137: Chapter 137: Relic Selection (Please Subscribe, Favorite, and Vote for Monthly Ticket) 137: Chapter 137: Relic Selection (Please Subscribe, Favorite, and Vote for Monthly Ticket) anwhile, a faint stream of energy appeared within his chest.
This was the first breath of ‘Heaven’s Qi’ that He Ao inhaled with the dawn.
And at the mont this breath of ‘Heaven’s Qi’ surfaced, a subtle disturbance occurred in the delicate balance of the two forces within He Ao’s body.
He Ao decisively seized this opportunity, detonating his Super mory.
His powerful ntal force acted within him, expanding this slight disturbance into a chaotic imbalance.
With this chaotic trend, He Ao sharply focused his attention, compressing the two forces vigorously.
Bang—
As if so sort of chain that had been entwined around his body suddenly shattered, a wispy and illusory breath gathered below He Ao’s navel.
He stood up and looked out at the city in the morning light.
The colossal steel jungle was reflected in his eyes; the entire world, at this mont, was so silent.
A gentle breeze swept through the steel jungle, playing a light lody as if the earth itself was singing.
For so reason, at this mont, He Ao felt a closer connection to the world.
The sky was no longer just the sky, the earth was no longer just the earth, as if they were part of so integral whole related to him.
If the unified whole of the sky and the earth were considered so sort of entity, then the He Ao of the past was separated from it by a thick wall, unable to touch or even observe it, unaware of its existence.
But now, that thick wall had beco so sort of translucent, hazy glass barrier.
Although He Ao still couldn’t touch it, he could see its shadow through the blurred glass, becoming aware of its existence.
He Ao carefully searched his mory, and then he realized that he seed to have a similar sensation when he made a breakthrough in the Copy World, only that sensation was nowhere as clear as now.
Back then, engaged in intense battle, preoccupied with defeating Najia, he hadn’t noticed this subtle, unusual feeling.
Unlike the feeling of becoming a Transcendent through Talent Sequences, practicing Martial Arts felt more like integrating with the world, borrowing the world’s strength.
At this mont, He Ao suddenly realized that he might be the first person in this world to undergo Essence Refinent and Qi Transformation, which is why he could feel such a clear sense of closeness between himself and the world.
As he gradually adjusted to this unusual sensation, He Ao sensed his body’s condition.
Now, there were two breaths of ‘Qi’ within him; one was the ‘Qi’ he had just produced himself, and the other was the ‘Qi’ given by the system.
The combat power of a Martial Artist originates from this very ‘Qi’ circulating in their body.
He Ao had ample experience with the use of ‘Qi’.
With ‘Qi’s’ enhancent, he could clearly see the energy flow lines in his opponents’ bodies, identify their weaknesses, and ‘Qi’ could not only temporarily enhance his physical condition but also be gathered and used as a ans to attack his adversary.
The only downside was that this resource was consumable and had to be gathered again once used up.
After observing the changes in his body, He Ao opened his Attribute panel.
[He Ao]
[Permission Level: Ordinary Player]
[Physical Fitness: 101]
[Skills: Talent Sequences 272: Super mory (Soul Bound) (D-Rank), Basic Firearms Mastery]
[chanical Modification: None]
[Martial Arts: Essence Refinent and Qi Transformation (D-Rank)]
Physical fitness at 101, breaking through the limit of E-Rank, He Ao could feel his physical fitness slowly improving under the influence of ‘Qi’.
The difference between Martial Arts and Talent Sequences lies in the fact that Martial Arts does not have a tiered growth process, unlike the direct substantial increase in physical fitness after consuming ‘rcenary’ potions.
Martial Arts requires gradual and persistent practice.
He Ao yawned, the warm morning light bathing his face.
The sun was rising.
He hadn’t slept throughout the previous night, but he didn’t feel sleepy at all, though his body was a bit sore from sitting and cultivating for too long.
He stretched languidly and took out his phone to check the ti,
7:01 in the morning.
In his view, the countdown for the next opening of the Copy World had already appeared, 40:58:45.
Forty-one hours, that’s just midnight the day after tomorrow.
The interval between copy worlds has changed from one day to almost two days, it’s uncertain whether this is temporary or if it’s going to stay this way from now on.
He Ao raised his phone and dialed Zhang Ansha’s number.
As soon as he spoke, he said,
“Brother Zhang.”
Dtuu—dtuu—dtuu—
The call was abruptly hung up.
He Ao:?
He dialed again, “Brother Zhang, it’s He Ao…”
There was a mont of silence on the other end, then slowly said, “Go on, what’s the new sche brewing in your guts, kid.”
“Brother Zhang, you make it sound so sinister,” He Ao laughed, picking up a glass next to him and filling it with water from the dispenser, “I am a law-abiding good person.”
“No, no, no,” Zhang Ansha hurriedly interjected, “Don’t call Brother Zhang, when you talk like that, it sends chills down my spine, you know?
If our friendship were a book and you searched within it, aside from just now, you’d never find the words ‘Brother Zhang’ anywhere before.
Calling like this gives the creeps, like you’ve already picked out a nice spot for my grave.”
“Cough cough…” He Ao coughed, raising the glass to his mouth, “Old Zhang, who’s been filling your head with nonsense?
We’ve only known each other for a few days, and here you are, acting as if I’m scheming sothing.”
“Captain Liu.”
Zhang Ansha said calmly.
Spurt—
The water He Ao was about to swallow nearly sprayed out.
So what if he’d tricked Captain Liu a few tis into catching so folks for him?
Captain Liu shouldn’t be spilling everything.
And after all, those they caught were criminals, and Captain Liu even got a comndation for it.
It was a win-win situation; how could it be called a pitfall?
Though it was true that those guys were the ones He Ao had sent in before, who ca out vowing revenge against him.
Clearly, their rehabilitation hadn’t worked, still harboring his violent tendencies, so He Ao had no choice but to send them back for more reform.
After all, He Ao was a good person.
“Cough cough…” He Ao coughed and said, “Old Zhang, you’ve seen all the good deeds I’ve done these past few days.”
“Oh, are you referring to the good deed where you beat a Transcendent into experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, or the one where you sent another Transcendent straight to reincarnation?”
Zhang Ansha teased.
“Can’t you just say whether it was good or not?”
He Ao lightly tapped on the table.
“Yes, yes, yes,” Zhang Ansha laughed, knowing he wouldn’t win this verbal battle, and went straight to the point, “So what’s the reason for your call today, kid?
Your Corpse Flower is taken care of, and I’m still in contact about the Mithril box.”
“Actually, it’s not a big deal,” He Ao squinted his eyes, “I was just thinking of taking part in the relic selection.”
“Not a big deal is fine, I can handle it for you… what?”
Zhang Ansha was halfway through speaking when he suddenly ca to his senses.
Sounds of him abruptly standing up and causing a clatter with the furniture ca from the other end of the phone, “You want to take part in the relic selection?”
“Right!”
He Ao said softly.
“This selection is for the internal staff of the Research Institute…” Zhang Ansha pondered for a mont, “Co over, we’ll talk face to face.”
——
Forty minutes later, He Ao appeared at the entrance of the Third Psychiatric Hospital in Xidu City.
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