The Wonderful Uses of the God of Wisdom's System Skill

Bang!

Taking advantage of the thick night, Li Changsheng carried the bed board up to Bald Peak this morning.

The mountain peak was illuminated by Soul Guidance Lamps—or, to be precise, stone pillars modeled after streetlights, which had been installed when soul guidance devices first began to emerge.

Li Changsheng found a chiseled pit, tossed the bed board onto the ground, and then thrust the Night-Startling Spear to the side.

The moment the Night-Startling Spear left Li Changsheng's hand, it seemed to weigh a thousand jun; it easily smashed a large hole into the hard mountain rock, and the entire mountain seemed to tremble slightly. Its might was even greater than before.

The cold Night-Startling Spear stood plunged there, slicing through the cool night breeze.

With the help of the faint light from the Soul Guidance Lamps atop the peak, Li Changsheng began to examine the bed board carefully.

The bed board was just an ordinary wooden plank, only thicker, yet having endured the transformations of time, it exuded an aura of antiquity.

"There really is something!"

On the back of the bed board, Li Changsheng saw faint, flickering characters carved into the wood.

Li Changsheng recognized the characters; they were the standard script used throughout the Douluo Continent.

The writing on the wood was somewhat blurred, but with careful scrutiny, it could still be made out.

"Tang Sect Rules!"

"Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record!"

"Internal Energy Method—Mysterious Heaven Skill!"

"Movement Technique—Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!"

"Hand Training Method—Mysterious Jade Hand!"

"Eye Training Method—Purple Demon Eye!"

"Grappling Technique—Crane Controlling Dragon Capturing!"

"Hidden Weapon Technique—Hundred Hidden Weapon Solutions!"

The carved characters were tiny, like mosquitoes or flies. After brushing away the thick layer of dust, the text engraved across the entire bed board was fully revealed.

Everything from the names to the methods of cultivation and energy circulation was recorded with absolute clarity.

Li Changsheng's breathing involuntarily grew heavy, but his expression soon dimmed.

This was indeed a legacy, but it read with profound and abstruse complexity, bearing a strong resemblance to classical literature.

Take the Mysterious Heaven Skill, for example: it detailed how various meridians should be operated and coordinated. Presented in such complex text, even if one understood the meaning, attempting to practice it without guidance could easily lead to a deviation in cultivation. Not to mention the even more profound footwork and ocular techniques; if one messed up, they might end up crippled with nowhere to cry.

After a rough, skimming read, Li Changsheng squatted to the side, propping his chin in his hand, his expression growing increasingly bitter.

"With this ghost of a thing, even if you had it, you couldn't practice it. All this talk about opening the extraordinary meridians, connecting the acupoint hubs, and there are age restrictions too. My age is suitable, but how am I supposed to practice? I recall Tang San spent six years cultivating to reach innate full soul power. Am I supposed to do it in half a month?"

Li Changsheng remembered that Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill had hit a bottleneck just before his martial soul awakening. Tang San was six years old then; it was safe to say he had practiced for several years to achieve innate full soul power.

"Logically, with Tang San's powerful martial soul, innate full soul power should be normal, but he only reached it by relying on the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Thinking about it that way, his talent isn't actually that strong. It seems effort is still somewhat useful," Li Changsheng muttered.

"How should I practice? Half a month to reach innate full soul power—that is, the first layer of the Mysterious Heaven Skill."

<Answer: The Mysterious Heaven Skill is a top-tier mental cultivation method. If you wish to achieve rapid success, you must put in a certain amount of effort.>

What?

Did I hallucinate?

Li Changsheng, who had been squatting, was startled by the cold, mechanical voice that suddenly rang out in his mind.

<Answer: You did not hallucinate. This is the limited skill [God of Wisdom]. It can help you answer any questions within your scope.>

A limited skill?

What is going on?

Aren't you the Myriad Worlds Sign-in System?

Why are you coming up with so many strange skills?

Li Changsheng was completely bewildered.

The first skill he obtained was Longevity, which simply allowed him to live longer; even if he remained a slacker, he could keep on living. That was already exaggerated enough.

Now, here comes a [God of Wisdom]?

It can answer questions within a certain range?

"Then you answer this: how should I go about beating Tang San to a pulp?" Li Changsheng asked with a hint of mockery.

<Answer: Based on current strength, impossible. Searching for methods to increase power.>

<1: Awaken Martial Soul. Cultivate step-by-step for fifteen years. Probability of defeating Tang San: 72%.>

<2: Truly master the Night-Startling Spear. Probability of defeating Tang San: 100%.>

"There really is a way? Though this method is no different from saying nothing at all." After hearing the answer from the God of Wisdom, Li Changsheng turned his gaze toward the Night-Startling Divine Spear at his side, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

"So I haven't truly mastered the Night-Startling Divine Spear yet? But isn't its power a bit too much?"

When Li Changsheng had just killed Zhao Hai, he had merely thrust it forward.

Yet that single thrust had drained every ounce of his strength. If not for his strong willpower, he likely would have collapsed to the ground the moment he unleashed that strike.

<Answer: The Night-Startling Divine Spear is a mythical artifact. Forged from extraterrestrial meteorites, it slaughters demons and immortals, suppressing the heavens and earth for eternity. Given your current condition, you cannot trigger even one ten-thousandth of its power. It is estimated that after your Martial Soul awakens, you will likely be able to trigger one ten-thousandth of its power.>

The cold, mechanical voice resonated methodically within Li Changsheng's mind.

Upon hearing this, Li Changsheng's expression turned solemn.

