Is stared directly at the black block before him.
Without hesitating any further, he immediately raised the shovel and brought it down.
Bang!
Originally, he thought it would be like before—where the moment the shovel touched the ground, the excavation block would instantly dissolve like fluffy cotton candy melting into water.
But this time, a metallic clang rang out instead.
"?????"
A huge question mark practically appeared on Is's face.
"What the hell is this?"
After muttering to himself, Is raised the shovel again and struck downward once more.
Clang!
This time, cracks finally appeared across the black excavation block.
"Well damn… my excavation level increased, so now the durability of these bricks increased too?!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Is immediately got irritated and began wildly smashing the block with his shovel.
Only after hearing the system notifications did he finally stop.
[Notification: Obtained Character Card ×1]
[Notification: Obtained Selective Inheritance Card (Allows selection of abilities from character cards)]
[Notification: Obtained Weapon — Fairy Magic Wand]
[Notification: Obtained 50 EXP]
[Notification: Obtained 50 EXP]
The moment the notifications ended, Is froze briefly, his eyes twitching.
"Wait… did some weird nonsense just get mixed in there?!"
Without hesitation, he immediately opened his status panel and looked toward the storage section.
The next second, his entire expression turned speechless.
"So it really did mix in something ridiculous… a Fairy Magic Wand…"
Is directly took it out from the storage space.
The wand itself was not very long. At the tip was a heart-shaped decoration, while the middle section had a pair of small white wings attached to it.
"Why would something like this appear? Fine, a weapon is a weapon, but giving me a magical fairy wand? What's next? Balala energy? Magical girl transformation?!"
The corners of Is's mouth twitched several times before he casually tossed it onto the ground.
Though after thinking about it for a moment, he reconsidered.
If someone capable of using magic appeared in the future, he could just give it away as a present.
Picking it back up, Is returned it to storage before shifting his attention toward the Selective Inheritance Card.
"Use."
"Ding! Successfully used."
"Please select an inherited ability."
"A: Tatsumaki — Esper Powers."
"B: Uchiha Madara — Sharingan."
"C: Hashirama Senju — Wood Release."
"D: Acnologia — Black Dragon Form."
"E: Yoriichi Tsugikuni — Sun Breathing."
"F: Unohana Retsu — Kidō."
Is carefully swept his gaze over the options.
Every ability here was incredibly good.
However, he had just recently inherited Sage Mode from Hashirama.
If he acquired Wood Release now as well…
Wouldn't that mean he could use Sage Art: Wood Release True Several Thousand Hands too?
As for the others, there would still be opportunities in the future.
Thus, Is quickly made his decision.
Wood Release.
After finishing that, only the summoning remained.
"Use Character Card."
"Ding! Confirm usage?"
"Confirm."
Is answered without hesitation.
"Ding! Character Card consumed successfully."
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a character from "Under One Person"—The Old Heavenly Master, Zhang Zhiwei."
"The Old Heavenly Master? Zhang Zhiwei?"
Is paused slightly.
He was naturally familiar with this person.
And honestly speaking, the world of Under One Person was surprisingly similar to Is's current world.
This newly summoned character also possessed an extraordinary background.
In the original series, Zhang Zhiwei was one of the Ten Elders of the outsider world, the sixty-fifth Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain's Heavenly Master Mansion, the leader of the Zhengyi Sect, and the head of the largest outsider faction in existence.
While Is was still lost in thought, white particles of light suddenly appeared before him.
The particles rapidly gathered together, forming a humanoid figure.
The next moment, a tall and upright old man appeared.
He possessed long brows and a long beard, narrow eyes, and wore the black robes of Longhu Mountain's Heavenly Master.
His appearance was neat and unrestrained, while the hundred years of pure cultivation hidden within him caused a faint divine glow to shimmer deep within his eyes.
"Never would this old man have imagined that at my age, I'd encounter something like this. Hahahahaha!"
The Old Heavenly Master glanced toward Is before bursting into hearty laughter.
Immediately afterward, he reached into his robes and pulled out a cellphone.
Before he could speak, Is interrupted him first.
"No need to check. This world doesn't have phones, so there's no signal here. At most, you can listen to music or take photos. Though electricity does exist. Later on, I can probably get you a charger."
"I see. In that case, the belongings of the old world are rather useless now."
The Old Heavenly Master smiled faintly.
Still, instead of throwing the phone away, he simply tucked it back into his robes.
Truthfully, seeing a cultivator carrying around twenty-first century technology felt incredibly out of place to Is.
"Welcome to this world, Old Heavenly Master. Though speaking of which, I happen to have a weapon similar to the kind of things from your world. It doesn't have an owner yet. Want it?" Is asked casually.
"Oh? Let this old man have a look then."
Is nodded and pulled the Fairy Magic Wand from storage before tossing it over.
Although the Old Heavenly Master looked briefly startled, he still casually caught it.
"This… a magic wand? This old man remembers seeing such things in children's television programs."
"So you recognize it. But this one's different from those toys you saw on TV. Mine is a real magic wand," Is explained slowly.
To be honest, Is really wanted to witness the sight of the Old Heavenly Master wielding a magical girl wand.
That image alone would be absolutely legendary.
"Although it's a fine item, unfortunately this old man does not know how to use it."
"I vaguely remember a few activation chants. You can try them and see if anything happens."
The Old Heavenly Master held the wand in one hand while staring silently at Is.
"Well, let me think… I think one of them was something like…"
"Balala Energy—Utala!"
"Or maybe…"
"Gunala, Dark God—Wuhulala!"
"If those don't work, then I've got nothing. Though there is a simpler and more direct way to use it."
As Is spoke, he extended his hand.
The Old Heavenly Master calmly returned the Fairy Magic Wand to him.
Gripping the wand, Is immediately coated it in Armament Haki before swinging it toward the front.
Whoosh!
A burst of blue light shot outward instantly, slamming directly into a nearby boulder.
Boom!!!
The rock exploded into dust on the spot as thick smoke slowly rose into the air.
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