Multiverse Skill System

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As soon as time stopped, a lightning escape technique was used, and the hammer was easily dodged once again.

"You're strong, but what about your defense? Let's see!"

With a wave of his hand, he conjured a storm of thunderclouds, forcing Haha'er to undergo a forced tribulation.

"It feels so tingly and comfortable."

After being struck by lightning, Haha uttered these words, leaving Yi Shuihan speechless. He really is thick-skinned!

Chapter 1288, The Second Stage - See You There!

Since it had no effect, Yi Shuihan naturally stopped and dispersed the thundercloud storm.

"Huh? Why can't I move? What did you do to me?"

Haha looked puzzled, as if she really couldn't understand it.

"Looks like it's having some effect!"

Yi Shuihan felt slightly relieved, but did not answer Haha'er's question. He intended to continue wasting time with Haha'er, who had come with the intention of killing him and had already made a move, but had not succeeded.

Power must be gathered together to have the greatest destructive force. Using the same power as when he released the thundercloud storm before, Yi Shuihan condensed a lightning throwing knife and held it between two fingers.

"Little Yi's flying daggers never miss; go!"

With a flick of his wrist, the lightning throwing knife flew out of his hand.

All that could be seen was a thin red line appearing in the air, stretching from Yi Shuihan's side all the way to Haha'er's heart.

Haha'er was still under the effects of the paralysis and didn't take Yi Shuihan's throwing knife too seriously, so the knife hit him.

He had been struck by thousands of lightning bolts before without suffering any obvious damage, but this time his skin was pierced by a lightning-throwing knife.

Nearly two-thirds of the knife had penetrated Haha'er's body, reaching his heart.

For those at the True Saint level, weaknesses within the heart are almost nonexistent. Even if the heart shatters, it is easy to reassemble given time.

Yi Shuihan was not that simple. After flashing for a moment, the lightning flying knife exploded with a bang, directly exploding inside his body and causing maximum damage.

Boom! Haha'er knelt down on one knee, a huge hole in his heart, the other side of which was already visible.

"Ouch, haha, it hurts! You hurt me, I'm going to beat you to death!"

Haha shouted loudly, and the ground trembled like waves. Earthy yellow energy spread from his feet and instantly condensed into a yellow armor, sealing the holes in his body.

Seeing that Haha'er was about to be fully revived with a buff, Yi Shuihan's eyes flashed red, and he made another move.

Hundreds of red lines connected Yi Shuihan and Haha'er.

Haha'er's body was covered in the previous lightning throwing knives, making him look like a hedgehog.

An explosion rang out, and this time Haha'er's entire body was blasted into nothingness.

"Hmm? I see."

Looking at the spot where Haha'er had been, Yi Shuihan seemed to be deep in thought. Just now, when Haha'er's soul was about to be completely annihilated, although it was very faint, he sensed other fluctuations and saved Haha'er's last bit of soul at the most critical moment.

This is clearly the truth behind the so-called resurrection. If the contestant could be completely killed before that fluctuation, resurrection would be out of the question.

With Yi Shuihan's strength, it's not impossible for him to do it; he just needs to be faster and use the power of the Time Dao.

Of course, the key to success, besides Yi Shuihan's speed, also depends on the opponent's strength. If the opponent is strong enough, they can buy you time to be rescued. So only when the gap between the two sides is particularly large can you completely prevent the opponent from having a chance to revive.

"This is probably where the so-called death quota comes from."

Thinking about this, Yi Shuihan finally understood that the regional battlefield was ultimately different from the virtual battlefield; it was, after all, the real world.

"Three moves, he actually lasted three moves. The one who said he would eat the elixir raw can go back and start eating it now."

The initial thunderstorm was one move, the first lightning dagger was the second move, and the final hundreds of lightning daggers were released simultaneously, making a total of three moves.

Yi Shuihan didn't hold back at all; after all, if it were an ordinary True Saint, the battle might have already ended in the first move.

Leaving aside what would happen to the powerful being who misspoke in the primordial world, Yi Shuihan continued his wanderings after dealing with Haha'er.

