"Xiao San, still can't reach Sui Sui?"
The Master asked Tang San, who was closest to the door, his face anxious, for the umpteenth time.
Tang San shook his head, his brows furrowed tightly. He said in a deep voice, "Sui Sui must have encountered a problem during her meditation and cultivation. All external forces are useless to her now; only when she figures it out herself..."
He knew that the teacher had let Elder Jian Dou Luo be their opponent to temper their arrogance, to tell them that there were many strong people in this world, that what they saw was never the peak, and that they couldn't stop advancing just because they were proud of their current cultivation achievements. They shouldn't look down on others with a lower perspective and lose their original intention.
During these three days of contemplation, he had clearly understood what he needed at the moment.
But Sui Sui...
I know your goal has never changed.
However, that is merely your goal... and... will your goals be the same?
Thinking of something unpleasant, Tang San's lips tightened, and his gaze slowly became somber.
...
In the dim mental world, the passage of time had become blurred, with only an old and a young figure still confronting each other.
The system, which had been motionless for three consecutive days, finally couldn't stand it and said, "Why be so fixated on others' opinions?"
The system's icy voice made the old figure pause. The eyes, shining with orange-yellow light, flickered, and the color gradually became turbid. The dim mist around them also began to turn a deeper color.
"The human named Qian Renxue's perspective is correct. That is, when you stand at the pinnacle of the world, with no one above you, everything you do becomes reasonable, and no one dares to accuse you."
"If there is no path, then forge one yourself."
"Have you been so bewitched that you've forgotten your original resolve?"
The system's voice was like a dull bell, shattering all the restraints formed by the haze and allowing light to slowly shine into the darkness again, letting her glimpse a ray of brilliance.
"If you do this..."
Looking at Tang Sui, who was regaining her "life force," the old figure spoke again, her slow and kind voice uncharacteristically carrying a hint of inexplicable emotion.
"Why talk so much nonsense? Since it said so, what else can you refute?"
Da Fei Chu's muffled voice sounded, as irritable as ever.
"Exactly, Master is three days without eating or drinking," Fu Shen also chided, his tone full of worry.
Hu Mian: "Is there really someone trying to save the country by a circuitous route? No way, no way?"
Yuan Mian: "Stupid behavior. If it could succeed, it would have succeeded already."
The old figure: "..."
The old figure's luminous eyes flickered, the light slowly fading. Eventually, her entire body dissolved into black mud, leaving only the wrinkled, aged face. Her curved eyes were permanently fixed in a kind arc.
At first glance, it was just an ordinary, benevolent old man's mask, slowly flying towards Tang Sui.
"Creak, creak."
Tang Sui's wrist moved. The joints, having been motionless for a long time, made creaking sounds, as if her life functions had been restored. She "came alive."
Looking at the chattering Yuan Mian and the others, Tang Sui glanced at the silent new mask. Without a word, she raised her hand, her slender fingers slowly closing.
"Crack—!"
The entire mental world let out a shattering sound, and all the grotesque scenes disintegrated before her eyes like scattered jigsaw puzzles.
"Fu Shen is right; it's been three days, time to go out."
"And... not again."
Tang Sui's light and ethereal voice clearly reached the masks.
One of the masks paused, its kind smile facing Tang Sui, inexplicably appearing somewhat eerie.
—So... are you warning me, or are you talking to yourself?
"Hee hee hee—"
The cunning, sinister laughter was the last sound that echoed in her ears.
The next second, all the inversions returned to normal, and Tang Sui opened her eyes on the large bed in the dormitory.
[Name: Tang Sui]
[Race: Mixed-blood (Even the Emperor's bloodline has a little bit of trouble)]
[Spirit Power Level: 76 (Breaking and Rebuilding)]
[Demon Power Level: Unknown (Theoretically, there are four more slots after Bat Wings)]
[Health: 64000/64000 (So-so)]
[Mental Power: 87000/87000 (The road ahead is long)]
[1st Spirit: Spiritual Mask
First Spirit Ring: Thousand-year Spirit Ring (Purple)
Spirit Skill: Infuse Spirit (Group buff of 25% Defense, 40% Mental Power, 8% Speed, 20% Critical Hit, 15% Attack Power)
(Limitation: Each buff level difference within 10 levels consumes 10 mental power, 20 levels consumes 20, n+1 times incrementally)
Second Spirit Ring: Thousand-year Spirit Ring (Purple)
Spirit Skill: Kind Mask (Complete single-target healing, restores 70% spirit power, and clears all negative buffs)
(Limitation: Currently usable on two people, cooldown: 70 seconds)
Third Spirit Ring: Thousand-year Spirit Ring (Purple)
Spirit Skill: Void Mask (Ignores all physical attacks, causes a mental shock to stun the enemy for 6 seconds, reducing their mental power by 40%, duration: 15 minutes)
Fourth Spirit Ring: Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring (Black)
Spirit Skill: Exist and Perish (Spirit skill lock-on, guaranteed hit. The target hit will receive a critical damage of 5 times their total spirit power)
(Additional condition: Critical damage multiplier increases with the number of awakened demon power masks)
Fifth Spirit Ring: Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring (Black)
Spirit Skill: Cycle Mask (On top of the first layer, further buffs 25% Speed, 20% Critical Damage, 30% Defense; surrounding white small masks can absorb 40% of damage and convert it into life force, spirit power, or demon power)
Sixth Spirit Ring: Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring (Red)
Spirit Skill: Forbidden Mask (Designates a single attack target, automatically maxes out the buffed attributes of each mask, and increases the attack of each mask by an additional 45%)
Seventh Spirit Ring: Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring (Red)
Spirit Skill: Artifact Spirit True Body (Normal state effect: All previous spirit skill limitations are removed;
Attack form effect: Second disable. Attack power increases by 100%, critical hit increases by 100%)
2nd Spirit: Clear Sky Hammer (No spirit rings, weighs 500 jin. Pick up the hammer, brat.)
[Demon Power Cultivation Progress:
Domain—Twin Domain (Darkness and shadows pave the阶 of glory, the Thorn Bird sings your psalm of sin among the ruins; in this chaotic world, you are the only truth.)
Fox Mask (It is said that the Fox Mask symbolizes wisdom)
Ape Mask (It is said that the Ape Mask brings fear)
Da Fei Chu (It is said that Da Fei Chu signifies anger)
Fu Shen (It is said that Fu Shen brings good luck) Sudana Novel Net
Old Woman Mask (It is said that the Old Woman Mask forebodes loneliness and confusion)]
[Equipment: Purple Crystal Jade Bracelet (Now a place to store miscellaneous items), Spirit Control · Sea Moon Fire Jade (One piece provides the effect of four pieces), Spirit Control · Bat Wings (Do not let down the expectations of your elders)]
[Spirit Coins: * (Your wealth cannot be displayed, for the entire city belongs to you)]
She had broken through.
As Tang Sui lay on the large bed, gazing dazedly at the ceiling, a loud crash of a door breaking open suddenly echoed in her ears.
"Sui Sui—!"
Anxious voices overlapped.
She turned her head, looking at the familiar figures who had entered the room, and slowly closed her eyes.
—Author's Note—
The foreshadowing of the masks is about two-thirds revealed by this chapter~