The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 148: New breakthrough at level 5, new attempt (K monthly ticket required)
As soon as he returned to the hotel, Xu Shu began to devour the erosion crystals in his bathroom.

There are five white erosion crystals, which are not many in number. Under normal circumstances, they can be eaten up completely in more than half an hour.

But Xu Shu happened to be trying to break through to the next level, so it took him quite a while to complete it.

The process was somewhat tortuous, because every time the level was increased, more blood would be spurted out, and the erosion pain endured by the body would naturally be more intense than before.

This is why many people are stuck at a certain level, and even if they are given erosion crystals, they cannot upgrade.

This inexplicable bottleneck is a hurdle for every extraordinary person.

If you want to move forward, perseverance alone is not enough.

One must have sufficient talent and an epiphany in order to surpass oneself.

Of course, there were many extraordinary people who knew that there was no hope for them to upgrade, but were still unwilling to give up.

They shouted "My fate is in my own hands", and forcibly swallowed large amounts of erosion crystals, hoping to raise their curse to a higher level through quantitative change, but in the end they all died without exception.

Quantitative change does not bring about qualitative change, it only brings about deterioration.

Exceeding the limit of their tolerance will only lead to containment failure, and the outcome of failure is death.

If it weren't for the protection of the upgrade drive, it wouldn't even be as simple as death, but it would become an out-of-control monster.

By then, even relatives and friends will become food in your mouth.

Although this extraordinary path brings great power to oneself, it is a cruel road after all. Throughout history, countless people have died on the steps leading to higher strength, leaving countless bones.

This was the case for the "qualified ones" who had been screened and selected countless times by the Astronomical Society. It was certainly even more difficult for Xu Shu, who was originally an "unqualified person".

In fact, strictly speaking, the degree of erosion was already off the charts the first time he contained it.

After that, every time the level is increased, it is equivalent to eroding the already barely stable cursed power and pushing it to the brink of explosion. This is really something that cannot be explained to outsiders.

This time is no exception.

As soon as the erosion crystal was placed in his crotch, the explosive power was absorbed at his heart. Soon after, Xu Shu heard a faint "crack", like the sound of an eggshell breaking.

He knew that his level 16 barrier had been broken through.

What followed was blood gushing out of every pore on the body.

Half of his body seemed to have turned into mechanical steel, completely solidified;
The other half became extremely disgusting and terrifying, like a spider monster with strands of black hair emerging from it.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have died on the spot.

But Xu Shu started with sit-ups directly.

It's just a little blood, what's the big deal?

It's just a little bit of wind and frost.

As his body kept rising and falling, Xu Shu was like a manual water well pump, pumping out a handful of blood with every movement.

The body is green and glowing, and the recovery of strength is constantly increasing.

Heal +1, +1, +1...

By the time everything was done, it was already afternoon.

Xu Shu then took a shower and changed his clothes, washing away all the horrible blood stains on his body, and found a set of clean and fitting clothes to put on.

To find clothes, one looks at other floors. Some people hang more clothes on the floor, and they quietly rob the rich to help the poor.

I guess there will be one more crying traveler upstairs tonight. I hope he doesn't mind too much.

After everything was ready, Xu Shu sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling the heat rising in his body, as if his strength had increased a hundred times - this was the 'illusion' brought about by a slight increase in strength after the upgrade.

Xu Shu had long been accustomed to it and certainly would not be misled.

Of course there is an increase in actual strength, but the magnitude is not huge. This is a gradual process.

What really significantly improves your strength is the new skills you gain.

He could feel that he had mastered two skills this time.

It goes without saying that Black Widow and Heart of Steel each have one.

"It seems that after level 12, you can get a breakthrough skill at least once every 4 levels."

"It's just strange, why I can't help but have the urge to hit something..."

"Is this skill a little strange?"

Xu Shu stretched his muscles and bones, and in the process, he subconsciously swung his hips and shrugged his shoulders from time to time. After a long while, after he had completely gotten used to the new power in his body, he was able to slowly control the involuntary twitching of his muscles.

His expression was calm, but he nodded his hips with some curiosity and confusion, and opened the upgraded network.

The light particle screen in front of me shows:
[Scanning your curse seal...]

[It has been detected that you have reached level 16. You will definitely learn new talents and skills. In-depth testing is in progress...]

