Ran Min's Talent

In the Heavenly Azure Realm, Gu Han had only just broken through, having opened merely seven of the Twelve Primary Meridians, placing him at the late Second-rate stage. It was only by relying on the formidable power of his Half Spiritual Power that he could match the Second-rate Perfection experts of the Yue Kingdom.

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

Now, bolstered again by the strength 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 born into Innate Families—those who had studied powerful Innate techniques and Innate Martial Skills, and been guided by Innate experts—all at the Second-rate Perfection level.

He was likely even capable of trading dozens or even hundreds of blows with the weakest of First-rate Masters, his strength having taken another great leap forward. Such a pleasant surprise was, admittedly, quite unexpected for Gu Han.

"As expected of a designated draw that can only be obtained once with a perfect evaluation—truly formidable. It actually managed to bring back my entire cultivation from the simulation world without the slightest loss. Otherwise, even if I had lost just a bit, I might not have been able to open ten meridians and break through to Second-rate Perfection."

Feeling the surging Half Spiritual Power within him, Gu Han breathed a sigh of relief, while also marveling at the immense power of the simulator.

After all, though both were Second-rate, the gap between late Second-rate and Second-rate Perfection was considerable. It wasn't as vast as the chasm between Second-rate and First-rate, or First-rate and Innate, but the change in strength was still significant. By Gu Han's estimate, it was roughly a twofold difference.

"Simulator, since the designated draw is finished, now use the three random draws for me!"

After taking a few light breaths to calm the turmoil in his heart, Gu Han once again commanded the simulator in his mind. He was never one to drag things out, and besides, the greatest harvest from that lifetime had already been obtained. The three random draws were merely extras, not worth treating with excessive solemnity.

"Beep! Detected host command. First random draw commencing..."

Drawing...

"Beep! First draw complete. Congratulations, host, for obtaining three Greater Returning Pills—the top secret elixir of the Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial arts sacred ground of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm!"

As the simulator's mechanical voice faded, the transparent attribute panel in the void before Gu Han rippled like water once more, finally forming a translucent white image of a Greater Returning Pill on the left side of the panel, with lines of text on the right.

Item Name: Greater Returning Pill Quantity: 3 Origin: Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial arts sacred ground of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm (rebuilt after its destruction) Description: The Greater Returning Pill is the painstakingly crafted masterpiece of the Treasure Pearl Temple, the martial arts sacred ground of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. Extremely rare in the world, it can heal all internal injuries, greatly enhance a martial artist's physical strength or inner power, and significantly increase the probability of breaking through to a higher Inner Qi level.

"Greater Returning Pills?"

Looking at the three pills that had suddenly appeared in his hand, Gu Han felt neither joy nor sorrow. This pill might be of considerable use to martial artists at the Inner Qi level or below, even worthy of being called a Divine Pill.

But for someone at his level, it was almost no different from ordinary sugar beans. Unless he could consume them in massive quantities, just three pills were utterly useless.

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

They didn't taste as good!

"Crunch, crunch..."

"Simulator, continue the draw!"

Gu Han casually tossed the three Greater Returning Pills into his mouth, chewed them up, and swallowed. Then, with a thought, he commanded the simulator again.

"Beep! Detected host command. Second random draw commencing..."

Drawing...

"Beep! Second draw complete. Congratulations, host, for obtaining three Human Skin Masks—the unique secret creation of the evil path experts 'Black and White Twin Fiends' of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm!"

Item Name: Human Skin Mask Quantity: 3 Origin: The evil path experts 'Black and White Twin Fiends' of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. Description: Human Skin Masks, crafted by the evil path 'Black and White Twin Fiends' of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. Detected host's physiological characteristics as male, thus all three masks are male faces. They consist of three visages—old, middle-aged, and young—which can be freely applied over one's face to achieve a good disguise effect.

"Human Skin Masks? This item is not bad."

Seeing the three lifelike Human Skin Masks that had suddenly appeared in his hand, Gu Han was no longer surprised. He nodded inwardly and carefully put them away.

Although he had already fully learned the art of making Human Skin Masks in that simulated world, and his technique might even be a bit superior to that of the Black and White Twin Fiends, who had specialized in it for decades...

At this moment, however, he was in the Suicide Squad, with none of the materials needed to craft Human Skin Masks. As the saying goes, "Even the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice." Without materials in hand, no matter how skilled Gu Han was, he couldn't conjure up a few Human Skin Masks out of thin air.

So, these few masks had come just in time.

"Simulator, continue!"

With this small pleasant surprise, Gu Han felt a flicker of interest in the simulator's final draw. After storing the masks away, he commanded the system again.

"Beep! Detected host command. Third random draw commencing..."

Drawing...

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

As the simulator's voice fell, the void attribute panel stirred once more.

Before long, a stiff three-dimensional image of Ran Min appeared on the left side of the panel, while a detailed description filled the right side.

Item Name: Ran Min's Talent Quantity: 1 Origin: 'Martial Mourning Heavenly King' Ran Min of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. Description: Ran Min's Talent, copied from 'Martial Mourning Heavenly King' Ran Min of Yan Kingdom in the Heavenly Azure Realm. It consists of four basic talents: 'Heavenly Divine Strength,' 'Eidetic Memory,' 'Peerless Level Martial Arts Comprehensive Talent,' and 'Water, Fire, and Earth Three-Attribute Spiritual Root.'

"Spiritual Root!"

Staring at the description on the attribute panel, Gu Han, who had been nonchalant until now, suddenly widened his eyes, his heart shaken to its core.

Spiritual roots—whether for Gu Han in his past life or for the original owner of this body in this life—were not unfamiliar terms.

The former had encountered them in countless web novels, while the latter had gleaned them from various legends about immortals.

According to those legends, the reason immortals were born extraordinary, able to cultivate spiritual power and ascend from a powerless ordinary person to a peerless powerhouse rivaling the innate realm in the blink of an eye, was twofold.

Beyond the immortal arts they practiced, another crucial reason was that every single one of them possessed a spiritual root.

A spiritual root seemed to be an exceedingly noble bloodline, one that appeared only in the descendants of immortals; for ordinary people, it was nothing but a fantasy.

It represented nobility, represented invincibility.

For anyone who possessed a spiritual root was an utterly heaven-defying prodigy.

"Peerless Comprehension!"

"Heaven-gifted Talent!"

"Eidetic Memory!"

"Sharp Ears and Clear Eyes!"

And so on—nearly every talent that mortals worshipped and dreamed of was embodied in them.

They were the very synonym for nobility, the very emblem of invincibility.

Their bloodlines were powerful and exalted; born standing at the mountain's peak, they perched atop the highest cliffs, gazing down upon the countless masses. Even the most extraordinary genius among ordinary mortals, after a lifetime of struggle, might only barely—or perhaps not even—reach the starting line of these beings!

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