Chapter 420: Chapter 236 - Technique of Qi Observation, General of the Imperial Palace in the Capital_2
["Taking a long sigh, you recount your secret worship of ’Chaos Origin Dragon’ to the laws of the universe...]
[’Chaos Origin Dragon’ has been corroded by a terrifying god known as ’Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit’, and is now mired in the mire of ’Malice’, waiting to be saved by his children.]
[Not only ’Chaos Origin Dragon’, but even the new god ’Ancient Heavenly Warden’ couldn’t escape the control of the terrifying god.]
[You were commissioned by ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ at Shishan society, and it requires the joint efforts of two divine forces to resist ’Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit’ and save the father god...]
[Saying so, you take out the ’Harvest Sickle of the Tiansui Blooming Rice’ to prove your point.]
[The ’Master of Origin Seeking Temple’ was stunned and stood still. After a long while, tears trickled down his face.]
[The Master muttered to himself that it’s no wonder the Dragon Seed displayed a blue aura in ancient times, but now it has been dyed with dark Malice, turning into a dark ink color.]
[As his children, they thought that the ’Chaos Origin Dragon’ was manipulated by the new god which caused these symptoms, but they hadn’t realized that the Fallen of the new god didn’t come from within, but from an Evil God lurking in the Darkness.]
[The Dragon God is stuck in the marsh of Malice, and his children are unaware, wasting countless years...]
[Upon saying this, the Master couldn’t help crying. After a while, he stopped sobbing and continued to speak softly.]
[The conflict between humans and monsters has been going on for many years, with generations of accumulated hatred irreconcilable. For the ’Chaos Origin Dragon’, even if the race of monsters is willing to let go of this feud, it is uncertain whether the human side could unite against the common enemy...]
[The monsters are willing to fight against the Evil God with all their might, even if it means meeting a gruesome death. However, uniting with the believers of the new god is likely to be fraught with difficulties.]
[Honored God, you are the descendant of the Dragon God bloodline, and your words represent the will of the ’Chaos Origin Dragon’.]
[If you insist on uniting with the new god’s believers, there is only one way... to go to the capital’s imperial court and find the supreme ruler of Sakura Fall - the Great General!]
[The Great General’s martial arts have reached the realm of gods and humans, and he easily suppressed the famous war chaos that lasted for thousands of years.]
[Under his rule, no local warlords dare to wage war, and all abide by the rules.]
[If you, the Honored God, can persuade the Great General of the Capital’s Imperial Court, then you could unite the force of the new god’s believers.]
Lin Xun thought for a moment, thinking that this ’persuasion’ might refer to persuasion at a physical level, right?
"Damn, a Legend+ level weapon isn’t that easy to obtain after all!"
[After discussing for a long time with the Master, you wave goodbye to him...]
[You leave your residence, returning to the temple courtyard...]
[Would you like to return to the guest house?]
Lin Xun thought for a while but didn’t hurry to leave.
He opens the item column and clicks on a scroll of monster art.
[Would you like to consume 1,000 points of the power of incense in order to learn ’Monster Art·Technique of Qi Observation’ (Rare+ Level)?]
[Current Power of Incense: 1500]
[You unfold the scroll, and while looking at the monster art under the moonlight, you have some insights...]
[...]
[You have successfully comprehended the Shell skill ’Monster Art·Technique of Qi Observation’ (Rare+ Level)!]
[The "Monster Art·Technique of Qi Observation" (Rare+ Level): A strange monster technique created by a great monster from the Vermillion Empire and later spread to Sakura Fall. The Technique of Qi Observation can assess the enemy’s strength based on the ebbs and flows of their aura and the colors of their smoke.]
[Using this skill consumes a certain amount of ’Fallen Dragon Seed’, and it will be able to discern the gap in strength between you and your enemy.]
[The success rate of the investigation is influenced by the current skill quality and the layers of the ’Fallen Dragon Seed’.]
After learning the new skill, Lin Xun immediately began experimenting and studying it.
The Technique of Qi Observation identifies five different colors of smoke, which represent the five different power levels of the enemy relative to oneself: very weak, somewhat weak, similar, somewhat strong, very strong.
It can very intuitively judge the strength level of the enemy. Although it doesn’t possess the miraculous effect of knowing specific attributes and skills, it’s still quite a good scouting skill.
