Chapter 767 - 664: Upgrades, Frenzied Upgrades All Around (Part 2)

Chapter 767: Chapter 664: Upgrades, Frenzied Upgrades All Around (Part 2)

If possible, he would even be willing to immerse himself forever in this extreme pleasure of pain and the frantic growth of strength.

What a pity...

This seems to already be the limit of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill’s effects.

The soul-tearing pain on his body, after reaching a peak, finally began to slowly fade away. Although the retreat was not fast, it was indeed diminishing bit by bit.

"Is it... over here?"

Feng Mu grimaced, his smile laced with blood and madness becoming more and more morbid.

He refocused all his attention on the constantly jumping attribute panel, like the greediest dragon eyeing its frantically growing wealth, hoping that the numbers would jump a bit longer, just a little longer...

Strength and agility were the first to stop jumping, and soon only constitution and spirit were still fluctuating, and as they moved more slowly, lines of prompt subtitles flashed before his eyes:

[First-tier Genetic Lock has been forcibly removed!]

[The inferior gene sequence has been partially optimized and recompilled.]

[Constitution is about to complete a breakthrough...]

[Constitution index is rising rapidly!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +3!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +2!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +2!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +1!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +1!]

[Constitution permanently increased by +1!]

[...]

[Your constitution has broken through its own first-tier Genetic Lock, you have unlocked a constitution-related entry, and you can choose one entry from the following three.]

[Turtle and Crane Longevity (Silver)]

[Your Life Origin is as long-lasting as a turtle and a crane, each time your constitution attribute breaks through a genetic lock layer, your maximum health permanently increases by 15%, and the natural life recovery speed increases by 20%.]

[Indestructible Barrier (Silver)]

[For each piece of constitution/defense class equipment you equip, the physical damage taken is reduced by 2% (multiplicative), and for every 10 points of constitution, you gain 1 extra point of all-element resistance.]

[Indomitable (Silver)]

[After recovering from a dying state (health below 5%) in battle, constitution is permanently increased by 1 point, and all control-type negative states are reset (limited to once per battle).

After triggering this effect 10 times, you additionally gain a passive — immediately restore 20% of maximum health when dying.]

Feng Mu stared at the three entries, and this time his luck was fairly good, all three unlocked entries were silver.

He didn’t think for too long and first eliminated [Turtle and Crane Longevity (Silver)].

Its effect relies on breaking through genetic locks, the growth cycle is too long, and the amplitude of each breakthrough is relatively fixed. In the long term, its growth potential is actually the lowest among the three.

Then, he also eliminated [Indomitable (Silver)], its triggering condition is too harsh and dangerous — a dying state?

As someone who aspires to the peak as an antagonist BOSS, his creed is to nip dangers in the bud, how could he pin his hope for becoming stronger on repeatedly falling into desperate situations?

This is seriously inconsistent with his steady style, not to mention it needs to accumulate 10 times.

The most critical issue is, the passive effect of restoring health when dying, conflicts with [Frenzy Blood], which he cannot accept.

Therefore, Feng Mu ultimately chose [Indestructible Barrier (Silver)], even though currently, he did not have any constitution-type equipment, but he believed in his promising future.

Corresponding to constitution is, of course:

[First-tier Genetic Lock has been forcibly removed!]

[The inferior gene sequence has been partially optimized and recompilled.]

[Spirit is about to complete a breakthrough...]

[Spirit index is rising rapidly!]

[Spirit permanently increased by +3!]

[Spirit permanently increased by +3!]

[...]

[Your spirit has broken through its own first-tier Genetic Lock, you have unlocked a spiritual system entry, and you can choose one entry from the following three.]

[Heart Lake Mirror (Bronze)]

[Your inner self is not easily disturbed by the outside world. The duration of effects like fear, bewilderment, and charm inflicted upon you is reduced by 10%.]

[Weak Sensing (Bronze)]

[You can slightly sense the emotional fluctuations around you. It makes you more likely to detect hidden enemies or lies, and the detection strength is proportional to your spirit attribute.]

