Chen Ji felt cheerful.
At that moment, he already possessed two purple entries!
[X-Factor]!
[Born Knowing]!
This filled his heart with excitement.
[X-Factor] bestowed upon him an alpha-level mutant ability.
[Born Knowing] also made it easier for him to master rune knowledge!
Furthermore...
He had even discovered pink entries dropped upon death on the body of the stitch monster!
[Stitch Monster]
[Level]: Intermediate
[Entries]: Corpse Devouring (Pink), Mental Immunity (Pink), Unstoppable (Pink).
[Stitch Monster]
[Level]: Advanced
[Entries]: Corpse Devouring (Pink), Mental Immunity (Pink), Unstoppable (Pink), Flesh Fusion (Pink).
Seven talents!
All of them turned into pink entries after death.
Even two [Mental Immunity] talent entries appeared.
[Mental Immunity] (Pink): Every chunk of flesh on the stitch monster contains a living soul, greatly increasing mental resistance.
"What a pity!"
"Pink entries cannot be upgraded."
Chen Ji secretly sighed.
If pink entries could also be upgraded, wouldn't he be able to ignore Professor X's [Telepathy]?
Preventing other mutants who were proficient in telepathy and mind control from stealing his inner voice and thoughts?
[Pink entry discovered, do you wish to extract it?]
A line of text bubbles emerged.
"Extract!"
Chen Ji did not hesitate.
In an instant.
A brilliant radiance lit up the corpses of the two stitch monsters, and all the talent entries streamed with colorful light directly rushing toward Chen Ji!
The guardian mages who were cleaning up the battlefield did not notice any unusual movements!
However...
Chen Ji wore a troubled expression.
If he solidified [Mental Immunity] onto his entry panel.
Then, what changes would occur to him?
After all, this entry came from a stitch monster!
"Every chunk of flesh on the stitch monster contains a living soul..."
"If I solidify this entry, will I turn into a stitch monster?"
Chen Ji hesitated in his heart.
Pink entries and ordinary entries could not be mentioned in the same breath.
Once a white entry was upgraded, a corresponding ultimate ascension would appear, manifesting its own potential.
However.
Pink entries were not like that.
Unimaginable trouble might occur!
Chen Ji could not accept turning into a stitch monster!
Heaven be witness!
He truly was not a species bigot.
He simply found them ugly!
"Forget it."
"I can't take the risk; the entry system has no loopholes to exploit."
After pondering for a moment, Chen Ji finally made the right decision!
He was going to sell all the pink entries!
Of course.
He planned to temporarily keep the most valuable blue entry, [Flesh Fusion]!
[Flesh Fusion] (Pink): He can fuse corpse remains into his flesh and blood, mastering some of the deceased's abilities during their lifetime.
"...Mastering some of the deceased's abilities during their lifetime!"
Chen Ji's eyes shone.
This point alone was enough to make him change his mind!
[Are you sure you want to sell the entries [Corpse Devouring] x2, [Mental Immunity] x2, [Unstoppable] x2?]
Chen Ji tearfully pressed confirm.
Ding!
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 600 points of luck value]
Pink entries were worth 100 points of luck value.
Sold uniformly to the Talent Recycling Shop.
Accumulatively obtaining 600 points of luck value!
After Chen Ji upgraded the [Self-Taught] entry, his bottomed-out luck value soared once again!
He opened the entry panel.
[Name]: Chen Ji
[Identity]: Guardian Mage
[Talents]: Academic Prodigy (Blue), Grandmaster (Blue), Born Knowing (Purple), Fortune After Misfortune (Blue), Crowd Favorite (Blue), X-Factor (Purple), Half a Move Ahead of Heaven (Black), Covetous Burden (Black).
[Luck Value]: 695.9
With just 305 more points of luck value, he could upgrade a blue entry once again!
Chen Ji planned to upgrade [Academic Prodigy]!
