Chapter 138

Guo Tu knelt on one knee on the ground, lowered his head in shame, and Shen Tianxing went over and helped him up.

"It's not that you're incapable; it's just that Lord An is far smarter than you. From now on we're all on the same side, so stay by Lord An's side to learn. I'm sure Lord An will appreciate your abilities."

"It seems the lord still doesn't quite trust me, but that's fine; letting Mr. Guo stay will put the lord at ease, though I'm worried Mr. Guo might feel wronged."

An Heping was also straightforward, meaning Shen Tianxing had Guo Tu stay to monitor him, but he didn't mind.

"Impudent, how dare you speak to the lord like that; you clearly harbor ill intentions."

Guo Tu blurted out those words; there was no choice, having lost people before, he now needed to prove himself.

"You didn't hear it; Lord An doesn't mind, he was just joking. From now on, stay here peacefully and help Lord An well, understand?"

Guo Tu's face was full of embarrassment, his eagerness to perform went a bit overboard, so now he can only nod respectfully in agreement.

"This subordinate will faithfully follow the lord's orders."

"This subordinate has met Lord An; from now on I will obey Lord An's commands, and I hope Lord An will not hold my previous offenses against me."

Guo Tu also had no choice but to obey Shen Tianxing's orders; the reason Shen Tianxing could let Guo Tu stay here is because he trusted An Heping, and thus trusted the True Eye of Reality.

When An Heping chose to follow Shen Tianxing, Shen Tianxing's True Eye of Reality saw that An Heping's loyalty was as high as 70%.

A person who has just defected having 70% loyalty shows that he genuinely approves of Shen Tianxing, though he hasn't reached full loyalty yet; this can only be built gradually.

"That certainly won't happen; Mr. Guo's methods are actually quite good, I happened to notice them, mainly because the people of An City trust me as their prefect enough, and someone reminded me that Mr. Guo seemed odd, which drew my attention to him."

Guo Tu also gave a dry laugh and nodded, and Shen Tianzhen nodded in satisfaction.

"You keep talking; I still have to go kill a few people, so I'll leave first."

As soon as Shen Tianzhen's words fell, his figure flashed and he vanished without a trace.

At that moment, while Shen Tianxing was in Pingcheng, a system prompt sounded in his ear.

"Congratulations, host, for subduing An City Prefect An Heping and completing the hidden task to make him your own; reward: 1,000,000 Killing Value, System Hidden Mall Unlock Card 1/3."

Top Grade Martial Arts Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm, Top Grade Martial Arts Great Compassion and Mercy Twelve Palms, Ultimate Martial Art Six Pulse Divine Sword Residual Chapter First Part, Silver 500,000.

"Congratulations, host, for completing the hidden task of occupying Beizhou; reward: 5,000,000 Killing Value, System Hidden Mall Unlock Card 1/3, Divine Artifact Exchange Card 1/3."

Ultimate Martial Art Six Pulse Divine Sword Residual Chapter Second and Third Parts, Super Guard Summon Token, Super Second‑Tier Troop Summon Token, Silver 1,000,000.

Again there are two hidden tasks, and two Top Grade Martial Arts are given; the most surprising part is two System Hidden Mall Unlock Cards 1/3, plus a Divine Artifact Exchange Card 1/3.

This means Shen Tianxing can open the System Hidden Mall and exchange for a divine artifact; of course, having the first three chapters of the Six Pulse Divine Sword is also quite surprising.

The Super Guard Summon Token can additionally summon a guard at the first level of a sect master, while the Super Second‑Tier Troop Summon Token can summon ten thousand elite soldiers that can be revived infinitely.

Shen Tianxing couldn't help but glance at his Luck Value, which indeed had 80 points—an absolutely lucky day; unfortunately, he doesn't have many lottery draws, otherwise he could hit another jackpot.

