I Collect Skill Fragments in the Demon World

Chapter 791 425: Authority of Earth Element

At this moment, Zhang Chen's eyes were fixed on the earth-colored sphere inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, unsure whether the glow was experience points or a skill.

"Hopefully, it's a skill!"

Zhang Chen recalled the earth-shattering abilities of the Great God Houtu from years ago, and couldn't help but feel moved. Fortunately, the glow wasn't far from him, and although it was inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, it was just within his reach.

[New skill detected, would you like to acquire it?]

"Acquire!" Zhang Chen immediately issued the command.

As Zhang Chen delivered the command, the earth-colored glow transformed into a stream of light and flew out, recorded by the Golden Finger Interface. The information on the Golden Finger Interface blurred for a moment, and then a line of information appeared:

[New Skill (Unranked): Authority of Earth Element (0/100000)]

[Note 1: You can control everything related to earth within ten meters, you are the master of the earth within ten meters]

[Note 2: This skill is derived from the Heart of the Earth.]

As Zhang Chen looked at the Golden Finger Interface, his pupils contracted, and he took a sharp breath: "Master the earth within ten meters, becoming the master of the earth element within ten meters?"

Is this skill strong?

Not particularly, and being unranked requires a hundred thousand experience points, which will be a huge consumer in the future, but the significance it represents is different.

Now it's the area within ten meters, but what about in the future?

That would be domination, absolute mastery!

[Would you like to equip it?]

The Golden Finger prompted, and without hesitation, Zhang Chen chose to equip it directly.

Then Zhang Chen felt a warm current wash over his body, as if engulfed by an earth-colored glow. Zhang Chen sensed a peculiar perception, everything within ten meters—soil, rocks—was in his control, and with just a thought, all earth elements would operate according to his will.

Zhang Chen had a thought, and the cave distorted like flowing water, transforming into neatly arranged rocks in an instant, as if they were meticulously crafted.

"Incredible!" Zhang Chen observed the transformed cave, a hint of contemplation in his eyes, and then took a step forward, stopping when he reached ten meters: "No way! Once I step beyond ten meters, the authority reaches its limit, and the Golden Finger doesn't give me room to exploit Dominator's power."

Zhang Chen shook his head, stepping back to a point ten meters away, testing the nuances of his skill activation.

With a thought, the walls within ten meters twisted like clay, constantly shifting, but once Zhang Chen stepped outside ten meters, the earth solidified, leaving no room for Zhang Chen to exploit Dominator's power.

"When I activate the skill, it forms a domain centered around me with a radius of ten meters. Once activated, this domain doesn't move, and no matter where I am within the domain, the controlled range doesn't change at all," Zhang Chen realized with some clarity.

"It seems the Golden Finger isn't foolish either," Zhang Chen sighed helplessly, hoping that future upgrades would fix all the glitches.

Zhang Chen wanted to upgrade, but upon checking his Golden Finger Points, he found they had reset to zero. Fortunately, the energy from the Ascension Pool in his Devouring Space remained, and Zhang Chen directly activated the energy from the Ascension Pool, watching as it transformed into a steady stream of points.

Then, with a thought, Zhang Chen upgraded his Golden Finger directly:

The information blurred for a moment, and then a line of information appeared:

[New Skill (Level One): Authority of Earth Element (0/1000000)]

[Note 1: You can control everything related to earth within fifty meters, you are the master of the earth within fifty meters]

As Zhang Chen observed this, his pupils contracted: "One million experience points? Control of all land within fifty meters? I suppose there are few left on land who could kill me, right? I can proudly say that in the future, unless a Yang God True Man appears, no one can kill me."

Of course, this doesn't include certain anomalous command-type entities.

Then Zhang Chen felt a strange sensation; everything within fifty meters obeyed his call, and with just a thought, he could manipulate the rocks at will.

"Can I now sever the Dragon Vein?" Zhang Chen sensed his skill domain, a dangerous glint in his eyes. If he used his skill to split the Dragon Vein of Prince Pingbian's Mansion...

Zhang Chen immediately shivered, retracting all thoughts, realizing that if he acted on this idea, death wouldn't be far off, and the Celestial Punishment would surely fall upon him first.

As Zhang Chen's mind buzzed with various thoughts, he pulled back all his ideas, glanced at the Eight Trigrams Furnace again, only to see the God-Beating Whip still undergoing sacrificial refining, not in a hurry to retrieve it. The God-Beating Whip was still being nurtured by the Dragon Vein Qi and had much room for improvement.

Zhang Chen stepped out of the cave, seeing a samurai already waiting outside the door. Upon seeing Zhang Chen emerge, the samurai stepped forward and handed him a letter: "Young Master, this is a handwritten letter from my master."

Zhang Chen took the letter, inspected it carefully, and confirmed that nothing had been tampered with before opening it. The letter was a blank piece of paper, which looked somewhat odd.

"Blank paper?" Zhang Chen scrutinized the blank paper up and down but couldn't figure out anything, frowning involuntarily.

