're very pretty."
He was genuinely serious, and in Tanjie's eyes, Li Ke's eyes reflected the pure moonlight, illuminating her cheeks with a few faint scars.
She paused, then released Li Ke's collar and turned her head away.
"Are you serious? Have you lost your mind?"
She subconsciously showed off the scars on her stomach and side, the smallest of which was at least ten centimeters long.
The scar on her stomach stretched from her ribs all the way to her navel, and the scar on her right side almost reached her inner thigh.
These scars were testaments to her past, the reason her body had become ugly and frightening.
"No, to be precise, you're really beautiful."
Li Ke looked at the scars, her hand gently stroking the longest one on her stomach.
"You must have had a very hard time, right?"
This scar was not only very long but also very wide. Even if Li Ke didn't know anything, he knew that this wound must have almost killed the female Brawler in front of him.
The scar on her leg was similar, almost severing the female Brawler's leg.
It could be said that for someone like her, these were fatal wounds.
But she still survived.
"You..."
Tanjie instinctively thought she had encountered a pervert and tried to back away, but Li Ke directly grabbed her strong waist, stroking her skin and the inch-long scars.
Not only that, he quickly grabbed Tanjie's chin and kissed her lips.
The female Brawler resisted instinctively for a moment, then obediently let Li Ke insert his tongue into her mouth, searching for her tongue.
Li Ke felt something was amiss, because the female Brawler clearly was a novice, especially in the way she reacted to being kissed; that obvious panic and helplessness couldn't be faked.
So he softened his touch, but he immediately sensed something strange.
Tanjie's saliva had a fishy-sweet taste, cloyingly sweet, instantly reminiscent of poison.
And the effect was similar to poison; after sensing that unusual sweetness, Li Ke immediately felt his tongue go numb and tingly.
However, after glancing at the hundred-odd medical kits and various potions he still had, he continued his attack.
While he might have been incredibly unlucky in that world, he certainly hadn't missed out on finding a fair amount of potions!