A blessing? A curse?
it was after a few hours that Zhong Lei finally managed to wake up from the coma that he was put into thanks to the major pain caused by the system, and when considering the fact that he is a practitioner of the eight inner gates it goes to show just how great the pain was, but the reward was also just as good.
"Damn it Edus, count your days you sh*tty god" he muttered as he slowly got up, unaware of the black goo stuck to him and ruining his clothes,
"Now let's see what this is about" he muttered as he tried to summon the status screen in his head and was surprised to see a holographic interface in front of him,
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Name: Zhong Lei
Race: Human
Cultivation: Ascendant stage initial realm( there is no relation between the host's true strength and his cultivation)
Rank: cannon fodder ( you are destined to die in the hands of the protagonist and become a stepping stone for his ascension in power)
Title: number one wastrel of Heavenly Star Empire, the second prince,
Alignment: Chaotic evil (former) (your alignment is hidden by the Celestial 'Cialnis the protector')
PERSONAL SKILLS:
Modified Chakra Network: the chakra network that belonged to the host's previous body that had forced the qi veins in the new body to merge with it giving them astonishing power and the ability to use all element release techniques but the chakra capacity was only upgraded to the level of a Chunin, the chakra capacity can be upgraded by cultivating the special method provided by the system which will also make other people believe that you are cultivating qi
Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon: A defensive barrier technique that the host had secretly picked up from the forbidden scroll of Konoha, but due to the restrictions of his chakra was unable to use it, in the new body host is able to use the triple-layer version of the technique due to the fact that host has no practice with it, the complete version will be available when host grows stronger,
Strong Fist: the martial arts of Might Guy, in this world it would be ranked as earth ranked technique if used by anyone else, but if used by the host while his inner gates are open then it would be elevated to immortal rank,
Eight Inner Gates: due to the modification of the chakra network as well as the weak constitution of the new body, the host is unable to completely use his eight inner gates without undergoing rigorous training, the host is only able to open the first two gates, The Gate of Opening and The Gate of Healing, however, it can only be kept open for a few minutes because the new body os incapable of handling that kind of strain but as a trade-off, when the host opens the two gates he can achieve power on par with middle stage battle kings,
Fuinjutsu(advanced level): due to the Host's tireless effort in becoming strong you have accumulated a great wealth of Fuinjutsu knowledge, although it is nowhere near the level of an Uzumaki, you are still able to create great works of art thanks to your modern knowledge and quick wit.
Modified Healing Factor: Due to the system activating the hidden gene the host's new body, the original healing factor had been upgraded to ungodly levels, now the host is able to regenerate almost instantly and the toll taken on the stamina reserves is much lesser compared to before, however, the host can still be killed if the head is decapitated thus the system suggests the host to not become overconfident
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Zhong Lei did not know whether to laugh or cry after looking at the status in front of him, just as he was about to blow a gasket for the hundredth time that day, he saw a small blinking alert symbol on the interface, curiously he clicked on it which displayed these words,
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Personal message:
Sender: Cialnis the protector
Sorry about what that idiot brother of mine had done to you, young one, as compensation for Edus's stupidity I have hidden your previous alignment as well as your merged your soul perfectly with the previous owner of the new body so that no one will suspect you of being a demon, I have also taken the liberty of adding two new functions to the basic system you have called as 'Appraisal', as long as an object belongs to the plane of reality you live in, the system will be able to identify it and allow you to use it, the second function is a basic inventory that is equivalent to an immortal level space ring of the world you are in but unlike the space ring the inventory has the ability to freeze any object in time
p.s: I have also merged your qi veins and chakra network together to allow you to cultivate your qi and Chakra at the same time
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After looking at the message Zhong Lei sighed,
"At least one of the Celestials is sane and competent" he muttered as he finally looked at his body, his eyes twitched as he mumbled,
"Really? you are going to pull that 'hidden impurities' card on me?"
he soon headed towards the bathroom attached to his room and cleaned himself before he headed for the wardrobe, here, he faces another issue,
"What the hell is this?" he almost shouted as he looked at all the gaudy and grand looking clothes and robes in the wardrobe which pretty much screamed 'rich wastrel' for everyone to see,
After digging through the wardrobe for quite some time he finally managed to get his hands on somewhat normal-looking clothes,
"Now what to do about this rank thing?" he muttered as he looked at the words 'Cannon Fodder' which were a glaring red compared to the rest of the interface, but then, his face started to change as he realized something.
"Wait, destined to die in the hand of the protagonist? now it makes sense, with the kind of background this new body of mine has aren't I the rich young master archetype who gets his ass beaten by the protagonist, then sends his whole family to its death which also conveniently helps the protagonist achieve instant power up? WHAT THE HELL EDUS????" he suddenly shouted with rage as he realized his situation,
"What happened your highness?" came as a calm voice from the door as a butler walked in and bowed towards Zhong Lei,
This was Hou Guo, the imperial butler that was in charge of all the maids and butlers in the Imperial Castle, the reason why he was appointed as the butler of the second prince and sent to the twin palaces can be traced back to the said prince,
The previous Zhong lei was a complete good for nothing who spent his time lazing around or going to the city with other young masters of the capital to 'play around', even though the emperor and the empress loved their son they were still depressed about his behavior, thus, the emperor asked his oldest friend and bodyguard, Hou Gou, to try and get the prince to behave properly but it ended in failure as even the great blue eyes demon failed to change the wastrel of a prince, ever since then the Emperor asked him to make sure nothing bad happens to the prince and act as his bodyguard,
"Nothing uncle Hou, I was just thinking about something, can you get me something to eat?" Zhong Lei said as the middle-aged man raised an eyebrow before walking away, it was rare for the price to ask him to send food to him as he is always interested in eating outside in an extravagant restaurant,
As soon as Hou Guo left the room, Zhong Lei looked out of his room's window and said in a cold voice,
"Isn't it about time for you to come out?"
As soon as he said that, a man dressed in completely black clothes appeared in the room.