Chapter 151: Miracle Mission

Upon seeing the attributes of the 'Ancient Desolate Remnant Dust Claws,' the heavy burden in Ling Mo's heart finally lifted. These attributes were already overwhelmingly powerful! Putting aside the razor-sharp teeth of an eighth-tier beast and combining them with the previously acquired ring 'Clear Spring's Echo,' his standard attack power boost had already reached fifty-eight percent! If he entered that so-called 'Energy Liberation' state, within ten seconds, the total attack power boost would reach a terrifying ninety percent!

Now, he no longer needed to worry about insufficient attack power. With this pair of claws, Ling Mo had absolute confidence that even if the health bars of that group of monsters in the Rotten Land were twice as long, he could effortlessly cut them all to pieces!

Aside from the attack power boost, the circular shockwave capable of forcibly repelling enemies by five meters was also a divine skill. It might seem useless at first glance and could even potentially disrupt the rhythm of battle, but as long as the timing was right, the actual combat effectiveness of this shockwave might well surpass the twenty percent attack power boost!

Since he had no opportunity to test this equipment just yet, Ling Mo stopped dwelling on it. At that moment, noticing the system's final prompt, he felt somewhat surprised and quickly asked:

"System, is the quest to mentor a disciple over just like that? Aren't you going to issue further quests, telling me to train Catherine to advance to a Grand Martial Master or a Supreme Martial Master?"

"Human 'Catherine' derivative side quest, ended."

Without any superfluous words, the system simply replayed the previous prompt mechanically.

"Huh? Didn't you say the system considers 'Catherine' a pivotal figure in promoting martial arts? Advancing merely to an Advanced Martial Master—what use is that for promoting martial arts? Where is her significance manifested?" Feeling somewhat dissatisfied, Ling Mo questioned the system once more.

"Human 'Catherine' derivative side quest, ended."

"—Then if I kill her right now, or send her to her death this instant, the system wouldn't care either?"

"Human 'Catherine' derivative side quest, ended."

Impenetrable and tight-lipped, seeing how rigid the system was, Ling Mo let out a long sigh and abandoned any further thought of probing. In truth, he harbored deeply rooted suspicions toward this inexplicable system that had appeared within his body. When he was weak, he had no choice; if he hadn't studied martial arts following the system's guidance, even putting food on the table would have been a problem. Now that he was growing increasingly powerful and approaching the pinnacle of the world's martial might, he naturally began wishing to uncover the system's true nature, but based on the current situation, progress was minimal.

Realizing this avenue led nowhere, Ling Mo rolled his eyes and spoke to the system again:

"System, Vayne's talent is even higher than Catherine's! As for Catherine, you at least gave two quests. But when it comes to Vayne, you only gave a single primary quest of 'Introducing Martial Arts' and nothing more. Is this really okay? I don't really mind, but if a martial arts genius lacks meticulous guidance and eventually becomes mediocre, it will be a huge loss for your promotion of martial arts!"

Having said this, Ling Mo waited with eager anticipation for the system's response, hoping it would issue another quest like 'Raise Vayne's strength to an Advanced Martial Master' so he could incidentally score another piece of equipment similar to the 'Ancient Desolate Remnant Dust Claws.' However, the system remained silent, showing not the slightest intention of replying.

He truly had no idea what bastard had designed such a system—more machine-like than an actual machine, completely devoid of any human touch! Ling Mo muttered inwardly. Just as he gave up hope and prepared to open his mouth to instruct Catherine on something, the system finally flashed lines of new text across his mind:

"You have obtained the miracle quest 'The Ultimate Inheritance of a Genius.'"

"Quest Description: Vayne (apparent) possesses a super martial arts bone structure of 129.72. According to database records, this bone structure ranks fourth historically. Based on system calculations, there is a 98.22% probability that the system cannot find any successor with stronger bone structure across the entire continent."

"In view of Vayne's (apparent) immense potential, the system determines that Vayne (apparent) has the possibility of breaking through the current limits of martial arts and acquiring miraculous power! Therefore, as a senior in the martial path, you have the responsibility to propel this miracle into existence. Guide her diligently and let Vayne (apparent) break through to the realm of the Martial God!"

"Quest Time Limit: Before Vayne (apparent) dies."

"Quest Reward: The Martial God System will be deleted from your body."

"Quest Failure Penalty: None."

Thud!

Ling Mo stamped his foot fiercely. Failing to control his strength for a moment, a dark, fathomless pit half a meter wide appeared beneath his feet! A ten-mile radius seemed to have experienced an earthquake; the ground cracked and rolled over, and many large trees groaned as they toppled. Even the passionate, playing Macaque Beast sat down heavily on its backside, looking around in panic, trying to figure out what had happened. Naturally, the melody on its bass zither stopped as well.

At this moment, Ling Mo's eyes were completely bloodshot. Striving to control his breathing, he questioned with utmost fury in his mind:

"System, if I remember correctly, my current strength, according to your scoring, should be the 'Martial Saint' realm, which is one rank higher than the Supreme Martial Master, right?"

"Currently detecting the host's martial realm... Detection complete. The host's realm is the 'Upper Martial Saint' realm. Completed."

"Completed your head! Why don't you explain this to me? I am a Martial Saint, and I don't even know how to break through to the Martial God realm myself. You're asking me to teach someone else how to break through to the Martial God?! Are you certain you aren't joking? Are you honestly not telling a cold joke right now?"

"The system does not issue uncompletable quests. Please work hard, host."

"I..." Ling Mo desperately wanted to hurl a few angry curses, but the next second his energy deflated. What was the use of getting angry at a mechanical system? Aside from making himself mad, what purpose would it serve? He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Forget it, let's not mention this anymore. However, there is one sentence in your quest prompt that I find deeply concerning. 'Quest Reward: The Martial God System will be deleted from your body.' Using something like this as a quest reward—tell me, System, do you finally admit that you are actually a scourge?"

Of course, the system did not answer this question, and Ling Mo did not pursue it further. He shifted his attention back to Catherine. Following the interruption of Ling Mo's stomp, a brief halt occurred in the Macaque Beast's 'Dark Song and Dance Drama.' Although it tried hard to find the cause of the earthquake, its current strength was a world apart from Ling Mo's, so naturally, it found nothing.

Though Catherine was also curious about why Ling Mo had suddenly gone mad, the opportunity was too precious to waste. She hastily cast aside distracting thoughts and rushed toward the Macaque Beast at top speed. By the time the beast noticed her, the straight-line distance between them was already less than five meters!

The Macaque Beast hurriedly began to play again, and Catherine was once again forced to dance along with the melody. Seeing that Catherine was getting closer and closer to it, and the light on her body was growing increasingly intense, the Macaque Beast's two bean-like eyes rolled around craftily. Its expression shifted into an obsequious smile as it practically fawned over her and said:

"Beauty! Heroine! Come to think of it, you and I have no grievances in the past and no enmity today. What just happened was merely a misunderstanding! How about we each go our separate ways, call a truce, and shake hands to make peace right here?"