240: The experience points gained in Chapter 240 were so easy to obtain, was it from exploiting a bug?

The Sword Puppet had been successfully refined but was not yet officially bound.

Zhang Jian displayed its attributes directly.

[Invincible Sword Puppet] (All-Rounder Type)

Quality: Heavenly Dao-Grade

Rank: 1

Health: 10000

Attack: 200

Defense: 100

Skills: All-Rounder Boost (LV1), Heavenly Dao Sword Soul (LV1), Heavenly Dao Sword Spirit (LV1)

Equippable: Empty [Main Weapon], Empty [Sub-Weapon]

Although General Protector Zhang Haotian felt these base attributes were far higher than those of a normal Rank 1 Puppet item,

looking at its unremarkable three skills, he still couldn't understand why it consumed so many Materials.

However, Xuan Jizi's eyes were already fixed in a stare.

[All-Rounder Boost]

Lv1 (Automatically upgrades to the next level at Rank 2)

Increases attribute values by Rank * 5.

The others also started breathing rapidly.

This single skill alone was enough to justify the consumption of those Materials.

Seeing that General Protector Zhang Haotian still didn't quite understand,

Xuan Jizi patiently did the math for him.

Rank 1: 5 points.

Rank 2: 10 points.

Rank 3: 15 points.

...

By Rank 99, it could increase by a full 500 points.

And when accumulated...

General Protector Zhang Haotian instantly calculated it in his head.

25,250 points!

His expression was suddenly shocked.

"This total attribute is already much higher than mine!"

Xuan Jizi shook his head.

"You still don't get it!"

"Once the total attributes exceed 20,000 points, it can Breakthrough to the planet-level."

"In other words, this is a powerful Puppet that, as long as its Rank is sufficient, starts with planet-level strength!"

General Protector Zhang Haotian's eyes widened immediately.

"It's that strong?"

He looked at the other two skills again, and his feeling about them changed instantly.

[Heavenly Dao Sword Spirit]

Lv1 (Automatically upgrades to the next level at Rank 10)

Increases Heavenly Dao-Grade evasion rate by 1%.

When taking fatal damage, triggers a shield equal to Skill Rank * Health.

[Heavenly Dao Sword Soul]

Lv1 (Automatically upgrades to the next level at Rank 10)

Ignores 5% of defense.

Increases Heavenly Dao-Grade critical hit rate by 1%.

5% chance to ignore block/absorption effects.

Deals an additional 10% damage to targets with active shields.

These two skills didn't look very high in their initial effects.

But once raised to Rank 99, there would be a qualitative change!

10% Heavenly Dao-Grade evasion rate.

10% Heavenly Dao-Grade critical hit rate.

50% defense ignore!

50% immunity to block/absorption, 100% additional damage to shields!

With planet-level strength.

And a priority as high as the Transcendence Realm.

The utility of this Sword Puppet could be imagined!

General Protector Zhang Haotian finally understood what kind of monster Zhang Jian had refined.

He looked eager to try it out.

He couldn't wait to raise this Sword Puppet to Rank 99 immediately.

However.

He had to raise his own Rank to 99 first.

Zhang Jian then bound this Sword Puppet to General Protector Zhang Haotian.

The Domain effect, which was always active, significantly strengthened its base attributes further.

General Protector Zhang Haotian was incredibly excited.

He immediately started upgrading the Sword Puppet, wanting to raise it all at once.

However.

After just a few clicks.

His expression changed.

"You consumed 20,000 Experience points to raise [Heavenly Dao Sword Soul] to Rank 1."

"You consumed 60,000 Experience points to raise [Heavenly Dao Sword Soul] to Rank 1."

"You consumed 120,000 Experience points to raise [Heavenly Dao Sword Soul] to Rank 1."

General Protector Zhang Haotian rubbed his eyes.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Experience consumed for upgrading was a full 100 times that of leveling up a character?

He looked at the 5 billion Experience remaining on his panel after leveling up, his expression conflicted.

He had originally thought he could raise the Sword Puppet to level 70 or 80.

But as things stood now.

It was simply not enough.

Golden lights emerged one after another, and the Sword Puppet's Rank rose rapidly.

In the end.

It stopped directly at Rank 37.

The Experience required for the next level was already as high as over 900 million.

And General Protector Zhang Haotian's Experience was nearly depleted.

He lowered his head in shame.

It wasn't until they entered the Dungeon that he cheered up.

He secretly cheered himself on in his heart.

"It's fine, it doesn't matter if the Sword Puppet can't be raised for now."

"As a Divine-Grade profession at the third job change Rank 99, I should be able to contribute something to the team."

But just as he saw the figures of several monsters.

Before he had time to prepare and enter a combat stance.

Zhang Jian simply waved his sword from afar.

The monsters in the distance fell down directly, all of them wiped out.

A series of System prompts instantly floated before his eyes.

"Team member [Zhang Jian] killed a planet-level Tier 1 monster [Dark Extinction Tree Spirit]."

"Based on team contribution distribution, you obtained 237.6 million Experience."

"Cross-Rank bonus effect triggered, you obtained an additional 237.6 million Experience."

"[Strive to Catch Up] BUFF triggered, you obtained an additional 47.52 million Experience."

"Under the effect of team member [Zhang Jian]'s [Experience Torrent] skill, you obtained an additional 164,656,800 Experience."

"Under the max-level trait of team member [Zhang Jian]'s [Experience Torrent], you obtained an additional 329,313,600 Experience."

Just the Experience notification from the very first monster made General Protector Zhang Haotian's eyes blur.

Base Experience.

Cross-Rank bonus.

BUFF bonus.

Zhang Jian's skill effects!

The more General Protector Zhang Haotian looked, the more shocked he became.

A single monster could bring nearly 1 billion Experience?

He subconsciously glanced at his panel.

The Experience value on it had already reached 8.2 billion.

This meant that Zhang Jian's sword strike just now had at least insta-killed eight such monsters.

General Protector Zhang Haotian was both shocked and delighted.

"Is this the feeling of riding the coattails of an expert?"

"It's simply too satisfying!"

As the team moved forward, wave after wave of monsters appeared.

But they still couldn't withstand a casual strike from Zhang Jian.

Even when stronger planet-level Tier 2 monsters appeared, nothing changed.

Meanwhile.

The Experience on General Protector Zhang Haotian's panel kept accumulating more and more.

Looking at the calm expressions of the others, General Protector Zhang Haotian's heart stirred.

It seems.

Only because he was Rank 99 and hadn't yet achieved a Breakthrough to planet-level strength, he was able to get the Cross-Rank bonus and various other extra bonuses, which is why he got so much Experience, right?

After consuming a full 280 billion Experience to raise his Sword Puppet to Rank 70 in one go.

Looking at the Sword Puppet's all-around improved attributes, its resistances alone had already surpassed his own; it could completely be used as a powerful defensive teammate.

The sense of satisfaction in General Protector Zhang Haotian's heart was beyond words.

He couldn't help but feel a bit smug.

"You guys don't know how satisfying it is to leech this Experience!"

His words made Zhang Jian pause.

A hint of apology appeared on his face instead.

"Oh, I didn't notice that I had you set as a designated team member."

"Hold on!"

Just as General Protector Zhang Haotian looked confused.

Zhang Jian saw a single giant monster not far away and swung his sword again.

"Now, the Experience should be normal, right?"

General Protector Zhang Haotian's heart sank.

Listening to that, the reason he had been able to get so much Experience just now was because he had accidentally triggered some kind of BUG.

And now, it had been fixed?