570: Chapter 568 SS Mission Evaluation

[ Your convertible real attribute + 20 ]

As the System notifications appeared one after another, Chu Xuan checked them repeatedly and carefully. After confirming there were no mistakes, his face couldn't help but turn as dark as water.

"Something is definitely wrong!"

"Every time I level up, I should be directly gaining real attribute. The System has clearly indicated this point."

"But now, it has turned into a convertible quota, which means I still need to spend 20,000 spirituality value to truly obtain these 20 real attribute."

For the current Chu Xuan, 20,000 spirituality value was not unacceptable; using it to improve his strength was a very cost-effective matter.

But now, this 20,000 spirituality value was clearly an additional consumption, which meant some kind of incident had obviously occurred.

"The last time I leveled up to level 13, it was the same. The System indicated I could gain real attribute, but after actually leveling up, I only received a convertible quota, and I also needed to consume additional spirituality value to obtain them..."

"At the time, I thought it might be because I was in the Cangyun World that the rewards changed, but now it seems that is clearly not the case!"

Chu Xuan lowered his eyes in thought, scenes flashing through his mind.

"Also, when I reached level 12, although I directly gained real attribute, there were only 5 points! Yet the System indicated that upon reaching level 12, I should have gained 10 real attribute. There were 5 points missing..."

"In addition, the rule fragments harvested from the few Guiyuan Realm Martial Artists I killed were also fewer..."

"All these things... it seems my guess is likely correct; that consciousness within my body has not been erased..."

Chu Xuan lowered his eyes slightly, then pulled open his shirt. A large part of his left chest was already covered in dense black patterns, and within this pitch-black, there were faint traces of gold, spreading to his left arm.

This was a change that appeared on his body when the Fire of Nirvana obtained a homologous power while he was advancing in rank not long ago.

At the time, these patterns spread throughout his whole body, and he nearly lost control of his body, but fortunately, he was advancing with all attributes at 200 points.

After successfully advancing, he possessed 20 real spirit attributes, which resisted the first wave of impact. Afterwards, he unhesitatingly continued to increase his spirit attribute, which allowed him to gain the upper hand in the end.

And these black-gold patterns also faded, merely occupying the area from his chest extending to his left arm.

Counting it up, he even gained the benefit of the Fire of Nirvana leveling up two extra times for free, saving quite a bit of spirituality value and soul crystal.

"But now it seems, it was still a loss..."

With a thought from Chu Xuan, a wisp of his consciousness sank into the spirit world.

In the vast white space, Chu Xuan discovered that his body had become more solid, almost indistinguishable from his physical body outside, and even his clothes had been completely manifested.

Suddenly, in the vast whiteness ahead, a figure seemed to flash by.

Chu Xuan chased after it with quick steps.

This time, the other party did not run away, but turned around to face him.

Unlike the situation encountered last time, although the other party's figure still looked somewhat illusory, their face was no longer blurry but clearly revealed, and it was shockingly identical to Chu Xuan's.

However, the other party's slightly pale complexion and the slightly curled corners of their lips made them look a bit more sinister.

"Who are you?" Chu Xuan asked his first sentence.

The other party did not answer, but only raised their hand. With the black-gold flames manifesting, it quickly condensed into a long spear.

The next instant, the long spear was already before him, cold light flickering.

Chu Xuan's gaze darkened. He also manifested a long blade from the Fire of Nirvana in his hand. Just as the other party thrust the spear, he swung his arm horizontally to slash at the spear shaft, parrying the sharp point. Then, holding the handle with both hands, he pressed down, the blade edge sliding along the spear shaft straight toward the other party.

The other party instantly let go. In the moment of avoiding the incoming blade, they stepped sideways, grabbed the spear shaft again, and violently swung it, aiming straight for Chu Xuan's eyes.

Chu Xuan leaned his body backward while simultaneously lifting his blade to parry upwards. While parrying the other party's long spear, he stepped forward in a bow stance, simultaneously gripping the blade with a reverse grip, closing in for a lethal strike.

The long spear in the other party's hand suddenly shrank, transforming into a short blade, attacking Chu Xuan's vital points in succession.

