Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 499 - 136. Return with the Wind

Chapter 499: 136. Return with the Wind

"Come, come, artillery company guys, we’re about to part ways, let’s have a good drink."

"Liberated! Finally freed from that demon Enstein."

"I’m planning to study the Martial Way next. Before, I could only learn the army’s ’Sting Qi Refinement Technique,’ but there’s better stuff in society..."

The carriage swayed like a lazy giant dragon passing through the ice valley. If not pre-informed, no one would have thought that five hundred years ago, this place was an azure ocean.

One should say that modern people of Azure Star were lucky. In this era, countries were not separated by oceans, and all civilizations were land-based. Communication and understanding became easier.

But actually, people did not become closer due to geographical proximity. Separated by tens of thousands of kilometers, people who never met each other in a lifetime, who suffered through hardships, instead became more hostile to each other. Under Ersha, everyone was fighting for their limited survival resources.

Relying on the breakthrough of one or two technologies was not enough to change humanity, not enough to change any country.

The Empire fully understood this principle. Under the accumulation of generations of blood feuds, they relentlessly expanded their military forces, ensuring as many people as possible had combat power and could be thrown into war when necessary.

Until the year 221, when the Empire found the army too cumbersome, the system outdated, and combat effectiveness decreasing, they immediately announced a military reform, re-enlisting contract soldiers. This was one of the reasons Isaac was required to retire early.

[Taking the martial artist route is the choice to maximize gains. Since that’s the case, let’s not mess with any random Martial Arts schools and directly purchase martial arts classics from the Layer Abyss.]

Taking advantage of bedtime, Li Aozi switched back to his original body and contacted Olavir, the boss of the ’Heroes’ bar.

"Are you there, Olavir? I need to talk to you."

"Yo, Leoz, what, need some cash again? Unfortunately, I don’t have any suitable jobs for you right now." Olavir looked in great spirits, casually shaking a cocktail, with a background playing something akin to jazz.

After devouring Radonuo Planet, facilitating the Spirit Maggot trade, and completing Valenkov’s task, he made a huge profit. Now, his tone towards Leoz was much friendlier.

"I have a friend’s child who just stepped into the martial artist’s pathway. I want to find a suitable martial arts inheritance for him."

Li Aozi pondered and added more conditions:

"He’s a carbon-based human, from an edge planet, not even at the Alpha Stage yet, preferably something with good growth potential."

"Is that all? To be honest, those requirements are not that special. I have three suitable sets and will give them all to you."

Olavir seemed a bit incredulous. He didn’t quite understand. Leoz should have a powerful backing from the Border Abyss. How could he not be able to come up with a gift?

But thinking about it, Leoz’s family might specialize in the Sovereign system too long, lacking the awareness to gather other knowledge.

These items were trivial. Besides, he still didn’t know which big shot from Border Abyss supported Leoz. This could be a way to curry favor.

"Thanks, Old Ao, I’ll look for you when there’s something good."

Li Aozi felt somewhat pleasantly surprised. Getting them for free saved him a lot of Ammonium Gold. Soon, Olavir sent over three martial arts manuals.

As expected of Old Ao, who managed to establish himself in a place like Valkyrie Fortress, filled with hidden talents and dragons; he truly understood human nature.

Though Li Aozi’s main body couldn’t learn extraordinary knowledge, he could directly use the ’Star Realm Echoer’ ability to remotely convey these beginner-level martial artist knowledge to himself.

Originally, he used a similar method on Mingji Pioneers too.

After he finished transmitting, he immediately switched to Isaac’s body, coinciding with the player system interface popping up:

[For some reason, the distant Echoer ’Li Aozi’ has revealed a piece of [Destroyer] knowledge to you—’Baphomet Extinct Secret: Qi Force Refining Technique.’]

[Strange, the Echoer ’Li Aozi,’ whom you’ve never met, has shared a piece of [Destroyer] knowledge with you—’Gathering Qi Fist.’]

[Admirable, Echoer ’Li Aozi’ holds you in high regard and has spread a piece of [Destroyer] knowledge to you—’Demonic Spirit Fluctuation.’]

"Hmm, this series name sounds familiar..."

Li Aozi thought for a moment and suddenly realized:

"Ah, this is the martial arts mastery that was passed down from the Outer Society during the civilization period."

Unlike the archaic ’Society’ monsters in everyone’s impression, the Outer Society wasn’t well-known initially. During the civilization period, the demon civilization, though not at the Narrative-level, was close enough.

Demons once were the main force against the Destroyer. Advanced yet unarrogant, they willingly shared their magical artistry. As followers of the Fine Artistry system’s chief god, they were active across the cosmos.

But unfortunately, except for the Raiding system’s chief god, the great traitor Redd Gold, none of the Starry Abyss chief gods survived. Not only that, but the demon civilization, which fiercely resisted the Destroyer, had become the most fearsome Outer Society.

Regarding this, the attitude of Starry Abyss side civilizations was rather complex. Over the years, demons had shifted from revered and followed descriptors to insults and terrors. Yet the magic people used today was a product of the demon civilization.

"Meeting again, the former hero has turned into an evil dragon? I knew it; there’s always these dramatic and sentimental stories. Turns out real-life examples are even more plentiful."

Even though the demon civilization was no more, their weapons, technologies, spells, and powers remained highly sought after. After all, these things weren’t inherently wrong, nor were they guided by the ’Society’ values. Many demon-like civilizations even declared themselves the true heirs of the demons after the Outer Society emerged.

Using Isaac’s body, learning this was no issue. While his experience wasn’t enough to directly learn it, using the system to comprehend and practice on his own presented no problems.

Indeed, Isaac’s talent was excellent. With no cognition filter hindrance thanks to Li Aozi being a player, and a Delta Rank’s comprehension ability, learning wasn’t tough.

[Baphomet Extinction was the ground troops’ main force in the demon civilization. Not adept at flying, they possessed powerful bodies and destructive power. Unlike conventional Qi Refinement Techniques, Baphomet Extinction’s technique could greatly enhance one’s bloodline, improve genetic flaws, yet during the refinement process, it generated a demonic aura, impacting the individual’s species...]

Truly deserving of being the top civilization back then.

Refining qi to enhance genes— not even today’s narrative-level civilization could produce much of this foundational knowledge.

Isaac’s Constitution attribute was decent and could withstand the ravages of the demonic aura. With the wisdom of Li Aozi’s main body, he understood and practiced for several hours on the train, extracting qi from his cells.

[Through your own comprehension, you have officially entered the [Destroyer] pathway]

[Please choose the pathway you decide to advance in from the following three options]

A. [Martial Artist]— focusing on [Constitution] and [Strength] as main attributes, emphasizing personal close-combat destructive power and physical strength; you can wear heavy armor and implant more enhancement prosthetics to strengthen yourself.

B. [Assassin]— focusing on [Dexterity] and [Strength], dedicated to rapid movements, one-hit kills, stealth, and concealment; however, it struggles against multiple targets.

C. [Ranger]— [Strength] and [Dexterity] are your only needs; you can combine your qi with firearms, a wondrous technique other occupations cannot achieve. Paired with [Dexterity] enhancement, you gain strong firepower output along with high mobility.

"Martial Artist."