My Little Padded Jacket Is Letting in the Wind

Hearing that voice, Lin Hao froze for a moment, then erupted with joy. It's here, it's here, it's finally here! I knew someone as handsome, unrivaled, and freaking awesome as me couldn't possibly be without a system.

"Invincible System binding... 10%, 30%, 50%, 80%, 90%, 100%. System binding successful. Detected that the host has awakened the E-class talent Lightning elemental ability. The system is preparing to forcibly modify it. Does the host wish to modify it now?"

After hearing this, Lin Hao hurriedly muttered inwardly, System, don't modify it yet. Modifying it here might let others find out, so Lin Hao planned to find somewhere deserted before doing it.

"Idiot, are you okay?" Fang Yao was deeply worried as she watched Lin Hao space out one moment and grin foolishly the next.

Only then did Lin Hao come back to his senses. "Ahaha, I'm fine. Don't worry, girl." He was trying hard to suppress his smile, but the corners of his mouth were harder to hold down than an AK's trigger.

"Didn't I awaken an ability too? My future prospects won't be bad either." Lin Hao comforted Fang Yao. Seeing that he was still trying to comfort her, Fang Yao finally relaxed. This idiot, how can he still be so carefree? He's actually comforting me.

Once the awakening ceremony ended, the Principal announced school was over. After parting with Fang Yao, Lin Hao hurriedly found an empty patch of woods and plunged straight in.

System, you can modify it now. After finding a spot and sitting cross-legged, Lin Hao impatiently muttered inwardly.

"Ding. Preparing to modify the host's talent. 10%, 20%..."

As the system announcement sounded, Lin Hao's body seemed to explode. Countless bolts of Black Lightning then flickered over his body, making him seem as though he were submerged in a Thunder Sea. The woods around him were blasted into a pockmarked mess by the Black Lightning.

"50%, 60%..."

The system announcement continued, and Lin Hao felt endless power flooding into his body.

"90%, 100%."

The system announcement ended, and the lightning around him quietly dispersed. Lin Hao let out a long breath. "This system's talent modification really is one hell of a rush."

"Ding. The system has finished modifying the host's talent. Opening the Character Attribute Panel."

"Host: Lin Hao"

"Talent: SSS-rank"

"Ability: Asura Annihilation Divine Thunder (Unique)"

"Level: Beginner Ability User"

"Strength: 300 points"

"Agility: 300 points"

"Constitution: 300 points"

"Mental Power: 700 points"

"Now distributing the Novice Gift Pack. Novice Gift Pack successfully distributed. Does the host wish to open it now?"

As the system announcement sounded, Lin Hao saw an additional gift pack appear in the System space.

"Open it!" Lin Hao did not hesitate in the slightest. Damn, anyone who hesitated for even a second was an idiot.

"Novice Gift Pack successfully opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Martial Artist SSS-rank talent. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Sword Lord Profession (Unique). Congratulations to the host for obtaining three Silver-grade beast cores."

In this world, both Ability Users and Martial Artists cultivated by absorbing Spiritual Energy. The Beast Cores dropped after demonic beasts died contained the essence of their cultivation. Humans could absorb the essence within Beast Cores to improve their own cultivation. The cultivation realms of Ability Users and Martial Artists, from low to high, were Bronze rank, Silver rank, Gold rank, Platinum rank, Diamond rank, Lord rank, Demigod, Divine-tier, and Legend—a total of nine major realms. Each major realm was further divided into low, middle, and high stages. The same applied to exotic beasts.

Uh, System, you're really generous. Are you trying to make me cultivate both abilities and martial arts? Lin Hao grumbled inwardly.

"Ding. This system is the Invincible Show-off System. How could the host happily show off with only one kind of ability?"

Lin Hao's mouth twitched. "Fine, then. Thank you for your generous gift, mighty System. Fuse the Martial Artist Talent. Fuse the Sword Lord Profession." Lin Hao sat cross-legged and muttered inwardly.

"Ding. Preparing to fuse the host's SSS-rank Martial Artist Talent. Preparing to fuse the Sword Lord Profession. 10%, 20%..."

