"Hey Wang, you seem really worn out these days. You're still young; you need to take care of your health," the security guard at the Food Bureau said, noting the dark circles under Wang Linchi's eyes and offering a kind reminder.

Wang Linchi nodded. "I've become obsessed with novels. Before I realize it, it's already dawn."

As he spoke, he gestured to the book in his hand.

The security guard couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head, ultimately saying nothing further. After all, Wang Linchi's job was easy-going. He could even take naps while at work without anyone complaining.

Of course, Wang Linchi hadn't really been reading books. Instead, after evolving his Mythology level Soul Kind, he had immediately begun working on the evolution of his two Soul Seed Pages.

After raising both Soul Seed Pages to the Mythology level, three additional effects had emerged for each.

[Soul Seed Page・Fanciful and Fickle (Mythology level)]

[Impact: Causes damage to the spirit, soul, soul, and intellect]

[Penetration: Impact can penetrate Shields and barriers]

[Chaos: Impact produces a chaotic effect, leading to confusion in thought]

[Toxin: Impact results in poisoning, causing continuous damage]

[Depletion: Impact triggers an Energy-burning Effect, continuously burning energy]

[Delay: Impact causes a delay effect, slowing reaction abilities]

[Corrosion: Impact causes a corrosive effect, enhancing negative effects]

[Illusion: Impact produces an illusion effect, confounding reality with the unreal]

[Weak: Impact causes a weakening effect, greatly reducing all attributes]

[Disorder: Impact causes a disruptive effect, triggering backlash when abilities are used]

...

[Soul Seed Page・Storage Space (Mythology level)]

[Page Space: Possesses a storage space whose size depends on the Mental Power Capacity Limit]

[Strengthen Hiding: Forms a concealment effect around the storage space to prevent detection by others]

[Strengthen Structure: Enhances the structural strength and stability of the storage space]

[Strengthen Locking: Locks the storage space, making it inaccessible or unbreachable by others]

[Strengthening Protection: Reinforces the protective layer of the storage space, enabling it to resist the influence of the external environment]

[Enhanced Dimension: Expands the same space into multiple independent storage spaces for classified storage of different types of items]

[Enhanced Static: Forms a static space where items can be preserved, preventing them from corrosion or decay]

[Strengthen Vigilance: The storage space has an anti-theft alarm function that triggers if an unauthorized intrusion occurs]

[Strengthen Guardian: Creates a Guard to protect the storage space, capable of identifying and resisting attacks on it]

[Strengthen Recovery: Allows the storage space to regenerate and recover by absorbing spiritual power if damaged or destroyed]

...

Fanciful and Fickle's main purpose was to inflict multiple negative effects on the target after an attack, and it also added intellectual damage. In fact, he had already stacked its power; the enhancement effects from his four Soul Kinds increased the Impact damage of Fanciful and Fickle. Furthermore, with the increase in his spiritual power's intensity and its purification effect, Impact and Penetration had already reached the limits of a Soul Seed Page. Therefore, he could no longer continue to stack damage and could only focus on strengthening the negative status effects.

As for why the storage space needed anti-theft, guard, and Regeneration Ability, it was quite simple. Except for the two function-oriented effect attributes, Enhanced Dimension and Enhanced Static, the other attributes actually served protective purposes.

Strengthen Hiding was to prevent it from being found. If it was found, Strengthen Structure enhanced its structural integrity and stability, and Strengthen Locking prevented others from accessing it. If an intruder used brute force, Strengthening Protection would block them. If they couldn't be blocked and entered the storage space, the Guard from Strengthen Guardian would engage them and delay for time. If the storage space was destroyed in the ensuing fight, even if the items inside were lost, the space itself could recover thanks to Strengthen Recovery. Strengthen Vigilance was to prevent someone from bypassing the previous security measures and entering directly. In such a case, the alarm function would trigger, reminding Wang Linchi and notifying the Guard.

The main idea was to nip any potential problems in the bud.

As for Enhanced Static, its power was limited; it was mainly for preservation, not for trapping people. It was analogous to a cold storage unit that could preserve anything. Using such a unit as a prison would be playing to its weaknesses rather than its strengths, failing to make the best use of it.

The storage space at this stage was already very large. After all, its size was determined by Wang Linchi's spiritual power. With his Black Iron Level Zero-Revolution Golden Core plus two phantoms, 30,000 points of spiritual power converted to three hundred cubic meters. Segmented by Enhanced Dimension, these three hundred cubic meters would be fully utilized without any waste.

After arriving at his office, Wang Linchi casually tossed his book aside, then had the Saint Master stand guard for him while he laid his head on the desk to sleep.

