Chapter 89 - 89 74 Ten Thousand Spirits

89: Chapter 74: Ten Thousand Spirits 89: Chapter 74: Ten Thousand Spirits Misfortune always follows one after another, as do surprises. When Lu Ping’an made his choice for the professional skill, another prompt arrived as scheduled. [All Weapon Specialization LV UP! Current LV7, 1/100] [Congratulations to the Host for the breakthrough, Physique slightly increased, Reflex slightly increased, Spirit Mentally micro-raised.] As with the previous breakthrough of professional skills to tier 4, the hardware advancement at tier 7 is even more pleasing. However, what was surprising was not the expected gain. [Congratulations to the Host, after hard training, Reflex has broken through to Black Iron Lower Level!] [Current status: Physique (Lower Black Iron), Reflex (Lower Black Iron), Spirit (Lower Black Iron)] Finally, the last “Mortal” tier has been updated. Lu Ping’an felt a warmth throughout his body, as if something had changed. At this moment, he felt everything around him slowly down, the falling leaves from the trees, the tears of other students, the sand and dust in the air, and Meow making faces behind him, all became exceptionally clear and slow. The next moment, everything returned to normal, as if it was all just an illusion. But Lu Ping’an, who felt slightly relieved, knew that something had completely changed. But this was just the beginning. [Detected that the Host’s basic qualities have all reached the Lower Black Iron level, and meets the prerequisites for perfect evolution. Now starting the overall leap, please choose in %￥&￥u*中, if you cannot choose within 3 minutes, it will automatically randomize.] [Please choose carefully, this choice is irreversible, and it%￥&（,）…..] Something that has never happened before occurred – the system prompt was actually a series of garbled text! But Lu Ping’an knew that this was actually the normal state for many rule system abilities. They often need to improve their rule abilities to continue parsing a bunch of illusions, garbles, and riddles while parsing. “…does this mean that it has exceeded the upper limit of my abilities? How is that possible, Chris, didn’t you say my Talent Abilities were at least equivalent to seventh-tier abilities?” “The world is vast, even in the past, I would occasionally encounter illusions… What did you decipher? Report it to me.” Lu Ping’an searched through the garbled text, although it was a bunch of characters with unknown meanings, for some reason, when he stared at them intently, he could vaguely understand their meaning. Those characters might represent the direction of the evolution of the body and soul. “Constant Motion, Nine Marrows, Frenzied Desire, Ten Thousand Spirits…” “Four? There are actually four? And you get to choose? It’s so unfair, such favoritism…” “Actually, I feel like there are more, but I can’t see them clearly, and I don’t understand them either.” On the other side, Chris was silent, guessing what that was. But these things should not actually be communicated with a first-tier professional, even she herself did not want to speak it out…Only knowing the names of those things alone could establish a connection with it and bring about unstoppable ultimate fear. “Chris, do you know what those four names mean? The rest are garbled.” “…Huh, I’ll tell you, so let’s die together. Choose Ten Thousand Spirits, and then tell me the ‘price’, see if you’ve chosen correctly.” Lu Ping’an didn’t hesitate, as the two were now in the same boat, and she shouldn’t be harming him. As soon as he made his choice, Lu Ping’an knew that it might be the right answer. [Evolution begins…] At that moment, Lu Ping’an felt himself floating in the void, and in the darkness, some existences glanced at him. “Lu Ping’an?” The next moment, he was awakened by the bumping Meow, and in that moment, Lu Ping’an was drenched in cold sweat. Taking a deep breath, he calmed down, and the system’s prompt told him it wasn’t an illusion, and Big Cat hadn’t set him up. [….Evolution completed, congratulations to the Host for acquiring Body of Black Iron (Ten Thousand Spirits), and becoming a true Extraordinary.] As for the Ten Thousand Spirits, more information was given. [The Body of Black Iron of Ten Thousand Spirits: Accelerate the compatibility and growth rate of life-related professions such as Gardeners, Beast Tamers, Healers, # @, etc., enhance the control of Life system abilities, increase affinity with demonic creatures and Magic Plants% & *….] Within Lu Ping’an’s understanding, he could still comprehend, but there were still lots of messy codes and unknown information. However, these bits and pieces filled several pages of the system panel, making it clear