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--- Chapter 281 ---
Thump! Thump!
A deafening heartbeat rolled from the depths of Misty Mountain Secret Realm, sending chills down the spines of everyone present, particularly those with a beast's bloodline.
Queen Medusa, Qing Lin, the Old Dragon, the Old Ape, and Lady Moth felt their blood run cold from this awakening presence. Their mouth feels dry from the horror alone.
The thunderclouds above the mountain range rapidly thickened, totally obscuring the bright sun, while the surrounding sea darkened as they descended.
Then, a fluorescent silhouette burst forth from the secret realm. It was a giant beast, though not one that everyone could recognize. It appeared to be a turtle, but its six limbs (including its head and tail) were larger, more powerful, and muscular.
The beast turtle's armored shell was primarily dark green and exhibited a metallic black and purple luster with hexagonal patterns, each adorned with a "guardian" character.
Its neck and head were covered in jet-black scales resembling those of a western dragon, complete with an angular-shaped head, a crown with green jade carved 'emperor', and a pair of silver-red eyes.
The beast's front legs were 'perfectly' covered in dark purple scales that extended to dangerous, razor-sharp claws, while its back legs were sturdy, constantly emitting small gusts of wind.
The tip of its muscular tail resembled a morning star, surrounded by a whirlpool of black water. Finally, atop its shell, a small plant sprouted, growing into a magnificent golden tree laden with green-gold leaves.
ROAR!
The beast roared at the sky, challenging the natural order and defying the world.
It wasn't just a hybrid of divine creatures.
It was also born with an affinity for multiple laws.
The world's natural order responded to this defiance. Seven-colored lightning surged from the thunderclouds, shaped like a thunderbird, descending like heavenly punishment.
KABOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The seven-colored lightning struck the beast, but it did not break its shell in the slightest. In fact, the beast didn't even get injured.
The seven-colored punishment lightning comprised fire, water, earth, wood, metal, wind, and lightning elements, but all of these proved ineffective against the beast's shell.
The golden tree swayed gently, absorbing the scattered elements and storing excess energy from the shell's "guardian" characters, causing them to glow with a shimmering golden light.
ROOOOOOOARR!
The beast glared arrogantly at the sky as its throat glowed with a faint yet dangerous purple light, preparing for a counterattack.
Then, the 'beast' fired a destructive beam at the thunderclouds, making a sharp, soul-scarring scream.
KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The thunderclouds dispersed immediately, revealing a sunny sky, only to quickly gather again for one final strike. This time, a ten-colored heavenly punishment brewed within the clouds, incorporating not only light and darkness elemental laws but also a 'spatial' element.
A giant, jagged spear pointed ominously at the hybrid divine beast—a creature that was neither fully dragon nor turtle but possessed the might of both.
Then, the spear of punishment descended.
Like the sword of Democles.
SWOOOOSH!
A straight silver line was drawn across the sky, plummeting towards the beast.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
ROOOOOOOOOOOOARRR!
The entire mountain range shook violently, and a painful roar of the beast finally echoed after. Even then, the beast remained standing strong. Some sections of its shell had cracked and even shattered, exposing bloody, charred areas, yet it was still fighting.
Truly, a monster of a living being!
Realizing that the ten-colored heavenly lightning couldn't kill the beast, the natural order could only withdraw reluctantly. This moment solidified the beast's image as one of the taboos in this world—a lifeform, or rather a monster, that shouldn't exist.
Not long after, a golden ray illuminated the "beast," generously blessing it for surviving this "punishment" from heaven. Nonetheless, the beast lazily growled before vanishing back into the secret realm.
Next, an auspicious purple mist appeared over the Misty Mountain Range, rejuvenating and strengthening the area with its innate power over the energy of heaven and earth.
What people didn't realize was that this was yet another manifestation of martial soul awakening.
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Deep within the Misty Mountain Secret Realm, Murong Yun stared at her newly accepted disciple in disbelief. The level of shock she experienced was beyond words. Not only had her disciple successfully awakened his bloodline, but he had also awakened a mysterious yet heaven-defying power. She could feel an additional energy flowing within Han Yuan's body now.
