"Wow, very dangerous," Lin Chen exclaimed. (Ignore it.)
"I don't know why—but just within the early stage—I can attract so many monstrous geniuses and system users to kill me one after another?" Lin Chen was sure that the other person was both a system holder and a monstrous genius. After all, without being a system user, how could that person possess a weapon identical to his own?
"And what the fuck is the point of asking my name when you've already decided and are certain that I'm Lin Chen?" Lin Chen was quite disdainful toward the person who killed him. After all, he hated being deceived by others.
After cursing for some time, he calmed down and began to analyze the simulation.
Soon, he asked the question that had troubled his simulated self the most. "System, why didn't Liehuo appear in this simulation?"
[Host, the reason he didn't appear is that you have already robbed him of his greatest and earliest opportunity—the Seven Sisters—which originally allowed him to step onto the path of cultivation.]
[Originally, before meeting the Seven Sisters, he was just a normal person. Later, after an accident, he was accepted as their disciple. However, his treatment was completely different from yours.]
Lin Chen understood clearly what the system was trying to say, but he didn't dwell on it for long. Instead, he began to ponder other information he gained from this simulation.
Soon, he asked another question. "System, between Xia Ruo Bing and that person, has either of them condensed the foundation you mentioned—one stronger than the Supreme Foundation?"
[Yes, Host. That young man who killed you has condensed that foundation.]
"Then, System, can you tell me how to condense that foundation?" When Lin Chen realized he had finally met someone who possessed that foundation, he became excited.
But his excitement was met with a cold response from the system.
[Nope. Condensing that foundation entirely depends on the host.]
Listening to the system's response, Lin Chen didn't waver at all—as if this was exactly what he had anticipated—and asked another question. "System, can you at least tell me what kind of system he possesses?"
[No, Host. This system will not tell you because most of the time, when you ask about other systems, you're already 90% sure of which one they possess. This system merely helps you confirm your guess.]
"Guess, huh?" Just as he received the system's answer, a wicked smile appeared on his lips, and he began to name one system after another.
"System, I'm 99% sure he possesses the Infinite Weapon System."
[No.]
"System, I'm 98% sure he possesses the Weapon Copy System."
[No.]
"System, I'm 97% sure he possesses the Young Are Invincible System."
[No.]
...
"System, I'm 89% sure he possesses the Erotic Simulator System."
"System, I'm 88% sure he possesses the God-Level Selection System."
"System, I'm 87% sure he possesses the Great Villain System."
[...]
At this moment, the system was so annoyed that it even stopped answering his questions. But Lin Chen still didn't stop guessing.
[Shut the fuck up.]
Hearing his endless nonsense, the system wanted to utter those words of "blessing," but instead, it simply distributed the rewards earlier than usual.
[Ding, reward settlement completed. The host may choose five of the following rewards.]
[Purple Talent: Qilin Son.]
[Blue Talent: Sword Master.]
[Golden Talent: Frost Phoenix Holy Body.]
[Golden Talent: Ancient Holy Body.]
... (Click to see further talents.)
[Cultivation: Late-stage Void-Refining Realm, Soul Strength.]
[Experience: Marrow-Cleansing (Holy Spirit Root of Ice, Five Elemental Dragon Holy Body (Gold), Holy Spirit Root of Destruction, Sword Talent, etc.), Combat Experience, Muscle Memory, Technique Proficiency {Blood-Devouring Demonic Technique (Dragon's Blood), Prison-Suppressing Divine Body (Major), etc.}, Practice Experience {Level 30 Law of Sword, Law of Poison, Law of Ice, Law of Destruction, Law of Archery, Law of Strength, Law of Music, Level 7 Flame Sword, Level 5 Killing Fire, Level 5 Killing Sword, Frost Domain (Early), etc.}]
[Resources: 348 Billion Spirit Stones, Ghost Gathering Jade Box, Bloodline Heart Bead (at the moment of death), Four Sacred Beast Body Method, Ring of Wealth, System Origin, Bow of Destruction, etc.]
[Detailed memory of everything you saw.]
Knowing that the system had distributed the rewards, Lin Chen paused his antics and began to ponder which reward to choose.
But when he saw the talents listed, he began to mock the system, thinking he could directly obtain all of them by choosing the Bloodline Heart Bead.
"System, who are you trying to cheat? Me? Heh~ not so easy, bro."
Saying this, he directly chose Talent (Qilin Son), Experience, Memory, Resources, and finally Soul Strength.
Just as he finished choosing his rewards, his soul, physique, and many other qualities began to increase dramatically. With that, a memory—from start to end—appeared in his mind, though it didn't affect his current mood in the slightest.
Soon, all the transformation calmed, and a bead began to rotate within his body, dramatically increasing his talent with each cycle. But suddenly, the rotation halted and began spinning in the opposite direction. With each cycle, he felt a dramatic decrease in his talent.
Before he could ask anything, the system's voice sounded in his mind.
[Host, I heard some mocking voice just now, but I don't know where it came from. Do you know?]
"Is that so? System, I didn't hear any voice or anything. I'm sure it must be your delusion." Although he knew the system was mocking him, he refused to admit it and quickly denied everything.
"System, can you explain what just happened?" Lin Chen asked with some seriousness in his voice.
[Host, to be honest, the moment you chose the Bloodline Heart Bead as a reward, it detected that you don't actually possess any bloodline connection, so all its stored cultivation and talent—withered.]
"Then why didn't you explain that in detail?" Lin Chen asked.
[I thought my host was smart enough to notice this and question me directly—but you didn't.]
Lin Chen understood clearly that the system was mocking him again, but he didn't give up and continued to argue, accusing the system of being in the wrong.
Finally, he demanded that the system answer all his questions: how to condense that foundation, which system his opponent possessed, or at least give him another chance to choose.
To his surprise, the system agreed to grant him an extra chance, and a long talent selection bar appeared.
[Blue Talent: Sword Master.]
[Golden Talent: Frost Phoenix Holy Body.]
[Golden Talent: Ancient Holy Body.]
... (Click to see further talents.)
When he clicked on the three dots, a panel appeared before him, which he began to scroll through.
Soon, he noticed something and asked, "System, where is the Innate Sword Body?"
[Host, the Innate Sword Body isn't a physique but a way to evaluate aptitude for Sword Cultivation. Because of this, it's already included in your Marrow-Cleansing Experience—you already possess it.]
Just as the system said this, another voice sounded.
[Host, do you want to evaluate the level of your current Sword Talent?]
Hearing it, he immediately agreed.
[Initialization started...]
[Evaluation complete.]
[Your current Sword Talent is a Mid-Tier Golden Talent, but due to your Aptitude Increase talent, it possesses the strength to rival a Top-Tier Golden Talent.]
Knowing the potential of his current talent, Lin Chen was quite happy—but that happiness didn't last long, as he soon became troubled about which talent to choose between Frost Phoenix Holy Body and Ancient Holy Body.
Before long, he made up his mind and directly chose the Talent: Frost Phoenix Holy Body (Gold), since from his memories, he knew that physique had greatly helped him comprehend the Frost Domain magical power.
After choosing the talent, he opened his storage space. Seeing the massive mountain of spirit stones, he immediately ordered the system to upgrade and introduce its next feature.
[Ding, upgraded to Level 12 successfully. The upgraded function is explained below...]