Chapter 283: Totem Enhancement

Mu Yi, feeling a new power, is studying the link between the Bull Totem and the Bird Totem, and the shaking earth awakens him from his perception.

Moo!

Frenzy‑raging herd of bulls charged at Mu Yi, their crimson eyes radiating death's light.

What suffering is this!

Mu Yi looked at the irate herd, sighed; he had only wanted a Dragon‑Blood Barbarian Bull to forge a Bull Totem, but now it seemed he had to wipe out the entire Barbarian Bull herd here.

Bang!

The fastest charging Barbarian Bull slammed into Mu Yi, but his feet rooted to the ground and, with a bang, he rebounded the bull straight back.

This time Mu Yi did not employ the force‑releasing technique; he simply used his body to exert power, and indeed his body now proved impervious to blade and spear.

Heh heh heh!

Mu Yi lowered his head and launched a rocket‑like head‑butt charge; the bull that collided with him wailed and collapsed limp on the ground.

In this head‑butt clash, Mu Yi achieved a complete victory, confirming the might of his copper head and iron forehead with solid head‑butt force.

Rather than saying Mu Yi is a man, it is more accurate to say he is a monster cloaked in human skin at this moment.

All of you, die!

Mu Yi inscribed a death judgment on the Death Ledger.

Accompanied by ripples of spoken spirit, the death force spread, and the Barbarian Bulls under its shroud collapsed with a thud, instantly losing their lives.

The bulls that were charging a moment ago all fell to the ground after the spoken death spirit expanded.

The death stare before dying has no effect on Mu Yi at all.

In a dead silence, the valley called Barbarian Bull Valley became utterly silent.

What an exaggerated power!

Endless life‑energy streams along paths invisible to ordinary eyes converge into the Death Ledger; the life‑energy of tens of thousands of Barbarian Bulls seems to give the ledger a hint of vitality.

Correspondingly, Mu Yi, who completed a single‑glance genocide, had his entire Inner Qi instantly drained completely, even the Inner Pill that stored Inner Qi was emptied in an instant.

Primordial qi from heaven and earth converged into Mu Yi's body, continuously replenishing the expended power; the Bird Totem and Bull Totem seemed to act as amplifiers in this process, accelerating the recovery speed.

Mu Yi ignored them, watching with surprise the prompt that appeared on his retina.

Zongwang Prompt: Epic Achievement: Barbarian Bull Destroyer completed.

Barbarian Bull Destroyer: You destroyed all the Barbarian Bulls in Barbarian Bull Valley and killed the Bull King.

Zongwang Prompt: Your title Po Jun has interacted with Barbarian Bull Destroyer.

Your title Po Jun's related attributes have changed—fear effect slightly increased, new: relevant units gain an additional -1 to will checks when facing players.

Mu Yi looked somewhat surprised at the title's change, not expecting an extra gain; following this line of thought, slaughtering a single race might even let the title keep upgrading into a world‑ending demon king or something?

Glancing at the myriad souls drifting in the spirit realm, Mu Yi formed a hand seal.

Dust to dust, earth to earth, rebirth, go!

The Reincarnation Barrier's rebirth effect activated, and the many souls that filled the valley were sent early to the nether of this world for reincarnation.

Mu Yi increasingly understood why a Military Strategist like Jiuzhou, counted among the top powers, is obsessed with conquering a single realm.

On another's territory, even in such an open world, one remains a guest and cannot act at will.

If this realm lacked nether regulation, Mu Yi could simply take all these Barbarian Bull souls and fill the Animal Realm directly.

Compared to the gains from reincarnation, direct plunder is more convenient.

And now, even if Mu Yi could, by the 'advantage of proximity' method, collect all these souls, the default Zongwang agreement for entering this world would immediately deduct the corresponding Zongwang Disaster Coins.

Facing this near‑tyrannical clause, Mu Yi can only swallow his anger; though earned by his own hands, he can only watch, not take, which is infuriating.

Fortunately, the tyrant clause applies only to souls; he can take the Barbarian Bull corpses, indicating the clause targets nether‑type yin spirits.

