Chapter 206: "Supreme Clause"! (Part 2)

Chapter 206: "Supreme Clause"! (Part 2)

Damn! No one had told him that three terms could automatically combine!

He had discovered it!

Could everything be combined? Prideful Fate could be combined, the Heavenly Dao Turntable could be combined, and now even the term selection panels could be combined.

But he quickly realized that to discover this, one must use three term selection opportunities, leaving them unused in the Dantian.

Just gathering three was enough.

However, the problem was—

For most people, they only gained one term selection opportunity per major cultivation realm. Typically, the Foundation Establishment stage would have fixed random terms.

After that, each major realm breakthrough would offer a three-choice selection.

In other words, without any special opportunities, one must cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul stage, during which, when breaking through, they can choose not to select any of the three options, and then automatically combine them into one, gaining a chance to choose from three "Ultimate" options.

However, for most people, it's challenging to reach the Nascent Soul stage without selecting any options.

No wonder this secret has gone undiscovered by so many on the Xuantian Continent, or perhaps a few stubborn individuals have found it but kept it to themselves.

The "Ultimate" option is undoubtedly powerful, offering an additional effect beyond the normal option, making it like having two options in one. This new "Ultimate" effect seems like an enhanced or mutated version of the original effect, closely related rather than a standalone ability.

Without further thought—

After all, there are only ten breaths.

There's not much to consider.

The first option, "Ultimate Thunder Body," is a perfect fit for him. The normal effect ensures that even when his virtue points are exhausted, he can confidently face the thunder tribulation.

The "Ultimate" effect further enhances his thunder-based spellcasting power, sealing his path as a thunder cultivator.

As for the second option, "Nine Bulls and Two Tigers (Ultimate)," it's useless to him but would be ideal for Fatty Dragon.

Normally, a cultivator can only have one natal spirit beast.

With this option, they can have eleven natal spirit beasts, significantly boosting their overall strength. Although the Dragon Clan is known for its wisdom and power, they are still considered spirit beasts.

They are beings that can be bound by contracts.

No one has ever tried it, but for the Dragon Clan, it would be an insult worse than death.

The third option, "Boundless Spirit Energy (Ultimate)," is also good. He might have chosen this at the beginning, but now it's completely useless.

Although he's almost certain the first option is the best choice, he doesn't mind spending 100,000 virtue points to see what other "Ultimate" options might appear.

Soon—

The third option, "Boundless Spirit Energy (Ultimate)," gradually becomes blurry within the cloud-covered panel, and when it clears, it has changed.

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"Option Name": Nine Bulls' Strength.

"Option Grade": White.

"Option Effect": Possess the strength of nine bulls.

"Ultimate Effect": Comes with Nine Yin Power.

"How wonderful," Chen Qiu sighed with a mix of emotion and resignation. Although he felt a bit frustrated that he could only get a white-grade option at the Divine Transformation stage, he had to admit that the value of this option skyrocketed with the Ultimate effect! It's perfect for Fatty Dragon!

With the "Heavenly Fate Dual Cultivation" option, once he possesses either the Nine Bulls' Strength or the Nine Yin Power option, his cultivation progress will increase ninefold.

If he manages to get both options, the increase will be a staggering eighteen times faster.

Of course, without the "Heavenly Fate" option, this one would be completely useless, fit only for a circus act.

As the ten breaths were about to end, Chen Qiu, satisfied with his choice, selected the "Ultimate Thunder Body" option. He was quite pleased with this option, wishing his seven-colored option, "Ever-Rising," was also an Ultimate one.

He could even guess what the Ultimate effect would be if it were.

Most likely, every time he had to choose from three options, they would all be Ultimate ones.

"That's good," Chen Qiu nodded in satisfaction and then turned his attention to the next cloud-covered panel.

He had a total of two chances to choose from three "Ultimate" options.

And two more chances to choose from three normal options.

If he could get just one more normal option choice, he could directly have three "Ultimate" option choices, based on his understanding of this world's nature.

