Chapter 222 - Not Enough

The system's alert tone chimed in.

“Ding! Host, repeatedly breaking down the same item yields diminishing returns in skill points and experience points with each subsequent decomposition!”

“Moreover, if the host decomposes an excessive amount of cabbages, there may come a point where not a single skill point or experience point is gained from breaking down any more cabbages!”

Jiang Hao was taken aback by this revelation.

But he quickly realized that without such limits, he could potentially skyrocket through levels in a single day!

Surely, the system wouldn't have such a glaring loophole for him to exploit.

With this understanding, Jiang Hao, though somewhat disheartened, persisted in decomposing other vegetables.

Eventually, after much effort, all the vegetables were decomposed. Jiang Hao reviewed his status panel.

Host: Jiang Hao

Level: 3 (520/1000)

Age: 18

Strength: 24

Agility: 6.1

Mind: 4.6

Endurance: 3.8

Skills:

Skill Points: 514

Personal Space: Activated

After all that effort decomposing vegetables, he had only gained 500 skill points and 500 experience points!

Now, to level up any of his skills, he needed at least 100 skill points each.

And with only 500 skill points available, he could only upgrade five skills!

Jiang Hao had his sights set on enhancing several skills: the God Chef, Beat-Dog-Stick Arts, Lee's Flying Knife, and the Great Yin and Yang Five Elemental Needle Technique. He yearned to level up each one of them. Additionally, the talents like danger perception, Super Power, Insect Controlling Arts, and Undying Body were all crucial tools for boosting his strength.

Yet, five hundred skill points were nowhere near sufficient. Faced with no other choice, Jiang Hao decided to upgrade just five of them. Survival was paramount, so the Undying Body was his top priority. With no second thoughts, he gave the command.

“System, use one hundred skill points to elevate the Undying Body to level two!”

“Understood, host.”

“Ding... Undying Body successfully upgraded to level 2!”

Undying Body Level 2 (0/1000): Possessing this, you can court death in myriad ways, and you might even grow weary of living one day.

As the system's alert chimed, Jiang Hao's face contorted dramatically. He collapsed, veins bulging and body convulsing uncontrollably.

“Roar ~!”

A guttural growl escaped him as he writhed in agony, a primal release from the excruciating pain. But the torment was fleeting, vanishing as quickly as it had arrived. Once the pain subsided, Jiang Hao, still shaken, picked himself up off the ground.

“System, why is enhancing the Undying Body so excruciating? Why didn't you warn me?”

Jiang Hao grumbled.

“Ding! The enhancement of the Undying Body involves altering the cellular gene strands, host. Reconstructing these strands is inherently painful. And if I had warned you, would you really have reconsidered upgrading the Undying Body?”