My stats are higher than yours!

Skill effects

① Short-term adaptation: When subjected to attacks, negative effects, control effects, or negative environmental effects, the body will adapt in a short period of time, temporarily increasing the corresponding attributes and resistances.

② Adaptation and Evolution: When subjected to a certain adversity for a long time, a small temporary buff effect will turn into a permanent buff effect.

Duration: Permanent

Synopsis: Initially, it was just an ordinary little tree, but its heartless owner fed it all sorts of outrageous things. It desperately absorbed nutrients from them, trying to adapt, and finally, after countless hardships, successfully developed the ability to adapt and evolve.

What... what is this?

Is it a missing piece in my life?

"break down!!"

Bai Shuodong activated his ability.

The leaves in his pocket crumbled into fragments and vanished, and his consciousness began to fade.

He vaguely saw a small tree being planted, and the owner, whose face he couldn't see, was chatting and laughing, throwing various things near its roots.

A crystallized block of blood from a high-ranking god, an extremely concentrated liquid of psionic energy, condensed into liquid lunar essence, and bathed in continuous light imbued with supreme divine power... The master even casually tossed in a piece of ancient god's flesh when it wasn't looking.

It had faced death countless times, teetering on the brink of being slowly killed every day. Its will to survive burned fiercely as it tried its best to change itself.

Ultimately, this tree successfully developed the innate ability for adaptive evolution.

The scene abruptly ends there.

At the same time, Bai Shuodong's body also seemed to have undergone some special change, a change unique to adaptive evolution, a change that can be described as a qualitative change.

"That tree is definitely not just a first or second tier, it might not even be a third tier. It might be a terrifying existence of the fourth tier or higher! That thing is definitely not something I should be able to access right now!" Bai Shuodong exclaimed in his heart, his heart pounding at its fastest and his breathing becoming rapid.

[Warning: The surrounding environment has an excessively high concentration of psionic energy; short-term adaptation has been triggered.]

[Note: Psionic resistance has increased slightly]

That skill is really amazing!

Soon, the discomfort disappeared in a short time. Bai Shuodong smiled and tried to move his body. He didn't feel anything unusual, but then the spirit world notification sounded again.

[Note: Persistent muscle fatigue injury detected, short-term adaptation triggered]

[Hint: Enhanced deep self-healing capabilities]

"?"

Bai Shuodong was filled with doubt and surprise.

Wait a minute, can you adapt to this kind of thing too? Is this also within the scope of adaptation?

[Warning: A large amount of laughter factor has been detected in your body, and your body does not possess the corresponding adaptive talent. You are currently under lethal threat. Short-term adaptive ability has been triggered.]

[Note: Resistance to Laughter Factor has increased]

What the hell!

This actually works?

The laughter factor didn't hurt me!

This person has sensitive skin?

Soon, Bai Shuodong suddenly realized a very serious problem.

That is, this adaptive evolution doesn't seem to adapt to only one ability at a time; it seems to adapt to multiple abilities at once! It's already adapted to three at the same time! Three!

He glanced at the skill and made sure he wasn't mistaken.

This skill...

It's a skill with no, no, and no talent!

No skill level, no skill quality, no skill rank—a skill with no skill level, how terrifying!

"Hey hey hey!"

Bai Shuodong suddenly laughed, and then strode into the depths of Yanxiao Mountain. As he felt the increasingly rich spiritual energy, the smile on his face became even more intense.

[Note: High concentrations of psionic energy have been detected in the environment over a long period, resulting in a permanent, slight increase in psionic energy resistance.]

[Note: A lethal dose of cynicism factor has been detected in the body over a long period, and resistance to cynicism factor has slightly increased.]

"hehe..."

"Hahaha!"

"Hehehehe~!"

Chapter Thirty-Five: You'll Get Used To It

I am aware that I possess the ability to adapt and evolve, and that this ability can permanently enhance my deep self-healing capabilities after muscle damage.

So what should I do now?

Of course, we should run!

Running wildly within Yanxiao Mountain!

Since muscle damage can be adapted to, why don't I deliberately run wildly, damage my muscles, and trigger adaptive evolution?

