Dog System! Are You Sure You Didn't Come from the Adult-Game Industry Next Door?

[Abyss Dharma Vein: A special demonic cultivation talent. After obtaining this talent, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians will become different from those of ordinary people, allowing one to condense special Abyssal Spiritual Power!]

The moment the quest reward was issued, Su Yuan felt every single meridian throughout his body itch, as if it had undergone some kind of second growth spurt.

He hurriedly looked inward and discovered that his meridians were expanding at an astonishing speed.

Within his spiritual vision, the meridians that had originally been a blank sheet of white quickly began transforming into an eerie black, carrying waves of cold, sinister energy.

"Is this the Abyss Dharma Vein?"

As Su Yuan sensed the changes in his meridians, he belatedly realized what a Dharma Vein specifically referred to.

In the current cultivation system, there was also a concept known as Dharma Veins. They were a type of innate cultivation aptitude.

As the name implied, Dharma Veins were special meridians more suited to cultivation than ordinary meridians.

Even if a genius with a Dharma Vein cultivated the same Breathing Technique as an ordinary person, their cultivation speed would be far faster than that of ordinary cultivators. Their spiritual power would also be of higher quality and possess various special properties.

For example, an Ice Dharma Vein could condense Ice Spiritual Power, while a Flame Dharma Vein could condense Flame Spiritual Power.

It could be said that Dharma Veins were a special aptitude no weaker than a spiritual root.

Moreover, Dharma Veins could awaken at birth, but some people might possess latent Dharma Veins that only awakened after being stimulated later in life.

"And now, I'm someone with a Dharma Vein too?!"

Su Yuan marveled inwardly, overjoyed.

Earlier, he had been focused solely on how to complete the system quest and had failed to notice how generous the system's reward was.

Now that he looked at it, all his painstaking efforts to guide Chen Nuoyi into complete depravity had truly been worth it!

Heh heh heh!

"However, what are the characteristics of this Abyss Dharma Vein? It feels so gloomy and sinister. Could I be mistaken for a Demonic Cultivator and arrested?"

As he felt his spiritual power gradually transform into cold, black spiritual power, Su Yuan's heart slowly cooled back down.

Although he could clearly feel that after the transformation, the quality of his spiritual power had risen by a considerable amount... if the school discovered that he was a demonic cultivator, then—tss—

Wait, who said I'm a demonic cultivator? Ever since I awakened my cheat, I haven't done anything harmful to the world!

Su Yuan panicked a little. He instinctively took out his phone and searched online for some well-known cultivators who possessed Dharma Veins. His suspended heart gradually settled back down.

He would never have known if he hadn't checked, but after looking into it, Su Yuan discovered that quite a few internet celebrities were born with sinister-path Dharma Veins.

Aptitude was something one was born with. As long as those people had never done anything bad, no one would hold their aptitude against them.

After all, this was the Civilized Cultivation Society. The era when witches were burned at the stake on sight in the Middle Ages, or when innocent people with innate demonic constitutions were universally despised, beaten, and hunted down in the ancient cultivation era, had already passed.

Therefore, even after awakening a demonic aptitude, Su Yuan was perfectly safe. He might even receive preferential treatment because of the special talent known as the Abyss Dharma Vein.

"Thanks, System bro. I'll wipe the slate clean regarding all your past slander against me! If you could give me a spiritual root too, I'd absolutely behead a chicken and swear brotherhood with you."

While thanking his cheat, Su Yuan began looking for even more.

Then, Su Yuan excitedly began studying the Variant Spiritual Power brought to him by the Abyss Dharma Vein—in other words, Abyssal Spiritual Power.

Based on what he himself could feel, aside from its higher quality and cold temperament, Abyssal Spiritual Power seemed to have no special properties.

"Perhaps the characteristics of my Abyssal Spiritual Power will only show themselves in actual combat. I'll try it later when I tutor Chen Nuoyi."

Midnight.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finished their guard duty.

After working as a security guard for so many days, Su Yuan's reputation quest was also about to reach its conclusion.

[Quest: Hold Down the Fort]

[Task Progress: Reputation (895/1000)]

[Quest Reward: Upgrade the grade of a demonic cultivation technique (user's choice)]

After working as a security guard for one more day, this quest should be complete.

However, Su Yuan still had not decided how exactly to use the quest reward.

He could choose one demonic cultivation technique and raise its grade.

The only two Demonic Cultivation Techniques he definitely possessed were Demonic Cultivation Technique · Finger Spirit and Demonic Cultivation Technique · Finger Command. As things stood, neither seemed to need an upgrade.

The Demonic Cultivation Technique · Five Fingers series had a full five techniques. Perhaps after obtaining this quest reward, he could wait a little longer, acquire the other three techniques, and then decide which one to upgrade.

Rooftop.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi officially began the day's tutoring session.

"Class Monitor, one hour of tutoring is enough today. Once we're done, go home and get some proper rest. Even cultivators can't keep working around the clock."

Su Yuan offered a kind reminder.

"Mm."

Chen Nuoyi did not refuse. Her gaze instantly sharpened, as if she wanted to finish the tutoring process that should have lasted two hours within a single hour.

Seeing this, Su Yuan could not help recalling scene after scene from when he had been ruthlessly beaten in the early hours of the previous day.

Yet he felt no fear at all. Instead, he let out a feral grin and said:

"Class Monitor, I actually wasn't using my full strength yesterday. Today, I'll show you my true power! Witness my Sunrise Fist!"

Before his voice had even faded, Su Yuan's body shot forward like a cannonball, all the muscles and spiritual power in his body condensing into one place like a great dragon!

A golden radiance like the rising sun gradually bloomed across the surface of his right fist...

Huh? Why had it turned black?

Only when he threw the punch did Su Yuan suddenly realize that the golden light that should have radiated from his fist had become a mass of purple-black, resembling a black hole that devoured everything. It was extremely mysterious.

It was just like buying a legendary skin for a game character—the special effects had instantly become high-end!

This was clearly the work of the Abyss Dharma Vein!

Facing Su Yuan's punch, so different from yesterday's, Chen Nuoyi's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She clenched her petite pink fist and punched straight into the fist hurtling toward her!

Boom—

Su Yuan was sent flying more than ten meters again and ate dirt!

But Su Yuan was not surprised in the slightest. He rolled to his feet and looked excitedly toward Chen Nuoyi, whose brows were drawn together.

"How was that, Class Monitor? Did the spiritual power contained in my punch have some kind of special effect?"

Chen Nuoyi looked at the hand that had just exchanged a punch with Su Yuan and said hesitantly:

"Your spiritual power is very invasive. The instant it came into contact with me, it invaded my body. I feel all cold and tingly now."

"And the hand that came into direct contact with your spiritual power is somewhat difficult to control if I don't drive out the spiritual power that entered it."

"Cold and tingly? What's going on?"

Su Yuan did not quite understand.

Chen Nuoyi rubbed her arm, which was covered in goosebumps. After carefully sensing it, she said with certainty:

"I understand now. Su Yuan, your spiritual power greatly heightened my bodily sensitivity. Because my sensitivity has increased, the cold night breeze makes me feel somewhat chilly."

Su Yuan: "..."

Increasing the bodily sensitivity of whoever it hit—that was the special effect of Abyssal Spiritual Power?

Haki Power, you bastard!

And you, Dog System—are you sure you didn't come from the adult-game industry next door?