If he didn't sleep at work, how would he have the energy to continue getting stronger after work?

It wasn't that upgrading both his Soul Kind and Soul Seed Pages to the Mythology level meant he was finished; the path ahead was even more difficult. He had to further refine the "Nine Revolutions Golden Core Soul Forging Skill" and the "Taoist Embryo and Original Infant Spirit Aspect Secret Technique." Next, he had to explore "External Incarnation" and so on.

Cultivation was considered the most relaxing task at that point.

He had acquired quite a few Soul Forging Methods in Ningyang Mansion, some of which were even Secret Silver Level. He had even found information on a special Black Iron Level method similar to a monopolized Soul Secret Technique. However, compared to Soul Secret Techniques, this particular method was very deeply hidden. If the Great Families and Sects of Xian State hadn't been crushed by the local authorities—some dying, others scattering—this information might never have circulated. This seemed like a case of every cloud having a silver lining. After all, it wasn't possible to kill all the disciples of the Great Families and Sects or lock them up; they would only be recruited to serve Ningyang Mansion.

Swallows from the halls of Wang and Xie in bygone days, now fly into the homes of ordinary folk.

Unfortunately, not much of it had been passed down. Wang Linchi only knew it was used to lay a foundation before the Mountain Copper Level, making one's physique at the Mountain Copper Level more marvelous. After all, cultivation of the physique began at the Mountain Copper Level, so a foundation needed to be laid at the Black Iron Level. He wasn't sure of the other details.

It had not been easy for Wang Linchi to find out about these things.

When he woke up, it was already seven in the evening. Everyone in the Food Bureau, except the security guard at the door, had already left work.

"I haven't slept this comfortably in a long time." Wang Linchi stretched, his energy quickly returning.

"A month of high-intensity work without sleep... It's a good thing my physique is strong, or I would've definitely died from overexertion."

"But always coming to work like this isn't viable."

If he weren't so tied up, he would have already found someone to cover his shift. The main issue was that in Great View, without status, it was difficult to make any move. It wasn't as if you could just run off. He couldn't remain a rat scurrying in the gutters forever, could he?

Since he could grow stronger steadily and safely, why resort to such risky maneuvers? At the very least, the Court was a fallback.

Initially, he had wanted to enter a Secret Realm to grow stronger, and he still did, but he simply couldn't find the time. There were simply too many things to manage after his personal strength underwent a qualitative change and renewal. He was accustomed to entering instances laden with powerful abilities, not going in unprepared.

In his case, he was still considered to be at the Black Iron Level in Secret Realm evaluations, but his actual strength had far exceeded the Black Iron Level. He wasn't even afraid of fighting those at the Elite Gold Level. Even other talented Awakeners who had embedded nine Mythology level Soul Kinds couldn't kill Elite Gold Level opponents at the Black Iron Level. The most they could do was kill Secret Silver Level opponents.

It was all thanks to Wang Linchi taking an unconventional path. His current state had essentially diverged completely from the Awakeners of the Great View Court. His Soul Resemblance had been modified, his Soul Kinds were new types for which the world had no data, and his Soul Forging Method was something never seen before. The Soul Forging Methods of the Great View Court all originated from Secret Realms; no one had ever created their own.

I should go to the black market, Wang Linchi thought, getting up and stretching. See if I can find anything useful. It'd be best if I could find a Soul Device to cover my job.

He hadn't thought about revealing his powers and switching to a combat role. It was better to explore the Wild Secret Realms accessible through the black market; after paying the fee, everything found would be his. Moreover, if he transferred to a combat role within the Court, he would be subject to their control. He also couldn't easily reveal strength exceeding the Black Iron Level, as it would inevitably attract covetous eyes and stir up unnecessary trouble.

And then there's The Heritage of the Sky Devil... Should I get ahold of it for research? Wang Linchi mused.

Ningyang Mansion naturally had Demonic Inheritance Successors, though they were lying very low. His research wouldn't involve killing a Demonic Inheritance Successor and taking their heritage; instead, he would study a Demonic Inheritance Successor directly. This approach was like wearing gloves, ensuring he wouldn't get his own hands dirty.

Otherwise, if he truly acquired The Heritage of the Sky Devil, he wouldn't fear others. However, against Yan Ming King, he genuinely wasn't confident of victory. He had worked so hard to clear himself of that whole drama; how could he possibly get entangled again?

Wang Linchi was utterly certain that Yan Ming King's Protagonist's Aura generated its Strong Luck Effect by overdrawing the ambient destiny of an entire area. He had no desire to encounter such a massive problem ever again.

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