As soon as Ren Yuanhao finished speaking, he suddenly heard the system's young lady's voice turn somewhat strange.
"Very well, then if you want to win, take it."
Ren Yuanhao felt an ancient, mottled book thrown into his mind!
"What the hell? No points?"
"Since it is a personal collection, I will gift it to you."
—Damn it, is there such a good thing? Could I have been dazed by a love spell?
While Ren Yuanhao was murmuring to himself, he saw the ancient book inscribed with several large, vivid red characters—Secret Art: Soul Departure and Body Possession!
"What is this thing?"
"Mage energy—Secret Art."
"Hey, hey, hey, hasn't my mage energy just awakened? Can I practice it?"
"Why don't you just take a look and see?"
A hint of unusual excitement flashed in the system's tone, but Ren Yuanhao didn't notice it at all at this moment.
"No time~"
"Yes, time flows 30 times slower here than outside. This means that after an hour here, only 2 minutes have passed outside. However, I cannot maintain this state for too long. You have to take care of yourself."
The system's voice instantly disappeared.
Ren Yuanhao wasted no more time and immediately flipped through the title page. However, without any mage energy foundation, he was completely stuck at the opening general outline!
"What kind of nonsensical stuff is this? One moment it tells me to absorb qi internally, the next it tells me to transform qi into form. What does it mean to transcend the material world and achieve soul departure?"
Ren Yuanhao felt that this ancient book was not like some peerless divine skill, but rather resembled a demonic art, a demonic art that could be performed at any time through blood sacrifice.
However, what other choice did he have now? Besides grinding it out, he had to press on, even if it meant facing backlash, disfigurement, or even terrifying spells that required the essence of others to cast.
Because he did not want to see the two women disgraced, he absolutely would not allow it!
About an hour later.
Ren Yuanhao didn't know how he managed to persist. The awkward and clumsy incantations were somehow memorized by him within an hour!
"Congratulations to the host for learning the first Mage Energy Secret Art: Soul Departure and Body Possession. Please pay 1500 to charge the scroll before you can use it."
"I knew it wouldn't be given to me for free. So it's for charging!"
"Please pay."
—To be extorted like this at such a moment, fine, you just wait, I will find an opportunity to get revenge!
Although Ren Yuanhao was pained, he would go forward without hesitation, even if it meant going all in, in order to save them.
"Point payment successful. Balance: 1500. Would you like to use the Soul Departure and Body Possession Secret Art immediately?"
"I've been looking at this secret art for so long, and I still don't understand what it means."
The system's voice gradually lowered, without offering him any further explanation, it merely mechanically inquired.
"If you wish to cast the spell, please select the target."
"Of course, it's that bastard Jiang Cheng!"
"DiDi, please say the secret art incantation: Heaven and Earth are boundless, the universe borrows its power!"
"What the heck, I've never heard such a chuunibyo incantation in my life. Fine, fine, fine, I'll disgust myself to fulfill others. Heaven and Earth are boundless, the universe borrows its power!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the incantation was spoken, Ren Yuanhao felt a refreshing coolness all over his body, as if he were being blown by mountain clouds. He even felt himself floating!
—Floating like an immortal, is mage energy this awesome?
Just as Ren Yuanhao was feeling lightheaded, an indescribable heat suddenly swept over him!
'Slap!'
Ren Yuanhao felt a burning pain on his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw his face resting on a fair, smooth skin!
And the one who had slapped him was Yang Lingxue, who was in front of him!
—Damn, what's going on?
Before Ren Yuanhao could figure out what had happened, he looked up and saw a man who looked exactly like him standing opposite him!
—What is going on here?
"Beast, get away from me!"
Yang Lingxue was weak and powerless. She reached out to push him away. Ren Yuanhao suddenly grabbed her hand and saw that his own hand was covered with dense markings. He instantly understood!
It turned out that the man standing opposite him, who looked exactly like him, was his physical body. And now, after the transfer through the Secret Art: Soul Departure and Body Possession, his soul and body had been swapped with Jiang Cheng's!
—Holy crap, so this is the profoundness of Soul Departure and Body Possession!
Clearly, Jiang Cheng was also dazed and confused!
"What's going on, Ren Yuanhao, what the hell did you do to me?" Jiang Cheng kept feeling himself up and down, looking bewildered.
"Hey, hey, hey, Jiang Cheng, don't touch me everywhere, old man, I'm not gay."
After Ren Yuanhao released Yang Lingxue, he saw Yang Lingxue staring at him with incredibly clear, large eyes, as if she were looking at a monster.
"You, you're Ren Yuanhao?"
"Uh, I am, spit, I'm not," Ren Yuanhao's tongue seemed to get tied. The more he wanted to explain, the more he couldn't. After sorting out his thoughts, he continued, "Uh, what I mean is, this body is still Jiang Cheng's, but the soul is indeed mine, Ren Yuanhao. I know it's hard to understand, but take your time to ponder it. It's fine as long as you know."
Ren Yuanhao gestured vaguely, but he couldn't manage to make any expression on his face. He could only carefully lift Yang Lingxue down from the office desk.
Yang Lingxue was unable to accept this. Ren Yuanhao received two slaps in succession but could only endure them. He walked to the desk quite awkwardly and said sternly, "Jiang Cheng, now is the time for us to settle the score!"
Ren Yuanhao could now feel the surging power within his body. However, a certain part of his power seemed to be restrained by something strange. He could hardly imagine how terrifying it would be if the power within such a body were fully awakened!
"DiDi, the host's new body contains special genes."
The system's voice grew fainter and farther away, as if it might disappear at any moment.
"Special genes? What does that mean?"
"The system cannot analyze it, but this gene is extremely dangerous and violent. Although it seems to have no conflict with the body's original genes, it is subtly changing the physiological characteristics and structure of the body! It is suspected that gene drugs were used."
"Gene drugs? No wonder Jiang Cheng has become so strong in such a short time. So he really was on drugs!"
"No, this gene transformation is permanent. Congratulations, you have gained a formidable adversary."
"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough. There's a limit to jokes!"
"Alright, now that you have a strong physical state, go and beat up your opponent."
But as soon as the system said this, Ren Yuanhao felt a massive headache!
—Jiang Cheng is now residing within my body, how can I beat him up? Beat myself until I cry out in pain?