125: Chapter 125 System Upgrade

When Wang Pingan stepped into that cultivation room, where the spiritual energy was so dense it almost liquefied...

He was completely stunned by the sight before him.

Right in the center of the cultivation room, on a massive cultivation dais carved from a single piece of warm white jade...

A small mountain piled high with countless Low-Grade Spirit Crystals, shimmering with brilliant light, stood there quietly.

Eighty thousand!

A full eighty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Crystals!

They were simply piled up together.

Every single spirit crystal radiated pure and massive energy fluctuations.

The energy fluctuations of countless spirit crystals converged, forming a visible energy field that raised the spiritual energy concentration of the entire cultivation room by another level.

"Holy shit..."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Wang Pingan couldn't help but swear when he saw this sight.

Were these even spirit crystals?

This was a fucking mountain of gold built out of pure pay-to-win points!

Step by step, he walked forward.

He reached out with a trembling hand to stroke that cold yet incredibly seductive "crystal mountain."

"I'm rich... I'm really rich this time..."

A foolish grin, like that of a landlord's dim-witted son, appeared on Wang Pingan's face.

He felt so happy right now that he was practically bubbling over.

He circled the "crystal mountain" again and again, looking at it over and over, unable to get enough.

It wasn't until several minutes later...

That he finally sobered up slightly from that immense ecstasy.

"No, no, I need to stay calm."

"Business first, business first."

He forcibly suppressed the urge to dive into the pile of spirit crystals and roll around.

He sat cross-legged beside the "crystal mountain" and took a deep breath, sinking his consciousness into his mind.

"System!"

His thought carried a hint of trembling that even he hadn't noticed.

"Absorb... all of these spirit crystals!"

[Command received...]

The system's cold, mechanical voice sounded so pleasant and musical at this moment.

[Performing energy conversion...]

Hum—!!!

The small mountain of eighty thousand spirit crystals suddenly erupted with an incredibly brilliant and dazzling light!

The light was so intense that the entire cultivation room became as bright as day!

An energy torrent, more massive and terrifying than any before, exploded like a detonated nuclear bomb!

They no longer needed Wang Pingan to actively guide them.

Instead, they turned into eighty thousand tiny yet incredibly pure streams of energy, scrambling to pour into Wang Pingan's body!

Boom!

Wang Pingan felt as if his body had become a bottomless black hole, frantically devouring the energy of a star!

Every inch of flesh and every cell in his body let out a greedy cheer of extreme excitement under the washing of that massive energy!

And on the system panel before him, the string of numbers representing his wealth began the most frantic and terrifying surge in history!

[pay-to-win points: 18,265]

[pay-to-win points: 100,000]

[pay-to-win points: 500,000]

[pay-to-win points: 1,000,000]

...

[pay-to-win points: 5,000,000]

...

The numbers jumped so fast they were completely blurred.

Only a series of hazy afterimages rolling upward could be seen!

Wang Pingan felt like his brain was about to stall on the spot from this immense sense of happiness.

He had never imagined that one day he would possess such a massive "fortune"!

This process lasted for nearly ten minutes.

When the last trace of energy had completely integrated into his system...

The once dazzling "crystal mountain" had completely lost all its luster, turning into a pile of greyish-white powder.

With a gust of wind, it scattered into nothingness.

And on the system panel before Wang Pingan, the final number finally came to a steady halt.

[pay-to-win points: 8,018,265]

Eight million, eighteen thousand, two hundred and sixty-five points!

*Gulp.*

Wang Pingan swallowed hard.

He stared fixedly at that number, counting the digits one by one, over and over again.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions...

That's right!

It's over eight million!

"Haha... Hahahaha..."

Wang Pingan could no longer contain the wild joy in his heart and let out a hearty, almost manic laugh toward the ceiling!

The laughter echoed continuously within the enclosed cultivation room.

With these eight million pay-to-win points, forget about that "Human Federation New Generation Genius Invitational Tournament."

He felt that if he went to challenge the entire universe right now, he'd have a tiny bit of confidence!

Just as Wang Pingan was immersed in this immense joy...

The system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the total available energy in the host's account has exceeded the 'threshold'.]

[System Version 2.0 upgrade program has automatically started...]

[Upgrade progress: 1%... 10%... 50%...]

"Huh?"

Wang Pingan was suddenly taken aback.

System... upgrade?

What the hell is this?

Before he could react...

The system notification sounded again.

[Upgrade complete!]

[System Version 2.0 has been successfully loaded.]

[New functional modules added: 'Martial Skill Fusion', 'Talent Creation'.]

[Existing functional modules: 'Attribute Point Allocation', 'Martial Skill Enhancement', 'Realm Breakthrough' have been fully optimized.]

[Generating a brand-new system interface for the host...]

Shua!

After a flash of light, the familiar, simple light-blue screen before Wang Pingan transformed into a cooler, more sci-fi-looking new interface!

The layout of the interface had also undergone a world-shaking change.

The top still showed his personal information.

But below it, several brand-new tabs that he had never seen before had appeared.

[Martial Skill Fusion]: Allows the host to fuse multiple mastered martial skills of the same type to create a brand-new, more powerful composite martial skill. The success rate of fusion is related to the pay-to-win points consumed and the host's own comprehension.

[Talent Creation]: Consumes a massive amount of pay-to-win points and specified 'Heaven and Earth Wonders' as materials to create a brand-new, unique 'Talent' for the host. The higher the talent level, the rarer the materials and the greater the consumption.

Wang Pingan stared at the descriptions of these two new functions, his eyes going wide.

Martial Skill Fusion?

Talent Creation?

This... this is too fucking broken, isn't it?!

Martial Skill Fusion was one thing.

But what the hell was "Talent Creation"?

He could even create his own talents?

What exactly was the origin of this system?

Wang Pingan felt his worldview being refreshed once again.

He forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and continued reading.

[Attribute Point Allocation (Optimized)]: After reaching the Fifth Rank, the host's body has preliminarily completed 'energization,' significantly increasing the demand for and utilization rate of energy. The cost for attribute points has been adjusted to: 100 pay-to-win points for every 1 attribute point increase.

[Realm Breakthrough (Optimized)]: The host can consume pay-to-win points to directly break through 'Major Realms.' There is no longer a need for tedious minor realm increases.

When Wang Pingan saw this, his pupils suddenly constricted.

He could directly break through Major Realms?

What did this mean?

It meant that as long as he had enough pay-to-win points, he could soar from the Fourth Rank Peak to the Fifth Rank, Sixth Rank, or even higher in a single day!

Although it would surely be followed by an astronomical consumption of pay-to-win points.

But this function itself was already heaven-defying to the extreme!

"Holy shit..."

Wang Pingan couldn't help but swear again.

He felt that his understanding of the word "powerful" had been completely overturned today.

He looked at that brand-new system interface full of infinite possibilities, and his heart, which had been a bit lightheaded from his sudden wealth, became more fired up than ever before!

A crazy thought that even he felt was somewhat unrealistic began to grow wildly in his mind!

He wanted... to break through!

He wanted to break through to the Fifth Rank right now, immediately!

He wanted to see what kind of scenery this world would become in his eyes once he truly stepped into that brand-new realm of life-level transition!