Just the increase in cultivation speed didn't seem like a big deal to Yang Shen, but he would very soon discover that his speed of absorbing Qi had increased by as many as five times after obtaining the bloodline.
And due to this, Yang Shen would no longer feel that killing beasts and completing missions was the only viable way for him to increase his cultivation quickly due to how much XP he needed for cultivating each level a total of nine times.
"Now that my Bloodline is that of the Heaven Devouring Snake, give me the Battle Skill."
Nodding her head with a huge smile Lijuan handed Yang Shen a jade slip before trying to continue with probing into his body and all the secrets that were hidden inside it.
Unfortunately, even though Yang Shen possessed the same Bloodline she did, Lijuan soon realized that her Divine Sense was still being refused entry inside his body.
Staring towards the excited face with an ugly look on her face, Lijuan looked towards the wound on her palm which was rapidly healing with a depressed look before turning to look towards Yang Shen's smiling face with a suspicious look.
Was all of this planned by him to obtain her Bloodline and her race's supreme technique?
…
Completely oblivious to the fact that everything which was happening without his knowledge was being considered as a part of his 'grand plan' by Lijuan, Yang Shen was looking towards the piece of jade in his hand with a fiery look.
No, not a piece of jade. A jade slip.
Looking towards this infamous item which was used to store and impart any scriptures, images, or anything similar, Yang Shen who only came into contact with thick books felt that starting now the world and the events will stick to the orthodox norms.
Unfortunately, such thoughts didn't last for even a few seconds.
[Discovered Battle Skill 'The Overlord's Seven Twists'. Spend 500 Points to comprehend it?]
[Since the Battle Skill is recorded in a Jade Slip and is not an original book, the host needs to spend twice the Points and will only obtain 5% of comprehension.]
What the hell?!
Aren't Jade Slips what real cultivators use?
Questioning the system, Yang Shen who knew that it would answer his questions every once in a while waited a while for an answer.
[Jade Slips are inferior to handwritten manuals.]
"..."
That's it?!
Finding another thing in common between the system and the woman from the Heaven Devouring Snake Race, Yang Shen could only allow the system to take 1000 Points from him and receive 5% of comprehension.
Watching the jade slip disappear into sparkly dust and enter his body, Yang Shen who used this method to consume books for the first time ever received a splitting headache.
Groaning slightly as he quickly held onto the tree close to him for support, Yang Shen couldn't even open his eyes for the next few minutes due to how much information forced its way inside his head.
When the system said 5% comprehension, it didn't mean that Yang Shen would only understand 5% of the entire Battle Skill.
In fact, that wasn't what happened when Yang Shen obtained 10% proficiency in the cultivation technique or battle skills he consumed through the system.
What truly happened was that while Yang Shen would understand everything about the book he consumed, he wouldn't be able to use all of his knowledge regarding it.
In simple terms, it would be the same as giving an amateur the world's fastest plane and a manual regarding how to fly it.
So what if he could understand everything written inside the book? Did it guarantee that he'd be able to fly it at its top speed? Or much less even manage to make it take off?
Definitely not.
This was the same situation Yang Shen was in every time he consumed a book related to techniques.
What he would receive was only the basic understanding of them. Understanding them completely and displaying their full strength was something he could only do through repeatedly practising them and pondering every single line of the scripture over and over.
…
'Huh…. What did he just do? Did he use some special technique to transfer the content of the jade slip inside him?'
Looking towards Yang Shen, whose face was revealing that he was obviously suffering from a huge headache, Lijuan while a little surprised that he could use such a technique was looking towards him as if she was looking at an idiot.
Trying to understand a Sage Grade Battle Skill in a single go?
How stupid must one be to try such a thing?
Not even a bonafide Saint like her dared to do such a thing!
However the longer Lijuan watched Yang Shen, the more animated her expression turned.
No longer shocked by what Yang Shen did, Lijuan was more surprised by what happened after he stood up.
While wobbling a little in the beginning, Yang Shen all of a sudden fell to the ground and began slithering across it like a snake.
"...."
What is he doing???
Standing up once again, Yang Shen put on an embarrassed expression as he didn't dare meet Lijuan's eyes.
After all, having just tried to execute the part of the Battle Skill which was meant to be used by those who possessed snake bodies, Yang Shen once again began reminding himself that he should not hurry and take things slow.
If he had just bothered with staying calm and thinking things through instead of giving into excitement, he wouldn't have embarrassed himself so badly, would he?