Book of Ages Fragment *1

Book of Ages Fragment 1

"Spirit talismans? Immortal sects? What are those?"

Not understanding, Matt asked.

Chun-Li took out a fresh talisman and handed it to Matt for inspection, explaining as she did.

"Spirit talismans are like this one—a kind of craft made using immortal methods.

"This talisman is called a Calming Talisman. It can soothe the mind and ward off external evils."

So the fluctuations around them earlier had been the effect of activating the talisman?

Matt nodded thoughtfully. Though he could not see, he had indeed sensed a unique kind of fluctuation flash across Chun-Li and Jessica earlier.

Matt cried out inwardly. He had learned something new.

[Emotion Value from Matt Murdock +199]

He listened as Chun-Li continued.

"As for immortal sects, that is the general term for the factions of those who cultivate immortality. They generally do not deal with ordinary people.

"I only obtained these talismans by chance. They are exceptionally precious."

"..."

Matt felt a little embarrassed. He had thought he could buy these things with money and had intended to ask her to purchase a few for him.

Now that he heard how precious they were, he hurriedly returned the one in his hand. It would be terribly awkward if he accidentally tore it.

Chun-Li casually took it back and tucked it into her clothes, seeming to have no regrets about using one earlier.

"No matter how precious something is, wouldn't it be a shame if it went unused for an entire lifetime? Using it to save someone means it was well worth it."

Upon hearing that, Matt immediately developed a strong favorable impression of Chun-Li.

Not only was she kind, but she was also broad-minded.

[Emotion Value from Matt Murdock +248]

His ears twitched as he heard footsteps. Jessica walked over slowly, her head lowered.

He guessed that something must have happened between Purple Man and Jessica, and he had planned to step forward and offer her a few words of comfort.

But unexpectedly, Jessica suddenly let out a scream, then took a running start and leaped over Matt. With the sound of a fist tearing through the air, she slammed a heavy blow into Purple Man's body.

BOOM—!!

His body exploded, leaving a huge crater in the ground.

Breathing heavily, with half her face covered in blood, Jessica stared blankly at Purple Man's corpse. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

She fell to her knees and began to cry silently.

The sound was so desolate, as if she were venting all the humiliation and grievances she had suffered in the past.

Matt's question died on his lips, and his raised hand slowly fell. He did not know what that girl had been through.

But she must have had an unimaginably painful past.

Chun-Li silently walked forward and embraced the girl.

She carefully rested Jessica's head on her shoulder. Only after a long while did Jessica's sobs gradually fade away.

Pulling away from the embrace and wiping her reddened eyes, Jessica Jones revealed a long-lost smile.

"My name is Jessica Jones. I'm a private detective at Alias Detective Agency.

"Thank you both so much for this. If you run into any trouble in the future, or if you want to investigate someone's background, come find me!"

Chun-Li and Matt exchanged a glance. The two stepped forward at the same time and told Jessica about Fire Cloud Evil God.

After listening to their account, Jessica extended her hand without any hesitation.

"Count me in."

[Emotion Value from Jessica Jones +223]

"Very good!"

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

"However, with their current strength, it is still far too early for them to deal with Fire Cloud Evil God."

Ever since obtaining the Six Treasury Immortal Thieves, Fire Cloud Evil God's power seemed to have broken through some kind of limit. When he had first been drawn, he possessed C-rank four-star strength, but in such a short time, he had already become a C-rank five-star powerhouse.

Moreover, Fire Cloud Evil God had the five leaders of The Hand on his side, along with a large number of fearless ninja assassins.

Even if Chun-Li joined forces with the Daredevil, Matt, and Jessica Jones joined with the Punisher, Frank Castle, who would likely join them, they still could not achieve a balance of combat strength against Fire Cloud Evil God's side.

"But there is plenty of time. There is no need to rush yet."

He turned his gaze to the system panel.

Host: Li Chao (Lord of Dimensions/Demon God)

Affiliated World: Marvel Universe.

Lifespan: Infinite.

Items: Fire Cloud Evil God, Loki Mask, Shadaloo, Six Treasury Immortal Thieves, Andrew, Chun-Li, Killing Stone Fragment*3, Parasite Beast Hatchling*30, B-rank Character Fragment*1.

Emotion Points: 104382.17

"Nice, my Emotion Points had finally broken 100,000!"

Li Chao rose from the toilet, stretched his body, and nervously rubbed his hands together before lighting a stick of incense in every corner of the restroom.

Whether it worked or not, he paid homage to every god and Buddha he could think of.

Then, gritting his teeth and stomping his foot, he drew the first Silver Treasure Chest of his life!

As 100,000 Emotion Points vanished from the system panel, a treasure chest gleaming with silver light abruptly appeared on it.

With a thought, there was a flash of white light.

Dazzling golden radiance burst out from the chest first.

Li Chao hurriedly grabbed the card, his gaze freezing.

What was this?

"My god, I hit the jackpot! It's actually this!"

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Under the system's rules, there was an extremely tiny chance of obtaining a higher-tier treasure when opening a chest.

So, getting an A-rank treasure from a Silver Treasure Chest could only mean Li Chao's luck was absurdly good.

[A-rank Item Card: Book of Ages Fragment*1.

Description: From the Jackie Chan Adventures world. The complete version possesses the immense power to alter human perception and rewrite historical reality. Though only a fragment, it still possesses considerable power.]

"This is simply perfect!"

Li Chao had always harbored a certain concern.

The characters drawn through the system had no legitimate backgrounds or life histories in the real world.

Therefore, once they entered the public eye and were investigated by certain organizations or government agencies, it would be discovered that these people's pasts were often completely blank.

One or two might not matter, but if they appeared in large numbers, anyone would know something was wrong!

But now that he had the Book of Ages, even if it was only a fragment, it was enough to solve Li Chao's urgent problem.

Tap, tap, tap.

He paced back and forth excitedly in the restroom, occasionally waving his arms to vent the emotions in his heart.

Once he calmed down, he finally turned his attention to the other cards.

[C-rank Item Card: Red Queen.

Description: An artificial intelligence from the Resident Evil world. It contains all of Umbrella Corporation's scientific research secrets.]

[C-rank Item Card: A Video Recording.

Description: A video recording from the Coming Soon world. It contains the curse of the vengeful ghost Fusang Wife. Those cursed will suffer Fusang Wife's terrifying pursuit and ultimately be brutally hanged in the setting of the recording, accompanying Fusang Wife for eternity.]

[C-rank Item Card: Invisibility Cloak.

Description: A magical item from the Harry Potter world. Wearing it makes the wearer impossible to see.]

Perhaps that A-rank card had consumed too much of his luck. Although the next three cards looked decent, not a single B-rank card appeared.

Even so, Li Chao was already very satisfied.

Unfolding the Book of Ages and materializing a pencil, Li Chao could not stop the corners of his mouth from curving upward.

"Now, let's give our characters some real backgrounds."

Basically, the first time you opened a treasure chest of a different rank, it would always drop something good. Hehe.