At dusk.
Li Ze arrived at the location depicted on the parchment and soon found a cave constructed from hard stone.
Inside, he discovered the jade disc!
Li Ze caressed the jade disc, feeling its unique texture. It was not only smooth and rounded but also carried a faintly cool sensation.
“How do I activate this thing?” he pondered, scrutinizing the jade disc in his hands.
At that moment—
The surface of the jade disc suddenly shimmered with a faint glow!
Immediately, a cold, invisible energy began to crawl up his arm from his palm, spreading throughout his body. It did not cause any discomfort but instead felt exceptionally pleasant.
It was as if the system’s energy was continuously forging Li Ze’s body.
His physical attributes began to rise!
56, 57, 58, 59… all the way up to 75!
Unlike the system energy that vanished after enhancing the body, this cold, invisible energy remained in Li Ze’s dantian and did not disappear!
“Ding, congratulations, host, for obtaining a special inheritance.”
Li Ze’s expression shifted: “The effect is impressive!”
He had gained 20 points in physical attributes. If it were through the system, it would require a whopping 4,000 villain points—a substantial amount.
Moreover, as the base physical attribute increased, the power gained per point also grew incrementally. The difference between a physical attribute of 40 and 20 is not the same as the difference between 80 and 60.
Additionally…
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Li Ze closed his eyes.
He carefully felt the special energy residing in his dantian.
He could sense that, due to this energy, his injury recovery rate had significantly improved compared to before!
Suppressing his excitement, Li Ze summoned the system panel.
Villain Cultivation System:
Host: Li Ze
Personal Wealth: 238.9 billion
Charm Value: 30
Physical Attributes: 75
Skills: Management [Expert], Intimidation [Advanced], Martial Arts [Advanced], Cello [Advanced]...
Villain Points: 2000
Current Triggered Book: Martial Arts Expert from the Countryside Enters the City
"Friendly Reminder: The host currently has 2000 villain points, and the protagonist has 5500 fortune points."
Li Ze pondered for a moment and asked, "System, how many villain points are needed to upgrade Martial Arts to Expert level?"
Simply increasing physical attributes wasn’t enough; the body also needed to adapt, and without skills, even the strongest body was just brute force.
For instance, in his previous battle with Iron Seven.
Although Li Ze's physical attributes surpassed Iron Seven’s, the outcome might have been uncertain if it weren't for his "Intimidation" skill!
The system quickly replied:
"Upgrading Martial Arts to [Expert] requires 1000 villain points, while upgrading to [Perfect] requires 3000 villain points."
"Ugh, the villain points required for Perfect level increase so much," Li Ze thought to himself, clicking his tongue.
He decided to spend 1000 points to upgrade Martial Arts to Expert level first.
He then allocated the remaining 1000 points to his physical attributes.
With the system energy flowing and cleansing, Li Ze's strength increased once more.
Physical Attributes: 80!
Feeling the energy slowly dissipate within him, Li Ze suddenly opened his eyes.
He lifted his right foot and stomped it down onto the ground!
“Boom!”
His right foot sank deeply into the ground.
The entire stone chamber shook violently, reverberating with a thunderous impact!
From the moment he entered the stone chamber until now, which had been less than half an hour, Li Ze's strength had already increased dramatically!
“Very good.” Li Ze grinned, feeling the surge of power within him, and he was eager to test it out.
Finding a worthy opponent was now a challenge; even Iron Guard would not stand a chance against him.
“But isn’t there someone perfect for this...”
Li Ze’s eyes seemed to blaze with fire, his fighting spirit rising.
Now, he was confident enough to challenge Liu Shun, who was considered the peak of combat strength in Martial Arts Expert from the Countryside Enters the City!
Li Ze decided to use Liu Shun as his sharpening stone, to test his own strength.
Of course, he was fully prepared; whether he won or lost, death would... befall his opponent.
Li Ze’s expression was cold.
To him, Liu Shun was merely a caged beast awaiting death. The moment Liu Shun took on the mission to assassinate him, the outcome had already been sealed and was irreversible.