Luo Xi nodded gently. After having her spiritual root replaced, she didn’t feel any discomfort—not even the biting cold.
"Mm."
"Relax, I’ll help guide the spiritual energy within you." Ye Chuan controlled the flow of spiritual power inside Luo Xi. Once the icy blue glow completely faded, he continued, "Next, I’ll change your physique."
"Okay."
Changing her physique was just as straightforward. The moment the transformation was complete, Luo Xi’s body was immediately enveloped in an icy blue radiance, and the surrounding temperature plummeted!
Though not a peerless physique, an exceptional one was still incredibly rare. Once the full potential of the Ice Profound Body was unleashed, a layer of frost coated everything in Ye Chuan’s room due to the chilling aura.
"Ye Chuan, you—" Just then, Lan Xiaoke popped her head out from the wall, about to say something, only to be startled by the sudden burst of cold. She let out a yelp that sounded like something out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon,
"Ooowahwoo~"
After a while, Luo Xi seemed to gain control over her physique, and the temperature returned to normal. Unable to inspect her own condition internally, she asked curiously, "That’s it?"
"Yes, that’s all. Now you can cultivate without worry." Ye Chuan nodded. Besides, time was the one thing he had in abundance. With his spending power, Luo Xi’s future strength wouldn’t lag far behind.
As Luo Xi marveled at the changes, Ye Chuan tested something himself—his core remained warm.
Though Luo Xi subconsciously released bursts of cold energy, it had no real effect on Ye Chuan. If anything, it added a peculiar sensation.
……
Days passed, and the impact of the dimensional rifts gradually lessened. The occasional new rifts that appeared were swiftly cleared.
However, many super martial artists noticed that the monsters’ strength seemed to be steadily increasing. Even high-level fighters found themselves struggling.
Still, there was a silver lining—more and more people were awakening as super martial artists, and overall power levels were rising.
The [Super Martial Alliance] officially emerged as a recognized organization, implementing policies in response to the rifts.
First, they offered support to newly awakened super martial artists, encouraging them to join the alliance in combating the rift monsters.
Second, they consolidated the forces of super martial clans. The [Super Martial Assembly] was suspended, replaced by a system where resource allocation for clans depended on their monster kill counts.
Though the future remained uncertain, things at least seemed to be moving in a positive direction.
Meanwhile, at home, Ye Chuan finally unlocked the second tier of the tech tree, thanks to Ke Ning’s replication device and his own duplication magic. With a steady daily income of two cores and a series of buffs, he achieved his goal.
[Unlocked: [Transformation Belt] blueprint. Added to inventory.]
"So this is the transformation belt?" After unlocking the blueprint, Ye Chuan realized he could now craft equipment.
Alongside the existing [Alchemy] and [Potion Brewing] options, a new [Crafting] button appeared.
[No materials detected in inventory. Spend 50,000 to purchase raw materials?]
Fifty grand?
Money wasn’t an issue for Ye Chuan. Despite recent extravagant spending, selling elixirs kept his bank balance comfortably above 300 million.
Without hesitation, he bought the materials. His phone screen flashed with a crafting animation before a notification popped up—
[Transformation Belt successfully crafted. Added to inventory.]
Ye Chuan immediately checked the details.
[Item: Transformation Belt
Allows one armored transformation.
Rating: D++]
D++?
That’s a low rating.
Still, he didn’t dwell on it. He took out the belt—more of a small metal box, really—and instinctively knew how to use it. Slapping it against his waist, the device activated.
With a metallic click, the box extended into a belt that wrapped around him.
"Transform."
"Armor, unite!" A mechanical voice announced.
Shadows swirled around Ye Chuan before merging with him, forming a sleek, grayish metal armor—simple and unadorned.
"This is the transformation belt?"
Testing its power, he found it barely matched the strength of a Qi Refining cultivator.
"Too weak."
Deactivating it, the belt broke, rendered unusable.
"Fifty grand just gone?" Ye Chuan’s eye twitched. And it was a one-time use? More like an expensive toy.
He studied the crafting function further and realized the transformation belt’s parameters were highly customizable—everything from sound effects and appearance to functionality could be tweaked.
The catch? Each customization cost extra.
"Hmm… this could be interesting." Adjusting the settings, he crafted a new version.
[Item: Transformation Belt
Allows armored transformation. Requires recharge.
Rating: C++]
This custom belt cost twice as much but wasn’t disposable.
Slapping it on again, he commanded, "Transform."
"What are you doing, ah? Haha~" A rooster-like cry echoed as a sleek black-and-white armor materialized over him.
Ye Chuan flexed. "Huh, Foundation Establishment-level power?"
Mediocre.
As a Core Formation expert, such gear was beneath him.
But upon deactivating it, an idea struck—he could sell these. Or rather, trade them for resources.
While Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment-tier gear was useless to him, it’d be revolutionary for super martial artists.
"I don’t need money, but I can exchange these for cores."
With rifts appearing worldwide, cores—though rare—would accumulate. Offering transformation belts as rewards in exchange for cores seemed like a solid plan.
Next, Ye Chuan set out to craft the perfect belt for himself.
Unlike the weaker models, this one would be maxed out.
"Defense—absolute priority."
Physical attacks were his only vulnerability, so he poured everything into defense.
[No materials detected in inventory. Spend 50,000,000 to purchase raw materials?]
He paid without blinking.
[Item: Transformation Belt (Custom)Gold
Allows armored transformation. Requires recharge.
Rating: A++]
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
