I Am Your Natural Enemy

Not every lost soul will leave behind something, but there are still some souls who, before liberation, leave behind what they deem useful, just like the soul Wen Yan encountered that passed on to him a basic combat technique.

That thing has already been integrated into Wen Yan’s Xin Dao.

Wen Yan stood on the mountain path, looking at the wooden tablets covered with white banners scattered across the mountainside, each representing something left behind by a lost soul.

It could be something that left a deep impression on them, or perhaps the skill they had mastered the best in life.

This is the best gift.

Wen Yan made a circle around the mountain, following the only staircase stretching from the foot of the mountain to the summit, climbing step by step to the top of the mountain.

The peak is merely a one and a half square meter area, with a small low table placed on it, on which sits a Black Mountain Stone Sculpture, lush and vibrant, full of life.

Wen Yan stepped forward, sat before the small low table, and reached out to touch the small Black Mountain Stone Sculpture, immediately sensing a hint.

”In the purest and most focused state, you have completed the transcendence and purification of this object.

The result far exceeds expectations, and the lost souls trapped within have all been liberated, with all hostility dissolved.

In their final moments, they have left behind what they mastered in life and what they could leave, hoping it would be of help to you.

Even those souls who left nothing still hoped for such an outcome.

Their collective wish has allowed what they left to appear here in a fixed form.

You can repeatedly and frequently come here to learn from what is here.

The overly vast, focused, sincere, pure, and unified final blessing is gathered together.

Allowing what you gain to have additional effects.”

”Obtained Title: Mountain Nemesis.”

”Basic Effect: Shrinking Ground.

The effect is proportional to the body’s basic state; consuming expendable power can enhance this effect.

Note: In mountainous terrain, this effect receives a 300% boost.”

”Additional Basic Effect: Heavy as a Mountain.

Your capacity to withstand various pressures is greatly enhanced.

This effect is proportional to the body’s basic condition.”

”While wearing this title, you have 100% suppression, 100% true damage, 100% ignore immunity against all mountain members.

There is a 21% chance to trigger the Erasure Succession Trait.

There is a 21% chance to trigger Guardian Deprivation.

There is an additional 21% chance to trigger Mystical Realm.”

”While wearing this title, gain an additional effect: Temporary Ability Slot +1.”

”Current titles that can be simultaneously equipped: 2.”

”Current temporary abilities that can be simultaneously equipped: 1 (+1)”

Wen Yan looked at the harvest this time, somewhat unexpectedly.

Indeed, he hadn’t guessed wrong before, the hints aren’t omnipotent, nor are they always correct; it is even possible that part of the hint will be missing.

If he had gone through the motions as before, treating the chanting and purifying as a daily task, the final result should only have been the most basic Mountain Nemesis title.

But when he came to Fuyu Mountain, set up a venue, conducted a grand ritual, worked tirelessly, unwittingly entered a meditative state, and continued busy for over twenty-four hours.

His initial intent was indeed to acquire the Mountain Nemesis title, but once he started, he forgot about it, focusing 100% on the task at hand.

The effect of transcendence and purification far exceeded normal conditions, both in speed and quality.

The result is that all the lost souls gave him unexpected gifts.

This was the first time Wen Yan obtained a title with not only two basic effects, but also three probabilistic triggers, and even an extra temporary ability slot effect.

He was somewhat shocked, as this was the first time he realized that the effects of titles are not fixed either.

The effect achievable depends entirely on how he acts and how much he does.

Regaining his senses, Wen Yan stood up, went to the foot of the mountain, and bowed to the entire mountain.

”Thank you all for the gifts; I really like them.”

He turned around and took a step, exiting the mountain’s boundary, with his consciousness returning to his body.

Opening his eyes and looking again at the Black Mountain Stone Sculpture, the hint had already changed.

”Black Mountain Stone Sculpture.

Can attach to the target mountain and transform into a domain (when possessing Mystical Realm, can transform into Mystical Realm)

Additional effect: Monthly additional production of Mountain Essence.”

Wen Yan took a deep breath and bowed again; the gifts were rather abundant, far exceeding what he imagined.

This is precisely why he doesn’t quite favor using violent means to solve problems; even from a purely utilitarian perspective, non-violent solutions tend to yield more rewards.

Wen Yan looked at the pile of black stone fragments on the ground, which were all Mountain Essence obtained during the purification and transcendence.

Wen Yan had someone bring several boxes, collecting all the Mountain Essence; they were all treasures.

His muscles and bones were far stronger than his flesh and viscera, and he already needed Mountain Essence to aid internal strength.

He had already made preparations to use some of the Mountain Essence after purification and reserve the remainder for gradual use.

After all, the hint of the Black Mountain Stone Sculpture said that only purification could obtain Mountain Essence.

Once purification was complete, it would naturally be gone.

Unexpectedly, there was now extra Mountain Essence.

Wen Yan thought of a saying: Do good deeds, ask not about the future.

He picked up the Black Mountain Stone Sculpture, looked at the Fuyu Mountain disciples here, and found the Grand Uncle Master.