The victory settlement logo popped up on the screen, followed immediately by a flurry of dense notification sounds for friend requests.
"BroIsBigAndGood", "ImYourBroQiang", "LittlePanda"...
Private messages and friend requests flew in like snowflakes, all from the opponents and passersby who had been dazzled by Jiang Han's maneuvers in the previous game.
The corner of Jiang Han's mouth curled up slightly as he slid his finger, rejecting them all.
Bro is a heartless ranking machine.
Beside him, Jiang Yu's delicate, cherry-like mouth was slightly agape. She stared strangely at the character with the ID "AnOverlordFlower" on the screen and the blindingly impressive 21-2-6 record, as if seeing Jiang Han for the first time.
In that last round, the game character controlled by Jiang Han moved like a ghost assassin. An ordinary displacement skill was played by him with such flair; the sharp blade in his hand flickered with a cold gleam, reaping a life every time it sliced through the air. By the time the opponents used their skills to focus fire on him, Jiang Han's figure would flicker, vanishing into the mist...
"You... did you have your seal lifted?"
"Say what!?" Jiang Han was stunned.
Jiang Yu suddenly pounced over and hugged Jiang Han, ecstatic. "Hahaha! I knew it! How could there be a good-for-nothing waste in this world? So, Bro, your talent lies in gaming!"
The girl's fresh, soft embrace made Jiang Han blush instinctively.
Little sister... no blood relation...
... no blood relation...
Cough...
"Xiaoyu, actually, Bro's other abilities are even stronger." Suddenly, Jiang Han said with utmost seriousness.
"Oh? Which aspect are you referring to?"
Jiang Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone ambiguous.
Jiang Han keenly sensed danger and quickly straightened his posture. "I mean I'm just as strong playing other roles too."
"In that case, play the position five support for me. I want a pentakill and to become a god too."
Gaining over twenty points in one match, Jiang Yu was excitedly wanting to ride the momentum to rush into the Gold rank.
Jiang Han, however, shook his head. "It's getting late, time to sleep."
Jiang Yu puffed up her round cheeks. "Hmph! Who needs you! This young lady can climb ranks just fine without you."
Walking toward the bedroom, Jiang Han thought about the Cyan-Grade Soul Jade in his pocket, intending to absorb the skill within it later.
Suddenly, remembering something, he stopped and turned around to ask, "By the way, Xiaoyu, have you tested your Natal Spirit Artifact?"
"Tested it."
Jiang Yu answered without raising her head, focused on queuing for the next game.
"Oh? What Spirit Artifact is it?"
"A fan. Seems to be a Heaven-Grade Spirit Artifact? Meh, not sure, but it has twelve skill slots anyway..."
Pfft—
Jiang Han felt like he had been struck by a heavy blow; he almost couldn't hold back a mouthful of old blood from spraying out.
They really aren't biological siblings. What kind of concept is twelve skill slots?
In school, Bai Ruoxue's Natal Spirit Artifact had nine skill slots, and she was hailed as a daughter of heaven, acting incredibly arrogant.
Is his little sister defying the heavens?
"So troublesome. How should I match twelve skills? If only I could give a few to my smelly older brother."
Jiang Yu said, seemingly a bit depressed.
Jiang Han's face darkened, knowing she was doing it on purpose to annoy him.
Hmph, smelly little sister. Trying to provoke your old brother? Too naive!
Jiang Han turned around and walked into the bedroom.
......
Sitting on the computer chair, Jiang Han looked at the faintly glowing Cyan-Grade Soul Jade in his hand, feeling a headache coming on.
That line of eerie black text floated into his vision again,
"...At this moment, you want to hand this Cyan-Grade Soul Jade to your shadow to devour..."
At the same time, under the desk lamp, Jiang Han's shadow began to stir restlessly, emitting ripples like water.
Jiang Han secretly twitched his lips. "Why does it feel like raising a dog? So greedy? And always trying to add drama for me."
He had no intention of letting the shadow devour this Cyan-Grade Soul Jade.
First, his shadow was very strange; it might have its own consciousness. It was somewhat like raising a Gu worm; he had to be extremely cautious.
Second, this Cyan-Grade Soul Jade was personally handed to him by Chen Yuan. Although there was a chance of failure when a Natal Spirit Artifact absorbed a Soul Jade...
However, the higher the grade of the Soul Jade, the greater the chance of failure. The success rate for a Cyan-Grade Soul Jade was ninety percent; it would be unreasonable if it failed.
Moreover, he needed a skill he could show off in front of others.
Immediately, Jiang Han ignored the temptation of the text in his vision and directly summoned his dagger Spirit Artifact.
Whoosh!
A dark light flashed. The Soul Jade floated in the air without support, then slowly merged into the dagger.
Instantly, Jiang Han felt he had gained a new skill—
Emerald Shadow Slash!
Releases an emerald arc of light with immense power, capable of severely injuring White-Grade Specters.
Skill cooldown is one minute. Each use consumes one-third of spiritual power...
"Good skill!"
Jiang Han was delighted.
He already possessed the Mist Specter's mistification ability, which was sufficient for self-preservation. What he lacked was an offensive means.
Now, with Emerald Shadow Slash, one for offense and one for defense, it was an excellent combination.
Suddenly, Jiang Han froze.
In his perception, within the dagger's original three holes, after installing the Emerald Shadow Slash Soul Jade in the first one, several more holes actually extended out.
Like branches of a tree, there were three categories in total.
The first branch slot was bronze-colored and marked with a prompt—
Required: Bronze-Armor Specter Soul Jade (Power increased by forty percent, range expanded by thirty percent)
The second branch slot was black, also marked with a prompt—
Required: Dark Nether Specter Soul Jade (After hitting the enemy, disrupts the flow of spiritual power within their body, preventing them from using abilities for three seconds)
The third branch slot was white—
Required: Mist Specter Soul Jade (Ability cooldown reduced by half, spiritual power consumption reduced by half, casting speed doubled)
"What the hell?"
Jiang Han was astonished.
He had never heard of Soul Jades within a Natal Spirit Artifact being able to extend new...