"I originally wanted the Defense Coin to accompany me until the fourth tier, but now it seems that I was indeed hoping for too much, and since the Defense Coin is like this, the even crappier Attack Coin probably also needs to retire."

Zhang Yanhang remembered that the Equipment Score of the Attack Coin was only 160 points, which barely met the threshold for Dark Purple Quality. The idea that it could make up the 100 points between 160 and 260 through a single fusion and then ascend to Light Golden Quality was utterly impossible; that was the stuff of myths, achievable only in dreams.

And since the Attack Coin was doomed not to ascend to Light Golden Quality, Zhang Yanhang couldn't be bothered to fuse it anymore.

Although the Attack Coin and Defense Coin, the pieces of equipment Zhang Yanhang acquired during his first tier period, had officially retired, he still couldn't bring himself to throw them away. So, he put the just-fused Defense Coin +1 back into his Waist Bag, deciding to keep it as a souvenir. It so happened that he had never bought a Memorial Coin.

"Now that the Attack Coin and Defense Coin are retired, I should upgrade my skills next." But before upgrading his skills, Zhang Yanhang wanted to check how many Soul Points he had left.

[Soul Points: 17,936,554（+9,948,000）]

"Wow, although it's not ten million, it's pretty close. Just from opening Treasure Boxes, I've managed to earn 9,948,000 Soul Points, increasing my Soul Point balance from the original 7,988,554 to 17,936,554.

I remember last time when I cleared more than eighty thousand monsters in the entire Permanent Transmission Channel, I only gained a total of 14 million Soul Points. This time, I've got nearly 4 million more than that. The difference in earnings from Treasure Boxes is truly vast, especially when you can get nearly ten million Soul Points just from opening them."

Undoubtedly, this batch of Soul Points broke new records. Judging by the current situation, Zhang Yanhang estimated that if he could clear out the rest of the monsters in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, his final Soul Point balance might even surpass twenty million.

Unfortunately, he was about to spend three million Soul Points on upgrading skills, so reaching twenty million would definitely be out of the question.

"Choose! Skill Level Enhancement!"

After checking his Soul Point balance, Zhang Yanhang quickly began triggering the relevant options. Accompanied by the onset of Time Pause, a long and familiar row of text options instantly appeared in front of him, as he had just upgraded three skills not long ago.

[Do you want to proceed with Skill Level Enhancement?]

[Option One: 'Gun Mastery LV.MAX' to '??? ' (Cannot be enhanced)]

[Option Two: 'Fighting Master LV.MAX' to '??? ' (Cannot be enhanced)]

...

[Option Six: 'Alchemy' to 'Alchemy·Original' (Costs 2 Ash Sources)]

...

[Option Nine: 'Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.MAX' to '??? ' (Cannot be enhanced)]

[Option Ten: 'Heavenly Earth Skill LV.6' to 'Heavenly Earth Skill LV.7' (Costs 204,800 Soul Points.)]

[Option Eleven: 'Three-Headed Six-Armed LV.MAX' upgraded to '???'(Not enhanceable)]

"Last time I upgraded Gun Mastery LV.MAX, Fighting Master LV.MAX and Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.MAX, they all became not enhanceable, so if I want to enhance them again next time, I'll definitely have to wait until I reach the Fourth Tier."

Of course, even if Zhang Yanhang could enhance now, it would be of no use, considering he barely manages to handle the current enhancement requirements, not to mention the upgrade needs after promotion.

Based on Zhang Yanhang's past experience, since upgrading from LV.9 to LV.MAX already requires 1.6 million soul points, it would probably multiply by several times after promotion, at least to over 5 million. With his current balance of soul points, he could at most upgrade one skill by one or two levels before being unable to proceed further.

Keep in mind this is the soul point yield of almost an entire region, and yet it can only provide a one or two level upgrade. So indeed, even if he could promote, he couldn't afford it; it simply isn't something a mere Third Tier Awakened could sustain without ending up with diminished returns and wasted effort.

"Now, the only skills left in my skill list that can be upgraded are Alchemy and Heavenly Earth Skill, but regarding Alchemy, I still haven't obtained the Ash Source, hence, there is only one option left to choose from, which is to upgrade Heavenly Earth Skill.

