DEM Chapter 27: Dog System! Are You Sure You Didn’t Come from the Set of Some Adult Game?

[Abyssal Bloodline: A special demonic cultivation talent. Upon acquiring this talent, the eight extraordinary meridians will differ from those of ordinary people, allowing the condensation of unique abyssal spiritual energy!]

The moment the task reward was issued, Su Yuan felt an itch coursing through every meridian in his body, as if they were undergoing a second growth spurt.

He quickly turned his inner vision to inspect himself, discovering that his meridians were expanding at an astonishing rate.

In his spiritual sight, the previously plain meridians rapidly transformed into an eerie black, exuding a chilling, sinister aura.

“This is the Abyssal Bloodline?”

Feeling the changes in his meridians, Su Yuan belatedly realized what the bloodline entailed.

In the current cultivation system, the concept of a bloodline existed as a type of innate cultivation aptitude.

As the name suggested, a bloodline referred to special meridians more suited for cultivation than ordinary ones.

Geniuses with bloodlines, even when practicing the same breathing techniques as others, cultivated much faster, with higher-quality spiritual energy that possessed unique properties.

For example, an Ice Bloodline could condense icy spiritual energy, while a Flame Bloodline could produce fiery spiritual energy.

A bloodline was a rare aptitude comparable to a spiritual root.

While some were born with awakened bloodlines, others might have latent bloodlines that required external stimuli to activate later in life.

“And now, I’m someone with a bloodline?!”

Su Yuan marveled inwardly, overjoyed.

He had been so focused on completing the system’s tasks that he hadn’t paid much attention to how generous the rewards were.

Now, seeing this, his painstaking efforts to guide Chen Nuoyi into complete depravity were absolutely worth it!

Heh heh heh!

“But what are the properties of this Abyssal Bloodline? It feels so sinister. I won’t get mistaken for a demonic cultivator and get arrested, will I?”

As he felt his spiritual energy gradually transform into cold, pitch-black energy, Su Yuan’s excitement cooled slightly.

Though he could clearly sense that his spiritual energy’s quality had improved significantly after the transformation, if his identity as a demonic cultivator was discovered by the school… yikes!

Wait, who’s a demonic cultivator? Since awakening my cheat, I haven’t done anything heinous!

Su Yuan panicked a bit, instinctively pulling out his phone to research famous cultivators with bloodlines online. Gradually, his worries eased.

He hadn’t realized before, but upon checking, he found that many internet celebrities were born with demonic bloodlines.

Aptitude was innate, and as long as these people hadn’t committed crimes, no one judged them for it.

This was a civilized cultivation society, after all. The medieval days of burning witches or the ancient cultivation era of shunning and attacking those with innate demonic constitutions were long gone.

So, even with a demonic aptitude like the Abyssal Bloodline, Su Yuan was perfectly safe. He might even receive preferential treatment for this unique talent.

“Thank you, System Bro! All your past slanders are forgiven! If you could give me a spiritual root next, I’d swear brotherhood with you and burn incense.”

While thanking his cheat system, Su Yuan couldn’t help but get greedy.

Then, he eagerly began studying the unique spiritual energy brought by the Abyssal Bloodline, an abyssal spiritual energy.

From his own perception, aside from being higher in quality and colder in nature than ordinary spiritual energy, it didn’t seem particularly special.

“Maybe its properties will shine in actual combat. I’ll test it during tonight’s tutoring with Chen Nuoyi.”

Midnight, 12 a.m.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finished their security shift.

After days of working as a security guard, Su Yuan’s reputation task was nearing completion.

[Task: Rule a Domain]

[Task Progress: Reputation (895/1000)]

[Task Reward: Demonic Technique Grade Enhancement (Self-Selected)]

One more day as a security guard, and this task should be complete.

For now, Su Yuan hadn’t decided how to use the task reward.

A self-selected demonic technique grade enhancement, huh?

He only had two confirmed demonic techniques: Spirit Finger and Fate Finger, neither of which seemed to need an upgrade at the moment.

The Five Fingers demonic technique series had five techniques in total. Perhaps it would be wiser to wait until he obtained the other three before deciding which to enhance.

Rooftop.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi’s tutoring session officially began.

“Class monitor, let’s keep it to one hour today. After we’re done, go home and rest. Even as cultivators, we can’t keep going nonstop.”

Su Yuan reminded her kindly.

“Mm.”

Chen Nuoyi didn’t object, her gaze sharpening as if determined to cram the usual two-hour tutoring process into one hour.

Seeing this, Su Yuan recalled the brutal beating he endured yesterday morning.

But this time, he wasn’t afraid. Instead, he grinned (quite genuinely), “Class monitor, I didn’t even use my full strength yesterday. Today, I’ll show you my true power! Behold my Sunrise Fist!”

Before his words faded, Su Yuan shot forward like a cannonball, his muscles and spiritual energy converging like a mighty dragon!
The surface of his right fist began to glow with the golden light of a sunrise…

Wait, why did it turn black?

As he threw the punch, Su Yuan suddenly noticed that the golden glow his fist should have emitted had turned a purplish-black, like a black hole swallowing everything, utterly mysterious.

It was as if… he’d bought a legendary skin for a game character, and the special effects had instantly leveled up!

This was clearly the work of the Abyssal Bloodline!
Facing Su Yuan’s radically different punch, Chen Nuoyi’s eyes narrowed slightly. She clenched her delicate fist and met his incoming strike head-on!
Boom!

Su Yuan was sent flying over ten meters, crashing to the ground!

He wasn’t surprised at all, though. He scrambled up, excitedly looking at Chen Nuoyi, whose brows were furrowed:
“So, class monitor? Did the spiritual energy in my punch have some special effect?”

Chen Nuoyi examined the hand that had just clashed with Su Yuan’s fist, hesitating before saying, “Your spiritual energy is very invasive. The moment it made contact, it infiltrated my body. Now I feel a chill running through me.”

“And this hand, which directly touched your spiritual energy, feels a bit out of my control unless I expel the intruding energy.”

“A chill? What’s that about?”

Su Yuan didn’t quite follow.

Chen Nuoyi touched her goosebump-covered arm, carefully sensing it before saying confidently, “I get it. Su Yuan, your spiritual energy greatly heightened my body’s sensitivity. Because of that, the night breeze feels colder to me.”

Su Yuan: “…”

Heightening the target’s bodily sensitivity? That’s the special effect of abyssal spiritual energy?
What the heck, man!

And you, dog system, are you sure you didn’t come from the set of some adult game next door?

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