Perhaps these three "Ultimate" option choices could even be combined to get an even stronger option choice.

But—

There was no need. He didn't know when he would reach the Soul Refinement stage; it would take at least a year or two. It's not that he lacked the confidence to face the nine pale thunder tribulations of the Soul Refinement stage; he just didn't want to rush it.

He preferred to take his time.

According to his previous experience, when he reached a trillion virtue points, he would be able to leave the Xuantian Continent and head to the Vast Continent.

He hadn't even completed his milestone tasks or fully explored the Xuantian Continent yet.

He would wait until he finished all twelve milestone tasks before leaving.

Moreover, he had been saving his two high-grade Heavenly Dao turntables for a three-in-one combination. If he combined this "Ultimate" option choice as well, he might get an even better option choice.

Otherwise, what's the point of this harvest?

He could simply save everything for a future three-in-one combination.

Soon—

Another cloud-covered panel appeared before him.

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"Cultivation Surge: Officially entering the 5th, 6th, and 7th layers of the Divine Transformation stage."

"You have a total of eight chances to choose from three options, six of which will automatically combine into two 'Ultimate' option choices."

"Please choose from the three random options below within ten breaths."

1:

"Option Name": Tired of the Mortal World (Ultimate).

"Option Grade": Yellow.

"Option Effect": Every time you kill a female of your own race who truly loves you, you will obtain thirty spirit stones.

"Ultimate Effect": Upon obtaining this term, a random term will be dropped from the opponent's possession, transforming into a jade slip.

2:

"Term Name": Escape Technique (Ultimate).

"Term Grade": Yellow.

"Term Effect": When your physical body dies, and your Nascent Soul escapes, the speed of your escape will greatly increase.

"Ultimate Effect": You cannot be targeted or locked on.

3:

"Term Name": Blood Rush (Ultimate).

"Term Grade": Blue.

"Term Effect": When cultivating blood-related spells, their power will significantly increase, but you will experience a blood rush daily. This term is exclusive to female cultivators. If you are male, you will automatically gain an additional 'Yin-Yang Inversion' term.

"Ultimate Effect": You can quickly restore your stamina, injuries, and spirit energy by absorbing the blood of other living beings.

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Chen Qiu furrowed his brows slightly as he looked at the three-choice term panel before him, each option being an Ultimate term with an additional Ultimate effect.

The first term, Tired of Mortal World, had a rather ordinary original effect; for every sufficiently loving female of the same race killed, one would only obtain thirty Spirit Stones.

Moreover, they were lower-grade Spirit Stones.

However, its Ultimate effect was powerful; killing a woman who loved you would cause a term jade slip to drop.

If one had a way with women, or possessed a term like "Captivating Beauty" that increased attraction towards women, this term could be useful.

This term's effect was decent; one could continuously harvest term jade slips, but it was of no use to him. He wasn't keen on using such means to obtain term jade slips.

It would disrupt his cultivation path.

On the path of cultivation, spells, spirit treasures, and terms were all important, but the most crucial aspect was a clear and unburdened cultivation path. A clear path meant you were confident in your journey, reducing the risk of demonic temptations and providing a clearer understanding of your cultivation.

For example, consider evil cultivators.

It was normal for an evil cultivator to disown their family, but one who frequently showed weakness would suffer. Whether the former had a good outcome was uncertain, but the latter would undoubtedly face a grim fate.

A soft-hearted butcher would inevitably meet their end at the hands of their prey.

The second term was both useful and useless. In a situation with no other options, it could be chosen as an additional escape method.

Nascent Soul Out-of-Body.

While the speed increased significantly,

the inability to be locked onto by divine sense only meant that spells and flying swords couldn't catch up, providing an extra layer of protection.

However, for Chen Qiu, the effect was quite limited.

He already had numerous life-saving methods.

For instance, the existence of Virtue Defense Tokens; if he truly used up all his life-saving methods and still died, he didn't think a Nascent Soul escape would save him.