Zizizi~
The current passes through itself and then appears on the screen.

*【Upgrade Network】

*[Gu Pan (Taichu), first-level warrior]

*【Contribution: 17】

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"Haha, we killed five little spiders this time. The contribution points alone have exceeded what we got from the last team building."

"I feel like it would be more cost-effective for me to fight alone in the future."

Xu Shu muttered to himself as he reached out and touched the property details.

[Curse Seal: Hercule (Legend) // Level: 16/20]

[Entry 1: Alien Black Widow (Epic)]

* Talents: Architecture Mastery, Silk Spinning, Eight Spider Lance (Breakthrough Skill), Entanglement (Breakthrough Skill)

[Entry 2: Hercules: Heart of Steel (Legend)]

* Talents: Thick Skin, Strong Power, Perseverance, Jingwei (Breakthrough Skill), Kuafu (Breakthrough Skill), Gonggong (Breakthrough Skill) (Breakthrough Completed)
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As expected, two breakthrough skills were obtained.

Seeing the skill description, Xu Shu was slightly stunned.

"Entanglement? Is this somewhat similar to spinning silk? Not necessarily. Spinning silk might have been used in conjunction with architectural mastery to build nests, but I just didn't use it."

With knowledge overflowing in his mind, Xu Shu instantly understood the descriptions of the two new skills.

The first one is Black Widow's Level 16 Breakthrough Skill: [Entangle]

This skill is relatively simple, basically meaning what it says, and it is somewhat linked to the [Silk Spinning] skill.

Entanglement: Gives the spider web an entangling growth feature, which can be laid out in advance. When the enemy enters the range of the spider web, it will be automatically triggered, entangling and restraining the enemy within the range.

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"Not bad, it's an extra trap skill, and skills with control are always scarce."

"It's a pity. It would be much better if it was a skill like venom. What I lack more now is damage, haha."

Xu Shu thought it was okay, and then looked at the legendary skills with great anticipation.

In an instant, a large amount of knowledge surged up:

Your [Hercules·Heart of Steel (Legend)] has broken through level 16, and you have comprehended the last unique skill - Gonggong!
Unique skill feature: Touch the mountain!

Touching the Mountain: You enter the angry Gonggong state, and your various resistances will be greatly improved in a short period of time. You can use it in conjunction with "Kuafu Chasing the Sun" to rotate around the enemy more than two and a half circles, and you will gain the attack effect, "Iron Mountain Lean"!
Iron Mountain Lean: Gonggong touches the mountain and charges up to attack! The more you circle, the more powerful the attack will be. When you master it, you can easily move mountains and fill the sea.

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"Eh?"

Hiss, a pure attack skill?

No wonder I kept thinking about something just now, it turns out the skill output method is Tieshankao, no, it’s Gonggong crashing into the mountain?

Looking at the new skills he had acquired, Xu Shu couldn't help but feel happy.

Nowadays, the defensive skills that serve as the basic foundation of the Hercules have become extremely strong. Once the Jingwei is activated, it is not afraid of bullets. It is definitely the strongest defense at the same level.

Plus the following Kuafu chasing the sun, there is displacement and control.

The ability he lacks most now is actually truly powerful explosive killing means.

Seeing other professions' various high-damage and fancy attack skills, Xu Shu was still a little envious.

The new Gonggong's Mountain-Touching skill makes up for part of the disadvantage of insufficient attack power.

With such a breakthrough, many shortcomings are eliminated, just like a bird flying into the sky or a fish entering the sea, no longer restricted.

At the same time, Xu Shu noticed that behind his [Steel of Heart] entry, there was an additional description "Breakthrough Completed".

"It seems that Heart Steel has reached its limit. After it reaches level 20, it will not have any new skills, but the alien entry will have another chance to gain enlightenment."

"Haha, my warrior may seem to be only level 16, but in fact, his strength is almost the same as the maximum level 20."

Xu Shu opened the can of food thoughtfully and started eating.

Then, he looked at the sky again.

Due to this delay, it was already close to three o'clock in the afternoon.

Looking out from the window, you can see that there are quite a few people in the sunshine, coming here one after another from the west.

Small black dots were moving across the wasteland like hardworking ants.

