Ran Min's Talent

In the Heavenly Azure Realm, Gu Han had only just broken through. He had opened merely seven of the Twelve Primary Meridians, and his realm was only at the late Second-rate stage. He had relied solely on the might of Half Spiritual Power to rival Second-rate Perfection experts of the Yue Kingdom.

But now, although the energy was equivalent, because Gu Han had begun opening his primary meridians as soon as he obtained Half Spiritual Power, he had ultimately opened three more primary meridians than he had in the Heavenly Azure Realm, reaching the level of Second-rate Perfection.

Now, bolstered by the power of Half Spiritual Power, Gu Han might still be unable to defeat a First-rate Master, but he was by no means inferior to those peerless prodigies from Innate Families who had learned all manner of powerful Innate cultivation methods and Innate Martial Skills, and had received guidance from Innate experts, yet were only at Second-rate Perfection.

He could likely contend with the weakest First-rate Masters and exchange dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of moves with them. His strength had risen by another great leap. This surprise truly caught Gu Han somewhat off guard.

"As expected of a designated draw that can only be obtained with a perfect evaluation. It really is incredibly powerful—it actually brought back all of my cultivation from the simulated world without the slightest loss. Otherwise, even if it had been reduced by just a little, I might not have been able to open ten primary meridians and break through to Second-rate Perfection."

Feeling the surging Half Spiritual Power within his body, Gu Han felt fortunate, while also marveling at the simulator's immense power.

After all, though both were Second-rate, the gap between late Second-rate and Second-rate Perfection was quite considerable. It was not as vast as the difference between Second-rate and First-rate, or between First-rate and Innate, but the change in strength was still far from minor. By Gu Han's estimate, it was roughly double.

"Simulator, since the designated draw has been used, give me those three random draws now!"

After taking a few light breaths and calming the turbulence in his heart, Gu Han once again gave the simulator an order in his mind. He had never been one to drag his feet. Besides, he had already obtained the greatest reward from that lifetime; the other three random draws were merely icing on the cake and did not warrant much solemnity.

"Ding! Host command detected. The first random draw begins..."

Drawing...

"Ding! First draw complete. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining three Greater Returning Pills, the foremost secret pill of Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial sacred land of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm!"

As the simulator's mechanical voice fell silent, the transparent attribute panel floating before Gu Han's eyes changed like water once more. In the end, a pale white phantom of a Greater Returning Pill formed on the left side of the panel, while lines of text appeared on the right.

Item Name: Greater Returning Pill

Quantity: 3

Origin: Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial sacred land of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm (rebuilt after its destruction)

Description: The Greater Returning Pill is the crystallization of the painstaking efforts of Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial sacred land of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. Few exist in the world. It can heal all internal injuries, greatly increase a martial artist's physical strength or cultivation, and substantially raise the chance of breaking through the Inner Qi level.

"Greater Returning Pills?"

Looking at the three pills that had abruptly appeared in his hand, Gu Han felt neither joy nor sorrow. This pill might be quite useful to martial artists at the Inner Qi level and below; it could even be called a Divine Pill.

But at his current realm, it was practically no different from ordinary candy beans. Unless consumed in enormous quantities, three pills alone would be utterly useless.

In Gu Han's eyes, perhaps the only difference between them and candy beans was...

They did not taste as good as candy beans!

"Crunch, crunch..."

"Simulator, continue the draw!"

Gu Han casually tossed the three Greater Returning Pills in his hand into his mouth, chewed them to pieces, and swallowed them. Then, with a thought, he gave the simulator another command.

"Ding! Host command detected. The second random draw begins..."

Drawing...

"Ding! Second draw complete. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining three Human Skin Masks specially made by the Black and White Twin Fiends, unorthodox masters of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm!"

Item Name: Human Skin Mask

Quantity: 3

Origin: The Black and White Twin Fiends, unorthodox masters of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm.

Description: Human Skin Masks were made by the Black and White Twin Fiends of the unorthodox path in Yan Kingdom of the Heavenly Azure Realm. The Host's physiological characteristics have been detected as male, so all three are male masks. They depict an old, middle-aged, and young face respectively, and can be freely placed over one's face to achieve a fairly effective disguise.

"Human Skin Masks? These are quite good."

Seeing the three lifelike Human Skin Masks that had suddenly appeared in his hands, Gu Han was no longer surprised. After secretly nodding to himself, he carefully put them away.

Although he had already learned every method of making Human Skin Masks in that simulated world, and his craftsmanship might even surpass that of the Black and White Twin Fiends, who had studied the art for decades, by several degrees,

he was currently in the Suicide Squad and had none of the various tools needed to make Human Skin Masks. As the saying went, "Even the cleverest wife cannot cook without rice." Without materials on hand, no matter how superb Gu Han's methods were, he could not conjure several Human Skin Masks out of thin air.

Thus, these Human Skin Masks had arrived at a rather timely moment.

"Simulator, continue!"

With this small surprise, Gu Han could not help developing a trace of interest in the simulator's final draw. After putting away the Human Skin Masks, he gave the system another command.

"Ding! Host command detected. The third random draw begins..."

Drawing...

"Ding! Third draw complete. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the talent of Ran Min, the Martial Mourning Heavenly King of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm."

As soon as the simulator finished speaking, the attribute panel in the void immediately stirred once again.

Before long, a rigid three-dimensional image of Ran Min appeared on the left side of the attribute panel, while the right side displayed a detailed introduction about him.

Item Name: Ran Min's Talent

Quantity: 1

Origin: Ran Min, the Martial Mourning Heavenly King of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm.

Description: Ran Min's Talent was copied from Ran Min, the Martial Mourning Heavenly King of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. It consists of four foundational talents: "Heavenly Divine Strength," "Eidetic Memory," "Peerless Level Martial Arts Comprehensive Talent," and "Water, Fire, and Earth Three-Attribute Spiritual Root."

"Spiritual Root!"

Looking at the description on the attribute panel, Gu Han, who had been absentminded moments ago, suddenly widened his eyes. His heart shook violently.

Spiritual Roots were not an unfamiliar term to either Gu Han of his previous life or the original owner of this body in this life.

The former had encountered them in countless web novels, while the latter had heard of them in all manner of legends concerning immortals.

According to the legends, immortals were born extraordinary and could cultivate Spiritual Power, thereby ascending to the heavens in a single step. In the blink of an eye, they could transform from ordinary people without even the strength to truss a chicken into supreme powerhouses comparable to Innate experts.

Aside from the immortal arts they cultivated, another important reason was that every one of them possessed Spiritual Roots.

Spiritual Roots seemed to be an exceedingly noble bloodline, one that was often born only in the bodies of descendants of immortals. As for ordinary people, that was nothing but a wild fantasy.

They represented nobility. They represented invincibility.

Because anyone with Spiritual Roots was an incomparably heaven-defying prodigy.

"Peerless Comprehension!"

"Heaven-blessed talent!"

"Eidetic Memory!"

"Sharp Ears and Clear Eyes!"

And so on—almost every talent that mortals worshiped and dreamed of possessing could be found in them.

They were the very byword for nobility, the very embodiment of invincibility.

Their bloodlines were powerful and noble. From the moment they were born, they stood upon the mountaintop, towering above the high mountains and looking down upon countless living beings. Even the peerless prodigies among ordinary people might exhaust an entire lifetime of struggle and only barely touch—or perhaps still remain far from—their starting point!

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