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Chapter 44 Comes with a Skill Book

Xu Lun was naturally unaware of Zhou Bo's thoughts.

Xu Lun was still in the posture of pushing his palms forward, panting heavily, but his face looked much more relaxed than before.

Similar to the punch that repelled the monster earlier, he drained all the power that had been temporarily granted to him at the same time as he made the move, so that it would not put too much burden on his body.

Xu Lun was not a cultivator after all, and his physical condition meant that he could not withstand such powerful forces for long. When he fought the demon beast before, he threw that punch without much hesitation, so the borrowed power did not have any effect on his body.

However, in the previous exchange, he was knocked away by those two cultivators and was unable to retaliate immediately. As a result, the power lent to him by the bracelet remained in his body for a rather long time, which caused very serious side effects.

Now, having used up all the borrowed power at once, Xu Lun let out a long sigh of relief, slowly lowered his already exhausted arms, and looked down at his hands:

A tattoo of the character "雷" (thunder) appeared on the palm of his right hand, and after about half a second, it gradually disappeared.

At the same time, a tattoo of the character "风" (wind) appeared on the palm of his left hand. After remaining there for half a second, the color faded and the character disappeared, as if it had been hidden in his skin.

Xu Lun frowned, wanting to observe the situation further, but the next second, his eyes suddenly rolled back as a new piece of information flooded into his mind—

Zhou Shimei, Wind Bird Realm/Thunder Origin Realm, 661 Universe Thunder God Path and Wind God Path cultivation system, specializing in the three styles of Gang Palm Wind, Flying Bird Wing, and Feather Sword...

Zhang Yuan, Wind Bird Realm/Thunder Origin Realm, 661 Universe Thunder God Path and Wind God Path cultivation system, specializing in Palm Thunder, Flying Bird Wings, Feather Sword four styles...

Along with this information, new skills were also added to the book:

Thunder Origin Realm Technique - Palm Thunder.

Wind Sleep Realm Technique - Gang Palm Wind.

...

Xu Lun's consciousness withdrew from his mind. He exhaled and looked at his palms:

The "thunder" and "wind" characters that just appeared and then disappeared should correspond to the thunder and wind patterns newly added to the book, right?

The Thunder Origin Realm and Wind Sleep Realm should refer to the most basic and introductory realms of these two cultivation systems.

Xu Lun discovered a pattern:

The skills recorded in the book were all the most basic things in various cultivation systems, while the power that the bracelet temporarily lent him seemed to be some of the top abilities in each system.

Just like before, when those two cultivators attacked him, they only released a bolt of lightning and a gust of wind from their palms. But when he counterattacked, he unleashed a complete character for "lightning" and a character for "wind".

This shows that the bracelet can not only absorb the enemy's power, but also maximize that power.

However, this maximization seems to be limited by the attacker's own strength and realm. Otherwise, how could those two cultivators' senior brothers have used a move that seemed stronger than theirs to directly break through the "thunder" and "wind" characters, and almost without any damage?

Xu Lun took a deep breath; he had roughly figured out a mechanism of the bracelet:

When an enemy attacks, the bracelet absorbs the attack and immediately analyzes which multiverse cultivation system the attack originated from. It also briefly transfers this power to the wearer of the bracelet—that is, itself—as feedback, at the upper limit of that type of power—provided that it does not exceed the attacker's own cultivation level.

In addition, the bracelet will record this power and include it in the book in the most basic form.

Xu Lun's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had suddenly thought of something:

Is the purpose of this book merely to record information?

Why record these cultivation systems from different multiverses, especially in their most basic and introductory form...?

Furthermore, each power system comes with a basic skill...

Could it be...?

Xu Lun's eyes widened, his heart pounded faster and faster, and a bold idea suddenly occurred to him...

...

While Xu Lun was analyzing these issues.

Inside Space Station 661.

On the bar.

Han Xinwan kept her eyes glued to the television.

Beside her, Bai Ye's restless eyes kept glancing at her furtively, then at Station Master Huang at the bar.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet.

He felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the water glass in front of him and carefully took another sip, afraid of disturbing Team Leader Han who was standing next to him.

Just then, the innermost door of the transfer station was pushed open, and their superior, the middle-aged man known as "Director," walked in.

"director..."

Seeing this, Bai Ye quickly got off the bar and stood aside, while Station Master Huang, who was inside the bar, hurriedly went to personally pour water for his leader.

Only Han Xinwan remained seated there, motionless, as if bewitched, her eyes fixed solely on the television.

The manager didn't say anything, he just raised his hand and pressed a button. He silently walked to the bar, looked at the TV, then at Han Xinwan, and calmly asked:

"Any discoveries?"

Han Xinwan interlaced her fingers, rested her chin on them, and asked in return, "Are you referring to Xu Lun, or the bracelet?"

Bai Ye's face darkened. Good grief, I thought you'd gone crazy from watching TV. Turns out you knew the director was here.

"I meant the bracelet."

The director took the water cup handed to him by Station Chief Huang and replied without hesitation.

To everyone's surprise, Han Xinwan laughed:

"Compared to that bracelet, I think Xu Lun is more interesting."

The director's hand holding the water glass paused slightly. He looked up at her and asked in confusion:

"What do you mean by that?"

Han Xinwan raised her chin and said with a smile:

"Look, this kid is getting used to the bracelet's capabilities, and so far, he's progressing faster than we expected..."

The manager was taken aback by this, then his gaze shifted to the television in the corner of the bar. He stepped forward, staring intently at the screen...

At this moment.

Xu Lun closed his eyes, thinking about the book, and immediately the book appeared in his mind—

The book turned to the page that recorded Dora Nicole's story:

Basic life magic - Healing spell.

Xu Lun's heart began to pound. He was both nervous and excited, his mind focused on the words "healing spell," repeatedly chanting "use...use...use..."

That's right. He thinks the reason this book records the basic levels and introductory skills of various power systems is simple—to enable the wearer to use these powers!