132: Chapter 132 Defying Fate, Of Course You Have to Pay with Black Tags

Mo Zixing gazed at the dim, black-quality trait on his interface.

Far from feeling any panic or surprise, the corners of his mouth curled into a satisfied smile.

After all, this was something he had gone to great lengths to get onto his interface.

As it turned out, the facts were exactly as he had predicted.

The System's so-called function, which supposedly required maxed-out hatred to snatch a trait,

in essence, only read the target's current emotional intensity,

rather than liking or hatred in the strict sense.

As for the affection and hatred bars,

they were originally just meant to help him gauge the emotional state of those carrying destiny luck towards him.

They were aids for taking the primal yin of a destiny woman.

They were not part of the same functional System as snatching traits via maxed-out hatred.

When it came to the trait snatching function,

whether it was love to the extreme or hatred to the extreme,

as long as the emotion reached its peak, it could serve as the trigger to strip the trait.

It was just that even with maxed-out affection, emotions usually didn't fluctuate enough.

So, he generally couldn't use this function directly.

Just moments ago, when Liu Qingyan was moved to the limit, her affection bar had been jumping frantically, bubbling with little pink hearts.

The emotional intensity was in no way inferior to maxed-out hatred.

He had seized that very moment to attempt the trait snatching function once more.

To his surprise, it had actually worked.

All things considered,

he had essentially exploited a major loophole in the System.

After all, it was called 'hatred snatching'; the original intention certainly wasn't for him to use it this way.

At that time,

Mo Zixing had specifically limited the range of the snatching to the 'Acquired Luck' column.

Combined with the fact that the System could not directly snatch traits related to a Cultivator or destiny luck itself,

the only thing he could ultimately strip away was this [end of lifespan (Black)] trait, which she had Acquired from consuming pills.

Snapping back from his memories,

Mo Zixing focused his mind.

He reopened Liu Qingyan's interface.

He saw that her cultivation column had been pushed from the previous Seventh Level Crystallization to the Ninth Level Crystallization in one go.

She could now start searching for Materials and attempt to see if she could Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

In her 'Acquired Luck' column, the black trait related to her Lifespan had also vanished.

A win-win.

He had both helped Liu Qingyan resolve her Lifespan crisis and obtained a free consumable for Against Heavens Fate.

As for consumables, one certainly wouldn't feel bad using a black-quality trait.

Now,

he could finally use the Against Heavens Fate opportunity he had gained from his recent major Realm Breakthrough without any reservations.

Mo Zixing took a deep breath.

He tapped his consciousness on the interface to lock it.

He selected the gray-colored trait that had yet to have its effect activated: [end of lifespan (Black)].

"Against Heavens Fate function, activate!"

On the interface,

System prompts began to pop up:

[The following trait has been consumed]

[end of lifespan (Black)]

[Against Heavens Fate function activating]

[Generating brand new trait...]

In his 'Acquired Luck' column,

that trait with the gray base, which had never been activated, began to gradually dissipate.

A glimmering die appeared out of thin air.

It then began to spin rapidly on the interface.

Ding. Ding. Ding.

After three crisp sounds,

the die stopped.

A total of three traits emitting different lights appeared side by side on his interface:

[Business Prodigy (Purple): Your business acumen is Transcendent, reaching a level that can truly be called miraculous. When trading with Spirit Stones, your expenses will slightly decrease due to various coincidences, the revenue from selling items will slightly increase, and you can always discover business opportunities that others overlook.]

[Immovable Ming Wang (Gold): Your Physical Body is your best shield. You receive the blessing of the ancient Ming Wang, your defense against external physical attacks and Qi attacks is greatly increased, and the effects of all defensive Cultivation Techniques you practice are greatly increased.]

[Forest Body (Purple): The forest is your good companion. You are naturally attuned to wood attribute Qi, your Wood Spirit Root Aptitude is much better than average, your speed in cultivating wood attribute Cultivation Techniques is greatly increased, and the denser the wood attribute Qi in your surroundings, the stronger the effects of the wood attribute Spells you use.]

Mo Zixing looked at these three traits.

He couldn't help but scratch his head.

These three... how should he put it...

Except for the first one, they all felt somewhat interesting.

He first looked at the first one, [Business Prodigy].

Since entering the Mingyu Sect, the number of times he had truly needed large amounts of Spirit Stones could be counted on one hand.

When his cultivation was still relatively low, the items he needed usually didn't cost more than a few Spirit Stones.

Now that his cultivation had improved, his status within the Sect had also risen accordingly.

Not only did he have a sufficient monthly stipend of Spirit Stones, but he was also the Peak Master Elder of Qingsu Peak.

All the resources of Qingsu Peak were tilted towards him; Spirit Stones had long since become the least scarce commodity.

For him, this trait seemed to have quite limited utility.

Next was the second one, [Immovable Ming Wang].

He still had some impression of this one.

When he had previously fought with Qingyun Sect Sect Master Kang Qiao,

she had a purple-quality [Immovable Little Ming Wang] trait.

Combined with the gap in their cultivation, he truly couldn't damage her at all at the time.

In the end, he had only managed to kill her by surprise by relying on the mechanism of the [Sudden Killing Intent] trait.

The golden [Immovable Ming Wang] before him was clearly a comprehensive upgrade of Kang Qiao's.

The effects certainly looked intimidating.

But the problem was...

he didn't know any defensive Cultivation Techniques at all.

Throughout his journey, he had relied almost entirely on offense to win.

Occasionally, when he sustained an injury, it would quickly heal due to the powerful recovery ability of his [Candle Dragon Bloodline].

Half of this trait's effects were, for the time being, effectively useless to him.

Finally, there was the [Forest Body].

This trait could boost his Wood Spirit Root Aptitude, and it provided significant bonuses to cultivating wood attribute Cultivation Techniques and casting wood attribute Spells.

However, he already possessed the golden-quality trait [Medicine Spirit Body].

It not only included Wood Spirit Root enhancement but also came with an Alchemy enhancement effect.

It was more than a grade stronger than the simple [Forest Body].

But since the System had presented this trait, it made him feel a bit tempted.

What if... the Spirit Root enhancement effects could stack?

If they could truly stack, his Wood Spirit Root Aptitude could break through the conventional top-tier limits and reach an unprecedented height.

But if they couldn't stack, then this trait would be completely wasted.

The risk was immense.

Mo Zixing looked at the three glittering traits on his interface, falling into deep hesitation.

Choosing [Business Prodigy] would be a pure waste of an Against Heavens Fate opportunity.

It was trash; not worth considering.

Choosing [Immovable Ming Wang] would significantly increase his survivability.

But half of its effects couldn't be utilized for the time being, which was a pity.

Once he found and learned a powerful defensive Cultivation Technique, he would truly be formidable in both offense and defense.

As for [Forest Body]...

If he bet and won, it would be a massive gain. If he bet and lost, it would be a massive loss.

Which one should he choose?