Villains: Starting with the Landlady

[Combat Strength: SS]

[Affection: Like (Beautiful and approachable UP+)]

Ling Yun instantly held his breath; all the data were somewhat exaggerated!

Whether it was the initial highest score of 98, the exaggerated figure stats, or the [Beauty Affinity] that directly suppressed LV2 and forcibly locked the favorability at "like", everything exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, the reason why [Beauty Affinity] was suppressed was because the difference in combat power was too great, and it actually reached SS!

That's normal, after all, it's the mother tree that sustains the entire secret realm, and its nearly three thousand years of age is the best proof.

"Destinybreaker, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Bellamy never looked up, keeping his hands on his chest as if in silent prayer.

"Oh, isn't the person you're waiting for the chosen one?"

The surroundings became quiet, even the breeze stopped.

"Hehe, as expected of someone who breaks fate, their way of speaking and thinking is truly unique."

Bellamy looked up at the Mother Tree Maya with some surprise. After all, only the Grand Elder could come into contact with the Mother Tree itself, so in her memory, Maya always spoke slowly and calmly. This was the first time she had heard her speak in such a joking tone.

"Bellamy, you stay here for now, I'll take him over."

"Yes."

Maya landed on the ground. Lingyun was already quite tall, but he was still much shorter than Maya, who was over 2 meters tall. He could only reach the same height as Maya's exaggerated bust.

She tapped Ling Yun twice with her finger, and Ling Yun suddenly felt his body lighten. Soon, he and she flew upwards together at a speed far exceeding the current limit of his [Lightning Speed]!

Ling Yun estimated that he had flown at least a hundred kilometers before arriving at the location under the tree canopy. There was a natural platform there, with some daily necessities placed around it.

After his feet touched the ground, Ling Yun's fear of heights dissipated, and he couldn't help but look back.

He could no longer see anything on the ground; it was all a vibrant green. He had no idea where Bellamy was.

"what's your name?"

"Ling Yun."

The young man turned to look at Maya and said earnestly.

"You can call me Maya."

Her fingers gently slid behind her, and a hidden compartment opened, from which a scroll of bamboo slips flew out.

"This is the 'Ancient Secret Technique - Mind Reading Chapter,' which can be taken away by the chosen one who passes the test. As for the legendary 'Destiny Breaker,' another test is required."

Ling Yun used his X-ray vision to look at the bamboo slip, but he couldn't see anything. His LV3 X-ray vision was ultimately not enough.

"You don't need to go to any trouble. If you can learn something right under my nose, then I've wasted all these years of my life."

Maya said something indifferently, put the bamboo scroll back, and looked at Ling Yun with a half-smile.

Ling Yun coughed lightly, then asked, "Ms. Maya, what is my test?"

"If he is the chosen one, then I will create three illusions to test whether he is pure in body and mind, and whether he is capable of bearing the mission of reading minds, rather than using it to do bad things."

Maya did not directly answer the question, but continued, "The three trials will allow me to see the true heart of the chosen one. Only then can I entrust the secret technique to him with peace of mind. And if I find out that he has used the secret technique to do bad things, I will take back everything I gave him and erase him from the world."

Ling Yun silently mourned for Li Zishi for a few seconds. No wonder he only had 1500 luck points despite having such a bug-like ability as mind reading and such a miraculous survival skill as disappearing into the dust. It turned out he was limited in many ways.

Ling Yun is no good person; he's a major villain, so naturally he needs to be unrestrained. He'll definitely fail this test.

“But you’re different.” Maya stared at him for a few moments. “The Ancient Secret Technique was an extremely powerful secret technique in our time. When my partner obtained it, she knew she couldn’t keep it, so she asked me to place it in the Celestial Realm for her safekeeping. So many years have passed, and the chosen one has yet to arrive, and our era has long since passed. The Ancient Secret Technique has been forgotten in the long river of history…”

"However, she predicted back then that there was a one in a hundred billion chance that you would appear—the one destined to break your fate. You will not be entangled by worldly affairs and can use secret techniques without restraint. I can sense that if I were to do anything bad to you, I would probably disappear from this world in an instant."

For an SS-level powerhouse to say such a thing, Ling Yun subconsciously glanced at his left wrist, where only he could see the runes, which were also where the system and Xiao Na were located.

"However, if I just hand it over to you so casually, all these years of protection seem a bit cheap."