System, first synthesize the Hidden Mall Unlock Card, then synthesize the Divine Artifact Exchange Card. After that, comprehend the Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm and the Great Compassion and Mercy Twelve Palms, raise them to Small Success, then merge them into the Minor Formless Skill.

Congratulations, host, for successfully synthesizing the Hidden Mall Unlock Card and the Divine Artifact Exchange Card.

Congratulations, host, for comprehending the Thousand Hand Tathagata Palm and the Great Compassion and Mercy Twelve Palms, successfully spending 30,000 Killing Value to raise the two martial arts to Small Success, and spending 400,000 Killing Value to successfully merge the two martial arts into the Minor Formless Skill.

After two consecutive system prompt sounds were settled, Shen Tianxing spent another 430,000 Killing Value, but it was worth it—the Minor Formless Skill can now increase all attributes by 60% and power by 60% during battle.

System, use the Hidden Mall Unlock Card, open the Hidden Mall.

Congratulations, host, for successfully opening the Hidden Mall; please select the items you wish to purchase.

The system prompt sounded, and a panel appeared before Shen Tianxing, which had exactly 12 slots, each slot displaying various discounted items.

Shen Tianxing quickly scanned it, his eyes lit up, and his gaze fixed firmly on the second slot of the second row in the middle, which was marked with a 0.1 discount; the item was the Second Form of the Tathagata Divine Palm.

Originally requiring 200 million to purchase, the Second Form of the Tathagata Divine Palm now costs only 2,000,000 Killing Value; Shen Tianxing hesitated not at all and chose to buy it.

Congratulations, host, for spending 2,000,000 Killing Value to successfully purchase the Second Form of the Tathagata Divine Palm, Jin Ding Fo Deng; would you like to spend 100,000 Killing Value to comprehend it immediately?

Comprehend! Meanwhile, spend 1,100,000 Killing Value to raise it to Proficient. Also, raise the first form to Proficient as well.

Congratulations, host, for successfully spending 2,100,000 Killing Value to raise the First and Second Forms of the Tathagata Divine Palm, Jin Ding Fo Deng, to Proficient.

Spending 2,100,000 Killing Value feels a bit painful, but it's absolutely worth it.

Tathagata Divine Palm First Form, Buddha Light First Appears Proficient: a palm strike instantly increases damage by 150%; each level increase adds 50% damage; damage range forward diameter 20 meters, radius 15 meters; consumes 1,000 points of Internal Force.

Tathagata Divine Palm Second Form, Jin Ding Fo Deng Proficient: a palm strike instantly increases damage by 200%; each level increase adds 50% damage; damage range forward diameter 25 meters, radius 20 meters; consumes 1,500 points of Internal Force.

Seeing that Buddha Light First Appears increased damage by 50%, and the attack range also increased to 20 meters and 15 meters, while Internal Force consumption remained unchanged, Shen Tianxing was very pleased.

As for the Second Form of the Tathagata Divine Palm, its base damage at entry is 100%; raising it to Proficient adds another 100%, the damage range is larger, yet the Internal Force consumption remains only 1,500 points—it is also a powerful group‑attack killing move.

Of course, the Tathagata Divine Palm is not purely a group attack; reaching Small Success allows it to be transformed into a single‑target attack, but because it is a Divine Grade Martial Art, the Killing Value required to level up is enormous—Small Success needs 5,000,000.

That means, to upgrade these two forms, bringing the Tathagata Divine Palm to Small Success would require 10,000,000 Killing Value; Shen Tianxing only has over 7,000,000, and he still needs to save for purchases, so it will have to wait until next time.

Shen Tianxing continued to examine; the other eleven slots' items were not bad either, but the prices were too high, the discounts insufficient, and even the cheapest would cost nearly 8,000,000 Killing Value.

No choice, Shen Tianxing could only spend 100,000 Killing Value, click refresh; soon a new set of twelve items appeared, and Shen Tianxing's gaze fell on the fourth slot of the third row, his face full of disbelief, he stood there completely dazed.