Crimson Flame Art
Elementary Fire Talent
Fire Source Power*2
Fire Scale Sword Art*10
Spirit*0.1
All five bubbles were picked up by Wang Teng.
In an instant, his entire being underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
As Spirit*0.1 merged into him, Wang Teng's mind became exceptionally clear for a fleeting instant before it vanished.
At the same time, his body underwent an indescribable change.
When he closed his eyes, all he had seen before was darkness.
But now, he could sense countless tiny, fiery-red particles, blazing hot as they drifted through heaven and earth, like little sprites possessed of life.
Fire Source Power!
This was Fire Source Power.
Once Wang Teng's body had completed its transformation, the Fire Source Power drifting around him seemed to have discovered an amusement park. Cheering, it surged toward him and burrowed into his body through every pore.
But without guidance, it knew only to rampage wildly through Wang Teng's body.
Fortunately, a memory that had appeared out of thin air came into play.
Crimson Flame Art—an Origin Power cultivation art!
A phantom figure cultivated in Wang Teng's mind. The pathways within its body manifested, with the spine as the main trunk, spreading into the four limbs and bones, densely covering the entire body.
The Fire Source Power was immediately drawn in.
The 2 points of Fire Source Power attributes he had just picked up were the most obedient. They seemed to become leaders now, guiding a group of little radishes to line up and march neatly through the pathways in Wang Teng's body.
In the end, they followed the spinal trunk downward and flowed into a node at its very bottom.
Red light blazed!
Boom!
A scorching sensation erupted from the base of his spine and spread throughout Wang Teng's body. As it passed through him, his earlier injuries healed rapidly until they vanished without a trace.
Finally, a cloud of hot vapor rose from the crown of his head.
Then it slowly dispersed. The red light at the tail-end node gradually withdrew, ultimately returning to silence!
On the other side, another figure wielded a battle sword and demonstrated moves in Wang Teng's mind. The battle sword was wrapped in the power of flames, its might astonishing!
Fire Scale Sword Art—an Origin Power Combat Skill!!
Once all the scenes faded away, Wang Teng opened his eyes, suppressed the joy in his heart, and looked at the Attribute Panel.
The moment he looked, Wang Teng froze.
The Attribute Panel had changed completely.
Comprehension: 83 Spirit: 12.1 Talent: Elementary Fire Talent (10/300) Primal Force: 6/100 Fire (One-Star War Soldier Level) Cultivation Art: Crimson Flame Art (Entry Level 1/100) Combat Skills: Basic Combat Skills (Fist, Sword, Saber, Movement subtlety), Gun Technique (Small Success), Fire Scale Sword Art (Entry Level 10/100) Knowledge: Basic Subjects (Full Marks) Comprehensive Combat Strength: 132 (The system retains final interpretive authority (●ˇˇ●))
"What is this?"
Wang Teng stared at the utterly transformed Attribute Panel. In particular, he could no longer tear his gaze away from the Primal Force section.
"One-Star War Soldier Level?"
"I... became a Martial Warrior!!"
Wang Teng clenched his fists and took several deep breaths before he barely managed to calm down.
"So this man really was a Martial Warrior!"
"And I actually killed a Martial Warrior!"
He lowered his head and looked down at the lifeless Martial Warrior corpse before him, unsure for a moment what he ought to feel.
"Phew!"
He exhaled a breath of stale air.
He suddenly remembered that there was another person on the other side who had dropped several Attribute Bubbles as well. He had to pick them up immediately, or they would disappear once time ran out.
Fortunately, although everything just now sounded like it had taken a long time, only a brief while had truly passed.
When Wang Teng returned to that person's side, the bubbles had become somewhat illusory, but they had not vanished completely.
Pick up!
Elementary Ice Talent
Ice Element Source Power*1
Profound Ice Art
Illusory Ice Fist*8
There were four Attribute Bubbles, one less Spirit than the previous Martial Warrior.
And as expected, this person was also a Martial Warrior!
As the Attribute Bubbles merged into Wang Teng's body, a scene similar to before appeared again.
Wang Teng obtained Elementary Ice Talent, and his body became compatible with Ice Element Source Power. As a result, icy particles drifting between heaven and earth poured into his body.
The Origin Power cultivation art, Profound Ice Art, began to take effect.
A figure sat cross-legged in Wang Teng's mind. In reality, Wang Teng also sat down cross-legged, guiding the Ice Element Source Power entering his body along the circulation route of the Profound Ice Art, through all his four limbs and bones.
The icy sensation made his entire body shudder.
A thin layer of frost formed across the surrounding ground.
Wang Teng was completely unaware of it as he directed the Ice Element Source Power into the node at the base of his spine.
Boom!
The influx of Ice Element Source Power stirred up the Fire Source Power that had only recently settled there.
The two were naturally incompatible as ice and fire!
Once they met, they were bound to fight to the death. Neither could possibly tolerate the other's existence.
Yet just as both sides stood with swords drawn and bows bent, about to collide in the next instant, a profound and mysterious power appeared between them.
Under the influence of this power, the Ice Element Source Power and Fire Source Power gradually settled down.
The two slowly revolved, eventually forming a circle and maintaining a stable point of balance.
At the same time, the information belonging to Illusory Ice Fist smoothly merged into Wang Teng's memories. He had gotten another Origin Power Combat Skill.
A moment later, Wang Teng let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
"That was close!"
"Ice and fire are incompatible. They almost exploded inside my body. Scared the hell out of me."
Still shaken, he felt that once he got back, he absolutely had to cram up on Martial Warrior-related knowledge.
Otherwise, if he made another common-sense mistake in the future, he might not even know how he died.
"Come to think of it, was that mysterious power just now the System Boss making a move?"
Wang Teng thought for a moment but could not come up with any other explanation. The most likely possibility was that the System Boss had stepped in.
After all, he did not have some mysterious ring, so there was no old grandpa he could count on to suddenly emerge and turn the tide.
Then, with tears welling in his eyes, he would cry out... Master~
Moved heaven, moved earth, moved you, me, and everyone else!
Wang Teng stood up, brushed the dead leaves from his body, and noticed the thin frost covering the ground around him. He could not help but pause.
"Primal Force really is amazing!"
He sighed, then looked at the Martial Warrior's corpse before him and thought for a moment...
Hmm~ time to loot the body!
He searched the other man's pockets. Aside from a phone and a coin, there was nothing else.
However, the purple-black gloves on his hands caught Wang Teng's attention.
"Good stuff!"
"I'll take them first and study them properly when I get back."
Then he ran back to the Fire Element Martial Artist from earlier and searched through his pockets as well.
An iPhone 8.
A Zippo lighter. Good stuff, taking it!
There was also a crushed pack of cigarettes. It seemed they were Fellow Daoists. Wang Teng did not mind and slipped it into his pocket.
"Oh, this sword is pretty good."
Wang Teng pried open the other man's fingers, examined the longsword engraved with crimson Runes, and unceremoniously claimed it for himself.
"Don't blame me, don't blame me. You can't bring it with you in life or take it with you in death. Consider it a contribution to society!" Wang Teng muttered.
—Newbie dividing line—
Thanks to "When Xia Zhiming Meets Dumb Little Xin" and "Book Friend 1308031455..." for the rewards.
And to "Memories~The Days of Those Years" for adding this to a book list.
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