Chapter 431 – Red Mythical Talent, One More Shot!
by spirapira【Golden Peng Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy points.
【Spirit Realm Fourteen Thousand Li (7,000 km)】: Spirit Domain transformation, reaching the Spirit Realm level. Within Spirit Realm range, the power of supernatural arts and spatial Dao receives a massive boost, and the Spirit Realm gradually evolves toward a real world. Priced at 200,000 origin energy points.
【Golden Immortal Layer Two】: Peak of Golden Immortal Layer Two cultivation, priced at 1 origin energy point.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture Cultivation Results】: Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Minor Mastery. The Primordial Energy Tree within the body reaches one zhang (3.33 m) in height, primordial energy flows endlessly. Priced at 7,000,000 origin energy points.
Four simulation rewards flashed before Su Xing’s eyes.
Qi Refinement and Body Tempering cultivation, Spirit Realm comprehension results… and a new gold talent, Golden Peng Divine Physique!
“Body Tempering cultivation — the Primordial Energy Tree was previously at eight chi (2.66 m) nine cun (29.97 cm), and raising it to one zhang (3.33 m) only costs 7 million origin energy…”
Su Xing nodded slightly. As he saw it, the cost of advancing Body Tempering cultivation was exactly as he had expected.
From entry to Minor Mastery of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s Sixth Layer, the total cost was 30 million origin energy.
Still somewhat cheaper than Qi Refinement cultivation.
Looking at the four rewards before him, Su Xing mulled it over and silently recited:
“I choose to store the Golden Peng Divine Physique talent and the Peak of Golden Immortal Layer Two cultivation into the reward pool…”
As Su Xing’s words fell, two unclaimed rewards appeared in the reward pool.
The Spirit Realm comprehension and Body Tempering cultivation remained in their unclaimed state.
Then, Su Xing withdrew the two rewards temporarily stored in the reward pool, paying only an additional ten percent fee.
【Ding! Congratulations on bringing out Peak of Golden Immortal Layer Two cultivation. Cost: 2 origin energy points… Remaining origin energy: 1,574,441 points…】
【Ding! Congratulations on bringing out the talent Golden Peng Divine Physique. Cost: 11 origin energy points… Remaining origin energy: 1,574,430 points…】
【Congratulations on bringing out Spirit Realm Fourteen Thousand Li (7,000 km). Cost: 200,000 origin energy points… Remaining origin energy: 1,374,430 points…】
Three consecutive Chimes sounded, and Su Xing brought out three rewards at minimal cost. Only the Body Tempering cultivation remained unclaimed.
After all, Su Xing’s remaining origin energy wasn’t enough.
And before heading to the Endless Abyss, Su Xing had to maximize his strength as much as possible!
Su Xing’s internal mana grew by approximately thirty percent, rising to the Peak of Golden Immortal Layer Two.
The new talent Golden Peng Divine Physique slightly improved Su Xing’s aptitude in the Great Dao of Speed.
And his Spirit Realm range expanded from twelve thousand li (6,000 km) to fourteen thousand li (7,000 km).
Moments later, Su Xing adjusted to the growth of his cultivation.
Leaving the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing looked up at the sky and murmured:
“It’s time to head to the Endless Abyss…”
With that, Su Xing stepped forward.
…
Moments later, Su Xing appeared on the first floor of the Endless Abyss.
This wasn’t Su Xing’s first visit to the Endless Abyss, but he knew that after this trip, he wouldn’t be coming back for a while.
So right now, he had to squeeze every last drop of value from the Endless Abyss.
With that mindset, Su Xing left nothing behind, spending half a day sweeping from the first floor all the way to the one hundred and first floor.
Another day later, Su Xing appeared on the two hundred and first floor.
In just a day and a half, Su Xing had harvested several hundred thousand origin energy points.
“After all that sweeping, the number of aliens in the Abyss has decreased somewhat… At least they don’t respawn endlessly on the spot.”
Su Xing murmured, feeling a twinge of regret.
But he didn’t slow his pace, continuing deeper into the Abyss.
Another day and a half passed.
Three days after entering the Endless Abyss.
Su Xing had reached the three hundredth floor!
As the last alien True God on the three hundredth floor fell to Su Xing’s hand,
he collected the Abyss Stones and converted them to origin energy, then glanced at his remaining total.
7,366,566 points…
“Hah… finally enough to raise my Body Tempering cultivation to Sixth Layer Minor Mastery. To be safe, I should upgrade first… then continue exploring!”
