146: Chapter 146 I Just Want to Become Stronger

As the metal doors opened, a very spacious meeting room appeared before his eyes. Thirteen people were sitting inside, all in relatively casual postures.

At the head sat a little girl in a fiery red long dress; she wasn't even as tall as the back of her chair. However, when she scanned the room with an unfriendly gaze, even the usually reckless Zhang Qiang broke into a wide, fawning smile.

“Oh, don't misunderstand, I was just describing your personality as being relatively straightforward.”

Zhang Qiang led the way into the meeting room and signaled for Chu Xuan and the others to take a seat wherever they liked before introducing her:

“Zhao Hongchan, Deputy Captain of the Night Watchers, Rank 8 Transcendent.”

A simple sentence, yet it made this little girl seem anything but simple.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but steal a few more glances. She didn't look very old, so he hadn't expected her to be so powerful.

However, Chu Xuan quickly noticed something wasn't quite right. The little girl's limbs looked slender, but her belly was round and bulging, appearing extremely uncoordinated. Even with the loose long dress she wore, it was hard to hide.

This... she couldn't be pregnant, could she?

Chu Xuan's expression couldn't help but turn strange.

“You brat, what kind of look is that? I'm already pushing thirty. Isn't it normal for me to be about to have a baby?” Zhao Hongchan's gaze swept over him with burning intensity.

Chu Xuan inexplicably felt his whole body grow slightly hot, as if he were surrounded by flames.

He was slightly surprised.

This feeling—could it be some kind of ability of hers?

“Xiao Lajiao, hurry and withdraw your Divine Ability. Don't leave a bad impression on the newcomer.”

Zhang Qiang sat opposite Zhao Hongchan, relit a cigarette, and said slowly, “Chu, don't take it to heart. This girl has an Awakening in the [Flame] talent, and just like you all, it's an Innate talent.

Especially since her sequence skill is [Berserk], she went from being an ordinary person to a Rank 8 Transcendent in less than a year. Her personality has been significantly affected, making her temper unpredictable and a bit hard to control.”

As Zhang Qiang finished speaking, Chu Xuan immediately felt the burning sensation around him dissipate.

“Old Smoker, do I need you to explain for me?” Zhao Hongchan snorted coldly, then suddenly tossed a blue test tube over.

“Brat... cough cough! Chu Xuan, Qin Qing is a good sister of mine. Thank you for saving her this time. Consider this a meeting gift.”

Chu Xuan caught it, and a System prompt immediately appeared:

[Name: i just want to become stronger

Category: Potion

Function: Drinking this potion allows for a 100% recovery from a state of physical Overload caused by continuously increasing attributes within a short period.

Note: Effective within Rank 5. This item cannot be consumed in multiple doses.

Hint: spirituality value too high, and attribute increases exceeding the body's load? Have a tube. This is a potion specifically refined for the strong; the weak are not worthy. (This item has been System-certified.)]

After checking the relevant information, Chu Xuan's spirits were immediately lifted.

Although the name of this potion was a bit strange, it was exactly what he lacked right now!

Only... how did Zhao Hongchan know?

Chu Xuan couldn't help but look up, only to see the little girl's lips curled high in a smug grin:

“I have an insight-type skill that can see through your basic attributes and sequence skills, including the approximate amount of spirituality value contained in your body. It's much better than those crappy black-rimmed glasses of yours.”

Zhao Hongchan pointed at the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of Chu Xuan's nose and giggled. “Those are Chen Quan's Spirituality Item, right? I've already seen his corpse in photos. You killed him, which counts as clearing out a traitor for us. I'll record a merit for you.”

Having said that, Zhao Hongchan seemed to realize she had lost her composure a bit. She quickly cleared her throat and said with a calm expression, “You are considered a special talent, so naturally you get special treatment. We are never stingy toward our own.”

“In that case, thank you.” Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

“No need for thanks. No one else can use this thing anyway, so giving it to you is just recycling waste... cough cough! Why haven't you drunk it yet to increase your attributes?”

