35 New System
"Ding"
[The system upgrade is complete.]
A notification screen appeared before Alex's eyes.
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[Name: Alex Dracon]
[Essence Level: Qi Gathering Stage 1]
[Body Level: Qi Gathering Stage 1]
[Stage 2: 0/1000]
[Element: Destruction]
[Bloodline: ???]
[Soul: Non-Dimensional]
[Points:0]
[Physique: temporarily sealed]
[Techniques]
<Tier 1: Sword Slash (L) (1+), Ending Fist (L) (1+), | Force Dodge (L) (1+).
<Non-Dimensional Rank: Non-Dimensional Refining God Technique (???) (1+)>
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(A/N: (L) = Low, (M) = Mid, (H) = High, (P) = Peak)
Alex was surprised by his new status panel.
"What in the world is this? My cultivation is now split into essence and body... and what about this point's thing?" Alex pondered as he scrolled through his new window.
[Points can be used by the host to improve his skills.] The system spoke to Alex, as if it had noticed his perplexity.
How can I improve my techniques? Is that even possible?" Alex exclaimed, stunned by what the system had said. Alex quickly pressed the "upgrade" button, eager to see if the system's words were true.
After he selected the Sword Slash technique and pressed the upgrade button, a new screen appeared in front of him.
[Sword Slash: 1/10]
[Level 1 --> Level 2]
[1 Points]
"I really can improve my techniques!" Alex was overjoyed. He looked at the screen; the upgrade button was gray and inactive, indicating that he didn't have enough points to upgrade. He was a little disappointed. "I don't have any points."
He looked away from the screen and said, "Hey system, how do I get points?" He asked excitedly for a response.
[The host can earn points by completing various tasks assigned by the system or by killing beasts or cultivators.]
"So I gain points by also doing tasks and killing beasts?"
[Yes]
"Damn, that's totally broken." Alex was mind-blown by this new information, but doesn't that mean he will be able to upgrade a Tier 1 technique to a Tier 8 technique easily?
Or maybe he was too quick to jump to conclusions.
He picked a different skill, which was identical and upgradeable.
Alex chose the Non-Dimensional Refining God Technique, saying, "If I could upgrade this technique, my cultivation speed will definitely be faster." Alex thought as he pressed the upgrade button.
[Non-Dimensional Refining God: 1/10]
[Level 1 ---> Level 2]
[1000 Points]
"What!!" In shock, Alex's eyes widened. As Alex read the point requirement to upgrade the technique, he thought to himself, "I must be dreaming, One Thousand Points. Hell, do you want me to massacre a whole country? How can one person be expected to accumulate so many points in such a short time?" Alex loudly exclaimed.
[In a world where the powerful rule, even the deaths of a million people are insignificant. It's a pretty normal thing, host.] Without showing any signs of emotion, the system replied.
[The only thing that counts in this world is strength; the powerful can shape the world however they please, while the weak are easily crushed underfoot.]
"... But"
[Host, you never left your clan, and your first life was on a world where killing wasn't allowed, or at least not all the time, but there were laws in place to protect the people.
The laws are your strength in this world; the more strength you have, the better you can protect yourself and those around you.
I know you won't change overnight, but I hope you'll understand better with time.] This time, the system spoke seriously, clearly concerned about Alex's mental state.
Alex nodded solemnly as he contemplated System's words. "Hah, I'll try," Alex said as he took a deep breath. It's not that he didn't want to change, but it was difficult to break long-held habits.
[Well, if the host refuses, there is another way to level up your techniques,] the system explained.
Alex immediately spoke up when he heard his word, "Oh? What other way?"
[Another way to level up is for the host to begin learning and practicing the techniques on his own.]
"Wouldn't it take a long time to learn them?"
[This is why, if the host wishes to speed things up, you can use points.]
"Sigh, I get it, but what about my cultivation level? Why is it split into two?" Alex wondered.
[In the cultivation world, there are two types of cultivators: those that cultivate essence and those that cultivate their bodies separately. In essence cultivation, one must focus on their internal cultivation to accumulate energy, while body cultivation focuses on the physical body's training and strength.
There is another type where cultivators cultivate both body and essence at the same time, but rarely will you see someone cultivating both as it will take too much time and resources. But because the host technique is a cultivation technique that cultivates both essence and body, the host is faster than the major cultivators' who practice both essence and body cultivation.
As the host's essence and body are much purer than those of other cultivators, now that the host is at the Qi Gathering Realm, the host should be able to feel that the Qi inside his body is richer than the Qi of other cultivators at the same realm.
From now on, the host would be able to monitor his body's and essence's cultivation level and even have a better understanding of himself and his own cultivation, making it much easier for you to see your current progress.] The system explained.
"Oh, so it's only for keeping track of my cultivation level?" Alex nodded as he listened to the system's explanation.
"Then let me test out the strength of my body." Alex clenched his fists tightly and struck out into the air with a powerful punch.
For body cultivators, Qi was used in two ways. The first way was to send a steady and gentle supply of nourishing Qi throughout the body. The body would slowly absorb the Qi, growing stronger in the process.
This was the main way body cultivators strengthened their bodies. Each body cultivation art refined a different Qi essence based on the body cultivation art and the element the cultivator possessed, and each art had different meridian channel pathways it utilized during the nourishment process.
The second way body cultivators used Qi was by using it explosively for powerful attacks. By supplying a powerful burst of Qi to the body, body cultivators were able to stimulate their bodies to their peak and unleash powerful physical attacks. The stronger their body, the more Qi they would be able to handle, and the more powerful their attacks would become.
What Alex was doing now was sending Qi from his dantian explosively outwards towards his fist. Unfortunately, the Non-Dimensional God Refining Technique had no techniques that could help him guide his Qi correctly, and so Alex could only guide his Qi in the most simple pathways towards his fist.
Alex stood in front of a boulder and punched out.
"Boom!"
Large cracks appeared on the boulder before it eventually started to crumble and fall apart. Alex smiled as he looked at his fist.
"Even such a simple attack is so powerful. I can only imagine how strong it will be once I learn some body cultivation battle techniques. I need to get one as soon as I can." Alex had not picked up a body cultivation battle technique when he was in the Dracon clan. One reason was that the Dracon Clan was a clan of essence cultivators.
"Still, it's not all bad. By explosively increasing my physical strength during battle, my Ending Fist and Sword Slash attacks will become even stronger. Having cultivated both essence and Qi really is amazing," thought Alex with a smile on his face.
No matter how he thought about it, his current situation really was heaven defying. Cultivators could only dream of being both body and essence cultivators. Although Alex had just stepped onto the path of cultivation, he could already see all the amazing advantages that it would bring him.
Not only would all his attacks be stronger, but his physical defense would also be stronger.
Essence cultivators were known for their amazingly complicated and powerful Qi attacks but had weak physical defenses. Although they could use techniques that focused on defense to make up for this deficiency, that would take away from their explosive power.
On the other hand, body cultivators didn't have many complicated attacks, but they were equally feared. They could withstand attacks with their physical bodies that would kill a normal essence cultivator and could also unleash devastatingly powerful physical attacks. However, their attacks were normally more straightforward and easier to deal with.
"By combining both body and essence cultivation, I'll practically have no weakness. Even my soul, I can feel it is not normal. I don't know why, but I am pretty sure most soul cultivators will not be able to harm me."
Alex tested out his newfound strength a bit more before sitting back down.
Alex spent the rest of the night cultivating before falling asleep.
Several days later, Alex was walking through the forest when it suddenly opened up into a large open area.
"Hmm? Is that a town?"
To Be Continued...
