Enhancement

"My appearance is always far more pleasant to look at than some giant ball of light, isn't it?"

The Goddess of the East District proved quite talkative, giving Bai Cangshu quite a bit of information.

For instance, in the Infinite Space of some past generation, there had been neither public spaces nor the freedom to form teams. All Reincarnators had been continuously sent into missions like insects in a jar, and the atmosphere had been utterly oppressive.

Yet in this generation, not only had Reincarnators been granted considerable freedom, but even the Main God had taken on this adorable appearance.

But no matter how its appearance changed, it could not alter the fact that this thing was perhaps the manifested essence of the Space itself.

In other words, this so-called miracle of the East District before him determined the life and death of countless Reincarnators.

"Tch, newcomers these days really have no manners."

The silver-haired, red-eyed Goddess made an unladylike sound as she descended from the air. The beaming smile on her face vanished completely, and she made a very crude gesture.

Please select the function you wish to use.

A. Increase Reincarnator Authority

B. Ability advancement and ability removal

C. Bloodline advancement and bloodline removal

D. Sequence advancement and sequence removal

E. Locked due to insufficient rating

Bai Cangshu stared at the options, each followed by an explanation.

Reincarnator Authority was an entirely separate system from a Reincarnator's strength rating.

This Reincarnator Authority represented the special privileges a Reincarnator could enjoy within the Infinite Dimensional Space.

For example, it allowed one to learn about the next mission world in advance, form teams, establish gatherings, increase the time one could remain in the public space, and even use the Space's functions to designate and recruit someone as a Reincarnator.

Bai Cangshu was currently a rookie Reincarnator, with absolutely no authority whatsoever.

However, he could use Singularities to raise his authority.

Advancing from rookie Reincarnator to 1-Star Reincarnator required one C-rank Singularity. After returning from a mission world, a 1-Star Reincarnator would receive an additional two hours of stay time, which could accumulate.

Advancing from 1-Star Reincarnator to 2-Star Reincarnator required one B-rank Anomaly Point. In addition to receiving another two extra hours of stay time, a 2-Star Reincarnator could learn the time of the next deployment one day in advance.

Furthermore, 2-Star Reincarnators could create their own teams and use contracts to bind several Reincarnators together in carrying out missions.

Bai Cangshu felt there was no need to look into 3-Star Reincarnators and the higher-level Title Reincarnators for the time being.

After all, the three highly practical functions that followed—abilities, bloodlines, and sequences—all required Singularities. Singularities were the Goddess's sole demanded special currency.

Their purchasing power was utterly beyond Bai Cangshu's understanding. He was beginning to understand why, when trading for Hamon, the other party had still accepted after he cut two thousand Dimensional Points from the price. Singularities were simply irreplaceable.

Bai Cangshu still had one B-rank Anomaly Point and two D-rank Anomaly Points on him.

He looked up at the enormous Goddess, who seemed entirely unaffected by gravity as she drifted gently through the air.

Ability: Hamon (C+) Lv2 can be raised to Lv3 for one E-rank Anomaly Point. Use it?

Bai Cangshu gave it a try and found that raising abilities was relatively inexpensive. Any ability below B-rank required only one E-rank Anomaly Point to rise one level before Lv4.

However, breaking through to Lv4 or higher required a D-rank Anomaly Point.

Thinking about it, that was reasonable. Reincarnators could spend time and resources training these abilities themselves, and lower levels were comparatively easier to raise.

Bai Cangshu had raised his Hamon by one level on his own in just five days.

Which was more valuable, five days of real time or one E-rank Anomaly Point, was truly hard to say.

Special Sequence: Sin and Karma advancement query. Query failed. Reincarnator rating insufficient.

Sequence advancement seemed to come with hidden conditions as well. After pondering for a moment, Bai Cangshu split one of his remaining two D-rank Anomaly Points into three E-rank Anomaly Points.

He then used one.

Under the Goddess's blessing, Ability: Hamon Lv2 has been enhanced.

Current: Hamon Lv3

Bai Cangshu felt the vitality of his body's cells rise significantly, but he was still not satisfied.

Ability: Hamon (C+) Lv3 can be raised to Lv4 for one D-rank Anomaly Point. Use it?

"Use it!"

Under the Goddess's blessing, Ability: Hamon Lv3 has been enhanced.

Current: Hamon Lv4

Hamon Lv4: While active, enhances all bodily functions (Strength +1, Agility +1, Constitution +1). The body gains the ability to rapidly heal minor injuries.

Hamon (C+) has broken through to Lv4. Please choose a specialization direction.

A. Hamon Enhancement: Further enhances certain bodily functions.

B. Hamon Overdrive: Hamon can be released through the fists, enhancing power.

Bai Cangshu saw that when an ability broke through to Lv4, one could choose a path for further refinement and specialization. Of the two directions for Hamon, one represented further strengthening its enhancement of the body, while the Hamon itself would remain within the body for now.

The other was to release Hamon outward. Hamon began to display the effects of Hamon Overdrive, allowing it to be unleashed at close range.

Bai Cangshu's physical attributes were already quite high. At this stage, he considered his martial arts skills far from weak, so after only a brief consideration, he chose the more unusual Hamon Overdrive enhancement.

In an instant, he felt the power of the Hamon within him surge dramatically. Dense Hamon rippled through his body and flowed across his skin.

The wound on his hand instantly went numb, showing signs of recovery. At the same time, he gained the feeling that he could throw out his fist together with the Hamon.

Energy Attribute +1

Bai Cangshu was wearing Mercenary Tao's Pink Robe. His Constitution had already been boosted by 2 points, and with the effects of Hamon, his Constitution had reached 15 points, meeting the most basic requirement for practicing the Magic Spear.

He tore open the scroll, and it transformed into a stream of information that poured into his body.

Bai Cangshu instantly felt his muscles tremble as a vast amount of muscle memory flooded into his body.

It was as though his body had practiced the Magic Spear for a very long time, turning that ability into instinct and integrating it into his flesh.

You have mastered the ability: Magic Spear (C+)

Ability: Magic Spear (C+) Lv1 can be raised to Lv2 for one E-rank Anomaly Point. Use it?

"Use it."

Bai Cangshu was not the sort of player who hoarded resources like a hamster. On the contrary, he was quite extravagant and took a very open-handed view of resources.

In an instant, he used two more E-rank Anomaly Points to raise Magic Spear to Lv3.

Magic Spear Lv3: A powerful close-range explosive thrust with terrifying destructive force.

After leaving the Goddess's Abode, Bai Cangshu arrived at the Rank Management Office. There was likewise a female Space figure here, dressed in knight's armor.

"Ho, you've touched the threshold of Bing-level already?"

"Reaching Bing-level is simple. Kill a Bing-level or higher-rated Plot Character one-on-one, then bring me their head. Their head will become your strength."

You have accepted the advancement mission: Flesh of the Enemy, My Sustenance