Chapter 488 - 244: Fusing True Skill Traits, Talent Upgrade, The Final Assessment Begins
Chapter 488: Chapter 244: Fusing True Skill Traits, Talent Upgrade, The Final Assessment Begins
As the True Qi from the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud Technique was completely converted, its two accompanying Ultimate Techniques, Azure Dragon Annihilation and Ten Thousand Dragons Prison Suppression, also vanished.
His Divine Soul Slot was equipped with the Illusionary Truth Ancient Mirror and the Concealing Breath Treasure Pearl, neither of which activated offensive Skills.
In other words, he currently lacked a powerful, offensive killing blow.
Of course, now that he had broken through to the Fourth Layer of the True Master Realm and possessed abundant Myriad Phenomena True Qi along with numerous passive enhancements, even an ordinary punch from him was immeasurably stronger than before.
Besides, he still had two trump cards—the Twenty-Fifthfold Strike and the Black Armor Form—so he wasn’t particularly reliant on offensive Ultimate Techniques.
’It would be great if I could get an all-around boost to my strength like in the Black Armor Form, but without the Transformation...’
Jiang Che mused internally.
The Black Armor was powerful, but it would easily reveal his true capabilities and attract trouble.
It was best to avoid using it if possible.
With this thought in mind, his gaze swept across the dazzling array of Ultimate Technique Jade Scrolls.
Suddenly, an Ultimate Technique called the Blood Burning Secret Technique caught his attention.
[Blood Burning Secret Technique (Low-level Ultimate Technique): By using a special method to burn ten percent of your Blood Essence over a short period, you gain a thirty percent all-around increase in power. You will enter a weakened state after the effect ends.]
’Burn Blood Essence, huh...’
For an ordinary person, burning Blood Essence was a double-edged sword—a move that would take months to recover from.
But for Jiang Che...
His constitution, enhanced by countless Passive Effects, granted him an extremely powerful recovery ability.
For him, this side effect was completely acceptable!
’A thirty percent increase might not sound like much, but if I combine it with the boost from the Twenty-Fifthfold Strike, the result would be substantial!’
’Besides, this is just a Low-level Ultimate Technique. If I can evolve and upgrade it in the future...’
Jiang Che made up his mind.
’I’m buying it!’
He then took the two Jade Scrolls back to the counter.
"Crimson Flame Golden Burning Technique, five hundred points."
"Blood Burning Secret Technique, five hundred points."
"A thousand points in total."
The Elder looked up, sizing up Jiang Che. "Kid, the Ultimate Technique is one thing," he said. "But as for this True Skill... since you already practice our Sect’s Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao, you can’t cultivate any others. It’s normal to purchase one to study its principles; many High-Tier Cultivators do it. But they’re typically experts at the Seventh Layer of the True Master Realm or higher, and they’re wealthy. You’ve only just joined the Sect, and your Realm is still low. Spending so many points isn’t a wise move! Are you sure about this?"
Jiang Che nodded. "I have a passion for studying the world’s Martial Arts."
Seeing his insistence, the Elder didn’t press the matter. He picked up Jiang Che’s Identity Token and swiped it over a small Array Plate.
With a flash of light, one thousand points were deducted.
Jiang Che winced at the cost, but looking at the two smooth jade scrolls in his hand, his heart filled with anticipation.
These were a True Skill and an Ultimate Technique, after all!
Back in Cangzhou Prefecture, these were treasures countless people would kill for!
After buying the Cultivation Techniques, Jiang Che didn’t leave immediately.
He turned and went next door to the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.
"Gathering Essence Pills! Ten bottles!"
"And these Blood Supplement Pills for restoring Qi Blood—five bottles of those, too!"
After a frantic shopping spree.
By the time Jiang Che walked out of the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, the points on his Identity Token had been wiped clean once more.
’Oh well. Money can always be earned again. Raising my strength is what truly matters!’
Jiang Che took a deep breath, left Duobao Peak, and returned to the C Seventy-Two Courtyard.
He then shut his door firmly and hung up a "Closed Cultivation: Do Not Disturb" sign.
After sitting cross-legged on his bed, he swallowed a Gathering Essence Pill and sent his Divine Thought into the Jade Scroll for the Crimson Flame Golden Burning Technique.
BOOM!
A scorching wave of information flooded his mind as fiery runes danced and arranged themselves within his Sea of Consciousness.
Relying on his heaven-defying Comprehension, Jiang Che took only an hour to fully grasp the True Skill.
He immediately began circulating his Qi Blood along the paths described in the Crimson Flame Golden Burning Technique, cultivating its corresponding True Qi.
With the enhancement from his [Sea of All Rivers] Passive, he had no need to worry about conflicts between different types of Exotic True Qi.
...
「One month later.」
「C Seventy-Two Courtyard, East Wing.」
A searing heat wave seeped from the cracks of the tightly shut door, as if a roaring furnace was hidden within the room.
Inside, Jiang Che was bare-chested. His once-fair skin was now crimson, and steam rose from his body.
The True Qi in his body churned wildly like surging magma, and each time it coursed through his meridians, a low rumble sounded.
’Condense... now!’
Jiang Che roared in his mind.
BOOM!
It felt as if something inside him had shattered.
A new True Qi—crimson as fire and intensely aggressive—took its final form within his meridians!
[Cultivation Technique: Crimson Flame Golden Burning Technique (Perfection)]
As the text on the panel changed, the newborn Crimson Flame True Qi had yet to display its dominance before it encountered the "Local Bully."
The chaotic gray Myriad Phenomena True Qi, originally coiled in the center of his Dantian, suddenly surged like a shark that had smelled blood!
Passive [Sea of All Rivers] activated!
ZZZZT—
There was no suspense, no fierce resistance.
The Crimson Flame True Qi, potent enough to melt gold and liquify iron, was instantly swallowed whole by the vast Myriad Phenomena True Qi, then forcibly dismantled and assimilated!
A moment later, all fell silent.
Jiang Che slowly opened his eyes and extended a finger.
"TSS!"
A wisp of gray True Qi danced on his fingertip.
At first glance, this True Qi seemed no different than before.