Lin Xun doesn’t squander the remaining 500 points of incense power, but uses it to learn the low-level Art of Transformation he obtained in the Five-Tower Pagoda.
[The "Monster Art·Art of Transformation" (Excellent+ Level): Transformation techniques created by the monster race due to the persecution of the new god’s followers.]
[By activating this skill, you can transform your shell to resemble a human. The duration of the skill consumes ’Fallen Dragon Seed’.]
[The degree of transformation is influenced by the quality of the skill and the layers of the ’Fallen Dragon Seed’.]
Lin Xun decisively tried to transform into a human form...
As a result, he didn’t know whether it was because the skill quality was too low, or the power of the Dragon Seed was insufficient.
The Little Dragon’s horns and tail had only shortened a bit, its pitch-black dragon scale skin was unchanged, and its head was still in the form of a ferocious dragon, failing utterly in its goal to transform into a humanoid form.
However, this skill has its benefits.
The transformation skill could be activated in the background, and once activated, the skill effects would not disappear even when switching Shells back and forth.
This means that once Lin Xun has trained the Art of Transformation to a high level, he could switch to the human-like form of the Little Dragon Shell at any time.
Without this capability, he would first have to reveal a monstrous appearance with a dragon’s head but a human’s body before using the Art of Transformation.
If he has time to prepare it’s fine, but if the need to switch to the Little Dragon Shell arises suddenly, the Shell’s identity as a demon would be exposed.
"Sigh... I wonder when I’ll manage to transform into a human shape."
If he wants to use the ’Technique of Qi Observation’ in reality, he must use the Little Dragon Shell, and with its current degree of transformation, revealing the Little Dragon will scare anyone into unconsciousness.
Lin Xun gritted his teeth and used up the remaining 500 points of Incense Power.
He used it on the rare+ level demon technique scroll to learn a higher-quality ’Art of Transformation’.
[...]
[You have successfully comprehended the Shell Skill ’Demon Technique · Art of Transformation’ (Rare+ Level)!]
The new rare+ level skill replaced the original excellent+ level skill.
Lin Xun tried to activate the skill again.
This time, the Little Dragon’s horns and tail were gone; his bulging dragon jaw had slightly shortened, and the black dragon scale skin had also slightly faded.
It looked a bit better than before, but it still has a long way to go to completely transform into a human look.
"It looks like I need to prioritize cultivating the Dragon Seed power and quickly transform the Little Dragon into my form."
[The far horizon gradually whitens, dawn is about to break in the east...]
Lin Xun was startled, unaware that he had been fighting all night.
He hurried back to the guesthouse and was transported to the Five-Tiered Pagoda.
He switched into the Ninja Shell and headed for the Dharma Temple.
[Outside the gate of the Dharma Temple, the guardian warrior is asleep against the golden barrier, and the pedestrians are gradually increasing on the street with the approach of dawn.]
[You passed through the ’Guardian of the Ten Directions’ Absolute Realm’ with the Token key, arriving outside the Dharma Temple.]
["Looking at the warrior who is snoring like thunder, do you want to return the Token try to quietly leave?"]
After pondering for a moment, Lin Xun chose the former.
If he didn’t return the Token or killed the warrior it could alarm them, making the Dharma Temple more vigilant with its defenses.
There was still the test of the Dharma Temple’s librarian that he hadn’t passed, and a bunch of little demons had yet to be rescued.
If he startled the enemy to save a little spirituality now, he might have to pay a bigger price later.
[You gently pat the warrior’s shoulder, intending to wake him up to return the Token.]
[He muttered a few words and turned over to continue sleeping.]
[Seeing that the warrior is in a deep sleep, you shoved the ’Token of Extremity’ into his bosom and walked away...]’
Lin Xun headed back towards the vicinity of Yiye Palace and activated his stealth skill.
At this time, the city wall, the gate, and the warriors were still on guard, but the Yin Yang Master at the entrance was nowhere to be found.
He nimbly scaled the city wall and entered Yiye Palace City.
It was still early, and there were hardly any people in the palace city.
[...]
[Maintaining the invisible status, you circled to the back of the sleeping quarters, snuck in through the window.]
[Everything inside the sleeping quarters remains unchanged. The two female servants lay scattered on the bed. They had been unconscious all night after enduring the torture and had not yet awakened.]
[You possess the body of the ’Curious President of the Direct View Association’.]
[You take off the robe, move aside the bruised limbs, and slip into the covers to feign sleep...]
