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"You!"

"Pfft~"

The intense pain of broken fingers prompted Mu Zhan to quickly regain his senses. He watched as his Spatial Ring was snatched away by Yun Tianming, and the overwhelming anger caused him to uncontrollably spew a mouthful of blood.

"You should be grateful. This is the Imperial Capital. Otherwise, you would already be a lifeless corpse," Yun Tianming calmly uttered words filled with coldness.

"You, trying to scare me? I'm not easily intimidated!"

Mu Zhan panicked, shouting loudly with a fierce expression, but his legs involuntarily took a few steps back. It was quite evident.

Yun Tianming just glanced at him indifferently without saying anything. He was serious; if it weren't for the crowded and watchful eyes in the Imperial Capital, the risk of killing the young master of the Mu family was significant, and he would have already taken decisive action!

"You brat! Taking my Spatial Ring, the Mu family won't let you off!"

Mu Zhan's eyes flickered, threatening with gritted teeth.

Alright, now I can be sure you won't talk to your family!

Yun Tianming immediately perceived the other's guilty conscience. Just imagine, Mu Zhan, with a strong sense of pride, being defeated by a younger teenager and having his Spatial Ring taken away; it was a huge humiliation! Once this news spread, Mu Zhan would become the laughingstock of the Imperial Capital.

So, Mu Zhan suffered a big loss today and is likely not to inform his family. Instead, he will choose to endure the setback, crazily cultivate, and later find a way to come back, reclaiming his dignity!

"A beaten child, are you going to complain to your parents?"

"If that's the case, then go cry to your father at Misty Cloud Sect for compensation!"

Yun Tianming casually tossed the Spatial Ring in his hand, mocked for a moment, and then turned away.

"Yun Tianming!! Just you wait!!"

Mu Zhan's powerless and enraged roar echoed from behind.

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Back at Misty Cloud Sect.

"Not bad, the young master of the Mu family. His wealth is quite substantial."

Yun Tianming's mind stirred as he searched through the Spatial Ring.

There's nearly 300,000 in cash alone, along with a large quantity of pills beneficial for cultivation. However, the most valuable item among them is a scroll of Dou Technique—"Black Rank Mid-Level Dou Technique: Green Wood Thorn"!

"Wood attribute Dou Technique, just right for my cultivation!"

Yun Tianming looked at the green scroll in his hand, his eyes lit up involuntarily.

"Enhance!"

A mysterious power from the system infused into the scroll, turning it into a deep green color. The recorded text inside also increased significantly in an instant.

[Enhancement Successful]

[Black Rank Mid-Level Dou Technique: Green Wood Thorn, upgraded to Black Rank High-Level Dou Technique: Deep Forest Assassination!]

Black Rank High-Level!

This is currently the highest-level Dou Technique Yun Tianming possesses!

From the perspective of the protagonist in the original novel, having a Black Rank High-Level Dou Technique might seem like an easily obtained commonplace item, but it's actually an illusion. In reality, within the entire Jia Ma Empire, Black Rank High-Level Dou Techniques are extremely rare. It's worth noting that Misty Cloud Sect's most powerful Dou Technique, "Extreme Wind Killer Meteorite" is only a Black Rank High-Level Dou Technique.

Yun Tianming may not have grandpa-level equipment, but with the system strengthening his abilities, he considered himself not much inferior to the protagonist.

"By the way, what secrets does this thing hide?"

Yun Tianming took out the mysterious jade scroll obtained from the auction, his face showing a hint of seriousness.

Despite his Soul Power in the later stages of the Mortal Realm, he surprisingly couldn't fathom the secrets within it, indicating the significant background of this mysterious jade scroll!

Unable to figure out its mysteries, Yun Tianming suddenly had a bright idea and attempted to use the system's scan.

[Ding~]

[Discovered unknown fragments of the jade scroll. Using enhancement can restore it. Do you want to use it?]

"Oh? There's even a function to restore fragments?"

Yun Tianming was momentarily surprised, then a bold idea surfaced in his mind.

Flame Mantra!

Flame Mantra in Yao Chen's hands might be hard to obtain, but the half of Flame Mantra that Han Feng possesses might not be so difficult!

If he could hunt down Han Feng and seize the half of Flame Mantra on him, would it be possible to use the system's enhancement to restore the complete Flame Mantra?

This could be quite promising!

"Tsk tsk~ It seems like I've been a bit too daring lately. A 1 Star Dou Practitioner daring to have ideas against a Dou Emperor-level expert!"

Yun Tianming chuckled at himself, temporarily setting aside this bold idea.

"Now, let's uncover the secrets of this mysterious jade scroll!"

"Enhance!"

Mysterious power from the system infused into the jade scroll in his hand, causing a faint glow to appear. Surprisingly, what used to take only a few seconds for enhancement took several hours this time.

Yun Tianming patiently waited, witnessing the missing fragments of the jade scroll being slowly repaired and filled in. At the same time, the vivid text of the First Stage, depicting dragons and phoenixes dancing, emerged on the jade scroll!

"Hmm?!"

Yun Tianming just took a glance, but it felt like his entire soul was being drawn into it!

In the blink of an eye, he found himself in a bizarre and fantastical illusionary space.

"What is this?"

Yun Tianming's pupils slightly contracted.

He saw an illusory soul, situated in the void, continuously changing mysterious gestures with its hands. At the same time, a terrifying Soul Power surged like a mighty river, eventually converging into an invisible giant finger. It pressed down toward Yun Tianming like Mount Tai, overwhelming and crushing!

"!!!"

Yun Tianming's eyes widened, his whole body unable to move. He had a strong premonition that if this giant finger hit him, his soul would instantly shatter, dispersing into nothingness!

The invisible giant finger hung above Yun Tianming's head, as if it were a divine judgment transcending time and space, causing a chilling and trembling feeling.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. After an indeterminate period, just when Yun Tianming felt the immense pressure might become unbearable, the giant finger suddenly dissipated. It transformed into countless silver lights, eventually outlining brilliant and dazzling characters in the void.

Soul Technique: Divine Finger!

"A Soul Technique, it's actually a Soul Technique!"

Yun Tianming was instantly overjoyed.

As the name suggests, a Soul Technique is a Dou Technique that utilizes Soul Power. It has long been lost on the Dou Qi Continent and is said to exist only among the legendary ancient eight clans and a few superpowers. The rarity of Soul Techniques is comparable to Heaven Rank Dou Techniques!

Currently, Yun Tianming is just a humble 1 Star Dou Practitioner, likely not even considered an ant in the eyes of the strong. His only trump card is his powerful Soul Power. Although Soul Power allows him to sense formidable enemies and foresee danger, limited by his weak Dou Qi, when facing enemies several ranks above him, Yun Tianming can only sit and wait for his doom.

For example, three years ago at the sect's grand gathering, Yun Tianming caught the attention of the Dou Grandmaster Mo Lan. Despite predicting Mo Lan's movements through Soul Perception, Yun Tianming's physical reactions were too sluggish, and he couldn't escape the opponent's attacks.

Once there is a Soul Technique, the situation changes!

Soul Techniques can directly attack the soul, and their destructive power is unrelated to Dou Qi level but depends on the user's Soul Power.

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