Chu Xuan pulled back urgently, while his blade suddenly changed, instantly transforming into a halberd over three meters long, hacking, thrusting, hooking, and parrying, utilizing the advantage of the long weapon.

The other party was forced to retreat repeatedly, but immediately after, the flames on the short blade contracted and rapidly extended, transforming into a long whip. As it swung, the air emitted violent explosions.

Both sides fought fiercely in this spirit space. Apart from the Fire of Nirvana skill, all other Transcendent Skills could not be used, and they relied entirely on their physiques and weapon mastery techniques to engage in close-quarters combat.

And both had mastered the ability to manifest the Fire of Nirvana into physical objects, constantly transforming the weapons in their hands, whether short weapons or long weapons, all used proficiently.

Chu Xuan discovered that the other party's strength was similar to his own, only slightly inferior in power, but their agility was even greater than his.

For a time, it was hard to determine a winner.

However, the other party's body was slightly illusory, not as nearly indistinguishable from a physical entity as his was.

After being injured a few times by the other party, Chu Xuan was not greatly affected and still had the strength to fight, but after the other party suffered a few attacks, their body became even more illusory.

After fighting for another few minutes, the other party's body had become almost transparent and seemed to be gradually exhausting, with both speed and power clearly weakened a bit.

Subsequently, Chu Xuan seized a flaw, the weapon in his hand suddenly transformed into a long spear, and it abruptly pierced through the other party's head.

Bang!

The illusory figure exploded and dissipated into nothingness.

This space returned to silence once again.

"Is it dead?"

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, but then shook his head. Last time in this spirit space, the other party was also dispersed by a single punch from him.

The result was obvious; the other party had not truly disappeared but had instead hidden themselves, accumulating strength.

This time, the other party actually did not run away, but chose to face him directly, and possessed the strength to fight him.

Chu Xuan suspected that if he continued to let the other party accumulate strength like this, it was highly likely they would continue to become stronger.

"The main reason I was able to win easily this time was that my spirit attribute is strong enough, and my body has condensed into a solid substance, so even if I get injured, it doesn't have much of an impact..."

"Therefore, I must continue to add points to my spirit attribute! But agility and power cannot be too weak either, otherwise, if the other party becomes strong, I won't even have the qualifications to fight them!"

"In this way, while finding a way to solve the other party, I still need to rapidly improve my strength. It's still too slow now; I need to be faster!"

A sense of crisis inexplicably arose in Chu Xuan's heart.

This time, it was fortunate that he had focused on using attribute points to raise his agility and power. Otherwise, no matter how solid his body was in this spirit space, if his power and agility were crushed, he would likely be directly killed in seconds by the other party.

Although it was only a wisp of his consciousness that had sunk in, and even if killed he might not necessarily die, his spirit would definitely suffer trauma, and the other party might take the opportunity to seize control of his body.

Chu Xuan did not leave, but searched around in this spirit space again.

This time, Chu Xuan roughly touched the edge, which was about two kilometers in radius. Going further out, although he could continue to move forward, it was like encountering a barrier, entering the deep sea, where movement was restricted and speed was extremely slow.

Chu Xuan tried a few directions, and it was the same.

"Where could it be hiding? Who exactly is this consciousness?"

Chu Xuan thought of some remarks Yang Yu had made about this at St. Lianna Hospital, and his thoughts could not help but fly.

A moment later, Chu Xuan thought of another thing:

"Why were there no more missing rule fragments from the few Guiyuan Realm Martial Artists I killed later... Could it be because the other party obtained too much in a short time and couldn't continue to absorb them?"

"Then, if I level up consecutively in a short time, would a similar situation occur? When the other party is unable to absorb them, I could directly obtain real attribute instead of just a convertible quota..."

"With this ebb and flow, my strength would always be able to suppress the other party, keeping me in an invincible position!"

Although Chu Xuan did not know if his guess was accurate, he had already made a decision in his heart.

At this moment, a System notification sounded.

With a thought from Chu Xuan, his consciousness had already returned to the outside world.

[ Mandatory Mission: Cangyun Invasion completed... ]

[ This mission evaluation: SS ]

[ Comprehensive settlement has begun... ]