A Soaring Increase in Strength! The Cheat Upgrades!
Desolate Town, West Water Lake.
Cao Fengqi sat cross-legged in the dilapidated training room, watching as level 5 souls were absorbed one by one.
Within the sea of consciousness, the Emberfire Core, once the size of a grain of rice, had grown to the size of a round bead, radiating intense, extraordinary flames.
As the extraordinary Emberfire burned and improved, they seemed to be tempering and refining the Emberfire Core.
Intricate and complex cryptic texts appeared on the surface of the Emberfire Core.
"Buzz!"
As the amount of ciphertext increased, an inexplicable roar was heard.
[Flame of Impurity Melts the Weapon, Forge Spirit and Lock Light.]
[Soul Point Ember Core, Secret Abyss Knocking Chapter.]
[Spirit Forging, Secret Craftsmanship!]
Words appeared in Cao Fengqi's mind, and extraordinary Emberfire rose from his body, enveloping him.
The Emberfire cleansed his flesh and blood, and tempered his spirit.
He could clearly sense his physical body and spirit undergoing a transformation under this flame!
Five minutes later, the Emberfire receded and disappeared into the body.
He opened his eyes, and crimson Emberfire of mystery and transcendence.
"My own improvement-----"
Cao Fengqi felt the powerful force within his body, his gaze sharpened, and he immediately looked at his attributes.
[Cao Fengqi.]
[Transcendent Sequence: Artifact Refiner Sequence] (Open to view details)
[Constitution: 214]
[Mental Strength: 81]
[Techniques: Archery (6 levels), Heavy Sword (6 levels), Movement (5 levels), Swordsmanship (5 levels)]
[Equipment: Level 7 World Medal, Level 5 Great Umbrella, Blessed Moon God Stone, Myriad Beast Net, Nine-Piercing Arrow, Jade Abyss Water-Patterned Steel Bow, Water Realm Robe, others omitted!]
[Supplies: Delusion-Clearing Pill (Level 6), Soul (Level 5), Hundred Souls Liquid (Level 4), others omitted]
[Lost Land: 10/10]
[Blue Star's Blessing: Gathering Technique, Insight, Construction, and Language and Writing Comprehension.]
[Enable cheat/hack?] (Updated)
"This... my physique has actually reached 214, and my mental strength has reached 81. This improvement is a bit strange. According to the calculation based on soul absorption, my physique should be 184 and my mental strength should be 61."
"Could it be that his physique and mental strength were enhanced after breaking through to the Mystic Artificer?"
Cao Fengqi watched, his eyes flickering slightly.
He suddenly remembered that when he first became Spirit Forger, his physique increased by 15 and his mental strength increased by 10.
Now that I've broken through to the Mystic Artificer, my physique has increased by exactly 30 and my mental strength by exactly 20.
In other words, it has doubled.
"That's normal, after all, it's a breakthrough to a major realm."
Cao Fengqi nodded slightly.
With a flick of his hand, the Emberfire in his palm covered his hand. Under his thought, the Emberfire danced freely in his palm, radiating a temperature much, much higher than before.
Its destructive power has been greatly enhanced; even level 7 metal can be deformed under prolonged exposure to heat.
[The Skill Proficiency Cheat has detected an increase in the host's realm. Instantly max out the level?]
Just then, the cheat notification sounded, Cao Fengqi smiled nonchalantly.
[Yes!]
[The Skill Proficiency Cheat has raised the host's extraordinary skill to the 9th level of the Smelter, but has detected insufficient strength in the host, preventing further proficiency improvements.]
With the help of the cheat program's prompts, a flood of information rushed into Cao Fengqi's mind.
"Spirit Forging, Secret Crafting, Smelting..."
"The core of Spirit Forging is infusing the soul to activate the properties of the forging materials; Secret Craftsmanship is the superb skill of precise and pure manual techniques; Melting and Casting is liquefying the forging materials. The more profound shaping and combination of materials to activate their properties are truly becoming more and more difficult."
Cao Fengqi was amazed as he absorbed the knowledge and information in his mind.
The extraordinary person's skills were far more advanced than he had imagined.
With his current Emberfire power, he can forge level 6 and 7 weapons and equipment.
His mind stirred, and he began to examine the Transcendent Sequence information.
[Transcendent Sequence: Artifact Refiner Class]
[Rank: Mystic Artificer (0%)]
[Transcendent Cultivation Technique: Soul-Guiding Emberfire-Igniting Technique]
[Extraordinary Skill: Smelter 9th Dan (Perfect 9th Dan)]
"I wonder if upgrading from Mystic Artificer to Smelter requires 1000 Level 5 Souls..."
He thought to himself, then opened his cheat information with eager anticipation.
[The Supply Display Cheat is enabled. (Within a 3-kilometer radius, even weak evil spirits and beasts will be classified as resources.)]
[Script Assistance is now enabled. (Added Weakness Insight and Analysis.)]
[One-Click Maximum Skill Proficiency (new skill negative effects removed).]
[This cheat is bound to the host; as the host's strength increases, the cheat's effectiveness increases accordingly.]
"Huh? What's this??"
Cao Fengqi looked at the information about his cheat program's upgrade in surprise.
He wasn't surprised that the supply display increased from 2 kilometers to 3 kilometers, and he wasn't too surprised that the Script Assistance didn't improve the speed either.
But the new ability to improve skill proficiency surprised him somewhat.
"What does 'removing negative effects of skills' mean? If I acquire a skill that allows for a brief burst of damage, but using it causes me to lose health and become weak, can these health loss and weakness effects be removed?"
Cao Fengqi raised an eyebrow. "This effect is indeed on par with cheat codes, it's a pity I don't have that skill yet."
[Scanned within a 3km radius, 12 new Level 4 resources, 11 Level 5 resources, 7 Level 6 resources, 1 Level 7 resource, 3 Transcendent Sequence Rune, and 10 Evil Beast resources were detected.]
Just then, the cheat software scan notification came through, and he couldn't help but grin.
"From my current position, the cheat's scan can already cover the Demon Hunters' Home."
"Ten evil beast resources have appeared. There's only Nightmare there, which means level 5 evil spirit beasts are considered resources."
Cao Fengqi looked at the scene and thought, "But I'm still no match for a level 6 Nightmare."
That level 6 Nightmare was too overpowered, especially in terms of mental attacks.
Although his Blessed Moon God Stone had been restored after absorbing level 4 Moonlight Marrow, it was still no match for the level 6 Nightmare's attack.
His weapon was insufficient to kill a level 6 Nightmare.
The only effective medicine is the last remaining Delusion-Clearing Pill.
"Next, I can go and take a look at the wealthy area on the north side."
There are plenty of supplies on the north side, including a good amount of level 5 and level 6 supplies.
If he can find level 6 metal materials and forge a level 6 weapon, his strength will increase significantly.
Ideally, one could find equipment and weapons that counter Nightmare's mental attacks.
Only in this way can he be confident of killing a level 6 Nightmare.
"Let's go to sleep first, it's already very late."
It was too late for today, so Cao Fengqi left the Lost Land with a satisfied heart and went to sleep.