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Chapter 107 The Dao of Painting [Soul Transfer and Spirit Fixation]: Changes and Research on Basic Attributes

Ao Peng entered the Old Earth game and teleported directly to the player temple in Shoucai Town. At the same time, he used the connection of his inner Xuanming Life and Death Sea to summon Little Chaos.

Four or five days later, the head dealer in Shoucai Town still dared to organize a huge card game for him. The other party must have something to rely on. He wasn't just giving him money for nothing, because the total stakes for this card game were ten million incense offerings!

This is already at a level capable of launching a small-scale war. Generally, casinos won't steal your money, provided that the money you earn doesn't affect the casino's operations.

If Ao Peng wins this ten million incense offering today, it will already have an impact on the casino operations in Shoucai Town.

As he entered the Shoucai Town teleportation point, he also saw many players constantly teleporting over. Clearly, they had also learned about the big gambling event taking place here through various channels.

Before Ao Peng's eyes, lines of prompts from the Old Earth Game kept appearing.

【Cunning successor, you have used the custom of worshipping the Kitchen God to lure and seal a wisp of his main spirit into your painting, thus imbuing it with divine power.】

Although you are despicable, it must be admitted that history is often written by the victors. Your Kitchen God portrait has been transformed by the true spirit of the Kitchen God, and you can now enter the realm of painting, even though your painting has strayed from the right path.

Your traditional Chinese painting skills are undergoing a transformation due to the influence of the Kitchen God's primordial fire.

Your traditional Chinese painting skill has been infused with the power of the Kitchen God. Traditional Chinese Painting (Mastery) → Soul Transference (Proficient, 1/5)

00), Your mental attribute +0.3】

Ao Peng was slightly taken aback. He had placed this wisp of the Kitchen God's soul into the painting so that he would have a key trump card to deal with today's gamble. He did not expect to have such an unexpected surprise.

【Soul Transfer】: Your painting skills possess a unique sealing ability. After you have carefully copied a portrait, you can absorb and seal a part of the spirit of another person and integrate it into the portrait for your use. In some special moments, you can even directly seal a part of the soul of another person into the portrait.

The skill 【Soul Transfer】is purely a mental skill, so although it doesn't increase other attributes, it increases Ao Peng's mental attribute by 0.3 points, bringing it to a total of 5 points.

This marked the beginning of the second qualitative change.

Ao Peng's attribute points underwent two qualitative changes.

The first time is 3 whole points. After any attribute reaches 3 whole points, the attribute point increase from normal skills will be greatly reduced, or even impossible to increase.

For example, when Ao Peng's spirit attribute was around 4 points, his Chinese painting skill did not bring a significant increase in attribute points as he progressed from beginner to master.

With two qualitative change points as anchors, Ao Peng stood still and pondered the pattern of attribute point growth.

He now possesses strong mental attributes, and his memory and judgment have also increased significantly.

In addition to the battle at the Lu Palace last time, with the help of the power of the Xuanhuang Earth Vein mobilized by Elder Mo and the talent of the Earth Venerable, Ao Peng temporarily raised his strength and physique to 10 points. He roughly summarized the situation represented by the attribute points at each stage.

Attribute points below 3 can be considered the realm of ordinary people.

An adult male's strength attribute is approximately 1 point.

A top strongman can lift and bench press about three times the strength of an average man, which is the limit of strength for an ordinary person.

Therefore, the increase in attribute points from 1 to 3 points will basically be multiplied in terms of strength.

Going further up, breaking through to level 3, and reaching a basic attribute level between 3 and 5, each point of growth requires the efforts of one or two generations of humankind. Those who can achieve this are geniuses who are rare, perhaps only appearing once every few decades or even centuries.

Such a person would be a master who could establish a school of thought in any field.

Even among the most notoriously ill bodybuilders, you have to admit that their drug resistance and skillful combination of medications are something ordinary people wouldn't dare to attempt. It would take a generation or two to get them to master this kind of ruthless, high-tech work.

The realm of masters has already transcended the scope of ordinary skills, so no matter how well one practices ordinary skills, without innovation and reaching a higher level, one cannot increase the basic attributes of that level.

Above the 10-point level, one reaches a completely inhuman level.

For example, after Ao Peng's physique and strength reached 10 points, the energy circulation in his body no longer relied on blood to complete. Instead, he used Yin Qi and Kundalini Fire to weave a new energy network, and used the power of Xuanhuang Earth Vein to flow in this energy network, thereby supplying Ao Peng with a continuous source of power.

At this stage, even without using any skills, extraordinary power becomes an extension of the body. For example, if Ao Peng had separated the power of Xuanhuang, he could have directly created a spell effect like the [Earth-Splitting Technique]. But for him, it was as natural as peeling an orange.

Therefore, beyond the five basic attributes, one transcends the realm of ordinary people, but is not yet capable of weaving a new power system of one's own.

For example, now that Ao Peng's mental attribute has reached 5 points, he has completely surpassed the human realm, but he is still unable to fully utilize the power of Xuanhuang.

Ao Peng felt that he was like someone in a fantasy novel who had suddenly awakened a spiritual root, able to sense and absorb the legendary essence of the sun and moon!

If he lives long enough, even without using other skills to increase his attributes, his soul will gradually strengthen by slowly absorbing the essence of the sun and moon until it reaches 10 points, completing the next transformation!

After thinking it over, Ao Peng roughly understood the growth and changes of attribute points between 1 and 10.

1 to 3 attribute points represent the average person. 3 basic attribute points basically indicate that an average person has reached the pinnacle in a certain field.

3-5 attribute points, reaching the Master level, is something that cannot be achieved simply through learning and training. It requires a certain talent and ability to innovate in a particular field and thus obtain positive feedback. Before the old-school games came out, such geniuses were only seen once every few decades.

With 5-10 attribute points, one can perfect their field and break free from the constraints of the human body. Humans are known for their wisdom, which is why many legendary masters emerged in ancient times. After breaking through their limits, their souls underwent changes, allowing them to truly absorb the legendary spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon. Thus, the concept of cultivation gradually came into being.

With 10 attribute points, one of their attributes reaches a level that is completely inhuman, enabling them to directly manipulate a certain primordial power of heaven and earth.

This summary is valuable not only to him personally, but also to the empire that is currently exploring the path of cultivation. Ao Peng estimates that the empire should award him at least 10,000 to 20,000 merits based solely on this summary of his exploration of basic cultivation methods. After all, knowledge has value, and human civilization is built upon the exploration and respect for knowledge by each generation.