“Sick.”Hudson glanced at Rodolf with clear disgust before closing his eyes to rest.A moment later, “Ah!” Rodolf suddenly let out a startled cry.For a split second, he thought the black substance inside the perfume bottle had escaped.But when he looked closer, he realized what had actually happened.The dark mass inside the bottle had suddenly spread out and formed something that looked like a twisted, ghostly face, before collapsing back into a lump.A half-step grandmaster… scared by something like this?It was honestly a little embarrassing.“Mr. Brown… this… what exactly is this thing?” Rodolf asked, stepping closer again and staring at the bottle.“Was this really taken out of Shienna’s body?”At first, he had assumed it was just ordinary blood that had turned black. He even doubted whether removing something like that could really cure his daughter.But now, seeing it move, seeing it behave like a living thing, he realized it was far from normal.It clearly had some form of a

When it came to Rose parasites, Hudson knew quite a bit, but not everything.He understood that they were formed using human souls. He knew they could act as a bridge, allowing martial artists in the late stages of advanced cultivation to step into the grandmaster realm. He also knew that whoever controlled the parasite could, in turn, control the grandmaster who fused with it, turning them into nothing more than a puppet.In his understanding, anyone who relied on a Rose parasite to break through was not a true grandmaster, just someone with incomplete strength.But what he didn’t know was that Rose parasites were actually divided into levels.They weren’t something that could be created using just any random person.Many factors played a role.The higher the level of the Rose parasite, the closer the user’s strength would be to that of a true grandmaster after fusion.Not only that, higher-level parasites also allowed the user to continue cultivating and potentially reach even great

An hour later, Hudson left the Garcia family estate in San Jose with Hyan and Shienna.“Hudson, are we really not driving? The mall isn’t exactly close,” Hyan asked again, clearly reluctant. She knew this was her last chance to turn back for a car, once they kept going, there’d be no point asking again.Earlier, Hudson had suddenly suggested going out shopping and invited the two of them along. It was rare for him to take things easy like this, so both Hyan and Shienna, who wanted to grow closer to him, agreed without hesitation.The only problem was… he insisted on walking.The Garcia estate was several miles from downtown. Hyan had been used to riding in cars her whole life, just thinking about walking that far made her head hurt.“What’s wrong with a little walking?” Hudson said flatly. “It’s only a few miles, not a marathon. If you’re too lazy, you can still turn back.”Hyan pouted, feeling wronged, but she didn’t dare leave. There was no way she’d let Shienna spend time alone wit