If before the extra attack triggered dealt roughly the same amount of damage as after Zhang Yanhang's spiritual qi blessing, now it was substantially stronger than the spiritual qi enhancement.

"Alongside the improvement in the extra attack's trigger chance, the trigger chance for double strike has also increased by 3%, from the original 6% to 9%.

If before I needed around one hundred and fifty attacks to trigger a double strike, now I just need around sixty attacks to do so, which is a reduction of nearly a hundred—now similar to extra attacks when I first started and hadn't upgraded my talent level much."

Although he hadn't reached his prior expectation of triggering one every fifty attacks, the difference wasn't far off, so overall, he was quite content. After all, most of the time, those wishes and ideas were just wishful thinking, and times they came true were few and far between.

"Moreover, the attack multiplier for double strike has increased as well, growing by 200%, transforming from the initial 450% attack power multiplier to a 650% attack power multiplier. Thus, the performance after triggering a double strike should now be even more fierce than the time it triggered before."

Of course, in comparison to double strike, Zhang Yanhang also noticed something even more important: the triple strike that was newly added after his upgrade to Level X.

"This triple strike is really strong, dealing 975% damage upon triggering, which is nearly ten times the damage, almost equal to my 'Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist'.

But, although the attack multiplier is indeed fierce, its practical value is still quite limited at the moment, with only a mere 6% chance of triggering and that too after a double strike with only a 1.62% relative chance of triggering.

In other words, in actuality, the chance of triggering triple strike is only 0.972‰, not even one-tenth of one percent, and in the worst-case scenario, a thousand attacks might not trigger it, enough to empty two clips."

Nevertheless, even though the current trigger chance was rather disappointing, Zhang Yanhang was quite optimistic about the prospects of triple strike. If he could increase its multiplier, wouldn't each of his punches potentially equal 'All Four Elements are Void'? Well, that still seemed unlikely.

Although the Level X talent 'Power of Bixi' could indeed be upgraded further, Zhang Yanhang felt that no matter how much it improved, it was unlikely to reach a level where every punch could trigger it like a critical hit; at most, it might reach a level similar to the current double strike, with a few dozen punches triggering once.

After all, the prerequisite condition is indeed quite stringent: an extra attack must first be triggered, then a double strike, and only then can a triple strike be triggered. If triple strike could trigger independently, then a 6% chance would actually be quite high, but it's a pity that after multiplying these chances together, it's less than one-tenth of one percent.

"This triple strike is indeed more difficult to trigger than the initial double strike, which at least could be triggered once every few hundred attacks. Now this goes straight to a thousand as the starting point.

But although triple strike is indeed difficult to trigger, at least the practical combat value of double strike has significantly increased. With my attack speed, triggering it once or twice a second should definitely not be difficult, which is way better than before. Level X indeed lives up to its name, definitely much stronger than SSS level."

Apart from Ability One and Ability Two, Zhang Yanhang also paid attention to the changes in Ability Three, 'Possessing Strength in Three Aspects'.

"Previously, Ability Three 'Powerful' only provided a 30% increase to power effect with each level, but this time it has doubled, providing a 60% boost to the Strength Effect Bonus. This has increased the total Strength bonus provided by 'Powerful' from 145% to 205%, which means that the Talent 'Power of Bixi' alone could help me double my strength."

After checking the Talent Effect of 'Power of Bixi', Zhang Yanhang didn't delay and immediately began testing his current strength. First, he placed four hundred and fifty tons of Crimson Iron Ore in his hand, but still felt he had some leeway, so he added another twenty tons.

Even with four hundred and seventy tons of Crimson Iron Ore in his right hand, Zhang Yanhang could still feel some space for more, so he added another ten tons. At this point, the leeway finally reduced to a smaller margin. Then he tentatively added another five tons, and this time, it was just right—the leeway was completely used up.

"It seems that my single-handed strength has increased from the original 416 tons to 485 tons, an increase of 69 tons of strength, almost an increase of four and a half times my strength during the Second Tier Period.

"Previously, if I converted it, my single hand could only lift about 830,000 catty, but now it has increased to 970,000 catty. I'm only 30,000 catty away from truly reaching a single-handed lift of one million catty.

"If I add a Spiritual Qi Blessing now, that would be nearly close to a single hand lift of two million catty. And if I calculate double-handed strength, it's already reaching the level of five million catty for both hands.

"If I base it on the quantity of raw rice eaten by each person per day (approximately two to three catty when cooked), the amount of rice I could lift with both hands would be enough for five million people to eat for a day, enough to supply a quarter of Qin Island City's population. And if divided, that would be enough for fifteen thousand people to eat for a year."

Though he was only at the Third Tier, Zhang Yanhang once again realized the absurdity of the Awakeners' power system. Well, perhaps it was mainly because he had too many bonuses. A normal Third Tier Awakener would definitely not reach this level.

Even though they couldn't reach the level of single-handedly lifting 485 tons, they could easily lift several tens of tons with one hand, which still showed the ridiculousness of the Awakeners' power system. After all, with the addition of sound speed mobility, each one was like a human-shaped missile in terms of destruction power.

Moreover, because they all trained in the Ashen World, their combat experience is incredibly rich and can easily dominate the modern technological combat system.

After dealing with the X-grade Talent 'Power of Bixi', Zhang Yanhang gathered the hundreds of remaining 'Mystic Steed Power' Artifacts on the ground and packed them all into his Waist Bag, then started to tally up his other gains.