With that thought, Su Xing summoned the simulation panel and silently recited:
“I choose to bring out the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture Cultivation…”
【Ding! Congratulations on bringing out the Great Shaman Body Forging Scripture Cultivation. Cost: 7,000,000 origin energy points… Remaining origin energy: 366,566 points…】
As the Chime sounded, Su Xing’s aura surged dramatically once more.
However, the improvement from a minor sub-realm advancement in Body Tempering wasn’t as obvious as Qi Refinement cultivation.
Su Xing only felt that his physical strength had grown considerably, and his primordial energy had nearly doubled.
“Hah… Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Minor Mastery. I’ve finally grown to the current limits of my strength…”
“Now, sweeping the remaining hundred floors at full power… even if Red Moon discovers me, my chances of escaping will be much better…”
Su Xing estimated his situation.
Compared to the time he was killed by Red Moon several simulations ago, his strength had grown by roughly fifty percent.
Especially with his spatial Dao having entered the sixth realm.
Even if Red Moon discovered him, Su Xing was fairly confident he could escape successfully.
“Well then, let’s see how much origin energy the remaining hundred floors can bring me!”
With a thought, Su Xing entered the three hundred and first floor of the Abyss!
His divine sense swept out like a tide, blanketing the entire floor, and his Spirit Realm instantly expanded to cover the area.
In the space of a breath, Su Xing locked onto the aliens on floor three hundred and one.
Three red-eyed aliens at the level of third-rank deities.
Within his Spirit Realm, Su Xing unleashed the power of space. Dozens of spatial blades sliced through the bodies of the three alien deities.
Five Elements Immortal Burst appeared behind these deities and detonated in an instant.
Moments later, three alien deities lay dead at Su Xing’s hands.
Three Abyss Stones were also pocketed by Su Xing.
【Ding! Substance containing origin energy detected. Value: 167,898 origin energy points… Absorb?】
“Yes!”
Su Xing answered without hesitation, nodding in satisfaction.
A casual sweep of the three hundred and first floor alone yielded over a hundred thousand origin energy. This pleased Su Xing greatly.
He then proceeded to the three hundred and second floor.
…
Half a day later, Su Xing reached the three hundred and thirtieth floor.
His accumulated origin energy totaled over 6.87 million points.
Another half day passed.
The three hundred and sixtieth floor.
Su Xing glanced at the simulation panel.
Remaining origin energy: 15,760,000 points.
…
Time quickly reached Su Xing’s fifth day inside the Endless Abyss.
Su Xing stood on the four hundredth floor.
Three red-eyed aliens at the peak of third-rank deity lay fallen at his feet.
And at this moment, Su Xing’s origin energy had reached 30,360,000 points!
“This is truly staggering!”
“Floors three hundred to four hundred of the Abyss actually provided a full thirty million origin energy!”
Excitement glinted in Su Xing’s eyes.
The gains from taking this small risk were immensely satisfying!
Su Xing glanced at the entrance to the four hundred and first floor.
He hesitated slightly.
“Should I… continue exploring another hundred floors…”
Su Xing was tempted.
Just floors three hundred to four hundred alone had yielded such impressive origin energy.
What about floors four hundred to five hundred!?
“Should I… go for it!?”
If he could continue exploring another hundred floors and reach five hundred,
his origin energy might break a hundred million!
Even just exploring a few dozen more floors would yield tens of millions of additional origin energy!
But such enormous rewards naturally came with risks!
First, beyond the four hundred and first floor, the aliens’ strength would reach second-rank Divine Sovereign!
That was equivalent to Golden Immortal realm human cultivators!
Even for Su Xing, sweeping a single floor of alien deities and killing three Golden Immortal-level enemies would take half a day!
At best, Su Xing could explore only about ten floors in five days.
That alone might bring close to ten million origin energy in gains!
The danger was that once he got pinned down by enemies and Red Moon discovered him,
Su Xing would likely find himself in a dire predicament once again.
“Take a little risk… for an extra ten million origin energy. Is it worth it?”
Su Xing hesitated for only a second before deciding.
“Going for it!”
“If I miss this chance, there probably won’t be another opportunity to acquire massive origin energy anytime soon!”
“But before I commit, I can run one more simulation to test the risk!”
A single simulation might seem like it took a long time.
But for Su Xing, only a few minutes would pass in the Real World.
He could absolutely afford that bit of time!
With that thought, Su Xing decisively recited:
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #157 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 30,362,333 points… Remaining simulations: 1.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a talent costs 1 origin energy point. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding! You have drawn the red talent One More Shot. Next draw: 80% chance of gold talent, 20% chance of red talent…】
【One More Shot】: Red mythical-grade talent. May only be used once per simulation. When your mana, primordial energy, Dao comprehension, and all other resources are completely exhausted, actively trigger this talent to instantly restore yourself to peak condition. (One more shot, young man!)
