Level Up in Martial World

"This cloth is really uncomfortable..."

"Bear with it, as we only need it to ensure the Lu family brat doesn\'t escape or become alert," Xia Jing replied with a slight smile.

"Initially, that foolish girl Xia Yuner... While she may be smart, suggesting a third-stage martial artist to handle the Lu family brat? She still doesn\'t comprehend the ways of the world. We have intel that Lu Zhen\'s guard is at least a peak third-stage martial artist. After all, he killed our valuable assassins, and their leader was a peak third-stage martial artist.

So, he could potentially be a second-stage martial artist," Xia Ku remarked without hesitation.

"Sending the three of us should be sufficient, and even if it isn\'t..." He revealed a jade bracelet.

The two\'s eyes widened at the sight.

"The ancestor\'s bracelet?"

"Yes. When we break this, we can signal our ancestors. It is crucial for us to secretly assassinate Lu Zhen at all costs. If we fail, a war will erupt, consuming the entire population of millions in Phoenix City," Xia Ku declared, a serious glint flashing in his eyes, casting a heavy atmosphere over them.

Actually, the only reason the ancestor had agreed to go along with Xia Yuner\'s wishes was because Lu Zhen was the son of Lu Ying. The deep-rooted hatred for killing their patriarch still simmered within them.

Meanwhile, the carriage continued along the thorny path of the forest, threading its way through.

"Halt," suddenly, Lu Zhen shouted, and the carriage came to a stop.

"Eh, what happened, young master?" Yu Bai inquired, but Lu Zhen didn\'t respond, his attention focused on the screen in front of him. A frown creased his face.

[Ding!]

[Three hostile creatures detected in front of the host, approximately 100 kilometres away.]

[Quest generated]

[Mission: Either escape or eliminate the three hostile creatures approaching the host.]

[Difficulty: Impossible]

[Reward: Unknown]

Lu Zhen\'s expression slowly twisted as he noted the quest\'s impossible difficulty grade and the fact that the reward was entirely unknown. He had already dealt with enough unknowns in this world, and this didn\'t bode well.

"At least now I know how this quest works," Lu Zhen thought with a hint of bitterness.

[Host, due to insufficient data, there is a question mark; however, one thing is certain. If you fight or flee, depending on that choice, you will complete a condition that will grant you skills or level up your skills, possibly both.]

Lu Zhen couldn\'t help but feel a bit indignant. "What about the \'impossible\' grade in the mission, then?"

[It simply indicates the mission\'s grade. There are quests of varying difficulties, such as easy, medium, hard, impossible. The grades higher than the impossible quests are unknown.]

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhen was still frustrated. "So, does an \'impossible\' mission mean it\'s literally impossible?" he inquired in his thoughts.

[Yes, Host. Unless a miracle occurs, considering the host\'s current physical condition, it\'s logically a suicidal quest. However it is only using perfect "logic".]

Lu Zhen felt himself fully twist inside as he absorbed this information. Nevertheless, he took a deep breath, attempting to regain his composure. Almost instantly, Lu Zhen achieved a remarkable level of calm, like still water.

"Eh, how did this happen?" Lu Zhen wondered as he curiously experimented. He tried to conjure anger, and almost instantly, he felt a surge of genuine anger welling up from the depths of his heart, as if it were the most natural emotion in the world.

Next, he directed his thoughts toward envy, specifically focusing on Xiao Yu. As expected, envy took hold of his mind, creating an unreasonable sense of jealousy towards Xiao Yu.

"System, did I gain a new skill or something?"

[Log]

A log prompt appeared in his vision. Lu Zhen imagined pressing it, but he was disappointed to find that there was only a single level up in one of his skills.

[Your Adaptability skill has levelled up from level 4 to level 5.]

"So, the Adaptability skill must be responsible for this," Lu Zhen mused. His crimson eyes turned golden as he accessed his status and focused on the skill section. Instantly, all of his skills appeared before him.

[Skills]

[Gluttony: level 8]

[Appraisal eye: level 6]

[Saber mastery: level 6]

[Adaptability: level 5]

[Aura control: level 5]

[Meditation: level 2]

[Dual cultivation: level 2]

[Alchemy: level 2]

[Sword mastery: level 2]

[Qian mastery: level 1]

[Staff master: level 1]

[Chain mastery: level 1]

He focused his golden eyes on the Adaptability skill, and almost instantly, a prompt appeared in his vision.

[Adaptability (Level 5): Grants the host the ability to adapt both physically and mentally, accelerating the process of adaptation and allowing the host to control his emotions as desired.]

Lu Zhen\'s eyes widened as he read this.

"So, after the update, the system has become more systematic, and the Adaptability skill now allows me to control my emotions," Lu Zhen realised. He heaved a sigh of relief.

In truth, he wasn\'t fond of his previous Adaptability skill, which had made him almost devoid of emotions and special things he couldn\'t control.

However, now that he had the ability to control his emotions as he saw fit, he recognized the potential for manipulation and enhancing his combat capabilities.

Although Lu Zhen had subtly learned how to manipulate his emotions in the previous world, it had mostly been a facade that people put on.

While he could do this in the current world, he understood that even the smallest subtleties would give him away to an average martial artist. So he didn\'t bother trying to fake his emotions, as it was nearly impossible to make them appear perfectly natural.