"Of course, the most important thing is that the upgrade requirement for Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist after ascending to orange quality has again increased by one, unexpectedly, becoming the need for six orange quality weapons to continue to improve the quality of the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist.

But fortunately, I now can use surplus equipment to promote the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist. Although, I currently do not have any spare orange quality equipment."

Zhang Yanhang currently only possesses two types of orange quality equipment, one being the Flame God's Crown and the other, Flame God's Blessing, both without any surplus possibilities.

Even his Flame God's Crown has not yet collected the fourth piece of orange quality, merely having three orange quality Flame God's Crowns +3, with the last one on his head still being the dark gold quality Flame God's Crown +2. As for the Flame God's Blessing, only one has been obtained from the Lord's Treasure Chest.

Therefore, he indeed does not meet the conditions to assemble six spare pieces of orange quality equipment and transform them into orange quality consumable weapons to enhance the quality of the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist.

"This time, the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, upon ascending from dark gold to orange quality, has unsurprisingly become equipment with full score orange quality.

The full score for dark gold quality is only 530 points, while for orange quality, it reaches 680 points, so the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist effectively gained a one-time increase of 150 points in score, setting a new record for a score increase.

But given the inherently very 'bugged' and strong nature of the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist itself, such a degree of score increase is actually quite normal."

Besides the increase in the score of the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, Zhang Yanhang also noticed that the attribute value requirements for using it had also increased by ten points across the board, from the original 60 points in Strength, 55 in Agility, and 55 in Constitution, to now requiring 70 in Strength, 65 in Agility, and 65 in Constitution.

Zhang Yanhang gradually realized that the characteristic of upgradable equipment like the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist is that they start with low attribute requirements, which makes subsequent increases in attribute demands relatively low, which is a good thing for him.

Of course, even if the growth was larger, it wouldn't really be much of a problem, since Zhang Yanhang is about to advance to the fourth tier.

Based on his experience, he anticipates that the tier limit would probably open up to around 100 points, which means an increase of another 25 points. With such a high attribute value limit, meeting the needs of a mere Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist would be more than sufficient, not to mention ascending to orange quality, even beyond that would definitely be met.

After reviewing the attribute list of the orange quality Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, Zhang Yanhang quickly re-equipped the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist on his arm.

"Now that the treasure boxes are all opened, the profits tallied, skills upgraded, and even the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist has been promoted, is there anything else that needs to be addressed?"

Zhang Yanhang thought carefully, feeling like there really wasn't anything else that needed attention, so he directly opened his data panel to start reviewing it.

[Name: Zhang Yanhang (Third Tier)]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 20]

[Profession: Heavenly Destiny Master]

[Level: LV.30 (Legendary Essence [0/1], Ash Source [0/7])]

[Soul Points: 18003704 (+2304300)]

[Shield Value: 30415/30415 (Life Value Limit ×350%, recovery speed: 20% per second.)]

[Life Value: 8690/8690 (Constitution × 34, the current body has been formally digitized, Life Value recovery speed, 30 per hour.)]

[Energy Value: 5760/5760 (Intelligence × 34, the current body has been formally digitized, Energy Value recovery speed, 93 per hour.)]

[Strength: 75 (+3[-13])]

[Agility: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Constitution: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Intelligence: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Charm: 75 (+31[-17])]

[Luck: ??? [+1] (This attribute is hidden)]

[Talents: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Longevity Mountain and Fortune Sea (SS rank). 3. Power of Longbo (XX rank). 4. Mature Scroll Dragon [Bloodline Purification] (SS rank). 5. Ocean Rhythm (SS rank).]

[Skills: 1. Limitless Universe Skill [Third Tier]LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 2. Alchemy·Original (Active skill). 3. Gun Mastery LV.MAX (Passive skill). 4. Fighting Master LV.MAX (Passive skill). 5. Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil·Original Scripture LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 6. Technique Immunity·Original LV.MAX (Passive skill). 7. Death Wave·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 8. Supreme Will LV.MAX (Passive skill). 9. Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 10. Fatian Xiangdi LV.MAX (Active skill). 11. Three-Headed Six-Armed LV.MAX (Active skill).]

"In this batch of 84 drop treasure boxes, I've obtained a total of 2304300 soul points, boosting my soul point balance from the original 15699404 to 18003704 soul points.

At first, I thought I might not reach eighteen million, but I didn't expect the Crimson Iron Prince Ant's drop treasure boxes to be particularly diligent in contributing soul points. In the end, even after upgrading Fatian Xiangdi LV.MAX, my soul point balance still exceeded eighteen million."

Of course, Zhang Yanhang's previous minor goal of twenty million soul points was definitely unachievable. But this was mainly because, in the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's Lord's Treasure Chest, he did not choose the option of three million two hundred thousand soul points, but instead picked nine Legendary Essence points.

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be twenty million soul points; Zhang Yanhang's soul point balance would have at least increased to over twenty-one million. However, compared to soul points, nine Legendary Essence points are indeed more valuable, so Zhang Yanhang doesn't regret it at all.

"No matter to what extent the profession level upgrade requirement increases after ascending to the Fourth Tier," Zhang Yanhang mused, "with these eighteen million soul points, I should at least be able to advance two or three levels without a problem, right?"

Of course, if the situation is better than expected, Zhang Yanhang estimated that these eighteen million soul points might not only allow him to upgrade his profession level. They might also be able to raise the Cultivation Technique Level of Limitless Universe Skill, and it's not impossible to even further improve the Skill Level of the new professional skills he acquired at the Fourth Tier.

However, that is the best-case scenario in an ideal world. Given that soul point requirements are bound to increase significantly after reaching the Fourth Tier, the probability of achieving this ideal is not great.

