Inside the relic assessment space!
"Hu… hu… hu… hu… hu…"
Zhao Xuan was still grinning, gasping for breath with wide gulps of air.
At that very moment—
The system's notification chime quietly sounded.
Dingdong!
You have just experienced an unprecedented battle! Through this fight, you've gained entirely new insights into all of your abilities.
All ability proficiencies +50!
Dingdong!
You have engaged in a fierce, all-out battle! Because you intensely utilized Tempest Kick (Rankyaku), Armament Haki, and the Azure Dragon Fruit during the fight, those abilities gain an additional +100 proficiency!
Two consecutive notification sounds—an absolute double blessing for Zhao Xuan!
"Hahahahahahaha!"
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"
"This is insane!"
"All abilities +50, and Tempest Kick, Armament Haki, and Azure Dragon Fruit each get another +100?"
"So this is the reward for defeating an enemy beyond your rank?"
"Awesome! So damn awesome! This feels incredible!"
Overjoyed, Zhao Xuan was just about to open his status panel to admire his current stats—
When suddenly—
"Whoosh!"
A gentle wind began to blow through the assessment space.
The cool breeze brushed against his face, instantly rejuvenating his exhausted, energy-depleted body.
Lifting his head, Zhao Xuan saw a massive vortex of spiritual energy rapidly forming above him.
His eyes lit up once again.
He knew it clearly—
The first reward for clearing the relic assessment was arriving: the Baptism of the Relic.
"I'll check my stats after I finish this baptism."
Muttering to himself, Zhao Xuan temporarily gave up the idea of checking his panel.
Dragging his tired body, he sat cross-legged, steadied his breathing, and prepared to welcome the relic's baptism.
Before long, the vortex of spiritual energy had fully taken shape.
Countless threads of aura were drawn in from all directions, condensing into a single drop of spiritual liquid. The droplet fell from the vortex and landed directly on Zhao Xuan's head.
Different relics bestowed different kinds of baptisms.
For instance, in the previous Lesser Mystic Bird Relic, the spiritual herbs it produced were related to Spirit strength. Thus, after that baptism, Zhao Xuan's Spiritual Power had increased dramatically.
But the Desert Statue Relic before him—judging from that Ironhide Boar he'd slain—was clearly associated with physical constitution.
Therefore—
The moment the spiritual liquid touched Zhao Xuan's head, his physique began to surge upward.
On average, it increased by about 0.5 points per second.
The entire process lasted three full minutes.
After three minutes, the droplet of spiritual liquid had been completely absorbed.
The massive spiritual vortex dispersed.
Zhao Xuan leapt to his feet with a whoosh.
Feeling the power coursing through his body, he immediately opened his status panel.
[Heavenly Rewards Diligence System]
Name: Zhao Xuan
Age: 18
Spiritual Power: 45.68 / 62.95
Physique: 300.01 / 300.01
Abilities:
Shave (Proficiency: 187 / 200)
Iron Body (Mastery: 40 / 400)
Paper Art (Mastery: 24 / 400)
Moon Step (Proficiency: 180 / 200)
Tempest Kick (Mastery: 189 / 400)
Finger Pistol (Proficiency: 179 / 200)
Swordsmanship (Proficiency: 88 / 200)
Armament Haki (Beginner: 997 / 1000)
Azure Dragon Fruit (Proficiency: 288 / 2000)
Physique—over 300!
Iron Body, Paper Art, and Tempest Kick—all advanced into Mastery tier!
Armament Haki—just three points short of Proficient!
A huge gain!
An absolutely massive gain!
It was no exaggeration to say that Zhao Xuan's strength had more than doubled compared to the day before.
He even suspected that his current self could easily defeat two of yesterday's selves combined!
"Hahahahahahaha! Feels so damn good!"
Gazing at his dazzling stats panel, Zhao Xuan couldn't help himself—he threw his head back and laughed wildly once again.
After quite a while, he finally calmed down.
"No, no… I can't get complacent yet!"
Clenching his fists, Zhao Xuan muttered, "My strength is still far from enough! This time I only managed to kill that Tier-4 Desert Statue by relying on tricks. But during the National Examination, those geniuses I'll face won't have such glaring weaknesses. If I want a good result… I still have to keep pushing forward!"
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