Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 847 - 554: Chen Ze Burns Life!

"It's rare to see you so rushed, junior brother." Yan Chuan frowned, "Is it the 'Golden King' or 'Jade King' causing trouble again, or has another War God Realm Ruins Beast appeared within the territory?"

Chen Ze shook his head as he stood before Yan Chuan, the transformation from the "Nine Yang Divine Skill" to the "Washing Marrow Scripture" was evident in his cultivation; Yan Chuan saw it clearly and was instantly shocked: "Innate Fifth Layer?!"

"Yes!"

Chen Ze was also shocked, he explained to Yan Chuan: "In these past two days of beast hunting, there was nothing unusual when killing ordinary Ruins Beasts, but upon killing a Beast King, there was a vague sound in my ears, and words flashed faintly before my eyes—"

...

[Killed Innate Fourth Layer First-Rank Beast King Tiger Mastiff Dog, total life span five hundred seventy years, three hundred twenty years remaining, completely absorbed.]

[Killed Innate Second Layer First-Rank Beast King Fire Golden Pig, total life span five hundred ninety-four years, four hundred forty-one years remaining, completely absorbed.]

[Killed Innate Seventh Layer Second-Rank Beast King Mountain Guardian Bear, total life span six hundred eleven years, four hundred five years remaining, completely absorbed.]

...

"Like this."

"Each time I kill a Beast King, I can take their remaining life, and using this life, I can deduce martial arts, cultivate martial arts, and enhance my cultivation."

"As you know, senior brother, I was initially just at Innate Second Layer, but by consuming life to cultivate the 'Washing Marrow Scripture,' after mastering the second move 'Yijin,' I smoothly advanced to Second Rank, skyrocketing from the Second Layer to the Fifth Layer."

Chen Ze was stunned.

What was happening?

He had been diligently cultivating, gaining progress with each martial arts lecture from senior brother, advancing from the initial innate stage to Innate Second Layer in just over a year, which wasn't slow. After all, starting with 'Innate Skill,' transitioning to 'Nine Yang Divine Skill,' and then to 'Washing Marrow Scripture,' though all in one lineage, the initial slight slowness in cultivation speed was understandable.

Chen Ze took each step steadily with a good mindset.

But now!

It's ruined!

All ruined!

"I'm—" Chen Ze smiled bitterly, "Senior brother, I'm a bit panicked."

Indeed.

Experiencing a cheat for the first time, feeling panicked is inevitable.

Yan Chuan, experienced with cheats, had a good mindset and patted Chen Ze's shoulder, comforting him: "There's nothing to panic about, think about it this way—"

Yan Chuan asked Chen Ze, "Is there anything about you worth scheming over by others?"

"No."

"Are you sure whether this ability is good or evil?"

"No."

"Can you get rid of this ability?"

"No."

"Is this ability useful to you?"

"Very useful."

...

"Then that's it!" Yan Chuan smiled.

Cheat.

Golden finger.

Since it's here, use it.

There's no need to doubt this or that.

For instance, without the 'Purple Mist Palace,' Yan Chuan might still be lingering at the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall, or worse, the Martial Arts Hall might have closed down long ago, forcing him to rely on Wei Wude for a living.

In such a situation, if the 'Purple Mist Palace' had awakened, would Yan Chuan use it?

Of course he would!

Hesitating even for a second is an insult to fate.

Chen Ze found himself in a similar situation: "If I cultivate steadily, maybe I can reach Sixth Grade, or maybe not even that, and spend my entire life in arduous cultivation. But with this ability, I can grow faster, reach greater heights, see better scenery, even if its essence is to make me more delicious for consumption at War God or Overlord Realm, at least my life is more exciting, it's all worth it."

"That's the logic." Yan Chuan nodded.

No need to overthink, just enjoy.

