Adding Points

Where had those five freely assignable attribute points come from? And what were Skill Points?

Lu Ren hurriedly reviewed the previous System Prompt Sound in his mind.

"Ding. Because you successfully survived seven days in the Otherworld Wasteland and received an S evaluation for your performance at a pivotal point in the world, you have been awarded five attribute points and 1 Skill Point. Skill Points can raise a skill by one additional level when applied to it."

Lu Ren's eyes widened in delight.

The value of the Skill Point reward absolutely surpassed that of freely assignable attribute points.

So how should he allocate the attribute points?

After some thought, Lu Ren raised his Spirit to 10, added two points to Agility, then put one of the remaining two points into Constitution and the other into Strength. He then applied the Skill Point directly to Basic Swordsmanship.

As for using the Skill Point directly on Basic Swordsmanship, Lu Ren had considered whether he should save it. But given his current situation, he had no choice. In reality, Meng Xian was watching him like a venomous snake, and there was no telling when he might encounter another spatial quake and fall into a different spacetime again.

It left him with no sense of security.

Rather than let it sit around gathering dust, it was more practical to convert it all into immediate growth in strength.

An increase in Constitution would also drive an increase in Strength at a fundamental level. At the very least, the efficiency of his strength training would be far greater than before, and this did not apply to Strength alone—Agility would be the same.

Once he confirmed the allocation, Lu Ren suddenly collapsed onto the bed and convulsed for a while, immediately prompting the nurse who had been monitoring his condition to sound the alarm.

In less than three minutes, a group of people in protective suits rushed in and began administering emergency treatment.

"His heartbeat is rapidly climbing... Holy shit, the rate at which his heart is contracting and expanding is like the engine of that motorcycle I bought in '82!"

"His surface temperature is rising sharply. It's already at 43 degrees!"

"His blood oxygen levels are rising too!"

At that moment, Lu Ren's chest worked like a bellows, constantly drawing in and expelling the air in the room.

An experienced doctor decisively said, "Quick, turn on the air filtration system. We need fresh oxygen over here!"

A full ten minutes later, drenched in sweat, Lu Ren finally emerged from the agony of his body undergoing rapid transformation.

Especially after his Spirit reached 10—it was as though he had crossed some threshold and broken through a set of shackles. His perception of the world had become far sharper.

He could vaguely sense the urgency in the emotions of the surrounding nurses and doctors, as well as the goodwill and tension they were directing toward him.

What was this?

The Buddhist ability to read minds?

"I'm fine!"

Lu Ren said weakly, "I just wanted some water and to replenish my energy. I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now!"

Seeing his various readings begin to stabilize, though they remained far above ordinary human levels, the nurse seemed to have seen people like Lu Ren before.

She sighed in relief, then asked in astonishment, "Didn't you just finish a meal?"

Lu Ren replied helplessly, "My digestion is strong. Now please step aside. I need to take care of some personal hygiene."

After a period of chaos, the group finally left in confusion once they confirmed that Lu Ren had no problems.

"His blood flow was surging like waves just now. Why did it suddenly slow down?"

"And his heartbeat—it was practically like an engine just now."

"Maybe different people simply have different constitutions."

"I really want to study him some more..."

The doctors discussed it all at once.

In the monitoring room on the other side, Zhang Li and Xiao Chen exchanged strange looks.

After a while, Xiao Chen mused, "It seems like his Martial Dao realm broke through, causing his body to rapidly strengthen!"

Zhang Li snorted. "Please watch fewer television dramas. Before one achieves mastery in boxing, who doesn't temper their body step by step until reaching their physical limit?"

Xiao Chen said, "But there are still people who achieve breakthroughs in Spirit and use secret Breathing Techniques to transform their bodies. You can't deny that. That person went through that several times as well."

"Him? How can he compare to that person?!"

Xiao Chen shrugged. "Maybe he's a Martial Dao genius."

"In any case, we need to raise the level of surveillance on him."

"Understood."

Careless, too careless! Lu Ren had not expected his attribute enhancement to cause such a huge reaction. There had not been such a major reaction when he increased his attributes before!

Squatting in the bathroom, Lu Ren fell into deep thought.

Had this happened because his Spirit reaching ten points had broken through some threshold?

The pain just now had occupied most of his mind.

But once it faded, the whole world seemed brand-new—the vibrant life of the green trees beyond the window, the fresh air from the indoor filtration system.

The air, the ground, the trees, even the faint breeze coming through the screened ventilation window—Lu Ren felt as if he were getting to know the world all over again.

It seemed the Character Panel merely presented his physical qualities in a quantified form. Fundamentally, it had not completely turned his body into data. Furthermore, his previous assumption that adding one point of Strength would grant an extra twenty-five kilograms of force had been completely wrong. He could now feel that his strength was more than double what it had been before.

Lu Ren clenched his fist.

Name: Lu Ren

Spirit: 10 (Proficiency 1/2620)

Constitution: 8 (Proficiency 245/1810)

Strength: 9 (Proficiency 574/2200)

Agility: 9 (Proficiency 682/2200)

Skills: Basic Swordsmanship (Minor Accomplishment 692/8520), Basic Combat (Beginner's Insight 293/3932), Basic Dagger Technique (Beginner's Insight 1/3932)

Freely Assignable Attribute Points: 0

Skill Points: 0

With the upgrade to Basic Swordsmanship, his attributes had also improved accordingly. Both Strength and Agility had risen by one level.

After taking care of his personal needs and eating another hearty meal, Lu Ren patted his stomach in satisfaction.

All things considered, although he was being controlled here in a roundabout way, the food and drink were good enough that Lu Ren found it acceptable. There was also plenty of training equipment prepared nearby.

Most importantly, they had truly found him a Martial Daoist.

About two days later.

He was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat travel-worn, around forty to fifty years old. Of course, that was what the man told him. Judging solely by his appearance, and the overflowing vitality and Spirit Lu Ren could sense from him, Lu Ren would have believed he was barely over twenty.

He appeared to be a man of few words. He stood straight and tall, nearly one meter ninety-five, his muscles bulging without looking bloated. Instead, he possessed the explosive swiftness of a cheetah.

This was definitely a formidable man!

"My name is Li Ziqing. Entrusted by the Security Administration, I'll be the one teaching you martial arts from now on."

Li Ziqing spoke in a strictly businesslike manner and looked quite difficult to get along with.