132: Chapter 132 Health points fully restored, level up again!

"Chu Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Zheng noticed Chu Xuan suddenly stopped moving and hurried forward to ask.

"Brother Xuan, don't scare me. We still need you to take charge here. I just saw a few Specters run away; if they come back for a surprise attack, I'm worried Brother Zheng won't be able to handle it." Qin Shaowu was also full of worry.

Chu Xuan didn't speak. After seven or eight seconds, he finally let out a long breath and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, I'm trying something out. Keep an eye on things for me first..."

Chu Xuan endured the throbbing pain in his head. Feeling like he could still hold on, he spent two more attribute points and continued to add them to his spirit.

[spirit: 19]

This time, Chu Xuan felt as if his mind had been struck by lightning. A roar filled his head, and intense dizziness flooded him, making him almost unable to stand.

A full half-minute passed before Chu Xuan's eyes gradually cleared, but he still felt lightheaded.

"Let's try another one..."

Chu Xuan gritted his teeth and spent two attribute points on stamina.

Instantly, Chu Xuan clearly felt his heart racing like a drum, making his blood boil and surge throughout his body.

"Again!"

Chu Xuan relaxed for a few seconds and spent another two attribute points, raising his stamina to 19 points.

At this moment, Chu Xuan felt as if he had been thrown into a furnace. His whole body was unbearably hot, as if he were about to be consumed by fire.

"Chu Xuan, why is your whole body turning red and so hot?" Qin Shaowu asked in surprise.

"Glowing with health..."

Chu Xuan joked to himself, then followed suit, spending 8 attribute points to increase his strength and agility, raising both to 19 points.

Increasing the strength attribute felt like suffering a thousand cuts, incredibly painful, while increasing agility felt like being violently kneaded, flattened, and stretched. The stinging sensation was beyond words.

It truly was a mix of pain and pleasure!

"Brother Xuan, why has your face turned pale again?" Qin Shaowu exclaimed again.

"Can you stop narrating everything!"

Tang Zheng waved Qin Shaowu aside and asked in a low voice, "Chu Xuan, is something wrong with your body?"

"I'm trying to forcibly increase my attribute points in a short period to see if I can break through the limit. It seems okay for now..."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and said, "Go finish off the enemies first and complete your required mission count. I'll join you after I rest for a bit."

Tang Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Alright, just take it easy! Don't rush. I can still activate my talent for another five seconds today, so I can handle any emergencies at any time."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, then spent another 160 spirituality value to exchange for 16 attribute points, replenishing them so his current pool of attribute points remained full.

His current spirituality value became 590, with 110 points still in an over-limit state.

Chu Xuan's gaze swept across the hillside.

Scattered Specters were everywhere, many still squirming and struggling, clearly not fully dead and waiting for a finishing blow. He also had no intention of letting the few Specters that had run away escape.

'It would be such a waste to let all that spirituality value go to waste. A little bit of pain is nothing. As the saying goes, no madness, no life!'

Chu Xuan took a deep breath. Just as he was about to try again, a System prompt suddenly appeared.

[Warning!]

[Warning!]

[Your four attributes—stamina, strength, agility, and spirit—have increased sharply in a short period. You are in an Overloaded state! Hint: If you forcibly increase these four attribute values again within 8 hours, your body will collapse.]

[Current Status: Abnormal, Overloaded.]

Chu Xuan frowned deeply. The System prompt clearly indicated that he could no longer continue to increase them.

"My son! My son!"

A hoarse voice, like metal scraping together, called out. A frail Old Woman squeezed out from the crowd and walked tremblingly toward Chu Xuan.

In her hands, she held a bowl of white porridge topped with some pickled vegetables.

"My son, eat... Mom warmed up some food for you..." The Old Woman's eyes were cloudy as she reached out her withered arm to hand him the bowl.

Chu Xuan sighed and took the bowl, intending to set it down and deal with it later, but at that moment, his expression suddenly shifted.

[Detected that you have unlocked Q&A permission. The special item information viewing function is now unlocked.]

[Special Item: Li Guifen's Porridge

Description: This is white porridge carefully brewed by Li Guifen, carrying her unique feelings for her loved ones. To help her family get better, she is willing to pour in everything.

Function: Drinking this bowl of stomach-warming white porridge will restore your health points at a rate of 1% per second for 15 seconds. When your health points are full, your personal status will be improved to varying degrees. Note: Effective within Rank 5.

Hint: This is white porridge infused with emotion. It only takes effect if you receive Li Guifen's approval and she serves it to you personally.]

Is it really this strong?!

Chu Xuan looked with some surprise at the Old Woman standing before him, who was the Li Guifen indicated by the System.

"My son, eat... eat..."

Li Guifen stared blankly at Chu Xuan, her cloudy eyes revealing a hint of expectation as she waited for him to drink the bowl of white porridge.

"Okay."

Chu Xuan tilted his head back and finished the warm white porridge in the bowl in one gulp.

There was no special flavor—it was quite ordinary—but it was very warming to the stomach. Waves of warmth flowed through his body, making him feel comfortable and at peace.

[You have consumed 'Li Guifen's Porridge'. Your health points are being restored...]

[Current health points: 190]

In less than three seconds, the 5 health points Chu Xuan was missing were fully restored, followed immediately by the disappearance of the word "Overloaded" from his status bar.

Along with this, Chu Xuan felt his dizzy head, hot blood, and the incredibly sore muscles and fascia throughout his body recover significantly at this moment.

Although he still hadn't returned to his peak state, he felt much stronger than when he first arrived in Yinshan Village.

Chu Xuan was instantly overjoyed.

"You've finished... Mom will go wash the bowl for you..." A smile appeared on Li Guifen's withered face as she took the white porcelain bowl, turned, and walked through the crowd toward the house.

"Thank you."

Looking at her departing back, Chu Xuan's gaze was complex, and he felt a strange sense of emotion in his heart. But in the next second, his gaze returned to its usual calm.

Continue adding points!

Prioritizing Mental Energy as before.

[spirit +1]

[Current spirit: 20]

His head throbbed slightly, but it was within acceptable limits and not a problem. Chu Xuan felt a bit relieved. Now that his spirit attribute had reached 20 points, the System finally prompted a level-up notification again.

[Detected... one of your basic attributes, 'spirit', has reached 20 points. Requirement met! Sequence skill 'Heart Bewitchment' is level 1 or higher. Requirement met!]

[Do you want to consume 200 spirituality value to increase your personal Rank? Current personal Rank: LV.2]

It actually requires this much?

Chu Xuan frowned slightly, but he couldn't afford to be picky now; he had to level up.

However, before that, he spent 6 attribute points to raise his stamina, strength, and agility to 20.

According to the hint from [Future Tang Zheng], the rules would change soon, and the number of attributes that could be increased before each Rank would be fixed—though he didn't know how long "soon" meant.

But Chu Xuan didn't need to gamble now; he just filled them all up.

—System, level me up!

[You have consumed 200 spirituality value]

[Your personal Rank +1]

[Current personal Rank: LV.3]

[Remaining spirituality value: 390]