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Chapter 184: Miracle Magic (Three updates today, please subscribe, bookmark, and vote for the monthly ticket)

Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Miracle Magic (Three updates today, please subscribe, bookmark, and vote for the monthly ticket)

Unlike the "Assassin," the Transcendent power of the "Magician" did not surge from the body to the brain, but from the brain to the body.

This sensation was somewhat similar to when He Ao absorbed Super Memory initially, but it wasn’t exactly the same.

For He Ao, the pain wasn’t particularly strong, and after experiencing the strongest wave, his body gradually adapted.

Meanwhile, that powerful Transcendent force began to spread from the brain towards the body.

He Ao used his mind to guide this force through his body along the pathways of Martial Arts.

Just then, something unexpected occurred.

The "Qi" swirling below his navel in the Dantian suddenly became turbulent, trying to expel these "foreign" forces.

Are Martial Arts and Talent Sequences inherently contradictory?

He Ao was taken aback.

But he quickly discovered that he could still control the "Qi," making it calm down and contract.

There was a contradiction, but it wasn’t insurmountable.

After suppressing the "Qi," He Ao allowed the Transcendent power to continue flowing along the routes within his body.

Soon, these forces began to merge into He Ao’s body.

At first, they conflicted with the Martial Arts power already present in He Ao’s body, but gradually, they seeped into the crevices of the Martial Arts power.

He Ao opened his personal attribute panel, watching as his physical attributes slowly rose.

This was the first time He Ao attempted to integrate Talent Sequences into a body with Martial Arts.

The sensation was somewhat miraculous, the parts strengthened by the Talent Sequences seemed different from those enhanced by Martial Arts.

Martial Arts mainly strengthened muscles, bones, and skin, aiming for targeted training, improving oneself through practice.

Whereas the power of Talent Sequences was impartial, directly permeating every part of the body, even seeping into the gaps filled with Martial Arts power.

It was like pouring water into a jar full of glass beads, filling every crevice bit by bit.

However, the energy efficiency didn’t seem very high; more energy was absorbed by the body’s gaps, but the physical attribute increase was lower than the increase achieved by the muscles and bones absorbing the same energy.

But theoretically, the total value of the energy was constant; as long as this energy entered He Ao’s body, even if it didn’t increase physical attributes, there should be improvements elsewhere, which He Ao had yet to notice.

In fact, He Ao was somewhat pleased; he had thought that after acquiring Martial Arts, the Talent Sequences might not have any effect on strengthening the body, since his body was already full of Martial Arts energy.

But now it seemed that although the enhancing effect of the Talent Sequences was reduced, it could still improve his physical attributes.

After the first wave of energy ended, He Ao’s physical attributes had increased by 15 points.

At the same time, insights about the use of these Transcendent powers began to emerge in He Ao’s mind, not as something he understood on his own, but as insights that poured into his mind like enlightenment.

These insights appeared in an instant, and before He Ao could even comprehend them, a new wave of power surged in.

After digesting the second wave of power, there was another insight, followed then by the third wave of power.

But when the third wave of power was completely absorbed, no new insights arose.

This was somewhat akin to the process of advancing by taking Secret Medicine, starting with E grade, then E grade, followed by D grade.

He Ao wondered if the system-given "Magician" Talent Sequences included the two previous Talent Sequences.

He Ao opened the attribute panel.

[He Ao]

[Permission Level: Ordinary Player]

[Physical Attributes: 183]

[Skills: Talent Sequences 272: Super Memory (Soul Binding) (D grade), Basic Firearms Mastery, Talent Sequences 40: Magician (D grade)]

[Mechanical Modification: None]

[Martial Arts: Essence Refinement and Qi Transformation (D grade)]

The increase in physical attributes wasn’t much, rising from 101 to 183, an increase of just 82 points.

Compared to the ’142’ points increased by the Assassin of the same level in the Copy World, or the ’137’ points burst by Super Memory, these 82 points truly seemed small.

However, this was after all an increment on top of the D grade in Martial Arts, making it more challenging than starting from zero.

He Ao tried activating Super Memory.

His physical attributes surged from 183 to 320 in an instant.

The increase brought by Super Memory was not discounted.

In fact, upon activating Super Memory, He Ao didn’t feel any power merging into his body; the strengthening of his body seemed to happen in an instant.

The increase in physical attributes brought by Super Memory appeared to be achieved through some special method.

After all, being a Life Consuming skill, it would be a letdown if it were weak given the life He Ao had spent on it.

He Ao deactivated Super Memory.

At this moment, his soul had recovered; every time a mission ended, He Ao could feel his weak soul replenished, becoming sturdier and more robust.

After one novice mission and four official missions, He Ao’s soul strength had at least quadrupled.

A noticeable change was that whereas originally he could only consume life for several dozen seconds, now he could do so for several minutes.

His health bar grew longer and longer...

After testing Super Memory, He Ao shifted his attention back to the newly acquired "Magician."

The abilities of the Magician were twofold,

First, He Ao’s ability to learn magic and magic-related things would be greatly enhanced.

This ability was not particularly special, but the second ability was interesting; He Ao could choose to make certain magic or magics "turn false into true."

What we call magic is actually a way to forge "miracles" through specific manipulations and psychological suggestions.

