Chapter 83: The 80-Point Attribute Barrier
[Teleportation complete, Hunter returns to Exclusive Room.]
[Exclusive Room is an absolute safe point. No one may enter without the Hunter's permission.]
[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning settlement of derivative world rewards.]
War World: Doya Ancient Continent
Difficulty: Lv.10 ~ Lv.29 (War World)
World Source Obtained: 0.00%.
Quests Completed: 3. (War Quests × 3).
Overall Evaluation: None
Rewards Obtained: 768 Merit Points.
Hint: Hunter has reached Lv.20. As the experienced world was a War World, the Second Rank preliminary assessment is deemed completed. The trial assessment for promotion to Third Rank has been successfully activated.
Hint: Due to the Hunter experiencing a War World, the Third Rank trial assessment has been changed to take place within a derivative world. The derivative world's rank is preliminarily set at Third Rank Beginner, with a world difficulty between Lv.20 and Lv.23.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter's Mark.
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Su Xiao sat in his Exclusive Room. After this world ended, he didn't receive any Attribute Points or Paradise Coins, only a large amount of Merit Points. He still didn't understand the function of these Merit Points.
[Hint: The Hunter holds a large amount of Merit Points. Reincarnation Paradise will grant the Hunter corresponding rewards based on the number of Merit Points.]
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Su Xiao knew the main event was coming. He had worked hard for an entire world, and now it was finally time to reap the rewards. Compared to others, his Merit Points were simply outrageous.
[Current Merit Points: 768.]
[Merit Points converting...]
[Hunter may choose four of the following options.]
A: 36 Attribute Points + 400,000 Paradise Coins.
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B: Soul Crystal (Large) × 5
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C: Jiamisi Injection (Gold). After use, permanent +7% to nerve reflex speed.
Hint: This is a War World exclusive reward.
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D: Atlantis Shield (Dark Purple Set)
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E: Z's Challenge Letter. After use, can enter the One Piece World: Strongest Z Event.
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F: Burning Blood, Bloodline Activation Item.
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G: Stable Enhancement Blending Fluid. Can be used on any White ~ Light Gold equipment. After use, has 100% chance to raise enhancement level to +5, 40% chance to raise to +8, and 7% chance to raise to +10.
Hint: This is a War World exclusive reward.
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H: Aura Release (Gold). This is a Skill Scroll. After use, can condense one's own aura to a visible degree. When the aura is released, it causes negative effects on enemies with lower Willpower than the user.
Hint: This is a War World exclusive reward.
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Seeing these rewards, Su Xiao's heartbeat quickened. He had expected generous rewards, but he hadn't expected them to be this generous.
The current situation was choosing four out of eight. Attribute Points, Soul Crystal (Large), and Jiamisi Injection – these three options were already reserved by Su Xiao. These were the things he most needed to grow stronger.
The remaining five options made Su Xiao hesitate.
Option D was a Dark Purple Set. Option E was a Derivative World Key. With his current strength, entering that world would be suicide. So, this item would at most be sold or kept as a last resort. World Key items weren't very popular, so he directly eliminated it.
Option F was Burning Blood, a Bloodline Activation item. Using it would grant a bloodline. Su Xiao already had the Shadow of Law Destruction profession and couldn't easily use other bloodlines. If a mutation occurred, it would be disastrous. Mutation was a serious matter; forget about getting stronger, it was unknown whether he could even maintain human form after a mutation.
Su Xiao considered temporarily giving up the Soul Crystal (Large) to choose this bloodline and sell it. But after thinking it over, he found that five Soul Crystals (Large) could be sold for more Paradise Coins than this bloodline, and their popularity wasn't even on the same level.
Options G and F were both rewards Su Xiao favored. Option G could be used to enhance equipment. As for Option F, Su Xiao felt this skill could not only condense his aura but might also allow him to conceal it.
The bloody scent on Su Xiao was simply too strong. He had killed countless people on the battlefield. If an ordinary person made eye contact with Su Xiao, within five seconds, they would flee in panic.
He had deterrence, but it brought even more trouble. For example, if Su Xiao encountered a powerful plot character from a righteous faction in a derivative world, that person would likely take the initiative to eliminate Su Xiao. In the eyes of most 'righteous people,' Su Xiao = Demon = Executioner = Great Villain = Deserves to Die = Must Be Eliminated = Public Enemy of Humanity. And such people were by no means few. This wasn't a joke; it was a very real possibility.
If he could defeat this kind of unwarranted disaster, it was fine; he could just chop the other person to death. But what if he couldn't? Wouldn't he die very frustrated? Dying at the hands of someone who claimed to be righteous was definitely not a good experience for Su Xiao.
After careful consideration, Su Xiao finally chose the four rewards: A, B, C, and H.
[You have received 36 Attribute Points.]
[You have received 400,000 Paradise Coins.]
[You have received Soul Crystal (Large) × 5.]
[You have received Jiamisi Injection (Gold).]
[You have received Aura Release (Gold).]
