Multiverse Skill System

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Yi Shuihan didn't say this explicitly, but he believed everyone understood.

As for what to do if you submit your items but aren't selected? Yi Shuihan doesn't return anything; if you weren't selected, it's just your fate.

Another issue is that no one clearly showed what they were handing in, which made them feel uncertain. If they weren't selected, they would definitely work even harder to find treasures for Yi Shui Han in order to ensure they could be shortlisted next time.

"Does anyone have any objections? If so, please feel free to voice them."

Yi Shuihan asked with a smile, but his eyes were not friendly. If he really stood up, it would definitely anger him.

"Very good, since no one has any objections, I will now announce the three spots available."

All the leaders of both the righteous and demonic paths looked at Yi Shuihan expectantly, praying that they would be among the three selected.

"First and foremost, Ling Ming, the leader of the Lingxiao Sect."

"Congratulations! The Lingxiao Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the number one righteous sect."

"Sect Leader Ling Ming, please take good care of me in the future!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Amidst envious and jealous glances from the crowd, Ling Ming stepped forward, beaming with pride.

"The second one is the Poison Dragon Demon Lord."

An old man exuding a chilling aura stepped out, once again arousing the jealousy of the crowd.

"Thirdly, picking stars, that's the three. Everyone else, please try harder next time."

Zhaixingzi is a person with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks; you can tell at a glance that he is the slick and slippery type.

The three chosen people were extremely excited and happy, while those who were not chosen were very depressed, as if they had been hollowed out, their eyes were lifeless, and their faces looked terrible, like they had lost their parents.

Of the three people chosen this time, the first one is from the righteous path, while the other two are from the demonic path, which also illustrates the rampant nature of the demonic path in Kunxu.

Chapter 630, The Formation Shatters

The Poison Dragon Demon Lord is not actually human. His true form is a dragon from the Blackwater Swamp in the Kunxu Secret Realm. Because he is a poisonous dragon, he is known as the Poison Dragon Demon Lord.

Demons have a much longer lifespan than humans, and they are often stronger than humans of the same level, so it's not too surprising that the Poison Dragon Demon Lord was chosen this time.

Having lived for so many years, and with his strength unable to improve even at the Tribulation Transcending stage, he naturally set his sights on collecting treasures.

As for Ling Ming, as the currently recognized top righteous sect in Kunxu, his selection is beyond question.

The only problem is this Star Picker, because he is actually a rogue cultivator. It's hard for many people to understand how a rogue cultivator could collect treasures that ranked in the top three in the entire Kunxu Sect.

After all, the Poison Dragon Demon Lord also had quite a few underlings in the Blackwater Swamp.

While others couldn't understand, Yi Shuihan vaguely knew why. Because his cultivation level far surpassed Zhaixingzi's, Yi Shuihan could see that his true form was a strangely shaped rat.

"Judging from its appearance, it is most likely the legendary treasure-hunting rat! It is normal for a monster that specializes in finding treasures to be able to find so many treasures. It is a wonder that it was not captured by anyone and has cultivated to this level."

At this moment, even Yi Shuihan was tempted by the Star-Picking Rat and wanted to recruit it. If used properly, a Treasure-Seeking Rat could be a treasure trove.

"Forget it. Although he is a treasure-hunting rat, he is just an ordinary one at best. There are many creatures in the world whose treasure-hunting abilities are far superior to his. Most importantly, he looks too unattractive to the audience."

Yi Shuihan's meaningful gaze made Zhaixingzi's heart pound with fear. After all, his identity was extremely sensitive, and if it were discovered, he would definitely be kept in captivity by a powerful being.

Even the excitement of being chosen vanished at this moment, and Zhaixingzi prayed with all her heart that nothing unexpected would happen.

Once Yi Shuihan's gaze shifted away from him, Zhaixingzi breathed a sigh of relief, finally realizing he had made the right bet.

Zhaixingzi once obtained a technique to conceal his aura. No one with a cultivation level not exceeding two major realms could detect his true form. It was precisely because of this technique that he had been able to cautiously reach his current level.

In the eyes of the people of Kunxu, Yi Shuihan was a True Lord, but he had not surpassed the two major realms of the Zhaixingzi Technique. It was only because of the temptation of becoming an immortal that he came to try it out. Otherwise, with his rat-like courage, he would never have appeared in front of Yi Shuihan.

Unfortunately, Zhaixingzi was unaware of Yi Shuihan's peculiarity. Even though his cultivation level was not at the Celestial Immortal level, he could still see through Yi Shuihan's true form. Fortunately, Yi Shuihan's appearance was too plain, which allowed him to escape a calamity.

The order in which they will help with the breakthroughs will follow the order announced earlier, with Ling Yun being the first.

As Ling Yun began his breakthrough, the heavenly punishment thunderclouds gathered again in the void, and the powerful pressure made everyone except Yi Shuihan tense.

