The world begins with refining skills

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[Potion Recipe: Any three sequences of 8 extraordinary traits (incomplete)]

[Promotion Ceremony: Intervene in times of injustice, slay villains, and spread your chivalrous name far and wide. (Completed)]

"Gather energy to form an army!"

Mu Sheng flicked his fingers, dispelling the lightning at his fingertips.

"It's called condensing qi into soldiers, but what's actually being condensed isn't internal energy, but spirituality!"

"The 'heroic' category isn't narrowly limited to martial arts; it also includes elements like nuclear radiation in 'Joy of Life' and chakra in 'Naruto'."

"They all touched upon these aspects, and were manifested in a spiritual way!"

The lightning and water that he conjured at his fingertips were things that internal energy in the Condor Heroes world couldn't achieve.

"And weapons."

Mu Sheng raised his hand and made a grasping motion. His spiritual energy surged forth, and a long spear of ice appeared in his hand.

A chilling mist filled the bedroom, and the condensation from the temperature change dampened the bedding.

Mu Sheng frowned slightly: "Lacking a Sequence 8 extraordinary characteristic, it's still not perfect!"

If the chivalrous sequence were already complete, the chilling aura from that attack should have been completely contained within the spear.

Now that a Sequence 8 characteristic is missing, the abilities of the Knight Sequence are incomplete, resulting in a slight stiffness when the spiritual energy is activated.

"If your spirituality is sluggish, then just put in a little more effort!"

An even more powerful consciousness surged from his sea of ​​consciousness, and Mu Sheng forcibly gathered up the scattered spiritual energy.

The chill in the bedroom vanished instantly.

Although the chill had disappeared, the bedding on the bed was still damp.

With a thought, Mu Sheng transformed his spiritual power, turning the icy spear in his hand into a flaming fan.

"Huwu~"

Mu Sheng swung the Flame Fan forcefully, and a wave of scorching heat instantly swept through the entire room.

The damp bedding dried under the heat, without a trace of being burned by the fire.

Despite such exquisite control, Mu Sheng felt no joy: "The consumption of mental energy has increased several times over; I still need to collect the last extraordinary characteristic as soon as possible."

“Going to the Hornachis Mountains is too risky. This body is still very weak. If we encounter any high-sequence extraordinary beings, it will be dangerous!”

Although the Sequence 8 Knight is still a little short of perfection, Mu Sheng is no longer afraid of the extraordinary beings in the low and mid sequences.

He can traverse tens of kilometers in just a few breaths; which mid-level rank can catch up with him!
"Well, not necessarily. Travelers seem to run pretty fast."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Sheng decided to lower his wave zone a bit further, to within sequence 6.

That's just how steady we are!

"Let's put the option of going to the Hornachis Mountains on hold for now and start with Klein instead!"

"During the process of condensing Sequence 8, we made an unexpected gain."

Mu Sheng's thoughts sank into the spiritual ocean within his body. Beneath the light sphere of the Knight Sequence, a hazy gray light sphere appeared particularly special.

The 'diviner' and 'criminal' traits that were swallowed by the transmigrator sequence allowed Mu Sheng to master the sequence's abilities.

The 'Gray Fog' and 'Madman' traits, which were swallowed up by the Knight Sequence, are no exception.

Leaving the latter aside for now, neither the 'madman' trait itself nor the 'prisoner' trait of its corresponding pathway Sequence 9 is of any use to Musheng.

However, the characteristics of 'Gray Fog' are different. This characteristic originates from the 'Nine Origin Element' and is the most top-level mysterious existence in the mysterious world.

If it weren't for the refining panel, Mu Sheng would never have been able to pluck such a mysterious substance from the gray fog.

It was precisely because of the existence of this 'gray fog' that Mu Sheng had the possibility of entering the Source Castle again.

"To be on the safe side, let's do a divination first!"

Mu Sheng reached behind him with his right hand and pulled out a copper coin.

One side of the coin features the number 1, while the other side depicts the head of George III.

"Words represent safety, while human heads represent danger."

Mu Sheng placed the copper coin on his index finger joint, flicked it with his thumb, and the coin flew up.

"Snapped!"

The moment the copper coin fell, Mu Sheng clapped his hands and caught it in his hand.

"It is a word!"

"As expected, my premonition was right. As long as I use the 'gray fog' property to conceal myself, Source Castle won't be able to find me."

"So, is that okay?"

Mu Sheng's eyes lit up as he thought of a great way to exploit people indefinitely.