Perhaps Yi Shuihan was just unlucky, or perhaps the other contestants were just too lucky. Until the countdown ended, Yi Shuihan didn't encounter any other contestants. He simply wandered around for a few hours, which bored the people of the prehistoric world.

"Look, the first phase of one of the regional battlefields has ended. How fast!"

"What exactly happened? If you know, please tell me. Was someone on that battlefield too powerful and went on a killing spree, which is why it ended so early?"

"That's not it. It's just that they get too close together after they go in, and it's too easy for them to run into each other. It's the complete opposite of Area 33. So far, no two participants have met in Area 33, and the points ranking list is still empty."

At the All-World United University, many viewers noticed the situation in Yi Shuihan's area of ​​the battlefield and exclaimed in amazement.

The once spacious hall was suddenly filled with a thousand students, none other than Yi Shuihan and his group. They had already passed the first stage and could proceed directly to the second stage once the first stage was completed.

"Congratulations! You are among the first to pass the first stage. You are now free to move around as you please, just make sure you attend the second stage on time."

The voice of the Chaos Emperor, who was hosting the competition, reached Yi Shuihan's ears.

Looking up, one sees over a hundred large screens displaying the situation in various regions. The battlefield in Yi Shuihan's region still exists, and there are still 100 participants who will continue to fight through the revival round.

Besides the fixed large screen, if you want to see the situation of each contestant more closely, you need to go to the audience seats, where there are special magical artifacts used to observe the regional battlefield.

With over 10 billion viewers, almost everyone possesses an observational spiritual treasure. These treasures would be considered top-grade innate spiritual treasures even in the primordial world, yet they are as common as weeds here. This is the foundation of the Myriad Realms United Academy, a foundation that would leave any other realm speechless.

Yi Shuihan and his fellow students didn't need these observation treasures. Their identity cards had similar effects. In fact, the identity cards of Yi Shuihan and his fellow students were as valuable as a low-grade Primordial Spirit Treasure. Only the Myriad Realms United University was so wealthy that every student had one.

"From now on, you'll only be able to watch on the big screen. See you again when the second phase begins."

Above the primordial world, with Yi Shuihan's words, the image in the sky froze, no longer following Yi Shuihan's movements. The beings of the primordial world could only enjoy the perspective of the main hall. Without the observation of the spiritual treasure, they could only see the images displayed by the Chaos Emperor.

Chapter 1289, Dungeon Battle

For the beings of the prehistoric world, it might be better not to follow Yi Shuihan's perspective. After all, Yi Shuihan's strength is undeniable, and this is not the final ranking competition. The participants encountered in the first stage were all instantly defeated. It was rare for anyone to survive a few moves while injured by him. Even the saints and quasi-saints of the prehistoric world could not gain any enlightenment.

Now that their field of vision is fixed, although what they see may not be continuous, it is more suitable for them. The Chaos Emperor makes most of what appears on the screen exciting battles, while things like traveling and searching for people are just fleeting glimpses.

If watching Yi Shui Han before was just for fun, now everyone is completely engrossed, not missing any exceptionally exciting battles, hoping to glean some insights from them.

The entire prehistoric world was eerily quiet. No one dared to make a big fuss at this time, otherwise they would be met with a collective attack. Even saints would not dare to provoke the wrath of the masses at this time, and of course, they had no such intention at the moment.

Yi Shuihan was also paying attention to the first phase, but his focus was on the quasi-emperors in each battlefield area. Unless these quasi-emperors were not smart or had gaps in their minds, they would not fight with all their might even if they met in the first phase. Therefore, Yi Shuihan could not get any useful information and could only watch it like a movie.

The first phase lasted longer than Yi Shuihan had anticipated. For him, it was very short, only a day and a half. However, it took a whole year to truly end. Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people, and a year was not a long time even for those who had just become immortals.

Of the more than one million students who participated, more than 120,000 successfully qualified for the second stage, and only a few hundred students died "accidentally" during this stage.

