Paper Doppelgänger Revival, Half-Step Crushing Fist Conquers the World

The first light of dawn appeared. Inside the room, the last candle burned out, leaving only a thin wisp of smoke.

Li Xiang did not rush to get up. He immediately sank his awareness into his mind to examine the floating Book of a Hundred Trades.

As the blue light faded, lines of ancient-looking text emerged clearly on a fresh page.

``` [Profession: Paper Effigy Maker]

[Level: Lv11 (0/110)]

[Tier: 1]

[Profession Traits: Yin-Spirit Affinity (Beginner); Spirit Communion (Beginner)]

[Yin-Spirit Affinity (Beginner): As a craftsman who deals with the Netherworld, your presence makes wandering ghosts feel at ease.

Not only will wandering souls accept you, they will gladly inhabit the paper effigies you make. You need not forcibly bind them, and their soul power drains far more slowly while they reside inside a paper effigy.]

[Spirit Communion (Beginner): The ten fingers connect to the heart, and through them, to ghosts and gods. Your hands have been granted spirit. The paper effigies you make are no longer lifeless objects; they possess a faint awareness and can serve as temporary homes for souls.

At the same time, your ability to sense and control spirits has greatly improved. You can hear the speech of ghosts and distinguish yin from yang.]

[Profession Abilities: Paper-Folding Technique; Paper Fiend Replaces the Corpse]

[Paper-Folding Technique: A mustard seed holds Mount Sumeru; a sheet of paper contains heaven and earth. You have mastered the art of folding paper creations. You can compress even enormous ones into palm-sized slips of paper for easy carrying. To use one, simply infuse it with spirit and fling it out, and it will return to its original form.]

[Paper Fiend Replaces the Corpse: Make a Paper Doppelgänger inscribed with your birth date and time. When you face an inevitably fatal attack or a