Making it easier for him to stimulate the true special effects of [Born Knowing]!
"Behind the stitch monster, there must be an evil wizard pulling the strings."
"However..."
"Wanting to root out the mastermind probably won't be that easy."
Master Drumm wore a solemn expression.
Two stitch monsters.
From the quantity alone, it was enough to explain some problems!
This evil wizard was definitely no ordinary person; who could collect a large number of corpses without anyone noticing?
Maybe... there was even the existence of a demon lord behind the scenes!
A demon lord.
Even located outside the magic barrier, had never stopped spreading fear, propagating extremely distorted doctrines, and polluting the minds and souls of mystic arts mages.
"It might have been done by the Blasphemy Cult..."
Sally Valence was still shaken.
Her combat experience was far less rich than Chen Ji's!
However.
As the successor of a hidden family, the esoteric knowledge she understood faintly surpassed everyone else present!
"The Blasphemy Cult..."
"I've heard of it."
"These are a group of extremists who have abandoned their faith."
Eva Feynman frowned slightly.
The Blasphemy Cult.
Was no different from a lingering skin disease of the hidden world.
Always acting sneakily.
Yet no one knew where their headquarters was.
"Forget it."
"Do not delve into it for now."
"Report to Master Hamir."
"As for the corpse of the Stitch Monster, David."
"After it passes through your hands and gets dissected, hand the essence materials over to Kamar-Taj, and sell the scraps to Madripoor."
Daniel Drumm methodically issued instructions.
Following that, the Mystic Portal slowly opened.
Everyone stepped through the door.
And conveniently lifted the spatial barrier covering the small town.
At the same time.
The tardy local sheriff also wore a suspicious expression.
"Who said monsters appeared here?"
"Case closed!"
Bleecker Street.
Number 177A.
New York Sanctum.
Night draped over the earth.
The streets outside the window flashed with various neon lights.
Eva Feynman and Doren Gale dragged the corpse of the Stitch Monster into the basement, and then it was time for David Simmons to perform!
He was a genuine [Dissection Expert]!
[Dissection Expert] (Green): In the process of dissecting spiritual creatures, you can absorb a portion of Cosmic Arcane Energy.
David Simmons moved efficiently, changing into a butcher's outfit. With a wave of his hand and falling blade, he cut precisely along the wounds of the Stitch Monster, slashing right across the stitched marks.
Soon, he easily dismembered the Stitch Monster.
"This pile of materials has little value."
"I suggest selling them to Madame Tiger of Madripoor."
David Simmons exhaled gently.
Then, he pointed to the pile of materials on the right.
They included the bones of spiritual creatures, magic array runic stones that turned the static into dynamic, and mystical organs possessing extraordinary power...
"Madripoor?"
"Kamar-Taj also has trade relations with Madripoor?"
Chen Ji frowned.
Madripoor.
Wasn't it the legendary Paradise of Crime?
A port city with a stark gap between the rich and the poor?
How did it get tangled up with Kamar-Taj as well?
"Madripoor."
"It's both a hotbed for gray-market transactions and a contact point for the Hidden World."
"Many Mystic Mages frequent this place."
"To purchase scarce materials and resources."
"Where do you think Kamar-Taj's operating funds come from?"
"Even a wealthy landlord has no surplus grain."
Master Drumm smiled, answering doubts and explaining puzzles.
Making Chen Ji recognize yet another side of the Hidden World!
However...
His primary task was still to delve into Rune Magic!
Chen Ji bid farewell to all the Guardian Mages and returned to his room once again.
He had already read the Book of Arcane Arts that Master Murphyson had selected for him.
Only the book Mirror Dimension was left gathering dust.
Mirror Dimension.
As the name implied.
It mainly detailed all sorts of mysteries contained within the Mirror Dimension!
He could even actively open the Mirror Dimension, drag enemies into the otherworldly dimension, and control the mirror through his own massive magic power!
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