Starlight Bracer, A Bold Idea

Night had fallen. In a fairly large hotel in Heaven Dou City, Ning Chen rested in one of the rooms.

Having just finished dinner, Ning Chen lounged sideways on the sofa in his room. Moonlight streamed through the window, and the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.

Today was once again the time for the monthly Myriad Realms Roulette draw.

With a wave of Ning Chen's hand, an enormous roulette wheel appeared.

Start the draw!

At a thought from Ning Chen, the Myriad Realms Roulette suddenly began to spin.

The silhouettes of worlds on the roulette blurred into streaks of light as it spun at high speed, dazzling the eye.

Ning Chen unconsciously held his breath, staring intently at the rapidly whirling light as his heartbeat accelerated.

A moment later, the wheel gradually slowed before finally stopping on an image of a deep starry sky.

Within the galaxy, a silver-gray bracer floated silently. Gentle starlight flowed across its surface, as though it had condensed the entire night sky into this small space.

A streak of light shot out from the roulette and landed in Ning Chen's palm.

As the light faded, a silver-gray bracer lay quietly in his hand.

The bracer was a soft silver-gray throughout, its surface covered in fine star patterns layered atop one another like the flowing trails of a galaxy.

It felt cool to the touch, neither metal nor jade, yet it radiated a steady, profound aura.

Several simple patterns were engraved on the inner side of the bracer, with starlight faintly flowing through them.

A stream of information flooded into his mind.

"Starlight Bracer, from the Fantasy Star World. An ancient star artifact forged by ancient star cultivators from starlight force, supplemented with Starfall Iron.

It can be bound with blood and nurtured within the body."

Ning Chen's eyes lit up. It could be nurtured inside his body? This was definitely a weapon of considerable grade.

The information stream had not yet ended, and Ning Chen continued reading.

The Starlight Bracer came with four abilities.

The first was Stellar Shield. Once activated, the starlight on the bracer's surface condensed into a semi-transparent hexagonal shield of starlight capable of blocking frontal attacks.

The shield's defensive power was proportional to the Soul Power Ning Chen poured into it. After the shield shattered, it needed a brief cooldown before it could be condensed again.

The second was Stellar Force Surge. Stellar force flowed from the bracer through his entire body, greatly enhancing Ning Chen's strength, speed, and reaction speed for a short time.

The degree of enhancement and duration were proportional to Soul Power consumption.

When activated, faint silver starlight seeped from between the bracer's star patterns, like a miniature galaxy flowing along his arm.

The third was Illusory Stars. This was the ability that delighted Ning Chen the most.

The bracer released a hazy radiance of stars that could affect enemies, briefly disrupting their five senses and causing sensory confusion.

The starlight it released could also affect Ning Chen himself. It could actually alter the colors of the soul rings he released and change the number of soul rings that appeared!

Likewise, the illusion's duration and strength depended on Ning Chen's spiritual power.

The fourth was Star Lake. This was the bracer's core ability and an absolute divine skill, because it was actually a domain skill!

Using the bracer as a medium, Ning Chen could create a small stellar domain around himself with an initial diameter of roughly ten meters.

Within the domain, specks of starlight glittered like a star lake reflected upon the ground.

Within the range of Star Lake, Stellar Shield's cooldown was reduced by half, Stellar Force Surge's consumption was reduced by thirty percent, and Illusory Stars' effect was doubled.

The domain lasted around ten minutes, and after use, it required an interval of six hours before it could be activated again.

After reading the Starlight Bracer's four abilities, Ning Chen could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.

This was unquestionably the most valuable treasure Ning Chen had obtained from the Myriad Realms Roulette over the past year!

Its four abilities covered defense, enhancement, illusions, and domains. Not only were they comprehensive, but they were also extremely practical!

Ning Chen hurriedly pricked his fingertip and let a drop of blood fall onto the Starlight Bracer.

Then, a faint connection formed between him and the Starlight Bracer. At a thought, Ning Chen truly stored the Starlight Bracer inside his body!

He raised his hand, and the Starlight Bracer slowly appeared on his right arm. As he infused it with Soul Power, the star patterns on it flickered faintly, giving off a feeling utterly unlike that of a soul tool.

Wait, it could be recalled into his body, summoned with a thought, and possessed multiple skills...

What was the difference between this Starlight Bracer and a Martial Soul?

A bold idea suddenly arose in Ning Chen's mind.

It was already known that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could no longer be revealed in public, while the Heart Body Martial Soul had yet to begin cultivation.

So why could he not use the Starlight Bracer to disguise it as his Martial Soul?

It came with four skills, and they could perfectly pass as four soul skills!

And so long as he did not use them all at once, no one could possibly notice anything abnormal about the Starlight Bracer!

Ning Chen sprang up from the sofa, his emotions surging with excitement.

The most important point was the disguise of his soul rings.

With blazing eyes, Ning Chen walked over to the full-length glass mirror in the room.

At a thought, Illusory Stars activated, this time affecting himself.

The Starlight Bracer on his right arm seemed unchanged, but in truth, the star patterns upon it were flickering.

Illusory Stars had already been activated, but its effect perfectly concealed the Starlight Bracer's abnormality.

Behind him, three soul rings slowly emerged. They were not the yellow, purple, purple colors Ning Chen was familiar with.

Instead, they were yellow, yellow, and purple—the ideal soul ring configuration of Douluo Continent.

As Ning Chen became increasingly proficient in controlling Illusory Stars, the three soul rings behind him gradually changed into two yellow soul rings.

"Success!"

Ning Chen excitedly ended Illusory Stars, and everything behind him instantly vanished.

Just like the Human-Skin Mask, because of the differences in the rules of their source worlds, even after being adapted to this world, the disguises they provided still could not be seen through by the continent's experts!

It seemed that the Starlight Bracer could perfectly masquerade as his Martial Soul!

That gave him far too much room to maneuver afterward.

The Human-Skin Mask could disguise his face, and the Starlight Bracer could disguise his Martial Soul. He could completely register as a Soul Master with Martial Soul Hall under an entirely new identity!

He could even use this new identity to join any major faction he favored.

Academies, sects, Martial Soul Hall, even the Heaven Dou royal family—every one of them was an option!

Ning Chen's breathing abruptly quickened.

After sitting back down on the sofa, Ning Chen began considering what to do next.

At present, he was alone and weak, entirely on his own in the Soul Master World. This caused many inconveniences, and his new identity was perfect for joining a faction.

Whether it was gathering intelligence or participating more deeply in the world's course later on, it would bring enormous benefits.

So now, he needed to consider what kind of faction to join.

Soul Master academies were the first to be ruled out.

Though the major Soul Master academies had great reputations, their highest-level combat power was no more than that of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, with three Soul Douluos stationed there. Almost no Title Douluo would painstakingly establish an academy just to train another family's disciples.