At this moment, Chen Xu held the Dao principles of both the Undead and the Elements. With the power of two special worlds augmenting him, his strength had surged to an incredible level.
Although his realm hadn't changed and he remained at the Unique Rank, his actual combat power had undergone a world-shaking transformation.
His total energy reserves had significantly increased, and his endurance was vastly improved.
Under the blessing of two special worlds, Chen Xu's physical body and soul were strengthened to an exaggerated degree.
While Chen Xu's main body was still not quite as strong as his perfect clone, the gap was now negligible.
If Li Taiji, the Yin-Yang Dao Lord, were present to examine Chen Xu's bone structure and talent, he might have lamented that the Path of Martial Arts had lost a peerless genius.
More importantly, he had mastered another Dao principle—the Dao of Elements. This Unique Rank Dao of Elements echoed softly within Chen Xu's soul.
It resonated and danced with the talent deep within his soul.
【Talent [007] has discovered the [Dao of Elements]. After multiple rounds of interviews, the [Dao of Elements] has successfully joined the company. New talent acquired: [Paid Annual Leave].】
Indeed, after merging the Element Core, Chen Xu had obtained two Unique Rank Dao principles: Elements and World.
Since he already possessed the [World Dao], it did not grant a new talent.
Only the [Dao of Elements] was a brand-new principle, and under the influence of [007], it brought Chen Xu a completely new talent.
However, this new talent didn't seem to fit Chen Xu's usual style.
The talents he held—[007], [Off-Duty], [On Duty]—were all powerful talents that sounded like they would cost a person half their life just to use.
This new talent, [Paid Annual Leave], felt entirely out of place for the Lord of the Undead.
Perhaps it was because the Dao of Elements was an external principle, making it somewhat different from the native necrotic Dao principles.
Chen Xu didn't dwell on it too much and directly checked the effects of his "time off."
【Talent: Paid Annual Leave】
【Based on your current realm, you receive a set number of days of paid annual leave each year.
Transcendent Rank: 2 days.
Epic Rank: 5 days.
Legendary Rank: 10 days.
Mythic Rank: 15 days.
Eternal Rank: 20 days.
Unique Rank: 30 days.
During your Paid Annual Leave, you can designate one Dao principle to receive a guaranteed base amount of Dao insight every day.
During your Paid Annual Leave, your mood will always remain joyful. You will never fall into a negative state and cannot be affected by negative emotions.
During your Paid Annual Leave, since you are not bothered by tedious work, your thoughts are liberated, and your comprehension of all Dao principles is significantly enhanced. Simultaneously, there is a very high probability of entering a state of sudden enlightenment.
The state of sudden enlightenment allows you to gain a massive amount of Dao insight in an extremely short period of time.
The Dao insight and joyful mood granted by Paid Annual Leave will gradually increase over time.
For example, the first day provides 1 unit of Dao insight, the second day provides 1.1 units, the third day provides 1.2 units, and so on.
(Let me see what treasures we can find in this old warehouse.
Whoa! A Legendary Gold! It's the legendary Paid Annual Leave Voucher!
Paid Annual Leave? What's that?
I don't know. I heard it was a special item from the ancient era that could wash away the exhaustion of a tired worker and allow them to achieve spiritual sublimation.
It's a rare item for workers that's even more powerful than Single Days Off or Double Days Off!)】
The [Paid Annual Leave] talent was still an auxiliary-type talent. It provided a certain number of leave days each year, during which one could receive massive buffs.
The guaranteed Dao insight was like a salary paid on time, while the joyful mood, immunity to negative states, and significantly enhanced comprehension represented the gains of stepping away from work and returning to one's life—finding oneself and clarifying the heart.
As everyone knew, the only benefit of working was the money; aside from that, there were no benefits at all.
Unless you wanted to gamble on that infinitesimal, ethereal chance of becoming an "Assembly Line Immortal" while working on the company floor.
