Chapter 4 - More Power Here

After thinking for some time, Fat Man answered.

"Lord, its price is set at 30 martial coins; it would be a lot more if it were useful to people, but it is not; other than having a strong defense, its power is not something to be surprised by."

Agni gave out a cold breath and thought.

"30 Martial Coins is a lot for me at this stage to just buy it to kill it. If I knew how many points it would give me, I would buy it."

After thinking for some time, Agni nodded and then decided as he looked at the fat man's face.

"Show me"

The fat man nodded and led the way.

The Leatherback Horse Turtle was an enormous beast, easily as big as an elephant from Earth. Its shell was thick and rugged, with a texture that looked like cracked leather. The shell was a dark, almost black color, with jagged ridges running along its length.

Its head was that of a horse, with a strong, muscular neck and a flowing mane that shimmered in the sunlight. Its eyes were large and expressive, gleaming with a fierce intelligence. Its four legs were thick and powerful, ending in hooves that could easily crush a man.

As Agni approached the creature, he could see that it was grazing on some nearby foliage. It seemed calm and docile, but he knew that Leatherback Horse Turtles were notoriously dangerous if provoked.

He watched in awe as the creature lifted its head, its eyes locking onto Agni's. For a moment, they held each other's gaze, as if sizing each other up.

Agni then decided

"I can always earn more martial coins."

With those words, he paid the fat man thirty Martial Coins, making the fat man smile like a madman.

After Agni paid for the creature, he took a deep breath and whispered.

"Black Sun Punch."

With his whisper, his right fist turns a shade of black, and then he punches with all his force, directly into the head of the creature.

"Purrrrrrrt !"

The head of the Leatherback Horse Tutle was crushed because of force, and Agni heard what he wanted to hear.

"Ding

"Plus 3 soul points."

"Total Soul Points = 3.1"

Agni took a deep breath and then asked Fat Man to butcher the creature as he waited. Ordinarily, a fat man does not work on these kinds of things, but because Agni had given him 31 Martial Coins as well as the fact that he is a cultivator and a strong one, he started ordering his henchmen, who were watching everything from the outside, to work on the pig and the leatherback horse turtle.

As the people were working, Agni took a deep breath and then opened his status by wishing to see it.

"Agni"

"Level: Fifth Stage Dao Beginner"

"Martial Art"

"Lower Black Sun Martial Art (Level 1)" (%37) (Comprehended)

"Spells"

"Black Sun Fist"

"Black Sun Kick"

"Black Sun Block"

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Soul Points: 3.1

(Soul Points can be used to improve direct power, learn skills directly, upgrade the level of arts or items, pretty much for anything.)

(Soul Points can be earned by gathering souls via killing," "soul items," and "soul stones."

After looking at it for one to two seconds, he took a deep breath and ordered.

"Use two soul points on the level."

With his words, two soul points are deducted, and Agni starts to feel that his bones and muscles get stronger; this time the increase was even greater. He felt that his eyes got clearer and his ears heard more, and everything just made some sense.