Refining Coefficient

Zhao Cheng did not study the Heavenly Phoenix Soaring Fist in detail; the simulation time was limited, and he could not afford to waste it.

After a rough overview, he clicked directly to use the Enhancement Stone in his inventory.

Instantly, a mysterious power surged into the Void Kalpa Sword, activating some hidden mechanism within it. The previously dull Void Kalpa Sword began to radiate a faint glow.

This light was invisible to the naked eye, but could be sensed through the spirit.

The radiance was extremely dim, so faint that one would subconsciously ignore it, yet it was undeniably real.

At the same time, as the Void Kalpa Sword changed, the sword within Zhao Cheng's mental image also began to shimmer.

Log:

Void Kalpa enhanced to +1, +1 effect: All attributes increased by 20%

Quietude enhanced to +1, +1 effect: Refining the Body coefficient increased by 20%

Only then did Zhao Cheng realize that the enhancement of the Void Kalpa would actually drive a change in his own life level.

However, upon reflection, it made perfect sense.

The Void Kalpa and he were one, and its form was a reflection of his mental image.

As his mental image changed, the Void Kalpa would change accordingly; conversely, it was perfectly logical that as the Void Kalpa changed, his mental image would follow suit.

The change in Quietude was not an increase in progress, but an additional enhancement.

This Refining the Body coefficient was easy to understand; the practice of Quietude was inherently a process of refining the body and spirit, making them purer and purer.

Depending on the technique, talent, and opportunities, even at the peak of Quietude, there would be vast differences in four-dimensional attributes and vitality.

What determined these heights was the Refining the Body coefficient.

This was also an alternative way to increase all attributes.

At the same time, one point was crucial: the foundation of this proficiency increase lay in Zhao Cheng's mental image, and this was shared between his true body and his simulated body!

As for the Void Kalpa Sword.

Void Kalpa (White) +1

Evolution: 0.1%

Durability: 85/100 (Can be restored by consuming vitality)

Sharpness: 1

Toughness: 1

Hardness: 1

Special Effect: Heart-to-Heart

+1 Enhancement effect: All attributes increased by 20%

At this moment, the actual attribute effects of the Void Kalpa were all 1.2.

The enhancement of the Void Kalpa was difficult to perceive intuitively, but the change in the Refining the Body coefficient was immediate.

Zhao Cheng could clearly sense his spirit spontaneously becoming purer and tougher, its "density" constantly increasing. This process would not be long, but it would not be too short either.

Feeling this change, Zhao Cheng fell into deep thought.

After pondering for a full few seconds, Zhao Cheng muttered, "I have decided to make a decision that goes against my ancestors."

Afterward, without any hesitation, Zhao Cheng opened the Shop and spent one Source Point to redeem the White Enhancement Stone from the Shop.

For the enhancement of the Void Kalpa, every +1 required double the consumption of the previous level.

+1, +2, +3, +4, +5 were 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 respectively.

However, going from +5 to +6 required a Blue Enhancement Stone. One hundred White Enhancement Stones could be synthesized into one Blue Enhancement Stone, and the progression would continue according to this rule.

Zhao Cheng could only say that the Panel was not intelligent enough after all; if it had told him earlier that the enhancement effects were this good, how could he have waited until now?

The Panel has failed me!

After finishing the enhancement, Zhao Cheng struggled to stand up. In truth, his mind and physical strength had recovered quite a bit, but his arms and shoulders were in excruciating pain.

If not for the fact that he was constantly maintaining his breathing technique and his willpower was stronger than that of an ordinary person, he likely would have cried out in pain long ago.

Even so, he still felt that his body lacked strength, and any slightly large movement resulted in a wave of intense pain.

However, there were no more recovery potions for him to use.

Still, time could not be wasted.

According to the experience of the last simulation, he had died only in the fourth hour.

He had spent less than ten minutes getting from the square to the Heavenly Phoenix Pavilion, then about three minutes sneaking to the back, and immediately after, it took only three minutes or so to kill the monster.

It was just that he had spent a full half-hour recovering his mind before he could ease up.

As for counting his gains earlier, that had only taken two or three minutes.

Roughly calculating, he probably had another ten to twenty minutes of activity time left.

This time was very short, and his body was not enough to support him in doing strenuous exercise.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng decided that since he was going to die anyway, he might as well use this life to take a look at Moyun University and squeeze out his remaining value; waiting to die on the spot was simply too much of a waste.

He wanted to see for himself just how terrifying the hidden horrors mentioned in the Log truly were.

He would go and see if the waters ran deep, and whether a young man like him could handle it.

Moyun University was not very far from Heavenly Phoenix Pavilion, only a ten-minute walk away.

Although Zhao Cheng was crippled, he walked at a blistering pace since he no longer cared about the aftereffects; the process was a bit painful, but after a while, he simply got used to it.

The main gate of Moyun University was quite imposing, made of marble with two stone lions at the entrance, though they were now severely weathered.

As for the name of the university, it was completely gone.

Zhao Cheng could guess this was a school because this complex of buildings looked the most like one.

If the universities in this world were located inside skyscrapers, then Zhao Cheng would admit defeat.

The teaching building: no movement.

The place suspected to be the sports field: no movement.

The martial arts hall...

"Hm? The martial arts hall?"

Zhao Cheng vaguely heard some commotion; even from a great distance, listening closely, it still sounded like thunder.

He crept over, and by the faint glimmer of light, he peered into the dilapidated martial arts hall, immediately seeing a group of gray figures practicing punches.

At the very front, a figure over three meters tall, looking like a mountain constructed entirely of muscle, was walking back and forth among the crowd with his hands behind his back, occasionally throwing a sudden punch to correct the form of the other gray humanoid monsters, who were only about two meters tall.

The three-meter-tall monster had a face that looked as if it had been carved by an axe; although rough, it exuded a sense of masculine grandeur, as if "invincible" were written right on his face.

"???"

"What kind of routine is this?!"

Before Zhao Cheng could think further, the monster with the "invincible" face suddenly whipped his head around, his gaze locking onto Zhao Cheng's.

The other's eyes were likewise hollow and devoid of spirit, but from that single moment of eye contact, Zhao Cheng felt a weight as heavy as a mountain emanating from those empty pupils.

Instantly, Zhao Cheng's hair stood on end, and every cell in his body transmitted a sense of extreme danger.

Destruction! Destruction! Nothing but destruction!

This extreme emotion of terror instantly activated the special effect of Blood Battle Level 1, causing Zhao Cheng's mind, which had only just calmed down, to enter a state of extreme excitement.

His eyes flickered with a red light.

But immediately after, before he could even make a move, a fist like a falling meteorite struck, accompanied by the shattering of thick walls and the pulverization of stone; Zhao Cheng's body was sent flying over a dozen meters, and before he could even hit the ground, he disintegrated in mid-air, turning into fragments.