Chapter 027: Disdain

Apart from the two prizes above, Wang Bo had heard of the remaining four—Barrier Technique, Philosopher's Stone, Arrow, and Clairvoyance—but couldn't determine their origins.

After all, these four prizes were far too common across the myriad worlds.

For instance, Barrier Technique existed in many worlds: magic had it, spells had it, and even necromancy had it.

It was so widespread that Wang Bo simply couldn't pinpoint it.

The same went for the Philosopher's Stone.

It was equally ubiquitous—a mythical substance in legends, the long-sought Holy Grail of Western alchemists, believed to transmute base metals into noble ones or create elixirs of immortality.

Thus, it was known by many names: "the Philosopher's Stone, the Stone from Heaven, the Lapis Philosophorum, the raw material of gold and silver, the Red Tincture, the Fifth Element," and so on.

In various tales and myths, it often appeared in different forms—solid, liquid, or powder—and was said to be the color of blood.

The concept of the "Golden Elixir" in Eastern alchemy was also similar to the Philosopher's Stone.

In the world of Fullmetal Alchemist, it was an amplifier that ignored the principle of "equivalent exchange" and could transmute anything.

In that work, the Philosopher's Stone was actually a red stone refined from living souls through a transmutation circle; depending on the method, number of souls, and the alchemist's skill, it could appear as a solid or liquid.

In the Harry Potter world, the Philosopher's Stone was called the Sorcerer's Stone, described as a blood-red stone capable of turning metal into gold and producing the Elixir of Life.

In the Dragon Raja world, the Philosopher's Stone also existed, capable of penetrating both material and spiritual things. It looked beautiful, like a roughly polished red crystal with a blood-like luster flowing within.

The spiritual elements composing the Philosopher's Stone transcended the four elements; the Dragon Kings and their descendants, who mastered the laws of the four elements, could not command this element beyond rules, making it invincible and able to pierce through anything.

But once spiritual elements were refined into a crystal, they took on form; its limitlessness applied only to Words of Power. As a tangible object, the Philosopher's Stone could still shatter if struck against something tough like metal.

Its effects were also astonishing, easily killing powerful monsters.

So Wang Bo truly couldn't tell which world the Philosopher's Stone came from.

As for Clairvoyance, it appeared in the Journey to the West world, the Type-Moon world, and other worlds—Wang Bo naturally couldn't judge.

And the last Arrow—needless to say, Wang Bo had no idea which world it came from, though he guessed it wasn't just a bow and arrow from ancient platforms.

So Wang Bo asked, "Which world's Barrier Technique is this, and what does it do?"

[Barrier Technique is from the Kekkaishi world.]

The Kekkaishi world?

Wang Bo rubbed his temples; he seemed to have heard of it somewhere, but couldn't recall specifics. So he suppressed his doubts and asked again, "And the Philosopher's Stone—which world does it come from?"

[The Philosopher's Stone comes from the Slayers world; it is a magic amplifier.]

Wang Bo knew of that world, but unfortunately, he hadn't watched its story, so he didn't know it had a Philosopher's Stone.

But a magic amplifier—Wang Bo understood that; with it, his magic power could increase.

A good thing.

"And Clairvoyance? Which world does it come from?"

[Clairvoyance from the Type-Moon world; it can see into the future.]

Wang Bo gave an "oh" without much excitement, because this Clairvoyance wasn't very useful to him personally.

After all, a fully grown Wang Bo could see through the Milky Way and even the universe with a single glance.

So the Type-Moon world's Clairvoyance was far inferior to Wang Bo's superhuman vision.

Apart from seeing the future, it had no advantage.

And the ability to observe the future could be achieved with magic; there was no need for Clairvoyance.

"Then the last Arrow—which world is it from?"

[It comes from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure world; it is an arrow that awakens Stands.]

Stands?

Wang Bo was slightly surprised; he knew about them—after all, he had watched JoJo and naturally knew about Stands and Stand Users.

Although Stand abilities were bizarre and varied, overall they were still a type of superpower.

And Wang Bo didn't need superpowers now, since he could use magic; every spell could be considered a superpower. More impressively, his Cosmo had reached the peak of the Fifth Sense.

Once Wang Bo's Cosmo entered the Sixth Sense, it would be awesome. The Sixth Sense is called "Mind Sense."

Those who possess superpowers like manipulating elements, foreseeing the future, atomizing matter, flying, telekinesis, mind reading, illusions, mind control, intuition—all have exceptionally strong Sixth Senses.

As the Sixth Sense strengthens, the superpowers one masters increase, gradually approaching the level of Seventh Sense experts, even possessing thousands of superpowers.

So for Wang Bo, a mere Stand was nothing.

Even time manipulation wasn't impossible.

Counting it all up, among the six prizes Wang Bo drew—Barrier Technique, Flame-Flame Fruit, Clairvoyance, Arrow, Philosopher's Stone, and Blood Armament—only the Philosopher's Stone could amplify his magic; the rest seemed useless.

But Wang Bo wasn't greedy; getting the Philosopher's Stone was already good enough.

After confirming the prizes, Wang Bo told Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing about them.

Although Wang Bo wasn't very interested in these prizes, Xiao Qing was very interested.

Whether it was the Flame-Flame Fruit that could turn into fire, the Clairvoyance that could see the future, or the Arrow that awakened Stands, all excited Xiao Qing.

After all, she was still weak; these things were really useful to her.

Wang Bo wasn't stingy; he gave Xiao Qing the Clairvoyance and the Arrow. As for the Flame-Flame Fruit, though powerful, it had a very obvious weakness.

Seawater.

Wang Bo naturally couldn't let Xiao Qing keep such an obvious weakness, so he explained the pros and cons of the Flame-Flame Fruit to her.

After hearing this, Xiao Qing said with disdain, "Then I don't want it."

Wang Bo wasn't surprised by this.

The Devil Fruit's weakness was too obvious; it was only natural for Xiao Qing to disdain it.