Chapter 452 - 349: Blood Demon Devouring God Skill, Immortal Domain’s Pride List
As for the Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) and the Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique, those were both acquired from the Gu Ji Storage Bag.
This Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique can temporarily boost one’s cultivation, and if trained to perfection, it can be fused with the Celestial Ghost Devouring God Technique.
Maybe, after fusing them, the increase to cultivation will be even greater.
Lin Chang’sheng also planned to practice the Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique, so that later he could combine it with the Bone Transformation Technique and make disguising his appearance practically undetectable.
As for the remaining palm and fist techniques, Lin Chang’sheng felt they were his weak points; if he ever ran out of Spirit Treasures in a fight, then his hand-to-hand capability would definitely be his Achilles’ heel. So he figured, why not train these two Immortal Techniques to perfection and then merge them with his existing palm and fist techniques?
That way, his melee would be much stronger.
[Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) Entry Level!]
[Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique Entry Level!]
[Gods Shattering Palm Entry Level!]
[Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist Entry Level!]
Four hours later, Lin Chang’sheng finally got all four Immortal Techniques to Entry Level.
[Detected Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment), spend 3000 Immortal Crystals to simplify it?]
[Detected Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique, spend 2500 Immortal Crystals to simplify it?]
[Detected Gods Shattering Palm, spend 4000 Immortal Crystals to simplify it?]
[Detected Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist, spend 3500 Immortal Crystals to simplify it?]
The system panel instantly popped up with prompts.
"Simplify!"
Lin Chang’sheng had quite a few Immortal Crystals on hand now; naturally, he didn’t hesitate to simplify them.
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment)... Simplifying... Simplification complete, Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) == Take a Beating!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique... Simplifying... Simplification complete, Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique == Stargazing!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Gods Shattering Palm... Simplifying... Simplification complete, Gods Shattering Palm == Waving!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist... Simplifying... Simplification complete, Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist == Throwing a Punch!]
"Take a beating? Stargazing? Waving? Throwing a punch?"
Lin Chang’sheng was pretty pleased by the simplifications, just that "take a beating" felt a little rough.
But then he glanced at Zhao Shuang’Er right beside him—wouldn’t it work if she just hit him?
The system didn’t say how hard the hit had to be, right? Does a shoulder massage count as getting beaten?
"Brother Chang’sheng, what are you looking at me like that for?"
Zhao Shuang’Er got all flustered from Lin Chang’sheng’s gaze and her cheeks instantly turned pink.
She lowered her head, shy and bashful.
Growing up, she’d never even been alone with a boy, so now her heart was practically racing out of her chest.
"Shuang’Er, what do you think of me?"
Lin Chang’sheng tossed out a baited question.
"Brother Chang’sheng, your kindness is as vast as a mountain. To the Demon God Tribe, you’re our savior; I’m afraid I’ll never be able to repay this in a lifetime!"
Zhao Shuang’Er kept her head down, nervously pinching her sleeves. Her heart was thumping. Was Brother Chang’sheng about to...
"Since that’s the case, helping me out with a back massage shouldn’t be a problem, right? Been feeling a little stiff lately."
Since Zhao Shuang’Er said all that, Lin Chang’sheng rolled his shoulders and spoke up.
So it was just a massage? Zhao Shuang’Er suddenly popped out of her daydream. Guess she really was overthinking.
If Brother Chang’sheng actually wanted that, she probably wouldn’t refuse either.
After all, Lin Chang’sheng was the Celestial Pride she admired most, practically a living Divine to her now.
"O-of course, no problem!"
Zhao Shuang’Er almost yelped, then tiptoed behind Lin Chang’sheng and gently started massaging his back.
[Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) EXP +1!]
[Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) EXP +1!]
...
In the next instant, the technique’s proficiency began crazily skyrocketing!
"It really works!"
Lin Chang’sheng was delighted.
Now that he had a method to grind Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique proficiency, the others—Stargazing, Waving, Throwing a Punch—would be cake.
He drew some stars on paper and started gazing at them.
Meanwhile, both hands got busy: one throwing punches, one waving palms.
[Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique EXP +1!]
[Gods Shattering Palm EXP +1!]
[Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist EXP +1!]
...
As Lin Chang’sheng kept moving, the proficiency of the other three Immortal Techniques also soared at breakneck speed.
Zhao Shuang’Er watched Lin Chang’sheng cultivating even while traveling, and respected him even more for it.
Time flew by, and soon the sun was setting in the west.
[Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) Perfection!]
[Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique Perfection!]
[Gods Shattering Palm Perfection!]
[Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist Perfection!]
By then, Lin Chang’sheng had finally trained the four Immortal Techniques to the state of Perfection.
[Detected Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) (Perfection), Celestial Ghost Devouring God Technique (Perfection), fuse together?]
