635: Chapter 633 Filth

"Little girl?"

Chu Xuan's heart stirred. He immediately remembered that [Future Tang Zheng] had told him in the dream that he had encountered Duan Lingxi in this [Cangyun World].

"Do you need me to come over and help?"

Chu Xuan asked this, but did not receive a reply. He immediately used the [communication radar] as a medium to cast [Tracing Cause and Effect] to locate Tang Zheng.

A thread of [Karma], glowing with a faint red light, appeared.

Following the direction of the guidance, a phantom image manifested.

The image was blurry and constantly stuttering, like the quality of an old videotape. Chu Xuan could only vaguely discern that Tang Zheng seemed to be traveling at high speed through a desert.

"The distance is too far..."

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes. Following the guidance of the [Karma] thread, he could roughly sense the distance between them.

"This is... 150,000 kilometers?"

Chu Xuan was slightly shocked.

Although there might be some deviation in the sensed distance, it wouldn't be by much.

This 100,000-kilometer distance—even if the [white emperor fighter] sprinted at full speed at Mach 16—would still require over 8 hours.

However, although Chu Xuan had long stored a lot of spare fuel, for such a long distance, if he kept sprinting at maximum speed, the [white emperor fighter] would break down before long.

Only by cruising at a normal speed of Mach 5 could it maintain good performance, but in that case, it would take 24 hours of continuous flight to see Tang Zheng.

"This [Cangyun World] is far larger than I imagined..."

In a flash of thought, Chu Xuan felt it would be most appropriate to wait for Tang Zheng's skill cooldown to end and let him come over himself.

Putting away the [communication radar], Chu Xuan looked indifferently towards the depths of the forest.

Below this cliff, there were layers of miasma.

However, in Chu Xuan's eyes, this was nothing. Without needing to use [Mental Energy], his mere eyesight could see everything clearly.

"How much longer are you going to hide? Are you not planning to come out and die?"

The moment his voice fell, in the dense forest, hidden beneath rotting branches and leaves, a humanoid monster covered in slime roared and rushed over.

Before it even got close, the monster's entire body turned into a sickly green sludge, like mucus that had gained sentience.

As a foul wind rose, the surrounding trees were instantly corroded and melted into the sludge.

In just a blink, this sickly green sludge, like a surging river, came rolling over, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

"Overestimating your own abilities."

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Chu Xuan's mouth.

He had long since discovered this [Strange Creatures], but the opponent had been hiding and shivering, not daring to show its head, and since Chu Xuan had important matters to handle, he naturally couldn't be bothered with it.

But now that he had freed up his hands, he naturally couldn't let it go.

Chu Xuan did not dodge or evade. Just as the sickly green slime was about to envelop him, he suddenly raised his hand, and his whole body was enveloped in the [Fire of Nirvana].

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!"

The moment the sludge touched Chu Xuan, it was like snow meeting a hot iron, constantly emitting white smoke.

Immediately after, Chu Xuan's eyes flashed. He stepped forward fiercely and clenched his palm tightly.

The river of sludge disappeared in an instant, replaced by a slime-man being gripped in Chu Xuan's hand.

The next second.

The [Fire of Nirvana] shrouded it, burning it into nothingness.

[You have killed the [Strange Creatures] "Filth".]

[Your [spirituality value] +2400, [rule fragment] +2]

The surroundings became silent once more; there wasn't even a single insect, bird, or beast.

"That slime monster didn't seem to have any intelligence; it seemed to treat this place as its own territory and was unwilling to leave..."

With the death of the slime monster, the surrounding miasma thinned out significantly and began to dissipate gradually.

Chu Xuan shook his head.

At this moment, his [rule fragment] count had accumulated to 16, so he might as well improve his strength here first.

With this thought in mind, Chu Xuan consumed 50,000 [spirituality value] to exchange for 50 [real attribute] points, and simultaneously consumed 5 [rule fragment]s to begin increasing his base attributes.

The first to be improved was the [spirit] attribute.

Currently, for Chu Xuan, the most important thing was to prioritize increasing the [spirit] attribute.

Whether it was dealing with the strange consciousness inside him, the [Divine Ability] [Tracing Cause and Effect], or the newly acquired [Talent] [Peeping Fate], a powerful [spirit] attribute was needed as support.

[Your [real attribute] [spirit] +20]

[Detected that your [real attribute] [spirit] has reached 100 points.]

[You may choose one of the following traits:

1. Solidify spirit: Your base [spirit] resistance is significantly increased. When you are subjected to [spirit] erosion, interference, or impact, if the source's [spirit] attribute is lower than your [spirit] attribute cap, you can directly exempt it, including joint pressure.

Note: When your [spirit] consciousness is subjected to joint pressure, although you can exempt the influence, [Mental Energy] will be consumed significantly.

2. Thought Threads: You can turn your own [spirit] into invisible thought threads, entangling the target's consciousness to briefly block their thinking, or infiltrate the target's consciousness and read their thoughts.

Note: This trait targets only life forms with a [spirit] attribute 30% lower than yours, but you can weaken the opponent by inflicting physical damage, [spirit] suppression, etc. on the target.]

"Another trait reward!"

A gleam of light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes.

The first ability, [Solidify spirit], just by significantly increasing base [spirit] resistance, was very important to Chu Xuan.

Not only could it further defend against the erosion of the strange consciousness within him, but it was also a huge boost to [Forbidden Darkness].

Furthermore, this was equivalent to a passive defensive skill, which made it even more valuable.

"By comparison, [Thought Threads] seems slightly inferior.

However, this ability can also play a role at critical moments, comparable to an enhanced version of [Mind Reading], and it can also maximize the effect of [Heart Bewitchment]..."

Chu Xuan felt a secret pity in his heart that he could only choose one.

Just as Chu Xuan was preparing to make a choice, a follow-up [System] prompt immediately made him look slightly happy.

[You can consume 1 [rule fragment] to select all!]

—Select all.

Chu Xuan made his decision immediately.

In this [Cangyun World], since [Dream Return] could not be used, there was no need to deliberately save [rule fragment]s. He would use them if he could to maximize his strength.

[You have obtained "Solidify spirit".]

[You have obtained "Thought Threads".]

Next, there were 30 freely allocatable [attribute points] remaining. Chu Xuan immediately consumed 20 of them to add to his strength attribute, making it reach 100 points, just like his [spirit] attribute.

However, although strength had reached 100 points, he did not receive a trait reward.

"It seems that, like before, only the one that reaches the corresponding condition first can obtain a certain trait..."

Chu Xuan was thoughtful.

The remaining 10 points were added to [agility].

Thus, Chu Xuan's base attributes were as follows:

[[stamina]: 80]

[[Strength]: 100]

[[agility]: 90]

[[spirit]: 100]

(The above attributes have all been converted to real.)

[[real attribute] points exchange quota remaining: 34]

[[rule fragment] remaining: 10]