Alone and Infinite

Li Xia pondered for a moment: "With such a grand display, I don't believe you're talking about summoning a second-tier monster. It's definitely a third-tier one."

"Meow?"

Black Charcoal raised its claws, implying that the restrictions on rank between halls weren't very significant.

"Have you forgotten Ascended Amodrich?"

Li Xia picked up her cup, took a sip of the clear tea, and said with a smile:

"I remember very clearly that there was an Ascension entry in his attribute panel, which allowed his attributes to break through the upper limit."

Therefore, I speculate that this world has actually completed its ascension, or at least halfway through it.

Therefore, it is possible to break through the upper limit of the extreme value of the order.

At this point, Li Xia suddenly paused, thinking, "The world that is ascending... Could it be that the Hall of Light chose this place as the location for the advancement battle because of the characteristics of this world?"

Are the other upgraded worlds in a similar state?

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Chapter 222 Ultimate Advancement

All upgraded worlds exist in a superposition of second-order and third-order states.

Although Li Xia didn't have enough evidence to prove it, he still felt that was the case.

Li Xia snapped out of her daze, only to find that Aowu and Heitan were still quietly waiting for her to continue.

Although they were curious about what they had been thinking, the two little ones did not ask.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly found the worlds chosen by the Temple of Light for advancement to be very interesting."

Li Xia shook her head and continued the calculations from where they left off.

He suddenly became very curious about how much profit this plan would ultimately yield.

"If you successfully summon a top-tier Tier 3 monster, especially one with a bloodline attribute..."

Li Xia stroked his chin and slowly said:

"Perhaps they have the ability to locate based on blood, or the ability to smell traces of living people. Let's say there are five hundred apostles in the whole world."

The groups are not far apart, except for the forty apostles who were wiped out in the first wave.

Even with some attenuation, just 400 Bloody Keys is still a terrifying number.

In addition, there's a guaranteed 50% chance of transcendence from clearing out the minions.

This is just what's on the surface; the biggest beneficiaries are actually the bosses around the world.

There are 20 cities of Fallen Leaf City's size in the entire Arcane Dynasty!

Moreover, it has broken through the second-tier extreme value and belongs to the monster that is halfway to the third tier.

It's also quite possible to get an orange treasure chest or orange equipment from it.

This only applies to chests with 20 purple-level maximum values.

The Eternal Night Pilgrimage Guild certainly has no shortage of highly lucky players who open treasure chests.

Purple-grade top-tier equipment is priced between 10 and 15 Hall Points.

Some are even more valuable, but these are exceptions.

If it's orange, then it can't be measured using Hall Points.

This is equipment that exceeds specifications!

Based on this calculation, with 400 Bloody Keys and treasure chests, the minimum reward would be 1000 million Hall Points.

Moreover, opening chests may yield Time Coins, which are even more valuable.

Strategic resource! Priceless and unavailable!

Are there any ritual items in Sunset City Square? Are there any elsewhere? Could there be treasures around the monsters?

Where's the white treasure chest from clearing out the monsters?

The more I calculate, the more terrifying it becomes!

If you really add everything, it would easily cost 20 million!

Furthermore, with the help of that monster, Gugge is bound to receive the highest rating in this advancement battle.

It can't even be measured by price!

The halls of fame are all about snowballing; once they enter a positive cycle, like Li Xia did.

Once the snowball starts rolling, it becomes absolutely terrifying; the profit from a single transaction could be ten or even dozens of times that of others!

Most of the apostles who participated in the joint trial with Li Xia were only at the second rank.

Li Xia had already stepped halfway into the third tier.

By the time they got to this point, Black Charcoal's mouth was agape, unable to close.

Even Aowu couldn't help but gasp:

"Wow! This is a windfall! Tens of millions of Hall of Fame points!"

Li Xia nodded and added:

"And there's also a super seed that's capable of snowballing at level three."

Although Guge seems to be a bit dim-witted and has an extreme personality, he is still quite capable.

At least in the first half of the plan, his performance, while not perfect, was definitely above average.

He loved to show off, and in the end, he died because he talked too much.

