418: Chapter 417 Rewards Again

This thought that shouldn't have appeared made Chu Xuan suddenly think of the Phantom Demon.

Back then, the Phantom Demon could affect Chu Xuan's emotions, causing him to have many negative thoughts.

At that time, he had to constantly suppress his emotions, trying not to have too much fluctuation, to prevent the possibility of being unknowingly influenced and controlled by the other party.

But now the Phantom Demon was long dead, burned to nothingness by the Fire of Nirvana; even the System had sent a notification, and he had received the corresponding rewards.

Chu Xuan opened the System panel and checked the [Status] column again; there was no "Abnormal" prompt.

"Could it be because another consciousness has been generated within my body and is affecting me..."

Chu Xuan thought of the scene in the Tianxing Mountains not long ago when facing the Dragon Turtle, where he was unable to control his own actions.

And every time he woke up from a dream, there would be a "sleepwalking" scene.

"Next time I enter a dream, I must ask [Future Tang Zheng] for his opinion on this matter..." In a flash of thought, Chu Xuan suppressed various emotions in the depths of his heart and continued to take out barbarian soul fruits to consume.

"Regardless, I'll stick to the original plan and first improve my own strength, raising all four attributes to 200 points!"

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The effectiveness of the barbarian soul fruit was getting weaker and weaker. When the thirtieth fruit entered his stomach, his strength and agility attributes had both reached 195 points.

But continuing to use them after that had negligible effects.

Consuming them one after another, when the thirty-fifth fruit entered his stomach, the violent strength rampaged through his body like twisting knives.

[Your health points -350]

"If I continue to consume them, although it's possible they might still improve, most of what's left is just devastation to the body, which isn't worth the gain..." Chu Xuan took a light breath.

"It's time to use the barbarian soul holy fruit!"

Chu Xuan drank high-grade life essence in large gulps, but found that its effectiveness for health points recovery had also diminished somewhat.

He didn't know if it was because he had drunk too much, or because his attributes had improved, causing the effect to weaken.

Fortunately, it only took a few more minutes to fully restore his health points; the difference wasn't too significant.

Chu Xuan then took out the barbarian soul holy fruit with red and blue flame patterns.

After a brief thought, he stepped forward a few more paces, creating a small distance from the darkness behind him, before swallowing it in one gulp.

His mouth was filled with sweet juice, and an incomparable sense of satisfaction filled his heart. The next moment, an even more overbearing heat appeared.

Chu Xuan felt as if a barbarian Dragon was wandering through his body, surging and crashing wildly among his limbs and bones.

His internal organs felt like they were being violently kneaded and rubbed, and the blood throughout his body sizzled out through his pores, soaking all the bandages wrapped around him blood-red.

[Your health points -100]

[Your health points -100]

[...]

Accompanied by intense pain, his health points decreased one after another, with 450 points deducted directly, but Chu Xuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Because at this moment, the strength and agility attributes that had been unresponsive both began to climb without stopping, reaching 198 points in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the heat in his body, like a barbarian Dragon, seemed to find a vent and suddenly diminished by more than half. When it reached 199 points, it was about to dissipate.

"Just a little bit more..."

Chu Xuan gulped down high-grade life essence, and his lost health points immediately began to recover.

The heat in his body that was about to dissipate became active again.

However, when his agility and strength attributes reached 199 points, it was as if they had encountered some kind of bottleneck and could not progress further.

"Still not enough!"

Chu Xuan could clearly feel that the heat in his body was about to dissipate completely.

If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know where he would find another treasure that could replace the barbarian soul holy fruit.

Chu Xuan gritted his teeth and strode upward, crossing five steps in one stride. In an instant, it felt as if a mountain's weight was pressing down.

Continue climbing!

With this sudden rapid climb, the pressure surging from all directions became even more violent, as if it were about to crush Chu Xuan.

However, Chu Xuan didn't care. He was using this method precisely to give himself enough pressure to absorb the heat from the barbarian soul holy fruit in his body.

A large amount of blood gushed out.

Along the way, he dragged a long trail of blood.

Chu Xuan's health points decreased significantly, and just then, the agility and strength attributes that had been stagnant finally broke through the last bit of restraint.

[Your agility +1]

[Your strength +1]

"Finally..."

Chu Xuan let out a long breath. His whole body was in unbearable pain, blood falling like rain, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

There was still a little bit of heat left in his body, which was ultimately somewhat wasted.

But hard work pays off, and Chu Xuan's goal was finally achieved.

agility 200 points!

Strength 200 points!

Next, as high-grade life essence was swallowed as if it cost nothing, Chu Xuan's pain slowly dissipated, and the injuries in his body gradually recovered.

At this moment, Chu Xuan actually felt an unprecedented sense of refreshment.

[Detected that your agility attribute has reached 200 points.]

[You may choose from the following rewards:

1. Shadowless: When you are at full speed, your figure will disappear—Shadowless, trackless, and traceless.

2. Basic neural reaction speed permanently increased by 3% (Note: No Rank or tier restrictions)]

Upon receiving this System notification, Chu Xuan's spirit was instantly invigorated.

Originally, after his agility attribute reached 180 points and he didn't receive a reward like he did for his strength attribute, Chu Xuan was slightly disappointed.

But he hadn't expected to see light at the end of the tunnel.

When his agility reached 200 points, the reward finally came...

While Chu Xuan was joyful, he was also a bit puzzled. Why was there no reward when his strength attribute reached 200 points?

With a thought, Chu Xuan didn't dwell on the reason.

Better to choose the reward first!

Chu Xuan had a contemplative look in his eyes.

The first reward, [Shadowless], clearly had the effect of stealth and concealment, similar to the Transcendent Skill [Invisibility].

And it also had the "traceless" effect.

This meant that when encountering a strong enemy and fleeing, it would be difficult for the enemy to track him, and he might even be immune to skills like [Hunting].

This was quite a good life-saving skill.

Chu Xuan suddenly thought, if he had possessed [Shadowless] back then, could he have escaped the pursuit of the Debt-Collecting Ghost using a random teleportation scroll?

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan was quite tempted.

But on second thought, Chu Xuan felt that [Shadowless] didn't quite match his fighting style.

This skill required moving at full speed to take effect.

He currently followed a direct frontal assault style and didn't have skills for rapid movement or escape. Once targeted on the spot, this skill might not play a very large role.

In contrast, the second reward was different.

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(Thanks to [Desperate One-Way Street] for gifting the Great God Certification; thank you very much for your support.)