Fang Zheng stood high above them, a faint smile playing on his lips as his voice floated down to the group below:
"It seems you're somewhat useful after all. I was going to keep you around, but looks like I can't."
With a sudden turn, Fang Zheng casually tossed the corpse of a person who had already had their heart removed toward the flickering system shadow nearby. As the body made contact, the system progress bar slowly moved, the numbers climbing to 93.
"You..."
Xia Wannian's face was a mixture of fear and anger, and she tried to threaten Fang Zheng, but before she could finish her sentence, Fang Zheng vanished in a flash. A gleam of cold light appeared, and her heart was instantly pierced through.
Fang Zheng skillfully extracted the still-beating heart, inspecting it carefully under the dim light. This heart was starkly different from the previous one, its color tending toward red. According to his memory, this person was of the Fire Spirit system.
The moment the heart was absorbed by the system, the progress bar soared like a rocket, increasing by 45 points.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh:
"The heart of a Fire Spirit Foundation Establishment cultivator... truly magnificent."
After dealing with Xia Wannian, Fang Zheng's gaze turned cold as it swept over the remaining members of the group. In just moments, they all collapsed in a pool of blood. Fang Zheng tossed their bodies one by one into the system without hesitation.
When it came to Su Yu, Fang Zheng squinted slightly and placed a hand on his forehead. After absorbing and reading his memories, a flood of knowledge on Thunder-type cultivation techniques surged into Fang Zheng's mind.
A slight smile appeared on Fang Zheng's lips, and at that moment, the system's progress bar smoothly reached 204.
Once the progress bar hit 100, further increases became much harder, and the energy required for each upgrade was progressively more. But Fang Zheng wasn't surprised by this; if improving the energy bar were so easy, everything would be too simple.
He looked up at the system's shadow and silently anticipated: now, he was hoping to pull some good things.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the rising excitement and anticipation within him, Fang Zheng whispered:
"System, start the draw."
In an instant, the previously silent space was filled with energy, and the light and shadows before him flickered rapidly, with rewards spinning before his eyes like a carousel, dazzling and overwhelming.
Fang Zheng focused intently on the rapidly spinning light. Each flicker seemed to strike at his nerves. Just when he was on the verge of losing track, the lights suddenly froze. Fang Zheng focused and saw, Mangekyō Sharingan!
"What... how is this possible?"
Fang Zheng froze, surprised. He already possessed the Rinnegan, so how could he now have the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Suddenly, an odd stinging pain shot through his right eye. He instinctively shut it. When he opened his eyes again, his original Rinnegan was gone, replaced by a six-pointed star-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan.
At that moment, his left eye retained the Rinnegan, while his right eye now bore the Mangekyō Sharingan.
At the same time, the system prompt sounded in his mind, informing him that the Mangekyō Sharingan was complete. He could freely switch between the two eye states, whether it was both eyes as Mangekyō, both as Rinnegan, or even using both simultaneously.
Fang Zheng's heart leaped with joy; this meant his strength would experience a qualitative leap!
The system began introducing the abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan: Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, and Shinsō. Each eye had two distinct powers, and there wasn't much to explain. However, he noted one ability, Shinsō, was truly overpowered. It allowed him to replicate any ability exhibited by others for a period of time, whether it be jutsu, techniques, or secret arts. And since it was the Eternal Mangekyō, this power could be used almost infinitely.
"System, continue the draw!"
This time, after the light and shadows flickered, "Apostle Selection" appeared.
Fang Zheng focused, and four figures materialized: Feng Baobao, A Chai, Yao Shi Ye Naiyu, and Sakaski.
Upon seeing Feng Baobao, Fang Zheng's mind involuntarily recalled her silly expression. He shook his head without hesitation: "Not her, she's a fool."
Looking at A Chai, a memory of the strong smell of stinky tofu made Fang Zheng grimace: "Forget it, I don't like stinky tofu."
His gaze then fell on Yao Shi Ye Naiyu. After a moment of thought, he sighed lightly: "No strength, not her."
Finally, when his eyes landed on Sakaski, Fang Zheng's eyes instantly lit up: "This one's good! His strong leadership and unparalleled execution abilities, he's the one!"
After making his decision, Fang Zheng selected Sakaski without hesitation. Almost instantly, a prompt popped up:
[Please enter a name…]
Fang Zheng glanced at the prompt, thought for a moment, and, too lazy to come up with a new name, simply typed in "Sakaski."
The space tore apart again, and Sakaski appeared. He looked to be in his early twenties.
Name: Sakaski
Cultivation: None
Element: Magma
Special: Elementalization, Observation Haki, Armament Haki
Techniques: Big Flame, Hellhound, Red Lotus Dog Bite, Meteor Volcano…
The list of abilities replaced his spirit beast with special abilities such as Elementalization, Armament Haki, and Observation Haki.
Fang Zheng inquired, but unfortunately, both the Armament and Observation Haki were unique to Sakaski, so he couldn't learn them. After passing some techniques to Sakaski, Fang Zheng took him and left.
...
The bustling martial arts arena was alive with energy, like a roaring flame. The stands were packed with people, their cheers and chants blending into a cacophony of sound.
"Junior Brother, you've got this, knock him out!"
A sweet, crisp voice rang from the stands.
Everyone turned to see a beautiful young woman standing there. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement, her eyes sparkling with encouragement and anticipation as she shouted toward the arena below.
Shifting his gaze to the arena, there stood a young man with a spiky haircut. He appeared full of energy, his features sharp and his expression intense. This was Fang Cang. Despite his only being at the Qi Refining First Level, his opponent was at the Third Level, making the gap in strength clear.
With the loud clang of a gong, the battle began.
Fang Cang remained calm, unfazed, quickly retreating several steps to create distance. He then reached into his bag, deftly pulling out several shurikens.
These shurikens spun rapidly in his long, nimble fingers, flashing coldly. Taking a deep breath, Fang Cang blew onto them, and immediately, a strong gust of wind surrounded the shurikens.
With a sharp flick of his wrist, the wind-enhanced shurikens shot toward his opponent.
Time rewound, and after leaving Fang Zheng, Fang Cang had by chance encountered Ye Qiufei, a renowned figure in the cultivation world. Ye Qiufei was a master of both water and space elements, a rare dual-element cultivator, and a top professor at Nankai University.