The second phase is called the dungeon battle. This phase is the most moderate of the five phases because there will be no direct face-to-face encounters with other participants. Each participant will enter the same small world, just like a dungeon, and the task is to find and kill the marked prey.

The marked prey will not be told to the contestants; they will have to find it themselves. Of course, if you are powerful enough to wipe out all the creatures in the small world, you can still pass the level.

The highest level of strength in the small world is equivalent to the 5th floor of the Tower of Babel. However, to easily sweep through, one needs at least the strength of the 6th floor of the Tower of Babel. This level of strength is considered upper-class among 120,000 people, and most people do not have this level of strength.

Those who have the strength to easily advance to the third stage are fully qualified and don't need to use their brains. Those who are weaker will need to rely on other methods to complete the task. The competition is about their other methods, which is also part of their strength!

The second stage eliminates very few participants, and 100,000 participants can advance to the third stage, which means that most of them can advance, making it a rewarding stage.

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"So what method should we use? Just brute force it? Forget it, let's not use brute force for now, let's play around first, otherwise it will be too boring."

Yi Shuihan appeared in a Western fantasy city and also gained memories of this vanished world.

This world is ruled by nobles. Although there are also nations, these nations are merely large noble families recognized by other noble families. They cannot command other noble families; at most, they can take the lead in wars between nations, acting as allies.

The nobility, from lowest to highest, consisted of knights, barons, viscounts, earls, and the king, the ruler of a country.

By the time they reached the viscount level, they were already high-ranking nobles, while the king himself was actually just a relatively powerful earl.

Yi Shuihan's current identity is the sole heir to a viscountship, and the viscount himself has just died, with his succession ceremony imminent.

"So this small world doesn't have any magic or fighting spirit, it's purely hand-to-hand combat. Does that mean our strength is being suppressed? Or is it...?"

After organizing his memories of the school, Yi Shuihan finally began to feel his own body and found that there had been no changes. He was full of strength and had not been weakened.

However, Yi Shuihan quickly determined what was going on. It wasn't that they had become weaker, but rather that the people in this world were very strong. Yi Shuihan sensed that an ordinary person in the Viscount's mansion had physical attributes equivalent to a Quasi-Saint, while most of the guards in the Viscount's mansion were at the level of an ordinary True Saint.

Under the suppression of the rules of this world, even with such great strength, one can only demonstrate the same combat power as an ordinary person.

Since everyone is the same, naturally no one will feel that anything is wrong.

The world's suppression is immense, making it impossible for ordinary True Saints to break through. However, Yi Shuihan can easily overcome this limitation and use even more powerful forces.

"Ordinary people are equivalent to quasi-saints. Children have the power corresponding to the Great Luo Golden Immortal. Strong ordinary people are at the True Saint level. In this world, those above ordinary people are knights. Only nobles are knights. They have inherited bloodlines and can use the power of their bloodlines."

"The power of bloodline did not exist originally. It is said that the earliest bloodline power was because someone killed a special creature and inherited part of that creature's power, which was then passed down as bloodline power."

This is some information that Yi Shuihan found in the study of the Viscount's mansion. Obviously, this was a deliberate setup by the school.

"According to the school's instructions, the marked prey has the school's emblem on it. As the heir to the viscountship, I can certainly ask my subordinates to help me find it. However, it's unlikely that it will happen to be near me. So I will still need to deal with other nobles."

Yi Shuihan carefully considered his strategy.

"Young master, the succession ceremony is about to begin. Please come forward."

The maid's voice startled Yi Shuihan from his reverie.

Following the maid Yi Shuihan, they arrived at a place resembling an ancestral hall, which was eerie and terrifying.

"Once you come out of there, you will be able to inherit the bloodline and become the new Viscount."

The maid stopped outside the ancestral hall, gesturing for Yi Shuihan to go in alone, while not far away, hundreds of guards surrounded the area.

The ceremony of inheriting bloodline is of paramount importance to nobles and cannot tolerate the slightest mistake. If it is interrupted, the inheritance of bloodline power may be disrupted. If the inheritor's bloodline power is not fully inherited, his power will be much weaker. In that case, he will be targeted by those with ulterior motives, lose his original status, and eventually perish.

