The Invincible Supreme Medical God
Chapter 286 - 225 No Regrets_2

Chapter 286: Chapter 225 No Regrets_2

Hearing this left Yan Xiaobao in shock. Currently, he only possessed one inscribed artifact—armor he had won in a tournament—but the allure of this blade was captivating.

"Thank you," he said in a deep voice. As he picked up the blade, Yan Xiaobao’s eyes sparkled. When he sent his Qi into it, he felt an astonishing change within his Dan Cliff Cave.

The moment Yan Xiaobao grabbed the black blade, the red fog inside his Dantian Cave started roiling uncontrollably, unable to be suppressed further. If Yan Xiaobao had abandoned suppressing his killing intent, he thought it might explode among the elders present, but contrary to his expectations, it didn’t happen.

All the mist that rushed out from the lower levels of his Dantian Cave flowed into his meridians, then surged out from his palms and entered the blade, making it feel as if the weapon were an extension of his own arm. A streak of red light appeared on the blade, and everyone in the room could sense just how dangerous Yan Xiaobao was as he wielded it.

"Uh," the manager cleared his throat, his spine shivering for a moment. "This is our gift. Can you think of a name you’d like to give this weapon?" he asked.

Yan Xiaobao thought for a moment before furrowing his brows. Staring at the crimson-black weapon, a smile emerged on his face. Only one name popped into Yan Xiaobao’s mind, the only one worthy of such a grand blade.

"Black Blood," he said with a sinister smile, his childish innocence nowhere to be found. "This is Black Blood—a dagger darkened by seas of blood."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a sense of impending doom, for there was no mistaking that this child was anything but ordinary. Yet, they did not regret their gift. Clearly, the dagger was perfect for Hui Yue, and a perfect gift brought joy—the kind of joy that allowed the young boy to boast freely in front of his teacher.

This visit had gone far beyond his expectations, and Yan Xiaobao managed to bring both the manager and Ma Kong significant esteem within the family. Even though the insurance business was still expanding, their chances to become a major focus in other big cities across the Sun Kingdom were growing.

Yan Xiaobao nodded with respect toward the Ma family members before rushing back to an inn, where he lodged until their journey to the Magic Forest began.

"Lan Feng," Yan Xiaobao began, his curiosity finally overwhelming him as he stepped into his rented room. "I’ve been hearing a lot about inscriptions lately. Why haven’t you told me about them?"

Lan Feng snorted at the curiosity in Yan Xiaobao’s voice. "Each elemental affinity has a specific power that can be harnessed for creation or crafting. You’ve already noticed Wood being used in alchemy and healing. You’ve also seen how the wood affinity can restore things to their former state."

Yan Xiaobao nodded, recalling how his training dummies healed themselves due to the wood affinity embedded in their cores. He also remembered how Gao Yan and Ma Kong had perfectly recovered with the help of masters in wood elemental affinity, though he had never truly dwelled on the matter.

"The metal affinity has the obvious ability to shape metal, but it also has the capability to extract energy from Magic Cores or beast cores and utilize that energy to create inscriptions."

Lan Feng paused slightly, as though piecing together all of his recollections on inscriptions.

"Inscriptions can be used in various ways," Lan Feng said hesitantly as he recalled their applications. "First, they can be used to enhance items, like the ones on your armor and blade. Second, inscriptions can be used to embed specific spiritual skills that the creator knows, allowing other cultivators to carry out additional attacks. These can be weaker than a cultivator’s original abilities, but they offer significant advantages to buyers."

Hearing this, Yan Xiaobao nodded in acknowledgment. Inscriptions seemed at least as useful as alchemy but felt less rare because they didn’t require dual-attribute affinity.

"It’s also possible to inscribe actions or awareness into items—like how your training dummies can respond to your drills. But this is incredibly difficult to learn, as it requires the creator to absorb the soul and instincts of a living Demon Beast and inscribe them into their metal creation. This is considered the pinnacle of career and life’s pursuit for cultivators with the metal affinity."

"Your second affinity is the earth element, isn’t it?" Yan Xiaobao asked inquisitively as he leaned against the wall in the modest rented room.

"Yes," Lan Feng nodded. "Earth is simple but powerful. Everything in this world relies on the essence of earth—birth, stability, death. Everything is brought about by the elemental essence of the earth. We rely on the soil to nourish us, just as the land beneath our feet relies on us. It’s what gives life to everything. Without earth, there is nothing. Since I cannot obtain the wood affinity, I have to admit that earth is the next affinity I’d choose. When you control the earth, you control life itself. And in controlling life, death is also within your grasp."

Yan Xiaobao felt a surge of excitement upon hearing this revelation. After the Soul Fusion, Yan Xiaobao now possessed a portion of Lan Feng’s soul, meaning he also had an affinity for the earth element as well as fire. His affinity was significantly weaker than Lan Feng’s but still present, and it might greatly enhance his abilities in the future.

"When you have wood, you can manipulate the timing of plants, helping them sprout, grow, or wither and die. As a Wood Element cultivator, you must work with plants that are at least in seed form. Before they can allow spiritual energy to be infused into them, there must already be a plant or seed. Lan Feng paused briefly before continuing. "Earth is different. Every plant is born from the earth; every rock and mountain rises from the soil. With an affinity for the earth element, you can create things from nothing. Your spiritual energy allows you to summon seeds from the soil, germinate them from the ground, or even manipulate the very land humans stand upon."

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