My stats are higher than yours!

There's also an "Upgradeable" option because Bai Shuodong's psionic account has money now.

upgrade!

[Hint: Skill level upgraded to level 4]

Holy crap! It really can be upgraded!

Skills acquired through psionic abilities can only be up to 2 levels higher than those of the psionicist. In other words, a level 1 psionicist can only have a maximum of level 3 skills.

However, the skill 【Slash】 was not obtained through the Spirit Realm, but through decomposition. Although Bai Shuodong used Spirit Energy Points to upgrade it, he was indeed upgrading a skill, but it was not a skill obtained from the Spirit Realm, so it was not subject to the rules of the Spirit Realm.

Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade!

[Hint: Skill level upgraded to level 5]

Psionic Points -4000

[Hint: Skill level upgraded to level 6]

Psionic Points -5000

...

[Hint: Skill level upgraded to level 10]

Psionic Points: 8000

A peculiar feeling rippled through Bai Shuodong's mind. It was as if he had studied this skill countless times, mastered the slash to the extreme, and gained a deeper understanding of it and the concept of slash.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the upgraded skill panel.

【Slash (Active)】

Rank: First Rank

Skill Quality: ★★

Skill Level: 10

Skill Origin: Slash

Skill effect: Generates a slash, with slash power of (0.5 × Strength + 0.3 × Spirit). The slash strength increases by 5% for every 1 level the skill level increases.

Skill Cooldown: None

Upgrade Requirements: Not Upgradeable

Advanced Requirements: Skill Advancement Book

It really improved a lot!

At the first tier, this skill level has already reached its limit. It's likely that only after reaching the second tier can the skill level continue to improve.

Bai Shuodong slowly closed his eyes, recalling the sensations he had felt earlier. He raised his hand, extended two fingers, and pointed to the training target beside him, focusing his attention to the extreme.

【cut】

Suddenly, slash marks appeared on the target ten meters away, and the wounds were several times deeper than the previous slash marks, almost completely severing the training target.

[Hint: You have mastered a derivative sub-skill of [Slash]. Please name it.]

"untie."

Bai Shuodong said.

[Solution]

Skill Description: Point in the attack direction with a specific gesture to unleash a slash, dealing an additional 30% slash damage and increasing the attack range by 30%.

Bai Shuodong narrowed his eyes slightly.

Does the attack range only increase by 30%?

However, my attack range has increased by more than 30% compared to before... Is it because skill proficiency itself increases the range?

The skill range of 【Slash】 is not fixed; it depends on the user's mental strength and proficiency with the skill. By continuing to practice slashing, I can further improve it.

[Solution] You need to point before attacking. The wind-up is longer than the original [Slash], but the power is also stronger.

Having multiple output methods is also good.

Bai Shuodong glanced at his balance; he still had 8000 spirit points, and he also had money in his card, which was more than enough to buy potions to improve his attributes.

Let's start the final sprint!

Within a month, the Spirit Realm Trial will begin!

Chapter Seventy-One: Trial of the Spirit Realm

Three weeks later, in the training room

[Note: Your four basic attributes have reached 20 points. Please choose whether to participate in the Spirit Realm Trial within 24 hours. Failure to choose within the time limit will be considered as automatically forfeiting your trial qualification.]

Bai Shuodong slowly opened his eyes. After the last injection of Rongcui potion was administered, his four basic attributes finally reached the standard for the Spirit Realm Trial.

"View panel".

Power: 6.8

Agility: 4.1

Physical condition: 5.2

Spirit: 3.9

Strength attribute increased by 0.6, which is the result of using the medicine. Spirit attribute also increased by 0.1, which is the result of natural growth along with cultivation and has nothing to do with using the medicine.

"Check your skill level."

[Level 7 Long Weapon Specialization]

[Level 6 Melee Perk]

[Level 6 Boxing Skill Specialty]

In the month that followed, Bai Shuodong honed his skills to perfection.

After reaching level 7 in marksmanship, the difficulty of improvement increases dramatically. Bai Shuodong needs to spend much longer refining his skills than before and cannot make further breakthroughs in a short period of time.

Bai Shuodong closed his eyes and meditated, calming his mind and focusing his spirit.

Three hours later, he adjusted himself to his best condition and opened his eyes again.

[Start the Spirit Realm Trial]

The next moment, Bai Shuodong's body instantly arrived in the boundless starry sky, similar to the previous Trial Tower, and options appeared in front of him.

Please select the trial difficulty.

【A: Normal】

【B: Difficulty】

【C: Hell】

Is it really that difficult?

Normally, the choices for regular psychics are simple, ordinary, and difficult. However, if one's strength exceeds the Spirit Realm's standards, a Hell difficulty trial will appear. The higher the difficulty level of the trial, the higher the probability of encountering a powerful class.

but...

In high-difficulty trials, the demands on strength and wisdom are even greater; if one's abilities are insufficient, the possibility of dying in the trial is quite high.

"I choose Hell difficulty."

Bai Shuodong said without hesitation.

[Hell difficulty level selected]

...

[Enter the World: Blood Oath of the Azure Wolf]

[Difficulty Level: Hell]

Synopsis: The world begins on an endless grassland, the Vast Plain.

This place is called Tianyuan by outsiders. Countless souls have died in the desolate plains, making Tianyuan a symbol of death and war.

In the vast plains, people lived in tribes, forming forces of all sizes. The Azure Wolf, the White Deer, the Red Falcon, the Cracked Rock... dozens of tribes fought each other on the plains, and war and plunder were the eternal melody of the plains.

Main Quest: Transporting Grain

[Failure Penalty: None]

...

苍原

Bai Shuodong opened his eyes and saw the gray sky. His first feeling was cold. The north wind was howling, as if someone was slapping him across the face with sandpaper that smelled of earth.

He tried to move his body, but his bottom was on a hard stone slab.

[Hint: A spirit disguise has been created]

As the spirit world's notification sounded, the hand in front of Bai Shuodong changed, transforming into a hand with thick knuckles and calluses.