Chapter 11
Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art
The system's answer naturally did not satisfy Zheng Dong Lin; he felt the system was extremely unreliable. The item roulette had countless items, and each spin cost 50 prestige points. Currently, he had 59 points, so he could only spin once.
"System, can't you open a shop?" Zheng Dong Lin tentatively asked.
-This system does not serve merchants, only gamblers. If you want, place your bet; if not, go borrow money – the system said firmly.
Hearing that tone, he knew there was no room for negotiation. To get the items he wanted, he had to rely entirely on luck. So far, Zheng Dong Lin had been very lucky, but as the ancients said, "not beyond three." Would he be lucky this time? And it seemed he had already exceeded three times.
Zheng Dong Lin thought for a moment. If the item drop rate was low, why not increase the number of spins? Having made up his mind, a golden light flashed in his eyes.
The Eye of Prestige activated!
Zheng Dong Lin looked around the entire field, seeing that the person with the greatest destiny was the Second Heavenly General, with a faint green destiny, while most of the other cavalry had white destinies, but made up for it in quantity.
"Are you willing to join under my command?" Zheng Dong Lin smiled and said to the Second Heavenly General.
Zheng Dong Lin's title was Fourth Heavenly General, and he commanded four thousand soldiers. Therefore, the Second Heavenly General, being two ranks lower, could naturally join under his command if the Second Heavenly General agreed.
The Second Heavenly General agreed without a moment's thought. What a joke, Zheng Dong Lin's achievements were evident, and he was incredibly young. Who wouldn't want to follow a powerful and promising general?
Prestige points increased by 500.
The Second Heavenly General agreed to submit to Zheng Dong Lin, and his subordinate soldiers also followed suit. In an instant, the system announced that his stored prestige points had increased by 500.
"Good." Zheng Dong Lin nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that interacting with higher echelons made it simpler to gain prestige points.
"System, I want to spin the wheel." Zheng Dong Lin said. He could now spin eleven times, a sufficient number to compensate for the low item drop rate.
-The system suggests the host increase the prestige point storage capacity. The host's current prestige points greatly exceed the current storage limit – the system suggested.
"Does increasing the storage limit cost prestige points?" Zheng Dong Lin wondered, as a storage limit of only 100 seemed a bit low.
-Increasing the limit by 400 points costs 100 prestige points. Do you wish to proceed? – the system asked.
"Yes." Zheng Dong Lin nodded. A four-to-one expansion ratio wasn't too outrageous.
-The host's current stored points are 459/500. Does the host wish to spin? – the system said.
Zheng Dong Lin agreed. The red roulette appeared again, still filled with items. The roulette spun at high speed, gradually blurring.
[Heavenly Garment]
Quality: Green.
Description: Stretches to fit the user's body, regulates body temperature, no worries about negative external environmental influences, an exquisite protective garment comparable to armor.
[Great Sun True Demon Arm]
Quality: Red.
Description: A martial skill for cultivating the Spirit Arm, requires the user to possess fire-attribute True Essence.
[Heaven-Plundering Sword Steps]
Quality: Red.
Description: An ultimate movement technique. Each movement condenses a streak of sword qi, with a maximum of thirty-six streaks of sword qi, sweeping across the world.
[Nine Stars Connecting Pearls]
Quality: Green.
Description: A martial skill exclusively for archers. A maximum of nine arrows can be shot simultaneously, like nine dragons holding pearls.
[Heavenly Army Saber Art]
Quality: Red.
Description: A single saber strike is like a thousand soldiers and ten thousand horses, advancing with unstoppable force.
[Spirit Star Sword Art]
Quality: Green.
Description: The essence of the sword lies in its flexibility; each sword strike is profound and difficult to grasp.
[Eightfold Profound Sword]
Quality: Green.
Description: The essence of the sword lies in its weight; the heavier it is, the greater its power. With each layer increased, the sword art becomes more profound.
[Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art]
Quality: Red.
Description: In the outer world, there is a race called Heavenly Demons. Whenever a martial artist undergoes a heavenly tribulation, heart demons are born from it. Heavenly Demons are the origin of heart demons. Heavenly Demons are powerful in controlling spiritual energy to create illusions.
When the Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art appeared, the red roulette stopped. Zheng Dong Lin looked at the information of the items he had spun, his eyes fixed on the Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art, knowing for sure that this was the item he needed to find.
It cost eight spins, and his prestige points returned to the initial 59/500. Fortunately, the prestige points were just enough.
"These are yours." Zheng Dong Lin couldn't use most of the other items, such as sword arts and saber arts. He only kept the Heavenly Garment and the Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art.
"What is a Spirit Arm?" Zheng Dong Lin couldn't help but ask after reading the description of the Great Sun True Demon Arm.
-Upon entering the Heaven Ladder Realm, martial artists are considered to have officially embarked on the path of martial arts. The martial artist's essence lies in their physical body, so only by cultivating a stronger body can martial artists advance further. In the Heaven Ladder Realm, martial artists can condense a Spirit Arm. For example, when the host enters the Martial Body, the host will be able to condense Spirit Wings, at which point the host will be able to fly freely, not just run on two legs – the system explained.
