You stared at the three jade slips sent by the Sun Clan, your eyes glinting with satisfaction.
One was a specialized lethal martial art—Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist. Another was a manual for a special skill—True Scripture of Talismans. The last was a sinister curse technique—Soul-Nailing Method.
These three jade slips were all things you'd asked Sun Zhong to request from the clan in his own name, carefully selected to suit you perfectly.
Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist was an overpowered martial art of the Saint Ascension tier, but its power could even rival Heavenly Human-tier techniques, possessing the might to split mountains and cleave seas.
This tyrannical martial art had extremely harsh requirements—it demanded an incredibly strong physical body, and one wrong move could lead to severe backlash. But it was the perfect match for your Dragon-Elephant Overlord Physique, which wielded the terrifying strength of dragons and elephants.
Before this, you'd never had a systematic killing move. The Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist filled that gap perfectly.
The True Scripture of Talismans was a foundational manual for talisman crafting, containing records of tens of thousands of talismans. Ever since you'd discovered the Supreme Imperial Bone's godly effect on cultivation, you'd realized you could take up a secondary profession to complement your combat abilities.
Among all the secondary professions, talisman master—a jack-of-all-trades—was undoubtedly the one you had your eye on.
As for the final one, the Soul-Nailing Method—this curse technique was a special preparation for the Destiny's Child Ye Fan.
After all, you still had one of Ye Fan's arms in your possession. With this curse technique, you could lock onto his exact location no matter where he ran.
「Thoughtful planning, as always.」
「While boosting your own strength, you've also added a talisman master—an infinitely potential secondary profession—to your repertoire. After all, high-tier talisman masters are held in extremely high regard even among the upper echelons of the Qianyuan Empire.」
Watching the "you" in the Villain Simulator, Sun Qian couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
The status and potential of a talisman master were truly unimaginable.
A high-tier talisman master, as long as they had time to prepare, even Heavenly Human Realm ancestors wouldn't dare to provoke them easily. Who knew how many high-tier talismans they could pull out to bombard their enemies with?
Moreover, some high-tier talismans possessed all sorts of miraculous effects.
Take the Life-Replacing Blood Escape Talisman in your hand, for example—a Heavenly Human-tier talisman specialized in saving lives. It was crafted by a high-tier talisman master.
To kill a high-tier talisman master who was prepared for battle, you'd need at least several Heavenly Human Realm ancestors working together.
One day, when you reached the realm of a high-tier talisman master and had a sufficient stock of high-tier talismans at your disposal, you'd even have the confidence to take on the Gu Clan—a Heavenly Human-tier family—single-handedly.
「Now it all depends on whether the Supreme Imperial Bone's abilities work just as well for martial arts and skills as they do for cultivation techniques.」
Even though the Supreme Imperial Bone had already shown its incredible power in cultivation, no one knew if it could replicate that effect when it came to mastering martial arts and special skills.
Everything would have to be put to the test.
After obtaining the three jade slips, you wasted no time, retreating to the cultivation chamber once more and diving headfirst into intense training.
You began swallowing pills in large quantities, stimulating the Supreme Imperial Bone to activate its Enlightenment State. Your mind quickly sank into a hazy, trance-like state of profound comprehension.
You started practicing the Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist, this tyrannical martial art. The complex ancient characters inscribed on the jade slip began to twist and squirm, turning into tadpole-like figures that swarmed into your mind, where they were quickly understood and absorbed.
Day 1: You consumed over a hundred bottles of cultivation pills, successfully mastering the basics of the Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist and quickly reaching the Minor Accomplishment stage.
Day 2: The last of the pill resources from Ye Fan's storage pouch were devoured completely. Your mastery of the Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist successfully advanced to the Great Accomplishment stage. When you threw a punch, it was like a wild ancient dragon roaring, possessing the power to shatter mountains and rivers with a single blow.
At this moment, you confidently believed that if you threw a full-powered punch, even a Fifth-Rank Mountain and River Realm cultivator wouldn't dare to block it head-on. Anyone hit by it would die instantly.
If Ye Fan had taken a punch like this from you back then, he would've been dead before he even had a chance to scream.
