Extreme Path Point-Adding!

Wang Xuan tucked Yin Mingchen's gold-threaded, black-patterned Storage Bag into his clothes. Adding Chu Lingtian's from earlier and the few from before that, he now had five stuffed bulging against his chest.

"Kill a few more, and I could compete with the Beggars' Sect for the rank of Nine-Bag Elder." He muttered, lifting his eyes toward the several figures on the horizon who had nearly shrunk into tiny black dots.

He had no time to inspect what other treasures Yin Mingchen's bag contained. With a thought, [Zhouliu Wind Energy] and [Wind Control Art], which had just appeared on the System Panel, were instantly maxed out.

A vast flood of insights poured into his mind. In the Xiantian Bagua, the Xun Trigram belonged to wind, governing entry, dispersal, speed, and softness concealing hardness.

Zhouliu Wind Energy was the foundation for drawing upon wind-attributed spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The Wind Control Art was even more extraordinary: using qi to command the wind, using wind to control objects, until man and wind became one.

Even though the world's ceiling suppressed him to only the sixth level, Wang Xuan felt completely different. His body seemed weightless, and the air around him was no longer resistance but a helper pushing him forward.

Free and Unfettered Wind, Clone Demon Shadow, these two newly acquired arts, and Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin's ability to transform into sword light.

Wang Xuan felt that, with his current speed, if he claimed second place in this world, no one would dare claim first. It was even more outrageous than all his killing techniques.

His figure moved, like a wisp of blue smoke scattered by the wind, or a streak of sword light cutting through the air. Only a faint afterimage remained where he had stood.

In the distance, Ye Jingchen, who was fleeing for his life, suddenly shrank his pupils.

"Not good! How did that monster get so much faster again?" His heart nearly leaped out of his throat.

In the blink of an eye, a hazy crescent-shaped blade light suddenly lit up in midair not far to his right.

It was Zuo Qianshan!

Zuo Qianshan was a notable figure among their circle. His S-Rank Talent, "Dominating the World Palm," allowed his palm techniques to advance incredibly quickly. He had long mastered the Mighty Dragon Divine Palm to perfection and also cultivated several other palm arts. His close-combat ability ranked among the best of their group.

But as that crescent blade light flashed, Zuo Qianshan's entire body stiffened in midair. Without even a groan, he plunged straight toward the ground.

Even more horrifying, before he could hit the ground, a massive suction force appeared from nowhere and forcibly pulled a "stream" of flesh, blood, and True Qi from his body, sending it rushing toward the pursuing figure behind him.

Zuo Qianshan instantly shriveled up like a deflated sack.

A chill ran down Ye Jingchen's spine. He had long known Wang Xuan was terrifying, but all that had been cold words in intelligence reports.

Only now, seeing it with his own eyes, did he realize that this man was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

Especially that process of killing, stealing techniques, and instantly cultivating them to profound realms... it simply overturned everything he knew!

Wang Xuan had no idea what Ye Jingchen was thinking. After killing Zuo Qianshan, he casually reached into the air and pulled over the fallen Storage Bag, stuffing it into his clothes.

A string of new martial arts popped up on the System Panel with chimes: [Mighty Dragon Divine Palm], [Cloud-Dispelling Palm], [Buddha's Palm], [Thirty-Six Heaven-Turning Paths: Strange].

A palm-art convention, huh? Wang Xuan mocked inwardly, but he did not stop. His figure blurred again, flickering through the forest like a ghost.

Whenever his figure became clear for an instant, a hazy crescent flashed. Then the body of a fleeing Royal Clan youth abruptly split in two, after which he was drained dry and his Storage Bag collected.

One, two, three...

Watching his companions fall around him like wheat before a scythe, Ye Jingchen instead felt relieved.

As long as Wang Xuan did not use the God-Splitting Spike, the worst outcome would be getting killed out of the Plot World and failing the mission. They would all be punished together, and with so many people involved, the punishment might even be lighter.

With that thought, he abruptly stopped and turned toward the direction from which Wang Xuan was pursuing him.

Wang Xuan dealt with another one, then touched his chest. Good heavens—nine Storage Bags already. His clothes were stuffed so full they were about to burst.

Hang them from his waist?

Not only would they jingle and clatter, they would also get in the way while running.

"These Royal Clan people are seriously loaded." Wang Xuan sighed.

His greatest gains were all kinds of martial arts. Aside from gold and silver, the Storage Bags contained nothing but items for pleasure.

He also discovered that unless they specialized in weapon techniques, these Royal Clan members basically did not bring weapons into the Plot World.

What they carried most were instead close-fitting treasure armors, things like the Heavenly Silkworm Ice Silk Divine Garment and Gold Essence Inner Armor.

Unfortunately, before his Divine Blade Slash and surging blade intent, such treasure armor was about as useful as paper. One slash turned it all into scrap, leaving nothing worth picking up.

He looked up at the last figure standing still in the distance.

