[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count":3,"chapter-one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-chapter-204":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},671942,905,"Chapter 204: Another connection added!","one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>Just as you were hesitating whether to directly cross the red zone to avoid wasting time going around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, billowing black smoke flowed from the distance, covering the earth, towering over a hundred meters high, like a massive black sandstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, this black smoke was constantly shifting, piecing together into ferocious and terrifying human-faced evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These evil spirits were like a plague of locusts sweeping across the land; wherever they went, all living beings, whether from the Demon Tribe or ordinary plants and animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All withered and shriveled, as if drained of all moisture, leaving only desiccated husks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had never heard of such a strange phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Thousand Souls Banner flew out from your hand and looked in the direction of the black smoke for a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good! It's a Forbidden Land Riot! Run, children!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain clearly, what is a 'Forbidden Land Riot'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain what?! Can't you see? These dark evil spirits are devouring the life essence of living beings, they're already dead beyond dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is life essence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All living beings have body and soul. The soul has its soul origin, the body naturally has its life essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason living beings differ from inanimate objects, capable of growth, thought, and cultivation, is because they are innately endowed with these two special energies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every so often, the forbidden lands within the Great Wastes release these dark evil spirits to devour the surrounding living beings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its most widespread, it can even spread from the central part of the Great Wastes all the way to the borders of the Five Regions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You never expected the human world to have such a dangerous place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing those menacing evil spirits, you confidently smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Wan, others might have to run when encountering this situation, but why are you running? Come, let's see your specialty act!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Ten Thousand Souls Banner had an expression, right now it would be \"non-moving image.jpg\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are not souls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, you immediately felt an intense itch to use your skills, your steel addiction flaring up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since they're not ghosts, then they must be from the Alien Race! I'll handle it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now you knew why the \"Traffic Light\" had been warning of red danger all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forbidden Land Riot covered such a vast area that going around wasn't practical anymore. You either had to retreat and wait for who-knows-when it would end, or fight your way through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You soared through the air, True Qi radiating outward, the powerful oppressive aura from the Martial King Realm shaking the surroundings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blazing Extinction set clad your body, you held the Blazing Extinction War Spear, and charged into the dark storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alien Race! Prepare to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your moves were fierce and sharp, your momentum unmatched, wide-open and unrestrained, directly killing until the darkness scattered and the storm recoiled in fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dark evil spirits, after being dispersed by your attacks, would rapidly coalesce again, roaring as they charged back to attack you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell? Why can't they be killed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You also noticed that the two traits, \"The Most Severe Father to Non-Humans\" and \"Heartsteel,\" hadn't activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're screwed, we're screwed! Let's get out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You rapidly retreated, fighting your way out from the encirclement of the evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the sheer number of enemies, the back of your hand was still bitten by an evil spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't the pain of a normal bite, but the skin and flesh on the back of your hand rapidly decayed and turned black, with a tendency to continuously spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You were utterly decisive. Gritting your teeth, you drew your sword and sliced off the decayed flesh, revealing stark white bone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That really hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, you had already used Proficiency to raise the Heaven-Grade Martial Art, \"Seven Divine Starry Steps,\" to the Transcendent Mastery realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running away was still quite convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when those evil spirits formed a massive killing array, they couldn't trap you at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flying to a safe distance, you took healing pills from your Storage Ring while staring at the overwhelming black smoke in the distance, your heart still pounding with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You deduced those evil spirits were likely pure energy entities, yet the \"Materialist Warrior\" trait didn't grant immunity to their damage either, suggesting the existence releasing this energy was not a non-material entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this could explain the situation just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we can only wait it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as you were about to retreat even further, you suddenly heard someone calling out to you in clumsy human language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young hero, please wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to look, you saw a red, half-human, half-bird creature with clear female characteristics—a curvaceous figure and well-developed pectoral muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was, of course, a member of the Demon Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, you had noticed her earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, like the other demons around, was fleeing the devouring dark storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sweep with your Divine Sense revealed this demon was merely at the Spirit Condensation realm, not worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of demon are you, and what guidance do you offer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Hong Luan, the youngest daughter of the Vermilion Bird. Just now, while trying to save my clansmen, I was trapped within the Forbidden Land Riot. Thanks to the young hero's intervention!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young hero, though human, could set aside racial prejudice, drawing your blade to help when seeing injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saving others, you seek neither reward nor gratitude, and were about to leave directly. This truly moves Hong Luan deeply...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You noticed that as she spoke, her eyes sparkled and her face flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wake up! Humans and demons are fundamentally different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saw on the ground some other demons, all kneeling and kowtowing towards you, thanking you for saving their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it was a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had just been overconfident, even almost crashing and burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that your combat power was ferocious; after charging in, you drew away a large portion of the dark evil spirits' attacks, indirectly allowing Hong Luan and the other demons to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, well, actually, I... as the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. In my eyes, saving a human or saving a demon is the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Tribe is not good at hiding their emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You felt that in Hong Luan's eyes, you were already radiating golden light, practically about to achieve Buddhahood on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Forbidden Land Riot blocking the path, you simply decided to travel with this group of demons you had saved towards a safe area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the Vermilion Bird arrived amidst a sky full of flames, anxiously searching for her most beloved youngest daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, you successfully gained a connection with the Vermilion Bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though you are of the human race, you risked yourself to save my daughter. My Demon Tribe is definitely not an ungrateful lot; such a great kindness must be repaid...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. I saved them not for any gain. I traveled with Hong Luan and the others because they were injured and I feared other humans might harm them. Now that their injuries have healed, I should be on my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After you said this, the Vermilion Bird, also a demon and equally poor at hiding her feelings, looked at you with reverence in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never expected there to be such a pure-hearted person among humans. It seems I held some prejudice against your race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, when the Vermilion Bird first arrived and saw you with Hong Luan, she thought you were a demon hunter and almost attacked you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Vermilion Bird felt even more guilty and even more convinced she should repay you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Demon Tribe has always coexisted with heaven, earth, and nature; their cultivation mostly relies on enduring through time, so she didn't know what she could give you as repayment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you unfurled your map of the State of Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>",1341,"2026-06-02T08:15:15.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","64ab3795b8decd4076864dd1d74df37567dec15c718c10c4fc9a7ea17e7bdb94","one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-chapter-205","one-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-chapter-203",239,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fone-trait-draw-per-year-even-simulations-count-cover.jpg"]