Chapter 151: Sword Intent and Simplified Domain!

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"This thing."

Well.

Just a single drop of blood reaching orange quality definitely means it's something good.

And there are three uses for it, one of which is that you can directly use it to increase lifespan, permanently adding three years!

For some of the old folks whose time is nearly up, its value absolutely skyrockets!

The second is to use it as a sort of 'dazzling version of Senzu Bean,' during which it's almost impossible to be killed. Even if your head or heart gets blown to bits, you can regenerate at an incredibly fast rate.

Of course, the energy consumed by this regeneration is bound to be massive.

How long a drop of perfect blood can sustain this is not easy to say.

But it's more than enough to save one's life in a critical moment.

The third method of use, though, somewhat baffles me.

"Completely neutralize the side effects after awakening 'Demonification'?"

'Demonification' can be seen as a special talent or ability, right?

Those who awaken Demonification can greatly enhance their combat abilities.

However, it seems that those who awaken Demonification don't live long; they are cursed with short lives.

Abel can't quite remember what the specific side effects are after awakening the 'Demonification,' but they must be related to lifespan.

That means it can't be used recklessly.

After all, for him right now, there's the [Heart] available for purchase to increase lifespan, so it's not an urgent need.

And there are [Senzu Beans] for life-saving regeneration, although only one and three-quarters remain.

Instead, it's this third method of use that serves as a reminder.

So, he decides to hold onto it, just in case!

"Speaking of which, if 'Muzan' knew I had something like this, he'd probably do everything in his power to snatch it back."

Abel pictures such a scenario and quickly shakes his head.

Right now, he's not strong enough to provoke the opposition like that.

He opens the system store and takes a look, this refresh seems pretty good.

Item: [Infinite Sword Slash] (Orange)

Skill-type item

Description: Creates a simplified domain with sword intent.

Effect: Releases a sword domain that enhances oneself and attacks the enemy.

Price: 5000 trading points

Quantity:

PS: Just seeing the word 'domain' should tell you that you've hit the jackpot!

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Item: [Thief's Right Hand] (Purple)

One-time consumable item

Description: A thief who stole over ten thousand items in his lifetime had his right hand chopped off at the moment of his death. It possesses a trace of power to turn decay into magic.

Effect: After use, it steals the most valuable item on the target, with a hundred percent success.

Price: 1000 trading points

Quantity:

PS: Even Davy Jones's heart can be stolen by me! Of course, that's assuming he still keeps it in the box.

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Item: [Experience Book: Armament Haki] (Blue)

One-time consumable item

Description: Experience summaries from someone fairly skilled in Armament Haki.

Effect: Deepens the user's understanding of Armament Haki after use.

Price: 500 trading points

Quantity:

PS: You can buy someone else's experience and insights with money, what more could you want?

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One orange, one purple, one blue!

This is the first time Abel has seen an orange-quality item in the store's regular refresh, and it's even a skill-type?

He's now seriously suspecting this is a gift from Fate.

Although it costs a hefty 5000 trading points, Abel still decides to go for it.

He originally only had 4690 points, which wasn't enough, but he managed to scrape together the total amount with the 3000 trading points given by completing the wish order this time.Then, without hesitation, he immediately chose to use the skill.

The next moment, Abel knew exactly why this skill was so pricey.

Skill: [Infinite Slash]

Level:

Consumption: Mental strength, physical strength

Requirement: Sword Intent

Effect: Concentrate sword intent, forming a domain. Once released, enemies within the domain of the sword cannot escape until the domain disappears. The user can carry out unlimited instant-transmission slashes within the domain of the sword by spending sword intent.

Note: The stronger the sword intent, the more powerful the effect. When the sword intent is completely consumed, or the user leaves the range of the sword's domain, the domain disappears.

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"Sword Intent. Domain."

After reading the description of the skill, Abel's scalp tingled.

Is he really capable of learning such a skill now?

Out on the vast seas, so many swordsman could casually perform Flying Slashes but were unable to grasp the concept of sword intent, not to mention the domain of the sword which only a few great swordsmen could exert.

Yet the most tyrannical feature of the system-generated skills is that they allow you to release the skills successfully even if you don't understand the underlying principles!

Just like now, Abel had not yet comprehended what sword intent actually meant.

But he could already gather it using his mental strength.

This was completely outrageous!

It was akin to the concept of him being able to release Flying Slashes with his skills just a few days after learning how to wield a sword.

He tried it out and realized that with his current mental strength, it took nearly ninety percent of his energy to barely conjure a shred of sword intent.

And this shred of sword intent was essentially the 'sword' that was cast into the domain upon release.

He needed to concentrate at least thirty-three strands of sword intent to reach the minimum standard for releasing the skill.

According to this rate, he would need to refine for a whole month.

What did this indicate?

It indicated that he was still very weak!

Abel hypothesized there were two reasons for this sluggish progress. One was that his mental strength wasn't strong enough; compared to the numerous physical enhancements he had undergone, his mental enhancements were almost nonexistent, which was a significant issue.

The second reason was his nascent understanding of swordsmanship, which was still at the beginner's stage.

He hadn't yet learned to walk but was already trying to run and jump.

This time he didn't even want to stay on the ground and directly aimed for the skies.

It was like knowing the 'answer' but not knowing how to write the 'process' of reaching it.

Once he relearned this process step by step, he would definitely be able to speed up the concentration of sword intent.

Even comprehending his own sword intent and creating a new domain was entirely within the realms of possibility!

Thinking this, Abel felt a surge of confidence in himself.

He then purchased the experience book and used it immediately.

In an instant, the unspoken knowledge and comprehension regarding Armament Haki were absorbed and assimilated as his own.

Abel clenched his fist to test it, and his skin was instantly covered in the pitch-black Armament Haki.

He nodded in satisfaction; those 500 trading points had saved him months of arduous training.

As for the last, somewhat peculiar purple-quality item [Thief's Right Hand], he was a bit unclear about its value and where to use it.

Looking at his remaining 2190 trading points, he thought about simply letting it go.

But as he was about to close the System Mall, he recalled the stroke of luck he had with the [Forging Materials Gift Pack] he had purchased earlier, and the decision he made after completing the assessment.

Thus, he decided not to skimp on the 1000 trading points, buying the [Thief's Right Hand] in anticipation of its potential future role.

With this, the trading points he had left amounted to just 1190.