162: Chapter 162 Mythical Skill! I'm not dead?

Who wouldn't want to possess such a cool and flashy 'spell'?

Chen You couldn't help but open the secret manual.

With his current realm of Qi Refining Fifth Layer, his spiritual sense far surpassed ordinary people.

As the pages turned, countless profound incantations and energy circulation routes were instantly imprinted deep within his mind, making it impossible to forget.

In less than a minute, an entire Heaven-rank cultivation method was fully memorized.

Chen You closed his eyes and, following the manual's guidance, attempted to mobilize a trace of spiritual energy within his body, circulating it according to the specific method.

Buzz.

His fingertip tingled slightly, and a faint cyan electric light flickered on his index finger, emitting a light crackling sound.

"That simple?"

Chen You himself was momentarily stunned.

He had initially thought that a Heaven-rank cultivation method would take at least a few days and nights of contemplation, but unexpectedly, he grasped it so easily.

Then, he felt relieved.

The Great Dao has three thousand paths, all leading to the same destination.

His mastery of the Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique was already well-established, and his understanding of the 'Dao' was far beyond what it used to be.

Learning this lightning technique now was like standing on the shoulders of a giant, looking down with a clear, unobstructed view, naturally achieving twice the result with half the effort.

"First, attend to the main business."

Chen You suppressed the urge to continue studying the lightning technique and chose to enter the Guild territory.

Light flashed, and Chen You's figure instantly vanished from the Supreme Tower, reappearing the next second on the teleportation plaza of the White Jade Capital.

He didn't linger for a moment, heading straight for the Guild Management Hall.

He found the [Guild Building] option, clicked it open, and dragged the [demon suppressing pagoda Blueprint (Mythical · Unique)] into the construction list.

[System Prompt: Do you wish to consume the blueprint to construct the 'demon suppressing pagoda' in your territory?]

"Confirm."

[Please select the construction location.]

A three-dimensional sandbox map of the White Jade Capital floated before his eyes. Chen You slid his finger across the map, finally pointing to a reserved open space in the southeast corner of the territory.

"Right here."

[Location confirmed, construction beginning to generate...]

Rumble—

Almost the instant Chen You confirmed, the entire White Jade Capital experienced a slight tremor.

Simultaneously, in the real world, at the command center of the Qinling Base:

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded!

"Report! High-energy reaction detected! Spatial parameters in the White Jade Capital coordinate (742, 198) area are rapidly changing!"

"Energy index has broken the critical threshold!"

Director Li Guoan and a group of experts rushed to the main screen.

On the screen, over that open space in the southeast corner of the White Jade Capital, countless streams of golden data poured down from the void like a waterfall.

On the ground, the foundation of a magnificent structure was taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This is... Chen You is using that blueprint!" Sun Feng adjusted his glasses.

In the Source Realm, White Jade Capital:

Chen You had already arrived at the construction site.

The scene before his eyes was far more shocking than the data streams on the command center screen.

On the flat white jade paving stones, a nine-story octagonal pagoda was rising from the ground.

It was not being built brick by brick, but was 'growing' rapidly upward from the foundation, like a divine tree.

The material of the pagoda body was consistent with the main body of the White Jade Capital—all warm white jade.

However, what was carved upon it were not immortal cranes or auspicious clouds, but ferocious reliefs of gods and demons.

Eaves and dougong brackets layered upon each other, and each level hung an ancient bronze bell that swung without wind.

Yet, not the slightest sound could be heard, as if they were vibrating in another dimension.

In just one minute, a hundred-meter-tall pagoda, magnificent in aura, possessing both the grandeur of an immortal abode and an endless sense of suppression, was completely formed.

[System Prompt: Mythical Building 'demon suppressing pagoda' construction complete.]

Chen You stepped forward, arriving before the pagoda, and reached out to touch the cold pagoda door.

A brand-new interface unfolded before him.

In the center of the interface was a miniature representation of the nine-story pagoda, with a dark gray slot at the position of the first story.

[demon suppressing pagoda (LV1)]

[Current Activated god cores: 0 / 9]

[Abilities: Inactive]

Chen You moved his intent, attempting to place the [god core · Shadow Monarch] from his inventory into the slot.

[System Prompt: Activating the first god core slot requires a payment of 10,000 Gold Coins.]

"..."

The corner of Chen You's eye twitched.

He knew it; this game definitely had to charge some 'processing fees'.

Ten thousand Gold Coins just to open a slot.

"Pay."

Though he grumbled internally, his actions showed no hesitation.

The Gold Coins were deducted, and the dark gray slot instantly lit up with a golden halo, resembling a hungry mouth.

Chen You no longer hesitated and firmly pressed the pitch-black god core of the Shadow Monarch into the slot.

Click.

A light sound.

The god core was perfectly embedded.

The next moment, the situation drastically changed!

The previously clear sky was instantly shrouded in endless darkness.

A pure, dead, chilling Shadow Power, enough to freeze the soul, poured down from the heavens like a breached black celestial river!

The target was none other than the newly completed demon suppressing pagoda!

Chen You stood before the pagoda, his robes fluttering violently in the strong current.

However, his expression was calm, because he could feel that the demon suppressing pagoda was not only undamaged but was instead like a gluttonous beast, greedily devouring this massive source of Shadow energy.

The divine and demonic reliefs carved on the pagoda body seemed to come alive; streams of black light flowed between the patterns, eventually all converging at the pagoda's apex.

This lasted for a full few minutes before the darkness in the sky slowly receded, and the starlit sky reappeared.

And the demon suppressing pagoda before him had undergone a subtle change.

A faint, almost imperceptible black halo had appeared over its white jade body.

The imposing aura that suppressed all things had become even more profound.

A string of system prompts finally flashed before Chen You's eyes.

[System Prompt: demon suppressing pagoda successfully absorbed [god core · Shadow Monarch]!]

[System Prompt: Guild Territory [White Jade Capital] has gained a permanent barrier enhancement — [Shadow Veil]!]

[Shadow Veil: Any non-guild member entering the territory range will have all attributes suppressed by 10% and have a 1% chance to fall into a 3-second [Fear] state. This effect cannot be dispelled.]

[System Prompt: As the Lord of the White Jade Capital, you have received a gift from divine power!]

[System Prompt: Congratulations! You have learned the Mythical Skill: [Shadow Clone]!]

Mythical Skill!

Chen You's heart stirred, and he immediately opened his skill panel.

A brand-new skill icon, radiating purplish-gold light, lay quietly there.

[Skill: Shadow Clone]

[Quality: Mythical]

[Effect: Consumes 50% of current Spiritual Energy to summon a Shadow Clone that inherits 100% of the main body's base attributes and masters all non-Mythical skills of the main body.]

[The clone and the main body share thoughts and are absolutely controlled by the main body's will.]

[Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[Note: Only one clone can exist at a time, and it cannot be healed. It disappears when its HP reaches zero or when the main body voluntarily dismisses it.]

Chen You couldn't help but gasp.

Inherits 100% of base attributes!

What did this mean?

It meant that the clone he summoned would have the exact same base stats—Attack, Defense, HP—as himself!

Although it lacked equipment bonuses, just those base stats, combined with the first three forms of the Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique and the monstrous Burning Blood Heaven Incineration Art...

The combat power of this clone could already crush players of the same tier!

One person acting as two—this was no longer a simple doubling of combat power.

This was an absolutely safe talisman!

He could completely have his main body cultivating in the training room while letting the clone go out and roam, or better yet, go complete missions!