Chang Li Yao soared over the mountains, the wind whipping past him as he clutched the latest Heavenly Dao Fragment. Each fragment seemed to pull him further into power, and the system hummed incessantly in his mind.
Ugh… I just want a quiet life, he groaned, but apparently, the universe thinks I need to be omnipotent.
As he reached a floating plateau where the next fragment was rumored to lie, a voice echoed from the shadows:
Mysterious Voice: "You dare step into my domain, mortal?"
From the swirling mists, a Void Demon Saint emerged, aura blacker than night, eyes like twin abysses. Energy flowed unnaturally around him, bending space and warping reality.
Chang Li Yao sighed. "Fantastic… another saint… why does everyone want to fight me?!"
[System Notice: Extreme Threat Detected. Passive Broken Ability Unlock Potential Triggered.]
Before he could react, his body surged violently. New abilities unlocked:
1. Reality Imprint: Every move he makes leaves a residual effect on the environment, bending space and energy even after he moves.
2. Time Echo: Short bursts of temporal feedback allow him to undo mistakes within seconds perfect for avoiding fatal blows.
3. Primordial Comprehension: Instantly interprets laws and techniques on sight, allowing near-instant mastery of any opponent's moves.
Chang Li Yao groaned, clutching his head. "Ugh! WHY DO I KEEP GETTING STRONGER?! I didn't ask for reality bending powers! I didn't even want to leave Heavenly Dao Stage Six!"
The Void Demon Saint charged, wings slicing the air, reality bending with each strike. Chang Li Yao instinctively activated Reality Imprint, leaving afterimages and residual energy that disrupted the Demon Saint's attacks.
[Breakthrough Points Gained: 100]
[Automatic Realm Breakthrough Triggered: Heavenly Dao Stage Eight to Heavenly Dao Stage Nine]
"Ugh! My head!" he shouted, stumbling mid-air as laws of the universe bent around him. His Purple Bamboo Bloodline pulsed, stabilizing his body as the new broken abilities integrated.
Using Time Echo, he dodged a strike that would have torn him in half and immediately countered, creating a residual spatial trap that bound the Demon Saint's wings. Lightning, death, and elemental laws intertwined seamlessly as he moved instinctively, shocking even himself with his precision.
I hate this… but it's kind of fun, he admitted begrudgingly. I just hope the system doesn't push me into Hong Mang World yet…
With a clever feint and a burst of Primordial Comprehension, he analyzed the Demon Saint's technique and redirected it back at him. The Void Demon Saint faltered, trapped in the chaotic interplay of Chang Li Yao's newly broken abilities.
Finally, with one precise strike, Chang Li Yao seized the Heavenly Dao Fragment. Energy surged violently, threatening to tear reality apart around him.
[Breakthrough Points Gained: 150]
[Automatic Realm Breakthrough Triggered: Heavenly Dao Stage Nine to Heavenly Dao Stage Ten]
Chang Li Yao groaned, slumping to the ground. "I… I'm going insane. Every fight, every fragment… more power, more headaches, more… ugh!"
Yet even in his frustration, he smiled faintly. Broken abilities or not, forced breakthroughs or not, he was untouchable now. And if the universe thought it could throw him into Hong Mang World or make him a pawn… it had another thing coming.
He clenched his fists, energy glowing around him. "Fine, universe. Keep forcing me to grow. I'll get stronger… but on my terms. And no one not saints, not demons, not even the system will ever control me."
As the wind howled over the mountains, Chang Li Yao's aura shimmered, now a perfect balance of unwilling power, cunning, and broken abilities. The world had yet to see the limits of his reluctant ascension.