"Did your master give any instructions?" Zhang Chen asked the soldier again.

The samurai shook his head, and Zhang Chen continued to observe the blank letter. Just when he was at a loss, a light laugh suddenly sounded: "What, can't figure out the secret of this letter?"

Following the laugh, Zhang Chen looked over and was stunned when he saw the source of the laughter: "Sister, how did you come back?"

"Prince Pingbian has sealed off the Northern Land, setting up a Heaven and Earth Net here. Everyone is allowed in but not out. I wanted to leave this place but was blocked back by Prince Pingbian's Mansion." Xie Lingyun was dressed in men's clothing, her eyes filled with helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank: "Sister is from the Inspection and Supervision Department. Even sister can't leave; Prince Pingbian's Mansion is very bold."

"They have always been bold!" Xie Lingyun said indignantly: "Unless the Inspection and Supervision Department goes to war with Prince Pingbian's Mansion, otherwise, using the excuse of capturing demons, I can't get through the barriers."

Zhang Chen waved the letter in his hand: "Then what about this letter?"

"Just teasing you!" Xie Lingyun said: "I knew you would come, so I thought to tease you a bit."

Zhang Chen gave a bitter smile; Xie Lingyun was truly mischievous, and Zhang Chen was helpless.

"Drink something?" Xie Lingyun smiled brightly.

"Drink something!" Zhang Chen nodded.

The two walked down the mountain path together, with Zhang Chen following behind Xie Lingyun, until they arrived at a temporary palace tent of the Inspection and Supervision Department. Then, Xie Lingyun instructed people to set up a banquet: "I heard that now Prince Pingbian's Mansion and Yellow Heaven Dao are looking for your whereabouts?"

"Prince Pingbian's Mansion wants to scheme against me, of course I'm not going to agree." Zhang Chen replied with a smile.

As they spoke, Zhang Chen poured wine for Xie Lingyun. Xie Lingyun said: "That Prince Pingbian's Mansion is ambitious. I don't know what they want to do, to cause such a big commotion. A million troops are withdrawn from the White Bone Great Wall. Aren't they afraid that the Demon Race will breach the White Bone Great Wall? It's really hateful."

Zhang Chen took a sip of wine without responding. He also had doubts about Prince Pingbian mobilizing troops from the border area, thinking that it wasn't just for the sake of Dragon Transformation and Walking Flood Dragon, there must be something else hidden, but unfortunately, he had no evidence.

He dared not misguide Xie Lingyun; the consequences of a misjudgment could be very dire.

"By the way, your younger brother and sister have already started practicing Martial Dao. However, the cultivation of the Visualization Technique has been temporarily paused. They are too young; practicing Refining God now may impact their physical development, causing a fate of short life and early death." Xie Lingyun said.

Zhang Chen nodded at her words: "They are still young, with me protecting them, there's no rush for them to cultivate."

The two drank a bit more, and Zhang Chen bid farewell to Xie Lingyun and left.

Looking at the drizzle outside, Xie Lingyun handed Zhang Chen an oil-paper umbrella. Zhang Chen didn't refuse, holding the umbrella as he quietly walked through the mountains, gazing at the misty landscape, feeling a sense of peace in his heart.

While Zhang Chen's thoughts were flickering, he came to the place where Chen Xu was repairing. He saw Chen Xu wearing a straw raincoat, with raindrops trickling down the seams, wetting the soil and forming small streams that left streaks.

"Stop staring, time to eat!" Zhang Chen put the food box in front of Chen Xu. In the next moment, the Authority of Earth Element activated, and the soil rolled up, and in the blink of an eye, a small stone house enveloped the two.

Standing inside the house, Chen Xu stared bewildered at Zhang Chen, then at the house, his eyes full of disbelief. Pointing at Zhang Chen, he showed an expression as if seeing a ghost:

"Is this your doing?"

"How is it?" Zhang Chen asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu took a deep breath and simply extended a finger to signal 'awesome,' then took the food box and began to eat heartily.

The food box contained steamed buns and pickles. The weather was still cool, not suitable for greasy food.

"How about it? Any discoveries?" Zhang Chen asked as he watched Chen Xu devour the food.

"Yes!" Chen Xu said firmly: "That Feng Shui Grand Array originally had no flaws, but just now, for some reason, the Ancestral Vein in the Northern Land fluctuated, the energy abruptly decreased. At that moment, I spotted a few weak points."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled knowingly. He knew why the Earth Vein fluctuated; it was because of his own Eight Trigrams Furnace and God-Beating Whip.

"Mr. Chen, you're truly skilled. Your Feng Shui Dao can be said to have reached the level of Creation." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Listening to Zhang Chen, Chen Xu grinned proudly: "Bro, this is our field of expertise. Given my training in the Celestial Eye, if I couldn't discern even a few clues, I might as well pack up and go home to farm. Why bother being out here?"

Speaking of his expertise, Chen Xu was evidently proud of himself. This skill of his was something Zhang Chen could never match.