“Holy shit, another red mythical-grade talent!”
“And… it’s a top-tier combat talent!”
Wild joy spread across Su Xing’s face.
“One More Shot” — the name sounded a bit absurd.
But in simple terms, when Su Xing fought until he was completely drained, activating this talent would restore all of his states to their peak!
On the battlefield, this was absolutely a talent that could instantly turn the tide!
“This talent can be described in just two words… invincible!”
“As long as the gap in strength between me and my opponent isn’t too large… with this talent, wouldn’t that be a guaranteed win?”
Su Xing could already imagine himself locked in an epic battle with an enemy, the two of them fighting until both were utterly spent.
Then Su Xing would activate his “hidden reserve power source” — full health, full mana — and his opponent could go pound sand.
“Tsk tsk… if I’d had this talent when I fought that Shadow Deity from Seventh Heaven… I probably wouldn’t have lost!”
“Even more incredible — if I advance to Great Firmament Golden Immortal… with this talent’s enhancement, I could probably rank among the top powerhouses even within the Great Firmament Golden Immortal tier!”
Without question, this was a terrifying talent that could elevate Su Xing’s combat potential to new heights!
“Tsk tsk… with this talent, my chances of escaping Red Moon just got even better!”
Su Xing could hardly wait to see whether this simulation would let him push through several more floors!
And earn himself another few tens of millions of experience!
With that thought, Su Xing looked at the simulation panel.
【Please select the target for the Plus One talent enhancement…】
“I choose to enhance the Late Bloomer talent…”
【In the Endless Abyss, you realized that you were in a simulation!】
【You entered the four hundred and first floor of the Abyss…】
【On this floor, there were three red-eyed aliens at the early stage of second-rank Divine Sovereign.】
【You held nothing back, pushing your Five Elements Dao to its absolute limit.】
【After expending roughly one-third of your mana and Five Elements Dao essence, you spent four hours to slay all three alien deities!】
【You obtained three Abyss Stones brimming with powerful energy…】
【At the same time, you sensed a gaze from the very bottom of the Endless Abyss locking onto you.】
【The Blessed by Fortune talent began sending warnings…】
【You wasted no time and proceeded directly to the four hundred and second floor…】
【Using the Five Elements Immortal Burst, you spent four hours to once again slay the alien deities on this floor…】
【Floor four hundred and three — you used Void Slash…】
【Floor four hundred and four — unleashing all 6,400 Protective Sword Aura blades, you spent five hours to slay three alien deities…】
【Floor four hundred and five — Protective Sword Aura…】
【Floor four hundred and six — you used your Spirit Realm, and with your terrifying physical body and supernatural arts, spent half a day clearing this floor…】
【Afterward, you proceeded to the four hundred and seventh floor.】
【Three consecutive days of high-intensity combat. The number of alien deities who had fallen at your hands approached twenty!】
【And you — your Five Elements Dao, mana, and even your spirit were in a state of extreme exhaustion.】
【You attempted to enter the four hundred and eighth floor…】
【You spent an entire day to finally, with great difficulty, slay the three alien deities on this floor.】
【At the same time, you felt the danger drawing ever closer…】
【Without hesitation, you tore open space and fled the Endless Abyss at full speed using the power of space.】
【…】
【Back on Earth, you saw the sky gradually turning red…】
【You knew — Red Moon was coming to Earth!】
【You pushed the sixth realm of your spatial Dao to its fullest, tearing through Earth’s barrier.】
【Just before Red Moon arrived, you successfully… escaped Earth!】
【After leaving Earth, you seemed to see Red Moon’s fury…】
【You didn’t linger for even a moment, racing toward the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…】
Back in the Real World, Su Xing let out a long breath of relief at the sight of this.
“At last… Red Moon didn’t catch up to me…”
But then Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly:
“Unfortunately, this time… I only made it to the four hundred and eighth floor?”
Su Xing was not fully satisfied.
Just eight floors — even though every kill was a second-rank Divine Sovereign.
The Abyss Stones from those floors would only bring Su Xing a few million origin energy at most!
That wasn’t enough!
“Including this one, I still have two simulation chances left to boost my strength… I must raise my power as much as possible!”
“And explore more floors of the Endless Abyss…”
Su Xing understood clearly — this was akin to using battles to fuel further growth.
The stronger Su Xing became, the more floors he could explore.
The more origin energy he would gain… which in turn would make him even stronger!
“Thirty million origin energy — it’s time to go all-in on boosting my strength!”