69 Heritage Ring (2/2)
”Okay,” Lan agreed. He, too, was slightly curious about what exactly this Xiao Lei, the leading figure of Heping Kingdom, had left behind for his nephew.
Xue Wei took a deep breath and moved slightly to settle into the position in which he was sitting.
He then reverted his arms to human arms with but a single thought, and then he looked at the ring on his hand.
Withdrawing a single thread of Qi from his pearl-like dantian, Xue Wei guided it through his meridians towards his hands, where he made it leave his body and enter the ring on his finger.
As soon as he did that, the tent shone with an azure light and holograms of five different abilities appeared in front of him.
”Arcane Fist, a profound martial technique which allows the user to punch in an elusive, mysterious manner that seems to make their fist vanish. Sometimes, it produces extra fist imprints, and other times it vanishes from sight. Very hard to block. Can only be used in close-quarters combat.”
”Seed of Mirage, a profound martial technique that allows you to grow a spectral seed made of Qi. Each seed takes three breaths of time to grow, and when they have fully grown, they become a clone which can attack on its own with a strength depending on how much Qi has been inserted into the seed. The clone knows all attacks that the owner controls.”
”Heart of Fire, a profound martial technique that allows you to burn one drop of heart blood essence. Increases one's strength threefold for a period of thirty breaths of time. After the duration of the drop of heart blood essence ends, one will instantly feel fatigued and seriously injured.”
Xue Wei paused and looked at Lan. ”What is heart blood essence?” he asked curiously.
”Everyone has three types of blood; there is the ordinary blood which you will spill randomly when injured, then there is the blood essence which is very hard to restore and increase, and finally is the heart-blood essence.” Lan began explaining.
”If you use some of your blood essence, it will restore itself over time, but if you use heart blood essence, you will need to use outside help in the shape of medicinal plants to restore it.”
”The heart-blood is very precious, but if the question is about dying or using a drop of heart-blood, then use the heart-blood!” Lan specified.
”Using your blood essence can boost your strength for a very short amount of time, or increase the power of a specific attack if you merge the blood essence into the Qi and then launch said attack.”
”Using blood essence will make you tired and exhausted, but your blood essence will restore itself if you leave it be for long enough. Your heart-blood essence is, unfortunately, much more difficult to restore.”
”I know of a few medicinal plants that can help, but they are far beyond your reach right now.”
”So this Heart of Fire is another life-saving ability,” Xue Wei mused as he nodded his head. ”It would be a great ability to learn, but it is not the most important one of them for now, so let us see what else this ring's got.”
”Mind Infestation, a superior martial technique that allows the user to invade and penetrate the mind of one's opponent. Superior ranked ability but has the potential to reach profound-stage levels of power if the user has a strong soul. The ability depends fully on the user's soul to succeed.”
”Kick of Forgotten Kings, a profound martial technique that allows the user to be imbued with the might of the forgotten kings and unleash their strength in a powerful kick. Can only be used in close quarters combat.”
Xue Wei had read the final one of the abilities out loud as his eyes glistened with excitement. All five of these techniques sounded amazing!
”So now that we have looked at them, which one would you like to begin with?” Lan asked, his eyes not displaying any of his innermost emotions. Xue Wei was left guessing as to whether or not he was impressed with the quality of the abilities he had been given.
”I don't know,” Xue Wei said seriously as he looked at the five abilities once more. ”I think that the most beneficial one, for now, would be the Seed of Mirage,” he said thoughtfully.
”I already have a palm attack, and while the Shattering Mountain Palm is only a superior martial technique, it is without a doubt still better than what most cultivators here in the Kingdom of Heping has access to.”
”Because of this, I would postpone learning the Arcane Fist for now.” Xue Wei concluded.
”Then we have the Heart of Fire. While it is a very promising life-saving ability, I would rather rely on my transformed arms for now since I have already mastered that.”
”Mind Infestation is very interesting,” Xue Wei continued, ”but I have no clue as to how strong my soul is, and since it completely depends on the strength of one's soul, it might be better to focus on those I know will for sure strengthen me.”
”Finally, we have the Kick of Forgotten Kings. That one is also very interesting,” he concluded. ”I currently have no kicking arts, and thus it could prove to be very useful, but for now something about the Seed of Mirage calls me.”
”So, I understand that you want to focus on the Seed of Mirage first, followed by the Kick of Forgotten Kings?” Lan asked, and Xue Wei hesitated for a moment, thinking about the pros and cons of both before he nodded his head.
”Great!” Lan exclaimed happily, and Xue Wei felt a calm descend upon him. He had decided which skills to focus on first, and now he had a full nine layers through the Earth Warrior stage of time to perfect these five abilities. It should be possible.
”I already taught you everything about the Forbidden Rush, the Shattering Mountain Palm, and the Azure Light Finger, so from tomorrow onwards I will drill you in the Seed of Mirage until you perfect that one too!”