Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 127: Adaptability Level Up

"It wasn't exactly a full-blown war, but thousands of people lost their lives making an entire river through blood only, including us second-stage martial artists who weren't exactly safe either as even second-stage martial artist suffered injuries," Xia Ku mentioned with a reminiscent eyes that showed a deep terror in his eyes.

He again scratched his clothes.

"This cloth is really uncomfortable..."

"Bear with it, as we only need it to ensure the Lu family brat doesn't escape or become alert," Xia Jing replied with a slight smile.

"Initially, that foolish girl Xia Yuner... While she may be smart, suggesting a third-stage martial artist to handle the Lu family brat? She still doesn't comprehend the ways of the world. We have intel that Lu Zhen's guard is at least a peak third-stage martial artist. After all, he killed our valuable assassins, and their leader was a peak third-stage martial artist.

So, he could potentially be a second-stage martial artist," Xia Ku remarked without hesitation.

"Sending the three of us should be sufficient, and even if it isn't..." He revealed a jade bracelet.

The two's eyes widened at the sight.

"The ancestor's bracelet?"

"Yes. When we break this, we can signal our ancestors. It is crucial for us to secretly assassinate Lu Zhen at all costs. If we fail, a war will erupt, consuming the entire population of millions in Phoenix City," Xia Ku declared, a serious glint flashing in his eyes, casting a heavy atmosphere over them.

Actually, the only reason the ancestor had agreed to go along with Xia Yuner's wishes was because Lu Zhen was the son of Lu Ying. The deep-rooted hatred for killing their patriarch still simmered within them.

Meanwhile, the carriage continued along the thorny path of the forest, threading its way through.

"Halt," suddenly, Lu Zhen shouted, and the carriage came to a stop.

"Eh, what happened, young master?" Yu Bai inquired, but Lu Zhen didn't respond, his attention focused on the screen in front of him. A frown creased his face.

[Ding!]

[Three hostile creatures detected in front of the host, approximately 100 kilometres away.]

[Quest generated]

[Mission: Either escape or eliminate the three hostile creatures approaching the host.]

[Appraisal eye: level 6]

[Saber mastery: level 6]

[Adaptability: level 5]

[Aura control: level 5]

[Meditation: level 2]

[Dual cultivation: level 2]

[Alchemy: level 2]

[Sword mastery: level 2]

[Qian mastery: level 1]

[Staff master: level 1]

[Chain mastery: level 1]

He focused his golden eyes on the Adaptability skill, and almost instantly, a prompt appeared in his vision.

[Adaptability (Level 5): Grants the host the ability to adapt both physically and mentally, accelerating the process of adaptation and allowing the host to control his emotions as desired.]

Lu Zhen's eyes widened as he read this.

"So, after the update, the system has become more systematic, and the Adaptability skill now allows me to control my emotions," Lu Zhen realised. He heaved a sigh of relief.

In truth, he wasn't fond of his previous Adaptability skill, which had made him almost devoid of emotions and special things he couldn't control.

However, now that he had the ability to control his emotions as he saw fit, he recognized the potential for manipulation and enhancing his combat capabilities.

Although Lu Zhen had subtly learned how to manipulate his emotions in the previous world, it had mostly been a facade that people put on.

While he could do this in the current world, he understood that even the smallest subtleties would give him away to an average martial artist. So he didn't bother trying to fake his emotions, as it was nearly impossible to make them appear perfectly natural.