Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Transforming Evil into Righteousness, Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force
’I’ve perfected Calamity Force, which means I’ve reached the end of the road for Ancient Martial Techniques.’
’It was much faster than I expected. That must be thanks to the Seven-Star Jade Vein Lotus’s Jade Vein Transformation trait.’ Qi Suian didn’t attribute it to his own extraordinary talent.
’Seven Elements Relief enhances fortune, Beidou Chained Stars boosts growth, so the final Jade Vein Transformation must be for augmenting Ancient Martial Techniques.’
However, because his Celestial Fate: Profound was devouring six of the Seven-Star Jade Vein Lotus’s stars, the Seven Elements Relief and Beidou Chained Stars traits seemed to be fading.
At the same time, its quality had also dropped from the original SSS-rank to SS-rank.
Qi Suian estimated that even without Seven Elements Relief and Beidou Chained Stars, it would likely still be at least S-rank.
’Yin Snake Silk Binding Force, Ghost Cat String-Breaking Force, Evil Flood Dragon Heart Strangling Force, Fierce Leopard Bone-Breaking Force, Evil Dragon Breath Absorption Force, and Evil Tiger Devouring Essence Force.’
’And then there’s the Demon and Devil Evil Force.’
’For the final technique, the Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force, I need to use these seven forces as a catalyst to forge a force that is uniquely my own.’
’With this Primordial Force, these evil forces can generate yang from the extreme of yin, creating a balance of hardness and softness, and forming the Dragon and Tiger Primordial state.’
The original culminating force wasn’t Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force, but Demon and Devil Evil Force.
However, after obtaining the *Beidou Seven Elements True Skill*, Qi Suian modified it, ultimately turning evil into righteous and merging the seven forces into one: the Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force.
Of course, the seven evil forces currently existed within his body, and their effects were undeniably powerful.
But Qi Suian also knew that the reason Evil Ancient Martial Techniques were considered unorthodox and could only be used in secret was due to their inherent flaws.
Qi Suian’s goal in turning evil into righteous was to remedy these very flaws.
Take the seven forces within him, for example. They appeared complementary and were immensely powerful, but they ultimately divided his Calamity Force into seven parts.
Although he gained seven passive effects, they weren’t unified. If a powerful expert were to spot this weakness, it would be incredibly easy for them to exploit.
His forces would be completely shattered by his opponent, let alone being able to utilize their special properties.
Qi Suian recognized this flaw, which is why he combined it with the *Beidou Seven Elements True Skill* to create his own Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force as the final, unifying step.
If he succeeded, his *Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force* would be in no way inferior to the *Beidou Seven Elements True Skill*, aside from its inability to cultivate Divine Force.
Of course, Divine Force is actually a type of Calamity Force—just an enhanced version. While stronger, it still hasn’t broken free from the fundamental scope of Calamity Force.
’So that’s why my two attributes are stuck at 4.9. The missing 0.1 is due to the flaws in the Evil Ancient Martial Technique.’
’If I had started with the *Beidou Seven Elements True Skill* from the beginning—the complete version, no less—I wouldn’t be stuck at 4.9.’
As he mused, Qi Suian began to unify the seven evil forces within him.
The process was simple: generate yang from extreme yin, balance yin and yang, and unify them into a primordial whole.
Do that, and the Primordial Force would be a success.
As for why he used the "Dragon and Tiger" prefix, it was because three of his other techniques—Soul Devouring, Spirit Gnawing, and Evil Skill—all used "Dragon and Tiger" as a prefix, so Qi Suian simply carried on the tradition.
In reality, it was simply Primordial Force; the prefix was unimportant.
As he unified his internal forces, a backlash naturally began.
After all, these were evil forces born from an Evil Ancient Martial Technique; they were sinister by nature.
Their path was an extreme one. For Qi Suian to now demand they "drop their butcher knives and attain enlightenment" was simply asking the impossible.
However, no matter how unwilling the seven evil forces were, they were no match for Qi Suian. After all, he was their creator.
How could a creation possibly defy its creator?
If these forces had been cultivated by a human from the Ancient Martial World, it truly might not have been this easy.
Unfortunately, the foundation of the seven evil forces was the Profound Virus, and Qi Suian’s A-rank talent, Virus Control (Profound), ensured they could never break free, no matter how much they resisted.
As the seven forces merged, Qi Suian continuously injected them with a massive amount of his modified Profound Virus, initiating the process of generating yang from the extreme of yin.
Throughout the process, all sorts of noises erupted from Qi Suian’s body—from his flesh and bones to his very organs. Parts of him would even burst open from time to time, a truly ghastly sight.
But to Qi Suian, it had no real effect on him.
’What is this bit of pain?’
The first wisp of ’yang’ force was born, guided by the methods of the *Beidou Seven Elements True Skill*, and it quickly grew in strength.
As it grew, the ’yang’ force began to seek equilibrium. The seven evil forces, in turn, transformed into a ’yin’ force, and the two began to balance each other out.
At this stage, yin and yang began to find their balance.
The original seven forces had become two. Even if he hadn’t yet achieved primordial unity, his seven weaknesses had been reduced to a single one.
But this wasn’t the result Qi Suian wanted. A Primordial Force where yin and yang intertwined, where hardness and softness were perfectly blended—that was his true goal.
The yin force and yang force were gradually fused into one as he continuously performed stance exercises and breathing techniques.
Finally, the forces within his body surged like a soaring dragon and a leaping tiger before merging into one, becoming the Primordial Force Qi Suian had envisioned.
’Evil turned to righteous, a dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl, a primordial unity.’
