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Chapter 25 - Chapter-25 level up

Lin Haoran raised a hand.

"Draw. 10x pull. Begin."

The wheel shuddered, and one of the outermost rings ignited—spinning rapidly and the 1000 destiny points in his panel disappeared immediately.

Ten soft glowing orbs of light de-attached from the giant wheel and appeared before him.

  [Acquired F-Grade Abilities]:

 — Stone Skin (F)

 Your skin becomes as hard as rough granite for 5 minutes. Blocks low-tier blades and dull strikes. Cooldown: 20 min.

 — Minor Heat Resistance (F)

 Your body passively resists heat-based damage below 200°C.

 — Basic Throwing (F)

 Improves throwing accuracy by 25% for small objects within 10 meters, and increase throw damage by 2 times.

 — Vermin Whisperer (F)

 Allows basic non-verbal communication with rodents and insects in a 5-meter radius.

 — minor strength (F)

Grant +10 physique (passive)

 — Iron Palm (F)

 Enhances palm strikes to deliver concussive blunt force equivalent to a 1000kg hammer, and makes palm as tough as steel

 — Dust Veil (F)

 A minor distraction skill. Kicks up dust from the ground to obscure vision in a 20-meter cone.

 — Minor Featherfall (F)

 Negates fall damage from up to 100 meters.

 — Spark Step (F)

 A short dash that leaves a minor heat trail. useful for stopping pursuer

 —[Windrazor Slash] (F)

 Sends out an arcing wind blade with each slash that can cut through lightly armored enemies. Effective against small groups in open space. cooldown:2 minutes

Lin Haoran's eyes flicked to Windrazor Slash and Stone Skin, and Minor strenght

"Acceptable." espicially Minor strength which could instantly promote 1 person to a 3rd rated grand master instantly

...

The second spin.

[Spinning…]

 [Acquired F-Grade Abilities]:

 — Insect Lure (F)

 — Sharp Hearing (F)

 — Chilling Touch (F)

 — Basic Rope Mastery (F)

 — Hidden Pouch Technique (F)

 — Friction Dampening (F)

 — Blunt Force Push (F)

 — Basic Camouflage (F)

 — Basic regeneration (F)

 — Barkskin (F)

 Barkskin (F):

 Your skin toughens like bark. Slightly reduces slashing and piercing damage. Lasts 5 minutes.

...

Then came the final spin.

As the wheel slowed on the tenth result… a flash of silver surged across one segment.

[Acquired F-Grade Abilities]:— Bone Grip (F)— Mimic Animal Sounds (F)— Thread Stitching (F)— Iron Bark Spit (F)

— And…

— Third Eye of Silent Echos(E)

Lin haoran narrowed his eyes at the last and only E-grade ability and fell into contemplation.

[Third Eye of Silent Echo]

Type: Eye divine ability

Description: "Not all vision comes from sight."

Effect: Grants a pseudo-sensory field around the user in a 10-meter radius. and can make any illusion at this range, You also gain the ability to "see" using sound and spatial fluctuations within this range. It constructs a visual echo-map of the surrounding area in your mind. Cannot perceive color or fine detail, but motion and shape are accurate. Overuse causes mental fatigue. Illusions does not work on people with high mental strength.

Visual: A glowing eye-shaped mark appears briefly on the forehead when activated.

Lin haoran was actually not unfamiliar with this ability, this ability was actually very popular in the early game and had alot of reputation to it.

Lin Haoran fell into thought.

The truth was, he didn't care much about the abilities he had just drawn. With his current strength, he could already protect himself—and his original plan was simple: sacrifice them all, and convert the results into stat points to feed his main abilities.

That was the plan.

But now… now a few of these abilities gave him pause. They weren't grand, but they had potential—maybe not for now, but for later. Perhaps even for others. Especially the familiar [Third Eye of Silent Echo]

He sighed softly.

 [Do you wish to claim the abilities? Yes / No]

"Yes... except for Basic Regeneration, Third Eye of Silent Echo, Stone Skin, Great strength, Iron Palm, and Wind Razor Slash. Sacrifice the rest," Lin Haoran commanded.

In response, 24 orbs of light in front of him flickered once—then shattered into brilliant fragments and vanished like snow under sunlight.

 [You've gained +26 Stat Points]

The remaining six orbs shimmered briefly before turning into streaks of light and drilling into Lin Haoran's body.

A moment passed in silence.

Then, without ceremony, Lin Haoran exited the inner world and slowly opened his eyes.

Outside, the world remained unchanged. The sun continued to shine. Voices of distant villagers still echoed near the shrine's base. But within him… something was different he could feel Subtle energies flowed through his body.

[Wheel of Heaven and Earth]

Owner: Lin Haoran

Age: 9 years, 9 months

Physique: 21 (Grandmaster) (+10 Minor strength)

Mental Strength: 31

Divine Abilities:

 Wheel of Heaven and Earth (Grade: ???)

