Chapter 157 - 122: Supreme Talent [Annihilation Saber Domain], New Year

Chapter 157: Chapter 122: Supreme Talent [Annihilation Saber Domain], New Year

By the time Lu Changfeng returned to Qin City, it was already dawn, and the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Some of the early-rising citizens of Qin City vaguely saw a Qilin descending from the sky.

They rubbed their eyes, but the Qilin was already gone, so they just assumed they had been seeing things.

The Qilin had, of course, landed inside Hua Mansion, in the courtyard where Lu Changfeng lived.

Lu Changfeng didn’t disturb Chunzhu and Hua Yiran, who were still sleeping soundly.

After landing in the courtyard, the Fire Qilin transformed into a small white dog and feigned sleep off to the side.

He was about to go to the Cultivation Chamber to practice his Bone Refining technique when he noticed something.

Lu Changfeng felt a constant vibration from the letter paper in his robes.

He sat down in the courtyard pavilion, took out the letter paper, and checked it.

’Damn.’

Messages were scrolling by endlessly in the [Saint Demon Sect Chat Group].

’These guys have too much energy.’

Led by the Purple Lotus Demon, the group’s lonely hype man, and spurred on by the fact that the Demon Sect members had never played with such a novel toy before, they were truly using the letter paper as a chat tool.

Gluttony Demon Sect: Blood Saber, I hear the snow lotuses from the Western Domain are great for the skin. Remember to bring one back for me next time.

Blood Saber Demon Sect: Sure, no problem!

Bone-Eroding Demon Sect: You can get snow lotuses? Bring a few for me too.

Blood Saber Demon Sect: You’re already old. No amount of skincare is going to help you now, is it?

Bone-Eroding Demon Sect: Who said it was for skincare? I’m going to use them to concoct a new Bone-Eroding Poison. Besides, my skin is bad because my body is full of toxins, it has nothing to do with my age!

Dark Buddha Demon Sect: Amitabha Buddha.

...

Lu Changfeng immediately sent a message. Saint Master: This group is only for sending and receiving important notices and information. Stop spamming it with irrelevant messages.

The moment Lu Changfeng spoke, the chat group fell silent.

"Purple Lotus Demon, place a restriction. Don’t let so much useless information show up in the group chat screen."

The remnant soul of the Purple Lotus Demon replied: Roger.

Looking at the quiet chat group, Lu Changfeng finally felt some peace. He put the letter paper back into his robes.

Then, he entered the Cultivation Chamber and began to cultivate.

The effects of the [Fengtian Bone Refining Heart Method] were quite good.

As soon as he entered a state of Meditation, combined with his Heroic Root Bone, the speed of his Bone Refining transformation increased by several times.

Compared to an ordinary person, he was more than ten times faster.

Lu Changfeng estimated that in less than a year, he could complete the Copper Bone Realm and advance to the Silver Bone Realm.

「When the sky had fully brightened.」

A knock came from outside the Cultivation Chamber.

It was Hua Yiran and Chunzhu, who had seen Little Bai standing guard at the door. They came in carrying a breakfast box to eat with Lu Changfeng.

Lu Changfeng took the opportunity to give the two women each a piece of the letter paper.

Originally, since both women were in Hua Mansion, one piece would have been enough for them to stay in contact.

But fearing one of them might feel it was unfair, Lu Changfeng simply gave one to each.

After he taught them how to use it, the two women happily accepted them.

This way, no matter where Lu Changfeng was, they could contact him at any time through the paper. Naturally, the two were overjoyed.

Lu Changfeng didn’t add them to the chat group. He planned to only add Demon Sect members and Demon Generals to that group, as it would one day serve as a wartime command center.

After breakfast was over,

Lu Changfeng had a servant summon Bai Touweng, gave him a piece of letter paper, and added him to the [Saint Demon Sect Chat Group].

Bai Touweng was ecstatic, exclaiming how interesting the thing was.

Lu Changfeng then marked another piece of letter paper and had Bai Touweng deliver it to Sikong Jue.

A few days later, Lin Erfeng, Fanyun Demon Monarch, Lin Xiong, Sikong Jue, and Zhou Shang all joined the group one after another.

The chat group became lively for a while before cooling down again.

Under Lu Changfeng’s instructions, only messages related to the Saint Demon Sect were posted in the group.