Meanwhile, Han Yuan gradually opened his eyes, which had transformed from silver to a silverish-red hue resembling the beast. And the sound of lightning crackled around him, though it was invisible to the naked eye.
He inhaled and exhaled a few times before stabilizing his condition after getting a 'little' push from Venerable Yao to awaken the magical beast's bloodline in his body.
Well, calling it a magical beast's bloodline would be wrong by now, as it has fully evolved into a divine-grade bloodline, rivaling Dou Di's bloodline, if not surpassing it.
'System, status.' He mumbled in his heart.
[Yes, Task Master]
[Opening status...]
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[Name: Han Yuan (Beta)]
[Age: 12 years old]
[Race: Hybrid (Lawless King's Bloodline/Awakened)]
[Talent: Eyes of Truth, Flame Emperor (New), Immortal Blacksmith (New), Phantasmal Eye (Gifted), Barrier-Making Prodigy (Acquired), Etc.]
[Blessing: Purple Silver Grass's Seed, Clear Sky King's Decree, Heavenly Demon's Wings, Phantasmal Beast's Dream]
[Martial Soul: Lawless World Turtle, Purple Dawn Mist, White Emperor's Gourd]
[Physique: White Mist Emperor Body (Awakened)]
[Physical Strength: Dou Ancestor (3-Star)]
[Soul Force: Soul Stage (Rank 8/Entry Stage)]
[Dou Fighter Path: 3-Star Dou King]
[Spirit Master Path: Innate Level 20]
[Bound Artifact: Sky Poison Pearl, Fallen Holy Finger (Spear), Lightning's Omen (Scythe), Storm Belt, Howling Dragon Arms (Gauntlets-Greaves)]
[Bound Heavenly Flame: Ten Thousand Beast Flame (Enma), Green Lotus Core Flame (Terra), Ocean Heart Flame (Leviathan), Wind and Thunder Fury Flame (Typhon), Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame's Seed (Juvenile), Nihility Devouring Flame Seed (Juvenile)]
[Cultivation Technique: Breath of Cicada, True Spirituality Art, Nature Nourishment Sutra, Secret of Souls, World Shaking Profound Art]
[Dou Technique: Monochrome Inner Star Sutra (Main), Twelve Chains of Deification, Flying Thunder God Step, Heavenly Demon Eyes, Pankration Finger Spear-Gun, Etc.]
[Description: With this horrifying amount of cheats, if you can't reach the peak of the Dou Qi Continent, people will judge you to death. So, be brave and dominate everyone on your path! Also, you're Son of Destiny, so this world depends a lot on you now! Good Luck~!]
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[Bloodline: Lawless King's Bloodline]
[Introduction: The mutated bloodline of the Mystic Turtle Bloodline has fused with the rare bloodline of the White Mist Emperor, further enhanced by the will of the Phantasmal Beast Emperor. It has resulted in a new and unique bloodline. It possesses the extraordinary ability to absorb, analyze, disintegrate, refine, and store nearly any law in existence, making it a 'Lawless' entity in virtually any world.
Innate Ability - Lawless Rule: Completely saturates the surrounding laws of heaven and earth with the 'Lawless Concept,' allowing the user to twist these laws to their will within their domain.]
[Note: This is different from the Heavenly Demon's power to defy, rob, and conquer forcibly because 'Lawless Rule' means that Han Yuan's bloodline is unfettered in this world because it does not adhere to the natural order.]
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[Talent - Flame Emperor ]
[Introduction: You are embarking on a path to capture and tame all Heavenly Flames in existence, positioning you as a potential Flame Emperor. The more Heavenly Flames you possess, the stronger you become.
Innate Power - Flame Emperor's Path: Increases cultivation speed by 50% for each Heavenly Flame owned and by 10% for any Heavenly Flame seed, and since you have four Heavenly Flames and two seeds, the current accumulation results in a 220% cultivation speed boost!]
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[Talent - Immortal Blacksmith]
[Introduction: You have paved a new path for both blacksmiths in your homeland and artifact refiners in the new world, merging two methods to create extraordinary artifacts. Any blacksmith hammer or material you touch will be imbued with the power of heaven and earth, granting a higher chance of evolving into an immortal artifact.
