Arrival at the First Stage, Level 2 Store Unlocked (New Book—Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Chapter 19: Arrival at the First Stage, Level 2 Store Unlocked (New Book—Please Bookmark and Recommend)

After leaving Shrek City, Huo Yuhao hurried north without stopping.

"Tian Meng, roughly how far are we from the North Pole Snowfield?"

After running for a while, Huo Yuhao asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's lazy voice sounded in his mind. "Not too far, around eight or nine thousand li. At your current speed, you should get there in about ten days."

Huo Yuhao's face darkened.

Fuck!

Run for ten days! Did Old Woman Zhou poison me or something?!

Huo Yuhao now deeply understood why the Sun Moon Empire had worked so hard to develop Soul Tools.

As the saying went, if you wanted to get rich, you had to build roads first.

Even the Douluo Three Kingdoms couldn't afford transportation Soul Tools suitable for civilian use, much less expressways.

Going out meant relying entirely on your legs!

Even Flight Soul Tools required at least a four-ring Soul Ancestor to use. As for low-level Soul Masters and ordinary civilians, they had it even worse. This place was practically a backward feudal society!

It made Huo Yuhao, who had transmigrated from modern society, incredibly uncomfortable!

Forget high-speed rail and airplanes—he couldn't even afford a damn bus!

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao's interest in Soul Tools grew even stronger.

Damn it, since he had already transmigrated here, he had to improve his living environment somehow and make himself more comfortable!

Huo Yuhao ran and rested intermittently, only stopping to rest once both his Soul Power and Spiritual Power were nearly exhausted.

Taking out a tent, an iron pot, a stove-type Soul Tool, and other equipment from his Storage Ring, Huo Yuhao immediately entered camping mode.

"Compared to my previous life, the most convenient thing in this world is probably the Storage Soul Tool."

Huo Yuhao sighed, picked up a piece of fresh bison meat from his homemade hotpot, dipped it in his homemade soul seasoning, and slowly chewed it.

Then Huo Yuhao grabbed the wine jug beside him and, with a slurp, drained the Flying Moutai inside.

Ding! You have freely drunk half a jin of High-Grade Liquor. Obtained 40% Soul Power and 40 Drunken Intent Points.

Listening to the system notification in his mind, Huo Yuhao was in an excellent mood.

"Now this is living!" Huo Yuhao praised cheerfully.

Over the next few days, Huo Yuhao traveled while drinking, accumulating Drunken Intent and Soul Power.

Four days later, he had finished all four jars of High-Grade Liquor Flying Moutai. His accumulated Soul Power Reward had reached 1600%, which was equivalent to 16 levels of Soul Power.

In other words, Huo Yuhao's actual Soul Power Level had already reached Level 36!

It was only because he had yet to fuse with his second Spirit Ring that, according to the laws of the Douluo Continent, this Soul Power could not yet be displayed.

On the fifth day, after finishing the Flying Moutai, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to take out his backup Mid-Grade Liquor and begin drinking it.

However, when he finished one jug, the system notification that sounded in his mind left him stunned.

Ding! Detected that the Host's cultivation has surpassed the First Stage. Soul Power Rewards have been reduced. Low-Grade Liquor has been reduced to one-tenth, Mid-Grade Liquor has been reduced by half, while Drunken Intent Point rewards remain unchanged.

Ding! You have freely drunk half a jin of Mid-Grade Liquor. Obtained 10% Soul Power and 20 Drunken Intent Points.

Ding! Detected that the Host's cultivation has reached the First Stage. The Drunken Intent Store has been upgraded to Level 2!

Huo Yuhao's expression changed.

Holy shit! It could work like that?

As his level rose, would the Soul Power Rewards he gained from drinking also decrease?

His cultivation had reached the First Stage?

What level was the First Stage? Level 20? Or Level 30?

When he had drunk Flying Moutai earlier, there had been no system notification. Was that because Flying Moutai was High-Grade Liquor, so its rewards had not been reduced?

Huo Yuhao's expression immediately turned ugly.

A reduced Soul Power Reward meant his leveling speed would be severely affected.

More importantly, his spending would multiply!

Because at this rate, the higher his Soul Power Level became, the fewer rewards low-grade liquor would provide.

Yet the amount he could drink each day was fixed. Whether it was Low-Grade Liquor or High-Grade Liquor, he could only drink five jin.

If he still wanted to accumulate Soul Power quickly, he would be forced to buy higher-grade liquor!

And this was only the early stage. Once he cultivated to become a high-level Soul Master, even High-Grade Liquor might no longer have much effect.

When that time came, the expense would probably be beyond anything he had imagined!

Just then, Huo Yuhao's expression shifted as though he had suddenly thought of something.

He immediately focused his mind on the system and opened the Drunken Intent Store.

Sure enough, there was now another category in the Drunken Intent Store.

Beside the previous category, the words "Level 2" had appeared.

Huo Yuhao immediately opened the Level 2 Store to inspect it.

Mid-Grade Wound Medicine: Can be exchanged for 200 Drunken Intent Points. Heals most external wounds within half a day.

Mid-Grade Soul Return Water: Can be exchanged for 200 Drunken Intent Points. Immediately restores 20% Soul Power.

Mid-Grade Strength Pill: Can be exchanged for 200 Drunken Intent Points. Increases strength by 20% for half an hour.

Mid-Grade Speed Pill: Can be exchanged for 200 Drunken Intent Points. Increases speed by 20% for half an hour.

Mid-Grade Skill Learning Book: Can be exchanged for 200 Drunken Intent Points. Upon use, immediately learn one Mid-Grade or lower skill.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mid-Grade Skill Learning Book? What the hell is that? There didn't seem to be anything like that in the previous Level 1 Store, did there?"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly went back to check the Level 1 Store again.

Low-Grade Skill Learning Book: Can be exchanged for 100 Drunken Intent Points. Upon use, immediately learn one Low-Grade skill.

Huo Yuhao froze slightly. He dared to guarantee that this item definitely had not been there before. Could it be that upgrading the Drunken Intent Store had unlocked new types of products?

At that thought, Huo Yuhao finally felt a little more balanced.

Although the Soul Power Reward had been heavily slashed, at least the Drunken Intent reward had not changed.

As long as he kept drinking, he would at least never lack Drunken Intent Points.

Moreover, judging by what had just happened, when his Soul Power Level rose later, the Drunken Intent Store should upgrade again.

By then, the items and pills inside should be able to make up somewhat for the loss of Soul Power.

After all, the strength of a poor Soul Master and a Soul Master loaded from head to toe with items and spiritual medicine were worlds apart!

Pay-to-win players had always been the most overpowered!

Looking at the Low-Grade Skill Learning Book in the store, Huo Yuhao thought, Since it's called a Skill Learning Book, could this thing let me copy other people's Spirit Skills!?

Huo Yuhao's heart jolted.

Holy shit!

If that was true, wouldn't it be utterly heaven-defying?!

According to the item description, it did not say how long the learned skill would last.

That was different from pills like the Strength Pill, which had clear time limits.

Did that mean skills learned through the Skill Learning Book could exist permanently?

Huo Yuhao's heart burned with excitement, but he quickly calmed down.

No, it probably wasn't that overpowered.

From what he had observed over this period, the Drunken Sword Immortal System was indeed absurdly powerful, but it was not the kind that blindly strengthened everything.

There had to be some sort of limitation.

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