"Not running anymore?" Wang Xuan's figure flickered, and he appeared not far in front of Ye Jingchen. A faint smile rested on his face. "Actually, if you ran now, I might not kill you. Keeping someone to guide me was my original plan."

As he spoke, he casually maxed out a newly acquired martial art on the System Panel that looked rather impressive.

[Dragon God Art].

A supreme Ultimate Art from Water Moon Cave Heaven. Dragon Transformation, flight, immortality, Supreme Hardness and Yang—legend said that once cultivated to the peak, it could achieve the undying body of a demigod.

No wonder that man had survived a slash earlier, even managing a counterattack while near death before Wang Xuan finally beheaded him with a streak of sword light.

As for how the Dragon God Art was difficult to cultivate without the Dragon Clan's bloodline, it could take that up with his talent. He did not care how that Royal Clan member had learned it. The Royal Clan had plenty of means to circumvent such restrictions. Since the man had only managed to withstand one of his slashes, he clearly had not cultivated the art properly.

The moment it was maxed out, Wang Xuan's aura changed again.

From afar, Ye Jingchen saw it all clearly through the Emperor's Qi-Gazing Technique. Amid Wang Xuan's already vast aura, like a Sky Support pillar, a dragon-shaped aura suddenly rose up, baring its fangs and claws as it coiled above.

"His aura... got stronger again!" Ye Jingchen felt bitter inside.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice somewhat dry. "Wang Xuan, I think I have a rough idea of what your talent is."

Wang Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Ye Jingchen's tone turned certain. "There is said to be a type of talent that allows its owner to cultivate quickly as long as they possess martial arts, even instantly reaching mastery or perfection. This talent has a very distinctive name: 'Stat Allocation'!"

Wang Xuan was startled at first, thinking the other man had truly guessed the secret behind One-Click Max.

But upon hearing the term "Stat Allocation," he relaxed slightly.

So what if Ye Jingchen knew his talent?

He had never deliberately concealed it. He had slaughtered his way forward openly from the start, so he simply followed Ye Jingchen's line of thought. "So what if you know? I never hid it in the first place. That's right, my talent is called 'Extreme Path Point-Adding.' It can elevate all cultivation arts to the extreme realm and allow me to master them in the shortest time possible!"

Ye Jingchen nodded, a glint flashing through his eyes. "Extreme Path Point-Adding... it truly is terrifying. But according to secret lore passed down within our family, talents of this kind are not omnipotent." He paused, as though recalling something. "Extreme Path Point-Adding is indeed a terrifying talent, but according to our family secrets, this type of talent is not all-powerful. After all, energy is conserved. Nothing can appear from nothing, and talents are no exception."

"Records show that someone once awakened a Stat Allocation talent called the 'Ultimate Joy Precious Mirror.' Through dual cultivation alone, they could obtain something called 'Dual Cultivation Points' or 'Creation Points,' which could be used to upgrade cultivation arts and skills."

Wang Xuan was stunned. There was even a talent like that?

It felt good and made you stronger too. That was the textbook protagonist template.

Ye Jingchen continued counting on his fingers. "There is also 'Potential Point-Adding,' which accumulates points through diligent cultivation; 'Emotion Point-Adding,' which turns joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness into points; 'Treasure Light Point-Adding,' which absorbs the spiritual radiance of treasures to allocate points... and so on."

As he spoke, he secretly pushed the Emperor's Qi-Gazing Technique to its limit. His pair of "all-seeing eyes" remained fixed on Wang Xuan, trying to find some clue from the slightest fluctuation in his aura or emotions.

Wang Xuan truly had not expected there to be so many Stat Allocation-type talents. They were practically standard-issue talents for transmigrators or reborn individuals. But as he listened to Ye Jingchen's unending explanation, he faintly sensed a feeling of being watched from deep within his soul. He immediately became alert, calming his mind and activating every cultivation art he possessed that had spiritual effects.

After waiting a while, Ye Jingchen found Wang Xuan's heart as still as an ancient well and his aura as stable as a ten-thousand-year deep pool. He could not pry out any useful information at all.

He could only throw out his final guess. "And... yours is the kind that accumulates 'Slaughter Points' through killing!"

Ye Jingchen spoke with absolute certainty. "Ever since you emerged, you have killed your way forward. You never leave survivors. The signs are far too obvious."

"Clap, clap, clap!" Wang Xuan smiled and applauded. "Good, very good. First, you guessed my talent, then quickly identified its category, and based on my performance in two Plot Worlds, inferred my specific talent so quickly. Just as you said, Extreme Path Point-Adding—since it is called the Extreme Path, then only by slaughtering in all directions with none but myself standing can it be called the Extreme Path!"

His tone shifted, and a coldness entered his smile. "Actually, even if you know my talent, so what? The conflict between us cannot be reconciled. You will not give up on eliminating me, and I will not spare you in the Plot Worlds. This was already destined the moment the Heavens Tower descended. The uniqueness of Authority, combined with your conduct over the past ten thousand years, means we are natural enemies to the death—the opposing sides of a class conflict."

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