Innate Power - Immortal's Touch: Increases the success rate of forging artifacts by 300%.]
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[Talent - Phantasmal Eye]
[Introduction: You have received the 'Eye of Phantasm' as a gift from the Venerable Yao, which takes the form of a 'third eye' made of pure Phantasmal power. This eye possesses the ability to create, distort, and merge both reality and illusion to a certain extent.
Innate Power - Illusion to Reality, Reality to Illusion: Erases unfavorable outcomes from the real world and turns them into illusions, consuming a significant amount of Soul Force. Simultaneously, it can bring something from 'illusion' into reality using the power of Soul Force.]
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[Talent - Barrier-Making Prodigy]
[Introduction: You have awakened your talent for creating barriers, a lost art in this new world, thereby becoming a prodigy in this field.
Innate Power - Ten Thousand Formations: Increases the success rate of creating barrier-related formations by 300%.]
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[Blessing - Phantasmal Emperor's Dream]
[Introduction: You have been blessed by the Phantasmal Beast Emperor's Dream, granting you access to an 'infinite dreamspace' to gain enlightenment by comprehending the rules left behind by the Venerable Yao.
Effect: Increases comprehension speed by 300%.]
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[Martial Soul - Lawless Turtle King]
[Introduction: This manifestation of the Lawless King's bloodline takes the form of a turtle but possesses traits of dragons and other divine beasts, making it a divine-level martial soul because no law can suppress it. It has no specific elemental attribute law but can wield all laws with ease. However, the true power of the Lawless Turtle King lies within its heart: the 'Illuminating Lawless Heart,' the genuine manifestation of the Lawless King's bloodline.
Innate Power - Illuminating Lawless Heart: Filters the filth of the world, bends laws, and creates Lawless existences that defy norms.]
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[Martial Soul - Purple Dawn Mist]
[Introduction: The Purple Dawn Mist represents the early mist of the day, carrying the fortune of heaven as an emissary to spread it across the world. It possesses four ultimate attributes: Ultimate Wind, Ultimate Water, Ultimate Light, and, most importantly, Luck!
Innate Power - Fortune Manipulation: Bestows the fortune of heaven to others, with effects that vary randomly from person to person. Also, it allows you to reap others' fortunes by either killing or defeating them.]
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[Martial Soul: White Emperor Gourd]
[Introduction: The lost artifact of White Mist Emperor, White Emperor Gourd, which is seemingly an ordinary-looking gourd, but the truth is more terrifying than it appears to be. White Emperor Gourd is a supreme artifact, capable of swallowing all things and sealing them inside its inner space, turning them into pure wine. In legend, it was 'briefly' stated that White Mist Emperor sealed countless mountains and seas, and even stars in the sky, into his gourd, and turned them into wine. After becoming a martial soul, White Emperor Gourd turns into a half-tool, half-food spirit, possessing Ultimate Space, Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Water, and finally, innate Domain - Drunken World.
Innate Power - All Things into Wine: Devour and seal all things into wine that can be drunk to enhance one's talent and cultivation.]
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[Physique - White Mist Emperor Body]
[Introduction: White Mist Emperor is an ancient Dou Di expert known for his power over the sky, sea, and boundless white mist that defeated all his enemies and ushered in his unrivaled status in the ancient era. One of the main reasons for his peerless prowess is his inborn constitution, which is formerly known as the Boundless Water Body, possessing the highest affinity for the water element, dear of sea, river, and lake, and not only immune to nearly all types of poisons, but also capable of growing stronger by simply absorbing moisture in the atmosphere.
Innate Power - Boundless (Infinity): Absorb moisture (particles) in the world to become stronger, but to reach 'true' infinity, even one needs to surpass the infinite layer of creations.]
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Han Yuan sighed after inspecting his status panel. Cheat after cheat, he's going to be the strongest by simply lying down at this point, but hehe, he won't complain.
"You, just what are you?" Murong Yun grabbed Han Yuan's shoulders and then shook him with extreme excitement. Her eyes are shining with boundless curiosity.
"How can you be so..."
"Handsome?!"
"Eh?" Han Yuan froze on the spot. He looked up and saw Murong Yun's look, and felt there was something wrong with her.