Chapter 57 : Chapter 57
Chapter 57: The Lesser Five Elements Treasure Body
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Lu Zhan silently stared at the system prompt.
Apertures could actually be opened directly with Slaughter Points? He had never encountered anything like this before.
“Yes!”
Without the slightest hesitation, he agreed at once. He wanted to see exactly what kind of apertures these were, that they could not be opened through cultivation and had to be unlocked with Slaughter Points.
[ Ding! Opening apertures... ]
[ Congratulations, Host, on opening the Taisu Aperture, Lingshu Aperture, Chaoxi Aperture, Fentian Aperture, and Houzai Aperture ]
[ Detected special physique talent: Lesser Five Elements Treasure Body. Do you wish to spend 50,000 Slaughter Points to awaken it? ]
A gleam flashed through Lu Zhan’s eyes. I knew those five apertures were anything but ordinary.
They could actually awaken the Lesser Five Elements Treasure Body.
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Lu Zhan did not hesitate. He immediately chose yes.
[ After the hidden apertures are opened, you look inward and discover that the 360 apertures in your body are now centered around these five hidden apertures, dividing into five regions. ]
[ Each region is further divided into the Five Elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The Five Elements interconnect and circulate Spiritual Power without the slightest obstruction. ]
[ Congratulations, Host, on awakening the special talent physique: Lesser Five Elements Treasure Body ]
Fixed Talent: Lesser Five Elements Treasure Body
Talent Grade: Elite (Mythic)
Growth Status: Temporarily Sealed
Duration: Permanent
Status: Awakened
Effect 1: Five Elements Protection
Slightly increases your resistance to the power of the Five Elements. Damage received from Five Elements attributes is reduced by 20%.
Effect 2: Can Sever All Things (Metal)
By absorbing the Power of Geng Metal, you can grant an item the [Can Sever All Things] trait, increasing damage dealt to a single target by 30%. Releasing the Power of Geng Metal allows you to weave a [Heavenly Net], increasing damage dealt to groups by 20%.
Effect 3: Verdant Wood Spiritual Resonance (Wood)
By absorbing the spiritual resonance of wood, you can recover from injuries rapidly. Depending on the concentration of Wood Spiritual Energy, recovery speed increases by 30% to 50%. The higher the concentration of Wood Spiritual Energy, the faster your injuries heal.
Effect 4: Waterwalker (Water)
You are the king of the deep sea. You can breathe freely underwater. Water-element affinity increases by 50%, water-element attack power increases by 30%, and movement speed increases by 30%.
Looking at his newly acquired talent, Lu Zhan thought, These Slaughter Points really were well spent.
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[ Continue consuming 1,000 Slaughter Points to raise realm ]
[ On this day, your meridians are already open, and the apertures throughout your body resonate together. You can feel a Divine Sea being born within you, while an enormous amount of Spiritual Energy is refined into it. ]
[ A blurry figure descends into the Divine Sea. Your spiritual platform becomes clear and bright, and your Divine Sense begins to emerge. ]
[ Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to the First Level of the Divine Sea Realm ]
In an instant, Lu Zhan felt the power throughout his entire body surge explosively, while a vast tide of Spiritual Energy roared within him.
His physical strength also rose dramatically.
Clenching his fist, he could feel the explosive force coursing through his body.
“So this is the power of the Divine Sea Realm? It really is extraordinary. Looks like I need to have a proper talk with the big fellow inside. The world is so vast, so why did it have to appear in my Jurisdiction of all places?”
Lu Zhan headed deeper into the Demon Nest.
In a dense forest, several human figures were hiding behind a massive boulder, trembling.
When they had entered the Demon Nest, they had been chased by demons and fled in blind panic until they ended up here. They had no idea where in the Demon Nest they were now.
That was already terrible enough.
Even worse, several Demon Beasts were still hunting them outside.
“Sister Xiaoyu, what do we do? I’m scared... I want my mom and dad...” came Xiaohui’s stifled sobbing voice from behind.
Ever since they were young, their parents had warned them not to wander around unnecessarily and to stay at home. Who could have imagined that even staying at home would not spare them from this senseless disaster?
Strength!
If only they had great strength.
At that moment, the youths’ yearning for power grew stronger than ever.
“Shh, Xiaohui, keep your voice down.”
Liu Xiaoyu raised a hand for silence.
“Don’t worry. The Demon Extermination Bureau has definitely already sent people to rescue us. We just need to hold on until they get here. Don’t lose heart. Everything will get better.”
She spoke to comfort the others.
But in her heart, she understood very well how hard it was to survive until the Demon Extermination Bureau arrived when facing a Demon Nest. Once you were swept up into one, almost no one made it out alive.
“Damn it, I should’ve learned a couple of fighting moves from Old Wang. Then I wouldn’t be dragging Sister Xiaoyu down.”
“I’m such an idiot. I never should have slept through survival class. I really regret not listening properly when the teacher explained how to survive an encounter with Demon Beasts...”
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Everyone complained in turn. Fear seemed to spread like an infection, and the mood of the five of them immediately sank.
Liu Xiaoyu’s palms were slick with sweat. She knew that the more times like this, the less she could afford to panic.
“Liu Xiaoyu, calm down!”
“Calm down!”
“Think carefully. Remember how the teacher usually taught you.”
She encouraged herself inwardly.
A moment later, she seemed to overcome some of the fear in her heart and said in a low voice, “During the school drill last month, the teacher taught us how to use plant sap to mask our scent. You still remember that, right?”
Everyone avoided her gaze.
Liu Xiaoyu let out a sigh, then pointed at a plant not far away and said to one of the boys, “A Ming, three steps to your right there’s a Heart-Calming Vine. Crush the leaves and smear the juice on everyone. Xiaohui, help your little sister take off the hairpin and jewelry she’s wearing. Those things can reflect light and expose our position.”
“Everyone, throw your belongings in different directions. The farther, the better.”
After doing all that, they carefully changed hiding places.
“Sister Xiaoyu, will the people from the Demon Extermination Bureau... really come?”
“They will.”
“I heard from my dad that Peach Blossom Alley has gotten an incredible Jurisdiction Head. His surname is Lu. They say he’s someone with real ability, even stronger than our teacher. I believe he definitely won’t abandon us.”
On this point, Liu Xiaoyu seemed completely certain.
At the mention of Lu Zhan’s name, a faint glimmer of hope rose in everyone’s hearts.
“But can we really hold out until Lord Lu gets here?” Xiaohui’s words made everyone’s hearts sink once more.
Liu Xiaoyu did not answer. At that moment, her face was deathly pale, and her head felt heavy and dizzy.
A Ming seemed to notice something wrong and quickly asked with concern, “Sister Xiaoyu, what’s wrong?”
He reached out and touched her forehead.
“So hot!”
“No, this isn’t right. It’s poison. Sister Xiaoyu’s been poisoned?!”
Once he got closer and saw the blackened bite mark on Liu Xiaoyu’s arm, he immediately understood what had happened.
She must have been bitten earlier during the fight with the Snake Demon.
“Brother A Ming, Sister Xiaoyu has passed out. What do we do now...?”
With Liu Xiaoyu gone, the pillar holding them together had collapsed, and the remaining four youths looked utterly stricken.
In the forest some distance away, three Demon Beasts, a tiger, a boar, and an eagle, were discussing something in great excitement.
Most terrifying of all, these Demon Beasts could actually walk upright. They had bodies resembling those of humans and could even speak human language.
At that very moment, they were searching the forest for prey.