NCCnovel #498 - New Skill: Time Speed Up
#498 - New Skill: Time Speed Up
Chapter 495: New Skill: Time Acceleration
A purple light orb?
Upon hearing this, Dugu Qiu pondered, "Could it be a Dragon Ball fragment? This person swallowed a Dragon Ball fragment and then awakened a mysterious power? This explanation makes sense."
"In my entire life, I have never been one to owe favors. Whatever wish you have, just tell me, and I will try my best to fulfill it. Glory, wealth, or endless riches, you can ask for anything," Dugu Qiu said with a smile.
Having cultivated to his level, what he feared most was karma. If there was any karmic debt, it had to be cleared as soon as possible.
Hearing Dugu Qiu's words, Zhang Chen shook his head, appearing like a simple and honest youth from the mountains, his eyes full of innocence, holding the Judgment in his arms, "I don't have any grand wishes. Saving you was also something I genuinely wanted to do, so you don't need to feel burdened."
Dugu Qiu immediately became anxious upon hearing this. Having cultivated to his level, what he feared most was karma. This golden pill had powerful effects and had even saved his life. How great was this karma? If he didn't repay it in advance, when he faced the Three Calamities in the future, he would have to repay even more.
Therefore, Dugu Qiu stared intently at Zhang Chen, "No! You must state a wish."
Zhang Chen looked at the pressing gaze of Dugu Qiu, rolled his eyes, and said, "But I really don't have any wishes."
"You must have one! How can a person not have wishes? As long as you bring it up, no matter what the wish is, I can fulfill it for you," Dugu Qiu's voice was full of confidence.
As the number one expert in the Great Victory Dynasty's imperial court, he indeed had the capital to say these words.
"Anything? You can fulfill any wish?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.
Dugu Qiu nodded upon hearing this, "That's right, anything! I can fulfill it."
"If you insist on me saying it, then my parents are dead. Can you bring them back to life? That's my only wish," Zhang Chen blinked his eyes and looked at Dugu Qiu, his eyes full of anticipation.
Of course, he knew that Dugu Qiu didn't have this ability, but if he didn't make an excessive request, how could he get the chance to comprehend the Judgment later?
Dugu Qiu's expression froze on his face upon hearing this. A flush of red rushed to the top of his head, and he said with some embarrassment and anger, "If I had the ability to bring the dead back to life, would I have ended up in this situation? You kid is being too whimsical. You should change your request and not dream such unrealistic dreams. As long as you can make a tangible request, I, your ancestor, can fulfill it for you."
Zhang Chen lowered his eyes upon hearing this, pouted his lips, and muttered, "You said you could fulfill any request, but you're just a braggart."
Although his muttering was soft, Dugu Qiu could hear it clearly with his cultivation. He saw the veins on his forehead bulging, but facing his benefactor, he couldn't explode. Moreover, the other party was just a child, so how could he argue with a child?
Then, Zhang Chen raised his head nonchalantly and said, "I don't have any wishes. If you insist on me making a wish to satisfy me, then just give me this spear. When I used this spear to stab that golden core demon beast to death before, this spear felt quite handy to use."
Zhang Chen's face was very relaxed, as if he didn't know the details of the Judgment at all, only regarding the Judgment as an ordinary spear, as if the wish he made was just a casual response, in order to prevent the other party from pestering him and to end this matter as soon as possible.
Of course, Zhang Chen also knew that Dugu Qiu would never give him this spear. He just wanted to get a chance to test the spear.
Unexpectedly, Dugu Qiu's face twitched when he heard Zhang Chen's words. His eyes looked at Zhang Chen opposite him, his face turning green and purple for a while, unable to speak.
"What? You can't even do such a simple request? It's just a spear, yet you said you could fulfill all my wishes. Are you deliberately playing tricks on me?" Zhang Chen sized up Dugu Qiu, using words to squeeze the other party.
Dugu Qiu smiled bitterly in his heart. This divine weapon belonged to the Great Victory Dynasty's imperial court. How could he have the right to decide?
Having his face slapped twice by the young man opposite him after boasting, Dugu Qiu met Zhang Chen's expression as if he was making fun of him, and stuttered, "If you want a weapon, I can satisfy you with all kinds of divine weapons. All kinds of spears, even a thousand or ten thousand are fine, but this one is the only one that won't work."
Dugu Qiu's confidence was very weak when he was squeezed by Zhang Chen. He didn't dare to speak loudly, and his entire face was really hurting from Zhang Chen's slaps.
"I think you're just deliberately trying to find an excuse to shirk responsibility, bullying me for being young, and wanting to erase the value of my golden pill. However, I saved you willingly, so if you don't want to repay me, why bother playing tricks on me like this? It's really hypocritical," Zhang Chen continued to squeeze Dugu Qiu, choking Dugu Qiu's face until it turned green and purple. He wanted to open his mouth to explain the extraordinary nature of the spear, but Zhang Chen didn't give him a chance, "I see that you're not sincere, but just want to fool me casually. I won't make things difficult for you. Just lend me this spear to play with for a day, and we'll consider this karma settled, and you don't have to ask me to make a request. We'll be clear from now on."
