Chapter 197: Shadowflame Level 7, Shadow Jump, Concealment Level 1, Assassin Template Activated! (4K

Chapter 197: Shadowflame Level 7, Shadow Jump, Concealment Level 1, Assassin Template Activated! (4K)



The eight divine relics rewarded by the mechanism brought Xue Jing over four thousand and two hundred units of divinity, adding to what he already had, for a total of more than five thousand!

He had slaughtered the entire dragon species in 'Roaring Waterfall' and even killed the 'Dragon God', barely managing to earn six thousand units of divinity.

Now, he had comfortably earned over four thousand just by sitting at home and relaxing. It was incredibly pleasant.

The only regret was that none of the eight divine relics triggered new divine skills.

Xue Jing placed all the divine relics on the table, feeling absolutely delighted, his brain flooding with dopamine.

"Hmm... This could also be considered an additional gain from my trip to the borderland. So, I earned a total of ten thousand units of divinity from this borderland trip?"

Xue Jing stroked his chin.

"It seems I'll have to further increase the priority of tasks related to White Crow's borderland from now on... However, it's unclear if every borderland will yield gains like 'Roaring Waterfall'."

"After all, that was a borderland that had been reflected and merged by the [Mirror World]... Perhaps the reason why that pure-blooded dragon species and its offspring could burst out with so much divinity was simply due to the 'reflection and merging'."

"This hypothesis needs further verification."

As he thought about these matters, Xue Jing reached out and picked up the [Five Emperor Coins] from the table, toying with it by flipping it into the air with his thumb.

The coin spun as it flew upward, then suddenly split into five mid-air, transforming into white, green, black, red, and yellow coins that clattered onto the table.

Xue Jing took a closer look, and sure enough, all five coins showed heads.

"I don't really understand fortune-telling and such... Yuan Tai, do you know anything about this divination result?"

He turned to ask Ning Yuan Tai beside him.

Ning Yuan Tai was taken aback by the sudden question and could only resort to searching for information on his phone.

Xue Jing chuckled, "I'm just asking casually. I'm not expecting you to provide an answer."

Ning Yuan Tai compared the information he found on his phone with the five coins on the table and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Xue, it seems like this is the 'Star Shake Hexagram', which is the best of the best."

Xue Jing laughed heartily, "Oh? So, am I about to soar to new heights?"

"The divination result from the [Five Emperor Coins] is highly indicative. It seems like you're about to experience great fortune," flattered Ning Yuan Tai.

...

As it approached 5 p.m., Xue Jing prepared a large dinner, filling the table to the point that there was barely any space left. Several large plates were stacked high.

However, in the face of the two martial artists' voracious appetites and top-notch digestive capabilities, it was still not enough. All the dishes were once again devoured by Ning Yuan Tai.

After waking up from her nap, Cat walked out of the room and saw that the dinner had been devoured again. She immediately flew into a rage upon learning that the culprit was once again that person with the surname Ning.

Xue Jing didn't feel like spending time cooking again, so he simply boiled some instant noodles for her, adding two extra slices of sausage as consolation.

Ning Feng Wan tearfully slurped her noodles, vowing to make that person with the surname Ning pay for this grudge.

After she finished eating, Xue Jing picked up the bottle of [Clean Freak] from the table, similar to a shower gel bottle. He opened the cap and patted his thigh, smiling at Cat.

"Come here."

"Why?" Cat asked suspiciously, taking a few cat-like leaps and landing on Xue Jing's thigh, crouching down.

Xue Jing poured a small amount of the clear, water-like liquid from the [Clean Freak] into his hand.

He rubbed and spread the liquid on his hand, then reached out and stroked Cat's fur from head to tail.

Instantly, all the invisible dust, fallen cat hair, and various other things that could be considered 'dirty' were thoroughly cleaned from Cat's body.

Cat felt as if she had just taken ten showers at once; her fur was incredibly fluffy and clean, and she felt extremely comfortable.

"Hmm? What is this?" she asked curiously.

"It's the [GOD-662·Clean Freak]," Xue Jing said as he closed the bottle and smiled.

"This thing can wash away anything that the user perceives as 'dirty'... For example, if someone considers tattoos as dirty and uses the [Clean Freak], they can easily wash them off."

