Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill

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"..."

Lu Shaoyou's eyes snapped open, a violent headache making him curl into a ball.

Inside the dilapidated temple, he leaned against a cobweb-covered divine shrine, pressing his hands against his temples, cold sweat beading on his pale face.

Two vastly different memories, like two massive pythons, wildly tangled and tore at each other. Accompanied by those cold, emotionless mechanical prompts, his head felt like it was about to explode, waves of tearing pain washing over him.

Blue Star, a salaryman, died from overwork...

Great Gan Dynasty, Yun Yuan County, Lu Family Village, bandits, martial artists...

"Did I... cross over, or was I reborn?"

Countless bizarre memory fragments replayed and intertwined rapidly in Lu Shaoyou's mind.

He couldn't distinguish whether he was the idle young man from Lu Family Village or a lowly beast of burden in the concrete jungle, toiling for a few pieces of silver.

It took half an hour before Lu Shaoyou finally managed to sort out the jumbled memories in his head.

He had been reborn.

He actually awakened his past life's memories while being pursued by bandits.

"Could the Meng Po soup have gone bad?" Lu Shaoyou thought wryly.

Past events were like smoke, no longer important.

What mattered most now was how to find a sliver of hope for survival amidst the pursuit of these brutal bandits.

Thinking of this, Lu Shaoyou's eyes dimmed.

Half a day ago, as the sun rose, it should have been an ordinary day.

But the bandits from Black Wind Village descended like wolves, and Lu Family Village bore the brunt, being slaughtered entirely.

Normally, according to custom, as long as the villagers obediently paid the passage silver, the matter would be over.

After all, this happened every year, and the villagers had long grown accustomed to this humiliating "tribute."

But the trouble started when the bandit leader, after receiving the money, was still not satisfied. His lust was ignited, and he set his sights on several young women from the village, declaring he would abduct them back to the mountain stronghold to be his wives.

What kind of place was Black Wind Village? In the eyes of these simple commoners, it was a dragon's lair and a tiger's den that devoured people without spitting out bones.

Anyone could imagine the fate of women captured there.

Villagers with a sense of backbone, unwilling to see their women disgraced, mustered the courage to resist with all their might.

And the consequences were, as expected.

Enraged, the bandits unleashed their beastly nature, slaughtering the entire village. Not a single woman, child, old or young, was spared. Even the few men in the village who practiced martial arts met their end under the bandits' blades.

As for Lu Shaoyou, his father, seeing that the situation was beyond saving, rushed home, grabbed Lu Shaoyou who was still asleep, and fled into the mountains.

His father, Lu Dahai, was one of the few martial artists in the village, and his skill was not low. However, facing the encirclement of the bandits, he eventually died tragically under their swords.

Thanks to Lu Dahai's desperate resistance, Lu Shaoyou had a slim chance of survival.

Lu Shaoyou fled to this dilapidated temple, his strength exhausted, grief overwhelming him, and he fainted.

It was at this moment that unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind, along with that mechanical prompt.

Suddenly, the voice in his mind sounded again, and a light blue screen appeared in Lu Shaoyou's vision.

[Congratulations to the host, the Slaughter System has been successfully loaded!]

[The Slaughter System is dedicated to serving you, committed to cultivating the host into the sole overlord of all heavens and myriad realms, the number one powerhouse throughout eternity.]

[When the host kills enemies, you will gain Slaughter Value and have a chance to obtain item rewards...]

Looking at the futuristic-looking light screen before him and the text displayed on it, Lu Shaoyou was stunned at first, then an indescribable excitement surged within him.

"This... this is the golden finger that's standard for protagonists in novels from my previous life? It actually appeared on me!"

Although he didn't know the origin of this thing, whether it was a kind gift from some powerful being, or if it hid some unknown conspiracy and trap.

But clearly, Lu Shaoyou had no choice now.

Since there was no choice, he would accept it silently.

Currently, he had nothing, except this wretched life and a heart full of vengeful blood.

"Killing enemies makes me stronger, a simple and brutal golden finger that fits the law of the jungle," Lu Shaoyou hooked the corner of his mouth into an arc. "However, I like it!"

As the descendant of a martial artist, Lu Shaoyou was naturally exposed to martial arts from childhood and understood some basic techniques.

It was a pity that his talent was truly mediocre. In his father Lu Dahai's words, he was a talentless waste when it came to practicing martial arts, and it would be a miracle if he could reach the second-class warrior level in this lifetime.

The path of martial arts, from low to high, is divided into: Unranked, Third-class, Second-class, First-class, Super First-rate, Xiantian...

The first five realms could also be collectively referred to as the Houtian Realm.

This is for Houtian Body Tempering, Xiantian Qi Cultivation.

As for what lies beyond Xiantian, Lu Dahai hadn't mentioned it.