"So that's how the day of thunder came about."

Zhuge Liang and the others were so overwhelmed by the power of the divine punishment that they couldn't even lift their heads. The might of heaven and earth was something they, who had only recently embarked on the path of cultivation, could not withstand.

As women, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao naturally received more care than Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. The fierce fox shielded them from most of the pressure, preventing them from falling into a coma, but they still could not look directly at the divine punishment.

With a deafening roar, the divine punishment finally began.

Streaks of lightning ripped through the sky and crashed down.

Ling Yun was covered by a huge tower-shaped magic weapon, and held an umbrella-shaped magic weapon in his hand, all of which were wrapped in a thick light shield.

"The preparations are quite thorough, but it's a bit too flashy."

Ling Yun's strength was not comparable to that of the Demon Lord of Destruction, but it was much stronger than that of the Fierce Fox. He withstood 40 attacks before asking Yi Shuihan for help.

"The True Lord is about to make a move! I still vividly remember the True Lord's impressive display of power last time!"

Even those who had seen Yi Shuihan make a move before were still shocked by him, not to mention those who were seeing him for the first time.

Yi Shuihan's previous benefits were not for nothing. This time, his attack was even more powerful and graceful than before, and he seemed to be in complete control.

Last time it was a two-handed attack, but now Yi Yang is standing with one hand behind his back, and the effect is even better than last time.

It wasn't that Yi Shuihan was deliberately showing off, but rather that if he went all out, it would affect the transformation of his tribulation lightning. Only when both sides were locked in a stalemate would it be the best time to gain insight and achieve the fastest transformation speed.

After Ling Yun's divine punishment subsided, Yi Shuihan's aura became even more mysterious and unpredictable, clearly indicating significant improvement.

"Next!"

With a calm and collected tone, Yi Shuihan realized that resisting the heavenly punishment had not cost him anything at all; on the contrary, it had brought him many benefits.

As a demon, the Poison Dragon Demon Lord is strongest when he transforms into his true form. He immediately transformed into a dragon that was thousands of meters long.

Zhuge Liang and the others had never seen such a legendary existence before, and they immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh? Interesting."

To Yi Shuihan's astonishment, the Heavenly Punishment in the void was initially much stronger than Ling Yun's.

"It's probably because of his race. It's much harder for demons to become immortals than for humans, but they are also stronger after becoming immortals."

The Poison Dragon Demon Lord's method of resisting the heavenly punishment was simple and brutal. He did not use any magic weapons, but simply relied on his physical body to withstand it. The lightning struck his body, making his entire body crackle with lightning, which looked quite spectacular.

When he reached the 44th stage, the Poison Dragon Demon Lord called for help. At this time, his entire dragon body was tattered, many scales had fallen off, and in many places, there was no flesh left, and you could see the bones.

It has to be said that the Poison Dragon Demon Lord was quite ruthless to himself; otherwise, he probably would have been able to endure the same fate as Ling Yun.

Of course, this was within Yi Shuihan's expectations. After all, compared to Ling Yun and the others, the Poison Dragon Demon Lord, who directly withstood the heavenly lightning with his bare body, should be able to appreciate the benefits of resisting the heavenly lightning more, which is why he persisted for so long.

The Heavenly Punishment of the Poison Dragon True Lord transformed Yi Shuihan's supernatural powers to about 92%, an increase of 8%, while Ling Yun's only increased by 4%.

"Finally it's my turn."

Seeing that the two ahead of him had successfully broken through, Zhaixingzi, who had been waiting impatiently, began to activate his aura before Yi Shuihan could even take control.

Just then, the earth shook violently, and the formation of the Blackwater True Lord's cave finally gave way and began to collapse.

Chapter 631, The Power to Delay

The destruction of the formation was clearly unexpected by everyone except Yi Shuihan, leaving everyone somewhat taken aback.

Zhaixingzi, who was channeling her inner energy, froze on the spot, almost losing control and suffering internal injuries.

"It's still here."

Yi Shuihan muttered something but didn't make a move. He wasn't familiar with this formation and couldn't restore it, so he could only watch it disappear.

The formation shattered extremely quickly, disappearing completely in just a few breaths. Instead, it went to the Black Water True Monarch's cave within the formation and could no longer exist in the world between reality and illusion, beginning to be exposed to the Three Kingdoms world.

In the Three Kingdoms world, at a spatial node, as people were investigating why thunder was occurring, suddenly everything went black, and a huge hemispherical island appeared in the void.

"My God! What is that?"

"An island that was floating in the air, which was not there just a moment ago, suddenly appeared there."

"Could this be the legendary opportunity?"

"Yes, only the Immortal Island would have something like this floating in the air."

The Blackwater True Lord's cave was so vast that even though it was high in the sky, millions of people could see it. Countless people frantically shouted and chased after it, seemingly trying to attract attention.

