Azure Phosphor Snake

The next instant.

A stream of information appeared in his mind, quickly making him understand how to use the system.

Simply put, it was a point-allocation system.

"Mind" represented mental power.

"Body" represented the various functions of the body—strength, defense, speed, and so on.

For an average ordinary person, strength was usually around 1 to 3. That meant they could throw a punch with 100 to 300 kilograms of force.

Anything above 300 kilograms could be called an initial-stage martial apprentice.

His value of 5.5 was thanks to this body's solid foundation.

Judging by the data, this body could unleash roughly 550 kilograms of force.

As for "Life Energy," it was a special form of energy produced by living beings, which he could obtain after killing them.

By using "Life Energy," he could raise his "Body" and "Mind" attributes, making himself stronger.

At the same time, it could also be used to add combat technique experience, allowing him to master combat techniques more quickly.

When Ye Cang saw that final piece of information, his heart was greatly shaken.

Compared to an increase in strength, an improvement in combat techniques was far more important.

Resources could make up for a lack of strength, but how much of one's power could be brought to bear depended on that elusive thing called talent.

That was also the standard that determined whether someone was ordinary or a genius.

Now that the system could add experience points, then he...

was an incomparably rare, peerless genius!

"Ye Cang, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and catch up."

Captain Lin Yan's shout came from not far away.

Up ahead, Captain Lin Yan was holding something like a tablet as he led the way.

They were heading toward the edge of the Wilderness Zone.

Hearing that, Ye Cang quickly caught up with the main group, though his heart was already blazing hot.

However, as they moved forward, he continued studying the cheat point-allocation system that had appeared.

So-called "combat techniques" were methods for unleashing power, using special means to bring forth strength beyond one's own capabilities.

At present, the only "combat techniques" he possessed were the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art he had learned and the Stinger Sword Technique that came with this body.

In this world, the foundational cultivation of combat techniques such as swordsmanship and saber arts was divided into four stages: Beginner, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Perfection.

With every stage advanced, one could unleash even greater power.

There was no doubt that after more than ten years of practice, he, who had once been a Sword Dao Grandmaster of Huaxia Nation in his previous world, had already cultivated the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art to the realm of Perfection.

It could double his strength for a short period of time.

But as Ye Cang looked at the data on the system panel, he knew that Perfection was not the limit.

According to his memories, beyond the foundational stages, there was another realm after combat techniques reached Perfection: "Intent Realm."

However, that realm was still some distance away from him at present.

Then...

Looking at the system panel and pondering for several breaths, Ye Cang's heart stirred.

One point of Life Energy vanished, and he directly added it to the "Body" attribute.

According to the system's prompt, the "Mind" attribute was undoubtedly mental power, but its value was too low. Even if he added to it, it likely would not improve his strength by much.

As for "combat techniques," judging by how one point of Life Energy could only raise experience by one point, it simply was not worth it at his current stage.

Therefore, at this stage, only the "Body" attribute could improve his strength more quickly.

Boom!

A mysterious power emerged within his body and surged throughout his limbs and bones. In an instant, Ye Cang's body trembled as he felt his strength rapidly rising.

When the change subsided, he sensed that his strength had increased by around 100 kilograms.

Beyond that, he also felt considerable improvements to his body's defense, speed, and more.

[Ye Cang]

[Mind: 1.8]

[Body: 6.5]

[Combat Techniques: Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Perfection 1/100), Stinger Sword Technique (Basic 23/30)]

[Life Energy: 0]

At that moment, the "Body" attribute on the system's pale-blue screen had likewise increased by one point.

"Getting stronger? It's actually this simple."

Ye Cang sensed his body in disbelief, his eyes filled with shock.

In just a few seconds, his strength had risen by roughly one-fifth—enough to equal a year of bitter cultivation for the original Ye Cang in this world.

But Ye Cang soon calmed down.

A cheat ability—this was perfectly reasonable!

A moment later, Lin Yan, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and stared gravely at the rolling gray mist ahead.

Red dots flashed on the tablet in his hand, emitting a low vibration.

"Everyone, be careful. Azure Phosphor Snakes have appeared here!"

At his words, the faces of the people in the team changed at once, and they tightened their grips on their weapons.

The very next second after Lin Yan's warning, Ye Cang heard a hiss in his ears.

He looked to the side and saw a green snake about seven feet long and five or six inches thick slithering toward him from ten meters away.

Azure Phosphor Snakes were intermediate ferocious beasts, monsters commonly found throughout the Wilderness Zone.

When it came within ten meters, the Azure Phosphor Snake suddenly shot forward, opening its jaws and baring its fangs as it lunged to bite him.

"Move!"

Lin Yan gave a low shout and swung the broadsword in his hand at the charging Azure Phosphor Snake.

At the same time, Azure Phosphor Snakes appeared beside the others as well, attacking them.

The battle erupted in an instant.

Whoosh!

A fierce wind rushed at Ye Cang from the front, carrying a nauseating stench that nearly made him vomit.

At that critical moment, he thrust his longsword straight out.

Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art!

Pfft...

The sword tip struck the Azure Phosphor Snake's "seven-inch vital point" with perfect precision, pinning it in midair.

Thud, thud...

The Azure Phosphor Snake struggled violently, its terrifying strength wrenching Ye Cang's arm and making it tremble fiercely.

What terrifying strength!

Ye Cang marveled inwardly. If he had not added a point to his "Constitution" attribute earlier, he probably would not have been able to hold his sword under that force.

After about a breath's time, the Azure Phosphor Snake stopped struggling. It was clearly dead.

When Ye Cang had struck, he had precisely pierced its heart.

Perhaps because of the memories instilled by the original owner of this body, he felt no discomfort at all after killing a ferocious beast.

At that moment, Ye Cang once again saw a stream of azure energy emerge from the dead Azure Phosphor Snake and rush into his body.

This time, he did not panic. He hurriedly looked at the system panel and saw that the displayed Life Energy had increased by 0.3.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Just as he was rejoicing, more hissing came from beside him. An Azure Phosphor Snake launched a sneak attack, biting toward Ye Cang's neck.

"You're courting death!"

After seeing it yield Life Energy, the monsters had changed in his eyes.

They were like one delicious meal after another.

The nourishment that would let him keep growing stronger.

Whoosh!

His longsword suddenly shot out. Ye Cang used the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art again, accurately piercing the head of the charging Azure Phosphor Snake and killing it.

He was adapting to this body.

However, during the battle, Ye Wen discovered that the perfected Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art did not grant him such a powerful boost to his strength in this world.

After growing familiar with it, it now only increased his physical strength by around thirty percent.

By his estimate, even after perfectly adapting to this body, it could at most boost his strength by fifty percent.

Several minutes later, the ground was piled with Azure Phosphor Snake corpses. Eight lay before Ye Cang.

"Alright, clean up the battlefield!"

Lin Yan glanced at the tablet in his hand and spoke in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the other three let out sighs of relief and began processing the Azure Phosphor Snake corpses.

One person sliced open an Azure Phosphor Snake with a dagger and pulled out a long, sinewy strip from inside.

Another used a dagger to pry out the Azure Phosphor Snake's half-foot-long fangs and carefully placed them in his backpack.

With their division of labor clear, they swiftly processed the monster corpses on the ground.

Seeing this, Ye Cang joined the tooth-pulling and tendon-extracting work according to the Azure Phosphor Snake processing methods in his memories.

In less than ten minutes, all the materials had been processed and packed into their backpacks. The group set off once more, hurrying toward Crimson Cloud City.