Those who reincarnate must die.

That's amazing?

Zhang Lang was somewhat skeptical of the fictional description.

You have to understand, when he first came into contact with the altar, he was just a greenhorn. He had to fight hard against ordinary reincarnators and only managed to wear them down by relying on his regenerative abilities. Now, while he wouldn't say that his power is unparalleled on the altar, he has at least not yet encountered an opponent worthy of his full strength.

Is such a huge improvement insignificant compared to that so-called final point?

"You still don't believe me?" Xu read his mind: "The evidence is right there on yourself!"

"On me?" Zhang Lang was taken aback, then looked at his metal attribute. There was no numerical value, only the words "cannot be measured" were marked on it.

"You mean this?"

"Otherwise what?" Xu chuckled. "After adding that last bit, the attribute value exceeded the altar's limit, naturally becoming unmeasurable. I don't know how you were born with such an exaggerated metal attribute..."

"So, this last little thing isn't anything special?" Zhang Lang looked at his hands. To him, his innate self-healing ability wasn't anything remarkable...

"Nothing special?" Xu's tone was filled with annoyance at Zhang Lang's lack of appreciation: "Think about it carefully. Since entering the altar, among all the reincarnators you've encountered, whose self-healing ability can compare to yours? Don't even bother comparing. Have you ever seen anyone whose healing speed is even a tenth of yours?"

Zhang Lang was slightly taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that no matter how severe his injuries were, he could recover in a few tens of seconds, or at most a few minutes. In contrast, other reincarnators only healed faster than ordinary people, and some even suffered limb loss, requiring special enhancement to recover. Otherwise, even if they healed, they would still be disabled.

However, this doesn't quite match the sacred realm that Xu described...

"I've never seen anyone with a faster passive healing ability than me, but I have seen people use skills to heal their injuries very quickly..."

"So what else do you want?" Xu said irritably. "An ability that others need to expend skill points to use is just a passive effect for you. Isn't that a huge difference?"

"And you think your self-healing speed is already at its limit?" Xu sneered. "Think back to your most recent injury, wasn't your healing speed much faster than when you were weaker?"

Zhang Lang recalled that when he was still an "ordinary person," self-healing required a process. However, as his strength increased, the speed of self-healing also increased. In the later stages, he was healed before he even realized he was injured.

"Why is this? My metal attribute hasn't been increasing at all!"

"Because self-healing consumes energy!" Xu explained. "When you were weak, your energy reserves were low, so even if you were injured, your body would heal itself in the most energy-efficient way. It didn't matter if it was slow, as long as you didn't die. But as you grow stronger, you have more energy than you can use, so your body naturally stops conserving it!"

"That's what I was thinking too. No matter how high a single attribute is, without the support of other attributes, it's difficult to unleash its full potential. For example, even if the fire attribute is incredibly strong, if the earth and metal attributes are weak, the body will be too fragile to withstand even its own strength, and it might fall apart with the slightest movement. Similarly, no matter how strong the metal attribute is, without the support of other attributes, not only will it not be able to unleash its full regenerative speed, but it will also lack the ability to retaliate in battle. At best, it's just a punching bag, and it will eventually run out of energy and be killed..."

"However, simply having fast enough self-healing and the ability to regenerate indefinitely isn't enough to constitute the qualitative leap I'm referring to!" Xu changed the subject. "With sufficient energy, even with 9999 points of metal attribute, one can heal instantly from injury, the self-healing speed so fast it's unbelievable. What truly determines that final difference is another characteristic!"

"Have you ever noticed that if a limb is severed, as the body grows back, the severed limb turns to ash and disappears?"

Zhang Lang nodded, certain he knew his own abilities best: "So what?"

"So, how is it?" he chuckled. "Don't you think this effect doesn't seem like self-healing anymore? It's more like a lost limb has automatically returned to your body?"

"Of course, my analogy isn't entirely accurate. If I had to explain it, it would be more like your body possesses a certain integrity. No matter how it's damaged or what defects it suffers, it will always come back together... This can't be explained by simple biochemical reactions; it's more like some kind of fundamental rule existing in the universe!"

"The rule is this: you can be hurt, you can be destroyed, but as long as your energy isn't depleted, you won't die!"

"A conceptual immortality—that's the true, immeasurable effect of the metal element!"

"If that's the case, it does seem quite impressive..." Zhang Lang nodded. "And then?"

"And then? You've now reached the threshold!" Xu chuckled. "You've already met the basic conditions for breaking through the limits of all attributes! Now, you just need an opportunity!"

"Normally speaking, this opportunity is probably even more difficult than maxing out 9999 attribute points. After all, there are always ways to increase attributes, but the method to break through the limit is something that no one in any plane or altar throughout history may know."

"But right now, you possess a near-omnipotent enhancement!"

Zhang Lang raised an eyebrow: "You mean, that wish?"

"That's right!" Xu's voice was filled with barely suppressed laughter. "This is simply divine intervention! Quick, try this wish-granting machine, see if it can help you break through your ultimate limit!"

Zhang Lang hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, "Alright, I'll give it a try."

As he spoke, he entered his wish.

Pushing the limits of the wood element.

After a brief pause, the badge finally gave a notification.

Instead of showing that the wish could not be fulfilled, it displayed the number of points required for the wish!

55555555 points!

With just over 50 million points, Zhang Lang can break through the limit in one of his attributes!

"It really works!" Xu shouted excitedly, "Try again, see if you can successfully break through both attributes!"

Zhang Lang deleted that wish and changed it to have his Wood and Water attributes break through. The result was 66666666 points!

"Just as I thought!" Zhang Lang felt like he was about to jump out of his skin: "Quick, test all four attributes!"

My wish was to achieve breakthroughs in all four elements: wood, water, fire, and earth. The final result was 88888888 points!

"That's right!" Xu laughed triumphantly, "The base score for breaking through the limit is over fifty million. For each attribute gained, an additional 11111111 points are added. So, if all five attributes are broken through, it's exactly 99999999 points—the upper limit for fulfilling this wish!"

"In that case, this enhancement is very likely designed for attribute breakthrough!"