So, I choose option ten, and upgrade Heavenly Earth Skill LV.6 to Heavenly Earth Skill LV.7." As there was only one option available, and all others were unselectable, Zhang Yanhang quickly made his decision, and the Time Pause vanished instantly.

......

After consecutively making four choices to enhance Heavenly Earth Skill all the way from LV.6 to LV.MAX, Zhang Yanhang didn't rush to check the skill effects of Heavenly Earth Skill LV.MAX but instead first opened his soul point balance to take a look.

[Soul points: 14864554 (-3072000)]

"After raising Heavenly Earth Skill from LV.6 to LV.MAX, it cost me another 3072000 soul points, which reduced my balance from 17936554 soul points to 14864554, leaving under 15 million."

Zhang Yanhang figured it would be quite difficult to return to his peak anytime soon, considering no matter how you slice it, the remaining monsters within the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano probably couldn't squeeze out three million soul points, let alone two million, since there really aren't many monsters left.

"But I don't know whether it's bad news or good news that my soul points can't be spent anymore, as before promoting my rank, they will only increase without decrease."

Zhang Yanhang felt this should probably be considered bad news, because soul points only have meaning when spent; clutching onto them is somewhat wasteful. But luckily, he isn't just holding onto them for the sake of it but is saving up for his promotion to the Fourth Tier, which is quite meaningful.

After checking his soul point balance, Zhang Yanhang quickly opened the skill effects of Heavenly Earth Skill LV.MAX to review.

[Heavenly Earth Skill LV.MAX (Active skill)]

[Active Effect: After skill activation, the Heavenly Destiny Master can freely transform (enlarge) their body, with a maximum transformation limit of 2000% (+800%) +1500% (+900%) = 3500% [currently at 70 meters (+34 meters)], power effect +500% (+200%). No cooldown, consumes a small amount of stamina.]

[Additional Attributes: Maximum transformation limit +1500% (+900%).]

"After upgrading Heavenly Earth Skill to LV.MAX, the base transformation limit has increased by 800%, going from the original 1200% to 2000%, and besides that, additional attributes have also increased the transformation limit by another 900%, bringing it from 600% to 1500%.

Adding everything together, my maximum transformation limit has increased from the original 1800% to 3500%, jumping by a whopping 1700%, almost doubling it."

Zhang Yanhang used to be able to inflate to a maximum height of thirty-six meters when using the Limitless Universe Skill, but now he could expand to seventy meters, an increase of thirty-four meters in his transformation limit.

"Besides that, the power effect has also increased by 200% again, from the original 300% to a 500% strength effect bonus.

This means that once I activate the Limitless Universe Skill, my total strength will become six times what it originally was. Right now, my single-handed strength under normal circumstances is 739 tons. If it's multiplied by six, wouldn't I possess 4434 tons of strength?

I remember right after my rank promotion, I needed to activate the Limitless Universe Skill combined with the augmentation of Spiritual Energy and the Giant Transformation set to reach this level.

But now, with the increase in strength and the boosted amplification rate of the Limitless Universe Skill, I can achieve this on my own without the need for Spiritual Energy or the Giant Transformation set, which means my strength has increased by several times compared to before."

Zhang Yanhang's single-handed strength was only 189 tons when he first advanced in rank, but now it has reached 739 tons, which is more than four times the original strength.

It can only be said that, although it's been less than a day, his strength can be said to be completely different—literally incomparable to that of the 'previous day.'

"After opening the Limitless Universe Skill, if I were to convert my strength, it would be nearly eighty-eight million jins of strength. Even though I'm far from achieving the small goal of surpassing ten million jins of double-handed strength, now my single-handed strength is already approaching ten million jins.

If I were to augment it with Spiritual Energy, I could easily break the ten million jins threshold and reach seventeen million seven hundred and forty thousand jins of immense power.

And that's just single-handed strength. If it's double-handed strength, I can already reach nearly forty-five million jins, which is almost fifty million jins. That's definitely the realm of a Mystical World; even there, the power level would not be low.