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[Aura Release]
Quality: Gold
Type: Passive Skill
Effect: Can condense one's own aura to a visible degree. When the aura is released, it causes negative effects on enemies with lower Willpower than the user.
Hint: Aura Release (Passive) has no cooldown.
Hint: If the enemy's Willpower is 3 points lower than the user's, after the user releases their aura, the enemy will fall into a state of inner panic. Stamina consumption speed +12%, Physical Defense -6, and when releasing skills, there is a 3% chance of failure.
Prerequisite to Master This Skill: Willpower above 30 points, already possesses one's own unique aura.
Rating: 400 points.
Introduction: Deterrence is also power.
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Seeing the effect of this skill, Su Xiao was very satisfied. This was a judgment-type aura debuff skill. Once the enemy's Willpower was 3 points lower than Su Xiao's, they would suffer the debuff effect.
If someone else used this ability against an enemy of the same level, the effect wouldn't be strong, as Willpower was very difficult to increase.
However, Su Xiao had a piece of equipment that, during judgment, would add a +10 point correction to the attribute he needed for the judgment.
In other words, after Su Xiao used this skill, it was equivalent to his Willpower being +10 before making the judgment against the enemy. An enemy of the same strength might actually be affected.
Don't think the debuff effect of [Aura Release] wasn't very strong. The effect shown by [Aura Release] now was at Lv.1. After upgrading this skill, the effect would certainly be greatly amplified.
Su Xiao put away the Soul Crystals and Skill Scroll in his hand. He had obtained many items in this War World. He needed to organize them properly and convert these benefits into strength.
After organizing his items, Su Xiao first headed to the Attribute Enhancement Hall. He had obtained many Attribute Points this time, nearly equal to the gains from two previous worlds. And after enhancing his attributes, he would also use an extremely powerful item, [Saint Oak Tree Branch].
Not only Attribute Points, but this time Reincarnation Paradise had generously given 400,000 Paradise Coins as a reward. In the past, even when he obtained 88.9% World Source, he only received 42,000 Paradise Coins during settlement. This time, he directly received 400,000 Paradise Coins.
Su Xiao seriously suspected that most of his Merit Points had been converted into Paradise Coins at a somewhat unfair ratio. If there were no Paradise Coins, the rewards might have been even more generous.
It was clearly impossible to argue with Reincarnation Paradise. Su Xiao had tried that once and almost died. He wasn't going to attempt it a second time.
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Attribute Enhancement Hall, inside the Attribute Enhancement Pod. Su Xiao skillfully operated the screen in front of him.
[Welcome to the Attribute Enhancement Pod. Your unmodified attributes are as follows.]
Strength: 69
Agility: 69
Stamina: 69
Intelligence: 69
Charm: 5
[Hunter can freely distribute Attribute Points: 36 points.]
[Detected that the Hunter's main attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize enhancing these three main attributes.]
Su Xiao looked at his attributes and suddenly felt something was wrong.
"This... Charm decreased by 1 point?"
Su Xiao was a bit confused. His Charm had automatically increased by 1 point before, but this time, it had fucking decreased by 1 point.
If it were any other attribute, Su Xiao wouldn't be so surprised. But his Charm was already pitifully low, and now it was showing a decreasing trend. Could he tolerate this? Of course not!
"Paradise, what's going on with my Charm attribute?"
Su Xiao looked at his reflection in the Attribute Enhancement Pod. He swore to the heavens that his appearance definitely didn't reach the level of negative Charm attribute. Huesi's Charm attribute was still 8. Why was his 5? The Charm attribute definitely had nothing to do with appearance.
[Hint: Due to the Hunter killing a large number of plot characters, the aura generated has begun to interfere with the senses of others.]
Reincarnation Paradise actually gave an answer. Su Xiao wasn't satisfied with the result. His Charm attribute decreased because he killed too many people? Then wouldn't it continue to decrease in the future?
Although he was a bit annoyed, this kind of thing was within Su Xiao's acceptable range.
Su Xiao hesitated for a moment. The distribution method for the 36 Attribute Points was: Strength +7, Agility +7, Stamina +11, Intelligence +10, Charm +1. The Attribute Points were just used up.
[Attribute distribution complete. Enhancement begins.]
Su Xiao enhanced 1 point of Charm attribute, not because the Charm attribute had suddenly decreased, but because this was the most ideal distribution method at present. His unmodified Strength, Agility, and Intelligence attributes couldn't differ by more than 3 points. This was a restriction of the Shadow of Law Destruction profession. Of course, attributes added by equipment were not included in this category; those were external enhancements.
Distribution complete. The Attribute Enhancement Pod began to operate. This time, Su Xiao was enhancing too many attributes, and the feeling during the enhancement was very unpleasant.
After a long time, Su Xiao, drenched in sweat, leaned back in the Enhancement Pod, breathing heavily. He checked his current attributes. His unmodified attributes had now become:
Strength: 76
Agility: 76
Stamina: 80
Intelligence: 79
Charm: 6
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[Hint: The Hunter's Stamina attribute has reached 80 points. To continue enhancing this attribute, the following conditions must be met.]