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Chapter 141, 140: Ability stats updated; gained a class skill.

Second floor, the goddess's room.

The familiar scent of lavender filled the air as always, and Gu Yuan sat down in a chair with practiced ease.

When she took off her shirt, the lines on her back, symbolizing grace, shimmered with light.

Astraea stood quietly behind him, her gaze calm and serene.

"It's been a day already—." Her voice was soft, as if afraid of disturbing this special moment.

He took out a silver needle from the silver box he carried with him, twirled it between his fingers, pierced his skin, and let divine blood flow as he wiped it onto the patterns of his clan.

The goddess's voice carried a barely perceptible concern and expectation, "How do you feel after your abilities have improved?"

Gu Yuan felt a tingling sensation on his back, then clenched his fist, and the air exploded with a sound that shattered the mind!

"Very good, the strength has increased by one-tenth. However, I have a question: is this increase a percentage?"

He had vaguely sensed this pattern that morning, but the idea was too astonishing for him to be certain.

It's truly illogical that an adventurer with a base strength of 100 points could generate a 10-ton increase.

unless--

A hint of undisguised approval flashed in the goddess's icy blue eyes; she seemed to have been waiting for this question.

"You discovered it?"

Her tone was tinged with satisfaction, "That's right, attribute enhancement isn't simply about piling up numbers; it's essentially a process of divine grace unlocking one's potential."

"Every hundred points represents one-tenth of your potential power. Reaching one thousand points means that you have reached the pinnacle of your current level."

She paused briefly, allowing the startling information to settle, before continuing:

"And that's why you need at least one basic ability to reach level D to upgrade."

"Grade D corresponds to exactly 500 points, which is the middle value of potential."

"If it falls below this value, the potential development will hit a bottleneck, and subsequent improvements will become negligible."

These words, like thunderclaps, exploded one after another in Gu Yuan's mind.

If each upgrade means a cumulative percentage bonus, then how terrifyingly exponential will the growth be as the game progresses?

The effect may not be obvious in the first few levels, but after LV3, every 100 points of gain will be built on the basis of the already doubled increase in the previous levels!

By LV5, the base bonus alone is already an astronomical figure, far exceeding the total at lower levels!

"No wonder there is such a huge gap between high-level and low-level adventurers."

He muttered to himself, his mind racing with calculations, "In other words, if I reach LV5, my base strength will undergo a doubling process, from one hundred to two hundred, from two hundred to four hundred, and from four hundred to eight hundred—"

"By then, the basic strength alone will reach a terrifying level of 3,200 tons—!"

"This is just the basic increase; it doesn't take into account the multiplier effect of Divine Grace after leveling up. And in the later stages..."

His thoughts drifted involuntarily to the divine sword, and an unprecedented sense of anticipation and ambition burned fiercely within him. "The divine sword's maximum gravity is 30,000 tons. That means if I can reach LV8—I can truly unleash its full power!"

Is Iv8 difficult?

The highest known rank in Orario's history is Iv9, achieved by the "Empress" of the "Hera" Familia.

For the vast majority of adventurers, it is something they will never be able to achieve in their lifetime.

But for Gu Yuan, who possesses "divine power" skills, all he needs is enough "great achievements".

At this moment, a clearer, more violent, and infinitely possible path to heaven suddenly unfolded before his eyes!

Just then, Astraea wiped the blood from her fingertips.

"alright."

After completing the ability value update, I handed him the record sheet.

Gu Yuan composed himself and quickly scanned the power: H159→D509(20)

Durability: H159→E499(10)

Dexterity: 176→G276(15)

Agility: G235→D599

Magic Power: 158 → F355

The total increase in the five attributes exceeded 1,000 points! In particular, Agility and Strength directly broke through the 500 mark, reaching the hard standard for leveling up!

If he wanted to, he could break Orario's long-standing record for the fastest leveling up right now!

But the thought only flashed through his mind before he rejected it without hesitation.

A mere D grade is far from enough!

"My magic power has increased, but the training level is far inferior to my strength and agility. It seems that the potion really worked—"

He immediately decided in his heart, "Tomorrow I will contact the Mih clan. As the gods who are in charge of medicine, even if they are just members of their group, they should be very good at preparing medicinal herbs."

His gaze was immediately drawn to the abrupt numbers in parentheses at the end of the attribute bar: "(20)—(10)—(15)—Total 45 points. Is this the attribute obtained through [plunder]?"

Gu Yuan frowned slightly. "The efficiency seems to be lower than expected."

But then I realized that most of the enemies I killed were low-level soldiers, the strongest of whom were only level 4, so I felt relieved.

"It seems that the 'quality' of the prey is more important than the 'quantity'. How much can we get by killing a LV5? We'll have to wait and see."

Finally, his gaze settled on a new entry at the very bottom of the ability sheet.

[Swordsman]: I

"Swordsman—"

Gu Yuan softly uttered the skill name, the cold sensation of gripping the sword hilt and severing enemies appearing on his fingertips these past few days.

He turned to look at Astraea, who was carefully putting away the silver needles:

"Goddess, is this skill what's called a 'professional skill'?"

"Yes." Astraea glanced at it, nodded, and said in a gentle but firm voice, "It represents the quantifiable amount of effort you've put into a specific weapon system, the practical achievements you've made, and the depth of your understanding."

"Don't underestimate it just because it's only the lowest level now. It will naturally improve as your understanding of swordsmanship and your combat skills improve."

"But you must remember that if you rely solely on the extraordinary characteristics of the weapon itself and do not train yourself, you will not improve in the slightest, no matter how many battles you go through."

Gu Yuan immediately understood the goddess's implied meaning.

The awakening of the [Swordsman] clearly reflects his inner desire to improve his swordsmanship.

But the divine sword was too powerful, so it was temporarily shelved until it resurfaced now.

"It seems I must put sword practice on the agenda."

Gu Yuan made up his mind again, "Speaking of which..."

A bolder idea quietly sprouted in his mind: "If my desire to master weapons is strong enough, could I awaken a skill that accelerates the accumulation of weapon proficiency?"

The idea is quite tempting.

He decided that from this moment on, he would always maintain this intention and focus.

Perhaps the next update will bring unexpected surprises.

Although we know that such special skills are rare and hard to come by, we must always have hope.

Gu Yuan scanned every piece of data on the record sheet again, and only after confirming that nothing was missing did he quickly fold the sheet and put it into his pocket.

All the confusion has been cleared up, and all the gains have become clear.

His desire to become stronger was more intense than ever before.