Great Emperor of Martial Arts

Outside Soul-Losing Mountain, a faint smell of blood wafted around. Hungry wild beasts' eyes lit up upon smelling it, yet they also showed some apprehension.

On a smooth bluestone slab, Jiang Yuan sat cross-legged, a slightly strange expression on his face.

Behind Jiang Yuan lay the corpses of quite a few exotic beasts. The faint smell of blood attracted other exotic beasts while also deterring them.

Just now, while fighting, Jiang Yuan suddenly figured out a crucial point.

"Use Luck Bonus Card."

[Please select a Luck Bonus Card to attach to a simulated life.]

[1. Martial Emperor; 2. New Simulated Life]

Jiang Yuan's heart relaxed. The Luck Bonus Card could indeed be attached to a simulated life that was still in progress.

The secret to passing the first life must lie in this Luck Bonus Card.

He had simulated hundreds of times, reaching the extreme in every detail.

If he still couldn't pass even with this, it would truly be a dead end.

However, Jiang Yuan's unintentional thoughts during the battle had unlocked the key to passing the first life.

What was the first life? The Emperor Template, the Protagonist Template. So, what was the difference between a protagonist and an ordinary person? Besides various other factors, the most important thing was luck, or destiny.

Jiang Yuan glanced at his [Personal Backpack] and, upon inadvertently seeing the Luck Bonus Card again, he finally understood.

He now had enough points to start the third simulated life. It was only now that Jiang Yuan discovered the key to passing the first life.

"Martial Emperor!"

[Attachment complete. This simulated life journey begins.]

The surrounding environment suddenly spun.

Jiang Yuan found himself in a very familiar environment.

Nonsense, Jiang Yuan had died hundreds of times here, how could he not be familiar with it!

Before him was still the incredibly familiar figure of the white-clothed boy. Jiang Yuan, with practiced ease, used the meager Qi and Blood he possessed in his infant body to stimulate the exotic bone, coupled with the stimulus of death.

The Great Sun Blazing Fire Bone in his chest was activated, as expected.

Firelight appeared, but even though the faint firelight was extraordinary, it couldn't stop the white-clothed boy's tender little hands.

The exotic bone in his chest was still dug out.

Jiang Yuan's heart sank.

What the hell?

Even after using the Luck Bonus Card, it was still useless?

Simulator! Damn it all to hell!

Afterward, Jiang Yuan fell into a coma.

Yes, it was a coma, not his consciousness returning to reality.

When Jiang Yuan woke up again, he found an old man holding him. There was no trace of blood on his chest; it was as if nothing had happened.

However, the hollow feeling in his chest undoubtedly indicated that the exotic bone had been dug out.

But he, it seemed, wasn't dead?

[You have survived the first great tribulation, and your life continues.]

[Age 0: You were born into a top-tier martial arts family. Both your parents are powerful martial artists. Upon birth, you emitted a brilliant golden light. After examination by the clan elders, they discovered you possess a Heavenly Formed Exotic Bone and are a Martial Arts Prodigy. You received the attention of the entire clan. However, at the age of three, your cousin, who possessed a heavy pupil, inexplicably dug out your exotic bone when your parents weren't paying attention.

But you subconsciously activated a surge of life force within the exotic bone, causing you to fall into a death-like state. Your parents, upon discovering this, believed you were dead and were enraged, leading to their suppression.

You were then carelessly discarded into a river. You emerged from your death-like state and were discovered by an old man, who took you in. Your brilliant life began from here.]

[Congratulations on completing Simulated Life · Martial Emperor (I)]

[You have obtained 1500 Points, 2 Martial Arts Enlightenment Cards, 1 Martial Arts Customization Card, and 1 Sword Talisman Projection of the Martial Emperor.]

[Redemption rewards have been updated, please check them at your leisure.]

Happiness came too suddenly.

The Luck Bonus Card was indeed the key to passing the first life!

After all, the first life was the Protagonist Template; how could there not be a protagonist's halo?

Ah, the sinful first life has ended!

But what did the "I" after Martial Emperor mean? The first great tribulation...

This made Jiang Yuan's mind wander.

And the 1500 points stunned Jiang Yuan even more!

The new rewards that appeared afterward brought Jiang Yuan even more joy.

[Martial Arts Enlightenment Card: Upon use, one of your cultivation techniques or methods will gain divine-level insight.]

[Martial Arts Customization Card: Upon use, you can set some directions, and a perfect-grade martial art will be automatically generated.]

[Sword Talisman Projection of the Martial Emperor: A projection from a sword talisman created by the Great Emperor of Martial Arts Jiang Hao, containing powerful sword dao energy. It can be used to fend off enemies or to comprehend sword techniques. Current energy: 100/100]

I'm rich!

Jiang Yuan opened the exchange rewards again.

The exchange rewards were things that belonged to the Martial Emperor.