"It can clean not only physical dirt but also mental dirt. For instance, if I saw you pooping and perceived that memory as 'a dirty memory', I could use the Clean Freak to wash it away..."

Cat twitched her mouth, "......Could you not use me as an example for that?"

Xueheng waved his hand. "I understand, beautiful girls don't poop, they only excrete pink dreams..."

Cat: "......"

"You're disgusting. Hurry up and erase the memory of me hearing that." She quipped.

Xueheng placed the Clean Freak back on the table. "Of course, the key point lies in perception. If the user doesn't consider anything to be 'dirty', then this thing won't be able to wash anything away."

As he spoke, he picked up the pair of Two Unsuspectings earrings that were on the table.

"What's this?" Cat scratched her head.

Without replying, Xueheng took one and put it on her right cat ear—it was a clip-on earring, so she didn't need to have her ears pierced to wear it.

He then took the other one and put it on his left ear.

Xueheng didn't give Cat any time to react as he smiled and asked, "Teacher Wan, don't you just love me to bits?"

Upon hearing this, Cat let out a soft hum, her face showing disdain as she said, "What nonsense."

"I, of course, lo—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Cat's sharp battle instincts made her immediately realize what she was about to say.

She bit her tongue, forcing herself to stop.

"Nyah nyah nyah nyeow."

In pain, the words that came out were completely distorted, and it was impossible to make out what she was trying to say.

Tears welled up in the corners of Cat's eyes, and she glared at Xueheng before immediately using her claws to take off the earring. She angrily said, "What the heck is this thing?!"

Because her tongue still hurt, her speech was a bit jumbled.

"What a shame." Xueheng feigned regret.

He had thought that he could tease her a bit and see her act all tsundere, but he hadn't expected Cat to be so sharp.

...

That night, Xueheng lay on the bed, staring at the panel with a thoughtful look on his face.

[Twin Births Lv.4] [Shadowflame Lv.6] [Plant Pact Lv.6] [Dragon Horn Lv.5]



[Godhood: 5137]



"How should I use it?"

Five thousand units of godhood was a significant amount, but it wasn't exactly a lot.

If it had been when he first obtained the panel, this would have been an unimaginable figure. But now, a Level 6 divine skill required two thousand units of godhood to level up.

Unless something unexpected happened, the requirement for Level 7 would likely be three thousand units of godhood... In that case, five thousand units would only be enough to raise Shadowflame or Plant Pact to Level 8.

"Anyway, let's raise Shadowflame by one level first."

[Shadowflame] was still his most useful and strongest skill, and to some extent, it represented the 'ceiling' of his combat power.

As long as Shadowflame improved, it meant that his combat power ceiling had been raised.

Xueheng clicked the upgrade button.

[Shadowflame Lv.7 (Upgrade requirement: 3137/3000)]



Without rushing to test out the changes from the upgrade, Xueheng continued to look at the panel.

"In three or four days, [True Martial Arts] will be maxed out on experience. If I set aside a thousand units of godhood for the [True Martial Arts] upgrade, that would leave me with two thousand to use."

"Or I could just raise Shadowflame by another level... From now on, I'll use all the godhood I obtain to level up Shadowflame, and first get it to Level 10 so I can manifest the 'Godly Incarnation' before doing anything else."

After thinking it over, Xueheng closed the panel.

"Let's put this aside for now. I can upgrade it at any time, anyway."

He snapped his fingers, and black energy immediately began to gather in the room, silently igniting black flames everywhere.

Staring at the black flames in front of him, Xueheng felt a certain sensation welling up within him.

Subconsciously, Xueheng's body suddenly turned into a black shadow and entered the black flames in front of him.

The next moment, Xueheng's figure walked out of another patch of black flames in the room.

He blinked, "Is this... a spatial movement ability?"

Just now, he hadn't moved physically at all. Instead, he had entered the black flames and immediately walked out of another patch of black flames, without any physical trajectory.

Undoubtedly, this was a true spatial movement ability that ignored obstacles.

"Damn, if I used this ability to deliver takeout, I wouldn't even need to wait for the elevator."

Xueheng stroked his chin.

"Let's call it 'Shadow Jump'... This way, I have 'Shadow Stealth', which lets me hide in shadows, as well as 'Shadow Jump', a spatial teleportation ability. Could it be that [Shadowflame] is inherently an assassin-type skill?"