[Learning makes me happy (Bronze)]

[You draw wisdom from books. Each time you read and fully understand a book, there is a 10% chance to permanently increase your spirit by 0.1 point.]

This time, luck was not on his side, the three spiritual entries were all bronze, none particularly strong.

Feng Mu first eliminated [Heart Lake Mirror (Bronze)], reducing 10% of the duration, this kind of reduction is almost negligible, like a chicken rib.

[Weak Sensing (Bronze)] can detect lies, although the effect is weak, at least its effect is proportional to the spirit attribute and has a certain growth potential, which counts as a supportive capability with some potential.

[Learning makes me happy (Bronze)]... not worth mentioning, the entry has already won in its name alone. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Although it only has a 10% probability of providing a 0.1 spirit enhancement, which can be called miserly, perhaps this is why this entry is only rated as bronze.

But...

Books are endless.

Moreover, as an antagonist, how could Feng Mu not love reading?

So...

"I choose [Learning makes me happy]!!" Feng Mu said resolutely in his heart.

With the completion of the two entry selections, the acceleration of heart-throbbing numerical leaps gradually calmed down, like hot molten steel gradually cooling and solidifying, ultimately transforming into solid and brilliant new numbers on the attribute panel.

Strength 36.2 (14.5+21.8)

Agility 43.1 (11.3+31.8)

Constitution 38.9 (28.2+10.7)

Spirit 49.9999 (12.7+43.7) [in breakthrough]

[Pupil Power Value +4000!]

[Current Pupil Power Value 5044!!]

The surging feeling of strength swept over his entire body like a warm tide, replacing the residual pain with a sense of soul lightness and strength he had never felt before.

Feng Mu slowly stood upright, feeling this body that had completely broken free from the first lock, his eyes glistened with a light deeper than the night, yet a pure, childlike smile curled on his lips.

Gazing at the renewed panel, Feng Mu winked at the image in the mirror.

The enhancement brought by the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill lived up to its name, it wasn’t just a transformation, it was like becoming a whole new person.

Naturally, this improvement was also partly due to the boost brought by new equipment.

"I feel like I could crush 100 of the previous me now!"

Feng Mu wasn’t sure how accurate his feeling was; after all, the hardest thing in the world is to fight yourself, let alone against your yesterday’s self.

But this solid and intense sense of exponentially growing power was unprecedentedly clear and strong.

"But it’s still not enough, I can become even stronger!"

Once the thought arose, there was no hesitation.

Feng Mu flipped his hand, a flicker of light in his palm, and in the next moment, a meticulously crafted transparent syringe appeared.

The blue liquid inside the syringe shimmered, as though imbued with the swirling energy of starry nebulas, its energy level far superior to the D-level syringe he used before.

It was the C-level Genetic Needle he had saved for last.

"I never expected it; my spirit attribute actually took the lead and became the first to touch the C-level Genetic Lock barrier."

An intriguing smile appeared on Feng Mu’s face, the situation indeed a bit surprising to him,

"Before taking the medicine, I was stuck at the D-level lock. After painstaking efforts and taking the medicine to break through, suddenly I’m at the C-level lock, haha—"

Feng Mu let out a laugh, not so much dejected as filled with eagerness.

This time, there was no need to hesitate or wait any longer. Since the goal was to upgrade, might as well do it thoroughly and shatter all the locks that could be broken at once.

Feng Mu expertly tore open the sterile seal of the syringe’s tail, revealing the precision needle glowing coldly.

He accurately located the vein on his wrist, holding the needle boldly in his right hand and piercing it fiercely.

It couldn’t be too light, too light and it wouldn’t pierce the skin.

His thumb pressed down the plunger without hesitation.

Buzz—!

The azure liquid, imbued with both icy and fierce energy, flooded into his veins instantly, rushing to every corner of his body, penetrating deep into his soul.

This time the pain was much milder.

After all, the first time is always the most painful; after that, it becomes more of an addictive pleasure....