Yet every absurd regulation must have an absurd story behind it, and it's unknown what sin that Zongwang Player committed years ago now falls on Mu Yi's head.

Human Path!

He opened the Reincarnation Barrier, ordering the soldiers to haul all the Barbarian Bulls back; he has a good plan to strengthen those soldiers.

After clearing the battlefield, Mu Yi extended his perception, commanding the lethal wind to bring Ake Xi from outside the valley.

Honorable Crowned One! Your power is like a miracle, truly astonishing!

Ake Xi looked at the ground littered with Barbarian Bull corpses and sincerely flattered Mu Yi.

Hmm, loyal words aren't that unpleasant!

A faint curve lifted Mu Yi's mouth, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Although he knew Ake Xi was flattering him, he felt pleased; no wonder there are so many foolish people in the world, this feeling truly makes one feel elated.

But Mu Yi has long since changed; after a brief puff, he readjusted his mindset, facing his desires directly being a better path to progress.

A Military Strategist does not adhere to the so‑called complete renunciation of temptations; that is unrealistic, even gods and Buddhas have wrath, let alone cultivators like them.

For a Military Strategist, emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are also powers to be mastered.

So this is the so‑called treasure?

Mu Yi casually moved a huge boulder on the ground; being able to control the earth veins, he clearly sensed a massive cavity beneath.

He commanded the lethal wind to carry Ake Xi down; before them appeared a gigantic treasure cavern, filled with piles of gold and silver riches, countless golden vessels and diamond jewels flashing dazzlingly.

Does this bull also have a hobby of collecting treasure?

Mu Yi looked around oddly, but soon realized this was the treasure left by the Dragon‑Blood Barbarian Bull's giant dragon, whose gender was unknown.

Using one's own kin to guard the treasure for oneself?

Mu Yi had no intention of gathering it; this is the Zongwang contract he made with Ake Xi, everything here belongs to Ake Xi.

"These things are now yours; our contract is fulfilled!" Mu Yi shook his head and flew out of the cave entrance.

When Mu Yi left, Ake Xi lunged straight at the gold mountain; the wealth here was enough for him to buy a small nation!

Unlike Mu Yi, no amount of wealth can purchase Transcendent equipment in the native world.

Ake Xi can use this wealth to arm himself to the teeth, thereby embarking on a path of his own.

For the entire Multiverse, some people's stories are splendid movements; when they gather, they collide, warp, rub, and then sparks fly in dazzling brilliance…

Mu Yi did not greet Ake Xi; after cleaning up the battlefield, he teleported away directly.

He had no intention of probing contract loopholes; although greedy, he would not risk venturing specifically to exploit a Zongwang loophole for a Legend Dragon's treasure.

"Zongwang Prompt: Ake Xi requests to add you as a Zongwang friend!"

Mu Yi was somewhat surprised; the other party had just shown obvious greed and excitement upon seeing the gold and silver financial report, yet quickly regained composure.

This steadiness is indeed somewhat beyond that of ordinary people.

After pondering for a moment, they still accepted; meeting is a kind of fate, and they have a premonition that they will meet again.

"Transmitting departure, please wait…"

After returning to the main world, Mu Yi plunged headfirst into the Reincarnation Barrier.

He only suddenly realized that the purpose of the Cow Totem and Bird Totem might not be to greatly strengthen individuals, but to form an army.

Back during the Hundred Schools Conference, Mu Yi had once used Buddhist Sect chants with monks to strengthen soldiers, and later heard others mention that this tattoo‑enhancement method is a hallmark of Military Strategists.

Now that you think about it, isn't the founding father of Military Strategists the warlord Chi You himself?

And this totem method is not simply a ready-made enhancement technique?

Mu Yi immediately put his idea into action.

"Zongwang Prompt: You obtained Cow Totem (Blue)"

"Zongwang Prompt: You obtained Cow Totem (Green)"

"Zongwang Prompt: You obtained Cow Totem (Green)"

…

The facts prove Mu Yi's idea is feasible, but compared with the quality of the totems on his body, the totems later crafted from wild oxen are generally unsatisfactory.

Even the production of high‑quality blue Cow Totems is scarce, amounting to only about one percent.

