2: Chapter 2 Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Technique

Good News: The Golden Finger Arrives, Albeit Late.

Bad News: This system seems a bit dim-witted.

Ning Yuan's current state of mind could be described as a complex mix of emotions, both sour and exhilarating.

Orphaned, with a tragic background?

Images flashed through his mind: his Martial Emperor father, a force to be reckoned with outside but meek at home, and his mother, the financial deity who controlled the Federation's economic lifeline.

Born into poverty, with a destitute family?

He glanced around the luxurious cave abode, its floor paved with Star Jade, the cosmic energy so dense it was almost tangible.

A talentless hack, utterly pathetic?

He looked inward. His Star Martial Bone, flowing with brilliant starlight as if containing a galaxy, was humming joyfully.

Are you stupid?

Or am I the stupid one?

"Where did this brain-dead system go wrong?" Ning Yuan muttered to himself.

[Detecting the Host's questioning of this system. System initiating self-check... Self-check complete. No errors found!]

The mechanical voice sounded again, this time carrying a hint of human-like encouragement.

[The system solemnly reminds the Host: Do not be insecure! Face reality bravely! With this system's assistance, a talentless hack's comeback and rise to the peak of life is merely a matter of time!]

Ning Yuan was directly amused to the point of anger.

This system not only had issues with its brain, but it was also mysteriously confident.

Might as well call it the 'Confidently Delusional Tongzi'.

"Listen up, you stupid-ass system!"

He could bear it no longer and decided to teach this moronic system a proper lesson.

"My grandfather, Ning Jianghe, the Thunder Martial Saint, the strongest among the Federation's nine Martial Saints!"

"My grandmother, the Bai Xiuning, treated with courtesy even by the myriad races!"

"My father, Ning Dashan, the youngest Martial Emperor in Federation history!"

"My mother, Hua Qingyue, known as the Female Financial Deity!"

"And you're telling me now that I come from a poor family?"

Ning Yuan paused, took a deep breath, and continued his verbal assault.

"Also, I possess the peerless Star Martial Bone, born with the potential of a Martial Saint. As long as I cultivate, my path leads straight to the pinnacle of martial arts, dominating the starry seas. And you call *that* talentless?"

"Tell me, honestly, are you brain-dead?"

"Oh, right. You, Confidently Delusional Tongzi, don't have a heart."

[The system detects the Host's intense emotional fluctuations. Initiating a second in-depth self-check...]

After a brief silence.

[This system is 10,000% certain the self-check is error-free! Confirms the above information is merely the Host's daydream delusions due to harsh reality (attached sympathetic emoji).]

[However, this system finds it very heartening. The Host's quality of daring to dream despite being at the bottom is the ultimate proof of being the one-in-a-billion, peerless talentless hack! You are this system's chosen one!]

Ning Yuan was utterly speechless.

Fine. You're amazing. Your logic is self-consistent.

[Issuing Newbie Guide Task: Learn and preliminarily master the Federation's 108th Edition Basic Qi and Blood True Art, cultivating it to the Minor Achievement stage!]

Looking at the task panel that appeared before him, Ning Yuan's anger subsided instead.

This idiot system seemed a bit interesting.

The Federation's 108th Edition Basic Qi and Blood True Art... he was very familiar with that thing.

This art was the product of the Federation pooling the wisdom of countless Martial Saints and Emperors, continuously updated and iterated over ten thousand years, specifically designed for building foundations.

Its greatest advantage was its balanced and gentle nature, withextremely strong compatibility. It allowed cultivators to progress steadily from a Quasi-Warrior all the way to an advanced Qi and Blood Warrior, with no hindrances to switching to any other art during that period.

From the holy lands and great clans down to the natives of remote planets, as long as they were human, this was what they cultivated during the Quasi-Warrior stage.

The emergence of countless geniuses and the increasing prosperity of humanity over ten thousand years were inextricably linked to the widespread adoption of this art.

Ning Yuan had started learning this art when he was just ten years old.

In just two years, by age twelve, he had already cultivated it to Great Perfection.

For the next six years, following his family's arrangements, he consumed various heavenly treasures to continuously solidify his foundation, while studying universal knowledge, martial insights, and other subjects, until he had polished his foundation to the absolute peak of the ninth stage of Quasi-Warrior.

