The Ultimate Divine Class

Amitabha Gold Coat!

Equally ranked with Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body as the most formidable defensive Ancient Martial Art in the Ancient Martial Arts World!

Lu Yuan had previously seen an introduction to the "Amitabha Gold Coat" in Xiang Lei's notes from the Hundred Refinements Sect and had kept it in mind. He never expected to find it in Yellow Bear's Merit Shop.

The top-notch inheritance of Amitabha Mountain; an SS+ evaluation says it all...

A sense of eagerness surged in Lu Yuan's heart.

But seeing the high redemption price of 60,000 Merit points for the Amitabha Gold Coat immediately poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

I don't have enough Merit.

Lu Yuan had obtained more than 20,000 Merit points in the New Blood Assessment, and Yellow Bear had awarded him an extra 10,000 after the assessment. He earned another 10,000 by providing hair and tissue samples for Yellow Bear's research.

Altogether, he only had just over 40,000 Merit points, less than 50,000.

He originally thought he had a lot, but he didn't expect that it wasn't even enough to exchange for a single cultivation method.

Even if it was an SS+ top-tier Ancient Martial Arts inheritance cultivation method.

Isn't there some kind of discount event? I don't need much; a 30% discount would be enough...

Lu Yuan flipped through and surprisingly found a discount event for the Amitabha Gold Coat.

The SS+ grade "Amitabha Gold Coat" + S-grade "Amitabha Palm" + S-grade "Jiasa Power"—bundle price only 58,800 Merit points...

Damn it...

Lu Yuan's eyebrows furrowed.

It's such an awful feeling to see something you want but can't afford...

He considered for a moment, then added the Amitabha Gold Coat to his shopping cart before directly searching for "Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body."

He hadn't expected to find anything, but to his surprise, a result appeared.

[Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body Style Inheritance (Incomplete), Evaluation S, Exchange Price: 10,000 Merit points / 100,000,000 R]

Incomplete?...

Lu Yuan's expression wavered for a moment before he clicked into the product details page and finally understood.

It's only one part of it—Tianji Overlord Body, a weakened version of Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body. Just one character different in the name, but the actual gap is huge...

During the internal strife and subsequent split of the Holy Fist Sect, the famously number one Transverse Martial Art in the Ancient Martial Arts World, the Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body style, was also divided into three parts.

These respectively led to the formation of the current Overlord Fist Sect, Steel Bone Sect, and Heavenly Extreme Sect.

Lu Yuan had already learned the part of the inheritance belonging to the Steel Bone Sect. The one currently for sale in the Yellow Bear Merit Shop should be the part of the inheritance from the Heavenly Extreme Sect.

If I buy this, I'll have two of the three parts of the inheritance, bringing me much closer to learning the complete Heavenly Domination Extravagant Body style...

The price of Tianji Overlord Body was reasonable, so there was no need to hesitate. Lu Yuan immediately added it to his cart.

Afterward, Lu Yuan browsed through other Transverse Martial Arts. He added any that were A+ grade or S-grade and above, and related to body tempering, to his cart.

S-grade Jiasa Power, A+ grade Iron Shirt Skill, S+ Whale Body Covering Sea Flow, S- Glazed Pagoda Body...

If I can't afford the SS+ Amitabha Gold Coat, I'll just learn several lower-tiered Transverse Martial Arts. By stacking them, I refuse to believe the combined effect won't be comparable to the former!

With a determined glint in his eyes, Lu Yuan added a full seven or eight Transverse Martial Arts to his cart in one go.

He had practically swept clean all the S-grade or higher Transverse Martial Arts in the Merit Shop.

Finally, he glanced at the checkout price—200,000 Merit points!

CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

Lu Yuan downed the lemonade in one gulp, loudly crunching the ice cubes, his face expressionless.

But after chewing through all the ice, he still had to face reality and figure out which arts to keep.

Even if I remove the Amitabha Gold Coat, there's still a deficit of nearly 100,000 Merit points. I'll have to remove at least six martial arts... That means, besides Tianji Overlord Body, I can keep at most two others.