Otherwise, it was best to slack off when possible, get off work when it was time, and take vacations when they were due.
Otherwise, if one fell too deep into a state of qi deviation, even annual leave wouldn't be enough to recover or find one's original heart.
Chen Xu didn't value the Dao insight aspect of [Paid Annual Leave] too highly, as he already had a similar talent in [On Duty].
He was more interested in the immunity to negative emotions.
Judging from the experiences of previous Lords of the Undead and the rulers of other special worlds, a World Lord was a potential mental patient who could easily go insane.
The immunity to negative emotions provided by [Paid Annual Leave] might just allow Chen Xu to escape that fate.
Furthermore, if Chen Xu ever truly had to storm Hell and go head-to-head with the Mother of Hell, this immunity would be crucial.
Besides madness, pain and torment were also her signature moves.
If Chen Xu activated [Paid Annual Leave], he could be immune to the various influences brought by the Mother of Hell during his leave. Even his desires would be smoothed away.
Chen Xu didn't activate the talent to test it immediately. Since he had merged the Element Core and mastered the authority of the elements, the war in the Elemental Spirit Realm naturally had to be settled.
Five concentric rings of five different colors lit up in Chen Xu's left palm, radiating ripples of Dao rhyme.
The Dao rhyme spread out, transporting Chen Xu back to the Overlord's Palace.
Then, his left palm continuously outputted elemental energy. Using the memories of the Element Overlord's remnant soul, he reconstructed a body within the palace.
Chen Xu then split off a wisp of his soul and placed it into this shell to control it.
Recalling the Element Overlord's way of speaking, he controlled the shell and issued a command to the outside.
“Guardians, Monarchs of all races—all of you, get in here!”
With this single sentence, Chen Xu utilized the power of the element authority. It echoed out from the palace and spread in all directions, covering the entire Elemental Spirit Realm in the blink of an eye.
Hearing that familiar voice and sensing the familiar authority, the Element Guardians were overjoyed and immediately rushed toward the Overlord's Palace.
The other Element Monarchs were also astonished and followed the command, heading toward the palace.
Among them, the Sea Element Monarch Ousheng was so emotional he was nearly moved to tears.
Only the Monarchs of the fire and lightning elements looked grim. However, the Overlord's command could not be disobeyed, so they had no choice but to brace themselves and enter the palace.
Unlike the joy of the elements, Flideng the Ripper, who had just made a name for himself, looked panicked and fell into a state of terror.
By the Undead! He had only secretly harvested a few hundred Mythic Rank elements; surely he hadn't attracted the attention of the World Lord already?
Flideng's heart pounded as he instinctively dove deep underground.
But then he realized that within this world, the World Lord's reach was everywhere.
Paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, he frantically sent distress signals to Chen Xu.
Fortunately, a brief reply from Chen Xu calmed his racing heart.
“Don't worry.”
Soon, the five Guardians were the first to enter the Overlord's Palace. Upon seeing the ‘Element Overlord,’ they immediately bowed their heads.
However, the ‘Element Overlord’ stopped them without a word or any extra movement.
Seeing this, the Guardians looked at each other, knowing the Overlord was angry again. They simply lined up on the side and waited in silence.
Before long, over a hundred Element Monarchs of various races arrived at the Overlord's Palace to pay their respects.
Once all the elements had arrived, the ‘Element Overlord’ suddenly lashed out. A burst of authority power directly seized Wright, the Lightning Monarch, and Flynn, the Fire Monarch.
Before they could even beg for mercy, the element authority exerted its power.
Snap! Snap!
These two Eternal Rank Element Monarchs were instantly forced to Return to Source, leaving only two cores that hit the floor with a dull thud.
This brutal scene instantly stunned the other Element Monarchs and Guardians.
Only then did the ‘Element Overlord’ speak slowly.
“Who gave you the guts to spread rumors that I was dead?”
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