 Invisible Hand of God – Level 81 (Grade: Cosmic Mystery)

 Primordial Eye of Chaos – Level 1, 82% (Grade: Heaven Overturning)

Other Abilities:

 Basic Regeneration (F)

 Third Eye of Silent Echo (E)

 Stone Skin (F)

Minor strength (F)

 Iron Palm (F)

 Wind Razor Slash (F)

Bound Item: Sky Hanging Sword (7-Star Void God Sacred Treasure)

Destiny Points: 400

Stat Points: 26

Proxy Destiny (1): Mu Qinglan

[Draw Ability] [Buy Ability] [Grant Ability]

Now that he finally had some stat points in hand…

It was time for change.

Lin Haoran smiled quietly to himself.

He waited in stillness.

The last of the village pilgrims descended the stone steps, and the sun stood high overhead—its rays bathing the mountaintop crater in stark, divine brilliance.

Only then did Lin Haoran move.

He stepped to the very center of the wide crater and sat down cross-legged, grounding himself in the scorched earth, the wind sighing softly around him. He opened the panel of destiny with a single thought, and without hesitation—

[Allocate 26 Stat Points → Invisible Hand of God]

[Confirm?]

"Yes."

The moment he spoke, the air screamed.

An invisible shock wave blasted outward from his body—a pressure without shape, soundless and weightless, yet so absolute that the very stones around him trembled. Dust rose in spirals. Loose pebbles were hurled off the crater's edge. A powerful silence fell upon the mountain, as if the world itself was holding its breath.

inside the shrine below, Mu Qinglan was meditating in quiet devotion, when his senses were assaulted by a sudden boom—not of sound, but of force. The air inside the sacred chamber was sucked out for a heartbeat, then came rushing back with a loud bang, rattling the aged wooden walls and blowing off several hanging lanterns.

he sprang to his feet, heart pounding, what had happened??? then a sudden person came to his mind.

 "Master!?"

he didn't even hesitate, he bolted out of the shrine to see what was in front him.

he froze.

There, in the center of the crater, surrounded by dancing motes of shimmering dust and fragmented light, sat Lin Haoran. His figure was still as stone, but the space around him warped. Like glass bent by heat, the air was thick with pressure and invisible current. It was not spiritual energy, nor divine aura—this was something else.

Something… raw.

 "What is this power…?" Mu Qinglan whispered, awe seeping into his voice.

he could feel it: a terrifying telekinetic storm, compressed around a single body. Not lashing out. Not uncontrolled and Growing.

And Lin Haoran—he looked as if he had become the eye of that invisible storm.

And within him, something immense began to stir.

The Invisible Hand of God—his telekinetic ability, that unseen force that had become second nature to him—grew.

Level by level, 22 pulses, like the deep beat of a celestial heart, echoed through his spirit.

Each pulse surged through his soul like thunder in water.

With every rise in level, the ability became clearer, sharper—less of a weapon, and more a part of his essence. It no longer felt like he was using a power. It felt like he was becoming the power.

However as the level continues to rise, Lin haoran also felt certain limit! and as soon as this limit was revealed Lin haoran also understood it- The invisible hand of god was like an extension of a part of his body or soul that could grow as he trains it or feeds it with stat points!

However much like a normal human that once, when eating too much began to feel bloated and full, Lin haoran also began to feel bloated!!!

Unlike the game there was an actual limit to how much stat points you can add at one time!!!

Although this occur as a surprise to Lin haoran, it also makes sense as this was now a reality and no longer a game, perhaps in later stages The invisible hand of god could eat more of the stat points, after all it was still in embryonic stages, much like a human baby it could only start by eating small meals, and level up 22 times was pretty much its limit in it current stage.

However as the final stat point sank in, Lin Haoran froze.

A new realization dawned.

He felt it.

 "This... this is wrong," he whispered.

Until now, he had used the Invisible Hand like a tool—moving rocks, lifting weapons, manipulating tools.

But if he really were to treat it as a part of his body then something felt wrong about the way he used it.

he slowly felt the bloating and the energy roaring inside him like a tidal wave, and understood.

the invisible hand of god wasn't about grasping or lifting.

It wasn't about moving things through will acting on matter.

It was force!! force applied by will !! the power of mass into speed was just a demonstration and measurement of power!!

It did not need a medium at all, he could actually mobilize the resultant force of mass x speed, with a wave for his hand, without any medium, a weight without form!!

"I've been tying down the wind with rope," he muttered

The Invisible Hand of God wasn't a tool. i was apart of him much like a hand and a leg.

And now… it was slowly leaving it embryonic stage.

[Invisible Hand of God – Level 103]

[Grade: Cosmic Mystery]

Mass: 18314kg

Speed: 9157 m/s (26.7 Mach) at max lifting capability]

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