Which two should I keep?

Lu Yuan agonized over the list of S-grade and S+ Transverse Martial Arts, hesitating...

Before he could make his first decision, suddenly—

DING—

[Congratulations, respected Gold Bear Lu Yuan! The items you selected have been successfully ordered. They will be delivered in three to five working days. Please keep an eye out for the delivery!]

Huh...?

Lu Yuan was stunned.

He immediately checked his Merit balance and found that it hadn't decreased at all.

Is there a bug?

He scrolled through the backend messages and finally found the answer—

[Your friend Lord Tong Tong Tong has already paid for you. Go thank her!]

Yu... Yu Wentong?!

Lu Yuan blinked, momentarily dazed.

He looked at the successfully ordered page, where his coveted Amitabha Gold Coat lay quietly listed along with all the other Transverse Martial Arts.

Lu Yuan fell silent.

After a long moment, he opened his chat software, found the contact "Lord Tong Tong Tong," and immediately sent a message—

"Lord Tong, when are you playing games? I'll run two accounts to support you!"

Lord Tong didn't reply.

But... praise the generous Lord Tong!

The Gold Bear position, the eight Red Beads from the Crow God Sect, Transverse Martial Arts worth 200,000 Merit…

Lu Yuan had been with Yellow Bear for less than half a day and had already reaped so many benefits.

Undeniably, Yu Wentong was truly generous and someone worth getting to know!

Lu Yuan relaxed and continued browsing the Merit Shop.

He had no more pressing needs for Pure Martial arts, so he exited that section and casually browsed through other categories.

Lu Yuan initially thought that Pure Martial Series techniques would be the cheapest and have the lowest sales.

But after looking through several categories, he found that this wasn't entirely the case.

For items with a B-grade evaluation and below, the cheapest were from the Modification System, and they were also the most purchased.

The Pure Martial Series was mid-range, while the New Martial Series items were the most expensive and had the lowest sales in equivalent grades.

This situation gradually reversed for B-grade and above. Sales for the New Martial Series surged, Modification System sales were halved, and the Pure Martial Series dropped significantly.

As for the price, both Modification System and New Martial Series items were almost more than ten times that of Pure Martial Series items.

Once past the S-grade threshold, the New Martial Series left everything else in the dust.

The Modification System was slightly behind the New Martial Series, and sales of Pure Martial Series techniques plummeted to virtually zero.

The occasional "1" in sales figures was due to Lu Yuan's recent order.

The development cycle for Pure Martial combat power is too long, the cost-to-benefit ratio is too low, and it heavily relies on talent. Even if an S-grade inheritance is practiced to Great Achievement, it's utterly incomparable to S-grade results from the New Martial Series and Modification System. Low to mid-end Pure Martial techniques are popular because many people on the New Martial path use them as a way to hone their skills and transition before implanting New Martial techniques...

It was almost a consensus within the Yellow Bear Organization that for those pursuing the New Martial path, a Pure Martial foundation was also very important.

Lu Yuan had seen many people mentioning this when he was browsing the forums.

Has Yu Wentong chosen the Modification System or the New Martial path?

Lu Yuan suddenly realized this. When he met Yu Wentong, he hadn't seemed to notice any signs of New Martial techniques or Modification System alterations on her.

A thought struck Lu Yuan, and he wanted to activate Imaginary Enemy to test it out in the Consciousness Space.

Just then, his request to use his privileges to inquire about the "White Grass" ID data received a response—

[Bai Ying (Irina Galigos), female, 28 years old. Level Two Academician at the Havel Archaeological Research Institute. Main archaeological projects and research results include: ...]

A woman? And she's the youngest Level Two Academician at Havel's national archaeological research institute...

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered, somewhat surprised.

A nationally-ranked archaeologist was willing to travel so far just to meet an online acquaintance like him.

It seemed Bai Ying's interest in the Elephant God Religion wasn't as casual as she had claimed.