Martial artists differ from Daoists in that Daoists can fly freely upon entering the Heaven Ladder Realm, but martial artists need Spirit Wings to fly. Spirit Wings can only be successfully condensed when a martial artist enters the Martial Body Realm. Furthermore, the attribute of True Essence greatly affects the martial skills a martial artist cultivates. A martial artist with water-attribute True Essence naturally cannot successfully cultivate fire-attribute martial skills.
Daoists do not have as many limitations as martial artists. Their bodies can absorb various types of spiritual energy of different attributes without any conflict flowing within their bodies, but the fewer attributes, the purer they are. Daoism believes that a Daoist with too many attributes will lead to slow cultivation progress, thus indicating a weak spiritual root.
This leads to the fact that, at the same realm, martial artists are often monochromatic, only able to unleash one type of True Essence attribute, while Daoists have countless spell arts, continuously unleashing various different attributes. However, there is also a limitation: if a spell art has a different attribute from the primary attribute the Daoist cultivates, its attack power will be very weak compared to the primary attribute.
Martial artists were initially weaker than Daoists, but the further they progressed, the more terrifying they became. As long as they entered the Martial Body, martial artists would have the opportunity to awaken another type of True Essence attribute of a different element. From the Martial Body onwards, with each breakthrough, they would have the opportunity to awaken additional different attributes, until they reached the Chao Yuan, where martial artists must possess the five most basic Five Elements attributes to meet the requirements for ascending to the supreme throne of Chao Yuan.
The Spirit Arm is a characteristic of Heaven Ladder martial artists. To cultivate the Great Sun True Demon Arm, the practitioner must first be in the Heaven Ladder Realm. Thus, for now, let alone Dinh Bo Linh and his group, Zheng Dong Lin still had to look on with envy and wait.
"Does the Great Sun True Demon Arm absolutely require fire-attribute True Essence?" Zheng Dong Lin suddenly frowned. The Grand Profound Art had no attribute True Essence; he wondered if he could cultivate the Great Sun True Demon Arm.
-The host does not need to worry about different-attribute True Essence, because from the beginning, Grand Profound Qi was the most primordial attribute in the universe. Other attributes were derived from Grand Profound Qi, so Grand Profound Qi can evolve into any True Essence attribute – the system said.
Zheng Dong Lin was overjoyed. This meant he could possess any attribute without having to awaken different True Essence attributes only with each breakthrough to a major realm like others. Grand Profound Qi was too heaven-defying. Thus, the Daoists' greatest advantage over Zheng Dong Lin was nullified, leaving only one sole advantage: they could fly.
-However, to evolve into a different True Essence attribute, the host must first absorb that type of True Essence attribute – the system reminded.
"Learn!" Absorbing True Essence attributes would not be difficult for Zheng Dong Lin. He only needed to seize the opportunity to absorb the opponent's True Essence during each battle, then use attribute counteraction against the opponent, beating them to a pulp. Zheng Dong Lin thought this and became happy. He silently recited three times, and the information of the Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art appeared in his mind. All its operational methods were instantly understood, as if he had studied the Heavenly Demon's Mind-Disturbing Great Art for a long time.
The Spirit Star Sword Art was for Su Dong Liu, because Su Dong Liu's sword style leaned towards flexibility and sharpness, more so than the profoundness of Cheng Xiu, so the Eightfold Profound Sword would be for Cheng Xiu. As for the Heaven-Plundering Sword Steps, Zheng Dong Lin made two copies, one for each.
The Heavenly Army Saber Art was most suitable for Dinh Bo Linh, and the Nine Stars Connecting Pearls was definitely reserved for Liang. In contrast, Zheng Dong Lin had given the Savage Battle Art to Li Xin from the beginning, so he felt no jealousy.
Upon receiving the martial skills, Dinh Bo Linh and the others were moved. Just by seeing the names, they knew their power, and their eyes looked at Zheng Dong Lin with gratitude.
"Don't think too much; when you all become stronger, I will also be pleased." Zheng Dong Lin naturally understood their thoughts and said nonchalantly.
Although they heard Zheng Dong Lin speak so nonchalantly, Dinh Bo Linh and his group knew the preciousness of the martial skills in their hands. For a moment, they didn't know what to say, so they nodded vigorously.
"First Madam, look into my eyes." Zheng Dong Lin said coldly. In the First Madam's eyes, she suddenly saw Zheng Dong Lin's pupils blur. For some reason, a malevolent purple vortex appeared, then spun in his eyes. The First Madam's mind became bewildered, completely losing self-awareness.
"First Madam, did you order someone to kill the Second Madam?" Zheng Dong Lin asked smugly.
"It was I who ordered someone to kill the Second Madam. That night, I had Jing Shan break into her room and strike her with a True Qi palm, severing all her meridians, causing her death. Mortals, of course, did not know the true cause, only thinking she died suddenly from a severe illness." The First Madam replied like a puppet.