As Fang Li and Sylvia began their efforts, time within the Main God's Dimension passed at an astonishing rate.
In order to reach the 45th Floor within ten days, both Fang Li and Sylvia completely immersed themselves in the Tower of Trials. Aside from resting and eating, they did nothing else.
After all, Fourth-Rank participants could normally only reach the 40th Floor. Anything beyond that belonged to the domain of Third-Rank users.
Those capable of clearing the 40th Floor alone were all individuals with impressive Titles, Classes, Skills, and Equipment bonuses.
Yet Fang Li and Sylvia had to push all the way to the 45th Floor.
Even Fang Li himself wasn't entirely confident about succeeding.
Fortunately, Fang Li's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception had advanced through several stages. Combined with the numerous items at his disposal and Sylvia's nearly omnipotent abilities providing support in both combat and utility, the two finally managed to clear the 45th Floor on the eighth day within the Main God's Dimension.
Furthermore, thanks to the Tower of Trials' clearance rewards, they obtained:
20 Free Attribute Points
8 Free Skill Points
120,000 Exchange Points
As a result, Fang Li's wealth expanded dramatically, leaving him with the following assets:
Exchange Points: 550,000
Attribute Points: 100
Skill Points: 20
This was Fang Li's current fortune.
Afterward, Fang Li brought Sylvia back to their personal residence and applied to submit the Promotion Quests.
Serial Number 11273 is submitting Promotion Quests.
Promotion Quest One: Complete three Clearance Evaluations with achievements of EX Rank or above - Completed.
Promotion Quest Two: Challenge the Tower of Trials and clear the 45th Floor - Completed.
Promotion Quest Three: Increase the Quest Difficulty of the next Dungeon World by one rank and complete all Main Quests - Completed.
Serial Number 11273 has completed all Promotion Quests. The Rank of both the participant and their Servant has been upgraded to Third Rank.
Combined Attribute limit increased. Maximum value raised to 500 points.
Skill Level limit increased. Maximum level raised to Lv.3.
Equipment Rank limit increased. Equipment up to Third Rank may now be equipped.
Dungeon Quest Difficulty increased to Third Rank.
Space permissions upgraded. Higher-rank special items may now be exchanged, and higher-level facilities and benefits are now available.
From this moment onward, Fang Li had officially advanced to Third Rank.
Of course, simply ranking up only broke through the ceiling that had previously limited his growth.
It did not directly make Fang Li stronger.
If he wanted to increase his actual combat strength, he still needed to improve his Attributes, Skills, and Equipment to match his new rank.
Therefore, the first thing Fang Li did was spend 7 of the 20 Free Skill Points he currently possessed, upgrading the ranks of his Skills.
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Flashing Scabbard (Lv. 3)
Active Skill.
Attack speed increases by 300% when using skill techniques.
Arm strength increases by 300% when using skill techniques.
Partially ignores the opponent's defense when using skill techniques.
Has a defense-breaking effect to a certain degree when using skill techniques.
Skill Level can be increased.
Flashing Dash (Lv.3)
Active Skill.
Movement speed increases by 300% when using skill techniques.
Jumping ability increases by 300% when using skill techniques.
Can accelerate speed to its maximum regardless of current state when using skill techniques.
Can completely ignore all inertia regardless of current state when using skill techniques.
Skill Level can be increased.
Slaughterer (Lv.3)
Passive Skill.
Attack Speed +50%.
Movement Speed +100%.
Skill Level can be increased.
Assassin (Lv.3)
Passive Skill.
When entering a stealth state, Movement Speed increases by 100%.
Completely conceals the user's presence while in a stealth state.
Reduces noise and movement traces to a certain extent while in a stealth state.
Confuses perception and detection abilities to a certain extent while in a stealth state.
Skill Level can be increased.
Enemy Detection (Lv.3)
Enemy Detection.
Detects enemies that enter a certain range.
Detects hostile intent that appears within a certain range.
Skill Level can be increased.
Hide (Lv.3)
Active Skill.
Allows the user to merge into darkness and conceal their figure when activated.
Conceals the user's presence and prevents detection when activated.
Can also affect individuals the user comes into contact with when activated.
Skill Level can be increased.
Escape (Lv.3)
Active Skill.
Increases evasion rate.
Increases movement speed.
Effects are enhanced when being pursued.
Cannot be activated while in combat.
Skill Level can be increased.
Using 7 Skill Points, Fang Li upgraded all seven of these skills.
As for his other skills, such as Search Treasure, Trap Detection, and Disarm Trap, he did not use them frequently enough to justify upgrading them. He had not even raised them to Lv.2 back then, and now he had no intention of advancing them to Lv.3.
The various weapon-related skills could not have their ranks increased, so there was nothing he could do about those.
After upgrading these seven skills, Fang Li hesitated for a moment.
Shortly afterward, he spent another Skill Point and upgraded one remaining skill.
Stigma (Lv.3)
Active Skill.
STR increased by 300%.
VIT increased by 300%.
AGI increased by 300%.
Greatly increases overall power.
Places a burden on the user depending on duration of use and Skill Level.
Skill Level can be increased.
Nowadays, there were very few battles left that required Fang Li to rely on Stigma in order to win.
Even so, it remained an incredibly powerful skill capable of granting overwhelming strength.
Back when it was only Lv.2, before Fang Li had even reached the limits of Fourth Rank, it had already allowed him to temporarily wield power comparable to the three Demon Kings of Trinity. One could easily imagine just how heaven-defying its effects were.
After all, Stigma's enhancement was based on percentage increases to Attributes. The higher the user's Attributes were, the greater the enhancement became. Likewise, the higher the Skill Level, the more terrifying the resulting boost would be.
If Fang Li were to activate Stigma now, he would truly possess the qualifications to challenge even Second-Rank existences.
Unfortunately, given the current condition of Fang Li's soul, using Stigma was essentially equivalent to shortening his lifespan.
Furthermore, as Fang Li continued to grow stronger, situations requiring the use of Stigma would become increasingly rare.
To be honest, he did not particularly want to raise Stigma's rank.
However, if he were ever faced with an emergency severe enough to require Stigma, then shortening his lifespan was naturally preferable to losing his life altogether.
When that time came, the higher Stigma's rank was, the greater his confidence in resolving the crisis.
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Fang Li ultimately chose to upgrade Stigma.
Naturally, every benefit came with a drawback.
After its rank increased, Stigma's side effects would become even more severe.
If possible, Fang Li hoped he would never encounter a situation that forced him to unleash Stigma again.
Thus, this decision was made purely out of caution and preparation for future emergencies.
As for Sylvia, she currently possessed no skills other than her Innate Skills, so she had no use for Skill Points.
Moreover, her equipment was due for an upgrade as well.
As a result, Fang Li made a decision.
"Let's make a trip to the Trading Area!"
(End Of This Chapter)
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