Chapter 228 - A Huge Joke

Chapter 228: Chapter 215 A Huge JokeAfter undergoing Lei Tong’s ordeal, Lu Hong’s inner self had been elevated. Indeed, he had missed far too many opportunities before. Even with his unique advantages, he needed to strive hard; without effort, he would still be eliminated by this world and fall into his current predicament.

Even though Lu Hong was still physically mangled, still dressed in the same tattered hemp clothes, his demeanor had undergone a dramatic transformation.

Lei Tong nodded satisfactorily and patted Lu Hong on the shoulder, "Actually, you came with a system when you transmigrated. It’s just that there was a small issue."

"What issue?"

"It’s like this," Lei Tong rubbed his hands, his expression somewhat awkward, "Well... this system was made by our temporary workers, who still aren’t skilled, and since they were in a hurry, they... well, they simplified it a bit. They didn’t install a voice function, and unfortunately, the visual system was damaged by the world’s rules when you transmigrated. So you couldn’t discover anything. There was an experience bar, but you could see nothing."

At last, the cause of the problem had been found.

"I also have a system?" Lu Hong gave a faint smile. If it were ten minutes earlier, he might have been ecstatic, but now he had come to terms with it; he knew everything required his own effort. Even without a system, he could still change everything through hard work.

"Yes, I’ll help you fix it now, but you need to be mentally prepared. I’m afraid you might break down from the shock," Lei Tong said with an awkward smile, and after getting Lu Hong’s approval, tapped him on the forehead.

Instantly, game-like health bars, stamina bars, and experience bars appeared before Lu Hong’s eyes, most prominently a task bar on the right side listing completed missions.

Kill ten demon beasts, earn 3000 experience, please click to claim.

Kill a hundred demon beasts, earn 10,000 experience, please click to claim.

Defeat He Ti, earn 30,000 experience, please click to claim.

Win the academy brawl championship, earn 70,000 experience, please click to claim.

Miaomiao the elf is an enemy spy, kill to earn 10,000 experience, failed!

Help the independence group hold their position, repel the Snow Clan army, earn 30 million experience, please click to claim.

Sea War God Natyas is at the Third Transition Peak, cannot be defeated, escape successful! Earn 100 million experience, please click to claim.

Skimming through, there were at least over ten billion experience points that Lu Hong had not claimed.

And looking at his current level, Second Transition Level 7, he only needed 10 million to level up, meaning if the system hadn’t been damaged, he’d already be in the late stages of the Third Transition.

When Lu Hong clicked the claim button with his mind, a row of glaring red letters appeared: Claim period is within three months, expired! Expired! Claim failed!

The claim period was three months, meaning even the last task’s experience of escaping from Natyas was already unable to be claimed.

"Heh," Lu Hong laughed helplessly. Was this a joke played by fate?

"That, um..." Lei Tong asked tentatively, "You’re not angry, are you?"

Lu Hong looked at Lei Tong with a bitter smile, "What do you think?"

"Uh... probably," Lei Tong guessed.

"Forget it, it’s all in the past," Lu Hong adjusted his mindset. He now understood why Lei Tong had first scolded him, to wake him up. Otherwise, he would probably have killed him with his glare tens of thousands of times.

When all the mission claims failed and the pop-ups all canceled, one final pop-up emerged: My dear transmigrator, congratulations on completing all system tasks. From now on, you’re a top-notch powerhouse. Cherish and tread carefully on your future path. This system’s mission is accomplished, and it will return to the factory in three minutes. Please don’t miss me, dear master!

Lu Hong: ......................... (utterly speechless)

Sure enough, after three minutes, everything returned to normal, and the health and experience bars disappeared.

Like a fleeting illusion, a great dream.

"Um..." Knowing the system had departed, Lei Tong hurriedly comforted him, "Although the system is gone, the experience bar implanted in you remains. You can still level up by defeating monsters, so don’t worry about that."

Lu Hong shook his head, "You might as well not have shown it to me."

"If I could, I wouldn’t want to either!" Lei Tong complained, "It’s because they need to recycle the system, the agency’s stocks are low, and they need to retrieve systems that have fulfilled their purpose for future use."

"You guys should really repair it properly," Lu Hong glared at Lei Tong. "A sabotaging system like this, isn’t it harmful?"

"Of course, I’ll add a voice system and an AI sprite to ensure that the next transmigrator won’t face your issues," Lei Tong patted his chest. "The next one will definitely enjoy premium benefits."