Qi Suian checked his attribute panel again. His two attributes, originally at 4.9, had now become a solid 5.0.
"Whew... I finally maxed it out."
At this point, Qi Suian had gone as far as he could on the path of Ancient Martial Techniques.
Qi Suian had no intention of pioneering or developing it to higher levels, intending only to use it as a foundation.
The reason was simple: compared to the Extraordinary systems of the future Doomsday Worlds, Ancient Martial Techniques truly didn’t offer many advantages.
If Ancient Martial Techniques hadn’t been his only path to power at this stage—if he’d had other options—he certainly wouldn’t have fixated on raising it to the level of Calamity Force. He would have chosen to pursue everything at once.
Besides, elevating the Ancient Martial Technique’s force system to a higher level would require lighting the final star on the Seven-Star Jade Vein Lotus.
The problem was, forget lighting a new one, the original six were on the verge of being extinguished.
Compared to improving the Ancient Martial Technique’s force system, Qi Suian would much rather strengthen his "protagonist’s halo."
Without Ancient Martial Techniques, Qi Suian’s power growth might not have been this fast, but it wasn’t as if he had no other ways to become stronger.
His protagonist’s halo and the Profound Virus, on the other hand, were his true foundation.
’Looks like I’m about to hit another bottleneck,’ Qi Suian sighed.
Without a new Extraordinary system to serve as a path for growth, the only way for Qi Suian’s dual attributes to break past 5.0 would be to rely on the SSS-rank item, Source of Profound Darkness: Virus Frenzy.
Spirit and Physique, both with a growth of +10. At least he wouldn’t have to worry until they hit 10.0.
But this presented a serious problem: growth required sufficient time and the right methods.
The latter could be handled by Ancient Martial Techniques, but the former—that word "sufficient"—was intriguing.
Because it depended on his own potential.
As a member of the Profound Human Race, Qi Suian figured that with about ten years of training, he could probably raise his stats from 5.0 to 5.1.
After all, the attribute cap for Profound Humans wasn’t high to begin with, so their foundation was weak.
Not to mention, raising attributes only becomes more difficult the higher they get.
However, that didn’t mean the dual +10 growth was useless. The reason he was able to cultivate Ancient Martial Techniques to the Calamity Force level in such a short time was precisely because of the help from this dual +10 attribute growth.
It was like having a built-in tenfold growth rate. That, combined with the rapid progression from Evil Ancient Martial Techniques and Qi Suian’s own reckless abandon, was what brought him to his current level.
Otherwise, it takes others decades to even reach the Dan Force stage. The fact that Qi Suian had achieved the far superior Calamity Force in a fraction of that time was definitely due to a combination of factors.
’However, improving my virus talent should ease this bottleneck.’
’But that’s even harder than acquiring a new Extraordinary system.’ As long as he survived this apocalypse and moved on to the next, Qi Suian was certain he could acquire a new Extraordinary system.
Given the "Doomsday Game’s" determination to see him dead, there was a high probability that new survivors would come with their own built-in Extraordinary systems, just like in the Ancient Martial World.
Let alone the Doomsday Worlds themselves.
Upgrading his virus talent, on the other hand... right now, the only way Qi Suian knew of was using the Blood Moon’s tissue sample. He had no other leads.
’Max out one Extraordinary system per world... if I keep stacking them like that, my power will definitely grow fast enough.’
’If nothing unexpected happens, my 5.0 dual attributes should be more than enough for the next ten years.’
Qi Suian recalled the memories of the rebirther: that person had lived for ten years, and even then, the survivors still hadn’t manifested any Extraordinary powers.
’But that’s probably not the case anymore. With the butterfly effect I’ve caused, while my own Profound World remains the same, the subsequent Doomsday Worlds have probably all changed.’
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’This feeling... Don’t tell me humans have turned into Desolate Beasts, too?’ Xu Tongming thought as he struggled to his feet.
He hadn’t died. He had survived. At that moment, the Power of the Limit within his body had once again broken through, reaching one hundred and eleven degrees.
It had not only allowed him to recover but also granted him a power far greater than anything he’d possessed before.
’No, I still have my intelligence. I’m not brainless like a Desolate Beast.’ Xu Tongming quickly dismissed the idea of his own transformation. ’Besides, what Desolate Beast could be as weak as I am?’
’It’s just... the Power of the Limit is still growing.’
’So what do I do now?’
Xu Tongming understood one thing clearly: even if his Power of the Limit continued to grow, he couldn’t outpace the skyrocketing temperatures. He certainly couldn’t defeat the Sun Puppets or the Desolate Beasts that had broken free from the temperature-restricted zones.
His gaze fell upon the scorching sun in the sky.
’Extinguish the sun? I can’t do that.’
’I should find a cooler place, just to drag out my pathetic existence for a little longer.’
’Maybe I’m the only person left alive now,’ Xu Tongming remarked with a self-deprecating snort.
At the current temperature, even someone with one hundred degrees of the Power of the Limit couldn’t survive. If he hadn’t broken through just in time, he would already be a desiccated corpse.
So, he was very clear about the path ahead: simply surviving one more day was a victory in itself.
’It’s not all bad news, though. After my Power of the Limit broke through one hundred and eleven degrees, I no longer need food or water.’
’As long as there’s high heat and sunlight, the Power of the Limit in my body can absorb them to sustain me.’
’If the temperature would just stop rising, everything would be perfect,’ Xu Tongming said, trying to find some humor in his bitter situation.
Humans are social creatures, a fact that weighed heavily on Xu Tongming now that he believed he was the only one left alive.
This pressure threatened to crush his Spirit.
