My stats are higher than yours!!

"Yes, a guy with a spatial ability built a spatial array over there that leads directly to the Tower of Trials. You can just go there, but it will cost a bit more. I went there yesterday."

"..."

Bai Shuodong remained silent.

The extra money Xia Yanxin mentioned was definitely not just a little extra; it was probably a lot of money even for a psychic, requiring a considerable amount of psychic points, which Xia Yanxin estimated he couldn't afford.

He was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then, can you lend me some money?"

"what?"

...

school gate

Bai Shuodong walked out with his leave slip in hand, his heart pounding as he looked at the black card in his hand.

This is Xia Yanxin's black card.

The black card, exclusive to the Psionic Merchant Guild, doesn't contain money, but rather priceless Psionic Points. Although she didn't specify how much money it contained, judging from the guy's smiling face, it's highly likely to have a large number of Psionic Points.

"Ten thousand psionic points."

Bai Shuodong whispered, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.

This is the price for using the teleportation array. A single teleportation ticket costs 10,000 psionic points, which translates to one million. If he relied on working and studying diligently, Bai Shuodong couldn't even imagine how many jobs he would have to do to earn that much money.

Being a psionicist is truly an expensive profession!

Why become a psionicist if you don't have money?

However, once you become a psionicist, the warrior class can enter the spirit world independently. If you work steadily, you can earn a thousand psionic points every month. Those with good talent and strong strength can earn even more.

Before and after completing the trials in the spirit world, it was a completely different world.

'The pressure is immense!'

Bai Shuodong hailed a taxi, gave the exact location of the Little Spirit Realm, held Xia Yanxin's black card in his hand, and had a black cat on his head.

The little black cat was carefree and didn't seem to care about these few spirit points at all. Anyway, it wasn't money it owed. It could get food just by meowing and acting cute. It didn't need to think about anything else.

"Oh, a psychic?"

The driver glanced at Bai Shuodong's black card and subconsciously asked with a smile.

"Not yet, I want to go there and try my luck!"

"Haha, anyway, it makes no difference to me. You psionicists are really rich. Everything you buy is ridiculously expensive. I've thought about finding a chance for my child, but... there's nothing I can do," the driver sighed.

"How old is your child now...?"

“He’s in junior high now, just started junior high. I’ve thought about training him to be a psionicist, but those medicines that improve basic attributes are quite expensive, each one can easily cost several thousand dollars. Moreover, the prices for combat skills interest classes are outrageously high; a ticket to audit a class costs thirty-eight thousand dollars.”

The driver subconsciously took out a cigarette from his pocket, but stopped halfway through, then put it back in with a sigh.

'Still living too easily, how pretentious.'

Bai Shuodong lowered his head and muttered to himself.

His starting point was much lower than this older brother's child, but now he's also in the Psychic Academy, right? The medicine this older brother is taking is probably the better kind, the easier to take, which is why it's so expensive.

The same goes for hobby classes; classes where an auditing ticket costs 38,000 yuan are likely to be very popular.

'He just wanted to give too much, exceeding his capabilities. If he planned within his limits, getting into the Psionic Academy would still be possible.'

Bai Shuodong came to a conclusion in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little sour.

After all, he had no one to rely on and could only earn money to support himself. The money he used to go to the Psionic Academy was earned by showing off. In order to pass the skills test, he went to work as an apprentice in a slaughterhouse for two months. Although it was not his major, he managed to learn his special skills.

Ugh...

People who can afford to take interest classes are actually much happier than him.

Bai Shuodong looked at the black card in his hand. He hadn't become a psionicist yet, but he had already become a "millionaire in debt." He hoped to gain something good in the Tower of Trials.

Even if there are no obvious gains, it's best to lay a more solid foundation.

The car is still moving.

The driver was still chatting, talking about his hardships. The more he talked, the more distressed and annoyed he seemed to see the vicissitudes of life.

"arrive."

The car stopped.

Bai Shuodong stepped out of the car, but ultimately turned back and looked deeply at the driver, saying, "Your situation is already very good. I'm an orphan with no inheritance. But I still got into the Psionic Academy. Do you know what all those hardships you told me look like to me?"

"Like affected sentimentality."