The higher you go, the colder it gets, the most lonely invincible; only the journey and the sights along the way are the most brilliant. There's no need to be apprehensive and suspicious just because of a "golden finger," otherwise, even with a cheat, you won't be happy, and instead live in fear of the future and anxiety of the unknown every day, it's unnecessary.

"Enjoy the moment."

"Be true to your heart."

Yan Chuan maintained a great mindset.

...

[Killed Innate Fourth Layer First-Rank Beast King Electric Python, total life span five hundred seventy years, three hundred twenty years remaining, completely absorbed.]

[Killed Innate Second Layer First-Rank Beast King Turtle Shell Bat, total life span five hundred ninety-four years, four hundred forty-one years remaining, completely absorbed.]

[Killed Innate Seventh Layer Second-Rank Beast King Sky Shrieking Sparrow, total life span six hundred eleven years, four hundred five years remaining, completely absorbed.]

...

Accept what comes.

After comforting Chen Ze, Yan Chuan became very interested in his 'Life-draining Power' golden finger, giving full support, even postponing his lecture at the Yuanzhou Territory for two days to specifically accompany Chen Ze in the Tan Valley Realm to hunt for Low-rank Beast Kings to drain their life force.

Yan Chuan, being strong, would always heavily injure the Beast King, then let Chen Ze finish it and harvest the remaining life force.

As they continued killing.

Yan Chuan recalled: "Sheng Xuan snatched quite a few remaining life forces and kills from me. I initially thought he just loved killing Alien Beasts by nature, but now looking back, his rapid cultivation progress to a baffling level, transitioning from Absolute Skill to True Skill, was sudden, as well as his quick mastery of True Skill."

Yan Chuan had a sudden realization, and he asked Chen Ze: "Junior brother, think carefully, when exactly did you discover this superpower, and was there anything strange before that?"

Yan Chuan mentioned Sheng Xuan.

Chen Ze also remembered: "I personally saw through the Thousand-mile Mirror that Sheng Xuan was killed by a swarm of bees, and after his death, it seemed a force moved from him to me, but at the time I was terrified, thinking it was an illusion, just a shiver out of fear, so I never considered it in this direction."

Now he realized!

Indeed!

If the previous owner of this 'Life-draining Power' was Sheng Xuan, then everything makes sense, including Sheng Xuan practicing Martial Arts at twenty-five yet rapidly rising, his passion for hunting beasts and Beast Kings right from the start, all is explained.

"Precisely because slaying Alien Beasts and Beast Kings could seize life force, Sheng Xuan was so obsessed with it."

Yan Chuan came to a realization.

It seemed like Chen Ze inherited Sheng Xuan's legacy, acquiring Sheng Xuan's 'golden finger' after his demise—

"Then there's nothing to be afraid of." Yan Chuan couldn't help but laugh. How mediocre Sheng Xuan was, having such a cheat and still failing, incompetent and useless, he was a joke alive, and even less significant after death.

Yan Chuan felt at ease.

Chen Ze also felt relieved—

Innate Fifth Layer.

Innate Ten Layers.

Second Rank.

Third Rank.

Chen Ze, consuming life, frantically enhanced his cultivation. With Yan Chuan's support, hunting was simple, life draining was simple, and life-draining cultivation enhancements were simple, very quickly elevating to Third-Rank Peak, and then with more life-draining, he made a breakthrough, achieving Innate Fifteenth Layer, thus reaching Fourth Rank.

In just two days!

Chen Ze skyrocketed from Innate Fifth Layer to Innate Fifteenth Layer, defying all logic.

Yan Chuan was delighted.

Chen Ze was delighted.

But, excessive joy led to sorrow—

"Hmm?"

"Unable to seize?"

Chen Ze, once again slaying a First-rank Beast King, was shocked when he realized the 'superpower' couldn't seize the remaining life force of the Beast King. Initially, he thought the Beast King was near death, with life force depleted, but subsequently slayed another First-rank and a Second-rank yet still couldn't seize the life force. Chen Ze knew—

The situation had changed!

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