Day 3: You found that after reaching Great Accomplishment, the Cangmang Tyrant Dragon Fist had hit a bottleneck. To reach the Perfection stage would require a long period of painstaking refinement and tempering. You made the decisive choice to shift your focus to the True Scripture of Talismans, beginning your journey to become a talisman master.
Among the tens of thousands of basic talismans recorded in the manual, you chose the Thunder Talisman and Fire Talisman—the two most violent and destructive types. You reasoned that if you could master these two volatile attributes, mastering the others would be child's play.
Day 4: After suffering nearly ten thousand failed attempts at drawing talismans, the supplies of talisman paper and cinnabar in your possession began to run low. Frustration started to creep into your mind, and you began to doubt whether you had the talent to become a talisman master—even with the Supreme Imperial Bone's help.
But the stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat deep within your heart kept you from giving up.
Day 5: After enduring nearly a hundred thousand failed attempts, a flash of inspiration suddenly lit up in your mind. It was like a flood breaking through a dam—everything fell into place. With a steady hand, you successfully drew a First-Rank Thunder Talisman.
You had officially become a First-Rank Talisman Master.
Even though the First-Rank Thunder Talisman was of little use to your current strength, you were overjoyed beyond words.
Because you'd succeeded.
「It really works!」
Watching the events unfold in the Villain Simulator, Sun Qian couldn't contain his excitement, his fists clenching tightly with anticipation.
The string of consecutive successes in the simulation made it crystal clear to him—given enough time, he could grow stronger at an unprecedented pace, far surpassing any genius in this world.
「As long as I have enough Villain Points to run simulations, I can become an invincible powerhouse, charging out of the starting zone and sweeping through everything in my path—just like the Sword God of Shilipu!」
Five days of nonstop cultivation in the Enlightenment State had left you in a state of deep exhaustion, and your cultivation speed had begun to slow down noticeably. You finally realized that haste makes waste, and decided to temporarily put an end to your intense training.
You pushed open the door to the cultivation chamber and asked Su Meng—the young death squad member who'd been guarding outside, disguised as you—about the situation in Magic City over the past few days.
「Young Master Sun, Magic City has been calm and quiet these past few days. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened.」 Su Meng replied truthfully.
Unlike the second simulation, where you'd taken Liu Yue away and stumbled straight into the mastermind's death trap, this time you'd avoided that fate entirely. There had been no bloody clash between the Sun Clan and Gu Clan in the imperial capital, no killing of Zhao Kun. Everything seemed eerily peaceful.
According to the events of the second simulation, tonight would've been the night when the Zhao Clan's ancestor, another Saint Ascension Realm powerhouse, and a horde of black-cloaked assassins ambushed you.
But now, Zhao Kun was still alive, and the Zhao Clan hadn't been destroyed. The Zhao Clan's ancestor would never risk annihilating his entire clan just to kill you.
A single Saint Ascension Realm powerhouse alone couldn't hope to stop Sun Zhong. Even with a group of black-cloaked assassins backing him up, their chances of killing you were slim to none.
You deduced that with insufficient high-level combat power and no clear grasp of your current strength, the mastermind would most likely choose to postpone their plan to kill you. At the same time, they were undoubtedly brewing an even more vicious and deadly trap.
You glanced at Su Meng standing beside you, who now looked and acted exactly like you—your posture, your mannerisms, even the lazy, arrogant glint in your eyes were spot-on. Clearly, the special training Sun Zhong had given him over the past few days had been extremely effective.
「Oh right, Young Master Sun. There's something else. A mysterious secret realm has appeared in the seas near Magic City these past few days. It's attracted countless cultivators from all over to go and explore it.」
As if remembering something important, Su Meng suddenly spoke up.
Your brows furrowed slightly. This reminded you of the second simulation, where Liu Yue had mentioned this exact same secret realm to you. Back then, you'd suspected it was a trap set by the mastermind and had chosen to stay far away from it.
Just as you were lost in thought, Sun Zhong walked in from outside, interrupting your train of thought.
「Young Master Sun, the young master of the Li Clan—Li Yang—is here to see you. He says he has something important to discuss.」