A fierce, killing Sword Qi instantly merged into Lin Hao's body. Then, Sword Qi formed a vortex around him. The surrounding trees snapped one after another under the Sword Qi's assault. Lin Hao himself changed even more drastically. The gentle expression he once wore vanished from his face, replaced by cold, merciless killing intent. His originally short black hair instantly grew past his waist and turned white.

"50%, 60%..."

Along with the system's voice, another vast surge of power poured into Lin Hao's body. Not only that, an incomparably black Sword Box suddenly appeared before him. It was more than half a person tall, with a metallic texture, and two savage dragon heads on top glaring at one another.

"70%, 80%..."

The Sword Box suddenly opened, and Nine Flying Swords sprang out. Each Flying Sword had a different design. One of them lightly sliced across Lin Hao's palm, leaving behind a one-centimeter cut. Nine drops of blood flew from the wound in his palm and landed on the nine Flying Swords. The instant they received Lin Hao's blood, the nine Flying Swords trembled and radiated a dazzling crimson glow. They then flew back into the Sword Box, which closed afterward.

"90%, 100%..."

As the system announcement ended, the Sword Qi around Lin Hao gradually withdrew into his body. Lin Hao opened his eyes. They were no longer black, but blood-red, filled with icy sharpness and killing intent.

"So this is the Sword Lord?" Lin Hao sensed his body and cast an indifferent glance at the black Sword Box before exiting Martial Artist Form. His snow-white hair slowly vanished and returned to short black hair, while his demonic blood-red pupils gradually returned to normal. The black Sword Box also disappeared.

"System, open the Character Attribute Panel."

"Host: Lin Hao"

"Talent: Dual SSS-rank"

"Ability: Asura Annihilation Divine Thunder (Unique)"

"Martial Artist Profession: Sword Lord (Unique)"

"Level: Beginner Martial Artist, Beginner Ability User"

"Strength: 800 points"

"Agility: 600 points"

"Constitution: 600 points"

"Mental Power: 1000 points"

After fusing with the Sword Lord, all my attributes have soared again. The base attributes of ordinary Martial Artists or Ability Users don't exceed thirty points. My stats are ridiculously outrageous—I'm already comparable to an early Silver-rank Martial Artist. This really is the Invincible Show-off System.

"Hopefully, the host will cultivate to Bronze rank as soon as possible. The system will also distribute a large number of rewards."

Lin Hao had just been praising the system for being reliable when it immediately sent him another surprise.

"Holy shit, there are more rewards? System, you're even closer to me than my own mom." Delighted, Lin Hao silently praised the system again.

Looking at the devastated woods he had destroyed during his awakening, Lin Hao silently observed a minute of mourning for the poor little forest.

"Hey, my precious daughter, what made you think of calling your father?" It was already evening. Inside the Eastern Military Region Command Center, a soldier with a ramrod-straight posture was making a phone call in the corner. His expression, however, was somewhat ingratiating and flattering, completely devoid of a military region Chief's dignity.

"Old Fang, I awakened an SS-rank talent. I'm a Martial Artist now too." An exceptionally pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone.

The man was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Hahaha! As expected of Fang Wei's daughter—you've really brought me glory! Hahaha! Those old bastards brag all day about how outstanding their sons are. Let's see how they brag in the future!" Fang Wei's laughter rang throughout the entire command center, leaving his colleagues beside him dumbfounded.

"What's going on today? Did the sun rise in the west? Is that still our stern and unsmiling Chief?"

"Uh, I think so, but he doesn't look like it. The Chief is known as the Killing God. When have we ever seen him laugh like that?" The group of colleagues unconsciously stopped working.

Fang Wei also noticed something was off, so he hurriedly ran somewhere empty to continue talking with his little padded jacket.

Fang Yao was currently lying lazily on her pink bed, her two adorable little feet swaying in the air. "Old Fang, I have something to tell you. I have a friend named Lin Hao. He's my classmate, and he awakened an ability too. Do you think you could find him a better Martial Arts University to attend?"

"Lin Hao? Who's Lin Hao? That sounds like a boy's name." Fang Wei's laughter stopped, and his right eyelid began twitching wildly. Based on his years of combat experience, a bad premonition rose in his heart. His adorable little padded jacket seemed to have, perhaps, maybe, probably started letting in the wind.