But it could be a backup option.

After all, the third term was completely useless.

Choosing this term would result in a daily blood rush, which was impure blood. The only inconvenience was the daily occurrence, with no significant impact.

After all, female cultivators with higher cultivation levels no longer had these issues.

Only those with lower cultivation levels still had this problem.

If a male chose this term, they would also automatically gain the 'Yin-Yang Inversion' term, making it a buy-one-get-one deal. This term's sole effect was to allow gender transformation.

If male, one would become female.

If female, one would become male.

He didn't have much need for blood-related spells, and honestly, he hadn't heard of them or seen anyone use them. Even the Ultimate effect of this term seemed like it belonged to an evil cultivator.

Chen Qiu shook his head, not selecting any term yet. He kept the second term as a backup, ready to re-roll once more. If no good terms appeared, he would choose the second term.

The second term was at least somewhat useful.

The first and third terms were completely useless.

Since they were Ultimate terms, he wanted to choose one beneficial to him, rather than one for self-destruction.

Whether Ultimate or regular, the power of self-destruction was the same. Using an Ultimate term for self-destruction was too wasteful and extravagant.

Soon—

100,000 virtue points were deducted, an insignificant amount for him, not even causing a flicker in his ranking on the "Xuantian Continent Virtue Points Rankings."

The third term on the panel, shrouded in mist, slowly blurred, and a new term appeared.

"Term Name": Swift Eyes and Hands (Ultimate).

"Term Grade": Blue.

"Term Effect": When casting spells, the speed will increase. If it's an instant spell, the spell's speed will be enhanced.

"Ultimate Effect": The power of your instant spells will be amplified.

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"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu's eyebrows arched slightly. This term was quite suitable for him; the Ultimate effect could enhance the power of his instant spells, and his Lightning Summoning Art was an instant spell.

His Lightning Summoning Art was further strengthened.

With two Ultimate terms, his Lightning Summoning Art became even more formidable.

The main effect of this term was to increase the speed of spellcasting for spell cultivators.

Lower-level spell cultivators might not notice this effect, but higher-level cultivators would be well aware of it.

All your powerful spells required you to recite a complete set of hand seals before fully unleashing their power, and this process often consumed time.

And the enemy won't give you that time.

Therefore, in general, when it comes to casting spells, cultivators will first use instant spells to envelop their opponents, and then quickly create distance before performing complex incantations to unleash powerful spells.

Chen Qiu stood atop a mountain peak, gazing towards the distant sea. With a casual wave of his hand, hundreds of thunder dragons shot out!

In the blink of an eye, they had barely left his body when they struck the sea's surface!

"Boom!!!"

Chen Qiu looked at the sea, which was now erupting with towering waves, and felt slightly surprised. The speed of these thunder dragons was much faster than before.

The Lightning Summoning Art was indeed an instant spell, but it still took some time for the thunder dragons to reach the enemy's face. Although the dragons weren't slow, once the enemy broke free from his spiritual sense's lock, they could still use their movement techniques to escape his lightning attack.

But now...

The thunder dragons' speed had significantly increased.

With a mere thought, the thunder dragons rushed forward, their speed far surpassing their previous capabilities. Not only was the Lightning Summoning Art cast instantly, but the thunder dragons themselves were also unleashed in an instant.

This meant—

When facing any spellcaster, or even other cultivators, he would have the absolute advantage of striking first.

In a simultaneous attack, his strike would always hit the enemy first.

And his instant Lightning Summoning Art wasn't just a disruptive attack like other spellcasters; it was his most powerful move when not revealing his full strength.

Chen Qiu looked at the sea not far away, where the waves were crashing, and smiled with satisfaction. Then, as if addicted, he kept waving his hands, sending dozens of thunder dragons crashing down.

Not many, though.

Each time, he would only send a few thunder dragons. He rarely sent out dozens at once anymore.