Most of the time, it was Lin Erfeng, the Grand Steward, sharing the results of his brainwashing of the six cities’ populace, as well as some progress on the development of enhanced crossbows.

Soon, it was New Year’s Eve.

The entirety of Hua Mansion was festively decorated.

The people of Qin City showed no signs of suffering from the war, unlike the people in the rest of Jiangnan Prefecture.

Every household had hung lanterns and decorations, and the sound of firecrackers rose and fell incessantly.

In the main hall of Hua Mansion, Hua Yuelou sat at the head of the table.

Below him were Lu Changfeng and the other descendants of the Hua Family.

"Ah, Changfeng, when are you going to give this old man a grandson?" Hua Yuelou, drunk and looking extremely happy, spoke to Lu Changfeng with the courage of his wine.

Lu Changfeng raised his cup and took a sip of wine. "Father-in-law, you should be nagging those guys over there."

Lu Changfeng pointed at Hua Youran and his brothers.

"Your brothers-in-law are all still unmarried."

"No way! I have to start by nagging you and Yiran!"

Lu Changfeng could only give a wry smile. He really had no plans to have children for the time being.

The letter paper in his chest vibrated slightly.

Lu Changfeng took out the letter paper.

It was the Demon Sect members and Demon Generals in the chat group, wishing Lu Changfeng a happy new year.

Blood Saber Demon Sect: May the Saint Master live for ten thousand years!

Lin Erfeng: May the Saint Master’s might pacify the four seas!

Sikong Jue: The Saint Master is mighty! Happy New Year!

...

Lu Changfeng smiled faintly. For once, he didn’t clear the screen, giving the Demon Sect members and Demon Generals ample opportunity to chat.

In truth, although these Demon Sect members and Demon Generals were immensely powerful, among the strongest in the world, it was precisely because their level was so high that it was difficult for them to meet peers in their daily lives.

Everyone was worried about Spiritual Power.

The appearance of the chat group had actually strengthened the cohesion and sense of belonging among the Rebirth Realm experts of the Saint Demon Sect.

The old year passed amidst the new year’s greetings in the chat group.

The new year quietly approached with the sound of firecrackers.

This was the first new year Lu Changfeng had celebrated since getting married. After today, he would be twenty-four years old.

After the new year, Lu Changfeng remained in Qin City.

However, even though Lu Changfeng was in Qin City, he could stay completely informed about the six cities of Yunyang Prefecture and the front lines through the daily chat group messages.

The Yunyang Prefecture Martial Arts Army still clashed with the Profound Nether Sect from time to time.

It was just that after Lii Tianxing revealed his strength, the Yunyang Prefecture Martial Arts Army had become much more low-key, and their Rebirth Realm experts were no longer so quick to fight to the death.

In this way, more than a month passed in Qin City.

For the twenty-four-year-old Lu Changfeng, his copy interface refreshed.

After much thought, Lu Changfeng decided to first forge a Supreme-grade saber-type Talent.

So, Lu Changfeng took Yang Jingtian’s body out of the [Ba Snake Space].

Having been turned into a vegetable, Yang Jingtian wasn’t truly dead in the strictest sense.

Therefore, the Talents on his body could still be copied by Lu Changfeng.

Yang Jingtian had a total of three High-Grade saber-type Talents, two of which Lu Changfeng did not possess.

Lu Changfeng randomly chose to copy the [Saber King] Talent.

As the interface completed the copy and fusion, four High-Grade Saber Talents appeared within Lu Changfeng: [Saber King], [Saber Extremity], [Saber Demon], and [Saber Madman].

Opening the interface, he could see the four High-Grade Saber Talents shining brightly in the Talent section.

A prompt indicated that Lu Changfeng could fuse the four High-Grade Saber Talents into a Supreme Talent.

[Saber King] would make Lu Changfeng the king among saber users, to whom ten thousand sabers would submit. Holding a long saber, he would become a king.

[Saber Extremity]: there was no escape from this saber technique; every strike was a dead end.

[Saber Demon]: by holding a long saber, he could enter a demonic state. A saber technique without reason was even more terrifying.

[Saber Madman]: a saber technique of uninhibited swings, unrestrained by anything in the world.

Lu Changfeng took a deep breath. He was also a little curious.

A Supreme Talent was the Visualization of the soul. Generally speaking, a person could have at most one Supreme Talent.

