Chapter 791: Holy Slave Xu Xiaoshou, Name Shakes the Five Domains

Passive value: 279472.

This was unexpected.

After the awakening was completed, there was still so much passive value left.

Xu Xiaoshou had thought that awakening would drain him completely, right down to the last drop.

But the gains from this period of seclusion were far greater than he had imagined.

Leveling up, drawing prizes, awakening...

This surge in combat power was something he couldn't even dream of before going into seclusion.

He felt that now, relying solely on his own abilities, as long as he didn't encounter a peak Dao realm Wangzuo who immediately overwhelmed him with insights into the Great Dao,

He could basically counter and eliminate them with ease.

"The 'Shuang Wang Zhi Zong' is not just for show."

"Plus, there are all these passive skills protecting me..."

Xu Xiaoshou pondered, starting to consider whether it was still necessary to continue awakening.

It didn't seem very worthwhile.

Originally, he had set aside thirty or forty thousand passive value for awakening one passive skill.

Now, the awakening had occurred earlier than planned.

With just over ten thousand, he had obtained an awakening skill.

He felt like he had used up all his good luck.

Trying again might result in nothing, or perhaps awakening another skill in an unknown direction.

He felt the former possibility was greater...

Before, he had jokingly talked about achieving dual awakenings for "Zhuan Hua" and "Ganshou."

But since it had already happened ahead of time, why not take advantage of the system's lag and use the remaining passive value wisely to upgrade and add points to passive skills, catching the system off guard?

"Two hundred seventy thousand passive value—two stable Wangzuo-level passive skills, or gamble on an unknown fate?"

Xu Xiaoshou hesitated only briefly before making his decision.

Good luck doesn't favor fools.

What he had gained from this draw and awakening was already more than enough.

But there were two passive skills that he still wanted to upgrade to Wangzuo level, even if he had to wait until now.

"Minjie," and "Fengli"!

One would comprehensively enhance reaction speed, movement speed, and more.

The other was an attack-type passive skill on par with "Qiangzhuang."

He had long wanted to see what a Wangzuo-level "Fengli" was like compared to before.

"Come on!"

Overthinking was pointless, so Xu Xiaoshou spent two hundred thousand passive value to purchase third-tier skill points.

"Fengli (Zongshi Lv.1)"

"Fengli (Wangzuo Lv.1)"

"Minjie (Zongshi Lv.1)"

"Minjie (Wangzuo Lv.1)"

The changes weren't very noticeable.

After adding the points to the passive skills, Xu Xiaoshou examined his body up and down.

With Wangzuo-level "Qiangzhuang" as the foundation, even upgrading "Fengli" to Wangzuo didn't feel like any special transformation.

As for "Minjie," it was completely subtle.

Xu Xiaoshou tentatively gazed into the distance.

This time, he didn't use "Yibu Dengtian," yet in an instant, he went from the easternmost part of Yuanfu World to the westernmost.

"So fast..."

He turned back in surprise, and with "Ganshou," he could still see the afterimage he had left behind, gradually fading away at high speed, almost like teleportation.

This was too fast!

Wangzuo-level "Minjie" was a passive skill, not something that required active use like a movement spiritual technique.

This meant...

No limitations—he could go wherever he wanted!

"And 'Fengli,' let's test that too..."

With that thought, Xu Xiaoshou joined his two fingers and gently slashed at the void.

"Chi—"

A black line appeared.

This casual sword finger strike, enhanced by Wangzuo-level "Fengli," allowed him to tear through space with just his physical body.

"This!"

Xu Xiaoshou was startled.

He felt that even a Shengti couldn't achieve this.

Because a Shengti relied on activating bloodline power, and its immense strength was more evident in high defense and large-scale destruction.

Something like cutting or pinpoint damage couldn't compare to the effect of his current "Fengli" combined with the sword finger.

But it could also be due to his lack of knowledge...

After all, he hadn't seen many Shengti and didn't know their various intricacies.

Still, Xu Xiaoshou thought that just with "Fengli" and "Qiangzhuang," he could shape a Shengti with special effects, and that would be sufficient.

This was exactly what the semi-saint disciple Xu Detie needed.

"Flawless!"

Having strengthened himself to this extent, Xu Xiaoshou felt he had truly become flawless.

Before seclusion, he had many weaknesses.

After seclusion, those weaknesses were minimized, while his strengths were maximized.

"And there's seventy thousand passive value left..."

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the remaining passive value, thought for a moment, and decided to take a chance.

He spent thirty thousand to exchange for an awakening stone.

"Awakening failed!"

Then he spent forty thousand to exchange for a passive key.

