Five Conceptual Abilities

They had all appeared on his system roulette at once, and he had drawn every single one of them!

However, Cao Xin revealed a trace of confusion.

He frowned slightly, staring at the five names and descriptions as he pondered them over and over. Why did these five conceptual abilities feel just a little familiar?

That sense of déjà vu was incredibly strong.

It seemed...

He had seen these five abilities somewhere in his previous life.

In an instant, Cao Xin came to a realization.

So that was it...

His pupils contracted slightly.

Unfortunately, he could not say it aloud.

After all, the karma involved was far too weighty.

Still, it was no wonder these five abilities were so overpowered.

After all...

They belonged to the child of the era.

It was only natural for them to be a little stronger.

Just as Cao Xin eagerly considered how to make use of these abilities...

The system's mechanical voice rang out again, still as flat and businesslike as ever.

[Please select three out of the five conceptual abilities.]

"Huh?"

"I still have to pick three out of five?"

Cao Xin immediately felt a little miserable.

There were five of these insanely powerful conceptual abilities!

Just moments ago, he had been planning how to use each of the five abilities, how they could work together, and how they could let him dominate the Douluo Plane.

And now the system was telling him he could only choose three...

The gap was just too huge.

[Yes.]

The system replied.

Concise and cold.

Seeing this, Cao Xin could only calm himself down and suppress the reluctance in his heart.

Then, he analyzed the pros and cons one by one.

Thus, [Undying Body]...

Was the first one he abandoned.

This ability was very powerful.

No matter how severe his injuries were, even if someone tore out his heart, lungs, and every part of his body, he would never die, and his body would still function normally.

In other words...

No matter how severe his injuries were.

His cultivation would not drop, and even in battle, his combat strength would not decline.

Compared to those who required long recovery periods or directly lost their combat strength after being severely injured...

This ability was practically heaven-defying.

It was incredibly powerful.

But compared to the other four...

It was still just a little lacking.

Undying Body was ultimately a passive life-saving ability.

The other four concepts, however, involved interference at the level of laws, the distortion of karma, and even the reconstruction of truth. Their level was clearly an entire dimension higher.

Besides...

Given the current strength and background of his First Father and Second Father, there were not many situations that could truly put his life in danger.

Therefore, using one of his precious selection slots on this would be somewhat wasteful.

Then came [Self].

His gaze shifted to the second line of text, and his eyes became solemn and fervent.

This ability was simply a bug.

Put simply, it was the power of "I reckon."

Whatever he believed something to be, it would be so.

Simply put, if he believed he could become a god...

Then, as the laws of all things and even an entire world moved toward him...

He would definitely become a god!

This was an ability of idealism taken to the extreme. As long as his will was firm enough and pure enough, the entire world would operate in accordance with his thoughts.

Invincible!

A must-pick!

Without the slightest hesitation, Cao Xin mentally marked [Self] as a mandatory choice.

The upper limit of this ability was unimaginably high.

Even though his cultivation was still pitifully weak.

As long as he could hold fast to his heart and believe in himself without wavering, the laws of all things would gradually tilt in his favor as time passed.

Then, Cao Xin looked at the third ability, [Set Facts Aside].

He rubbed his chin and carefully considered the meaning of those words.

This ability was also absolutely awesome.

As long as facts were set aside, then no matter what he did, he would be right, because the facts had already been set aside.

It was somewhat similar to [Self].

But it served as a complement to [Self].

After all, [Self] was the power of "I reckon."

In other words, it had a prerequisite.

He needed to firmly believe in himself...

To activate [Self].

But everyone had moments when they doubted themselves.

There could even be moments when their convictions wavered.

And once he wavered, [Self]'s effect would be greatly weakened or even fail completely.

But with [Set Facts Aside], he could directly discard that prerequisite and activate [Self] immediately.

Even if he did not truly believe in himself that firmly, even if objective facts plainly told him, "You can't do it."

As long as he used [Set Facts Aside], those objective facts would be excluded outright.

[Self] could then take effect without any obstruction.

Unfortunately, [Self] required time.

It was not an instant, explosive ability. He had to keep believing in it, allowing the laws to gradually tilt toward him until they eventually turned his will into reality.

Otherwise, he would be directly invincible.

After all, if [Self] could instantly fulfill every thought he had...

Then he could simply declare that he had already become a god, and the laws would immediately respond...

That would be more terrifying than any divine inheritance.

Even so...

These two abilities were already heaven-defying enough.

Afterward...

Cao Xin turned his gaze to [Alchemy Furnace].

His expression gradually became solemn.

This Alchemy Furnace was not an ordinary alchemy furnace.

It described a conceptual form of refinement that ignored karma and truth, forcibly refining a designated object into an Upgrade Pill with the effect of breaking through bottlenecks.

And an Upgrade Pill was not an ordinary upgrade pill, either.

It was merely restricted by a certain kind of karma...

And could only be called by this name.

That karma originated from a top university in his previous life.

It could not be spoken of.

The corner of Cao Xin's mouth twitched slightly.

Then he shook his head, temporarily casting that thought aside and refocusing on the ability itself.

This ability truly was powerful.

After all, the Upgrade Pills refined through this method contained no pill toxicity whatsoever.

No matter how high the quality of ordinary pills, they inevitably carried some impurities and side effects. Taking too many would accumulate pill toxicity, damage one's foundation, and could even clog one's meridians.

But the Upgrade Pills refined by [Alchemy Furnace]...

Were pure, and guaranteed a level-up as well as a breakthrough.

This meant that as long as he could find suitable objects to refine, he could traverse in an extremely short time the path that would take others years, or even decades, to complete.

With [Alchemy Furnace] in hand...

His leveling speed would be terrifyingly fast.

Cao Xin could not help licking his lips. His mind was already rapidly considering the possibilities for objects he could refine.

But he did not make his decision right away.

Instead, he looked at the fifth conceptual ability—

[Cannot Be Defined].

This ability was also a bug-level existence.

It could not be defined, observed, or understood.

Just three simple sentences...

Yet they contained a terrifying depth of laws.

He imagined the scene. If this ability took effect, then every living being in this world...

Whether ordinary people or Soul Masters, even Titled Douluo and quasi-gods, would find only chaos and emptiness whenever they tried to perceive his existence.