Chapter 1290, The So-Called Bloodline Inheritance

Upon entering the gate of Zongdang Temple, one is greeted by a narrow, dark passage of unknown length. After Yi Shuihan has taken a few steps, the walls on both sides suddenly illuminate with a loud boom. These are torches, lit as if to welcome him. Every few meters, there is a torch, and they all suddenly burst into flame.

The darkness disappeared, but the end of the passage was still nowhere in sight. Yi Shuihan smiled strangely and continued forward.

Taking a leisurely pace, if you look closely, you'll find that Yi Shuihan's every step is exactly the same in terms of distance and time, without even a micrometer of error.

"Plop, plop..."

Aside from the sound of flames burning, Yi Shuihan's footsteps were the clearest sound; anyone who wasn't brave would definitely feel scared in this environment.

As Yi Shuihan walked through the passage, outside, the maid who was leading Yi Shuihan had a cold expression. Beside her was a person whose body was covered by a black robe, making it impossible to see their face or even their gender.

Nearly a third of the guards who were originally stationed nearby had fallen to the ground. Most of them had contorted faces and their eyes showed fear, clearly indicating that they had experienced unimaginable pain before they died.

"Was it really necessary to go this far?"

The voice was very neutral, as if it was spoken intentionally.

"Anyone who could threaten the continuation of the young master's bloodline must die. They have more or less betrayed the interests of the manor, and I cannot trust them."

"What merit does that boy have to have such a loyal maid like you? I think you should just become his wife. With your qualifications, you'd be more than qualified to be a viscountess."

The black-robed man's words caused the beautiful maid's cold expression to vanish, replaced by shyness and longing.

Seeing this, the man in black sighed, and his figure gradually disappeared from the spot, merging into the shadow of the maid.

Such a mysterious scene can only be explained in this world by the power of bloodline. A person with the power of bloodline is related to the maid, or rather, the maid is the one with the power of bloodline. Either way, it shows that the maid is not simple.

When Yi Shuihan first met the maid, he sensed her strength. She was just an ordinary True Saint, with qualities similar to an ordinary guard. If he were to sense her again now, he would find that her aura was naturally different from before, at least dozens of times stronger.

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"Looks like we've arrived. Who was so bored as to design such a long passageway? It must be at least 2 kilometers long!"

Because he was walking at a normal pace, it took Yi Shuihan more than ten minutes to walk through the passage. His only feeling about the passage was boredom.

Yi Shuihan had no idea that the person who designed this passage had the idea of ​​making the successor value inheritance, which is why the passage was designed to be so long. In fact, the passage also served to defend against external enemies. However, because Yi Shuihan's cheap father died too quickly, there were many things that Yi Shuihan did not know.

What came into Yi Shuihan's view was a stone sculpture of an unknown beast, resembling a lion, except that the lion had a single horn on its head.

Although it is a stone carving, it gives people the feeling that the stone carving has life and is still alive, especially the pair of eyes which are very lively, as if they are really looking at Yi Shuihan.

"So what do we do now?"

Yi Shuihan stared blankly at the stone sculpture, gazing deeply into its eyes. He had no idea what to do next. He was supposed to be here for bloodline inheritance, but in reality, he didn't need any power from it. If he just came here to go through the motions and nothing happened, he felt like a fool.

Yi Shuihan still couldn't believe that there was really nothing here. He had only come to see the stone carvings, and just because his identity was arranged, there was no so-called bloodline inheritance? The school probably wouldn't do something like that; it would be too low-class.

The key lies in this stone carving, which is easy to see.

He touched the stone carving thoroughly with both hands, but still found nothing.

"Could it be some kind of blood oath?"

As soon as the thought came to mind, Yi Shuihan laughed at himself. This wasn't a magic weapon. Bloodline inheritance was meant to be passed down from generation to generation. What kind of thing was blood recognition? Wouldn't that leave no way for future generations to live?

"Hmm, we should try a different approach."

As he looked at the stone sculpture of Yi Shuihan, a golden light flashed in his mind.