Flame Dragon Armor Unleashing Samadhi True Fire

"Boy, take my word for it. A fellow like you will never find a wife in his entire life!"

"If you believe me, go to the pond on the back mountain three days from now. A fairy from heaven will descend to bathe, and you can take the chance to sneak away with her clothes."

"When she starts asking about her clothes, show yourself. As long as you do as I say, the fairy will become your wife and bear you a son and a daughter."

The thatched hut was dilapidated, with holes here and there in the walls that even clumps of mud could not cover. Having only just transmigrated, Jiang Zhe was already terrified of his surroundings.

Almost as soon as the voice came from next door, Jiang Zhe woke up.

But the voice was unfamiliar!

It was nothing like the voice of Erlang next door! It was shrill and hoarse, not a human voice!

Most importantly...

There was what the voice had just said.

"Really, Ox? Don't lie to me. I'm not as handsome as Brother Zhe. Would a fairy really take a liking to me?" a familiar voice asked.

Jiang Zhe's heart stirred. That was his neighbor Erlang's voice.

He had heard that Erlang was from the next village over. After his elder brother and sister-in-law seized the family's fields, he had settled here with nothing but a battered old cart and an old yellow ox.

Wait! An old yellow ox!

A fairy, a bath, stolen clothes?

Erlang, who raised cattle? The Cowherd!

Holy crap! This transmigration had really landed him somewhere! How had he ended up in a world of myths?!

Jiang Zhe's heart trembled, and his heartbeat inexplicably quickened.

Suddenly, a faint golden light appeared. Jiang Zhe had his eyes shut at that very moment, yet the light seemed to burst into his dream and take the form of an ox.

A familiar old yellow ox!

Jiang Zhe had seen the Cowherd leading the old yellow ox out to graze during the day.

"You heard that?" the yellow ox asked in a deep voice. Its golden pupils were so full of majesty that one could not help kneeling and bowing before it.

"I..." Jiang Zhe's voice sounded in the dream. What the hell was this thing?!

"Never mind. You're rather handsome yourself, so you should also meet the Venerable One's requirements! From now on, serve me as your master! I'll let you have a taste of a fairy!"

"This is an honor for a mortal like you!" the old yellow ox said, baring its hideous teeth, its eyes full of lust.

The next second, all manner of compassionate Buddha statues began to emerge from the golden light behind the old yellow ox.

The statues seemed to come alive, chanting all manner of Buddhist verses. Jiang Zhe's clear consciousness grew increasingly sluggish, and all manner of desires flickered deep in his heart, lust most of all. Amid that endless lust, a golden, rabbit-eared Buddha statue flickered in and out of sight.

[Corruption of host's mind detected! Activating Great Dao Armor System]

[Drawing five-element attribute! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the fire attribute!]

[Awakening Flame Dragon Armor!]

[Flame Dragon Armor awakened successfully! Fire attribute! Base fire: Samadhi True Fire]

[Flame Dragon Armor: Wields the fire of all realms! Fire above all! Fire reigns supreme!]

[Current base fire: Samadhi True Fire]

Boom! Jiang Zhe's eyes had been filled with golden light, but now blazing flames suddenly ignited in their depths. It was as though fire had replaced his internal organs!

The golden light failed to hold out for even a second before vanishing in an instant!

Jiang Zhe's eyes cleared again, and his face filled with anger!

Yet when he came to his senses, everything before him had vanished.

It was as if everything that had just appeared had been a dream.

Jiang Zhe's eyes snapped open. He stared blankly at his hand, the dilapidated house, and the cold wind blowing through the damaged walls.

Had all of that really been a dream?

No! It hadn't been a dream!

Jiang Zhe stared at the fiery red medallion that had suddenly appeared around his neck and fell into thought!

The medallion's crystal was not hot, but...

With a whoosh, a flame suddenly rose along Jiang Zhe's index finger and floated before him.

Samadhi True Fire!

Damn it! It hadn't been a dream!

That old yellow ox really had been trying to lure him in!

If the Samadhi True Fire hadn't appeared and burned away the desires in his heart, he would probably have been brainwashed already, wouldn't he?

What was that rabbit Buddha statue shrouded in Buddhist light?

The Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal?!

Damn it!

Could this have a Primordial World setting?!

Jiang Zhe's expression twisted. He had only transmigrated a day ago and hadn't even left the beginner village yet.

Thinking back on everything that had happened that day, Jiang Zhe couldn't help giving a bitter smile.

Who would believe it, folks? He had gotten angry while fishing and chucked a rock straight into his fishing spot. Water splashed into his eyes, and by the time he had rubbed them clear, he was in the middle of deep mountains and ancient forests.

He had wandered around for ages, found a village, and then, under an old man's guidance, come to this rundown house on the mountaintop to stay for the time being.

And the neighbor of this house was the Cowherd.

He had thought he'd simply transmigrated to ancient times, but it turned out to be the ancient times of mythology!

Fortunately... he had a system.

But why did the system have such a strange name?

The Great Dao Armor System?

He could transform into the Flame Dragon Hero, the representative of fire!

A Flame Dragon Hero who could unleash Samadhi True Fire. Scared yet?

Besides, there should be other armors apart from the Flame Dragon, right?

Coming back to his senses, Jiang Zhe looked down at his chest!

Unlike a normal armor transformation, which relied on the Fire Shadow Stone and a summoner, the Flame Dragon Armor he had fused with had truly become one with him, much like a magical treasure.

And the so-called base fire was like an innate divine ability!

Even without transforming into the armor, he could use Samadhi True Fire!

In other words!

He seemed to have become the Red Boy of myth.

[Host: Jiang Zhe]

[Current armor: Flame Dragon of Fire]

[Talent: Samadhi True Fire]

[Cultivation realm: Refining Essence into Qi]

[Merit: 300]

Merit?

"System, what is merit used for?!" Jiang Zhe hurriedly asked.

[Merit can be used to raise cultivation. It can also be used to draw spiritual treasures of heaven and earth from the system shop and fuse them into the armor or the host's innate foundation]

[If the host is lucky enough to draw various flames, they can be fused into the Flame Dragon Armor, such as Six Ding Divine Fire, Solar Divine Fire, and so on...]

So that was how it worked!

"How is merit used for draws? How do I get more merit?" Jiang Zhe asked expectantly.

[The system shop has four tiers of draws: low, intermediate, high, and top!]

[The host is human, so by standing with humanity, acting in humanity's interests, and protecting more humans, the host can earn merit]

[The system will also generate missions at irregular intervals based on the host's current circumstances. Merit can be earned by completing them]

[The host currently has a beginner mission]

As soon as the system finished speaking, a mission panel appeared before him.

[Mission: Thwart the old yellow ox's scheme]

[The old yellow ox, a disciple under the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, wishes to aid the cultivation of lustful desire in the Joyous tradition and seize the Heavenly Court's fortune!]

[Host, please complete the mission: Stop the old yellow ox's actions!]

[Mission completion reward: One thousand merit!]

[First beginner mission (includes one top-tier draw)]