The power of "Talent Sequences 40: Magician" was to turn these forged miracles into real miracles.

Turning false into true.

For example, a magic trick that allows one to pull a rose from flames might rely on a plastic prop rose for ordinary people, but a "Magician" would be able to produce a real rose.

Similarly, using props, some can appear to teleport through city walls tens of meters thick, thus performing a feat that seems like a miracle.

However, after learning this magic trick, a "Magician" would actually be able to teleport there.

Yet, to turn these false miracles into real "Miracle Magic," the prerequisite is that the owner of the Talent Sequences must first learn to perform the magic trick completely.

And, each performance of "Miracle Magic" would exhaust the magician’s mental spirit.

The grander and more difficult the "Miracle" to achieve, the more challenging it is to make it real, consuming even more mental energy.

Based on He Ao’s estimate, the soul strength of the vast majority of ordinary people would only be enough to master a single ordinary "Miracle Magic."

Stronger or more numerous "Miracle Magics," would deplete their mental energy before they could even perform them.

Of course, is forced execution possible?

Yes, by consuming life.

Great miracles can be achieved using life as fuel.

While the power of Talent Sequences shows a certain orderliness, it always reveals a hint of madness in brief glimpses.

He Ao took a deep breath and moved his body slightly.

A surging power naturally overflowed from his body, carrying the sound of wind with every step.

In his view, the countdown to the next Copy World had already begun.

42:15:37.

It was now 5:44 in the morning. The interval between the openings of the Copy World was still two days, with the next opening at midnight the day after tomorrow.

He Ao packed up his things, preparing to go to the Research Institute.

Previously, Zhang Ansha had said to meet him at the Research Institute at seven this morning.

It usually takes over forty minutes to get a taxi from here to the Third Psychiatric Hospital in Xidu City. Less traffic in the early morning means faster travel, but hailing a taxi is also more troublesome.

For appointments with a fixed time like this, if there wasn’t a rush, He Ao generally preferred to arrive fifteen to thirty minutes early.

Arriving early helped him adjust his mindset and provided him with ample time to deal with any unexpected issues.

He Ao found his opened and neglected paper bag of preserved vegetables in a corner, folded it nicely, and put it into his bag.

The Corpse Flower and the Magician’s Top Hat were still with Zhang Ansha. There wasn’t much else he could bring from his side.

He went downstairs to call a taxi using an app, and while waiting, he searched for magic tutorials on his cellphone.

In the past, he knew a few magic tricks, but they were simple card tricks.

Such as selecting a poker card from a deck using certain techniques and skills, the one that the participant had chosen.

These tricks were fine for casual performances, but not potent enough to be used as "Miracle Magic."

He Ao’s soul strength was much stronger than an ordinary person’s and should be much higher than that of the average Transcendent.

He was able to support stronger Miracle Magic, so he had two choices: choose a single powerful magic trick as his Miracle Magic, or select several ordinary Miracle Magics to use in combination.

He had yet to make a final decision, as he was not familiar with the magic industry and was still selecting the appropriate magic trick.

Soon, the taxi arrived.

——

At 6:25, under a still dark sky, He Ao arrived at the Third Psychiatric Hospital of Xidu City.

The Research Institute in the Abnormal Human Research Center building could be directly reached through a side gate of the hospital.

The gate wasn’t locked, covered in mottled rust.

He Ao pushed the iron gate open, and as it rotated on its axis, it creaked.

The Research Institute wasn’t open for work yet, and apart from a few on-duty staff and permanent patients, there were no other hospital employees, rendering most of the building dark.

The cold early morning breeze whistled through the buildings, keening sharply.

Click—

A light sound echoed.

He Ao turned his head only to see that a patch of rust on the sign for the Third Psychiatric Hospital of Xidu City had cracked, making a crisp sound.

He Ao frowned slightly but continued to walk through the gate.

The path leading to the Abnormal Human Research Center was shrouded in dim greenery.

A soft wind rustled through the leaves with a whispering sound.

He Ao walked calmly along this path.

Just then, steady footsteps came from ahead.

He Ao looked up to see a tall shadow quickly approaching him.

As the figure approached, the air around warmed a little, driving away the cold and silent winds.

"You’re here so early?"

Zhang Ansha yawned.

"Just consider it exploring a horror psychiatric hospital," He Ao replied with a shrug, indicating his amusement. He had sent a message to Zhang Ansha before coming so it seems that Zhang Ansha had also just woken up.

"Then you’ve come at the wrong time,"

Zhang Ansha chuckled, "You should have come at around one or two in the middle of the night. Now that it’s almost dawn, it’s lost that atmosphere."

He turned and led He Ao deeper into the dark Abnormal Human Research Center building,

"The opening time for the ruins is three in the morning tomorrow. This time the ruins are located over the eastern open sea, quite a distance from Xidu. So your journey will be longer than others. We’ll first fly to Dongdu Airport and then meet with other Special Appointed Researchers at Dongdu Airport to take a charter flight there."

He slowed his pace slightly, waiting for He Ao to catch up beside him, then spoke softly, "I can only accompany you on the first leg of the trip, which is good because I can fill you in on the ruins. First and foremost,"

He paused, looking at He Ao intently, "in the ruins, do not trust any ’person’."