That night.
The charcoal fire burned brightly indoors, and the candlelight flickered now and then.
Jiang Ning sat beside the brazier, continuing to read through the book in his hands.
Although, given his current state, even after deep winter set in, temperatures more than ten degrees below zero could no longer make him feel cold outdoors.
Still, the habits he had carried over from being a southerner in his previous life made him prefer doing things beside a fire.
[Literacy Experience +1]
[Literacy Experience +1]
[Literacy Experience +1]
[...]
As he slowly turned the pages, Literacy's experience steadily increased as well.
More than half a shichen later.
[Skill]: Literacy+ (Fourth Limit Break 5000/5000) (Traits: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind, Exceptional Comprehension)
"Finally full!" Jiang Ning put down the book and reached up to rub his neck, stiff from keeping his head lowered while reading.
Then he looked at his panel again.
[Source Energy]: 318.93
Clearly, Literacy's fifth limit break was on the same level as the Wood-Chopping Saber Technique and swimming. It required only 200 points of Source Energy to break through.
The next moment.
With a thought from him.
His Source Energy rapidly decreased.
Then.
Crack—
He felt a bulge rise between his brows, as though something were about to break free from its shell.
At the same time.
He instantly felt his spiritual power swelling as though it had substance, its range of coverage constantly expanding.
At first, it covered only a radius of one hundred meters. Then it extended to one hundred and five, one hundred and ten, one hundred and fifteen meters.
This also meant that his spiritual power was rapidly growing stronger.
One had to know that with a radius of one hundred meters, every additional meter meant the covered area increased geometrically.
At