Damn system! Are you sure you're not from the adjacent adult game set?

[Abyss Dharma Vein: A special talent for cultivating Devils. After acquiring this talent, the extraordinary meridians and eight channels will be different from ordinary people, allowing the condensation of special Abyss Magical Power!]

The moment the mission reward was distributed, Su Yuan felt an itch in every single meridian in his body, as if undergoing some kind of secondary development.

He quickly examined himself internally and discovered that his meridians were expanding at an astonishing rate.

In his spiritual vision, the meridians that were originally blank white were rapidly transforming into a bizarre black, exuding waves of chilling, sinister energy.

"Is this the Abyss Dharma Vein?"

Su Yuan felt the changes in his meridians and, only then, truly understood what a dharma vein referred to.

In the current cultivation system, the concept of dharma veins also existed; it was a type of innate cultivation aptitude.

As the name suggested, a dharma vein was a special meridian more suitable for cultivation than ordinary meridians.

A genius with a dharma vein, even when practicing the same Breathing Technique as an ordinary person, would cultivate much faster than a regular cultivator, and the quality of their Spiritual Power would also be higher, along with various other characteristics.

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

It could be said that a dharma vein was a special aptitude no less significant than a Spiritual Root.

Furthermore, dharma veins could awaken at birth, or some people might have dormant dharma veins that only awakened after being stimulated by external factors.

"And now, I'm someone with a dharma vein too?!"

Su Yuan marveled inwardly, filled with joy.

Before, he had been so preoccupied with how to complete the System's task that he hadn't paid attention to the generosity of the System's reward.

Looking at it now, it was truly worth all the painstaking effort he had put into guiding Chen Nuoyi to complete her fall!

Jie jie jie!

"It's just, what are the characteristics of this Abyss Dharma Vein? It feels so sinister; what if I'm mistaken for a Devilish Cultivator and arrested?"

Feeling his Spiritual Power gradually transforming into chilling, pitch-black Spiritual Power, Su Yuan's heart gradually calmed down.

Although he could clearly feel that the quality of his Spiritual Power had significantly improved after the transformation... but if his identity as a Devilish Dao cultivator were discovered by the School, hiss--

Wait, who's a Devilish Dao cultivator? I haven't done anything harmful since awakening my golden finger!

Su Yuan panicked slightly and instinctively pulled out his phone to search for famous cultivators with dharma veins online. His uneasy heart gradually settled.

He wouldn't have known if he hadn't checked. After this search, Su Yuan discovered that many internet celebrities actually possessed evil-aligned dharma veins from birth.

Aptitude was innate. As long as these people hadn't committed any wrongdoings, no one would fault them for their aptitude.

After all, this was a civilized cultivation society now. The medieval era of burning witches on sight, or the ancient cultivation era where those with innate Devilish Dao physiques were scorned and hunted down, was long gone.

Therefore, even if he awakened Devilish Dao aptitude, Su Yuan was very safe. He might even receive preferential treatment because of his special talent, the Abyss Dharma Vein.

"Thank you, System Bro. All your past slanders against me are now null and void! If you could give me a Spiritual Root too, I'd definitely cut a chicken's head with you and become sworn brothers."

While thanking his golden finger, Su Yuan began to get greedy.

Then, Su Yuan excitedly began to study the unique Spiritual Power brought about by the Abyss Dharma Vein, which was the Abyss Spiritual Power.

From his own experience, other than its higher quality and chilling aura compared to ordinary Spiritual Power, the Abyss Spiritual Power had no other special characteristics.

"Perhaps its characteristics will only manifest in actual combat. I'll try it out when I tutor Chen Nuoyi later."

Twelve o'clock midnight.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finished their guard duty.

After being a Security Guard for so many days, Su Yuan's reputation task was also nearing completion.

[Task: Guarding a Territory]

[Task Progress: Reputation (895/1000)]

[Task Reward: Devilish Art Grade Upgrade (Selectable)]

If he worked as a Security Guard for one more day tomorrow, this task should be completed.

However, Su Yuan hadn't yet decided how to use this mission reward.

To upgrade the grade of a selectable Devilish Art.

He clearly possessed only two Devilish Arts: Devilish Art·Finger Spirit and Devilish Art·Finger Command. Currently, there seemed to be no need for an upgrade.

As for the Devilish Art·Five Fingers series, it had a total of five Devilish Arts. Perhaps after receiving this mission reward, he could wait a bit longer, and after obtaining the other three Devilish Arts, he could consider upgrading based on the situation.

Rooftop.

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

"Class Monitor, one hour of tutoring today is enough. After we're done, go home and get some good rest. Even as cultivators, we can't just push ourselves non-stop."

Su Yuan reminded her kindly.

"Mm."

Chen Nuoyi didn't refuse. Her eyes suddenly sharpened, as if she intended to cram the originally two-hour tutoring session into one hour.

Seeing this, Su Yuan couldn't help but recall the scene of him being tormented in the early hours of yesterday.

But at this moment, he felt no fear. Instead, he let out a sinister grin (quite convincingly):

"Class Monitor, I wasn't even using my full strength yesterday. Today, I'll show you my true power! Behold, the Rising Sun Fist!"

Before his words even finished, Su Yuan shot forward like a cannonball, his muscles and Spiritual Power converging into a single point like a great dragon!

The surface of his right fist gradually began to emit a golden glow like the morning sun...

Huh? Why did it turn black?

As he threw the punch, Su Yuan suddenly realized that the golden radiance his fist should have emitted had instead turned a dark purple-black, like a void that devoured everything, exceedingly mysterious.

It was as if... he had bought a legendary skin for a game character; the special effects suddenly became grand and impressive!

This was clearly the work of the Abyss Dharma Vein!

Facing Su Yuan's punch, which was vastly different from yesterday's, Chen Nuoyi's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She clenched her small, delicate fists and met Su Yuan's oncoming punch with one of her own!

BOOM--

Su Yuan was sent flying back over ten meters again, hitting the ground!

But Su Yuan wasn't surprised by this at all. He scrambled to his feet from the ground and excitedly looked at Chen Nuoyi, who had a slight frown on her brow:

"How was it, Class Monitor? Did the Spiritual Power in my punch have some 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 aggressive. The moment it touched me, it invaded my body. I feel a coolness all over now."

"And this hand, which directly came into contact with your Spiritual Power, is becoming a bit uncontrollable if I don't expel the invading Spiritual Power."

"A coolness? What's going on?"

Su Yuan didn't quite understand.

Chen Nuoyi touched her arm, which had goosebumps, and after carefully sensing it, she stated with certainty:

"I understand now, Su Yuan. Your Spiritual Power has greatly increased my body's sensitivity. It's precisely because of this increased sensitivity that the cold night wind feels cool to me."

Su Yuan: "..."

Increasing the target's body's sensitivity, was this the special effect of the abyss Spiritual Power?

Hajikiri, you bastard!

And you, you dog System, are you sure you didn't come from the adult game set next door?