Without a doubt, these two rewards caused Su Ming's heart, which had finally settled through meditation, to surge with excitement once again.
How rare and precious were causal abilities?
Moreover, he still held two Ascension Cards and two Enhancement Cards in his hand. He was in a position to achieve greatness.
"The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception seem powerful, but they place a massive burden on the brain... or rather, a burden on the soul itself."
"Gazing directly at 'Death' is an endeavor where risk and opportunity coexist."
"Furthermore... the more powerful the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception become, the greater the load during use."
"If I'm not careful..."
Su Ming remembered clearly that if the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were overloaded, there was a real risk of burning out the brain.
"Tsk, it truly is a double-edged sword."
"As they say, one must be strong to strike iron."
"With my current strength, there shouldn't be many enemies that require the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill."
"In that case, there's no need to use the Ascension or Enhancement Cards on the Mystic Eyes for now."
"It would be bad if I wanted to use them later but couldn't because I fried my brain."
"I might as well ascend the Dragon Factor once and then enhance it."
"The remaining Ascension and Enhancement Cards... I'll give them to the Heart-Purifying Incantation."
Su Ming quickly made his decision.
The recent fishing process seemed to have allowed him to discover a special use for the Heart-Purifying Incantation. He had glimpsed its hidden extraordinary nature. It wasn't as plain as it appeared; it wasn't just a simple mental purification technique.
There were deeper capabilities hidden within that Su Ming had yet to fully uncover.
Just like before, that state he had entered unintentionally occurred while he was silently reciting the Heart-Purifying Incantation during his cultivation. It was a marvelous state.
Su Ming found it difficult to describe the sensation.
However, he knew that if he could master the ability to enter that state at will, his efficiency in both cultivation and combat would double with half the effort. This was especially true in battle.
That sensation of the body being half a step faster than the thought was truly intoxicating. It even reminded him of a specific skillUltra Instinct!
The state Su Ming had entered was somewhat similar to the Ultra Instinct described in Dragon Ball! Of course, there were still subtle differences between the two.
At the very least, Su Ming didn't feel that his raw power increased after entering that state. What he felt was pure mental tranquility and complete control over his body.
He could even feel the flow of magical power within him, the pulse of the Dragon Factor, and the frost power brought by the Parvati gene lurking in his veins. He could feel the gentle yet righteous golden light from his Golden Light Mantra flowing slowly through his meridians, ready to transform according to his will at any moment.
Perhaps his raw strength hadn't changed, but in that state, Su Ming could guarantee the release of his power without reservation, wielding it with absolute ease. This was the realm Su Ming had just realized.
With such an experience, how could Su Ming dare to underestimate the effects of the Heart-Purifying Incantation?
His offensive skills were currently strong enough; it was time to shore up the shortcomings in his energy and soul.
"System, ascend the Dragon Factor and the Heart-Purifying Incantation, then enhance each of them once."
[Ascension in progress...]
[Dragon Factor ascended. Evolution: Dragon Factor → Divine Body (A+)]
[Heart-Purifying Incantation ascended. Evolution: Heart-Purifying Incantation → Heart-Purifying Incantation]
[Enhancement Cards in use...]
[Divine Body (A+) → Divine Body (A++)]
[Heart-Purifying Incantation → Heart-Purifying Incantation]
Su Ming stared, "???"
He was stunned. Was this ascension and enhancement real or fake? Had the System encountered a bug?
Why did the Dragon Factor ascend into a Divine Body?!
And looking at the "A+" following it, he knew it wasn't an Archon body from Teyvat, but the TYPE-MOON version of a Divine Body, complete with all its associated traits.
As for the Heart-Purifying Incantation... this was the first time he had seen a reward that didn't change at all after being ascended and enhanced.
"System, what's going on?" Su Ming asked.
[Host, please rest assured. Ascended rewards grant immunity to specialized attacks originally targeting their characteristics and will not have any negative side effects.]
[Furthermore, the Ascension and Enhancement Cards have taken effect. Please check the upgrade effects for yourself.]
The System's reply allowed Su Ming to breathe a sigh of relief as he began to sense the results of this upgrade.
There wasn't much to say about the Divine Body.
As expected of the physiques possessed by the gods of the Age of Gods. An A++ rank, in certain pantheons, was already enough to be considered a Chief God, or perhaps even higher.
Now, Su Ming's body was flooded with power far exceeding anything he had known before. The physical toughness remained terrifying, and the magical power within him had more than doubled!
He even gained a new characteristic: Immunity to attacks that do not possess divinity or an equivalent energy rank!
Essentially, besides the Archons, The Seven, the Seven Sovereigns, or the powerhouses of The Abyss who had yet to appear, Su Ming could ignore the attacks of almost any other being.
Whether this effect was "good" or not was debatable; after all, excluding those entities, other mortal experts already couldn't break through his defenses. Whether he had immunity or not didn't change much.
The improvement brought by the Divine Body was straightforward and significant; it simply doubled his stats across the board.
As for the Heart-Purifying Incantation... at least to Su Ming's eyes, nothing had changed yet.
However, without Su Ming noticing, his unique Constellation began to reflect and manifest high in the heavens. This was a unique and noble position belonging only to the Archons and those capable of rivaling the world itself.
Naturally, Su Ming was unaware of this at the moment. He simply set down his fishing rod, sat cross-legged on the small island in the center of the lake, and began his cultivation under the moonlight.
Events in Liyue Harbor were spreading at lightning speed.
Since the end of the Archon War and the establishment of the new order by The Seven, it had been a long time since an Archon had fallen.
To the vast majority of common folk, the existence of an Archon was nothing more than a legend. In the stories told in alleys and taverns, they often served as the background and stepping stones for The Seven to ascend their thrones.
But precisely because of this, these Archonswho were originally enough to rival the high and mighty Sevenwere even more feared.
Consequently, when news reached people that an Archon had been killed near Liyue Harbor, it was even more shocking.
But the most staggering part of all was that the one who killed the god was not Rex Lapis Morax, whose martial fame was known throughout the Seven Nations.
It was a mortal... or at least, that was what Liyue claimed.
A disciple of an Adeptus had single-handedly fought the Overlord of the Vortex, Osial, on the Sea of Clouds and successfully slain him!
This news was so explosive that the speed at which it spread across the Teyvat continent, and the impact it had, far surpassed any previous headline.
Mondstadt was the first to receive the news, thanks to its proximity and the presence of a mysterious intelligence organization that had been operating in the shadows for thousands of years.
When Kaeya brought the report to Jean, she was completely stunned.
"Kaeya, what did you say? Is this true?" Jean questioned.
Facing Jean's doubt, Kaeya merely smiled. "Oh, my dear Acting Grand Master, do I look like the type to make up fake intel just to tease you?"
"This information is the real deal. Besides, you have a good relationship with that Tianquan. If you really don't believe it, why not write her a letter and ask?"
Having said that, Kaeya couldn't help but sigh in admiration. "It truly is incredible... A human actually managed to kill an Archon single-handedly."
"If Mondstadt had someone like that, forget the recent Stormterror's Threateven going back further to Ursa the Drake, none of those incidents would have resulted in such serious consequences."
Jean stared blankly at the report, murmuring, "Can a human truly reach such a level?"
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