Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 383 - 028. Lichi Peak

Chapter 383: 028. Lichi Peak

Switching secondary professions, Li Aozi lost nearly half of his experience, but it was still acceptable for him.

Once the implant gear merged, Li Aozi wasted no time. His consciousness transmitted into his body, and the Specialty "Flesh Affinity" allowed him to quickly adapt to his body’s capabilities.

Whirr——

Li Aozi stood upright from the biological pool, the elixir on his body evaporating quickly as he dressed and checked his new attributes.

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Name: Li Aozi

Title: Catastrophe, Pioneering the Future

Species: Tanas Race

Gender: Physiological Male

Age: 22

Template: Advanced Senior Combat NPC, (+10% Health Points limit, +15% damage rate)

Faction: Layer Abyss—Galaxy’s Edge—Crystal Tower Civilization

Total Level: lv.80

——Main Profession: [Mutant]Lv.60(MAX)

——Secondary Profession: [Biochemist]lv.20; [Magician]lv.0

Health Points: 13,800/13,800

Mana Points: 19,400/19,400

Attributes:

Strength——100

Dexterity——100

Constitution——100

Charm——111 (final gain: 144.3]

Intelligence——92.4 (final gain: 110.8)

Talent:

[Racial Talent: Spell Eligibility]: For every 50 points of "Intelligence," you can designate any one system’s magic as your ’specialized project.’ Specialized spells gain 180% learning speed and reduce mana consumption by 8% when casting spells.

Current specialized project——"Universal Magic"

[Professional Talent - Genetic Immortality] (Advanced)——As a pioneer of life, a leader of flesh, and a revolutionary of species evolution, every time you learn a Biochemist exclusive knowledge, you gain one point in the "Constitution" attribute.

Beta Upgrade Effect: Based on the "Charm" attribute, for every 10 points of "Charm," you gain an additional 200 points of ’camouflage’ health points.

——From [Biochemist]

[Professional Talent: Mutation]——Your genetic potential has been unleashed, and [mutations] will occur periodically, which may alter your appearance or grant some kind of enhancement (Mutations will no longer produce negative effects due to Mutation Project modifications).

——From [Mutant]

[Professional Talent: Mystical Deconstruction]——Your energy value converts into ’Mana Points,’ and every time you learn an extraordinary knowledge from your main profession, it permanently enhances your mana capacity and recovery speed by 1%.

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Li Aozi didn’t scrutinize the superfluous information. It was mostly the same as before, with these being the key points.

"Strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, charm—all have been upgraded. I no longer have any weaknesses, and although not at the Gamma rank, I have already surpassed the past value."

With the repair of the [Genetic Damage] status, Li Aozi’s arcane energy and strength were fully unlocked.

Now, activating "Physical Strengthening," his "Strength" will burst with an increase of 220%, exceeding 300 points.

Unfortunately, the merging of implant gears mostly increased the attributes other than his main attribute, but all in all, Li Aozi’s main attribute "Charm" hardly changed.

Using implant gear to brush attributes, or boosting attributes with secondary professions, is nothing rare, but players can’t manage like him to pull out so much experience and gene fragments all at once. A player could possibly max out two secondary professions in one version, and that would already make them an ultra-hardcore gamer.

This is like earning interest from a bank. The method is known, but the money thrown in by a rich person versus a poor person produces vastly different effects. The former, even if their business fails and loses money, can withstand the risk with their savings, whereas the latter must withdraw their savings to face the risk.

Brushing attributes is not a rare feat. Towards the later stages, everyone’s basic attributes won’t be too bad—except for the Meteor Fall Master who remains fragile as ever.

If not for the Qiqiao Network blocking the actual effects of player attributes, it might have been possible to see players outsmart NPCs instead of running errands and unclogging toilets everywhere.

Li Aozi organized his equipment and produced some elixirs using the biological pool.

Although this trip might not necessarily lead to combat, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Li Aozi didn’t rush to inject the new Arcane Awakening Elixir; his current arcane energy was entirely sufficient, and accumulating too much would burden his genetics.

In the future, he planned to gradually eliminate non-sequential arcane energy and preserve his own combat system. The complementing style of the Blood Demon could be used up to the Zeta rank; when browsing online, having sequential arcane energy is essential.

As for the [Magician] profession, the current Li Aozi was reluctant to feed it any experience.

His current experience was entirely insufficient for learning new knowledge and skills, and the [Magician] profession, unlike [Martial Artist], doesn’t gain passive skills simply by leveling up.

None of the [Fine Artistry] system professions come with an inherent skill tree.

That’s why it’s said that Mages are hard to cultivate. Early-stage Mages need to farm both money and experience and also learn knowledge to achieve combat skills.

Now that the [Intelligence] is sufficient, merely raising the level of secondary professions isn’t very meaningful. Instead, it becomes more interesting when players—Li Aozi meant ’Little Piggy’—enter the scene, and the [Magician] becomes compelling.

After all, enchanting by burning mana bars, for Li Aozi, comes at no cost.

