Chapter 534: Chapter 294: ’Simple Customs, Exotic Charm
The unlocking of a new region of his brain activated functions that went beyond the mundane aspects of daily life.
This newly activated region of his brain seemed able to sense the power of this Law.
Fang Zhen felt a tremor run through his body. It wasn’t a tremble of fear, but an involuntary shiver of pure excitement—the natural reaction one has when encountering something truly formidable.
This exhilarating feeling took half a minute to subside.
Soon, Fang Zhen had solidified all his skills.
He still had a lot of Merit Points left over.
The main reason was that he had obtained two Demon Lord cores, which yielded a massive amount of Merit Points when exchanged.
Fang Zhen still had 5 free attribute points. After a moment of thought, he followed his usual strategy and allocated all 5 points to Constitution.
Instantly, Fang Zhen felt a curious change ripple through his body.
He had crossed another five-point threshold; his Constitution stat was now at 27.
A surge of power erupted from within him. It felt like an eternally burning flame, never to be extinguished, that continuously supplied him with formidable strength. His confidence soared.
Fang Zhen did a quick check. After his Constitution reached 27, he had gained a new special attribute: ’Mighty Endurance’.
"Mighty Endurance: When the physical body reaches a certain level, it develops immunities to damage and gains basic resistance to higher-level powers.
Even against attacks from Divine Arts or demons, as long as you withstand the blow without dying, there is a chance you will adapt.
You may also learn a similar type of offensive ability and comprehend a corresponding skill."
’A phoenix... the undying bird,’ Fang Zhen thought, a happy laugh escaping him.
He finally understood the source of the life force he was feeling.
As long as he didn’t die, he would gain new abilities every time he took a hit.
It didn’t matter how powerful the blow was. In fact, higher-tier attacks were even better, as they might allow him to comprehend more.
This was the classic "what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger."
It was a bit like when he watched Saint Seiya as a child.
In that anime, he initially saw himself as the protagonist, Xingyi, but as he got a little older, he realized he liked Yihui more.
The defining trait of Phoenix Yihui was: "As long as you can’t kill me—even if you *do* kill me—I’ll just revive, get stronger, and come back to make you cry."
This kind of unkillable trait was the most formidable of all.
As Fang Zhen was looking at the Dungeon Life Game, he suddenly noticed a new prompt.
"Detection: Character Fang Zhen has established a connection of powerful influence within the Divine Rune Realm. Subsequent dungeons can now be unlocked.
Tip: Due to your increase in power, you can skip dungeon tiers. You may choose to directly enter a Hell-difficulty dungeon for your next run, without needing to clear Nightmare difficulty.
Special Tip: Skipping dungeon difficulties will greatly increase your dungeon rewards."
Fang Zhen’s eyes widened slightly.
’That’s not surprising. Taking on a high-tier dungeon while at a low level is bound to have extra rewards.’
’Besides, with my current strength, I should be able to handle even higher-tier dungeons.’
’Whether I should skip a difficulty level is something I need to consider carefully.’
’Right now, the path to getting stronger is to find another 3 free attribute points and get my Constitution to 30.’
’It’s already this incredible at 27. I can’t imagine what will happen at 30.’
He had also found his path for future growth.
He needed to keep clearing dungeons, collect all sorts of Law Fragments, and upgrade his skills.
Of all his abilities, he felt his skills were still his greatest strength.
’Alright, I’ll move forward in this direction.
’Next, I need to head to the Zambein Kingdom. The Hell-difficulty dungeon in the Nameless World is about to open.
’Then there’s the Hell dungeon in the Curse World. But what’s a Hell-difficulty dungeon to others might not be for me.
’The difficulty of the Hell dungeon in the Nameless World can’t be higher than the Hard-difficulty dungeon in the Heroic Realm. I should be able to steamroll my way through it.
’I just need to be careful not to get caught by any dirty tricks.’
At that moment, another dialog box popped up on the Dungeon Life Game interface.
"Detection: Character Fang Zhen’s first clear of a Heroic-tier dungeon has caused his total accumulated Merit Points to exceed a critical threshold. A new peripheral function has been activated.
Using the wrist-watch peripheral, you can spend 300 Merit Points to establish a fixed coordinate within any dungeon that has been cleared on Hell difficulty.
Alternatively, you may establish a fixed coordinate at any real-world location that has been scanned by character Fang Zhen.
Henceforth, these fixed coordinate locations will be recorded. You can open the peripheral and travel to a designated coordinate via the Light Gate."
Fang Zhen was stunned after reading it.
’There’s a bonus this good just for accumulating enough Merit Points?’
’Is this like a loyalty rewards program?’
’This means I can spend 300 Merit Points to set up a coordinate in the real world.’
’Then I won’t have to travel all the way to America or other countries anymore. I can just use the Light Gate to get there directly.’
’I just have to be careful not to let satellites or anyone else spot the Light Gate.’
’Thinking about it, to maximize the benefits, the best place isn’t America, but Africa.’
’Some parts of Africa are chaotic and have less surveillance. I could buy a lot of necessary supplies there, especially military equipment.’
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