When Mu Yi converts all the wild ox carcasses into totems, even his constitution feels a bit dizzy, after all he has been literally bleeding continuously.

"It seems my body still has limits!"

Mu Yi realized this from the high‑intensity totem crafting; although his blood regenerates continuously, the flowing blood also carries away some essence and spirit.

This discovery gave Mu Yi a deeper understanding of the concept of life‑and‑death dual cultivation.

"Supplementing spiritual creatures seems to alleviate this condition; perhaps the blood—or the bloodline—still contains forces I cannot yet fathom?"

After Mu Yi swallowed a peach, he realized the supplement's usefulness and immediately fetched some miraculous elixirs from Zongwang and stuffed them into his mouth.

The various pills' potency, catalyzed by Inner Qi, quickly dissolved and flowed into Mu Yi's limbs and bones, and during this process he made a new discovery.

After pushing his life to the limit to draw tens of thousands of totems, not only the Cow Totems but also the Bird Totems integrated more closely with his body, as if Mu Yi's deeper understanding made the two totems more tangible.

It was only at this point that Mu Yi realized the Totem is a divine art; it is not merely a simple crafting method but a true divine technique, whose inherent power is beyond his current comprehension.

Although the totem is finished, for Mu Yi this is only a beginning.

Originally, merging a totem only required spending Zongwang Disaster Coins for Zongwang to handle it, but after realizing the Totem is a divine art, Mu Yi chose to fuse the totem himself to explore the divine technique.

Having finally found a direction, Mu Yi naturally would not let the opportunity slip away.

Mu Yi spent 5,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins at the Multiverse Trade Center to purchase a needle specifically for drawing spiritual tattoo markings for totem fusion.

Spiritual Tattoo Needle:

Item Level: 10

Quality: Epic

Type: Support Profession Item

Special Effect:

Will Penetration: The user's perception grants the equipment additional penetrating power.

He sat cross‑legged on the ground, carefully using the spiritual tattoo needle in his hand.

The warlord's divine art saved Mu Yi the effort of learning needle techniques from scratch; the moment he obtained the needle, Mu Yi became a master who wields the needle as a weapon.

However, while his control of the needle is no issue, performing totem fusion for the first time is undoubtedly a huge challenge.

With a high perception boost, the needle tip possesses unparalleled penetrating ability; even a body fortified with defensive talents feels as if nothing under the needle's thrust.

Mu Yi is not clear how ancient shamans drew totems, but for him it is a very arduous challenge.

"Hoo~"

When the final needle was placed, Mu Yi couldn't help but let out a breath.

"Success!"

The totem fused with the body; although it was Mu Yi's first totem tattoo, the effect was excellent, and the totem fully attached to the needle‑receiver.

"Ah~"

The totem fusion seemed to cause immense pain; the tattooed soldier writhed on the ground like a caterpillar, thrashing wildly.

"Zhen!"

Mu Yi furrowed his brows; he didn't know which step went wrong, as his totem fusion had not been this painful before.

He directly stunned the other with will, then carefully extended his perception to probe the body's changes, finally finding that this seemed a normal process.

After all, this totem is not a simple tattoo; it can link with the body's soul. For ordinary soldiers, bearing this power requires an adaptation period, which is the torment of metamorphosis.

The higher the totem's quality, the more excruciating the pain it endures.

Moreover, if one remains conscious during the totem fusion, greater compatibility with the totem is achieved, further optimizing its effect.

Mu Yi can easily bear the totem mainly because it was drawn with his own blood, and Zongwang's technical optimization prevents excessive pain.

Understanding this, Mu Yi spent Zongwang Disaster Coins to help the unconscious soldier achieve perfect fusion, after all he had stunned the opponent, depriving them of a perfect metamorphosis.

Later, Mu Yi would let the soldiers choose themselves, selecting one of the two totems.

However, even among those brave soldiers who dared to challenge, only a handful had heard of the torment; the majority fell into unconsciousness amid their suffering.

Nonetheless, the outcome was encouraging: after all the soldiers completed the totem fusion, Mu Yi's Ten-Thousand Man Legion completed a collective evolution.