Zhao Hongchan's personality seemed to flip back and forth. “I watched the entire test at Shouguo Temple earlier. You brat have actually already reached Rank 3 and have developed all four attributes comprehensively. Furthermore, I see that the spirituality value in your body is at least over 500 points. It must be the result of your attributes increasing too quickly, leaving your spirituality value with nowhere to be used, right? How extravagant!”

As Zhao Hongchan's words came out, everyone else also looked at Chu Xuan with faces full of disbelief, as if they were looking at a monster.

“Wait... is the [Heavenly Mystery] talent really that strong?” Zhang Qiang was also stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed, “Good lad, you didn't mention this to me. You actually hid so much spirituality value.”

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly. “But you didn't ask.”

Zhang Qiang was immediately silenced.

Seeing that Zhao Hongchan was still staring at him, Chu Xuan didn't stand on ceremony. Since the System had already certified it, he drank it on the spot.

A cool sensation flowed down his throat and into his stomach, followed by no other feeling, but the 'Overload' status on the System bar disappeared once again.

“Chu Xuan, before you increase your attributes, I must remind you of one thing. Your sequence skill is Heart Bewitchment, so what you should increase most is your spirit attribute. This not only increases the strength of your skills, but concentrating your spirituality value to increase one or two attributes is far stronger than an all-round increase.”

Zhao Hongchan said solemnly, “As long as your Rank goes up, even without using spirituality value, you can quickly increase lagging attributes through various specialized training. This allows for the most valuable use of spirituality.”

Chu Xuan knew she meant well, but regarding the warning from [Future Tang Zheng], he couldn't easily explain it, so he only said calmly:

“You're right, but I have enough spirituality value that I don't need to be so frugal. I still want to be more well-rounded.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was speechless.

Chu Xuan could clearly feel that the gazes everyone directed at him were somewhat resentful.

“Hurry up and add your points, don't dawdle,” Zhao Hongchan urged, her face showing some excitement. She seemed to be looking forward to seeing just how far Chu Xuan could increase his strength.

Chu Xuan gave a light cough and began to add points.

Back in Yinshan Village, Chu Xuan had spent 6 attribute points to increase his Charm, so he currently had 24 attribute points left.

So he spent them all at once, increasing his stamina, strength, agility, and spirit by two points each, all reaching 25 points.

There was no burden.

Chu Xuan continued to add points.

He went on until he had spent 480 points of spirituality value, raising all four attributes to 29 points.

[Current spirituality value: 309]

Chu Xuan again felt his head swelling slightly, his muscles throughout his body felt a slight tearing sensation, and his heart was beating violently. He could even clearly feel the sensation of his blood flow accelerating, so he stopped.

Chu Xuan felt that he could actually continue adding points.

However, with everyone watching, and since it wasn't a moment where he had so much spirituality value that it would be automatically deducted if he didn't use it, there was no need to push himself so hard.

Feeling that everyone's gazes were somewhat complex, Chu Xuan thought for a moment and converted all 300 points of spirituality value into attribute points, leaving only 9 points of spirituality value.

Because there was still a spirit Pearl in the System, which still stored a lot of spirituality value, Chu Xuan didn't have to worry about not having enough spirituality value when entering a dream tonight.

At this point, Chu Xuan's various attributes were as follows—

[Name: Chu Xuan]

[Rank: LV.3]

[stamina: 29]

[Strength: 29]

[agility: 29]

[spirit: 29]

[Charm: 14]

[Talent: Precognitive Dream]

[Sequence: Illusionist]

[health points: 290]

[spirituality value: 9]

[attribute points: 30]

[skill points: 30]

[Regular Skills: Mixed Martial Arts LV.MAX (Perfect), Basic Swordsmanship LV.MAX, Firearms Shooting LV.MAX, Tongue Blooming Lotus LV.2 (Proficient), Kato Takas Hand LV.3 (Master), Basic Saber Techniques LV.1 (Entry)]

[Transcendent Skill: Heart Bewitchment LV.3, Myriad Forms (Temporary), Clone (Remaining uses: 1), Teleportation (Remaining uses: 1)]

[Current Status: Abnormal]

[Items: spirit Pearl X1 (Stored spirituality value: 757), exclusive skill synthesis crystal X1, jiyue crystal X3]