"Now all my attribute values have already increased to the tier limit, which alone means I need to advance in Rank to unlock a higher attribute value limit. Moreover, the most crucial Luck attribute value has finally been improved, although it's only by one point, but this is a good start."

Although the Luck attribute value now is only followed by a '+1', Zhang Yanhang believed that he would eventually turn this +1 into +5 or even +10. Then, the rate at which he found treasure boxes after killing monsters would vastly improve compared to now.

Not to mention, Rank Penalty should not remain as severe as it is now. Currently, with such a high penalty, he has to kill thirty First Tier monsters just for a single treasure box drop. That's nearly the same drop ratio as other Awakeners facing the same Tier monsters. In other words, he was almost indistinguishable from the rest, which he simply cannot accept, or rather, refuses to accept.

"This time, there isn't much change in my Talents. Longbo's power remains at XX level, and the rest of my talents are all at SS level. However, once I advance in Rank, the Multiple Choice will become stronger."

Zhang Yanhang hoped very much that in the process of this Rank advancement, Multiple Choice would unlock the real ability of 'Multiple Choice', allowing him not to have to agonize over making decisions when faced with valuable choices.

He felt as an adult, he was fully equipped with the prerequisite conditions to choose everything. He truly didn't want to torment himself any longer with Single Choice, a poor sufferer of mild decision-making disabilities.

"Although unlocking 'Multiple Choice' isn't highly probable, one must always have hope. What if it really succeeds?"

The most important thing was that Zhang Yanhang felt that if he himself didn't desire the 'Multiple Choice' ability, then the Multiple Choice Talent would almost certainly not unlock the real 'Multiple Choice' for him. After all, the Multiple Choice Talent always helped him according to his needs and wouldn't provide him with something he didn't want out of thin air.

"Now, all eleven skills in my Skill List have been upgraded to LV.MAX. In other words, they are all maxed out and cannot be upgraded further. Last time I saw this situation was probably yesterday. Well, perhaps it's not too far back."

Zhang Yanhang genuinely hadn't anticipated his current rate of advancement. Initially, he even thought it would be difficult to complete the ascension to the Fourth Tier in a week, but unexpectedly, within less than a day, he was on the verge of ascending.

Yesterday he advanced to the Third Tier at six in the morning, and now it was just after five in the morning, not even a full twenty-four hours, yet in less than one day, he raised himself to the peak of the Third Tier. Moreover, he also successfully gathered the required Legendary Essence and Ash Source for leveling up; one could say his efficiency was exceptional.

Of course, Zhang Yanhang felt that this pace of advancement might be somewhat unreplicable. Next time he ascends to the Fifth Tier, it definitely won't be possible to maintain this speed. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the Transmission Channel opening time dictates that he cannot continue to spend mere days to reach this degree of progress.

"Now that I've checked the data panel, what should I do next? Go to the Achievement Vending Machine and exchange the achievements for the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano? No, let's first clear out the Third Level prizes from the Lucky Slot Machine in the Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli."

Zhang Yanhang decided to clear the Lucky Slot Machine first before getting the achievements because there's plenty of time, after all. Besides the Lucky Slot Machine of the Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, Zhang Yanhang also planned to clear the Third Level prize pool of the Lucky Slot Machine of the Large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano, but it's unknown if it had refreshed yet.

"In that case, let's make a quick trip to the Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu."

Zhang Yanhang said this as he initiated teleportation. If before teleporting such a long distance in one go was somewhat difficult, now it was absolutely no problem. His Teleportation Technique could cover as much as five hundred kilometers after advancing to the Third Tier.

So, even if he teleported from the very core area of the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu to the C-shaped channel in the outer zone of the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano, it was still a breeze.

...

October 30, Friday, five days after the Double Ninth Festival, which still could only count as Zhang Yanhang's first day in the Ashen World, at five twenty-nine in the morning, Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli, outer zone, C-shaped channel, Lucky Slot Machine.

Upon teleporting next to the Lucky Slot Machine, Zhang Yanhang quickly pulled the metal lever on the side of the slot machine to start clearing the third prize pool.

As he pulled the metal lever, the long-missed Time Pause descended upon the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli. At the same time, Zhang Yanhang could distinctly feel that familiar resistance in the air around him.

And, that all-too-familiar options text box also materialized in front of Zhang Yanhang. However, after clearing the prize pool this time, he would never see this text options box again.

[Please choose the specific content of this Lucky Slot Machine draw]

[Option One: ❂❂❂ (Third Prize, Crimson Iron Worker Ant, First Tier One Star, Ordinary Monster.)]

[Option Two: ❂❂❂ (Third Prize, Crimson Iron Breeding Ant, First Tier Three Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]

[Option Three: ❂❂❂ (Third Prize, Crimson Iron Flying Ant, First Tier One Star, Elite Monster.)]

...

[Option Forty-Nine: ❂❂❂ (Third Prize, Crimson Iron Soldier Ant, First Tier Two Stars, Ordinary Monster.)]

...

[Option Ninety-Three: ❂❂❂ (Third Prize, Crimson Iron Ant King, Second Tier Two Stars, Elite Monster.)]

...

[Option One Hundred Forty-Five: ✭✮✭ (Fourth Prize, Thank you for playing, no physical reward.)]

...

"The thought that this is my last time clearing the third-prize pool of this Lucky Slot Machine, and the fact that for almost a month now, the machine has yet to refresh the first and second prizes, somehow makes me feel uncomfortably nostalgic."

But thankfully, although the Lucky Slot Machine in the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Tarano didn't get refreshed, there was still a glimmer of hope for the one in Raccoon City. So Zhang Yanhang still harbored hope that he would see the first and second prizes appear in the slot machine once again.

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