第19章 系统任务:打抱不平｜蓝银吞噬之域

Night fell quietly.

The sky overhead resembled a velvet curtain, densely studded with stars that flickered in and out of existence.

Moonlight filtered through the clouds, spilling onto the roof of the only thatched cottage in Holy Soul Village.

Inside, a young boy sat cross-legged on a wooden bed.

His breathing was steady, as if he were asleep.

Suddenly, without warning, the boy opened his eyes. A faint, silver-blue flow of Spirit Power shimmered in the depths of his pupils.

He felt his right leg, where a distinct strangeness lingered.

The 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had replaced the original bone in his lower leg, fusing perfectly with the surrounding muscles, meridians, and blood.

It radiated a gentle, warm energy, and the sensation was incredibly comfortable for Lin Jing.

He withdrew his gaze and waved his hand, silently reciting "panel" in his heart.

A moment later, a personal profile panel, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes.

[Host: Lin Jing.]

[Spirit: Dark Blue Silver Emperor, Vast Sea Glazed True Dragon.]

[Spirit Power: Level 18.]

[Cultivation Technique: None.]

[Current Task: Absorb the 100,000-Year Spirit Bone (Completed).]

[Task Points: -9.]

Lin Jing scanned it briefly, his gaze finally settling on his Spirit Power level.

Level eighteen?

That shouldn't be right.

Did it only increase by five levels?

Lin Jing's brows furrowed bit by bit.

He was clearly very dissatisfied with the increase in his Spirit Power.

His tone was far more arrogant than this.

He had already prepared to go out and hunt for his second Spirit Ring, but failing to reach level twenty was embarrassing, wasn't it?

"How could it only increase by five levels?"

He immediately realized that the 100,000-year essence of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast was mostly stored within its Spirit Ring, while the essence within a Spirit Bone was significantly less.

But then another problem arose: he was only a small, level thirteen Soul Master.

Even if only a fraction leaked out from the gaps of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast, it should have been enough for him to break through to level twenty...

Just as he was puzzled, the system's voice sounded, unhurried.

[Host, the moment the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone fused with your right leg, a vast, ocean-like energy erupted.]

[However, your meridians were too fragile to withstand such a massive torrent of energy.]

[To use an analogy: your meridians are like a small stream.]

[And the energy contained within that Spirit Bone was a torrent surging from the depths of the ocean.]

[How could a small stream possibly withstand the torrent of the ocean?]

[Therefore, the vast majority of the energy dissipated the moment it erupted. You were only able to absorb a negligible fraction.]

Lin Jing understood what the system meant, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

In human language, the system was essentially saying: "It's not that there wasn't enough energy in the Spirit Bone, it's that you couldn't handle it."

"Damn it!"

He almost jumped straight off the wooden bed.

"System, did you do this on purpose?"

"Why didn't you tell me sooner about something so important?"

"If you had told me earlier, wouldn't I have avoided absorbing it directly?"

Lin Jing spoke with righteous indignation.

"And that task of yours—damn it, you definitely did that on purpose!"

"Do you know how much of a loss this caused me!"

As he spoke, Lin Jing clutched his chest with his hand.

The expression on his face was one of heartbreak, as if he had missed out on a billion.

Of course, he wasn't truly angry; he still possessed that level of emotional control.

All of this was merely a vigorous performance for the system's benefit.

Just in case he could still fleece some wool this time.

[Host, I am not a sheep, and there is not that much wool for you to fleece.]

The system's tone carried a hint of disdain.

Lin Jing: "..."

His expression froze on his face, and only after a moment did he sheepishly withdraw his hand.

"Why can't I control this wandering mind of mine?"

He raised his hand and patted his chest twice, neither too hard nor too soft.

The wool-fleecing plan was declared a failure.

However, the thickness of Lin Jing's skin had been tested by practice.

He quickly adjusted his mindset and changed the subject as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, right, System. Your introduction to that fragment function earlier seemed a bit incomplete."

[That is because I was interrupted by the Host.]

The system was cold.

"Don't worry about the details. Being a system is like being a person; you can't be too pedantic."

"That fragment of yours is 1/50. If I collect 50 of them, what will happen?"

He looked at the system with some anticipation.

[Just as the Host imagines.]

The system replied.

[If fifty fragments of Emperor Jing are collected, the system will be able to manifest the complete physical body of Emperor Jing.]

"A physical body?"

Lin Jing keenly grasped the keyword.

[Yes, Host.]

[You can refine the physical body of Emperor Jing into your own clone.]

[At that time, you will only need to split off a wisp of your soul to drive this clone into battle.]

Lin Jing nodded thoughtfully.

This fragment roulette was very tempting.

What was the concept of Emperor Jing's physical body?

If that level of combat power could truly be used for himself...

Wouldn't he be able to...

Just thinking about that scene made his heart race.

But the reality was,

These fifty fragments were not easy to collect.

Lin Jing calculated rapidly in his heart.

Even if he didn't use a single fragment, he would still have to spin the fragment roulette fifty times.

And every single prize he drew would have to be a fragment of the same character.

That was simply impossible.

Unless he was the incarnation of the God of Luck on earth.

Otherwise, he shouldn't even think about it.

He might not even unlock one such clone by the time he became a god.

"System, is there another task?"

Lin Jing lay lazily on the wooden bed, watching the moonlight filter through the gaps in the thatch.

[Ding!]

The system's crisp notification sound rang out.

[Task released: Stand up for others.]

[Task details: In the Spirit Awakening Hall, Tang San bullied your underling, Lin Hu. As the big brother, you need to stand up for your underling and seek justice.]

[Task reward: 2 Task Points.]

"Stand up for others?"

"I like that word."

Lin Jing revealed a wicked smile. If it were before, he wouldn't have dared to suppress Tang San in front of Tang Hao.

But now, it was different.

Tang Hao would absolutely not lay a hand on him.

As long as Tang San was still around and the Clear Sky Sect still existed, Tang Hao would never break with Lin Jing.

In Tang Hao's heart, A-Yin might be more important than the Clear Sky Sect, and more important than Tang San.

But the Clear Sky Sect combined with A-Yin's own flesh and blood would definitely outweigh the A-Yin who was no longer in this world.

After confirming the task, Lin Jing's gaze shifted to the mini-Lin Jing on the panel.

The white dot on mini-Lin Jing's right leg had turned the color of Blue Silver Grass.

He reached out to tap it, and as soon as he made contact, a pop-up window appeared.

[Right Leg Bone: 100,000-Year (Blue Silver Emperor).]

[First Spirit Skill: Flight (Super-strong mobility spirit skill, lower Spirit Power consumption).]

[Second Spirit Skill: Wildfire Cannot Burn It Out, Spring Wind Blows and Life Returns (Super-strong healing spirit skill; effect doubles in the Blue Silver Domain or environments with abundant Blue Silver Grass).]

"The spirit skills haven't changed much, but this Blue Silver Domain..."

Come to think of it, Lin Jing did have a Blue Silver Domain, full name: Blue Silver Devouring Domain.

It was a domain he obtained after his spirit evolved into the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.

"Does it also have an effect within the Dark Blue Silver Grass domain?"

Thinking this, Lin Jing got up, intending to take advantage of the night to go to the back mountain of Holy Soul Village to test it out.