After all, starting from ten thousand tons, or rather, more than twenty thousand tons, one punch would have the force of an ocean liner exploding inside an enemy's body.

Unfortunately, it would be quite difficult to use it in the environment of the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu, as I would likely get stuck in the rock layer the moment I transformed. Then, if I wanted to walk upright, I'd have to hard push my head against the rock layer, which really isn't very feasible."

Of course, Zhang Yanhang could also crawl like a Titan giant, but that seemed too embarrassing. He didn't think it was necessary, especially since he wasn't powerless against the enemy in his normal form.

However, relatively speaking, Zhang Yanhang felt that if he really crawled on the ground like a Titan, he might move unexpectedly fast. After all, with eight arms aiding in the crawl, it seemed much faster than a normal creature, and even a spider only has eight legs. He, with two legs included, would have ten limbs to crawl with.

But just by thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Yanhang felt that the sight would definitely be rather ridiculous. Therefore, unless necessary, he definitely wouldn't crawl on the ground since he could fly. In fact, even if he couldn't walk upright, he could still fly sideways, just like Superman.

"Although after upgrading to LV.MAX the Limitless Universe Skill still shows that it uses a 'small amount' of stamina, the consumption of stamina has definitely increased along with the skill level to some extent. How much, exactly, is unknown."

Zhang Yanhang wasn't worried about the usage in regular situations; his main concern was that he might not be able to endure even three minutes after activating the Hundred Feet Dharma Body. Even though his stamina limit had increased by a lot, if the skill consumption increased faster than his stamina limit, it would be embarrassing. Even Ultraman could last three minutes in a transformed state, and he certainly didn't want to be unable to last that long.

But, due to the current environmental constraints, Zhang Yanhang decided not to test it and would instead do a detailed test of the consumption back in the Main World. If he activated the Hundred Feet Dharma Body in the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, his entire body would probably be directly embedded into the rock layer.

Judging by the height of the passageways in the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, at most only one of his ankles could stick out. Although he wouldn't get hurt because of the Energy Shield, there was really no need to experience the feeling of being buried in the rock layer.

"But fortunately, I have just been promoted to the Third Tier, so I can continue to enhance my stamina limit by gathering Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Reasonably speaking, I shouldn't be so unfit as not to last even three minutes.

Wait, now that my Talent upgrade, Equipment fusion, and even Skill enhancements are done, what other issues do I need to resolve?"

Zhang Yanhang felt there was nothing else he needed to take care of, so he skillfully opened his data panel to start checking.

[Name: Zhang Yanhang (Third Tier)]

[Race: Human]

[Sex: Male]

[Age: 20]

[Profession: Heavenly Destiny Master]

[Level: LV.30 (Legendary Essence [0/1], Ash Source [0/7]）]

[Soul Points: 14864554]

[Shield Value: 30415/30415 (Life Value Limit × 350%, Recovery Speed: 20% per second.)]

[Life Value: 8690/8690 (Constitution × 34, the body is now officially digitalized, Life Value Recovery Speed: 30 points per hour.)]

[Energy Value: 5760/5760 (Intelligence × 34, the body is now officially digitalized, Energy Value Recovery Speed: 93 points per hour.)]

[Strength: 75 (+3[-13])]

[Agility: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Constitution: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Intelligence: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Charm: 75 (+31[-17])]

[Luck: ??? (This attribute is hidden)]

[Talent: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Longevity Mountain and Fortune Sea (SS tier). 3. Longbo's Power (XX tier). 4. Mature Scroll Dragon [Bloodline Purification] (SS tier). 5. Ocean Rhythm (SS tier).]

[Skill: 1. Limitless Universe Skill [Third Tier] LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 2. Alchemy (Active Skill). 3. Gun Mastery LV.MAX (Passive Skill). 4. Fighting Master LV.MAX (Passive Skill). 5. Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 6. Technique Immunity·Original LV.MAX (Passive Skill). 7. Death Wave·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 8. Supreme Will LV.MAX (Passive Skill). 9. Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 10. Limitless Universe Skill LV.MAX (Active Skill). 11. Three-Headed Six-Armed LV.MAX (Active Skill).]

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