Mental Augmentation

Lin Mu remained in the Cultivation Room, training until after ten at night before finally stopping.

As he walked outside, Min Tie was unexpectedly waiting for him not far away.

Lin Mu's expression changed slightly.

"You still haven't left this late?"

"Considering your Martial Arts Exam is coming up, you probably still don't know how to choose the things I gave you, do you?"

Min Tie explained.

Lin Mu came back to his senses. He still had Exchange Vouchers for a Third-Stage Cultivation Method and a Mental Secret Technique in his hand.

"Indeed, I don't know much about these things."

"Your talent is very high. I have a few cultivation methods to recommend in this area. You can take a look." Min Tie placed his phone before Lin Mu.

Lines of information appeared on the screen.

Lin Mu examined them closely.

"Dragon Serpent Body Tempering Technique (Third Stage): Temper the body using the methods of dragons and serpents. It can greatly unlock the body's potential and raise Blood Qi Value."

"Six Paths Golden Body (Third Stage): A cultivation method created by a mighty expert based on the principles of the Six Paths' evolution. Though incomplete, it still has unexpected cultivation effects."

"Buddha Body Refining Art (Third Stage): Refine the body of a mortal into that of a Buddha. It can open up Buddhist arts within the body, strengthening the physique and fortifying the bones!"

"..."

"These cultivation methods are all extremely difficult among Third-Stage methods, and they suit you well!"

"And there are the Mental Secret Techniques!" Min Tie swiped his finger, and more information appeared.

"Mental Defense (First Stage): Use mental power to form armor around the body, resisting a certain degree of damage."

"Mental Augmentation (First Stage): Skillfully use mental power to augment all manner of attacks."

"Mental Intrusion (First Stage): Transform mental power and launch attacks in tangible form, directly affecting a person's consciousness."

"..."

When Lin Mu saw these Mental Secret Techniques, his expression shifted slightly.

Though these Mental Secret Techniques were only First Stage, it was not hard to tell that none of them were simple.

Moreover, he discovered that mental power seemed to be an extremely profound thing, capable of granting cultivators varying degrees of enhancement.

"Li City has relatively few mental arts. Among the First-Stage ones, these are the only few that suit you. Take a look!" Min Tie explained.

Lin Mu nodded slightly. After thinking for a while, he chose the Dragon Serpent Body Tempering Technique and Mental Augmentation.

He knew the Dragon Serpent Body Tempering Technique was rather domineering. It could improve his abilities across the board and suited his fighting style. Of the other two, one was incomplete, making it easy to go astray during cultivation. The other belonged to Buddhist arts and might limit his future development.

As for why he chose Mental Augmentation—

It could enhance all kinds of moves and weapons, making it a jack-of-all-trades.

Compared with Mental Defense and Mental Intrusion, it would help him more.

After all, his combat experience was seasoned. Warriors with the same cultivation were simply no match for him.

If someone's cultivation was far stronger than his, that little bit of added defense would be of no use at all.

Mental Intrusion, meanwhile, required him to find the right angle to be effective.

If he tried to withstand an opponent head-on, it would instead affect Lin Mu's performance.

"I knew you'd choose these two!" A trace of a smile appeared on Min Tie's face as he operated his phone.

About half an hour later, the two cultivation methods appeared before Lin Mu.

Looking at the two Jade Slips, Lin Mu felt a faint stir in his heart. Before this, he would not even have dared to dream of such things.

"Cultivate well. I'll be waiting for good news from you!" Min Tie said.

Lin Mu nodded.

The two chatted briefly for a while longer before parting ways.

Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, seven days went by.

During this period, Lin Mu was basically always cultivating.

His supply medicines were consumed rapidly as well.

In the past, he only needed one B-grade supply every hour.

But as his strength grew, he now needed four supplies every three hours.

Lin Mu had a feeling that this expenditure would continue to increase later on.

Looking at the mere three or four doses left in his account, pressure mounted in his heart.

That was only because he had spent money to buy them.

Otherwise, he would not even have a single dose.

"There's only 150,000 left in my account. If this keeps up, it probably won't last more than a few days!" Lin Mu thought to himself.

He realized that ever since he began cultivating, he had never had enough money.

As his gaze swept across the air, the system interface appeared.

"Name: Lin Mu."

"Blood Qi Value: 7.48 points."

"Mental Strength: 1.78 points."

"Skills: Fist Technique (Silver Grade 6%), Movement Technique (Silver Grade 31%), Blade Technique (Silver Grade 21%)."

"Secret Art: Dragon Secret Art Fragment (Minor Mastery 50%)."

"Breathing Technique: Xuanmu Breathing Technique Fragment (Minor Mastery 50%)."

"Cultivation Method: Dragon Serpent Body Tempering Technique (Minor Mastery 30%)."

"Martial Skills: Dragon Roar Fist (Perfected), Flowing Dragon Steps (Perfected), Walking Dragon Blade Technique (Major Mastery 23%), Immovable Rock Golden Body (Minor Mastery 99%), Berserk Strike (Major Mastery 12%), Thunder Extermination Strike (Minor Mastery 29%), Mental Augmentation (Minor Mastery 10%)."

"..."

"With my current strength, I can practically crush warriors with the same Blood Qi Value. As long as their Blood Qi Value doesn't exceed mine by more than 0.5, I have the strength to fight them!"

Lin Mu thought to himself.

Compared to before, his strength had improved tremendously, and he could feel the changes himself.

After closing the system, Lin Mu took out his phone and did a quick search.

"Virtual Combat Arena rank rewards."

"One-star reward: 20,000."

"Two-star reward: 300,000."

"Three-star reward: 5,000,000."

"Four-star reward: 30,000,000."

"..."

Seeing these figures, an idea arose in Lin Mu's heart.

With his current strength, obtaining two-star rank should not be difficult. Coupled with betting, he could earn quite a bit of money in a short time.

Besides, there were still two or three days before Training Camp.

He could completely use this opportunity to make some money.

Having made up his mind, Lin Mu headed outside.

However, just as he arrived at the Virtual Duel Hall, a figure walked toward him.

When Lin Mu saw this person, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Manager Wang!"

Wang Tao also wore a smile. "I was just about to look for you!"

A puzzled look appeared on Lin Mu's face. "Looking for me?"

"Yes! I watched your previous match. It was extremely impressive, so I submitted a report upward. The review just came through, and I was planning to take you to meet someone!"

Wang Tao explained.

The puzzlement on Lin Mu's face deepened. "Who?"

"Someone who can change your fate!"

Lin Mu did not understand.

"Just come with me. It's not like I'm going to harm you!" Wang Tao said with a smile.

Lin Mu nodded slightly.

He knew Wang Tao's status. If someone like him wanted to target Lin Mu, it would be exceedingly easy.

Besides, he had signed a B-grade Contract with the virtual martial hall. He and Wang Tao were on the same side.

The two headed forward, got into a luxury sedan, and soon left the Virtual Duel Hall, driving toward the outskirts.