"These two abilities are the dream of any assassin..."

Xueheng walked out of the room and into the living room. He opened the balcony door and jumped off the balcony.

After a few quick maneuvers, he arrived in the garden of the community and began to curiously test out his 'Shadow Jump' ability.

Xue Jing first condensed two balls of black flame, placing one beside himself and sending the other as far away as possible.

When he felt he had reached the limit of his control at a hundred meters away, he used 'Shadow Jump' to dive into the black flame by his side.

The next moment, he walked out of the black flame a hundred meters away.

"Hmm... I don't know if there's a specific distance limit, but it definitely works within a hundred meters."

"Next, let's test the cooldown time and consumption..."

Xue Jing continued to experiment in the garden late at night, where no one was around, and soon obtained specific data.

"The current maximum teleport distance is set at a hundred meters."

"Both consumption and cooldown time are related to distance. At a distance of one meter, consumption is negligible, and cooldown time is around 1 second... At a distance of a hundred meters, it would take about thirty uses to deplete the Shadowflame's energy bar, and the cooldown time would be over 20 seconds."

Xue Jing stretched lazily and walked back to the balcony of his home. He leaped several dozen meters high and landed back on his own balcony.

He left the dirty slippers outside and walked barefoot back into his room.

"After the warrior and mage templates, I now have an assassin template."

"All is illusion, all is permitted!"

Lying on the bed, Xue Jing had a sudden thought.

"Come to think of it, what about a stealth-type skill similar to 'Infiltration'? That's an essential for assassins... I'll try to practice that tomorrow."

...

The next day.

At the Dragon-Hidden Dojo.

"Master~"

Zong Shi Chan stood in the corridor, opening the doors to each training room one by one and calling out.

She wore a practice uniform, her shoulder-length black hair tied in a single ponytail. With her height of a little over four feet and her cute, pretty face, she looked petite and adorable.

"Master~ Where are you?"

Zong Shi Chan called out while scratching her head in confusion.

Her master had just told her to come to the training room to teach her martial arts, but now he was nowhere to be found.

"Master~"

Even after opening the doors to all the personal training rooms, she still couldn't find Xue Jing.

"Hmm?"

Unbeknownst to the little girl, a figure had been following her ever since she started her search.

When she took a step, the figure took a step; when she stopped, the figure stopped, synchronizing almost perfectly.

Whether she turned around or retreated, the figure always maintained a not-too-close, not-too-far distance, staying within her sensory blind spot.

Xue Jing stood behind his little disciple, staring at her while doing his best to suppress any aura leakage.

Although he hadn't learned any related stealth techniques and might seem laughable to a master with keen senses, it was more than enough to trick a little girl.

He felt a bit odd, like he was a perverted lolicon who was tailing a little girl...

As the little girl continued to search for Xue Jing in the dojo, he would use 'Shadow Stealth' to hide in her shadow whenever she encountered someone else.

As time passed, thanks to the True Martial Body's super talent, Xue Jing became increasingly adept at suppressing his aura.

Then, at one moment, Xue Jing suddenly had a flash of insight. The true energy within him instinctively circulated, controlling his body to lower his scent, breathing, the sound of the airflow caused by his movements, his footsteps... and even his 'presence'.

[Condition met, skill activation: Concealment]



[Concealment Lv1 (0/300)]



Xue Jing blinked.

So there is a skill for this?

With that, the assassin template was fully activated...

Xue Jing silently reached out and placed his hand on Zong Shi Chan's shoulder.

The little girl's body instantly jolted, and she reflexively grabbed Xue Jing's hand, intending to throw him with an over-the-shoulder throw.

But before she could do so, he flicked her hand.

"Ah!"

Zong Shi Chan rubbed her stinging hand, turned around, and saw her master standing behind her. She pouted and said:

"Master!! Where did you go? I've been looking for you for ages!"

Not knowing that she had been used as a skill-grinding tool, the little girl showed her resentment:

"I was about to call the police!"

Xue Jing smiled at her and said casually, "I got lost on the path of life..."

Zong Shi Chan put her hands on her hips and said discontentedly, "You're teasing me?"

Xue Jing reached out and ruffled her hair, saying, "...Today, I'll teach you something new."

...

(End of Chapter)

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