A little closer, some people drove into the parking lot and started to move goods down, obviously a business travel team. There were also many people walking on foot with small snakeskin bags on their backs, these were the scavengers from the wasteland.

As expected of the well-known "Lighthouse Hotel" nearby, there is a relatively lively "Supply Trading Fair" every few days.

Next, Xu Shu withdrew his gaze and thought carefully about the next arrangements.

"I already have 17 contribution points. As long as I do the same thing and find three more monsters in another place, I can finish them off quickly."

"But I only have one chance left today. If I go out on the expedition again, Lance will be waiting for me again. It is very likely that a single expedition will not be enough for me to find a safe route. Two or three times will be safer.

"Well, since it's lurking around me, does that mean that I'm facing a relatively high risk and that I have a chance to raise the level of the fate pool I draw from the legend?"

Thinking of this, Xu Shu's eyes lit up.

This is not impossible.

He had previously speculated that perhaps the "potential crisis" around him would affect the quality of the horoscope extracted by the legend.

Now that the Earl has returned, doesn't it mean that the situation has returned to the same level as when he started the legendary escape and pursuit in front of him a few days ago?
Moreover, even the 'main target of the crisis' happens to be the same.

What conditions could be more suitable for comparative experiments than these?
This fully satisfies the essence of the controlled variable method!

Xu Shu did not hesitate and simply reached out and spread out the Taichu Scroll in the void in front of him.

Anyway, there is nothing to do today, so I will deal with the remaining upgrades after all the Taichu scrolls are used up tomorrow. The last draw today can be used to verify my guess.

"Legend, start."

Following Xu Shu's will, a thin smoke slowly dissipated and engulfed his figure again.

In silence.

There was a cloudy white cloud in front of Xu Shu's eyes, his brain was completely empty, and he entered the most original and real state.

Immediately afterwards, the chaos before my eyes churned and condensed into familiar words:
[You have entered the Legend, you have used up 1 time this time]

[Random coordinates for you.]

[This legendary coordinate: The passing of Hong Kong]

【Random Identity】

[You have used up 1 time. Please choose one of the following four identities to start your life. You will get a completely real experience. Please choose carefully:]

[1: Chen Que; 2: Li Lai; 3: Huang Ma; 4: Zhang Dian]

"……Forehead."

When these four names came out, Xu Shu was stunned.

My goodness, why is it the passing away? It's obvious that your passing is not a good thing.

Every one of these names seems to be normal.

Fortunately, he was not particularly concerned about the quality of the "copy plot" this time.

It's not bad, so what? The little lizard has experienced the 'beast life' of a pure beast, and this time he's a human after all, right? How much worse can it be?

Xu Shu is also very free and easy.

It is also clear that the main purpose this time is to verify whether the fate pool is actually related to one's own crisis. If so, this can be used as a long-term "prediction method" in the future.

You have to know that the "future vision" of the journey can only see until the sunset of the day at most.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu picked the tallest one among the four short ones and chose "Chen Que", who should be more reliable.

This seems to be just a slight inconvenience in the legs and feet, but it's not a big problem.

Those few at the back, with leprosy, pockmarked, and insane appearance, really affect the appearance.

[Your identity: Chen Que, confirmed.]

[Time and space retracing is loading... loading completed. 】

[Generating your destiny...]

[Please pick up a destiny at random within two breaths; if you fail to pick it up within the time limit, the Taichu Volume will randomly fill it for you.]

"coming!"

Facing the oncoming "fate fish flow", Xu Shu concentrated on observing.

He was surprised to find that the quality of this fate pool was surprisingly high.

Not only is there a lot of green in the white, there is also a small amount of blue. And in terms of absolute quantity, the blue cannot be said to be too little.

This is much better than the previous second draw of the Little Lizard Legend pool!

"Hiss, it seems that my guess was right? It turns out that the threat from the Earl caused my pool's level to increase?"

"But this time it's a little too high. It's comparable to the first legend I started in the Black Widow Prison..."

"Then why was the last time I opened the second draw next to the Earl, the fate pool was not as good as the first time I opened the second draw? That time I opened it on the way back to the safe zone, a pretty safe place?"

Xu Shu still had some doubts.

However, he didn't have the time to think too much about drawing a legend, because he only had two breaths of time to slack off.

This time, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He turned around and grabbed a life of Lan Ting Yu Nuan's level in his hand.