First was the Artifact gain, but unfortunately, he did not obtain any Artifacts from the Lucky Slot Machine as he did before. Next were weapon gains, and although there was a Dark Purple Quality Crimson Marrow Bloodthorn Heavy Hammer, Zhang Yanhang didn't want it, so the weapon gain was also nonexistent.

The next was equipment gain, which was the only other type of gain besides Talents and Soul points.

In terms of equipment, the most abundant were the Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks. This time, Zhang Yanhang got a total of 716 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks.

And with his Waist Bag, plus the Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask he was currently wearing on his face, he had a total of eight Light Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +6, one Light Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +5, one Dark Purple Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +2, and one Ordinary Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask—equivalent to 549 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks. All together, that amounted to 1265 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks."

While Zhang Yanhang wanted to break the limit and fuse four Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7, he needed a total of 64×8=512×4=2048 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks, which meant he was still 783 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks short to meet the demand for his equipment. With the current number of Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks he had, he could probably only fuse two Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7.

"So, the question is, should I wait until I have collected all 2048 Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks before fusing them, or should I fuse them right now? The former saves more time, while the latter means enjoying the benefits sooner."

After thinking it through, Zhang Yanhang felt that it was okay to do a bit of fusing; after all, the Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks were not like Refined Crimson Marrow, abundant enough to be wasted on failures. If he tried to fuse four Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks at once and failed, it was highly probable that he would never gather enough to fuse Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7 again.

So, it was better to try fusing two at the same time first; if successful, he would attempt to fuse four at once.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Yanhang quickly took off the four Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +6 that he was wearing and took out the rest of his Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks from his Waist Bag for fusing.

After a while of fusing, Zhang Yanhang finally collected eighteen (8+8+2) Light Golden Quality full-Score Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +6 and began his attempt to break the limit and fuse a Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +7.

Perhaps it was because the strength of his Alchemy had truly increased along with his Intelligence Attribute after advancing in tier, but it only took him about fifteen minutes to fuse the Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7, and he even succeeded in fusing two at the same time.

Moreover, because he had gained certain experience from fusing Refined Crimson Marrow before, this time he didn't find fusing two Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7 at the same time difficult at all.

"It seems that later on, even fusing four pieces of equipment at the same time using Alchemy should not be too hard; at least it should not end in failure."

Looking at the Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7 flickering with golden light before him, Zhang Yanhang quickly began to check their Attribute list.

[Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +7]

[Quality: Golden]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, Zhang Yanhang.]

[Durability: 65/65]

[Defensive Power: 51]

[Additional Attributes: Critical Strike Rate +32% (+8%).]

[Usage Requirements: Agility 55 points.]

[Score: 390 (Golden Items have a Score from 351 to 440.)]

[Introduction: After escaping into the deep mountains, I suddenly felt that I was truly freer here. I could not only obtain forging materials at will but also would not be disturbed by anyone. Since things are tight outside, I think it's better to stay inside the Crimson Iron Ore Vein and peacefully refine my forging skills...]

"The increase in Critical Strike Rate from this upgrade is quite significant, jumping 8% at once, taking the Critical Strike Rate provided by the Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask from an original 24% to 32%. The quality of Golden is indeed worthy of its name; the results are truly remarkable after breaking the limit."

Zhang Yanhang remembered that previously, each fusion of a Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask barely increased the Critical Strike Rate by 1.5%; this time, one fusion was equivalent to the previous six, which is exceedingly high. One can only say that when breaking the limit combines with the improvements brought by Golden Quality, the increase is indeed immense.

"However, although the increase in Additional Attributes was significant, adding a full 8% to the Critical Strike Rate, the increase in the Score of the Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask wasn't much, just an additional 40 points from the original 350 to 390, merely rising from a full-Score Light Golden Quality to a medium-Score Golden Quality.

Previously, each fusion would normally increase the Score by 25 points, so the increase from breaking the limit this time was actually just an extra 15 points."

But Zhang Yanhang understood this as well, since the improvement of Golden Quality was indeed substantial; even an enhancement of 32% Critical Strike Rate would just be mediocre among Golden Quality

"In addition to the Score and the most crucial Additional Attributes, this time after the Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +7 advanced to Golden Quality, the Usage Requirements also increased by 10 points, from an original 45 points of Agility to 55 points. But as a Third Tier Awakened who has raised all Five Attributes to the Tier limit, I can still easily meet the equipment requirements."

After checking the Attribute list of the Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +7, Zhang Yanhang quickly put the two masks back on his face and casually wore two of the freshly fused full-Score Light Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +6 on his other two heads.

"With two new Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7, my Critical Strike Rate has increased by another 16%, rising from an original 126.5% to 142.5%, which is quite good. Since any excess in Critical Strike Rate is considered as a Critical Strike Damage Bonus, this is almost equivalent to a 16% increase in my Critical Strike Damage."

After fusing two Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +7, as well as two Light Golden Quality Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks +6, Zhang Yanhang currently still had 113 Ordinary Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks left. Although he could fuse another Crimson Marrow Ghost Mask +6, that kind of thing could wait until next time. After all, there was no point in fusing in advance.

After packing the remaining 113 Ordinary Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks into his Waist Bag, Zhang Yanhang began to tally up his other Equipment gains. Next were the Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws contributed by the Crimson Iron Flame Ants. This time, Zhang Yanhang obtained a total of 356 Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws. Although it might not be enough to break the limit, fusing to the limit was certainly not a problem.

Compared to the previously abundant surplus of Crimson Marrow Ghost Masks, the number of Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws Zhang Yanhang had was quite low; he only had two Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws +1 and two Ordinary Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws, which amounted to only six Ordinary Crimson Marrow Ghost Claws in total, all of which were already worn on his hands, leaving no extra.

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