[Detected Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique (Perfection), Bone Transformation Technique (Perfection), fuse together?]
[Gods Shattering Palm (Perfection), Myriad Buddhas Pay Homage (Perfection), fuse together?]
[Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist (Perfection), Heaven-Shaking Divine Dragon Fist (Perfection), fuse together?]
The system panel finally popped up with fusion prompts.
"Fuse!"
Lin Chang’sheng had been waiting for this; naturally, he chose to fuse them all.
[Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body Technique (fragment) (Perfection), Celestial Ghost Devouring God Technique (Perfection), fusion starting... Fusion in progress... Fusion complete! Gained new Immortal Technique: Blood Demon Devouring God Skill!]
[Celestial Star Face-Changing Technique (Perfection), Bone Transformation Technique (Perfection), fusion starting... Fusion in progress... Fusion complete! Gained new Immortal Technique: Star Shifting and Disguise Technique!]
[Gods Shattering Palm (Perfection), Myriad Buddhas Pay Homage (Perfection), fusion starting... Fusion in progress... Fusion complete! Gained new Immortal Technique: Gods World Destruction Palm!]
[Celestial Vaulting Earthquake Fist Perfection, Heaven-Shaking Divine Dragon Fist Perfection, fusion starting... Fusion in progress... Fusion complete! Gained new Immortal Technique: Dragon God Heaven-Breaking Fist!]
"Blood Demon Devouring God Skill? Star Shifting and Disguise Technique? Gods World Destruction Palm? Divine Dragon Heaven-Breaking Fist?"
Lin Chang’sheng was quite satisfied with the new Immortal Techniques created through fusion.
[Detected Blood Demon Devouring God Skill, spend 4000 Immortal Crystals to simplify?]
[Detected Star Shifting and Disguise Technique, spend 4500 Immortal Crystals to simplify?]
[Detected Gods World Destruction Palm, spend 5000 Immortal Crystals to simplify?]
[Detected Dragon God Heaven-Breaking Fist, spend 5000 Immortal Crystals to simplify?]
The system prompts popped up again.
Sure enough, the stronger the Immortal Technique, the more Immortal Crystals needed for simplification.
"Simplify!"
Lin Chang’sheng chose to simplify them all over again.
Good thing he’d shaken down the Black Tiger Hall for Immortal Crystals, otherwise he really couldn’t afford to burn through this many at once.
He was spending tens of thousands of Immortal Crystals in a single go here.
[Great Dao is Simple: Blood Demon Devouring God Skill simplifying... Simplified! Blood Demon Devouring God Skill == Blood Observation!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Star Shifting and Disguise Technique simplifying... Simplified! Star Shifting and Disguise Technique == Checking Out Beauties!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Gods World Destruction Palm simplifying... Simplified! Gods World Destruction Palm == Clapping!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Dragon God Heaven-Breaking Fist simplifying... Simplified! Dragon God Heaven-Breaking Fist == Punching a Dragon!]
"Blood Observation? Checking Out Beauties? Clapping? Punching a Dragon?"
Lin Chang’sheng mulled it over—can all four be done together?
Seems doable enough.
But... looks like poor Zhao Shuang’Er will have to be roped in again.
"Brother Chang’sheng, isn’t it lively down there!"
Zhao Shuang’Er’s eyes sparkled as she spotted a bustling city down below, streets packed with carriages and people. She couldn’t help but shout with joy.
Seeing Zhao Shuang’Er’s yearning expression, Lin Chang’sheng sighed—she was born in the Land of Evil, when had she ever seen this kind of flourishing scene?
"It’s getting late. Why don’t we stay the night here, let you look around a bit, and keep traveling tomorrow?"
Lin Chang’sheng suggested with a smile.
"Really? That’s awesome!"
Zhao Shuang’Er’s face lit up when she heard they’d be staying the night.
Lin Chang’sheng landed the Lightning Thunderclap Eagle outside the city, put it away into the Spirit Beast Bag, and the two of them walked into the city side by side.
"Hey, did you guys hear? The Immortal Domain’s Pride List is happening in half a month! Any talented youth under thirty can enter, and those who rank high will get scouted by the major Giant Sects!"
"Yeah, I heard! I heard all the top sects are coming to watch, and if you show enough talent, they’ll throw you an olive branch for sure!"
"This is the chance for ordinary folks to strut their stuff!"
"No way! It’s not about ordinary folks showing off, it’s for the Celestial Prides! If your cultivation isn’t at the Divinity Transformation Stage, you’re not even qualified to enter!"
"Divinity Transformation Stage? That’s a crazy high bar!"
...
As soon as Lin Chang’sheng and Zhao Shuang’Er entered the city, they overheard a bunch of cultivators chatting as they walked by—the words "Celestial Pride List" coming up in every sentence!