Thanks for your patronage 4.

Four straight failures!

Not even a "try again" option!

"As expected..."

Xu Xiaoshou smirked, his expression shifting slightly.

Good luck like that had clearly been exhausted.

"Passive value: 9472."

Rounded off, the remaining amount was basically zero.

Useless for anything.

Thus, his hundreds of thousands of passive value were finally spent.

And after this seclusion in Yuanfu, Xu Xiaoshou had become much stronger than before.

"Time to go out..."

He calculated the time.

He had stayed in Yuanfu for too long—probably a day or two.

Over ninety-nine percent of that time was spent comprehending and mastering the passive skills.

In the past, upgrades didn't take so much time.

But insights into the Heavenly Dao were like cultivating in the mountains.

Fortunately, it wasn't the kind of time flow where you close your eyes and seasons pass in an instant; otherwise, Xu Xiaoshou felt he would cry upon emerging.

That wonderful world was still waiting for him!

"I wonder what changes have occurred outside after these two days of fermentation..."

After one last look at his passive skill list to review his seclusion gains, Xu Xiaoshou's figure gradually faded from Yuanfu World.

Basic passive skills:

Huxi Zhi Fa (Zongshi Lv.1)

Shengshengbuxi (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Yuanqi Manman (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Extended passive skills:

Qiangzhuang (Wangzuo Lv.1)—Kuangbao Giant

Fan Zhen (Zongshi Lv.1)—Zha Lie Attitude

Minjie (Wangzuo Lv.1)—Yibu Dengtian

Ganshou (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Bianhua (Zongshi Lv.1)

Yin Ni (Wangzuo Lv.1)—Xiao Shi Shu

Fengli (Wangzuo Lv.1)—Zhi Jie Li Chang

Ren Xing (Zongshi Lv.1)

Zhuan Hua (Wangzuo Lv.1)—Da Ku Duo Tuo Yi

Mastery passive skills:

Jian Shu Jing Tong (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Chu Yi Jing Tong (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Fang Zhi Jing Tong (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Hui Hua Jing Tong (Wangzuo Lv.1)

State passive skills:

Qi Tun Shan He (Wangzuo Lv.1)

Special passive skills:

Beidong Zhi Quan (Charge value: 8.82)

Huan Mie Yi Zhi (Charge value: 0)

In Dongtian Wangcheng, at dusk.

The lingering glow of the sunset bathed the Sky City above the royal city, draping the ancient fortress, which had emerged from the spatial fragments, in a coat of golden scales.

Below the Sky City,

Dongtian Wangcheng, overshadowed by this massive ancient fortress, had already entered "night" much earlier.

For other places, this was dusk.

For Dongtian Wangcheng these past few days, nearly two-thirds of the day was dusk.

The rest was all night!

No daylight...

But the Lianchi masters only felt surprised at first, then dismissed it.

In this bizarre world, it wasn't just about an extra city appearing above another.

Even if the sky really collapsed, it would be acceptable.

The streets bustled with people.

The small taverns were packed.

The news that Sky City was about to descend on Yunlun Mountains spread quickly—even without two days, just half a day was enough for the other four domains, far beyond the eastern domain, to receive confirmed reports.

"Feng Sheng Dao Ji!"

Just these four words were enough to drive the leaders of major forces mad.

In the past few days, the number of visitors to the royal city had surged, and even with restrictions, the resident population had increased by nearly a third.

In the world of Lianchi,

Human nature hadn't been erased.

Instead, the trait of seeking "good things" was amplified to the extreme.

"Did you hear? Just yesterday, a huge wave of formidable forces arrived in the royal city—from the western, southern, northern, central, and our eastern domains... Almost all the major powers capable of activating the five-domain teleportation arrays sent people over."

"For Sky City?"

"Of course!"

"But didn't Dongtian Wangcheng issue entry limits? Anyone above Wangzuo level needs to register, and Zhandao level or higher isn't allowed in at all—let alone Taixu."

"Heh, these forces are here to participate in the Wangcheng Trial."

"Ha? The spots for the Wangcheng Trial were set long ago. Even Tianluo Field only has a few spots left these days—who's going to fight over them?"

"Of course it's not enough, but that doesn't stop them from bringing their clan elders into the city! As long as they claim 'I'm here for the trial,' even if they're from other domains, Dongtian Wangcheng can't refuse, or they'd face sanctions from Shengong."

"I get it—pretending to join the Wangcheng Trial, but really for the clan's 'Feng Sheng Dao Ji'?"

"Shh! Keep it to yourself. It's fine to know in your heart, but don't say it out loud."

