Chapter 10

Meng Yan never thought that his first attempt at using his powers would result in so many unexpected changes. The backlash from the sword energy caused his bones to ache as if they were about to shatter, but that was not the worst part. The most pressing issue was the intense pain in his head.

In the past, he occasionally experienced such headaches, which, although painful, did not last long. This time, however, the severe headache came in waves like a tidal surge, causing his vision to black out, and he had no idea what was happening.

Worse still, in a daze, Meng Yan saw the young man with the green sword charging over, ready to strike. If he did not dodge, the sword would likely cut both him and Ye Jielin down. But how could he dodge? Where could he go?

The headache was unbearable, and Meng Yan's mind was in chaos. Just as he was shouting in distress, someone suddenly grabbed him from behind and pulled him away at the last moment. A several-meter-long green sword light slashed down, easily creating a large pit in the ground, with smoke rising from the cut, indicating a highly toxic substance. Although Meng Yan managed to avoid it in time, the toxic sword wind still hit him, causing numbness, itching, and pain. Even Ye Jielin, who had pulled him back, could not escape unscathed. However, this incident did help to clear the young man's muddled thoughts.

"Run, I..."

Pulled back by Ye Jielin, Meng Yan felt dizzy and disoriented. As he turned to check the situation, he unexpectedly saw the trail of the sword's wind on Ye Jielin's body. The light green, one-piece dress had a scorch mark down the middle, splitting the top into two halves, and even the undergarment inside had torn open. With the girl's movements, two mounds of suppressed flesh, like little white rabbits, bounced out.

The round shapes, like two inverted porcelain bowls on her chest, were delicate and tender, yet full of substance. Compared to the mature Mei Ying, she was not inferior, but one was fully mature, while the other was still developing, with potential for future growth...

In that instant, Meng Yan was completely lost in thought, his mind blank, even the intense headache temporarily suppressed. He stood there, motionless, with two streams of nosebleed flowing down.

This time, Ye Jielin's reaction was much more normal. She was quite calm, though her face turned red. She did not scream but instead used one hand to hold the torn dress, covering her chest, while the other hand dragged the dazed, nosebleeding young man and threw him far away.

"...One death is enough, pass the message on."

"Don't... Ah!"

As he was thrown far away, Meng Yan heard Ye Jielin's low voice. Although her actions were a bit rash, this young lady, being from a prestigious family, took responsibility and made a decisive move at the last moment, showing her resolve. Instead of fleeing when the situation turned bad, she sent her comrade away first, preserving the last hope even if she had to die... This made Meng Yan feel a great deal of respect for her.

Drawing a beautiful parabola in the air, Meng Yan had no control over his body. Even if he wanted to stop, he could not. He saw Ye Jielin, after throwing him, actually charge forward. The pale-faced young man reached out and easily grabbed her by the neck, lifting her up. With just a little more force, her neck would break, and she would meet her end...

...If only his strength could be a bit stronger, he wouldn't be so helpless. He actually had combat capabilities, but why couldn't he use them?

'Be calm, be calm, there's nothing worth being so anxious about. Life is full of ease and composure.'

A voice entered Meng Yan's ears, as if someone was speaking right next to him, or directly in his brain. At the moment the voice sounded, Meng Yan felt everything around him pause, the world frozen, and the pain in his head disappeared. In the silence, all the scenery vanished, and he could not even feel his own body, falling into an endless darkness. Then, a series of strange sounds rang out.

'Three-dimensional basic adjustment, completion rate, eighty-six percent.'

'Brain domain development, forty percent.'

'System installation complete, please restart.'

Meng Yan heard every word clearly, but together, they made no sense. However, after this sentence, a light broke through the darkness, and some blurry images appeared, quickly becoming clear. It was the cave where he lived.

Clearly in the middle of a battle, why did he suddenly return to the cave? This was very strange. The arrangement in the cave was different from when he left. The few vials of medicine in the corner, which he had already taken to the field as fertilizer, should have been... from a few years ago, around the time the blond old man died. Many outsiders came and went, and he had a particularly strong impression of one person because... he was the only one who slapped him.

