227: Chapter 228 The Strongest Trump Card, Technique Advancement

[Finger of God] (Purple)

Quality: Peerless

Realm: Novice (0 / 1000)

Effect: Using the spirit as a guide, Qi as a foundation, and essence as a blade, condense the entirety of one's essence, Qi, and spirit onto a single finger to release a supreme strike that transcends one's own Realm. For every Realm improved, an additional "Divine Mark" can be condensed. The more Divine Marks, the greater the power, with each Divine Mark adding a layer of power.

(Note: Finger of God consumes a massive amount of essence, Qi, and spirit. If one's life level is insufficient, it will deplete one's own Lifespan. Please use with caution.)

This was the first time Lin Ye had seen a Cultivation Technique that required the simultaneous consumption of all three attributes: essence, Qi, and spirit.

It was clear that the level of this Cultivation Technique was extremely high, far surpassing any other Cultivation Technique he currently possessed, even the Killing Life Creation Art and Stairway to Divinity, which were also Peerless Cultivation Techniques, could not compare to it.

The most critical point was that this Cultivation Technique was a perfect match for his Heaven Rewards Diligence.

For every Realm improved, he could condense one more Divine Mark, and at the same time, each additional Divine Mark would double the power of the Cultivation Technique.

Others cultivating this might at most improve six or seven Realms.

Although that was also very strong, it wasn't too exaggerated.

But Lin Ye was different; he had no Realm limit when cultivating any Cultivation Technique.

This meant he could double it infinitely!

He didn't even need much; doubling it twenty or thirty times would be enough to destroy the heavens and earth!

The person who originally created this Cultivation Technique probably never expected to encounter someone like Lin Ye, who transcended common sense.

Of course, while the Cultivation Technique was strong, the consumption was also huge.

As the saying goes, if you have mana, spend mana; if you don't, spend your life.

If one's own Realm was insufficient, it would even require consuming Lifespan to activate.

From this perspective, it was destined to be a trump card that could not be used lightly.

But at the same time, having Finger of God gave him the confidence to turn the tables at any time!

Closing the Cultivation Technique panel, Lin Ye stood up and walked to the center of the courtyard.

He raised his right hand and extended his index finger; a Divine Mark slowly appeared on his fingertip.

He could feel a profound power slowly flowing through his finger, as if something was waking up from slumber.

Immediately after, a terrifying ripple spread from his fingertip, causing the air to ripple in circles.

He hurriedly withdrew his finger, Lin Ye already having a rough idea of the power of this thing.

If this finger were pointed out, the entire courtyard... no, an entire street would probably be razed to the ground!

One had to know, this was only condensing one Divine Mark; if he condensed a few more, a single finger could probably wipe out the entire Qingfeng County.

Of course, to reach that Realm, his own Realm would also have to keep up; otherwise, if he poked it out, he would be crippled himself.

"It truly deserves to be called the Finger of God, the power is indeed overbearing!"

Lin Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

Just as Lin Ye was still savoring the profoundness of the Finger of God Cultivation Technique, the demon suppression token in his bosom suddenly vibrated.

He took out the token, injected Qi and blood, and a ray of light emerged, condensing into several lines of text in the air.

"The reward for the Hantie Town Demon suppression mission has been issued. After evaluation, you performed outstandingly in this mission, independently killing one Half-step Sixth-Grade Demon, and several other Ninth-Grade Demons, and successfully rescuing trapped colleagues. You are specially rewarded with 50,000 merit points."

"50,000 merit points, huh..."

It was about what he expected.

The merit point reward for a Half-step Sixth-Grade Demon was roughly between 10,000 and 50,000. Giving the full 50,000 was enough to prove how much Director Liu valued him.

As for supporting colleagues and killing those dried corpses and skeletons, it was at most a bonus.

"I wonder how many merit points Old Man Shen and the others received."

Lin Ye thought to himself.

He figured it certainly wouldn't be more than his; after all, he was the one who killed the big boss, while the others were only responsible for clearing out the minions. The gap was clear.

Without further thought, he opened the exchange interface and directly exchanged all 50,000 merit points for blood melting pills.

merit points were a waste if hoarded; converting them into strength was the Righteous Path.

Putting away the demon suppression token, Lin Ye continued to devote himself to Cultivation.

The proficiency of the Mind Ape Visualization Method was already nearing a Bottleneck; if the sudden Finger of God hadn't disrupted his Cultivation rhythm, he would have likely already achieved a Breakthrough.

After all, under the ten-fold acceleration of the sundial of time, his Cultivation efficiency was much faster than in a normal state.

"proficiency + 800"

"proficiency + 800"

"proficiency + 800"

...

Under the continuous nourishment of the finger bone, his spirit attribute was steadily improving every day. Although the increase wasn't huge, it was a steady trickle.

The improved spirit attribute was no less than what he gained from cultivating the Mind Ape Visualization Method.

Time quickly arrived at evening, and Lin Ye had already been Cultivating in the Domain of time for a full three days.

Of course, he still had to rest during that period.

After all, cultivating a Visualization Method was brain-draining work. With his current Mental Energy, he would be mentally exhausted after at most seven or eight hours of continuous visualization.

Night gradually deepened. When his mind was immersed in the dark golden Heart Ape sitting cross-legged in his Sea of Consciousness, the long-awaited System prompt finally rang in his ears.

"Ding! The proficiency of the Mind Ape Visualization Method has reached the limit. Please choose an advanced direction..."

Withdrawing his mind from his Sea of Consciousness, two options appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

[Spirit Ape Meditation Technique] — A Sect-suppressing level Cultivation Technique. Based on the original foundation, it further improves spirituality, giving the Heart Ape stronger perception and insight. The practitioner's Comprehension Ability will be significantly enhanced, and the speed and depth of understanding various Cultivation Techniques will be greatly improved. At the same time, it possesses higher resistance to anomalies such as evil qi, illusions, and mental erosion, allowing one to maintain a clearer will in the confrontation with Demons. Upon reaching Major Achievement, the True Intent of the Heart-Ape can be transformed into the True Intent of the Spirit Ape.

[Fierce Ape Meditation Technique] — A Sect-suppressing Cultivation Technique. Based on the original foundation, it further stimulates ferocity, giving the Heart Ape stronger aggressiveness and invasiveness. The practitioner's combat intuition and offensive power will be significantly enhanced. Upon reaching Major Achievement, the True Intent of the Heart-Ape can be transformed into the True Intent of the Fierce Ape.

Lin Ye's gaze moved back and forth between the two options.

Two advanced paths: the former's effect leaned towards support, while the latter's effect leaned towards offense.

If judged purely by the improvement of combat power, the Fierce Ape Meditation Technique was undoubtedly simpler and more brutal, and it could also gain an advantage faster in battle.

But the Spirit Ape Meditation Technique had irreplaceable value.

Setting aside the improvement of Comprehension Ability, he didn't lack that anyway.

But improving resistance to evil qi and mental attacks was very important; this would allow him to be more composed when facing Demons.

Of course, the most critical point was that he felt the Spirit Ape Meditation Technique would be more helpful for him to purify the finger bone, thereby helping him establish a deeper connection with the finger bone faster.

From this point of view, the Spirit Ape Meditation Technique undoubtedly had more advantages.

Moreover, he had too many means to improve his combat power; he didn't lack this one.

Without hesitation, Lin Ye reached out and tapped lightly on the Spirit Ape Meditation Technique.

The next second, his consciousness was pulled into a familiar illusion again.