That's how adaptive evolution works!

...

The interior of Yanxiao Mountain can be divided into three main areas. The innermost area is where the entrance to the Small Spirit Realm used to be. The entrance to the Small Spirit Realm is equipped with the most tightly sealed array to firmly lock up the excessive spiritual energy factors.

The second layer is the area covered by an array that locks in the dissipating psionic mist. The concentration of psionic factors is relatively lower here, but it is still not a place that normal people can enter.

Finally, Bai Shuodong got off the car at the edge of the foot of the third level of the mountain. The concentration of spiritual energy factors here is relatively low, and it is also the limit that normal people can reach. The taxi can only go this far at most, and the driver will not be able to handle it if it goes any further.

At the end of the mountain road, there was a small white house. A magic array was set up around the house, and there were many more people coming and going than before.

The formation didn't seem very strong, as passersby simply walked right in.

I'll go too...

"Ouch!"

A young man was thrown back by the formation, sat on the ground clutching his forehead, looking at the people who went in with a puzzled expression, then looked at the gatekeeper and asked, "Why can't I get in? Is there something wrong with this formation?"

"no problem."

The gatekeeper sat in a chair, smiled at him, and said, "This magic array isn't very strong, but that doesn't mean it's weak. It's specifically designed to stop weaklings like you. The concentration of spiritual energy inside is much higher than outside, so don't go looking for death."

"I'm fine staying outside, what could possibly happen if I go in?" the young man said indignantly.

"That's because there's an array outside that prevents spiritual energy from leaking out, and the concentration of spiritual energy factors inside is several times that outside. For an ordinary person like you, the worst you'll experience is chest tightness and shortness of breath, and you won't be able to sleep for several days. You might even suffer from spiritual energy poisoning. It's best not to take the risk."

The gatekeeper said with a smile.

The others around him laughed, and some well-meaning people advised him not to court death, since not just anyone could enter a high-energy-density zone.

The official formation here isn't meant to prevent others from entering, but rather to prevent those who are too weak from courting death and causing various accidents. Those who are strong enough will not be blocked.

"There are obstacles."

Bai Shuodong stood in front of the formation, looking at the thin layer of blue light, and gently placed his hand on it.

The formation has a relatively resilient feel; if he were to crash into it directly, he would probably be damaged. However, if he had prepared in advance, he could successfully enter using a slow burst.

"Hey, young man over there, you should go back as soon as possible. Don't come here to join the fun before you've become a psionicist."

The gatekeeper smiled and continued, "Although there is an array to isolate this place, the concentration of spiritual energy is not low. If you stay here for too long, you will feel uncomfortable. You should leave quickly."

"is it?"

Bai Shuodong murmured, then continued, "I heard that even those who haven't become psionicists can use a teleportation array to reach the trial grounds. Is the teleportation array here?"

"Correct."

The gatekeeper nodded, looking at him with some surprise. After all, this kind of thing was not common knowledge for ordinary people, and not many people knew about it. Since the problem in the Little Spirit Realm had not been long, only those who were well-informed knew about it.

As for ordinary people?

Can they afford 10,000 psionic points?

Whether those people knew or not was unimportant, so they didn't publicize it to the outside world. After all, those who were willing to pay 10,000 psionic points before becoming psionicists were basically not ordinary people.

It's not a question of whether or not it exists, but whether or not one is willing to pay. Exchanging 10,000 spirit points for a chance to potentially improve one's strength is a huge loss for most people. There are so many other things one could do with that money; there's no need to gamble here.

This spatial teleportation array wouldn't exist if it weren't for the fact that the child in that family had a need for it.

"Teleporting there will cost 10,000 spirit points, right?"

"That's right, would you like to use it?"

No, I'm just asking.

Bai Shuodong's lips suddenly split open as his [Slow Burst] talent activated, causing his strength attribute to surge by 100%. He exerted his strength forcefully, forcibly entering the magic circle that isolated ordinary people, and headed to the other side.

Why spend money when it's free?

"This is... a talent ability?"

The security guard's brows suddenly furrowed, a sense of urgency rising within him.