Chapter 13

"Ding! Detected a ability red packet sent by a guild member. The guild leader's second privilege is now officially activated—"

"The guild leader can unconditionally receive one member's ability without spending any credits."

Su Han was momentarily confused, but soon something occurred to him, and his eyes lit up instantly.

The guild leader's privilege allows him to directly upgrade one ability sent by a member to the same level as the member's, without spending credits.

Of course, Su Han cannot unconditionally accept an ability every time a member sends a red packet—only one ability per member can be accepted unconditionally.

"That's already terrifying enough."

Su Han stared at the three-colored Conqueror's Haki in the red packet, lost in thought. He could directly upgrade one of the three Haki to Bai Hu Zi's level, while the other two remained as experience packets.

"Bai Hu Zi's Conqueror's Haki is terrifying… He became one of the Four Emperors of the sea, a dominant force left over from last century! Although his Conqueror's Haki may be slightly inferior to Red-Haired Shanks', it's still among the absolute top tier."

Red-Haired Shanks is the world's strongest Conqueror's Haki user, as praised by Bai Hu Zi himself. So it's no surprise that Bai Hu Zi's Conqueror's Haki is slightly weaker—but even so, it remains the strongest in the world.

"Observation Haki… Bai Hu Zi is slightly lacking in it!"

Su Han thought to himself, "Bai Hu Zi's strongest is Armament Haki."

Bai Hu Zi's Armament Haki can rightly be called the number one in the world—no less than the Navy hero Garp.

"Perfect! Then I'll choose Armament Haki directly." Su Han made his decision quickly.

As Su Han made his choice, a brilliant force gradually flowed into his body from the guild chat interface; his body emitted crisp, crackling sounds, and he furrowed his brow.

Unlike what he imagined, Su Han didn't feel any intense pain. Within a few breaths, he smoothly accepted the Armament Haki.

He stretched his body, clenched his fist, and a layer of pitch-black, profound Armament Haki slowly covered his fist.

But just a few instants later, Su Han's face turned instantly pale, and he immediately retracted the Armament Haki.

"Damn… Bai Hu Zi's Armament Haki level is way too high! Armament Haki, at its core, is like a Devil Fruit ability—it still consumes physical stamina to use."

If Su Han hadn't inherited a small portion of Bai Hu Zi's physical strength when he received the Armament Haki, he wouldn't have been able to sustain it for even a few breaths—his body would've been completely drained.

"Then I guess using Armament Haki was totally worth it!" Su Han suddenly realized, clicking his tongue, "I didn't just get full-level Armament Haki—I also got a massive boost in physical conditioning!"

Su Han stood up, grabbed the bedpost with one hand, and lifted it effortlessly—the heavy bed rose as if weightless.

"Right now, I can lift at least several tons… Without even using Armament Haki, just pure strength alone, I could probably pick up and beat a Level 10 Spirit-Energy cultivator, right?"

Su Han was extremely satisfied. After all, this was pure physical strength.

If he used Armament Haki, it goes without saying—though the duration is limited, within that extremely short time, a single punch, even if it landed squarely on a Spirit-Craftsman, would likely take off half his life.

"Should be like that, right?"

Su Han was uncertain. After thinking it over, he decided to go out and test just how strong his Armament Haki could be at its peak.

"By the way, I'd like to ask—how many points does it cost to unlock Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki?" Su Han silently asked in his mind.

As Su Han expected, if he asked a useless question, the guild system wouldn't respond—but if he asked something useful, the system would answer.

Observation Haki entry: 100 points.

Conqueror's Haki entry: 100 points.

Observation Haki beginner: 1,000 points.

Conqueror's Haki beginner: 1,000 points.

Observation Haki intermediate: 10,000 points.

Conqueror's Haki intermediate: 10,000 points.

Observation Haki advanced: 100,000 points.

Conqueror's Haki advanced: 100,000 points.

"Holy shit." Su Han's scalp prickled. He'd thought he was fairly wealthy, since he was the only guild member with points right now.

But after seeing the point costs for unlocking each level of Haki, he realized with a jolt that he was just a broke ass.

"Then again, the Armament Haki I inherited should already be advanced, right? So does that mean I just saved 100,000 points?"

Su Han stared blankly. If he thought about it, the guild leader actually had this kind of discount? Don't look now, but remember—Su Han can get one free ability from every guild member.

If every member gets one free ability, then as the guild's membership grows, the points he'll save will become astronomical.

Thinking of it made him feel great.

After going out, Su Han hailed a Didi and headed straight to the wilderness mountains outside Jianghai City.

In this world, Spirit-Energy dominates, so industrial development is far behind his previous life—wilderness areas still hold vast forests untouched by civilization.

Purely in terms of air and natural environment, the Spirit-Energy world is vastly superior to Su Han's former, fully industrialized world.

"Young man, I don't know if you're here for tourism or just playing around, but be careful. Even though Jianghai City is a big metropolis and the surrounding forests have been cleared repeatedly, there probably aren't any extremely powerful beasts left—but ordinary wild animals still exist. Don't go too deep if your cultivation base hasn't reached Spirit-Energy level."