Holy crap, Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions!
Above Heaven, below Earth, I alone reign supreme! That sounds so freaking cool!
Ryan's eyes sparkled like stars, and drool nearly dripped from his mouth.
Instinctively, he almost selected it immediately.
[Please choose carefully, host. Once the initial technique is selected, it cannot be changed.]
No, no, no! This is a lifelong decision! How can I just choose it because the name sounds awesome?
Ryan shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum.
Then he carefully reviewed all three techniques again.
Based on his many years of experience reading cultivation novels, he categorized the three techniques into three types.
Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique: Body cultivation method.
Heavenly Demon Art: Definitely a demonic technique.
Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions: Cool and badass! Above Heaven, below Earth, I alone reign supreme!!!
Looking at it this way, the choice was obvious, right?
[...]
Ryan protested. "I am joking, System! What do you mean by that silence? Am I really that shallow?"
[Host, your drool is about to drip down.]
Hearing the system's reminder, Ryan embarrassedly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
No, I need to think about this more seriously!
Ryan felt he could not be fooled by appearances. After reading I Am the King of the Cultivation Realm, he already had psychological trauma.
The more awesome a technique's name sounded, the more terrible it actually was.
"System, what does it mean that the initial technique cannot be changed once selected?" Ryan decided to understand this better.
[Respected host, let me give you an example.]
[If you choose to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, then during that same stage, you cannot cultivate any other techniques.]
[This means that during the Qi Condensation stage, you can only cultivate this one technique. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can choose again. But within the same stage, you cannot select other techniques.]
[The same applies to the other two techniques. Please consider your own needs carefully and choose wisely.]
"Oh, I see!" Ryan finally understood.
If he chose Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions, which had the most realms, he would essentially enter a very long skill cooldown period.
Aside from that one technique, he could not learn anything else.
For Ryan at his current stage, this seemed somewhat unreliable.
Why? Because from what he saw in the novels, there was basically not a single skill worth using.
Right now, his only reliable source of power came from the system's techniques.
How should he choose?
Ryan's brow furrowed deeply. Kids make simple choices, but adults want everything! Unfortunately, reality did not allow that!
Looking at the current situation, the cheapest option Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique was most suitable for him. Upon mastery, he would possess the power of nine dragons and nine elephants!
Most people might not have a clear concept of what that number meant. But Ryan was different! He was someone who used to read cultivation novels until seven or eight in the morning!
The power of nine dragons and nine elephants the simplest way to understand it: if a meteor came hurtling toward you at tremendous speed, you could punch upward once and the meteor would be obliterated into dust.
With a mortal body, rivaling the divine!
Do not think this was an exaggeration. No matter which world you were in, dragons were legendary creatures. The strength of a single ancient divine dragon could completely match some immortals.
Although this was truly tempting, and it only cost 1 exchange coin.
But the Heavenly Demon Art below also seemed pretty good.
Since ancient times, villains always regretted too late they either got buried or destroyed.
But Ryan was different! Even if he became a villain, he would be a villain with a system!
In all mainstream novels, villains without systems no matter how powerful their techniques were would ultimately be destroyed by the protagonist.
But having a system changed everything! No matter what kind of protagonist you were, under my system-backed Heaven's Destined Great Villain, you could only tremble in fear! Hehehehe!
Thinking of this, Ryan felt like he had awakened some new personality of his.
Even his laughter became more villainous.
Looking at the description again: Transform into the Heavenly Demon immortal and indestructible!
Ryan thought: I totally get this! It is a lock-in cheat ability!
For Ryan, this was incredibly tempting.
Most importantly, the system had applied a discount. The system said the first technique was free, yet even after deducting that, it still cost 1.5 exchange coins.
This clearly demonstrated how heaven-defying the Heavenly Demon Art was!
Looking at Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions below, aside from the cool and badass name, what use did it actually have?
All it said was that after mastering it, "above Heaven, below Earth, you alone will reign supreme." But what actual effects did it have? It said absolutely nothing.
It was just like those clickbait marketing accounts hyping things up like crazy at the start, but when you actually looked at the content, it was worse than a roadside stall.
Most critically, it was divided into nine realms! And it cost 2.5 exchange coins!
After one round of buying, he would be completely drained.
Yeah, the more he looked at it, the more it seemed like a trap!
Ryan immediately became vigilant. Who could not play word games?
Looking at it this way, the superiority among these three techniques was immediately clear, right?
Ryan announced. "System, I have decided!"
[Please make your selection, host.]
"I choose... choose..." Ryan hesitated slightly.
[Please trust your own judgment, host. The system unconditionally supports you.]
"Good!" Ryan felt deeply moved. This was truly an excellent system!
"I choose Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions!"
[???]
The system really wanted to curse right now. Did you not just analyze everything so thoroughly? I was almost convinced by your reasoning!
"No particular reason. It sounds cool and badass. I like it." Ryan declared confidently.
Tell me, which man could resist the temptation of "above Heaven, below Earth, I alone will reign supreme"?
Hahahaha! With this divine technique in hand, I will be Heaven's Chosen One!
Ryan began daydreaming again, imagining himself standing on a high platform with all the people in the world bowing at his feet.
Holy crap, was this not exciting?!
The system thought: Then what was the point of all that analysis you just did?
Of course, saying such things would violate the system's professional ethics. It could only silently and unconditionally support the host's choice.
[Severing Divine Manual recycled successfully. 1 exchange coin received.]
[Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions purchased successfully! First realm automatically learned for host.]
The moment the system notification appeared, Ryan's attribute panel simultaneously popped up.
[Host: Ryan Hartwell]
[Personal Title: Hot-Blooded Impulsive Young Man]
[Attributes]
[Attack]: 5
[Defense]: 3
[Spirit]: 2
[Speed]: 8
[Stamina]: 30
Overall Rating: Trash among trash (but very durable)
Learned Techniques: Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions (1/9)
Technique Notes: Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions is divided into nine realms. The first realm grants mastery over the Power of Void, also known as Void Energy. This is the introductory stage. After learning it, the practitioner's vitality becomes more vigorous, and stamina receives a significant boost. Combined with other skills, the practitioner will stand invincible.
Learned Skills: None
Weapon: None
Ryan stared at the screen. "..."