There was a person in the cave, not himself, not the blond old man, but a strange man in a colorful outfit, standing on a ball, with his face painted and a bright red fake nose, and even his hair was red, looking very funny yet peculiar... Meng Yan had heard of people dressed like this, called clowns, but why would there suddenly be a clown in his home?

"Hello, dear user, I am the system maintenance sprite, Wu Chou Xiao Cong Ming. Please follow my guidance to complete the installation process."

"Huh, what did you say? I didn't understand a word."

Meng Yan was completely confused and slowly walked toward Wu Chou. After saying this, Wu Chou seemed to go crazy, rolling his eyes and dancing, repeatedly saying the same phrase.

"HP or MP?"

"What?"

The strange notes were a language the young man had never heard before. For a moment, he could only stand there, not knowing how to react. Although he wanted to understand what these words meant, no matter how he asked, Wu Chou ignored him, repeating the same phrase in a flat tone.

"HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP? HP or MP?"

If this continued, Meng Yan was sure he would go crazy. So he randomly responded, "The latter one, MP."

Making a choice was the key to breaking the deadlock. The wide-eyed Wu Chou instantly returned to normal, standing on the rolling ball and bowing to Meng Yan with a smile, "Respecting your choice, after the basic direction is completed, I will explain the details to you..."

"What details? Can you explain what you are and what's happening?"

"I am the system maintenance sprite. The system is rooted in a chip, which was implanted in your brain three years, seven months, nine days, and five hours ago. It has been quietly operating, adjusting your body functions, waiting for you to complete the final restart and choice."

"Implanted in my brain?" Meng Yan was stunned for a few seconds, then realized, "The old man's slap pushed the metal piece into my brain? No wonder I couldn't find it afterward... This is incredible! How did the metal piece get into my brain without any wound? I didn't even feel it! And the choice you mentioned... what kind of choice did I make?"

"The main function of the infinite system allows you to choose between an HP infinite immortal body or an MP infinite inexhaustible power. You chose the latter. From now on, all techniques that you supply energy to will be fully supported by the inexhaustible power, without any energy shortage."

"...I don't quite understand, but..." Meng Yan frowned, "It seems pretty cool, not a scam."

"However, according to the system scan, your current physical strength is not high. If you experience a strong battle impact, your body may not be able to withstand it. Therefore, I suggest you strengthen your physical training to improve your physical functions, so you can handle the high-intensity battles supported by the inexhaustible power. Alternatively, you can obtain another chip to activate the immortal body function..."

"Are you kidding? Where am I supposed to get another metal piece?" Meng Yan scratched his head, impatiently, "So, does this mean my Immortal Phoenix Sword can now be used infinitely?"

"Unfortunately, after scanning, the Immortal Phoenix Rebirth Sword absorbs the energy of the dead, which is not supplied by you. The inexhaustible power cannot function, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless your life ends and you are reborn as the dead, generating your own death energy, which would then fall within the scope of the inexhaustible power, allowing it to be endless."

"Does that mean I'm doomed?"

"The word 'dead' is not accurate. You would actually be transforming your life form, existing in another form. In human language, this form is called..."

Hearing Wu Chou's mysterious words, Meng Yan couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope and guessed, "A god?"

"No, a zombie!"

The straightforward answer made the young man's face fall. He did not get angry but crossed his arms, looking at Wu Chou suspiciously, "You talk about immortality and inexhaustibility, and I thought you were really powerful, but you're completely useless..."

"That's not the case. When the system was designed, it was meant to be versatile. Who would have thought you would practice such an obscure technique?"

"Whatever, it's useless, and it's a waste. Let's just part ways. I don't want the inexhaustible power or the chip. Get it out of my brain quickly. This unreliable thing, whoever wants it can have it, I don't want it!"

"Well, well, don't say that. The creator spent a lot of effort to make this chip. In the original world, many people..."

"Now that it's useless, it's just junk. I don't care what it was like in the previous world. I've heard this too many times!"

"Then... I'll open an untested function for you..." The clown's mouth curved into a full moon-like smile, "Can you try it out for now?"

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