Chapter Thirty-Four: Adaptive Evolution

Yanxiao Mountain

Layer upon layer of mountains, shrouded in mist stretching for thousands of miles.

This is the location of the small spirit realm that Xia Yanxin mentioned before. It is said that the clouds and mist in the mountains are not actually clouds and mist, but rather a form of clouds and mist formed by the convergence of highly concentrated spiritual energy factors.

Moreover, the outer side of Yanxiao Mountain is covered by an invisible and formless spiritual energy array. Although it looks high-end, it was actually hastily made to isolate the small spirit world from reality, serving the same purpose as the former boundary barrier.

The concentration of psionic energy in the mortal realm is low, while the concentration in the smaller spirit realm is high. Once the barrier between these realms is torn apart, the psionic energy from the smaller spirit realm will naturally flow into the mortal realm.

This situation has little impact on psionicists in the real world, but it is a disaster for ordinary people, a devastating blow.

Ordinary people's bodies cannot adapt to such a high concentration of psychic energy, and they may experience psychic allergic reactions, or even severe psychic poisoning, so death is not impossible.

Therefore, it is necessary to use an array to isolate them.

Bai Shuodong walked along the mountain road.

As you move forward, you can vaguely feel the discomfort caused by the difference in psionic energy concentration.

This discomfort is caused by the psionic energy overflowing from the array. The concentration of psionic energy inside the array is many times higher than it is now. It is hard to imagine what would happen if you entered it.

We really have to use a spatial array!

It can't be sealed off by a spatial array!

"Meow~"

The little black cat jumped down from his head and stood not far away watching him, its tail swaying naturally.

"You don't want to go in?"

"Meow meow meow!"

"Then stay here. Don't move around. I'll be back in a while."

"Meow~"

"You want me to wait a moment?"

"Meow meow~"

"OK then."

Bai Shuodong sat on a roadside stone, watching the black cat dart into the dense forest and disappear in a short time. He was a little curious about what the little guy was up to.

Soon, the black cat returned, carrying a leaf with mysterious golden innate patterns engraved on it in its mouth, which looked quite extraordinary.

Bai Shuodong took the leaf.

[Note: Access denied; information cannot be retrieved]

Exceeded the limit?

Bai Shuodong was immediately startled, realizing in an instant that the leaf was a treasure.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you giving this to me, or are you letting me use it temporarily?"

Meow~?

The black cat tilted its head slightly, looking puzzled, as if it couldn't understand what he was saying or what the leaves had to do with it.

"I understand."

Bai Shuodong continued up the mountain with the leaves.

Ten minutes later

A wisp of white light quietly emanated from Bai Shuodong's hand, which was tucked in his pocket. It was a light unique to his decomposition ability, capable of leaving a decomposition mark on the selected item.

[Note: The mark has been applied. You can view the temporary skill effect at any time.]

[Imprint Limit: 2/3]

"Check!"

Adaptive Evolution (Passive)

Skill Level: None

Skill Quality: None

Skill Level: None

Skill origin: Unknown

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 will turn into a permanent buff.

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, tried to adapt, and finally, after many hardships, successfully developed the ability to evolve adaptively.

What... what is this?

Is this a missing piece in my life?

"break down!!"

Bai Shuodong's ability to activate.

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

In the dim light, he saw a small tree being planted. 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 deity, an extremely concentrated liquid of psionic energy, the essence of the moon concentrated into liquid, and continuous light containing 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 but surely killed each day. Its will to survive burned fiercely, and it did everything in its power to change itself.

Ultimately, this tree successfully developed the natural ability to adapt and evolve.

The video ends abruptly there.

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

"That tree is definitely not as simple as first or second tier, it might not even be third tier. This thing might be a terrifying existence of fourth tier or higher! That thing is definitely not something I should be able to touch right now!" Bai Shuodong shouted in his heart, his heartbeat accelerated to the extreme, and his breathing began to become rapid.

[Warning: The surrounding psionic energy concentration is too high; 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 uncertainty.

Wait a minute, can it 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 the body, and the body lacks the corresponding adaptive ability. There is currently a lethal threat. Short-term adaptation ability has been triggered.]

[Note: Resistance to Laughter Factor has increased]

Holy crap!

This actually works?