"guild--"

Aowu hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. The guild's power was truly formidable, especially as their rank increased, the resources they could utilize also became increasingly abundant.

No wonder there was a legendary era when guilds dominated the scene.

Judging from this performance, the Temple of Light does not control the guilds, and ordinary apostles can only become nourishment for the guilds.

"However, our profits don't seem to be very high."

After careful recollection, Aowu realized that this was the first time since awakening that His Highness had gained such a moderate amount from a battle of this caliber.

Li Xia smiled:

"Being alive is the greatest gain!"

The journey from the basin to the wilderness was unusually peaceful, with no surprises other than the dull, decaying tree golems.

Along the way, besides acquiring two more crystal cores, they didn't even find a single white treasure chest.

It seems that all the dangers of the first phase were exhausted in the square.

When they emerged from the basin and looked out at the boundless plains before them...

I felt a slight sense of unease.

This is the first time that three consecutive days have been so peaceful during an adventure.

The notification from the Hall of Light popped up immediately without any delay.

[Executioner, you have arrived at the desolate plains.]

Current number of crystal cores: 4

main mission:

Phase 1: Obtain at least one crystal core in the Wailing Basin and leave the basin before the time limit to head to the Barren Plains.

(Completed)

The silver-white text in front of me gradually dissipated, and a brand new mission appeared:

Phase Two: Hunt down mutants in the desolate plains to obtain 'Twisted Souls'

The 'twisted soul' is then placed into the Pool of Souls for purification, resulting in a 'soul at rest'.

Note: The number of Souls in Rest is related to the upgrade effect.

Normal upgrade: Requires 50 'Resting Souls' (attribute compression factor 0.6)

Good upgrade: Requires 100 'Resting Souls' (attribute compression factor 0.7)

Superior Upgrade: Requires 500 'Restful Souls' (attribute compression factor 0.8)

Perfect Upgrade: Requires 1000 'Restful Souls' (attribute compression factor 0.9)

Ultimate Ascension: Requires 2000 'Restful Souls' (attributes uncompressed)

Note: The Soul Pool requires a 'Crystal Core' to activate; each evolution is considered an activation.

Each startup requires 1 'Crystal Core'

Note: When the Soul Pool evolves, it will generate soul fluctuations. The more souls purified in a single purification, the more likely it is to attract powerful monsters.

[Second phase mission deadline: 7 days]

[Hint: The location of the Soul Pool has been marked]

[Note: The final stage will begin after the second stage ends]

So that's the function of a 'crystal nucleus'?

Luckily, I had four on hand!

Li Xia carefully read the mission details and, without any hesitation, determined her objective.

Besides 'Ultimate Upgrade', are there any other options?

The so-called attribute compression is the problem that the Brotherhood of Steel had told me about, which was an inevitable issue I would encounter when advancing to a higher level.

Advancing to a higher level is not simply changing to a different region, but a leap in the level of life.

The compression factor is the ratio by which the current attribute needs to be compressed.

For example, the normal compression factor is 0.6.

This means that after reaching tier three, your current attributes will be multiplied by 0.6.

Even with a perfect upgrade, based on your own attributes, you will still lose 2 points of all attributes.

That's 10 points in five dimensions!

Rounding to the nearest whole number = gone = wasted = other people's resources = all over!

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I'll still be updating twice a day, but my mother-in-law is turning sixty tomorrow, and my little carp has slightly bowed legs, so we've scheduled a check-up at the children's hospital tomorrow.

Just a heads-up: if time allows, I'll update as usual; otherwise, I'll have to take a break.

Please bear with me.

I came back after the checkup, and the result was unexpected.

The result was kind of funny.

I always thought my little carp's leg shape was a bit off, so that she wouldn't scold me later.

So I took him to the children's hospital for a check-up.

After waiting in line for two hours, the doctor fiddled with the patient for a while after I got in.

With a serious expression, she asked me, "Does she often adopt strange postures at home, such as sitting in a different way than normal?"

Me: "Oh right, right, that's what she's used to."

Blah blah blah blah (describe vividly and concretely)

The doctor nodded: "Then there's no problem, your daughter is fine."