This woman probably knows some inside information that even the Yellow Bear Organization isn't aware of.

Lu Yuan thought for a while, then used his privileges again to inquire about Professor Xia Weimin from Lu Jing's archaeological team, who had gone missing and was presumed dead.

The result came quickly this time.

The detailed investigation report on Xia Weimin's death was presented to Lu Yuan.

"...Suspected loss of five Elephant God Religion artifacts, currently under investigation. Case Importance Level: C-grade."

As he looked at this report, Lu Yuan couldn't help but frown.

It seemed the Yellow Bear Organization didn't attach much importance to the Elephant God Religion matter.

But after some careful thought, Lu Yuan somewhat understood. Incidents like those involving the Elephant God Religion weren't unprecedented; many similar cases had occurred overseas.

Even if it genuinely involved an Elephant God Religion Secret Realm, it might be as someone had commented on a forum post he'd seen—Yellow Bear Organization already had more Evil God Secret Realms on their hands than they could explore. A "fledgling" situation, not yet confirmed as a "pseudo-Secret Realm," naturally wouldn't be prioritized.

Since this matter might involve Lu Jing, I have to take it seriously.

Lu Yuan opened the list of Old City Circle Yellow Bear Organization members that Xiao Rui had previously sent him. He found several White Bears near Xia Weimin's death site and, as a Gold Bear, directly issued a command:

"Investigate Xia Weimin's specific cause of death and retrieve the lost Elephant God Religion artifacts!"

The mission level was directly raised to A+.

He then ordered the Yellow Bear Organization members near Burnt Rock to carry out a round-the-clock protection mission for his parents and Lu Jing.

Only after doing all this did he feel a little more at ease.

There was no denying that the Gold Bear identity was quite useful.

These issues, which used to make Lu Yuan feel "anxious" before joining the Yellow Bear Organization, could now be handled by a large number of people under him with just a lift of his finger after becoming a Gold Bear.

It was an inexplicable thrill.

He wondered what the White Bears and Red Bears, now acting urgently on his commands, would feel if they knew that the one giving them orders was just a seventeen-year-old high school student.

As Lu Yuan pondered this, he casually pulled up the Fly Shuttle's travel route.

The Fly Shuttle he was on was already about to leave Sum Nation's airspace.

Indeed. He had departed from the silver-white mega-tower in the center of Sum Nation and had been flying for nearly twenty minutes, only now approaching the edge of Sum Nation.

Sum Nation was simply too vast.

The itinerary indicated that it was still over three hours away from reaching the destination in Burnt Rock City.

At this moment, the Fly Shuttle was passing the "Sum State Saintly Medical Health Center."

Lu Yuan subconsciously glanced down through the window.

He saw a white building, shaped like two large hands pressed together, rapidly receding beneath him.

Looking at the large, flashing red neon cross emblem on the building, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered Lin Zhiquin.

Lin Zhiquin had brought his daughter, Lin Mo, to Sum Nation for surgery last month. There had been no news since, and he wondered how she was doing.

Coach Lin would be shocked if he knew that I've now comprehended True Intention and can even instantly kill those at the True Intention level. He would be very, very shocked...

Lu Yuan sighed, withdrew his gaze, and continued to immerse himself in browsing the Yellow Bear Organization's internal network.

「 」

A long corridor, as pure and white as snow.

Blue and green medical lights flickered rhythmically above the doors.

Lin Zhiquin sat on a long bench in the corridor, his expression dazed as he watched the silent river of Fly Shuttles in the sky outside the window, as if lost in thought.

After a while, he slowly withdrew his gaze.

He lowered his head again, refocusing his attention on a notebook resting on his knees.

He picked up his pen and continued to write, the tip scratching softly across the page.

As he wrote, the notebook trembled slightly, revealing a corner of the cover.

A line of neat, strong characters could be vaguely seen—[Humble Musings on Martial Arts, Gifted to Little Senior Brother—Lu Yuan].