Chapter 487 - 275: Development Progress 50%
"Hooo..."
Su Chen let out a long breath. The air he exhaled was scalding hot, forming a clearly visible white mist. As it swirled downward, it condensed into ice crystals before finally melting into droplets of water and vanishing.
He took another deep breath. The surrounding air faintly whistled as the slightly chilly air filled his lungs, quickly transforming into a warm current that surged through his limbs.
Su Chen opened his eyes, the dazzling glint within them gradually fading.
He carefully savored the current state of his body—an indescribable feeling of fullness, as if he had been filled to the brim.
He couldn’t help but look at his panel. The descriptions, concretized into text, made it easy for him to understand his Professional Abilities.
’My Physical Strength increased by 200%, which means it’s tripled.’ Su Chen’s eyelid twitched. His Physical Strength bar had shot up by a huge chunk. No wonder he felt like he’d overeaten. ’This is intense.’
Setting other things aside, Su Chen made a rough calculation. Combined with his other abilities, the number of times he could use Holy Hand’s enhancement would easily exceed ten. Under the effects of Soldier Master, his duration would also approach ten minutes. It was simple and brutally effective.
’Recovery rate increased by 300%, and by 500% when my feet are on the ground,’ Su Chen muttered, clenching and unclenching his fists.
Normally, his Physical Strength recovery rate wasn’t particularly high. For the body, it wasn’t an isolated statistic but was influenced by many other factors.
For example, whether he had sufficient nutrition or if his body was fatigued.
But the fivefold increase while his feet were on the ground was something he could feel with extreme clarity.
’And this recovery seems to come from thin air... No...’
Su Chen focused on the sensation. ’To be more precise, it’s natural Energy from the outside world.’
He recalled the ability description for Rich Land Envoy and took another deep breath. The feeling became even clearer. The airflow wasn’t just air; it truly contained some kind of special Energy he couldn’t quite describe.
The moment it entered his body, it spread out, feeling very comfortable.
’One of these days, I might even evolve to use photosynthesis...’ As Su Chen was contemplating the changes, he suddenly noticed something strange about his body.
’Why do I feel...’ He touched his chest, then slowly moved his hand down, finally resting it over his stomach. There was a tingling, numbing sensation there.
It would have been difficult to notice without paying close attention.
He had been in excruciating pain during the transformation just now. After the profession advancement was complete, he hadn’t had time to adapt to his new body.
Only now did he notice that tingling sensation.
’My stomach?’ His eyes flickered. He sent his Spiritual Power into his body and soon discovered that his Gulping Stomach was faintly undergoing some kind of change.
This change originated from the Four Seasons Chakra. Its overflowing Energy was quietly strengthening his Gulping Stomach.
’Is it increasing the Gulping Stomach’s capacity?’
The Gulping Stomach’s ability to store extra nutrients was thanks to his body. And now that his body had just undergone a round of strengthening, the Gulping Stomach was being stimulated as well.
’Interesting. This counts as a professional synergy.’
This change wasn’t as drastic as a Professional Fusion. It was more like a complementary process—gentle and slow.
’It will probably take some time before this enhancement is complete.’
He spent another moment adapting. The massive boost to his Physical Strength brought quite a few benefits. After all, his real body wasn’t a game. His Physical Strength wasn’t a visible number but was essentially the "capacity" of his cells.
This multi-fold increase also affected other aspects of his body. Things like his wound recovery speed and his resistance to damage had all improved to some extent.
Of course, these were just minor details. Su Chen’s gaze immediately fell upon the real main event of his new abilities—Release Chakra.
With a thought, he tried to activate this ability. Instantly, the Four Seasons Chakra settled in his Dantian trembled. A four-colored halo rippled outward in layers, sweeping over Su Chen’s body like a wave.
Chaotic-colored symbols suddenly surfaced beneath his skin, like flowing stardust woven together in the shape of fragmented ancient script.
Su Chen could clearly perceive that his body felt as heavy as a thousand stones, but this wasn’t an increase in actual mass, rather a conceptual feeling.
’In this state, all of my consumption is reduced by 90%...’ Su Chen once again tried to activate his Soldier Master ability, fusing the Secret Artifact into himself and enhancing it with Holy Hand.
As expected, the consumption rate dropped to an absurdly low level. If activating the Soldier Master ability before his profession advancement was like opening a floodgate, now it was merely a trickle.
Coupled with his own increased Physical Strength, in this state, the duration no longer depended on the consumption of Soldier Master, but on how long the Four Seasons Chakra could remain released.
’You could even say that, for the duration, Holy Hand can be used almost without limit.’
He quietly sensed the duration... 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes...
When it was approaching 20 minutes, he faintly felt the Four Seasons Chakra begin to tremble, and his body started to heat up.
He barely managed to drag it out to 25 minutes. The chaotic-colored symbols roaming his body suddenly receded, and the Four Seasons Chakra converged, growing dim.
Su Chen was suddenly struck by a tremendous sense of emptiness. He quickly chugged a few mouthfuls of a Nutritional Potion. The liquid entered his stomach, and its nutrients were rapidly broken down by his cells and sent to all parts of his body.
Only after a moment did he recover. Even the extra nutrients stored in his Gulping Stomach had been completely drained.
’But... twenty-five minutes. Compared to before, that’s a full eight-fold increase...’ Su Chen was secretly astonished. ’Most importantly, I can use the Blood Burner’s set of techniques again.’
Because the load from Soldier Master was too great, it was almost impossible for him to stack his combat power by burning blood before a fight. But now, with the Four Seasons Chakra, it was a completely different story.
He felt the now-dormant Four Seasons Chakra in his Dantian. For a short period, he would be unable to stimulate it to release again.
It trembled slightly, as if it were absorbing stray natural Energy to recover.