The first thing that catches the eye is a cyan-colored, four-clawed dragon coiling around the shoulder, signifying the "Azure Dragon Coiling Arm." Does Chen Haonan ring a bell?
Effect: Grants a 5% immunity to stray bullet damage. Accelerates wound healing by 5%.
Costs 20 Yan Fu Points.
Additionally, there are tattoos of two intertwining black flood dragons across the chest, known as "Twin Dragons Overturn the River."
Effect: Grants a 10% immunity to stray bullet damage, accelerates wound healing by 10%, and exerts a slight deterrent effect on Common Yin Objects.
Costs 50 Yan Fu Points.
Li Yan flipped through roughly seven or eight more designs: "Brocade Carp," "Zhong Kui," "Yaksha Fights Tiger," capable of battling Yanmo, "Evil Ghost Prajna," and many others. Among them, there was a "Black Colossal Dragon" that nearly wrapped around the entire body, offering an impressive 40% immunity to stray bullet damage. However, it bore no additional attributes.
After perusing the options, Li Yan's gaze finally settled on three designs.
The first depicted "Four Three-clawed Blue Imps" with ferocious expressions, lifting a dark, heavy coffin, secured by over a dozen "Black Chains."
"Four Ghosts Carrying the Coffin!"
Effect: Grants a 25% immunity to stray bullet damage, accelerates wound healing by 25%, and adds the status effects of "Strong Fortune" and "Life Reduction."
Costs 500 Yan Fu Points. Requires a Purchase Authority of over 120%.
The second design featured a pond of bewitchingly black lotuses, nine in total, some in full bloom, others still budding.
Effect: Grants a 25% immunity to stray bullet damage, accelerates wound healing by 25%, provides immunity to the continuous loss of vitality and lifespan when in contact with Yin Objects, known as the "Yin Erosion State," and adds the status effect of "Spirit Absorption" (Yin Object Affinity).
Costs 800 Yan Fu Points. Requires a Purchase Authority of over 150%.
The third design was a "Strange Ferocious Beast," bleeding from its seven orifices, with "Two Wings, Four Legs," a body like a wolf, and a head resembling a bear.
Effect: Grants a 30% immunity to stray bullet damage, accelerates wound healing by 20%, and adds the status effect of "Ferocity!" (All Ghosts Retreat).
Costs 1100 Yan Fu Points. Requires a Purchase Authority of over 180%.
A Triad-blessed tattoo can only be effective one at a time.
These three tattoos are the most expensive among all the designs, each coming with a fixed status effect. However, even the least expensive among them, "Four Ghosts Carrying the Coffin," costs five hundred points.
Li Yan had spent just over 400 points on the Combat Essence along with a handgun.
However, after a cursory glance at his account earlier, he was confident that his stash of over three thousand Yan Fu Points was a considerable fortune. There was no need to worry about running short.
The description of the Four Ghosts Carrying the Coffin was too abstract for Li Yan's taste; he found it unreliable. The Black Lotus Tattoo was clearly unsuitable for someone of his martial disposition, so he opted for the last Tattoo on the list.
That Strange Beast was named Chaos.
In the category of Skill Scrolls, he skimmed over:
【A Fleeting Glance】, briefly.
【Yellow Turban Talisman·Qi Healing】
After cleaning a wound, releasing this on moderate or lesser injuries would cause them to heal slowly. For more severe injuries, it would prevent them from worsening (excluding special attributes such as bullets, iron pellets, steel balls, etc., which would be expelled from the body through the movement of flesh).
It could not be used in combat and required 300 Yan Fu Points.
Note: Since this Skill Scroll was an extra privilege obtained from Killing the Predator, and the Predator had purchased a limited-use defective product, this skill could only be used 20 times per Yanfu Incident, even after purchase.
Li Yan had a vivid memory of Li Jiangyu using the Yellow Turban Talisman: Tranquil Healing. Its effect was shamelessly powerful, akin to forcibly snatching a life back from the brink of death. Unfortunately, it seemed out of reach for him to buy.
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Even so, Li Yan felt it was extremely practical. Although it was described as a slow recovery, the ability to ensure that wounds did not deteriorate was life-saving. In many situations devoid of modern medical facilities, a person could die from a minor infected wound. In a protracted battle, this item was equivalent to having a Battlefield Nurse on hand – one that didn't require bandages or antiseptics.
【Mass Murderer: 87/100 (Locked)】
A mission-type skill, unlocking it would reveal clues to a certain Heritage.
Cost: 200 Yan Fu Points.
Special category:
【Yanfu Story Jar】: Available for purchase with a rating of "Excellent" or higher. Cost: 50 Yan Fu Points. Limited to one-time use.
Description: The vast world of Yanfu, where nothing is beyond reach. Everything heard in Yanfu is true; shatter it, and you will obtain Dreamlike Objects that exist only in tales.
The above were all the Purchase Authorities available this time. The Purchase Authority period would last until the beginning of the next Yanfu Incident. Tapir's Gift would be refreshed in the next Yanfu Incident.