He hadn't expected that his very first sign-in would grant him such a powerful artifact. At the same time, he recalled the prompt from the Myriad Worlds Sign-in System and the scene when he first retrieved the Night-Startling Divine Spear from the system warehouse—the golden liquid dripping from the spear's shaft...

"Snatching in progress... Snatch successful... Delivering..."

"Damn, don't tell me this was snatched from some big shot?"

Li Changsheng didn't have time to dwell on that. He glanced at the bed planks on the floor and hurriedly asked, "You just said you could help me learn the Mysterious Heaven Skill before my Martial Soul awakens and reach innate full soul power?"

Only then did he remember.

When he had carried the bed planks up the mountain earlier, the Myriad Worlds Sign-in System seemed to have issued a reward for obtaining the inheritance. Undoubtedly, that reward was this skill called [God of Wisdom].

<Answer: Yes. Based on observation, your innate soul power will be level nine when you awaken your Martial Soul. Excluding unforeseen circumstances, you can reach innate full soul power within fifteen days. However, a special method is required.>

Receiving this answer, Li Changsheng couldn't help but be surprised. His innate soul power was actually level nine? By these standards, his Martial Soul should be quite powerful, right?

"What method?"

Thinking about the extra rewards he would receive upon reaching innate full soul power, even Li Changsheng felt a sense of anticipation.

The system had only rewarded him twice, yet it had already provided so many monstrous abilities. Although they were primarily auxiliary, they would undoubtedly help Li Changsheng grow strong rapidly.

<Answer: The Night-Startling Divine Spear can absorb blood energy and convert it into pure energy to feed back to the user. You can use this to forcibly open the first layer of meridians for the Mysterious Heaven Skill.>

<Supplement: Night-Startling Spear blood energy storage: 1.>

The cold voice provided an immediate answer after Li Changsheng's inquiry.

Li Changsheng stood up, walked over to the Night-Startling Spear, and reached out to stroke the smooth, icy shaft. While pondering the words of the God of Wisdom, he asked in surprise, "You mean killing people?"

He wasn't an idiot; he had lived for ten thousand years, after all.

From the moment he first touched the spear, he could tell that it possessed a terrifyingly dense aura of slaughter that could seize one's soul. The chilling cold he felt upon contact made him shudder, as if it could freeze the very memories he had accumulated over ten thousand years.

<Answer: All living creatures with blood can provide blood energy. Based on the worldview, the order of blood energy is: Soul Beast > Soul Master > Ordinary person without a soul ring > Ordinary animal.>

Li Changsheng stroked his chin, his brain racing. "Then how much blood energy do I need to open the first layer of the Mysterious Heaven Skill?"

<Answer: Soul Beast (any age): 1 Soul Master (Spirit Grandmaster level): 1 Ordinary person: 10 Ordinary animal: 100>

"Impressive. It can even give me a specific conversion like this?"

Li Changsheng had only asked as a test, but he hadn't expected the God of Wisdom to answer him directly, without even a pause.

"Soul beasts exist near Spirit Soul Village, but since I only have one strike in me with the Night-Startling Spear, it's clearly impossible to kill a highly agile soul beast."

"A Spirit Grandmaster isn't realistic either. I only managed to kill the Great Spirit Master Zhao Hai because his Martial Soul had a defect. A cautious soul master is not easy to kill."

"Ordinary people... no, killing ten people would definitely attract attention. I already disguised myself as a Wind Wolf to kill Zhao Hai today, and I brazenly took over Tang San's former residence. Tomorrow, Spirit Soul Village and the outside Spirit Soul City will definitely be on high alert. I absolutely cannot cause any more deaths..."

Li Changsheng discarded this option as well.

It wasn't that he cared about killing the innocent; his definition of life had become somewhat blurred over the past ten thousand years. All he wanted now was to become strong quickly. As he had said, killing ten people in Spirit Soul Village would be a major event; it was better to be cautious.

"Then I'll kill ordinary animals. There's a slaughterhouse in Spirit Soul City. My appearance has changed, so I can go work there without any issues. There are plenty of excuses..."

"Awakening a Martial Soul requires one Gold Soul Coin!"

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng's brow gradually smoothed out, and a smile appeared on his face.

However, he soon thought of something else and hurriedly asked the God of Wisdom:

"Do I have to use the Night-Startling Spear to kill in order to collect blood energy?"

Answer: Yes.

Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment after receiving the answer, then asked, "Every time I swing the spear, it drains my stamina. Does that mean every time I kill a chicken, I have to take a break?"

Answer. Theoretically, that is the case.

Thump, thump, thump...

Li Changsheng abruptly took several steps back, the smile that had just appeared on his face instantly vanishing. "Are you kidding me?"

<Answer. I am not kidding. However, I have already thought of a solution for you. For example: killing a chicken. You can bind the chicken and then use the weight of the Night-Startling Spear to crush it to death.>

"Hm? It can be done that way?" Li Changsheng's eyes gradually lit up; he actually hadn't thought of this method.

"Why don't I just stop working and use my coins to buy a hundred live chickens instead?"

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng's worries immediately dissipated.

Returning to the side of the bed frame, he asked the God of Wisdom skill, "Can you help me memorize the martial arts inheritance on this?"

Answer. Recording complete.

"Impressive."

Li Changsheng was completely speechless and could only offer a word of praise.

He then drew the Night-Startling Spear and slashed the entire bed frame and the mask into powder. After confirming everything was destroyed, he retracted the Night-Startling Spear and left the place, dragging his exhausted body.

When he returned to the outskirts of Spirit Soul City, Li Changsheng noticed that many people were still running toward Tang San's former residence. He didn't pay them any mind and went straight back to his rented room.

"There are fourteen days left until the descendant of Su Yuntao comes to awaken the martial spirits."