A pale blue screen unfolded before Yu Tianchen.
The system interface was as simple as ever.
Only the button that had been gray and unusable on the screen before—
had now turned a vivid red.
"System, why don't you come out and tell me what you can do?"
Yu Tianchen tentatively called out to his system.
As soon as he finished speaking, the mechanical voice that had sounded during the awakening ceremony rang out in his mind.
[Received. Activating explanation function...]
[This system is called the Sacrificial Offering System. Every ten levels, you will receive a random number of sacrificial offering opportunities. The poorer the sacrificer's aptitude or the greater the level gap between the host and the sacrificer, the greater the value of the offering received.]
[Detected host's current Soul Power Level: 10. One sacrificial offering opportunity available.]
[Helpful reminder:]
[One: The sacrificer must be a Soul Master or possess a higher level of cultivation.]
[Two: Sacrifice will impose a certain price on the sacrificer. The greater the offering received by the host, the greater the price the sacrificer must pay.]
[Please use your sacrificial offering opportunity with caution!]
As Yu Tianchen listened to the system's explanation, his expression grew stranger and stranger.
It wasn't that he couldn't understand.
The system's explanation was brief and clear, so it was easy enough for Yu Tianchen to grasp.
It was just... why did this system feel so sinister?
After the system finished explaining,
Yu Tianchen looked at the red button in front of him, his face clouded with indecision.
He currently had one sacrificial offering opportunity.
As for someone with poor aptitude, he did have a candidate in mind.
Given the other person's innate level and aptitude, there was an absolute gap between them.
That was right.
The person Yu Tianchen had in mind
was his second uncle, Yu Xiaogang, hailed as a grandmaster of Martial Soul Theory.
With Innate Soul Power of 0.5, he was worlds apart from Yu Tianchen, who had Innate Full Soul Power.
He was practically the perfect candidate.
But would doing this be a little wrong?
Yu Tianchen hesitated. To grow stronger, he would have to sacrifice another person. That was a bit...
"Ah, forget it."
He sighed softly and raised his hand to press the sacrificial offering button.
"Don't blame me, Gangzi."
"You're the one who fit the requirements so perfectly."
"So your nephew can grow stronger..."
"I can only make you suffer a little."
[Ding! Sacrificial offering activated!]
[Selected: Yu Xiaogang]
[Initiating sacrifice...]
[Sacrificer: Yu Xiaogang. Innate Soul Power Level: 0.5]
[Host: Yu Tianchen. Innate Soul Power Level: 10]
[Sacrifice successful! Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power Level has been permanently reduced by 5, and his bad luck has tripled for one year.]
[Congratulations, host. You have received the offering: Great Sun Thunder Body]
[Adjusted Great Sun Thunder Body to suit the host's current world.]
[Great Sun Thunder Body: A first-rate body-tempering cultivation art. By drawing in thunder and combining it with Soul Power, one can temper the body, open the meridians, and form Soul Power Vortices beneath the skin. It has three stages: Bronze Thunder Body, Jade Thunder Body, and Great Sun Thunder Body.]
As the system's voice faded, an abstruse cultivation art appeared in Yu Tianchen's mind.
Feeling the cultivation art in his mind, Yu Tianchen's face lit up with delight.
Gangzi! My dear second uncle!!
What a wonderful sacrifice you made!!
At the same time, at Notting Academy,
Yu Xiaogang, who had just settled in, suddenly turned pale. His legs gave way, and he pitched face-first onto the ground.
Since he landed on his face, his front teeth were knocked out.
But he had no time to feel the pain. Yu Xiaogang's face flushed as he let out a howl of agony:
"Ahhhhh!! No!!!!"
"My Soul Power!!"
Just now, he had clearly felt it.
His already meager Soul Power Level had suddenly begun to plummet.
It had dropped straight from Level 29 to Level 24!
A full five levels!
He had toiled and struggled countless times to reach each level, consuming untold resources from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
Being stuck at Level 29 had already been miserable enough.
Now he had fallen all the way back to Level 24.
How was that any different from taking his life?!
Damn it!
What on earth was going on?!
Yu Xiaogang staggered to his feet, but before he could steady himself,
his foot slipped again, as if the ground had been greased.
Thud!
His forehead struck the two front teeth he had knocked out in his previous fall, leaving a deep impression.
"Ahhhhh!!!!"
Yu Xiaogang's impotent, pain-filled howls filled the small room.
Yu Tianchen had no idea what was happening at Notting Academy.
He sat cross-legged on his bed, five little drums shimmering with thunder hovering above his head.
Fine bolts of thunder constantly streamed from the drums, entering his body through his pores and traveling through his meridians alongside the Soul Power circulating within him.
To cultivate the first stage of Great Sun Thunder Body, he needed to open 43 basic meridians and form Soul Power Vortices beneath his skin.
The process was bound to be painful.
Fortunately, Yu Tianchen had been exercising since childhood, and for the past two years he had even taken low-year Whale Rubber to strengthen his body.
So the pain was still within what he could endure.
Moreover, since he was cultivating with the thunder released by the Five Thunder Shock Drums, he could improve his control over thunder and increase his Soul Power at the same time.
It was the best of both worlds!
A moment later, the Five Thunder Shock Drums above Yu Tianchen's head gradually stopped releasing thunder.
He slowly opened his eyes and breathed out a mouthful of stale air.
"With my current Soul Power, is this how long I can last without drawing in external thunder?"
Yu Tianchen murmured softly.
Using the Five Thunder Shock Drums to cultivate Great Sun Thunder Body had been an experiment.
And it had worked.
Even without drawing in external thunder, the Five Thunder Shock Drums could still be used to cultivate Great Sun Thunder Body.
The only pity was that the Soul Power spent condensing and releasing thunder during this kind of cultivation was nowhere near balanced with the Soul Power he gained from cultivating Great Sun Thunder Body. He couldn't keep it up for long.
But if he drew in external thunder to temper his body, it should work just fine.
Simply using the Five Thunder Shock Drums to draw in external thunder wouldn't cost him much.
All in all, Yu Tianchen was very satisfied with the cultivation art he had obtained through Yu Xiaogang's sacrifice.
Second Uncle! Your sacrifice was worth it!
This cultivation art feels amazing~
He dismissed the Five Thunder Shock Drums above his head, stood up, and stretched. Then he went to the bookshelf, pulled out a notebook, and sat down at the nearby desk.
He had now settled on a cultivation art.
It was time to start thinking about the path he wanted to take in the future.
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