262: Chapter 49: Breakthrough to Level 16, A New Attempt (5K for Monthly Pass) 262: Chapter 49: Breakthrough to Level 16, A New Attempt (5K for Monthly Pass) As soon as Xu Shu returned to the inn, he began devouring the Erosion Crystals in his own bathroom.
Five white Erosion Crystals were not a large number; under normal circumstances, it would take a little over half an hour to finish them off cleanly.
But Xu Shu was just at the point of a breakthrough for a First-tier Warrior, so it also took quite a bit of ti to ultimately complete the process.
The process was sowhat convoluted because each ti there was an upgrade, the blood that sprayed out would be more abundant, and the pain of bodily erosion naturally beca more intense than before.
That’s why many people get stuck at a certain level, unable even with the supply of Erosion Crystals to level up.
This indescribable bottleneck exists as a challenge for every Transcendent.
Wanting to overco it, re willpower is not enough.
You must have ample talent and an epiphany in your state of mind in order to surpass yourself.
Of course, there were also many Transcendents who consciously saw no hope of leveling up but were unwilling to give up.
They shouted, “My fate is dictated by , not by heaven,” and forcibly devoured a large number of Erosion Crystals, delusively hoping to raise their Curse Seal by sheer volu, but in the end, without exception, they all perished.
The change in quantity did not bring about any qualitative change, but only led to degeneration.
The exceeded erosion limits, beyond their endurance, could only lead to containnt failure, and the outco of failure was a road to death.
If it weren’t for the safety offered by the Promotion Drive, it wouldn’t be as simple as death; instead, one would transform into an uncontrollable monster.
At that ti, even relatives and friends would beco fodder in their mouths.
This Transcendent path, though endowed with great power unto oneself, is ultimately a cruel journey; since ancient tis, countless people have died on the steps to higher strength, leaving behind piles of bones.
The Astronomy Association rigorously filters its mbers, and even the “Granters” selected ti and again are so challenged, let alone Xu Shu, who is considered a “non-qualifier,” naturally finding it even more difficult.
In fact, strictly speaking, his erosion level was already off the charts the first ti he contained it.
Afterward, every ti he raised his level, it was like pushing the barely stable curse power erosion further to the brink of explosion; an understatent if ever there was.
This ti was no exception.
As soon as the Erosion Crystal touched the inside of his trousers, and an explosive power was absorbed into the region around his heart not long after, Xu Shu heard a faint ‘crack,’ as if the sound of an eggshell shattering.
He knew then that his level 16 barrier had been broken through.
What followed was the blood furiously spurting from every pore on his body.
Half of his body seed to turn into chanical steel, completely solidified;
The other half beca extrely disgusting and terrifying, like a Spider Monster, as strands of black hair sprouted out.
If it had been an ordinary person, they surely would have died on the spot.
But Xu Shu simply started doing sit-ups.
A bit of blood spray, what was it really?
It was just a bit of frost and snow.
With the constant rising and falling of his body, Xu Shu was like a manual water pump, a spurt of blood with every movent, a spurt of blood with every movent.
HIs body, glowing green, was continuously blessed with healing power.
Regeneration 1, 1, 1…
By the ti everything was completed, it was already afternoon.
Xu Shu then took a shower and changed clothes, washing away the terrible blood stains on his body and putting on a clean, fitting outfit.
The clothes ca from another floor where he saw people hanging laundry in abundance, and he quietly “robbed the rich to aid the poor.”
Presumably, there would be one more weeping traveler upstairs tonight, and he hoped that they wouldn’t mind too much.
After all the preparation was done, Xu Shu sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling a surge of warmth inside his body, as if his strength had increased a hundredfold—this was the ‘illusion’ of a slight increase in power after leveling up.
Xu Shu was well accustod to this and of course wasn’t misled.
Of course, there was indeed an increase in actual strength, but the extent wasn’t very big; it was a gradual process.
What really greatly increased one’s strength were the new skills acquired.
He could feel that he had comprehended two skills this ti.
It goes without saying that there was one each from Black Widow and Heart of Steel.
“It seems that after level 12, every four levels I can be assured of at least one breakthrough in skills.”
“Just strange, why do I have this uncontrollable urge to thrust against sothing…”
“Is it that this ti’s skills are a bit peculiar?”
Xu Shu moved his limbs, and during this process, he unconsciously swung his hips and shrugged his shoulders from ti to ti.
After a while, once he had fully adapted to the newfound strength within his body, he slowly controlled his muscles’ involuntary twitching.
His expression was composed, and sowhat curious and puzzled inside, he thrust his hips and opened the Upgrading Network.
The light particle screen before him displayed:
[Scanning your Curse Seal…]
[It has been detected that you have reached level 16, and you will surely comprehend new epic abilities, a deep detection is in process…]
Zzzzz~
The current passed through him, and then was displayed on the screen.
*[Upgrading Network]
*[Gu Pan (Tai Chu), First-tier Warrior]
*[Contribution: 17]
—-
“Heh, this ti after killing five little spiders, just the kill Contribution Points have already exceeded the last team’s combined earnings.”
“Feels like I would be better off solo fighting in the future.”
As Xu Shu muttered to himself, he reached out and tapped on the property details.
[Curse Seal: Warrior (Legendary) // Level: 16/20]
[Entry 1: Alien Species·Black Widow (Epic)]
*Talent: Architectural Mastery, Spit Silk, Eight Spider Spears (Breakthrough Skill), Entanglent (Breakthrough Skill)
[Entry 2: Warrior·Heart of Steel (Legendary)]
*Talent: Thick-skinned, Great Strength, Perseverance, Jingwei (Breakthrough Skill), Kua Fu (Breakthrough Skill), Gonggong (Breakthrough Skill) (Already fully broken through)]
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