The First Store System

Chapter 1474: Huo Jinglin(17)

As Aakesh had expected, the fourth beast's quest had the reward of the third Beast's Summoning Device.

There was a difference in the reward compared to the weapons and pills section since they rewarded Emperor level items, respectively.

Emperor level items were used for cultivators between the Sacred King and Sacred Monarch levels, and there was a level alone for the Sacred Creator level, which was not the case with the beast pillar since it included Sacred Creator beasts.

Aakesh already knew that, so he didn't feel very surprised. He then took a casual glance at the punishment section and waved his hand.

The next moment, the screen faded into disappearance, waiting for Aakesh to call it back again.

Aakesh then decided to relax, but it didn't last long, and he heard the sound of footsteps approaching the store.

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After completing the process to enter the training area, Huo Jinglin found himself in an endless white area with a blue screen in front of him.

The Bestial Cormorant had made a good impression on him, so he decided to use it as his first opponent. Huo Jinglin used the identical location he saw in the taming battle for the training battle's environment.

Huo Jinglin wanted to test his strength when he was with a weapon against the Bestial Cormorant, unaware of what he was going to face the next moment.

Following his choice, a blue light covered him, and he found himself in the same environment as the one in the taming battle.

Cry!

Not long after, a bird's cry rang in the area as the Bestial Cormorant appeared, holding the same sword as his. Its claws were fully capable of wielding the blade without any issue or weakness in the swordsmanship.

Since there was a calming effect from the system, Huo Jinglin looked calmly at the beast despite feeling terrifying pressure. At that moment, Huo Jinglin knew that he was no match for the Bestial Cormorant at all. Just the subconscious sword intent emanating from the beast was sending chills down his spine.

Ding!

The bell rang, announcing the start of the battle. Huo Jinglin couldn't even complete his posture when he found that the world around him had turned dark, and the next moment, he was standing in the white area.

The calming effect disappeared, so Huo Jinglin finally felt the terrifying chill of the battle, but there was somewhat of an influence. The store didn't want the customers to go insane from the overwhelming defeat in the selection area. Huo Jinglin calmed down soon after.

Huo Jinglin then looked at the blue screen in front of him, with the Bestial Cormorant on the screen. He immediately changed his opponent since Huo Jinglin could see that he couldn't provide any challenge to the opponent in the state he was in at that moment. He might learn something from it, but the beating to get to that state was almost endless, so he needed to choose an opponent that wasn't so overwhelmingly powerful that he didn't even see any chances of defeat.

Huo Jinglin didn't choose his race as well since Yedrians were also immensely powerful. Since he couldn't make a decision, he decided to believe the store and selected the random option.

The next moment, a second window appeared, asking him to choose the battle environment. He set it as random as well, and immediately after, a white light engulfed him.

The next moment, Huo Jinglin found himself in a desert area. It was nighttime, and the moon was shining brightly in the sky.

Huo Jinglin felt a chill creeping through his body, surprising him. His cultivation was peak Supreme God, and if, despite that, he was feeling cold, the environment was immensely harsh.

Boom!

Huo Jinglin calmly thought while waiting for his opponent. It didn't last long, and his opponent jumped down from the sky, causing a loud boom.

As the sand subsided down, the opponent's appearance appeared in Huo Jinglin's eyes. It was a humanoid figure, Huo Jinglin had never seen, so he didn't have any idea about the race of the opponent.

At the same time, Huo Jinglin didn't feel the same pressure as the last time, so it was clearly a weaker opponent than the Bestial Cormorant.

Ding!

The bell rang and announced the start of the battle. Similar to last time, Huo Jinglin couldn't even prepare his sword and found himself back in the white area.

Time flew by, and hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Huo Jinglin took a deep breath and pressed on the screen. Following that, he found himself back in the chilly desert, with the moon shining brightly.

Not long after, his opponent also appeared. It was the same as what he had faced in his second battle.

Ding!

Clang!

The sound of the announcing bell hadn't even disappeared when the sound of a metal clash overwhelmed it. After that, a repeated sound of clashes rang in the area as Huo Jinglin and the opponent clashed with each other.

Huo Jinglin's talent for the sword wasn't bad, so he was steadily improving in his swordsmanship. It was immensely slow, but even that was worth all the deaths he had gone through in the training area.

In the outer world, it would take him years, if not decades, to learn what he had learned in seventeen hours of battle in the training area.

Huo Jinglin wasn't able to draw against the opponent, but he was finally able to survive for a minute. As the battle went on, Huo Jinglin's movement started slowing down, while the opposite happened with the opponent.

Finally, after a minute and three seconds of battle, Huo Jinglin's world turned opposite and dark. Before his head could touch the ground, his body exploded into light particles and disappeared, while the opponent's eyes dimmed down, and it saw a similar fate.

When Huo Jinglin appeared in the white area, he couldn't help but smile since he had surpassed his previous survival time by one second. He then didn't waste any more time and immediately pressed the button to continue with the same opponent and environment.

Time flew by, and hours passed in a flash.

The Primordial level of difficulty allowed a customer to train for twenty hours, while only one hour would pass in reality. Since the deadline had passed for Huo Jinglin, the system forced him out.

He was unwilling to leave because he was making several year's worth of progress in only hours, but he couldn't even struggle and found himself back inside the store, staring at the pillar.

Huo Jinglin didn't remain disappointed for long and then turned around. As he was leaving, he suddenly had the thought of looking at the mural.

As his eyes fell on the mural, he found the same blurry sensation returning. But similar to the last time, nothing else happened, and things returned to normal.

The same feeling of emptiness returned in his heart, but there was also a hint of excitement. Feeling the same sensation, Huo Jinglin understood that he had a special relationship with the mural, and when his talent in the sword grew to a sufficient level, he would finally be able to move past only the sensation.

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[Name: Inferno Apocalypse

Type: Attacking

Level: God

Cultivation Level: Early to peak Supreme God

Effect: Unleashes an overwhelming inferno that engulfs the entire battlefield, incinerating everything in its path with unparalleled intensity

Description: The user taps into the very core of the elemental power of fire, allowing the user to conjure an unparalleled inferno that consumes the entire battlefield. This skill transforms the user into a harbinger of fiery annihilation, leaving nothing but destruction in the wake of its overwhelming intensity.

The skill demands profound understanding and control over the element of fire. The strain on the user's energy and focus is massive, requiring exceptional endurance and attentiveness to exert the full power of the skill.

Price: Eight hundred fifty thousand supreme Sacred stones.]

Huo Jinglin read the details on the skill card with complete focus. It was his third attempt at pulling out an attacking type skill card for God level.

Yedrians were single elemental beings with mastery over the element of fire, so Huo Jinglin didn't have to waste his time on deciding the element.

Huo Jinglin couldn't bring himself to put the skill back after pulling it out, so trusting his instinct, he chose the skill for himself.

Huo Jinglin didn't feel any kind of hesitation after making his decision, so he became further confident about his choice.

Since he could only buy one God level skill of any type, Huo Jinglin moved upward and pulled out a skill card from the last shelf in the second row from the bottom.

Time flew by, and minutes passed in a flash.

Huo Jinglin reached for the last shelf in the first row since he had already gotten the skills for the remaining four types.

(Chapter End.)

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A/N: Please give this shameless author all of your power stones and golden tickets.