"Alright then." Lu Hong didn’t want to dwell on it any longer and asked, "Is that all you can help me with?"

"Don’t rush." Lei Tong checked his phone, as he didn’t have much time left in this world. "What I can truly help you with is unlocking the seals the three lords placed on the holy swords."

"Seals?" Lu Hong was taken aback. How could he not feel that the three lords had sealed the holy swords?

"Yes," Lei Tong explained, "Each of the three Holy Swords granted you a skill that could somewhat be activated, right?"

"Mhm," Lu Hong nodded.

"The War Holy Sword grants ’Ultimate Flash’, the Blood Holy Sword gives ’Blood Return’, and the Steel Holy Sword provides ’War Fortress’," Lei Tong listed them, then questioned, "But don’t you find it odd? You can’t use the Blood Holy Sword’s skill. The supreme skill of the War Holy Sword is ’War’s Rhythm’, yet you can only perform ’Ultimate Flash’. You can barely activate the ultimate skill of the Steel Holy Sword, but after using it in the wasteland, you were unable to invoke it again."

Lei Tong was right. Lu Hong had used the power of ’Ultimate Flash’ with the help of the War Holy Sword a few times, but as for ’War Fortress’, he just couldn’t use it. As for the Blood Holy Sword, forget it; he couldn’t activate it at all.

"This is because the three lords placed seals on the Holy Swords when they passed them on to you."

"In fact, each Holy Sword conceals two skills for the lords to use, and what makes a Holy Sword is not only its sharpness but more importantly, its ability to replenish skill expenses by drawing power from the world. However, all these were completely sealed by the three lords. They weren’t trying to harm you, but rather they didn’t want you to rely solely on the power of the Holy Swords. A Holy Sword is an external entity, only inherent strength can truly empower a warrior lineage."

"You’re right, but what do I get from unlocking the Sword Saint’s seal? Just a few more super moves? Can it cure my severed arm and my leg injuries?"

"Indeed, ’Heavenly God Descends’, you know about it," Lei Tong said, "Once the seals on the three Holy Swords are lifted, ’Heavenly God Descends’ will manifest automatically. You can rely on its power to remake your body."

"Really?" Lu Hong was stunned internally. Heavenly God Descends! The supreme skill of the warrior lineage, completely immune to magic, the bane of mages, absolutely incredible!

"Would I lie to you?" Saying this, Lei Tong’s hand glowed with a faint white light, a force not belonging to any profession of the Star Sea, a pure external element.

"Look at it!" Lei Tong shouted.

Under the glow of the white light, the Holy Swords automatically surfaced from within Lu Hong’s body; the next second, three divine beams shot towards the sky like lights that could destroy this dimension.

"Come down!" Lei Tong shouted loudly, dispelling the aberration.

As the seals were lifted, the three Holy Swords transmitted different wills into Lu Hong’s mind.

Lei Tong was right; each Holy Sword came with two skills.

Aside from ’Ultimate Flash’, the War Holy Sword also had the supreme skill ’War’s Rhythm’.

In the Blood Holy Sword, as the mystery of ’Blood Return’ appeared, the super killing move ’Heaven Slaying’ also emerged.

The Steel Holy Sword was the same; besides ’War Fortress’, there was also a passive skill called ’Gleam of Silver Skin’.

Each Holy Sword had one active and one passive skill – this was the complete form of the Holy Swords!

Seeing these, the mysterious veil of Heavenly God Descends was also lifted.

Having managed the Holy Swords, Lei Tong seemed tired: "Well, was I wrong?"

"Thank you!" Lu Hong nodded. "I’ll give it my best."

"Mhm, then I should take my leave. After the system leaves, I won’t be able to witness your future experiences. Moreover, the powers of this world are strong. It took much effort for the bureau to send me here this time, so I might not be able to help you with what’s coming next. You’ll need to strive hard on your own."

"Can we meet again?" Lu Hong felt reluctant to part with this fellow townsman.

Lei Tong smiled, "When you reach the peak of this world, I believe we’ll meet again. By the way, your parents and sister have already been taken care of by our bureau. They are doing well, so you don’t need to worry too much." After finishing, he queried, "By the way, I’m very curious how one trains to master ’Heavenly God Descends’?"

Watching Lei Tong step into the teleportation portal, Lu Hong spoke slowly, "’Demon fire ignites, Dragon Blood forges—Heavenly God Descends!’"

Lei Tong waved his hand, "See you next time, and try not to be in such a rough state!"

"Definitely!"