In reality, if it weren't for the 'Tenfold Incantation' attribute, which prevented him from casting more than a single-digit number of thunder dragons, he would have preferred to cast just one thunder dragon.

To have some fun.

After he had his fill of fun, many large fish had been stunned by the waves and washed up on the shore.

Seeing this, Chen Qiu instantly covered the entire Dragon Island with his spiritual sense.

"Tonight, we eat fish!"

After being busy for so many days, it was time to relax and unwind around a bonfire.

Soon—

Night fell.

Mock Heaven Sect disciples, including the few Dragon Clan members on the island, gathered around a massive bonfire, laughing and chatting with each other. This scene, under the night sky, appeared quite harmonious.

At this moment, a courtesan from a brothel, dressed in a red long skirt, was gracefully dancing to the music. Her movements were not at all explicit, but they exuded allure with every gesture.

"Wonderful!"

After the dance ended, the surrounding Mock Heaven Sect disciples clapped and cheered.

Upon learning that there would be a bonfire party tonight, Ao Tian immediately went to Quzhou and invited many courtesans, circus performers, storytellers, and the like to Dragon Island to perform at the bonfire party and entertain everyone.

"Brother."

Chen Qiu, sitting on the beach, glanced at the dancing courtesan in the bonfire and turned his head towards Ao Tian, who was sitting beside him with a smile.

"You said that Dragon Island is the Dragon Clan's biggest secret and that no living being is allowed to set foot on it. Why did you bring so many people here tonight?"

"Are you afraid that these people will reveal the location of Dragon Island after they leave, or do you not intend to let them leave alive?"

"Hey."

Ao Tian looked at the courtesan dancing in the center of the bonfire with a slightly emotional expression and said, "These people have low cultivation levels, and they can't even project their spiritual sense outside their bodies. Even if they return and try to describe the location of Dragon Island, they won't know how to do it."

"Moreover, the journey to Dragon Island involves passing through many natural barriers. Even if they know the location, it's still difficult to reach the island."

"In the past, I didn't bring any living beings to the island because I was afraid of the one-in-a-million chance that they might reveal its location. After all, you know how the Dragon Clan was in the past, little brother."

"But now, it's different—"

Ao Tian paused for a moment, then downed the jar of spirit wine in his hand. His eyes already held a drunken gleam as he said in a daze, "Little brother, you've helped the Dragon Clan too much. The Dragon Clan is destined to rise again."

"And this rise will be swift. In just one year, these dragon cubs will reach adulthood, and the Dragon Clan, except for not having Soul Refinement Stage cultivators, will already be considered a major clan."

"With this confidence..."

"I'm also not worried about these people going back and spreading rumors. In fact, the more they talk, the better, as it will help people get used to the name of the Dragon Clan again."

"Little brother."

"I don't know how long I can still call you 'little brother.' Perhaps soon, I'll have to call you 'Shui Ge.'"

"But no matter if I call you 'little brother' or 'Shui Ge'..."

"Remember this, little brother. Your kindness to the Dragon Clan and to me, Ao Tian, will never be forgotten. In the future, no matter the conditions, as long as it's something you ask for, I will never refuse."

"If I ever refuse, let Black Dragon be flayed and have his tendons pulled, suffering for eternity. You know, Black Dragon is my favorite son."

Chen Qiu patted Ao Tian's shoulder and took the wine jar from his hand, chuckling, "Brother, you're drunk."

"Don't stop me. I'm not drunk. I want to drink more, I..."

"I'm not stopping you."

Chen Qiu casually picked up another jar of wine next to him and placed it in Ao Tian's embrace, "Your jar is empty. Here's another one. Drink slowly, no rush."

". . ."

Only Black Dragon, lying not far away, remained silent and glum, gazing at the bonfire party before him.

He also wanted to join this bonfire party.

But since he couldn't transform yet, he couldn't really enjoy himself.

When would he finally reach adulthood? Why wasn't he born from Fatty Dragon? He also wanted to grow up quickly and transform.

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