"Sigh, the geniuses of Dongtian Realm are in for it now. They were supposed to compete only with the realm's talents, but now it's against geniuses from all five domains. Can they win?"

"Tsk tsk, probably not. They're in trouble!"

Information like this was spreading nonstop in major inns and taverns.

The allure of Feng Sheng Dao Ji was too great.

And with the Wangcheng Trial at this critical time, it provided the perfect excuse.

Even if the royal city wouldn't let high-grade Lianchi enter to avoid chaos,

The rules were in place, and now it was time for others to exploit the loopholes.

At that moment, a group of red-robed and white-robed figures flew in from the north, not even bothering to hide, soaring directly over the royal city and into Shengshen Hall.

The people of the royal city had seen this scene a few days ago.

But outsiders were different.

Red-robed and white-robed were legendary—they were rarely seen on normal days.

When had these two organizations ever mixed and flown in groups like this?

"If I didn't see wrong, the leading red-robed woman is Rao Jianxian?"

Outside a certain small tavern, someone was shocked, clearly recognizing the background of the Seven Jianxian, Rao Yao Yao.

"That's right! The alchemy and spiritual array trials in the royal city are starting tomorrow, so this group is probably coming from Yunlun Mountains. I wonder if things over there are settled."

"Yunlun Mountains?"

The outsider clearly didn't know much.

"Heh, aren't you curious why Dongtian Realm's royal city is so rundown? It's all because of the great battle two days ago..."

The person in the tavern sighed.

Thinking of that fierce war, he felt a sense of surviving a disaster.

Seeing the geniuses from various domains outside the royal city looking over, he couldn't help but puff out his chest and vividly describe the scene from that day.

"You have no idea how crazy that night was!"

"Seven Jianxian Rao Yao Yao, the six department heads like Wang Dachui and Teng Shanhai, Shengnu Xu Xiaoshou, the storyteller, even a suspected eighth Jianxian who's nearly at the level of the Seven Jianxian, and the ghost beasts—everyone was drawn into it."

"Eighth Jianxian?"

Some were horrified.

The other names could be ignored, but this one couldn't.

"The eighth Jianxian isn't the key..."

The person who started the story leaned against the tavern counter, shaking his head as if to say you don't understand, and sighed, "The beginning of this battle, the real protagonist of the story, starts with an innate junior who could stand toe-to-toe with the Seven Jianxian."

"Ha?"

Everyone was stunned.

An innate junior who could stand toe-to-toe with the Seven Jianxian?

"Who?"

"Shengnu, Xu Xiaoshou!"

In front of the tavern counter, a crowd suddenly gathered, packed tight, everyone itching with curiosity.

"Go on, go on! Who's this Shengnu Xu Xiaoshou? I've only heard of the storyteller Shengnu and that one without sleeves... Xu Xiaoshou? Among the nine Shengnu seats, what's his rank?"

"Speaking of Xu Xiaoshou, his background is huge..."

The old man at the counter paused suddenly, pointing to the empty seats in the tavern, and said, "Everyone, sit down and listen!"

"Sit your aunt! Hurry up and spill it—believe me, if you stop the story here, I'll knife you!"

Someone was annoyed.

The old man chuckled: "Order some peanuts, get a jar of wine, and listen to a story—isn't that nice?"

The crowd froze, then realized.

"You old crook!"

"Damn, so you're the owner!"

"Get me a jar of wine, two pounds of beef, and hurry up! Start from Shengnu Xu Xiaoshou and that statue—last time I heard someone tell it, they stopped halfway because they didn't dare go further. It drove me nuts!"

"Statue?"

"Yeah! Just sit and listen. That Shengnu Xu Xiaoshou is something else! Innate cultivation, and he withstood a strike from Seven Jianxian Rao Yao Yao's Hongchen Sword—it got me all excited back then..."

"That'd be 'heart pounding,' right?"

Someone quietly corrected.

"Shut up!"

"Oh, oh, then carry on?"

Seeing the group about to be lured away by another customer, the owner quickly called for the waiter to seat everyone and continued his story.

In the past few days, just the epic tale of "Shengnu Xu Xiaoshou" had already filled the inns and taverns of the royal city with profits.

How could he let someone else steal the business?

"Gentlemen, sit, sit, sit. I'll give you the full, clear story. It happened in what you think is the most rundown South District—there's even a small tavern ruin there. Let me start from the Ling Que Trade Fair!"

No sooner had he spoken than a group of green-robed sword wielders passed by outside the tavern.

"Senior brother, I think I heard someone mentioning... Xu Xiaoshou?"

"Senior brother, second senior brother, I heard it too— is it that Xu Xiaoshou from Tiansang City?"