Two Ranks in a Row

"Congratulations, your upgrade failed again."

Li Shu: "..."

"I must have forgotten to put on my mask," Li Shu thought indignantly, looking at the discarded mask.

15 minutes later, Li Shu finished his mask. His complexion looked much better, and he wondered if it was the reason, but he seemed to have gotten a little whiter too?

"Last time, if it fails again, I'm done. If I play again, I'm a dog!"

A little achievement at a time, it doesn't seem like much, but it can't withstand continuous failure.

3 points of achievement, gone just like that, Li Shu felt very heartbroken.

He swore this was absolutely the last time.

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg] upgrading..."

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg] upgrade successful! Congratulations, you have obtained the new item [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv1]!"

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv1]: Renewable edible weapon. Can be attached to the leg. Combat power increases by 2% after equipping!"

"Can be attached to the leg?" Looking at this new attribute, Li Shu's eyes suddenly lit up. This function was great, wonderful, truly amazing.

"It seems I didn't lose out after upgrading 4 times to succeed."

Li Shu couldn't wait to try the new ability. The dinosaur leg completely merged into his right leg, showing no sign of abnormality.

[Combat Power: 76]

Combat power increased from 1% to 2%. The effect was not very obvious. The Battle Eye could not see the digits after the decimal point, so it was not very intuitive.

"My luck seems to be good. I failed 3 times before. Should I press my luck?"

Li Shu quickly convinced himself and gave the command. The most important thing was that he wanted to know how much achievement value the next upgrade would consume.

"Do you want to consume 2 achievement points to upgrade [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv1] to [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv2]? The success rate for this upgrade is 98%!"

98% success rate? Li Shu always felt that this success rate should be viewed in reverse.

"Yes!" Li Shu hesitated for only a moment before making up his mind. He was also prepared for failure.

After all, he had failed 3 consecutive times with a 99% success rate. This time, the success rate had significantly dropped to 98%, making it almost impossible to succeed in one go.

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv1] upgrading..."

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv1] upgrade successful, congratulations, you have obtained the new item [Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv2]!"

"[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg - Lv2]: Renewable edible weapon. Can be attached to the leg. Combat power increases by 3% after equipping!"

One try success?

Li Shu found it hard to believe. He apologized piously, "Dad, I misunderstood you."

[Combat Power: 77]

"Just 3 more points, and I'll be on par with Wukong's combat power."

With 2 achievement points left, Li Shu did not continue upgrading. He decided to try the [Invisibility Epiphany Potion].

This thing only had a low probability of epiphany, and there was only one bottle. Once used, it would be gone.

He didn't know when he would get such a reward again.

He was still very tempted by [Invisibility].

So he tentatively said, "Upgrade [Invisibility Epiphany Potion]!"

"Insufficient achievement, upgrade failed!"

"Forget it, I won't use it for now." Li Shu was really scared by the 3 consecutive failures with a 99% success rate. He wanted to play it safe.

The next morning, Wukong and his companions walked towards the Martial Arts Tournament Venue. Li Shu, looking half-asleep, followed behind, appearing listless.

"Did you not rest well last night?" Wukong asked.

Li Shu rubbed his temples and said unhappily, "I was thinking about some sad things and couldn't sleep."

"In your current state, it's not good for today's competition. Although it's just the preliminaries, you will encounter strong opponents, so you can't be careless," Master Mutaito said somewhat sternly.

"I understand, Master Mutaito. I will adjust my state." Li Shu immediately took out a Senzu Bean and ate it. His spirit and energy instantly returned to their peak state.

"Senzu Bean?" Master Roshi looked at Li Shu in surprise. "Have you been to Korin Tower already?"

Li Shu did not deny it and nodded, "When I left, Korin gave me a small bag."

As he spoke, Li Shu gave one Senzu Bean each to the three of them.

Wukong asked curiously, "What is a Senzu Bean? Is it delicious?"

"It looks so magical," Krillin examined the small green bean carefully. He had clearly seen the change in Li Shu after eating the Senzu Bean.

Master Roshi explained, "This is a specialty of Korin Tower. No matter how severe the injury, eating one can instantly restore you to your peak state, and it can also keep you full for ten days without feeling hungry."

"Wow, this bean is too amazing," Wukong and Krillin were very shocked.

"Unfortunately, the yield is not high." Master Roshi was lamenting when his eyes suddenly widened, and he quickly grabbed Wukong's hand, "If you eat it now, what will you do if you get injured later?"

"It looks pretty tasty, I just wanted to have a taste," Wukong said with a silly grin, rubbing the back of his head.

Li Shu chuckled, "I've saved up quite a bit from Master Korin over the past few years; I still have some right here."

As he spoke, Li Shu handed one to each of them, "Come on, have a taste and see for yourselves. If it's not enough, I've got more."

Master Roshi was stunned and asked, "Just how many did Master Korin give you?"

"Heh, just a small bag, that's all. It's enough for us to eat, anyway," Li Shu replied vaguely, avoiding a direct answer.

Master Roshi didn't press the matter, instead carefully tucking the two Senzu Beans away for a rainy day.

Wukong and Krillin were still just children, after all, so upon hearing Li Shu, they each quickly popped one into their mouths.

"What is this? It doesn't taste like anything at all," Wukong said, his brows and nose scrunching up in disappointment.

Krillin wore an equally bored expression.

Just then, the group arrived at the Martial Arts Tournament Venue.

"Side quest 'World Martial Arts Tournament Venue' check-in complete. Congratulations on receiving the reward: one bottle of [Battle Eye Special Eye Drops]."

"[Battle Eye Special Eye Drops]: Use once daily. Has a small chance to upgrade [Battle Eye]."

The system's notification perked Li Shu up, and he quickly said, "Upgrade [Battle Eye Special Eye Drops]!"

"Insufficient achievement points. Upgrade failed."

"Achievement points are never enough," Li Shu thought, filled with helplessness. He would just have to gamble on that small probability; since it was only once a day, it wouldn't be a huge loss even if it failed.

Immediately, Li Shu took out the eye drops and applied two drops to his eyes.

A sharp, stinging pain struck instantly, and Li Shu cursed inwardly: Oh no!

The last time he had awakened this [Battle Eye], the pain had knocked him unconscious for over a month.

With the tournament preliminaries about to begin, if he passed out again, he would be in a real mess.