Dare to think and dare to act!

Mu Sheng immediately began to pray: "Fool who does not belong to this era, mysterious ruler above the gray fog, king of yellow and black who holds good fortune."

Guided by the prayer and connected to the properties of the 'gray fog,' Mu Sheng's consciousness once again arrived above the gray fog.

The gray fog didn't react to his appearance at all, completely unaware that this was the same petty thief from before.

"It's done, hehe!"

Seeing that the gray fog had no effect, Mu Sheng began to push his luck.

He directly stretched his arm into the gray fog and used his spiritual power to grasp a large handful of fog.

Just as he was preparing to take the next step, his spirituality warned him again.

Is that too much?

Mu Sheng murmured, dispersing most of the mist he had captured.

The spirit is still warning us!
"Still not working, why are you being so stingy?"

Mu Sheng hesitated for a few seconds, but finally released the spirituality that bound the gray mist.

He had a premonition that if he collected too much gray mist, even if he used the 'gray mist' property to conceal himself, Source Castle would still be able to lock onto him.

It's like a person who is missing a finger, and one day the missing finger suddenly comes back.

Anyone with a sound mind would know that there's something wrong with this finger.

If Mu Sheng dares to grasp the 'gray mist' again, he will immediately turn into this finger.

There is a common misconception that the larger something is, the harder it is to notice subtle changes compared to its own size.

actually not.

This might be true for ordinary things without supernatural powers, but it's true for a high-ranking and mysterious entity like the Source Castle.

The level of self-control one possesses is far beyond what ordinary people can comprehend!
"Forget it, it's not worth it for such a small advantage," Mu Sheng said sullenly, his consciousness fading and returning to his body.

However, it wasn't that he no longer coveted the Source Castle; rather, he planned to seize it and refine it in an instant once he had sufficient strength.

Before that, it's best not to provoke Yuanbao too much.

"It would be better to infiltrate Klein's Tarot Card organization. Whether it's potion ingredients or information on extraordinary individuals, we can gather it with the help of those people in the Tarot Card organization!"

For Mu Sheng, acquiring traits from extraordinary individuals is much simpler than collecting materials and concocting potions.

"Well, it's decided!"

"However, we can't rely entirely on them; I also need to establish my own information channels."

Mu Sheng quickly formulated the next mission objective: "In that case, let's go to sleep first!"

He leaned back, his head hitting the pillow, and Mu Sheng closed his eyes and fell asleep. He returned at 10 p.m., and after all that commotion, the night had grown even darker.

In the days that followed, while waiting for the next tarot card gathering, Mu Sheng was not entirely idle.

Furthermore, I went to the Constance City Library and borrowed a large number of books on languages.

There is the ancient Fusak language, which is said to be the source of the writing system of the northern continent, as well as Hermes, which appears widely in ancient tombs and in sacrifices and prayers.

The clone in the mysterious world is illiterate, so Mu Sheng has to work hard to learn on his own.

In his spare time, Mu Sheng would also use his fortune-telling abilities to divine for himself.

"Wand, oh wand! Please tell me, which direction leads to a Sequence 8 Extraordinary Ability?"

In the hall on the first floor, Mu Sheng planted a cane on the ground and muttered to himself:
"I don't want night watchmen, I don't want people from the Church of the True God, I don't want anyone. The area is limited to within five kilometers of me. Please give me directions!"

After reciting a long list of restrictions, Mu Sheng loosened his grip, and the cane stood still for a few seconds before slowly falling in one direction.

"boom!"

The cane slammed heavily to the ground, then flipped over and stood upside down.

"Another day of nothing!"

Mu Sheng shook his head: "Perhaps I should choose another city. After all, Constance is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Rune. There should be more opportunities in a smaller city."

In small cities, church-affiliated groups like the Night Watchmen have even less resources to dedicate, making these places fertile ground for cults to thrive.

"It's almost time."

Mu Sheng looked up at the wall clock; it was already 2:50 PM.

Every Monday at 3 PM is the time for a Tarot card gathering.

Mu Sheng plans to use the Tarot cards he infiltrated into the 'God of Poverty' organization to trade a single horn crystal from the Hornachis Grey Goat with Miss Justice.

Just as Mu Sheng was waiting quietly, an image of old Frey suddenly flashed through his mind, and on a whim, he cast a divination.

"Huh? Didn't that old fox run off to the countryside? How come the divination says he's about to die?"