that the Body of Ten Thousand Spirits was not a simple thing. But Lu Ping’an could feel that his Life system abilities, including the recently acquired “Life Resonance,” had become much easier to use, and the Magic Plants were also sending friendly messages to him. It seems that a door has opened up for him, and it seems he has gained new permissions… “Right, the cost…” Just a glance at it made Lu Ping’an a little confused; the next moment, he burst out. “…Meow, you’re screwing me over?!” “Heh, it looks like you made the right choice. Don’t worry, this is a common Curse for Life Ability users; it’s the same for everyone, sooner or later, and it won’t affect your normal daily life. However, generally speaking, this qualitative change is something that only those above the fourth-tier have a chance to experience, and some fools only complete the ‘dyeing’ at the Sixth-tier. You just came a little earlier… It should be a good thing, I guess.” “You call this a good thing? The Curse is ‘unable to have descendants through normal means!’ My family might end here with me!” Lu Ping’an wanted to cry but couldn’t…for a second, then pretended to sigh helplessly and disappointed, and he couldn’t hold back his laughter before continuing with what he was doing. “Ai, sorry mom and dad, your child can’t be filial anymore… Since it’s like this, you can’t blame me for not going on blind dates and not having a girlfriend in the future. Instead of accompanying women to go shopping, wouldn’t it be better to play more games?” Lu Ping’an’s overly “open-minded” performance left Chris on the other end speechless. Those who manipulate Life cannot bear the supreme joy that life is due. Those who modify the lives of others cannot alter their own past or present life and will not have a “future” through natural means. This spiteful curse is the greatest hidden pain for high-level life ability users. But this guy, Lu Ping’an, probably really doesn’t care at all, and with his limited time left, he doesn’t want to bear the weight of other lives now. In his own words, with so little precious time left, how could he allocate it to boring women…if he were to raise a few more cats instead, that would be fine. Initially, he was considering whether, if he was still alive in a few years, he should give his parents a grandson as a replacement, but now he doesn’t even have to bother with that. “…It’s no wonder it’s you, by the way, this curse can actually be bypassed, and I have a few ‘adopted daughters’ who share part of my genetic information, and they are all single-sex creations. Some people have other ways…” Since the curse is “not to have offspring through normal means,” then naturally there are “unnatural means of producing offspring/imitation offspring”, and those who bear the Curse of Life are experts in manipulating life…so, those who know, know. “Really? It doesn’t matter anymore; if there is a need in the future, I’ll ask you for the technology.” Lu Ping’an immediately put the “cost” behind him. He still has a long way to go to reach that day, and perhaps there will never be such a day. For now, let’s enjoy the benefits brought by this heavy cost. So, after making all the preparations, he started his last round. “…37 seconds? A single round, and it was ended in seconds? That’s a 2-tier Strongman ranked 41st.” The audience outside was shocked, as he was performing even stronger than before. Didn’t those tentacles have the weaknesses of “stiff movements” and “straight attacking points”? That top hundred was clearly prepared, but the tentacles could actually turn directly! Has that become a pitfall with false information? The breakthrough in his ability was one thing, but his reactions, speed, and attack frequency were all significantly upgraded… How did he become even better at fighting in just one morning? No, those various upgrades made it seem like he was a completely different person. “So, this is ‘accelerated growth’? It’s terrifying to improve to this extent after just two experiences in one morning.” Director Qian took a sharp breath, realizing how terrifying this child really was… Cough, the growth rate was more terrifying than any abnormal ability. In fact, even Lu Ping’an inside the Secret Realm was frightened by this obvious improvement. “Is this the true Extraordinary? The existence of non-humans…” Becoming non-human naturally requires paying a non-human price; this is a necessary path for all high-level professionals. Now, Lu Ping’an knows even less that compared to the other three options, the price of the Ten Thousand Spirits is nothing at all. “Heh, as long as it’s useful and works well, there’s no need to think too much or look too far.” As always, Lu Ping’an was unruffled.