With preparations handled, Li Aozi took out the weapon he had found previously in the underground caves of the [Heroes of Falysia].

Because he couldn’t identify it at the time, Li Aozi had been carrying it without the ability to use it.

The identification fees in magical civilizations are considerably expensive, charging between 3.8% and 5.5% of the item’s value.

Spending money wasn’t an issue for Li Aozi.

He could afford it, but if he truly went for identification, once the results came in, the issue wouldn’t be whether he could handle it but whether he’d face legal trouble.

Now that the [Eye of Truth] was back, Li Aozi naturally decided to use it.

He unwound the animal hide wrapped around it, revealing the true form of the sword: it was a plain-looking longsword that, at first glance, seemed unremarkable, with a brass handguard, deep red wrapping, and a simple lion-carved pommel.

[Eye of Truth]

[Identifying an item...]

[Specialty [Unilateral Action]—Activated!]

[Charm Check passed! Great success!]

[Identification Complete]

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[Item Name]: Sword of Destiny Awakening

[Category]: Sword/Cold Weapon

[Quality]: "Mythical Creation"

[Attributes]:

Damage +200 (Mythical Bonus Attribute)

Sharpness: Inflicts a minimum of 80 additional physical damage on unarmored targets.

[Sword Specialty]: Critical Damage +20%, coherent attacks are easier, and the sword can swiftly pass through an enemy’s body.

[Introduction]:

"Unite all that can be united, shatter all that obstructs our unity! Now, our fates are linked together, don’t forget to fight, we will never fade!"

—The person who said this phrase has vanished into history.

This is a loser’s sword, from a God Embracer of the Falysia Civilization—’Lichi Peak’ Kario.

Although of excellent quality, enough to be deemed a divine weapon, the person who wielded it denied being a deity all his life.

’Lichi Peak’ rose from Qian Mo, starting as a common man born to blacksmiths, embarked on the pathway of battle for the Falysia people, and fortuitously ascended the Path of Ascension.

’Lichi Peak’ believed his people would change; he believed that even without divine power, his kin could unite and overcome the enemies invading their homeland.

However, since his fall, his followers only knew to sing praises of his name, erect statues in his honor, yet never grasped his blade to confront their past enemies.

As time passed, the revered sword gathered dust, and the hopeful tribe he cherished also walked the path to extinction.

Blade Length: 102 cm

Net Weight: 2.5 kg

Materials:

Enchanted Haines Cold Iron

Rare Mithril

Space Fine Gold

Ancestral Elf’s Braids

Demigod’s Blood (Fire Quenched)

Sharpness Correction: 100 (Each 1% increase in sharpness grants an additional 100 points of basic damage, up to a maximum of 800 points)

"I left you a sword for fighting and thoughts, yet you chose to kneel and worship beneath my statue—how ridiculous."

[Equipment Requirements]:

"Anyone who is not a citizen of [Society] can wield this sword."

[Attached Skills]:

"Refine"—’Lichi Peak’s’ sword blade contains the fierce fire of smithing; even if damaged in battle, it can self-repair by absorbing minerals.

"Master of Metal and Gold"—Activates the might of divine blood, ’Lichi Peak’s’ divine power infuses the blade, granting the blade a magnetic oscillation effect, which causes true damage to carbon-based life forms. (Consumes 10% of the user’s max mana per second)

"Self Tempering"—’Lichi Peak’ was a forge master, and this weapon inherits his will. As a divine artifact, it doesn’t require a professional forge but can evolve by absorbing specific minerals and materials.

"Armed Empire"—This sword appears to have its own independent consciousness; perhaps you should gain its approval to fully unleash the weapon’s power.

"Vivid Demon Iron Monarch"—(Sealed)

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"Ah, the Smith’s Sword, finally in hand."

As a "Mythical Creation" weapon, the properties and attached effects of the Sword of Destiny Awakening are still inferior to the two "Heirloom Masterpieces" that Li Aozi had acquired before.

In fact, most of the time, "Mythical Creations" are not very useful in a fight.

However, there is one aspect where "Mythical Creations" surpass "Heirloom Masterpieces."

Li Aozi activated [Inscription Saint Swordmaster], immediately establishing a connection with the inner consciousness of the Sword of Destiny Awakening.

[Can you hear me?]

Li Aozi said,

"...Ha, another tomb raider."

Li Aozi’s consciousness immediately received a response; the sword’s voice sounded extremely languid, like a child not yet fully awake.

"Year after year, those who come seeking the traces of Lichi Peak, one by one, have all turned into treasure-hungry thieves. How sad."

[Don’t say that, you should be glad that the person who found you is me and not some of those who cannot communicate with you.]

"Hmph, don’t try to sway me with your sweet talk; those who buried me in the box and those trying to master my fate are equally detestable."

The Divine Sword harbored a grudge about being kept in a box, but it also maintained a measure of caution towards strangers.

Li Aozi, being straightforward, quickly worked to enhance his favorability:

[I found you in the burial grounds of the Falysia Heroes, underground. Who hid you there?]

"An idiot."