Maya finally got to the point.

"I've set a final test for you." She walked gracefully toward Ling Yun. "Defeat me. Only if you pass this test will I give you the secret technique. Otherwise, you can stay and be my tool. I'll take good care of you. Anyway, it's not a bad thing. What you have can't harm me."

Ling Yun glanced at the tall and voluptuous Maya and grinned: "Sorry, but I actually have some achievements in combat!"

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As darkness fell, Ling Yun finally sat up from the large wooden bed.

Fortunately, my enhanced gear is no joke. Let alone an SS-level Mother Tree, even an SSS-level fairy would give me a five-star rating!

Chapter 184 Mind Reading!

Ling Yun reached out and grasped, and the scroll flew out of the hidden compartment and landed in his palm.

Before he could even open the scroll, it instantly transformed into countless points of light that flew into his mind, and he quickly absorbed all the contents of the Mind Reading Manual.

No wonder my X-ray vision didn't work.

The focus is not on the words on the bamboo slips, but on the bamboo slips themselves.

It's like a kind of inheritance. Bamboo slips are disposable. Once you've learned something, unless you die, they won't leave your body again and become bamboo slips for someone else to acquire.

If that mysterious woman had learned it thousands of years ago, and her enemies had found her, all they needed to do was kill her, and the secret technique would have been transformed back into bamboo slips. No wonder she dared not learn it.

However, the situation is different now. With Xiaona as his powerful backing, he has nothing to fear.

After learning it, Lingyun realized that he had gained another skill.

[Mind Reading] LV5 (Max).

He directly gained a max-level ability, which is quite practical and will greatly help him in various things in the future.

For example, it can be used in conjunction with "psychological suggestion" to check the effect of your suggestions at any time. Sometimes it's not necessary to forcibly expend mental energy to completely suggest to the other person; it may just be necessary to get them to say a certain word or do a certain action, and they can see through the other person's mind to cooperate in playing a role.

Or, in battle, to see through the opponent's attack intentions and seize the initiative.

Of course, there are many applicable scenarios in life, it just depends on how it is used.

[Congratulations, Master, on obtaining this ancient secret technique! Since Li Zishi's "protagonist" fate is rooted in this technique, his luck has been reduced to zero. You can send your henchmen or approach him personally to plunder it at any time!]

"Ling Yun, you learned it so quickly?"

Maya also got up from the side, and was slightly stunned after seeing the bamboo slip disappear in a second. She knew that it would take an ordinary person at least several months to fully understand and absorb the knowledge, and they would also need to increase their proficiency with use.

But Lingyun understood it instantly!

"Don't you know what I'm capable of?"

"What should I do? I'm thinking of breaking my promise."

"Broken your promise what?" Ling Yun asked, puzzled.

“I said I’d let you go if you passed the test, otherwise I’d keep you here.” Maya looked at him earnestly. “But you passed the test, what if I still want to keep you here?”

"Hey, Maya, you can't do this! I have so many things to do!"

Ling Yun wasn't afraid of her, but what about things in the city? Did he really have to wait until he had experienced many worlds and was stronger than her before forcibly breaking out? However, he also didn't want to harm Maya.

"I'll send Bellamy back first, you can stay here for another night, okay?"

Maya spoke in a pitiful tone. After all, it had been almost three thousand years, and Ling Yun was the only man she had ever met. It must have been difficult for her to suppress her desires for so long.

Ling Yun shrugged, indicating that he was fine. Upon seeing this, Maya immediately landed on the ground and told Bellamy that Ling Yun had obtained the secret technique.

Bellamy was so excited that his face turned red. After saying goodbye to Maya, he left.

When Maya returned, she saw Ling Yunfei sitting on the bed, curiously looking around the room. She went over and sat down on him with a big thud...

When Bellamy emerged and saw her expression, the priest and elders were stunned for a moment, then suppressed their excitement and asked, "Elder, the Fatebreaker, really..."

"Okay, you guys stay here and keep watch until he comes out, then we'll talk."

"it is good!"

Having waited so many years, what's a little more time? They immediately perked up and became vigilant around the perimeter.

After returning to the village, she shared the good news with the eager villagers and then rang a large bell in the center of the village.

The sound of bells echoed throughout the entire Fairy Realm, and all the women wept bitterly, which also signified that they would soon be able to leave this place and see the wider world.