[Ding, detected that the Host has a Newbie Gift Package. Do you wish to claim it.]

"Claim it!"

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the ultimate skills "Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill" and "Shaolin Cudgel Technique", Qi Mei Cudgel, and 1000 Slaughter Value.]

Can't find the book title, maybe try searching by author? They might have just changed the name!

Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill?

Hearing this, Lu Shaoyou's eyes lit up with excitement!

The fame of this skill was thunderous and known to all in his previous life.

It was the supreme sect-protecting ultimate skill of Esoteric Buddhism. The inner energy cultivated was incomparably fierce and domineering, possessing characteristics of both offense and defense. The cultivation threshold was extremely low, practically anyone could learn it, but it required a very long cultivation time. With each layer mastered, one gained the immense strength of a dragon and an elephant.

However, the time required for each subsequent layer doubled, and reaching the legendary thirteenth layer was said to take tens of thousands of years, which was truly exaggerated.

[Ding, detected a martial skill secret technique. Do you wish to comprehend it!]

Did that even need asking?

"Comprehend!"

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully comprehending. "Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill" has reached the first layer, and "Shaolin Cudgel Technique" is at the introductory level.]

In an instant, countless cultivation methods and profound mysteries of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill and Shaolin Cudgel Technique poured into Lu Shaoyou's mind like a divine revelation, as if he had personally cultivated for years.

Immediately after, a faint but pure warm current spontaneously generated from the depths of his Dantian and swiftly spread to his limbs and bones.

The sense of fulfillment and strength he hadn't felt in a long time made him let out an involuntary, hearty groan.

"Awesome!"

"This... this is already generating inner energy? Have I become a Third-class Warrior?"

Feeling the faint inner energy flowing through his meridians, Lu Shaoyou was filled with surprise and joy.

At this moment, he felt as if his entire body was brimming with inexhaustible strength, making him unrecognizable from the weak youth who couldn't even lift a chicken before.

Generating inner energy within the body was the mark of stepping into the ranks of Third-class Warriors.

"System, display attribute panel!"

[Name]: Lu Shaoyou
[Cultivation]: Third-class Warrior
[Skill]: Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (First Layer)
[Secret Techniques]: Shaolin Cudgel Technique (Introductory), Mountain Splitting Fist (Introductory)
[Slaughter Value]: 1000
[Inventory]: 10 Cubic Meters

Looking at the Slaughter Value on the panel, Lu Shaoyou was overjoyed. "Fortunately, I have the Slaughter Value from the gift package, otherwise, it would have been really difficult to deal with those bandits!"

His father was a Second-class Warrior who had opened several major meridians, yet he still died at the hands of the bandits. A Third-class Warrior was clearly far from enough.

The fastest way to increase his strength was obviously to directly upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.

"Come on, System, let me see your power!"

"Consume 100 Slaughter Value to upgrade Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill."

Instantly, Lu Shaoyou felt the inner energy in his Dantian churn like a roused beast.

Two major meridians, which he had never felt before, were easily opened by this power. His muscles bulged, and his veins like coiled dragons rose to the surface.

"Continue!"

"Consume 200 Slaughter Value to upgrade Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!"

"Consume 300 Slaughter Value to upgrade Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!"

"Boom..."

Four more major meridians were opened in succession. Surging inner energy surged within Lu Shaoyou's body, and his bones crackled.

The strength of four dragons and four elephants was added to his body, directly increasing his pure punching power by a full 400 jin!

This had already firmly reached the threshold of a Second-class Warrior.

In just a few short breaths, Lu Shaoyou's strength had caught up to, and even faintly surpassed, the height his father, Lu Dahai, had reached in his lifetime.

"Still not enough!"

Lu Shaoyou's gaze lingered on the Shaolin Cudgel Technique in the secret technique column for a moment. Clenching his teeth, he unhesitatingly poured the remaining 400 points of Slaughter Value into the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.

If these 400 points of Slaughter Value were used to upgrade the Shaolin Cudgel Technique, it would at most raise it to the proficient level.

The overall increase in strength was clearly not as practical or effective as directly upgrading the main cultivation technique.

The strength of five dragons and five elephants, a full 500 jin of immense power.

With his internal energy, Lu Shaoyou felt that if he unleashed his full power, he could break 600 jin.

This would place him in the upper-mid tier among second-class warriors.

Just then.

A sound of hurried footsteps and rough shouts came from outside the temple.

"Brother Hu, there's a dilapidated temple here."

"The blood trail ends here. That little beast must be inside." Another voice spoke with bloodthirsty cruelty.

"The young master has ordered it! We need to bring him back alive, or find him dead!"

A group of large men armed with sabers and spears charged into the temple.

The moment the bandits saw Lu Shaoyou, their faces contorted into cruel smiles.

[(Houtian Realm is equivalent to ordinary martial arts)]

Brain storage!