Then, the light and shadows flowed before my eyes:

[End of obtaining fate]

[Your identity: Chen Que]

[Your fate:——]

【To be in the midst of the sword (excellent): Everyone is ordinary. In this world, who doesn’t struggle at the bottom for a lifetime, but can’t realize their ambitions? In the torrent of the secular world, it is already very difficult to stand firm. To stand out is probably harder than ascending to heaven. You can choose to be ordinary all your life, but you can also try to make yourself extraordinary. With this fate, you are suitable to be in the midst of the sword and kill people in the world! You will have more opportunities than others to get in touch with extraordinary mysteries. 】

Hiss? It seems like there shouldn't be any big problems with my fate this time, right?

Is it easier to access extraordinary secrets than others? Judging from the name, it should be similar to the talent of a martial artist like "Tianxiang Douku" who can become stronger with practice?
I'm not sure. Damn the Taichu Volume. It's pretending to be a charlatan again. I can't understand the introduction for a whole day~
As the familiar feeling of reincarnation surrounded him again, Xu Shu felt a little nervous.

[Your legend begins...]

What I could hear next to my ears was the familiar sound of flowing spring water.

Legend: From the moment the fertilized egg is formed, it will never change.

Xu Shu listened attentively, and this time he didn't seem to hear anything special, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, I get to see my cheap mother again, who is normal.

He adjusted his breathing and completely fell into the placenta, stabilizing his position.

…………

At this moment, the sun is setting.

In the lighthouse at (19, 3), many traveling merchants and people from various small and medium-sized shelters living near the outskirts of the wasteland came to trade.

The hotel owner Brooke was naturally busy receiving various travelers.

This is one of the most bustling and prosperous lighthouse "Adventurer Camps" within hundreds of miles in the surrounding area.

Brooke was very busy. When he turned around, he saw one of the employees, a young woman named Xiaomei - nicknamed Xiaomei, but actually her name was Lin Meina - sitting on the steps with red eyes, muttering to herself, "I'm so stupid, really..." He couldn't help but get angry.

But there was nothing I could do. I thought that the other party didn't do it on purpose. She was absent from work for a day because she lost her child. She was originally a good employee.

Brooke gave up.

Soon, three tall, thin, hooded middle-aged men came in, leading a child. "Boss, three rooms are needed. We need to be quiet and not disturbed. And is this your child? We met him on the road. He was walking alone, so we brought him here."

"Okay, three rooms...children?"

Brooke looked up suddenly and saw Lin Meina, who was still in a daze, hesitated for a moment, then rushed over and hugged the little boy, who was about five or six years old, and burst into tears.

The sincerity of the words moved others.

"Maomao, my Maomao~ Thank you. Maomao, why don't you say thank you to your uncle? Maomao? You kid, why are you ignoring me?"

Lin Meina was angry and anxious when her son ran around and was rescued by someone. He was unwilling to talk, so she couldn't help but pinch him a few times in anger.

The three middle-aged men saw this and looked at Lin Meina at the same time, saying one after another: "This child has been outside for a long time, so it's normal for him to be scared. Madam, don't blame him."

Lin Meina hurriedly said sincerely: "Thank you, thank you everyone."

She had a very good eye and knew at a glance that these three people were definitely not ordinary scavengers or traveling merchants. Even if they were not extraordinary people, their status was probably no lower than that of patrolmen.

She thanked him profusely, and then she took her son to stand by her side. Her son Maomao stupidly held her hand, his eyes dull.

Seeing this, Lin Meina angrily patted her son's head again. She was really furious.

She thought of something and said to Brooke, "Boss, Maomao is back. Should we tell Mr. Li Toyota to stop worrying about it?"

Brooke didn't even raise his head and sneered, "Care about it? I think you should stop worrying about it. I haven't worked for a day. If it weren't for your pity for me... lock your son in the room and go to work quickly."

"Hey, hey."

Now that her son has been found, Lin Meina is not angry even when being scolded.

Leading her son into the room, she told him not to run around again. After giving him some snacks, Lin Meina locked the door from the outside.

Before leaving, I heard my son imitating the croaking of a frog inside.

She couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, and hurried to the kitchen to work.

Only the constant shouting sounded from the door.

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(End of this chapter)