Lottery Draw, Monkey King

After figuring it out, Lu Mingchuan decided to do the lottery draw first. If he happened to draw some skill, he could use this thing to quickly familiarize himself with it.

He then summoned the system panel. Looking at his 12,400 Points, Lu Mingchuan rubbed his hands together.

"Today's luck has refreshed. Time to draw."

He went through another round of the lottery process. Once he had finished preparing, Lu Mingchuan tapped with his little hand, and his balance dropped to 9,600.

A familiar card pack appeared before him, and ten cards shot out from it. Lu Mingchuan swept his gaze over them.

"Oh come on, pity again. It must be that Immortal Huang Yuan isn't pulling his weight."

Ignoring the other cards, he reached out and flipped over the sole purple card. Printed on its face was an infuriating expression.

Expressionless, he held the card and checked its attributes.

Name: Aggression

Description: After learning it, energy can be consumed to taunt the enemy, causing them to enter the negative state "Red Temperature."

Never mind what would happen to whoever got taunted by this skill—just seeing that expression was enough to make Lu Mingchuan nearly hit Red Temperature himself.

Lu Mingchuan hurriedly relied on his powerful memory to recall matches played by Immortal Huang Yuan at his peak. It made him laugh outright, pulling him free from the negative state.

After that, he did not dare look at the card again and directly learned the skill through the system.

Once he finished learning it, he clicked another ten-pull. Watching his balance shrink once more, Lu Mingchuan felt a pang of pain.

"Gotta say, lottery draws feel great, but they also feel awful."

But that pang quickly vanished, because two purple-glowing cards lay before him.

He reached out and flipped both cards. One depicted a purple cloak, while the other showed a bow.

He checked the information for the two items.

Name: Night's Edge
Description: When equipped, upon health dropping below 40%, grants 1 second of invincibility while removing all negative effects. Afterwards, provides a 25% attribute enhancement.

"Isn't this just one of Shovel's items with some tweaks?" Lu Mingchuan muttered, then turned his gaze to the other purple card.

Name: Whistling Arrow
Description: Sky Control's archery technique.

Lu Mingchuan could not help but feel delighted when he saw it. Forget the equipment—even considering only the second skill, this draw had already paid off immensely.

Although Whistling Arrow was merely Sky Control's basic attack in the game, things were different now. This was the archery technique of an [Ace Pilot] among the long-life species.

The techniques and experience contained within it were practically unrivaled on Douluo Continent, where combat relied entirely on soul skills.

After checking the effects, Lu Mingchuan closed his eyes and began receiving the enormous amount of information. Even with the system's protection, it made his head ache as if it were about to burst.

Once the transfer was complete, Lu Mingchuan activated Aftermath of Battle without hesitation. His consciousness entered a space with two doors labeled Normal and Hell.

"So this is the so-called Aftermath of Battle."

He surveyed his surroundings. Apart from the doors, there was nothing but darkness.

After observing for a while longer, he pushed open the Normal door before him just to be safe. His vision immediately turned white, the glare making it hard for him to open his eyes.

Vaguely, Lu Mingchuan seemed to hear a voice saying something about activation.

By the time his vision recovered, he had already arrived in a forest. A light screen appeared before him, displaying the clearance mission.

Mission: Kill the Monkey King in the forest.

Reward: One character ten-pull.

Seeing the reward, Lu Mingchuan could not help but rejoice. This meant he could summon characters again.

Of course, it was not that Huang Quan was incapable.

It was simply that Lu Mingchuan could not bear to make Huang Quan do all the tiring work. At times like this, he needed a character capable of enduring hardship.

He made a joke to himself to ease the tension in his heart, then stopped wasting time and left to search for the Monkey King.

After all, he would not die in here. He could afford to trade a few lives for intelligence.

After wandering around for quite a while, Lu Mingchuan had seen nothing but a few little monkeys jumping out to obstruct him. He had not even caught sight of a single hair from the Monkey King.

But on second thought, this place was infinitely close to reality. He could use some little monkeys as bait.

Lu Mingchuan began wandering again. Sure enough, before long, a little monkey leaped out.

After giving it several hard slaps across the face, Lu Mingchuan tossed it aside and hid in the shadows to watch it.

The monkey covered its face, looking utterly confused. It remained stunned for quite some time before finally moving.

Finally, I've been waiting for this.

Delighted, Lu Mingchuan hurried after it.

He followed the monkey through twists and turns for a long while before they finally reached a cave. Once the monkey entered, Lu Mingchuan stepped out from the shadows.

He then swaggered into the cave. But the moment he entered, he saw a tall Monkey King that looked remarkably like a gorilla slap the "guide monkey" across the face.

Upon seeing Lu Mingchuan, the Monkey King grew even angrier. It pointed at him while continuously screeching at the little monkey.

Then it slapped the monkey into the wall and turned its gaze toward Lu Mingchuan.

Even Lu Mingchuan felt a little intimidated upon seeing it. How was this thing a monkey? It was clearly a gorilla. It had a towering body, muscles all over, and fur that reflected a metallic sheen.

Everything about it screamed that it was not to be trifled with.

Lu Mingchuan took out the Steel Wheel Bow and drew a deep breath. He had come this time to practice his skills and gather intelligence, so there was no need to clear this stage too quickly. Of course, clearing it would be best.

The monkey, however, immediately leaped into the air and came crashing down toward Lu Mingchuan. He rapidly retreated twice, exiting the cave.

After all, that terrain was truly unfriendly for an archer like him.

Once outside, Lu Mingchuan did not hesitate. He leaped onto a tree, recalled the contents of Whistling Arrow, then drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

The instant the gorilla emerged from the cave, an arrow struck its shoulder. Unfortunately, it barely pierced the fur. Its only effect was probably to further enrage the Monkey King.

The Monkey King quickly locked onto Lu Mingchuan, then charged at him with speed entirely disproportionate to its massive body.

Seeing this, Lu Mingchuan rapidly fired two arrows at the Monkey King's hind legs. Unlike before, these two arrows were infused with some Imaginary Energy to increase their power.

The Monkey King seemed to sense something and swiftly dodged. Lu Mingchuan was not surprised, since those two arrows had only been meant to stop the Monkey King from getting close.

After dodging them, the Monkey King realized it would be difficult to approach. It casually uprooted a tree and hurled it at Lu Mingchuan.

Lu Mingchuan leaped to the side. Seizing the opportunity, the Monkey King's hind-leg muscles swelled, and it violently kicked off the ground, streaking toward Lu Mingchuan in midair.

Lu Mingchuan was delighted at the sight. He had deliberately dodged earlier precisely to make the Monkey King attack at full force.

He drew his bow and nocked an arrow. This time, the arrow had been condensed directly from a considerable amount of energy. He aimed at the Monkey King and released it.

The recoil sent him even higher, perfectly avoiding the Monkey King's attack. But the Monkey King was not so fortunate.

Brothers, if you've made it this far, say something.