Previously, Lu Changfeng’s soul had deeply craved longevity, so the Supreme Talent he had formed was [Longevity Sword Dao].

But now, relying on the copy interface, he could form another Supreme Talent!

’I wonder if the Visualization of my soul is still the same as before?’

’Interface, fuse them for me!’

This time, Lu Changfeng’s experience was even more direct.

Deep within his body, four streams of light, representing the four High-Grade Saber Talents, continuously collided and condensed in the depths of his soul!

Lu Changfeng could feel the [Longevity Sword Dao] enveloping his soul faintly resonating in response.

Finally, the four streams of light transformed into a single stream of black light and surged into the depths of Lu Changfeng’s soul.

Immediately, Lu Changfeng’s soul trembled slightly. In addition to its cyan brilliance, strands of pitch-black light now appeared.

The two intertwined without interfering with each other. In fact, because they originated from the same source, they seemed exceptionally harmonious.

A notification appeared on the interface.

"Fusion successful."

"You have obtained the Supreme Talent [Annihilation Saber Domain]!"

"This Supreme Talent was generated based on the substance deep within the host’s soul."

"It is what the host desires most."

"[Annihilation Saber Domain], Supreme Talent. Your soul constantly produces Annihilation Energy. No matter how much Annihilation Energy is accumulated, it can all be released at once through a saber technique. You can currently accumulate one point of Annihilation Energy per day. Annihilation Value: 0/∞. (∞ represents infinity.)"

’This...’

Lu Changfeng finished reading about his new Supreme Talent.

He gradually came to understand his current state of mind.

It was the desire to destroy all strong enemies in the Song Country, annihilate them completely, and unify the world!

This was what Lu Changfeng wanted to accomplish most, so the thing he desired most was Combat Power!

And sure enough, the Supreme Talent he had formed directly gave him Combat Power.

’I wonder how much power a single point of Annihilation Energy can unleash?’

’I can test it out another day after I’ve accumulated some.’

’Most importantly, this Annihilation Energy can be accumulated indefinitely and released at will. That’s terrifying. Unlimited charging, release at any time.’

’Especially when paired with [Longevity Sword Dao]. If I accumulate Annihilation Value for ten thousand years, wouldn’t I be able to slay even true Immortal Gods?’

Without a doubt, this was a Supreme Talent that Lu Changfeng desperately needed right now, and one that held infinite possibilities!

’This fusion was worth it.’

Lu Changfeng let out a sigh of relief.

He opened the simplified version of his interface.

Name: Lu Changfeng

Root Bone: Hero (33%)

Talents: Supreme Talent [Longevity Sword Dao (Lifespan +13 years, Combat Power +23%)], Supreme Talent [Annihilation Saber Domain (Annihilation Value 0/∞)], High-Grade Talent [Flying Swallow], High-Grade Talent [Fist Martial Arts]

Bloodline Talent:

[Ancient Chongming Bird 5% (Activation Boost 300%)]

[Ancient Candle Dragon 10% (Activation Boost 800%)]

[Ancient Snow Python 3%]

[Ancient Ba Snake 10%]

Realm: Bone Refining Realm Jade Bone

Tendon Transformation Skill: [Fengtian Bone Refining Heart Method].

Tendon Transformation Martial Arts: [Fengtian Bone Refining Heart Method] Perfection, [Hundred-Change Star Monarch] Perfection, [Flying Swan Stepping on Snow] Perfection (Blood Forging Realm Martial Arts omitted)

Martial Arts Insights: Death Sword Intent (Advanced Sword Intent, Visualization Death Shadow, can provide a certain amount of Defense Power to protect the host’s body, max burst power 500%), Fengtian Saber Intent (Intermediate Saber Intent, saber strike power increased by 160%)

Copy Interval: Forty-nine days

Lu Changfeng’s current strongest state was to activate his Ancient Candle Dragon Bloodline and then attack the enemy with Death Sword Intent.

With both stacked, Lu Changfeng was confident he could fight an ordinary Bone Refining Fifth Layer expert who possessed Mountain-Splitting Power.

As for who would win or lose, that would depend on an actual battle.

Furthermore, Lu Changfeng still didn’t know the amplification strength of the Annihilation Energy, nor did he know how much Annihilation Value would be needed to surpass his current strongest state.