"Fortunately, only the defense and invisibility functions are gone, not the levitation function, otherwise I would have been in real trouble. If such a big piece were to be suspended like that, the scene would be too beautiful."

For some reason, at this moment, Yi Shuihan thought of a scene from a movie he had seen as an ordinary person, or more precisely, Avengers 2.

"Zhaixingzi, what are you waiting for? I don't have time to keep you spacing out!"

"But without the formation, what about the power of the Heavenly Punishment?"

"So what? Does that mean you don't believe me?"

"..."

With a hint of trepidation, Zhaixingzi continued to draw upon his aura, and the thunderclouds representing divine punishment officially appeared in the sky above the Three Kingdoms world. Countless ordinary people witnessed this scene and also realized the origin of the previous thunder.

"My God, I can't believe what I'm seeing. Is that the wrath of the heavens?"

For ordinary people, the divine punishment was far too shocking and terrifying. Many ordinary people who had never cultivated themselves fainted on the spot. This scene was far more powerful than Conqueror's Haki. People collapsed to the ground in droves, and those who remained conscious could be considered true national elites.

Without the weakening effect of the defensive formation, the Heavenly Punishment truly became the Heavenly Punishment. Based on Zhaixingzi's strength, he should have been able to block about 30 strikes, but if he didn't reveal his true form, 25 strikes would have been the limit.

This is only the first stage. Zhaixingzi barely managed to withstand it because he had lost all his strength without regaining his original form. Then the second stage turned him into a beggar. It is certain that if he does not transform into his original form again, he will definitely not be able to withstand the third stage.

"True Lord, please help me, I can't go on."

He only asked for help on the third attempt, which shows that Zhaixingzi is indeed much weaker than the previous few people. However, no one is in the mood to laugh at him now. The power of the true divine punishment is really great, and even they are terrified.

"Did I really go through this kind of divine punishment before?"

Poison Dragon True Monarch was extremely fortunate at this moment. Luckily, he was the second one. If he had been the third, he felt that he could only withstand four or five attacks at most, and in that case, he would have suffered a great loss.

For Yi Shuihan, he has always faced the same heavenly punishment, because when he clashed with the heavenly punishment, the defensive formation did not play any role. Therefore, he is now more relaxed.

"That was a slight miscalculation! Because we confronted it too early, it didn't grow stronger; instead, it shortened the time it had to reap the benefits."

This time, Yi Shuihan didn't need to use either hand; he did it with just one finger.

"It's the Imperial Master!"

"He truly is a true immortal, so incredibly powerful!"

At the Taoist temple next to Luoyang, the three immortals from the late Han Dynasty gazed solemnly at the sky. Nan Hua held a compass-like object, seemingly calculating something.

"If we go there, we can break through much faster, instead of waiting for this world to advance."

"Should we go?"

"No, now is not the time."

After the Heavenly Tribulation of Zhaixingzi ended, Yi Shuihan's tribulation lightning transformation only reached 93%, an increase of only 1%. This was not good news for Yi Shuihan, meaning that he might need 7 more tribulation lightning strikes to completely complete the transformation of his tribulation lightning divine power.

Of course, this didn't really matter to Yi Shuihan, since he still had several subordinates who hadn't yet undergone tribulation.

"Why, why is this happening? Why didn't I succeed in breaking through?"

Zhaixingzi's shout drew everyone's attention. Only then did everyone realize that, unlike the Poison Dragon Demon Lord and the others, Zhaixingzi's aura still indicated that he was undergoing tribulation, not yet reaching the Immortal Realm.

"Could it be that I haven't survived enough tribulations, so it wasn't enough to trigger a qualitative change?"

Those from both the righteous and demonic paths who had not yet achieved immortality did not look too good, because if Zhaixingzi could not break through, it meant that even with Yi Shuihan's help, the rest of them might not be able to break through either, which was an outcome they absolutely could not accept.

"Perhaps you should take a closer look at your body and see what's different!"

Yi Shuihan spoke calmly, his voice containing a power that could stabilize one's emotions, which calmed Zhaixingzi down.

Zhaixingzi closed his eyes, while the others waited anxiously for his answer.

When Zhaixingzi opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with surprise.

"How about it?"

"I actually succeeded, but it will take some time for it to become a complete fairyland, probably several hundred years."

The others breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they could break through, that was good enough. As for the fact that it would take several hundred years to acquire that kind of power, they could only accept their bad luck.

"Very good, things have come to a satisfactory conclusion. See you next month!"

Yi Shuihan led Cai Yan and the others away from the Blackwater True Lord's cave, which could now be called the floating island.

The floating islands that have already appeared in the Three Kingdoms world no longer need to have spatial nodes opened; anyone who can fly can freely enter and exit them.

Chapter 632, Little Turkey

The exposure of the floating islands also meant that the Kunxu Secret Realm could no longer remain hidden. Even if the people of Kunxu did not contact them, they would still try every means to gather information.