Godslayer: A random filename extension?

However, apart from that, there's nothing particularly noteworthy about the other skills.

Lin Linhou closed the skills page and opened the personal level page instead.

Now that the beginner's quests are complete, he can finally click to level up!

[Confirm upgrade?]

[Upgraded]

[The panel has been updated adaptively]

[Intent Level: 1/Zhan Realm (Upgrade)]

[Remaining lifespan: 112 years (recharged)]

[HP: 180/300 (Enhanced)]

[HP natural regeneration: 2 points per minute + 1% of maximum value per hour.]

[MP: 100/100 (Enhanced)]

[MP Natural Regeneration: 1 point per minute + 1% of maximum value per hour (enhanced)]

[Experience required for upgrade: 1000]

[Current experience accumulated: 666]

[Enhancement Point: 1 (Reset)]

Lin Linhou felt a refreshing sensation all over his body, similar to the breakthrough described in novels. After a short while, the feeling subsided, and he carefully browsed the current panel.

It's almost a complete upgrade, plus an extra upgrade point.

However, he doesn't plan to use this enhancement point right now, since he's not quite sure about his weaknesses, and it seems he doesn't need to specifically enhance any particular stat.

We'll talk about it when there's a shortage later.

Lin Linhou was breaking through in his room when the little black dog lying in the living room suddenly bristled and looked up sharply toward Lin Linhou's room. After a moment, it just glanced at him with a puzzled look.

Just now it seemed to have sensed a very different and extremely terrifying aura that flashed by, but now it seems that there is only a young man in the room who has just broken through to the so-called Zhan Realm.

Is it just my imagination? Oh well, I'll go back to sleep.

The little black dog lay down lazily again.

Meanwhile, far away from Cangnan City, an old man suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, but after a moment he was filled with doubt, as if the perception he had just had was an illusion.

"An illusion? But how could that be? But it can't be anything other than an illusion either? No, I need to do some serious calculations."

The old man's mutterings puzzled a young Taoist boy standing nearby, who rarely saw the Celestial Venerable so disoriented.

But even if he's curious, he won't ask questions he shouldn't.

"Unpredictable? But the aura is unmistakable; it wasn't an illusion just now. But how could this be? How could it be?"

"In this day and age, how could such a pure aura of the Pangu God still appear in the world?"

"No! It's not the Pangu God of this world. The result of this divination is... a descendant? A descendant from the upper chaos and primordial chaos?"

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable trembled slightly, as if he had inadvertently foreseen a terrifying divination that should never have occurred.

Attendant boy: ...? ? ?

What the heck? What did you just say, Venerable One?

Did I hear something with such profound causal implications that it shouldn't be something someone at my level should be hearing?

Lin Linhou was unaware of all this; he was still preparing to open more blind boxes.

First, there's the newbie quest gift pack. He wants to see what kind of random rewards he can get.

"Actually, I'm still hoping it will produce a beautiful, cute, and capable animal-eared girl."

[(ーー゛) I already told you to give up on that idea. There's no way you'll get that reward.]

[However, Lin Hou, if you're lucky enough, you might just hatch a mythical beast egg—a fox, a dragon, a phoenix, or something like that. If it's female, you might be able to get it after it transforms into its human form.]

Lin Linhou: (. ? ? ?.) Oh? Then there's a chance.

Without saying a word, Lin Linhou clicked to claim the reward.

However, it was clear that Lin Linhou did not get his wish; perhaps he was simply unlucky.

But when he saw the system page and received the reward, he was actually quite confused.

"Holy crap! You actually gave it to me? How could it be this? Are you serious?"

The mythical beast egg didn't hatch, but something that seemed somewhat related did.

The page window that was displayed before.

[Random Reward: Phantom Beast Ability Lock (Special)!]

[Power Lock Function: Unlocks abilities in various states such as Armament, Super Beast Armament, and Phantom Nebula.]

Lin Linhou: ('?') Huh? ? ?

[Wow...that's amazing!]

[I remember you, Linhou, said something like, "If I gave you a special ability lock, you could speedrun through a dungeon in seven days, become a CEO, marry a rich and beautiful woman, and reach the pinnacle of life."]

[Now that we have the power lock, let's go! The day has come when we will rule the world forever!]

Lin Linhou: ……(???︿???)

He silently took the superpower lock out of the system's storage and held it in his palm. The metallic texture and the slight warmth of it proved that it was most likely the real thing.

After all, the system rewards page explains it very clearly.

Without hesitation, Lin Linhou held the superpower lock and, mimicking a scene from an anime, slapped it against his arm and shouted:

"Armed!"

However, after a few seconds, nothing happened.

Lin Linhou: ? ? ?

[......]

"Was my posture wrong? Or was I not shouting loud enough?"

Lin Linhou is ready to start over.

"Arm up!!"

Adjust your posture.

"Armed!"

Adjust your posture.

"Arm up!!!"

……

"Transform!"

"Armor fusion!"

"かんそう!"

"GAIA!!!!"

"Zawarudo!"

……

The little black dog in the living room: ? ? ? ?

Are you crazy? No, I mean, are you suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? What are you yelling about in the middle of the day? Can't a person get some sleep?

If the other party weren't a guest, it would have been like swallowing this delusional, sleep-disturbing young man whole.

Half an hour later, Lin Linhou's voice was a little hoarse from shouting, but it was all in vain.

"Could this thing be a fake?"

Otherwise, he would have tried all sorts of poses and slogans, making him arguably even more extreme than Kaito Toma in episode sixteen.

[......]

[I think it's most likely not a problem with the transformation device.]

[Based on the item's background, the Power Lock is a tool for releasing the super-energy within the Super Beast Warriors, and the Super Beast Warriors' super-energy depends on their own beliefs.]

In other words, this thing is actually something that leans towards unleashing one's innate, idealistic power and transforming it into combat strength.

[I'm guessing that for the first use, you'll probably need to have a strong belief or something similar in your mind?]

After all, the so-called "alternative energy" should actually be called "intentional energy," which is the energy of intention. This name is more reasonable.

I don't know why I changed the name; it was probably to pass the censorship.

"Oh, that makes sense."

Lin Linhou struck the palm of his hand; this explanation seems quite reasonable.

Lin Linhou then took a few deep breaths, his eyes becoming serious. When he felt it was about time:

"Armed!"

This time, the superpower lock that was slapped on the back of my hand actually flashed.

But it only flashed by for a moment.

Seeing that it worked, Lin Linhou tried it several more times seriously, but the result was still the same. It only flashed, but it was still far from being able to transform.

[That shouldn't be the case. The ability lock is clearly reacting. Even though your mana bar is low, it shouldn't be so low that you can't even perform the most basic transformation.]

The system is also a bit strange; it should have succeeded in the first place.

[Wait a minute, Lin Hou, what belief drove you to transform?]

The system scanned the superpower lock but received a strange feedback similar to "not understanding," and suddenly had an outrageous guess that needed to be confirmed.

"I must not be a virgin before I die; I must go to a brothel at least once."

Lin Linhou spoke with a firm look in his eyes, as if he were about to join the Party.

[...] You son of a bitch.

[Just as I thought, I knew it...]

[Quickly give me a different belief.]

"What's wrong? I feel my belief is very firm."

Isn't it said that the stronger the belief, the better the results?

What fountain source, what strange energy comes from belief.

[It's not a matter of whether your belief is firm or not; it's that your conviction is too strange, making the power lock difficult to understand and recognize.]

[For example, you could use the belief that you must eat when you're hungry, or even something absurd like a seven-day week off.]