Unleashing a massive cheat, taking Krillin as a disciple, and waiting for the plot to fall apart

Looking at the system panel, Ling Yi couldn't help but laugh.

His life stat hadn't changed; it was still 250,000. He figured it had reached a bottleneck.

His Spiritual Power had reached 410,000, and his Combat Power had reached 1.9 million. And all of that had happened in less than an hour.

The Passive Cultivation Aura, now upgraded to level 5, was even more powerful. It was a genuine, massive cheat.

Passive Cultivation Aura LV5 (0/32,000) (activated):

1. Once activated, all learned cultivation techniques and skills enter Automatic Cultivation, currently with a 16x cultivation speed bonus;

2. Automatically activates the fusion function for cultivation techniques and skills. Techniques and skills from the same system automatically fuse into higher-grade forms, with no limiting cap;

3. Activates the analysis function for cultivation techniques and skills. It can automatically analyze any technique or skill seen, which then automatically enters passive cultivation and fusion.

4. Activates the derivation function for cultivation techniques and skills. Low-grade techniques and skills are automatically derived into higher-grade ones, currently up to Immortal Grade.

Sixteen times the cultivation speed-how awesome was that? Even if Ling Yi did absolutely nothing, in a year or two, he could become a Big Shot capable of easily smashing Frieza to pieces.

The fusion function went without saying; it had already been covered.

As for the two new functions, each defied the heavens more than the last, each more inhuman than the one before.

What was the analysis function for? Stealing techniques, of course. The key was that any technique or skill he stole would automatically be added to the Passive Cultivation Aura. In other words, what he stole was his.

The derivation function defied the heavens even more.

Before, Ling Yi could only rely on the fusion function to combine techniques or skills into higher-grade ones.

But every world had a limit. In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World, for example, the limit was Human Grade.

With the derivation function, though, things were different. The grade of his techniques would no longer be restricted by the world, and could reach Immortal Grade at most... Earth Grade techniques were already this powerful, so wouldn't an Immortal Grade technique, a whole grade beyond Heaven Grade, make him a god or a saint outright?

However, the derivation function required a great deal of time... Deriving an Earth Grade technique into a Heaven Grade one would take three years.

Although that was a long time, this function meant that Ling Yi's cultivation techniques could be continuously derived and upgraded. That, in turn, meant there would no longer be any limiting bottlenecks on his cultivation realm.

Passive Devouring Aura LV1 (0/20,000) (activated): Devours any energy the host comes into contact with and automatically stores it in the energy storage device. The device's current maximum capacity is 1,000,000 units of energy.

Passive Energy Conversion Aura LV1 (0/20,000) (activated): Can convert any energy into energy compatible with the host's current cultivation system.

It was obvious at a glance that these two passive auras complemented each other. One absorbed all kinds of energy, while the other directly converted the absorbed energy into Internal Energy, Spiritual Power, magic, and the like. Together, they gave Ling Yi another cheat for rapidly increasing his strength.

Of course, the passive aura list contained many others. The Passive Thorns Aura, for example, directly reflected a percentage of an enemy's attack damage; the Passive Invincibility Aura generated an invincible shield that kept him invincible for a certain period; and the Passive Genetic Evolution Aura could devour the genes of all things, automatically supplementing and perfecting the host's genes to achieve evolution at the genetic level.

But those passive auras were all too expensive, costing hundreds of thousands or even a million points apiece. He simply couldn't afford them.

Ling Yi felt that strength and cultivation didn't seem all that important. The system's passive auras were what mattered most. The more auras he activated, the stronger he would become.

As a protagonist with a cheat, he wouldn't rely on it to grow stronger, but instead try to rely on his own hard work? Give him a break. A protagonist who didn't know how to use his golden finger wasn't a good protagonist.

At that moment, Ling Yi came to another realization...

By now, the little baldy Krillin had finally finished cultivating for the first time.

"System, can I check other people's stats?"

"Ding! The host can activate the Passive Detection Aura. This function can probe some of a target's data. The higher its level, the more detailed the information detected."

Ling Yi found the passive aura in the list. It wasn't expensive; activating LV1 cost 5,000 points.

Ling Yi still had over 40,000 points, so he could afford it.

Passive Detection Aura LV1 (0/10,000) (activated): Can probe some information about nearby targets.