When the sun shone on the earth again the next day, Lingyun slowly awoke.

Maya, who was beside him, seemed to be sleeping soundly, a smile lingering on her lips.

He sat on the edge of the bed and thought for a long time. In the end, he took out a set of modern clothes from the ring, put them on, walked outside the platform and took a look, but he was still a little afraid of heights and his legs were weak.

Damn, that's way too high! If I fall from there, will I turn into a meat patty or a pile of mud?

【Hmm, I'm awake! Good morning, Master!】

Xiao Na's voice also carried the languidness of someone who had just woken up, leaving Ling Yun speechless: "Seriously, you're a system spirit, why do you need to sleep?"

【Of course, Master, sleeping is just to pass the time when I'm bored. Although it's also reassuring to see you sleeping... Ahem, um, I didn't have time to tell you about yesterday's reward because you were fighting so intensely. I'm telling you now!】

[Since the master spent a romantic night with a spirit tree avatar with a rating of 98 and a combat power of SS yesterday, achieving the "Mother Tree of Desire" achievement, the reward is "Unlimited Ammunition Depot"! At the same time, the combat power of Ling Yaxuan and the other two girls has increased to A-, and their special abilities have been upgraded to LV4. Please keep up the good work, master!]

This was a huge boost; Ling Yaxuan and the others surpassed Ling Yun in strength once again, and the improvement in their special abilities also indirectly enhanced his strength.

In addition, the achievement "Mother Tree of Desire" was unexpected. It really is the Mother Tree of Desire! And what does "Infinite Ammunition Depot" mean?

Am I, Ling, lacking anything? Ah, lacking anything?

Seemingly having seen through Ling Yun's thoughts, Xiao Na said quietly.

[Master, I hope you can remain this resilient even after fighting powerful enemies for several days.]

"Ahem, I was just saying it offhand."

[Don't worry, Master. If any girl dares to force herself on you despite your safety, Xiao Na will step in!]

The two chatted in private for a while, while Maya was awakened by the sunlight outside. She was the embodiment of the Mother Tree, and after she awoke, the entire Mother Tree trembled, making Lingyun think it was an earthquake.

"Nana, I have a feeling that Maya's strength is more than SS. This tree is so big, even if I tried to chop it down, I wouldn't be able to kill it by next year."

[Because her true form is immobile and has obvious weaknesses, unless she's lucky enough to break through to SSS level in ten thousand years and be able to directly convert herself into human form, her strength will increase by leaps and bounds, and she could become a powerful general in her master's army!]

"By then, my grave would probably have been trampled flat, right?"

[Hehe, with Xiaona around, Master won't die so easily!]

Chapter 185 The Blessing of the Village

"Ling Yun, it's time for me to fulfill my promise."

Maya hugged him again, her face showing the reluctance of parting.

You absolutely must come back and see me, or I'll come looking for you!

"Okay, I'll come back when I have time."

Ling Yun was a little overwhelmed by her enthusiasm. Knowing that if he didn't leave now, he would probably waste another day, he quickly said, "Please see me out first."

Remember to come back and find me!

With a light tap of her finger, Ling Yun felt his body become light again, as if wings had grown on his back, and he fell from the platform, flying towards the ground at an extremely fast speed!

He could even adjust the speed and direction of his descent, and soon landed safely, and that feeling disappeared.

He looked up at the towering tree, waved in Maya's direction, and in a flash, he was back in the passage he had been in before.

He turned around, the tree trunk in front of him parted again, and he walked outside in a few steps.

"Lord Lingyun!"

The priests and elders bowed in greeting, and Ling Yun calmly responded before quickly heading towards the village with the help of [Lightning Speed].

Upon arriving in the village, he was immediately surrounded by countless women. Not a single woman here had a rating below 80, and at this moment, the "Beauty Affinity" ability was working its magic; all the women seemed eager to strip him naked and offer themselves to him.

Ling Yun struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, while Bellamy, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, persuaded the women to leave and prepared to throw him a farewell party that night.

"What? I have to wait here all night?"

“Yes, I’ve talked to them all.” Bellamy took Ling Yun’s hand, and the two entered the house. “Basically, all the women will still live here, but we will also send delegations out to see the scenery outside and exchange information with the outside world.”

"But I heard Lyle say you don't have anything of value?"