System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 449: Chapter 256: Master!?

Black Celestial Book!

As the saying goes, King of the West City, Lord of the Eastern Island, Vajra’s Angry Gaze, Black Heaven is ominous.

This thing is no good.

Its principle is based on thirty-one Hidden Veins within the body, through which others inject Inner Strength to practice.

These thirty-six Hidden Veins are named after the Three Stars and Twenty-Eight Constellations, and once practiced, one becomes subject to others.

The practitioner is the Tribulation Slave, and the one who injects Inner Strength is the Tribulation Master.

The force cultivated by the Tribulation Slave is called Tribulation Power, and if overused, it causes intense itching, worse than death, which can only be relieved by the Tribulation Master transferring Inner Strength.

Thus the master and the slave must be inseparable.

This gave rise to the first of the four laws of existence—if the Tribulation Master dies, the Tribulation Slave dies.

However, once the Black Celestial Book is practiced, a Sea of Tribulation will be created within the body, appearing in various parts and generating the corresponding Four Body Pass and Five Divine Powers.

The strength of the Four Body Pass lies in physical power; once achieved, one can reach the heavens and delve into the earth with immense strength.

The Five Divine Powers are mysterious in Divine Intent, far more than just five types.

They correspond to various parts of the body, such as the eyes and hands, producing various Divine Power techniques.

These techniques far exceed the common sense of Martial Arts, hence they are called Divine Powers.

The Supreme Wisdom Art that Chu Qing has acquired is one of these.

But when Chu Qing realized what the system referred to as a ’Miracle Art’ was, his first reaction was to refuse.

Black Heaven is ominous, bringing calamity for a hundred years.

This is not just empty talk...

You must know that this thing extends for three generations, and its Divine Powers can even be inherited by descendants. In other words, the children of the Tribulation Slave are also Tribulation Slaves, inherently subject to others.

However, the offspring suffer significantly less from Tribulation Power, and by the time it reaches the grandchildren’s generation, it can be almost disregarded.

But overall, it genuinely extends over a hundred years.

Chu Qing, being perfectly fine, would only practice this out of sheer desperation...

Yet the system is unreasonable, and Chu Qing didn’t even get the chance to refuse before feeling a slight stinging and warmth in his eyes.

By the time he regained his senses, everything was already over.

Chu Qing opened his eyes, looking around in bewilderment:

"That’s it?"

No thirty-one Hidden Veins appeared in his body, nor did he sense any Tribulation Power.

If he became a Tribulation Slave due to the Supreme Wisdom Art, then he doesn’t have a Tribulation Master.

What is this supposed to mean?

He closed his eyes and sensed a spring within them, filled with ’pool water,’ which would allow him to perform the Supreme Wisdom Art...

"This doesn’t seem to be Tribulation Power."

Chu Qing was somewhat perplexed, wanting to try it out, but he was concerned about what if the Black Heaven Tribulation struck and, without a Tribulation Master, how he would endure the torment of the intense itching?

But thinking about it again, he hadn’t even unlocked the Hidden Veins, so how could there be a Black Heaven Tribulation?

With a determined mind, he looked into the void and quietly activated the Supreme Wisdom Art, and in an instant, a faint blue light emanated from his eyes.

A moment later, it dissipated.

This is the Supreme Wisdom Art, cast through the eyes. If someone opposite is drawn by this gaze, they will be ensnared.

For now, Chu Qing was merely testing, trying to observe the changes within his body when casting it.

This technique is incredibly strange and powerful, capable of rendering someone devoid of wisdom, forgetting their own knowledge, and it is irreversible.

Such means are naturally not to be used on others lightly.

Throughout casting, Chu Qing secretly observed his physical changes, finding that besides the ’pool water’ in the spring of his eyes being exhausted in an instant, he felt a sense of fatigue.

The feeling of exhaustion wasn’t particularly strong but was quite present.

It was as if he had done something incredibly taxing, leaving him slightly mentally tired.

But this was bearable... and in Chu Qing’s current state, it can be said that movement and interactions with others were unaffected.

Just a little rest afterward, and his spirit would be refreshed again.

"So, it’s not Tribulation Power being used... but, the spirit?"

Chu Qing was relieved upon realizing this; luckily, it was the spirit... otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

Then he noticed that he couldn’t fill the spring in his eyes with his current spirit, which was still considered decent. Accumulating ’pool water’ would take time...

"In other words, there’s a limit to how many times it can be used.

"Once a day, or once every few days?"

Chu Qing pondered, thinking this was probably because he wasn’t a true Tribulation Slave and hadn’t practiced the Black Celestial Book, so he couldn’t use Tribulation Power to drive the Dharma Gate.

Otherwise, as long as the Tribulation Power wasn’t depleted, he could naturally drive this method continuously.

But equally, that would trigger the Black Heaven Tribulation, making him a true Tribulation Slave.

The system naming this as ’Miracle Art’ is quite apt.

It modified it and handed it to him, achieving the same effect but with a different driving method.

Going forward, Chu Qing couldn’t help but ponder what exactly Tribulation Power was.

Thirty-one Hidden Veins, avoiding the normal Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and with outside help, directly reaching the Mysteries of Divine Techniques.

These Five Divine Powers seemed like the result of Spiritual Martial Arts.

But they were wielded using Tribulation Power...

If Inner Power and spirit could be combined, would the resulting force easily fill the spring in his eyes?

Chu Qing contemplated that if the system didn’t provide Spiritual Martial Arts later, he would see if he could find a book himself.

There are plenty of similar Martial Arts in the Martial World. Though most belong to the Demon Dao, taking a bit of inspiration wouldn’t hurt.

While he was thinking this, he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the courtyard:

"Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow, the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow has appeared!!"

Chu Qing recognized it as Luo Wushuang’s voice, followed by Wu Qianhuan and Gentle swiftly moving, ready to fulfill their protective duties.