Martial Emperor! Although he didn't know what level that was, just by the name, Jiang Yuan knew it was an unattainable realm for him right now.

[Exchange Rewards]

[Talented]: Points * 1000

[Resilient]: Points * 1000

[Unusual Constitution]: Points * 1000

[Martial Arts Prodigy]: Points * 3000

[River Spirit's Blessing]: Points * 500

[Great Accomplishment Cultivation Experience of Savage Ox Fist]: Points * 200

[Great Accomplishment Cultivation Experience of Finger Flicking Art]: Points * 300

[Minor Accomplishment Cultivation Experience of Spirit Snake Movement Technique]: Points * 300

[Acquired Savage Physique]: Points * 500

[Breakthrough Experience for the Hua Jin Heavenly Gate]: Points * 300

[Heavenly Formed Exotic Bone Feather Ascension Scripture (Incomplete) (Chapter 1)]: Points * 700

Jiang Yuan was a little stunned.

The [Exchange Rewards] had indeed updated with quite a few things, but it felt a bit lacking?

It was completely different from the peerless divine abilities he imagined a Martial Emperor would possess.

Soon, a piece of information appeared in Jiang Yuan's mind.

This was the continuation of his first life's simulated journey.

[Age 0: You were born into a top martial arts family. Both your parents were powerful martial artists. You emitted a brilliant golden light from birth. After examination by an elder in the clan, it was discovered you possessed an innate exotic bone and were a martial arts prodigy. You received the attention of the entire clan. However, at the age of three, your cousin, who had a heavy eye condition, inexplicably took your exotic bone while your parents weren't paying attention.

But you subconsciously activated a life force within the exotic bone, causing you to fall into a death-like state. Your parents, discovering this, believed you were dead and flew into a rage, only to be ruthlessly suppressed.

You were casually discarded into a river. You emerged from your death-like state and were discovered by an old man, who adopted you. Your brilliant life began from this point.]

[Age 1: Your intellect greatly opened. At this time, you possessed the intelligence of an ordinary person of seven or eight years old. You learned to speak. The villagers thought you were a monster, and no children dared to come near you. You felt somewhat lonely.

You began chatting with the river at the entrance of the village. Those bored villagers said your grandfather found you in the river. You felt a bit confused, not knowing what it meant, but you felt an inexplicable closeness to the little river and began to consider it a friend.

Then one day, a woman made of water suddenly appeared in the little river. You were shocked, but felt even more a sense of familiarity. You quickly became both teacher and friend to her.

She said you could call her River Spirit. She also said your life would be difficult and began to teach you martial arts. You found one of them, the Heavenly Formed Exotic Bone Feather Ascension Scripture, somewhat confusing, but the River Spirit told you that you would use it one day.]

[Age 2: The River God appeared and killed the alien beasts that invaded the village. The entire village was shaken, and a shrine was erected for the River God. However, you knew it wasn't the River God, but your sister, the River Spirit. You felt that the martial arts taught by the River Spirit were fun and began to cultivate diligently.

In the same year, you broke through the Qi and Blood gate and became a Qi and Blood Martial Artist.]

[Age 3: You diligently cultivated the Savage Ox Fist and Spirit Snake Movement Technique taught by the River Spirit, achieving some success. You used these two martial arts to hunt in the mountains to earn money to treat your grandfather's illness. You understood the importance of strength, and your cultivation began to surge.]

[Age 4: Your grandfather passed away. You were heartbroken and felt that life was just like this.

Shortly after, the River Spirit told you she had to leave too. You were even more heartbroken. You asked the River Spirit where she was going, and she said she didn't know. You didn't speak further, but in your heart, you resolved to study martial arts well, determined to find the River Spirit someday.

As she left, the River Spirit told you her name was Luo Shen.

In the same year, you broke through to the Mid Qi and Blood stage, achieving Minor Accomplishment of Savage Ox Fist and Minor Accomplishment of Spirit Snake Movement Technique.]

[Age 5: Great Accomplishment of Savage Ox Fist.

You often went into the mountains to hunt. One time, you killed a strange animal and found a beautiful bead in its corpse. After eating it, you gained the special physique of the Acquired Savage Physique and broke through to the Late Qi and Blood stage.]

[Age 6: Bandits attacked the village. You stepped forward and killed the bandits, obtaining a considerable amount of wealth and martial arts. However, the village did not thank you; instead, they regarded you as a monster and drove you out. You left the village with some disappointment.

In the same year, you diligently cultivated a practical martial art from the bandits, the Finger Flicking Art, achieving Minor Accomplishment.]

[Age 7: You met a young girl. You told her about your experiences, and she smiled and comforted you. You felt a trace of warmth and traveled with the girl.

In the same year, Great Accomplishment of Finger Flicking Art.]

[Age 8: You knocked open the Hua Jin Heavenly Gate and became a Hua Jin Martial Artist.]