Dugu Qiu's expression twisted for a while, "If you like this spear, you can just take it and play with it. Just return it to me when I leave. The conditions I said still stand, but the conditions you propose are limited to glory and wealth, which I can satisfy you, but you can't make those outrageous requests."
Zhang Chen squinted at Dugu Qiu upon hearing this, "I have now mastered mysterious power, and glory and wealth are readily available to me, so why should I ask you for it?"
His words were full of contempt, making Dugu Qiu seem very hypocritical.
Dugu Qiu's words stagnated, and he sized up Zhang Chen, finally saying helplessly, "I can accept you as a disciple."
Zhang Chen was shocked. He cultivated the Immortal Dao and had various secrets that couldn't be exposed, so how could he dare to get involved with Dugu Qiu?
He sized up Dugu Qiu:
"Forget it, you should take care of yourself first. You're already so miserable. If I were to become your disciple, wouldn't I be as miserable as you?" Zhang Chen said unhappily.
"I…" Dugu Qiu felt depressed upon hearing this. Looking at the contemptuous look in the young man's eyes, he was speechless to the extreme.
He was a top expert in the world, the Great Victory royal family's Sea Stabilizing Needle, yet he was despised by a country bumpkin. Was there any justice in this world?
Countless people in this world wanted to become his disciple but didn't have the chance, but the young man in front of him disdained him. Dugu Qiu's heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he couldn't speak for a while.
Zhang Chen stroked the Judgment in his arms and muttered curiously, "Speaking of which, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this spear. Why are you so reluctant to part with it?"
As he spoke, Zhang Chen activated his own divine power, the Righteous God Golden Light, and silently infiltrated the spear.
Zhang Chen's Righteous God Golden Light was already at the fifth level and could cause damage to tenth-level evil beings. It was his strongest method at the moment.
As Zhang Chen's words fell, the Righteous God Golden Light penetrated into the spear. The Judgment seemed to sense the intrusion of strange power. The next moment, a terrifying power revived and was about to counterattack Zhang Chen.
As the master of the mystery, Dugu Qiu was the first to notice the abnormality of the Judgment. He waved his palm and hurriedly summoned the Judgment back, suppressing the reviving power within the Judgment. Then, his eyes looked at Zhang Chen, and he saw Zhang Chen trembling with fear, looking at Dugu Qiu with a pale face, explaining with a trembling voice, like a frightened bird, "I just activated the power in my body to try to attach it to this spear and play with it…"
When Dugu Qiu saw Zhang Chen's frightened expression, he knew that this kid was scared. He could also guess that the other party did it unintentionally, so he didn't blame him, but said cautiously: "Kid, this spear is not simple, don't mess around! The mysterious power you have cannot come into contact with it. If you provoke this treasure, I won't be able to save you."
"This spear of yours is really strange and dangerous. No wonder you wouldn't give it to me. I almost died under that spear just now," Zhang Chen said with trembling lips.
As he spoke, Zhang Chen looked at the transparent light orb at his feet. The light orb had fallen from the Judgment, and he didn't know if it was a skill or experience points.
Dugu Qiu put away the spear, looked at the frightened Zhang Chen, and comforted him, "Don't be afraid. Good treasures in this world all have tempers. Think about what wish you have as soon as possible and tell me before I disembark."
Zhang Chen ignored Dugu Qiu, sitting there as if he was thinking about what conditions he should propose. However, his real attention was focused on the light orb on the ground. This was something that had fallen from a twelfth-level mystery. He didn't know what skill it could provide for him.
[Skill detected, would you like to pick it up?]
The Gold Finger interface popped up in a timely manner.
"It's actually a skill," Zhang Chen was very excited in his heart, and said silently, "Pick it up!"
[Skill is being picked up… ]
[New skill: Time Acceleration.]
Then, Zhang Chen's Gold Finger interface twisted for a while, turning into a snowflake state and refreshing directly:
[21 skills (unranked): Time Acceleration (0/10000000)]
[Note 1: You can activate the skill on an item to accelerate time by one year.]
[Note 2: The same item can only be activated once a day]
"Damn it! Time Acceleration!" Zhang Chen looked at the Gold Finger interface, his eyes full of disbelief.
Time skill! This is definitely a forbidden power!
Is this a skill that I can master?
Even if it can only accelerate one year at a time, it is definitely an incredible method.
Does the Judgment actually have time attributes?
Isn't the Judgment a punishment from heaven? Why can it drop a time skill?
Zhang Chen's breathing began to quicken, his eyes full of disbelief.
I've made a fortune! Exchanging a golden pill for the power to control time, I wouldn't trade it for any greater opportunity!
"Got lucky," Zhang Chen's little heart was pounding wildly.
Dugu Qiu, who was refining the pill on the side, noticed Zhang Chen's abnormal breathing and glanced at Zhang Chen: "Kid, seeing you so excited, did you think of something to ask me for? As long as the request you make is reasonable, I will never shirk responsibility and will directly satisfy you."