Besides the time spent resting in the hotel and traveling back and forth, Su Yuan had spent almost three and a half weeks in the Great Barbarian Mountain Area.
On good days, he could hunt a dozen or so Star Beasts.
On bad days, only five or six.
This was because the outer areas of the Great Barbarian Mountain Area were sparse with Star Beasts, and Su Yuan did not venture deep inside easily.
After the battle with the Green Flame White Wolf, Su Yuan realized he needed to develop more steadily.
After nearly a month of hunting, Su Yuan had gained nearly 2000 points of Star Dust, and his status panel had undergone tremendous changes!
[Host: Su Yuan]
[Level: Star Apprentice Eighth Stage]
[Soul Card: Azure Sky Phoenix]
[Grade: Master]
[Species: Phoenix]
[Element: Space]
[Talent: Azure Sky – enhances the power of space-related skills by 20%]
[Six Dimensions: Strength C, Agility C, Defense C, Constitution C, Spirit C, Star Power C]
[Soul Skill: Instant Movement (blue, mastered): casting time reduced to 0.5 seconds, casting interval 4 seconds, teleportation distance affected by skill level and Star Power]
[Skills: Steel Flame Finger (white, transformation), Hardened Iron Skin (white, transformation), Wind Walking (white, transformation), Gray Flame Strike (green, great success)]
[Star Dust: 160]
The system panel elements had been directly color-coded by Su Yuan.
The cost-performance ratio of the three White Card skills was the highest, so Su Yuan had upgraded them all to the transformation realm, resulting in not only enhanced power but also a qualitative change.
The transformation level Steel Flame Finger could cover his entire palm and fingers and had been used against the Green Flame White Wolf, showing strong lethality.
The transformation level Hardened Iron Skin could turn his entire body into steel skin for a certain period, similar to the iron cloth in Earth’s martial arts, making him almost impervious to blades and bullets!
The transformation level Wind Walking allowed him to manipulate the wind to affect the trajectory of long-range attacks, thereby evading certain types of ranged attacks.
Additionally, the Green Card Gray Flame Strike was upgraded to great success.
It was highly consuming, but the power increased correspondingly!
Although it was not as strong as the Green Flame White Wolf’s strike, it was not far off.
Lastly, the Soul Skill Instant Movement, due to the high Star Dust cost for upgrading blue skills, was only leveled up to master.
However, it became increasingly useful, further reducing casting time and interval, and enhancing teleportation distance.
After many upgrades, Su Yuan had also gained a deeper understanding of the system’s functions.
Enhancing a White Card skill once required 10 points of Star Dust, a Green Card 40 points, and a Blue Card 200 points.
If using the system’s extraction function to choose directly, it would consume the Star Dust required for one upgrade.
“It’s just that the E-3 longsword is almost scrapped.
With the Joint Trial coming up, I’ll need to buy a new one.” Su Yuan sighed slightly.
This month of training had turned his nearly new longsword into a worn-out mess, and in the battle two days ago, it had even been broken by a Star Beast.
Su Yuan had buried it in the woods of the Great Barbarian Mountain Area as he left.
“It would be nice to have a Weapon Card.
Regardless of its attributes, at least Star Devices wouldn’t be as easily damaged as Mortal Iron.”
Thinking of Zhuang Xun’s black and red longsword with the scorching trait, Su Yuan couldn’t help but feel envious.
…
Tang Shiyang, who had gotten the news of her son’s return, waited early in the living room.
As soon as Su Yuan came back, she quickly went up to check him all over, very worried.
It took a full two hours before Su Yuan finally escaped from his mother’s deep concern and endless questions.
Returning to his bedroom, Su Yuan collapsed into bed in a big, spread-eagle position and slowly closed his eyes.
“Overall, this trip to the Great Barbarian Mountain Area was very rewarding.
The rapid improvement in strength is quite addictive.
But it’s really exhausting, both physically and mentally…”
The warm atmosphere at home quickly relaxed Su Yuan’s continuously tense nerves, and as he lay there with his eyes closed, he fell into a deep sleep within a few seconds.
In a short while, Tang Shiyang came to his bedroom with a plate of freshly cut fruit: “Little Yuan, these are fresh fruits your dad brought back from the suburbs this morning…”
Tang Shiyang opened the door, only to find Su Yuan already asleep.
She quickly stopped talking.
“He fell asleep so quickly, this child…”
There was pain in Tang Shiyang’s eyes, and tears involuntarily welled up.
Su Yuan had spent a whole month in such a dangerous place as the Great Barbarian Mountain Area.
As a mother, how could Tang Shiyang not feel pained and worried?
But seeing her son work so hard, she and his father could only support him and try not to be a hindrance to his growth.
Gently placing the fruit platter on the bedside table, Tang Shiyang carefully pulled the quilt over Su Yuan, then quietly exited the bedroom…