"Congratulations, you have cleared the dungeon: Sharp Ruler Tiger's Hunting Ground." "Publishing Self-Selected Entry."
Word Spirit Secret Art: You have mastered the power of words.
Heaven Plucking Secret Art: You can forcibly raise your combat power by twenty percent. The longer it lasts, the weaker you will become after the effect ends.
Shackles Secret Art: You forcibly compress your own realm. The longer you suppress it, the greater the temporary increase in realm after you erupt.
Jiang Yan did not hesitate. "I choose the Word Spirit Secret Art."
Publishing random advanced Trait.
Phenomenon Resonance (Violet-Gold): When you combine two combat power systems, an unknown resonance state will arise.
System Log updated. "You cleared the dungeon: Sharp Ruler Tiger's Hunting Ground, triggering Heaven Rewards Diligence. As a guaranteed reward, you obtained the random Trait Cold Weapon Enthusiast."
Cold Weapon Enthusiast (Orange): When you use cold weapons, you will gain a 50% damage boost.
"So it really means cold weapons." Jiang Yan grumbled, then began testing his new Traits.
First was the self-selected Trait, the Word Spirit Secret Art.
Jiang Yan closed his eyes. In the darkness, one character after another resonated with his mind.
They were no longer merely names, but connections—and Jiang Yan could tug at those connections to accomplish things beyond imagination.
"Sever."
Jiang Yan parted his lips slightly, and a single word slipped out.
Ahead of him, a slash shot forth, carving a blazing white streak through the air.
"It's much stronger than the Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash, but still far weaker than Void Sever."
"Then let's try linking the words to the divine ability Void Sever and see the combined power of the Word Spirit Secret Art and Phenomenon Resonance."
Though the Word Spirit Secret Art was a Trait, the words spoken belonged