During this time, he had been learning the supreme divine art that matched his constitution, the Star Immortality Technique, all to make a huge splash during his first true cultivation session.

"Alright, alright. Let's see what kind of trickery you, system, can come up with."

A playful smile curled at the corner of Ning Yuan's mouth.

"Minor Achievement? I reached Great Perfection when I was twelve."

It was just a matter of giving it a try anyway.

He calmly rose from the Star Jade floor and slowly assumed a stance in the spacious cave abode.

One punch, one kick. One inhale, one exhale.

Smooth and flowing, without the slightest hitch.

He flawlessly executed a complete set of the Basic Qi and Blood True Art.

The system's unique mechanical voice sounded right on time.

[Heaven rewards diligence! Detected that although the Host's aptitude is dull, he makes up for it with sufficient effort! After ten long years of arduous cultivation, he has finally cultivated the Basic Qi and Blood True Art to the Minor Achievement stage!]

A few black lines appeared on Ning Yuan's forehead.

His mere dozen-minute demonstration became ten years of bitter cultivation in its eyes?

And, wasn't he at Great Perfection? Why was it still Minor Achievement?

Truly an imbecile.

[Congratulations to the Host for completing the Newbie Guide Task!]

[Reward: Peerless Qi and Blood True Art: Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art!]

[Receive immediately?]

Ning Yuan's breath hitched slightly.

Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art?

The name alone sounded extraordinary.

"Receive." He mentally affirmed without hesitation.

The next instant.

A vast and mighty torrent of information, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, violently flooded into his mind.

Ning Yuan's eyes widened instantly.

"Holy shit?"

After fully digesting this information stream, only profound shock remained on his face.

"brother tongzi, I take back what I said before."

He murmured to himself.

"brother tongzi, you might be confidently delusional and a bit of a dumbass, but you really have something!"

The deeper his understanding, the harder it became to suppress the joy in his heart.

This Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art was simply outrageously, sky-breakingly awesome!

A simple comparison:

The Federation consensus held that the threshold for an advanced Qi and Blood Warrior was 100,000 jin of immense strength, with the limit being 990,000 jin.

This was the realm of ordinary warriors.

For someone like Ning Yuan, possessing the Star Martial Bone and paired with the exclusive art, Star Immortality Technique, painstakingly sought by his family for him, his grandfather estimated his Qi and Blood limit might reach an astonishing 9,990,000 jin!

This number far surpassed his grandfather's own record of 6,000,000 jin back in the day.

Looking across all of human history, even among the top three most powerful races, such a peerless Prodigy might only be born once in a vast expanse of time.

But what about this Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art?

It didn't require any special physique bonuses. Its theoreticalupper limit was actually a staggering 20,000,000 jin of immense strength!

At least within the entire starry sea, Ning Yuan had never heard of such a thing.

How was there even a choice?

It was obvious even to a fool.

"Hahaha, why the hell would I cultivate the Star Immortality Technique now!"

Ning Yuan laughed, unable to close his mouth.

He quickly ran through the cultivation method of the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art in his mind, over and over, committing every detail to memory.

A warrior's first formal cultivation session usually had a "Golden Explosion Period" lasting three days.

"With this Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heaven Art, three days from now, I might really blind their eyes."

Ning Yuan's heart was filled with anticipation.

Right at that moment.

The system's voice sounded again, utterly inopportune.

[Detected that the Host has persevered and finally, upon reaching adulthood, raised his cultivation to the ninth stage of Quasi-Warrior, barely catching up to the tail lights of the geniuses.]

[The Host is about to begin his first three-day explosion period cultivation in his life. Remember! Remember! You must strive hard! Although you are talentless, you absolutely must not give up hope! This is the starting point of your future martial path!]

[Issuing Main Quest: Break through to the limit of a Primary Warrior within the three-day explosion period!]

[Note: This system is well aware that this quest is an almost impossible challenge for a talentless hack. Therefore, specially issuing a system newbieWelfare—within three days, the Host's cultivation aptitude receives a hundredfold boost!]

The smile on Ning Yuan's face grew even brighter.

Excellent, excellent. brother tongzi, you must absolutely keep this up!

Your idiocy, I'll gladly pay for it!