29: Kaiyuan Sixth Level, Awakening Three-Star Talent

At night.

A suppressed sob came from downstairs.

Zhao Li woke up from her meditation, her sharp eyebrows furrowing as she listened carefully.

Among the sounds was also Lulu's soft pleading.

Zhao Li's face instantly flushed, the exhaustion in her phoenix-like eyes scattered by surprise.

Her lips were tightly pursed, the embarrassment in her eyes almost overflowing, mixed with a hint of annoyance.

Especially with Lulu's occasional vulgar remarks, which sounded suggestive and made one's heart race.

Zhao Li suddenly covered her ears, but her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

"This is... Is this what you call cultivation?" Zhao Li bit her lip and cursed in a low voice, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

She should have pretended not to hear, but the sounds were like hooks, drilling into her ears through the door cracks and window gaps, making her heart beat out of rhythm.

After an unknown amount of time.

The storm gradually subsided.

Zhao Li had just let out a sigh of relief when the commotion from downstairs started again.

This time, it seemed to be Xu Youyou's voice.

Is there no end to this?

An hour later, Zhao Li walked into the shower with a look of indignation... [Ding, Spark from Xu Youyou +20]

[Ding, Spark from Lulu +20]

[Current Sparks: 99]

Lu Ming, who had worked hard all night, gently wiped away the tears from the Twin Sisters' eyes, his eyebrows furrowed.

How strange.

How did these sisters get stronger and stronger?

In the past, getting 10 Sparks in one night was already the limit.

Now, 20 Sparks in one night was still effortless.

He was so scared that he quickly checked the physical condition of his two wives.

The check immediately startled him; their bodies were almost approaching the first level of Blood Qi.

A ridiculous thought arose in Lu Ming's mind.

"Could it be that I can also nourish them and help them advance?"

However, this still needed to be observed.

"It's a pity, just a little more Spark and I could awaken the third talent." Lu Ming shook his head with some regret.

But he didn't force it, after all, Xu Youyou and Lulu had both reached their limits.

Worst case, they could rest for a night and cultivate again tomorrow morning.

[Ding, Spark from Zhao Li +1]

Lu Ming was startled and sat up from the bed.

After repeated confirmation, his expression became very strange.

You aloof big sister, not only did you eavesdrop, but you also secretly made a move?

However, he still had to thank Zhao Li for contributing this 1 Spark.

100 Sparks, finally enough!

Host: [Lu Ming]

Cultivation: [Opening Origin Triple Layer]

Talents: [Mining Expertise] (One Star), [Nine Yang Divine Body] (Two Stars), [To Be Unlocked 0/100] (Three Stars)

Mental Power: [Three Stars 0/100]

[Sparks: 100]

The Nine Yang Divine Body awakened last time was already abnormal enough; he hoped this time wouldn't be some useless life talent.

[Ding! Sparks -100]

[Three-Star Talent Awakening...]

Lu Ming held his breath, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his palms resting on the Twin Sisters.

He stared intently at the spinning golden light cluster on the virtual panel, his heart pounding, even more nervous than when he first awakened the Nine Yang Divine Body.

"Please don't be something like farming or mending..." Lu Ming prayed silently.

If he got another life talent similar to Mining Expertise, he was afraid he would cry himself unconscious in the restroom.

The light cluster spun faster and faster, and after a flash of golden light, the system's prompt sounded.

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Three-Star Talent - Execution.]

[Execution (Unique)]

[Effect 1: Each of your attacks has a 1% chance to trigger an Execution Mark. Once the mark is triggered, ignoring any disparity and defense, the executed target instantly dies!]

[Effect 2: After successfully executing an alien race, you can gain corresponding experience to increase the mark trigger probability. Current mark trigger probability is 1%, next level experience: 0/10]

Lu Ming's pupils contracted, and he froze in place, forgetting to retract the hand resting on Lulu's waist.

"Ex... Execution?" His Adam's apple bobbed twice, his voice trembling, "Ignoring any disparity and defense, Execution is certain death?"

This wasn't just an SSR; this was practically a cheat code for himself.

Heaven-defying!!!

Lu Ming could only use the word 'heaven-defying' to describe this talent.

Certain death upon trigger, which meant that even if Lu Ming now faced a King-level alien race, he would have a 1% chance to kill it.

Of course, this was only an ideal state; under normal circumstances, he couldn't even get close to a King-level alien race, and the 1% trigger probability was indeed a bit low.

However, the good thing was that the trigger probability could be increased by executing alien races.

If he could raise it to 100% trigger, no matter what Demon King or Ghost Emperor, 'if you're my brother, let me slash you!'

"Not bad, very good!"

Lu Ming immediately beamed with joy and gave Xu Youyou and Lulu a fierce kiss on the cheek.

They were at least half responsible for him getting such a talent.

His luck was truly abundant!

While his luck was hot, Lu Ming quickly pulled out the storage bag he had taken from Lin Hu.

No wonder the ancients always said that killing and arson lead to wealth.

Compared to Xiao Lei, a second-generation rich kid who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble, and whore, the contents of Lin Hu's storage bag were much better.

Although the cash inside wasn't much, only about 200,000.

But besides that, there were also 6 Aperture Breaking Pills.

At a market price of 100,000 each, it would be at least 600,000.

And that two-star blade skill - Seven Fiend Slashes - was worth over a million.

Today was another small profit!

However, compared to money, what Lu Ming lacked more now was resources.

Since stepping into the Opening Origin Triple Layer, Lu Ming found that the difficulty of opening apertures had multiplied several times.

Before the Opening Origin Triple Layer, one Aperture Breaking Pill could open 40 apertures.

But after the Opening Origin Triple Layer, to open 40 apertures, at least 4 Aperture Breaking Pills were needed.

Lu Ming poured the Aperture Breaking Pills from the storage bag into his palm, adding the 6 pills he exchanged from the Law Enforcement Team.

A total of 12 round pills glowed with a moist luster, and the medicinal fragrance mixed with a faint grassy scent entered his nostrils, invigorating him.

"40 apertures make one layer, 12 Aperture Breaking Pills can open a total of 120 apertures..." He calculated on his fingers, "That means I can just break through to the Opening Origin Sixth Layer!"

Seeing that the sky was gradually brightening, Lu Ming didn't waste any time.

The pill melted upon entry, transforming into a cool medicinal liquid that slid down his throat. As soon as it entered his Dantian, it exploded violently, turning into countless tiny medicinal threads that drilled into his limbs and bones.

Unlike before the Opening Origin Triple Layer, these medicinal threads encountered strong resistance as soon as they touched the meridian walls, like hitting a hard rock wall.

"It's indeed much harder." Lu Ming frowned slightly and quickly activated the power of the Nine Yang Divine Body.

Golden blood qi surged like a tide, enveloping the medicinal threads and pushing them little by little towards the apertures... Five hours later.

"Crack—"

A faint, almost inaudible sound exploded within his body.

The 240th aperture, the Gate of Life, collapsed with a roar.

Lu Ming felt his whole body lighten, and the stuffy feeling accumulated in his meridians instantly dissipated.

His aura, at this moment, also reached the Opening Origin Sixth Layer!

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