As a reserve of resources, Mu Sheng would occasionally consult the oracle about Old Fu Rui's condition so that he could harvest his extraordinary traits as soon as possible when needed.

Although old Fury never showed him any malice, the Listener sequence was bound to get out of control sooner or later.

Instead of doing that, why not just give him the sequence properties?

"About twenty kilometers away from me"

Mu Sheng glanced at the clock again: "2:51, we'll make it!"

With his current abilities, traversing a distance of over twenty kilometers would only take him a few breaths.

With a thought, Mu Sheng's body suddenly disappeared.

A few dozen meters underground, a blurry figure was rapidly traversing the city's pipe system.

Reinforced concrete pipes, compacted soil and gravel, and a few basements appearing occasionally.

Nothing could stop this figure from moving forward. The second hand had only moved a few ticks when Mu Sheng appeared in the suburbs outside Constance.

As soon as Mu Sheng emerged from underground, he saw Chang Wei hitting Lai Fu.
No, it was a dark shadow that beat old Fred like a dog.

Judging from the silhouette of the shadow, one could roughly determine that it was a young and middle-aged man.

How dare such a young and strong man beat up a poor old man right in front of Mu Sheng?

He couldn't tolerate this, and immediately stood up and shouted, "Stop! Let go of that old man!"

A sudden shout startled both the attacker and the victim.

Where did this person come from in this desolate wilderness?

Mr. 91 emerged from the shadows, casually tossing out a dagger that pinned Old Frey to the ground before looking up at Mu Sheng.

"You want me to stop? Are you planning to replace this old man?"

Mr. 91 carefully observed the person in front of him with his spiritual vision. After confirming that the other party was only at the Sequence 9 level, he immediately laughed out loud.

"You little mouse, who gave you the audacity to get in my way!"

Mr. 91's eyes turned fierce, and a shadow suddenly appeared at Mu Sheng's feet, twisting his legs.

Sequence 7 hermits are skilled at using the power of shadows for concealment and defense.

Mr. 91, however, developed this power into an attack mode, which is his proudest achievement.

"Wail in despair, little mouse!"

Mr. 91 showed no mercy, manipulating the power of shadow to strangle Mu Sheng.

The reason they didn't kill Old Frey was because the sequence he chose was naturally suited to join their Aurora Society.

If he listens to the God's gospel more often, old Frey will eventually become a member of the Aurora Society.

But this young man in front of him was different; he didn't sense any familiar spirituality from him.

Since that's the case, you might as well just kill him!
"Playing with shadows? I'm the expert!"

A powerful spiritual energy surged from within him, and a jet-black shadow blade suddenly appeared in Mu Sheng's hand.

With a push of his feet, the shadows binding his legs shattered instantly.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Sheng's figure blurred for a moment, and then appeared behind Mr. 91 in the next second.

"Puff~Puff~Puff~"

Several huge knife wounds suddenly appeared on Mr. 91's body, and blood gushed out of the wounds like a fountain.

Mr. 91, who had Mu Sheng completely under his control just moments before, turned into a corpse before he could even utter a last word.

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Not far away, old Fred, who was nailed to the ground, stared in shock at the scene before him.

He instantly killed a Sequence 7 powerhouse. Could this person be a Sequence 6, no, a Sequence 5 super boss?
Just as Old Frey was in shock, Mu Sheng picked up Mr. 91's corpse and disappeared in a flash.

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute!"

"At least, at least help me pull the knife out!"

Old Frey collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain, but Mu Sheng never reappeared.

"Good, good, good. Not only did the trip complete the Knight Sequence, but I also obtained the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 ahead of schedule."

"Boys who smile a lot are sure to have good luck!"

Mu Sheng looked at the information on the refining panel with great joy.

Sequence 8: The Swordsman (3/3)

[Sequence 7: Blank (0/3)]

"We'll study the knight's extraordinary abilities later. It's 2:58, time is almost up!"

Although the Hornach Black Goat is no longer needed, Mu Sheng has not given up on his plan to mix it into the Tarot.

The higher the sequence, the fewer the number of extraordinary individuals!
It is conceivable that obtaining the extraordinary properties of subsequent sequences will be even more difficult.

Such a platform for exchanging intelligence is still very valuable to Mu Sheng, especially since he also covets the Source Castle!
Two minutes passed quickly.

Mu Sheng silently recited a prayer, and a deep red light descended from the high latitudes.

In a flash, he found himself in a magnificent, domed hall.

"Hey, a new person has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)