Is that all? Li Yan looked over the displayed Purchase Authorities, then at his Yan Fu Points. It seemed that even if he bought everything he wanted, he would still have plenty left over…
Struggling to spend points? Truly, a fortunate dilemma.
Li Yan had never considered that his Shang Ji Evaluation would amount to a mere 500 points. According to the recent settlement method, even the highest-tier Great Luck would only yield 600 points (a 200% increase on the base score).
The bulk of the 5% overflow in Purchase Authority lay in the Predator's 59% share, a feat not easily replicated. This meant that for a considerable period, Li Yan would rely on points accrued from Overflowing Evaluations. He had met all the requirements of the Yanfu Incident, earning a remarkably high evaluation. Yet, even with the bonus from pitfalls and Consecutive Victories, and after utilizing the ES Cell Completion Supplement, he had just 1204 points to his name—an amount that was barely sufficient.
And yet, the gold that Judy generously handed to Li Yan was worth a whopping 2000 points!
Wealth begets boldness.
After the enhancement, Li Yan's personal information was no longer meager.
Name: Li Yan
Status: Hook Star, ominous!
Specialization: Ancient Martial Arts: 89%+4%
Firearms: 38%
Skills:
1. A Fleeting Glance
2. Yellow Turban Talisman: Qi Recovery
3. Slaughter En Masse: 87/100 (locked)
Heritage: Spirit of Guhuo Bird · Hook Star
At a glance, Li Yan, fresh from a Yanfu Incident, appeared to have completely overshadowed Li Jiangyu. Considering that Zhang Mingyuan had gained nothing beyond the basic reward this time, it was clear that even with the full Power of the Enlightened Beast unleashed, he would be no match for Li Yan.
Li Jiangyu's downfall was due to his passivity, with his highest evaluation in several Yanfu Incidents being only Middle Peace. He thought he had secured a surefire evaluation upgrade by obtaining a special item that granted him the Predator status, only to lose his life unexpectedly.
These experiences had cost Li Yan just over 2000 points, leaving him with around 1200 points remaining. Frankly, completing a single Yanfu Incident on foot wouldn't typically yield as much.
Li Yan flipped back to the Firearms category. In truth, these items were a bargain— a handgun could go for less than twenty points, with the priciest ones under a hundred points, yet their power was formidable. Even a Tattoo worth over a thousand points couldn't withstand them...
On the one hand, such equipment is anything but light, making it extremely inconvenient to carry. How many bullets can a fully armed soldier take without resupply? How many guns can he carry? Surely he isn't expected to lug an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) around everywhere?
Despite this, Li Yan had decided that before the next Yanfu Incident, he would purchase as many firearms as possible. The more confident one was in their own abilities, the more they understood the advantages of firearms.
Just as Li Yan was about to return, he remembered the Yanfu Story Jar, with its wildly exaggerated description.
To obtain Dreamlike Objects that only existed in stories—would it be the Purple-Green Flying Sword from the Legend of Swordsman in Shu Mountain, or the Holy Garment from Saint Seiya? For 50 points?
Buy!
"You have acquired the Yanfu Story Jar."
What appeared before his eyes was an object resembling a tea caddy, an oval-shaped cylinder, perfectly sealed. With a gentle pinch of his fingers, Li Yan cracked the jar open, the fragments scattering, a soft glow floating in the air. It expanded continuously before shrinking back and finally landing in Li Yan's hand—a half-torn page, firmly glued together with dried blood, its original text completely obscured.
【Black Magic Pages Soaked in Blood】: Wearing it will slightly resist black magic.
Note: Zazazazazazaz, Nast Nadazazasi...
What kind of rubbish is this!?
Li Yan, a bit disheveled, tucked the object into his bosom and pushed open the half-closed door, revealing a long staircase.
He stepped into the gloomy stairs, surrounded by silence.
"Bang, bang, bang."
His footsteps echoed one by one on the iron staircase. Through the barriers, Li Yan's gaze fell upon the mess downstairs—the overturned sofa, the spilled water, the television on, someone had changed the channel to Jacky Cheung's "Legend of the Hungry Wolf."
Li Yan pressed the remote to freeze the frame, propped up the sofa, and tidied up the disarray. The sky was faintly lit; the shop's glass door stood open, a cool breeze wafting in.
He lay on the sofa, everything feeling like a dream.
"Ding~"
The disc slid into the DVD player, and the screen was a wash of black and white. After a lively mix of keyboard, drums, and bass, Zhou Xiaoou's voice, tinged with a wild vigor, filled the air.
I don't know where I was born
Whether I cried after coming into the world
I don't know where I am going
Singing a ballad without a motherland
I don't know where you were born
If anyone cried when you died
I don't know where you are headed
Your tombstone points towards the desolate sky
Li Yan, elbow on the table, nose resting on the back of his hand, listened intently to the increasingly intense and even raspy voice that stimulated his cochlea.
Suddenly, he laughed, a laugh that grew more unrestrained.
It was the feeling of living intensely.
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