As soon as the aura was activated, a set of data appeared above Master Roshi's and Krillin's heads.

Master Roshi: Life (∞), Combat Power (288).

Krillin: Life (500), Combat Power (120,000).

Seeing Master Roshi's life stat, Ling Yi paused. Then he remembered that the old man seemed to have encountered some opportunity in his youth and eaten an immortality elixir, allowing him to live forever.

His Combat Power of 288 didn't come as a surprise.

Krillin's Combat Power, on the other hand, was quite considerable. At 120,000, he could easily crush the small fry at this early stage.

Krillin stood up and looked at his hands, somewhat dazed.

"Little baldy, get used to your strength first. We'll talk about the rest later," Ling Yi said.

"Yes!"

Krillin was now immensely grateful to Ling Yi and held him in the utmost respect. He knew he was about to ascend to heaven in a single bound.

Krillin immediately used a Light Body technique to fly into the air, and the first skill he used was the Destructo Disc.

Ling Yi hadn't taught Krillin all of his Earth Grade martial arts. He had only taught him the core cultivation method and the Light Body technique.

In other words, Ling Yi hadn't taught Krillin any specific martial arts moves. Krillin would have to create all his own attacks.

Yet Ling Yi hadn't expected the first move Krillin created to be his signature skill.

Unlike in the original plot, however, Krillin released more than a dozen Destructo Discs in succession. The rapidly spinning discs of energy darted and danced through the air above the sea, slicing through it with a hum.

Master Roshi watched with his heart pounding in fear. He didn't think he could block even one Destructo Disc.

Just then, Master Roshi suddenly noticed Ling Yi looking at him. Somehow, a very bad feeling rose in his heart.

Ling Yi grinned. "Master Roshi, come fight me."

"Ah, hahaha, young man, how could you bear to strike an old man? These old arms and legs of mine can't fight anymore." Cold sweat poured down Master Roshi's forehead. Damn it, this young man has no martial virtue!

"You're all leeks. You don't get a say."

Master Roshi didn't know what Ling Yi meant by leeks, but he didn't need to know anymore. Ling Yi sped behind him and gave his bald head a gentle flick.

Master Roshi went down...

Seeing the extra points on the system panel, Ling Yi nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, Master Roshi had only fainted. Ling Yi wouldn't go so far as to kill him for points. After all, Kid Goku would be appearing soon. Without Master Roshi, who would take care of Kid Goku's early training?

Seeing Ling Yi knock Master Roshi out with a flick to the head, Krillin also came down from the air, somewhat puzzled.

"He's just unconscious. Don't worry. What are your plans from here on?"

Krillin asked cautiously, "May I stay by your side and cultivate?"

Ling Yi thought it over. Taking a disciple wouldn't be bad. Besides, looking at Krillin, he had a bold idea: if a disciple he had trained helped him defeat or kill other powerful fighters, would he get points?

If he could, wouldn't he be able to live more like a salted fish in the future?

"My name is Ling Yi. You can call me Master."

Krillin pressed his palms together and bowed respectfully to Ling Yi. "Your disciple Krillin pays his respects, Master."

"Let's go. Back to the city first."

A few days later, the two walked out of a martial arts school. Inside, unlucky fellows in training uniforms lay sprawled all over the floor.

Seeing his points increase in the system, Ling Yi was very satisfied.

Sure enough, he could still get points when Krillin did the fighting.

Ling Yi guessed that Krillin had already changed noticeably from the original plot because of him, creating a karmic connection between them. Thus, Krillin's defeats or kills of other people could be credited to him, and he could naturally receive points for them.

This gave Ling Yi more ideas. For one thing, earning points wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.

"Very good. Next comes the first test of your cultivation that I'm giving you," Ling Yi said to the excited Krillin by the roadside.

"Yes, Master." Krillin really was excited. He had never imagined that one day he could become this powerful.

"Starting now, I want you to travel the entire world without using any means of transportation, challenging and defeating every martial arts school. Once you're done, come find me in West City."

"But remember one thing: you're not allowed to kill before you turn sixteen."

"Yes!"

"Learn more, observe more, and think more. Every opponent is a source of progress for you. They may not be strong, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to learn from them. Drawing on the strengths of many schools to continually perfect your own Martial Dao is the ultimate purpose of this test."

Krillin's whole body trembled. He nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, Master. I won't let you down."