Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

"I guessed right. 150 points in base attributes is a threshold—the threshold for a gene mutation."

"What I just experienced was exactly that: a gene mutation!"

Yang Ling looked at the Status Panel and couldn't help but smile.

The timer showed that this transformation had lasted a full day!

"Next, when Agility reaches 150 points, I'll probably go through a similar scenario."

Just thinking about it made Yang Ling shudder in lingering fear.

He added the remaining 14 Free Attribute Points to Agility.

His Agility shot up from 130 to a staggering 144 points!

"Six more free attribute points, and I'll hit 150. Then, after another small mutation, I might truly step into the Lower Fifth-Rank realm."

Compared to advancing to Lower Fifth-Rank and becoming a Lesser Master,

what was a little pain?

With a thought, he opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Judgment Officer (Spirit Pet Master)

Level: 82

Strength: 150

Agility: 144

Spirit: 200

Exclusive Skill: Insight x4 (Illegal activity within 30 days)

Exclusive Skill: Flame Immunity (One Minute)

Exclusive Skill: Summon Spirit Pet (Once per day)

Exclusive Skill: Ironclad Fortress (Five minutes)

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 21130/100000

Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force (Comprehensive Mastery)

Experience Points: 0/10000

Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 15770/100000

Heavenly Will True Scripture (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 5100/100000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 6502/100000

Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 21190/100000

Ethereal Steps (Transcendent)

Wind God Vajra Legs (Transcendent)

Heaven's Will Divine Blade (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 0/100000

Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique (Beginner's Foundation)

Proficiency: 0/100

HP: 5000

Vital Qi: 8000

Faction: Ironclad Department

"Not only did my Vital Qi increase, but my HP went up by over a thousand points?"

Yang Ling gasped sharply.

The effect of this minor gene mutation was truly astonishing.

His HP had jumped from over 3,000 to 5,000 points—an increase of a full thousand points!

"One point of Strength only adds 10 HP. To get this effect, I'd need over a hundred points of Strength!"

"Looking at it from a pure base attribute perspective now, I'm only 5 Agility points behind Jiu Xingkong."

"Jiu Xingkong's Strength is also 150 points, meaning he must have gone through a minor gene mutation too."

"So, that means Upper Sixth-Rank has two tiers. One is like Mingxin, and the other is like Jiu Xingkong—someone who's undergone a minor gene mutation."

"The gap between those two isn't just in attributes; the minor gene mutation is the real key."

"If an Upper Sixth-Rank Martial Artist had both attributes at 149 points, they'd still be far weaker than Jiu Xingkong."

Suddenly, Yang Ling thought about his own Vital Qi.

Although it had increased by 2,000 points this time, he was still much weaker than Jiu Xingkong!

"When Jiu Xingkong underwent his minor gene mutation, his Vital Qi was probably already up to standard. Ten thousand plus two thousand—his Vital Qi is likely around 12,000, while mine is only 8,000."

"I need to find a way to close this gap as soon as possible."

Before, Yang Ling's Vital Qi had been his advantage. Back then, his attributes barely reached Lower Sixth-Rank standards, but his Vital Qi exceeded his current martial arts cultivation level.

Now, in a short time, Vital Qi had become his weakness.

"The loot from this Devour Heaven Palace dungeon is way better than what I got from the White Bone Cavern!"

"As expected, drops from your own monster kills are completely different from what the game system hands out uniformly."

"The White Bone Cavern beginner dungeon had a simple flow. Though it was tough, it wasn't complex—basically suitable for most Martial Artists."

"A dungeon like Devour Heaven Palace offers more freedom. The monsters you face are also Martial Artists, not something like the White Bone Daoist or the White Bone Demon King."

"Jiu Xingkong's attributes aren't as high as the White Bone Demon King's, but dealing with him isn't much easier. The key difference is that he's a Martial Artist—he has a brain and thinks!"

"Also, the best reward from this dungeon wasn't the highest one. Instead, it was…"

Yang Ling's gaze landed on the Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique entry.

That was the true best reward he'd gotten from this trip.

That wisp of Dragon Qi counted too.

The former was a First-Class Martial Arts Technique.

The latter gave him the conditions to cultivate the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force.

"If it weren't for King Zhao, the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force would have been wasted on me. Unless I found a royal member and called them my adoptive father, I might have had a shot at cultivating it…"

Yang Ling felt a bit fortunate.

With that thought, he took out the remaining seventy Spirit Nurturing Pills.

「Please select the martial art to enhance.」

"Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique."

「Congratulations, Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique has advanced to Beginner's Insight.」

「Congratulations, Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique has advanced to Comprehensive Mastery.」

「Congratulations, Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique has advanced to Flawless Proficiency.」

【Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique, First-Class Martial Arts Technique.】

【Flawless Proficiency: +36 Agility Boost.】

All seventy Spirit Nurturing Pills were used to raise the proficiency of the Candle Dragon Seven Star Sword Technique.

Aside from the first one being somewhat wasted, the remaining sixty-nine brought its proficiency to:

Flawless Proficiency: 23500/100000

"When this sword technique reaches Transcendent level, there's a Seven Star Sword Formation. Each use costs 4,000 Vital Qi points, so its power is probably impressive."

Yang Ling felt a flicker of anticipation.

"Now that everything I can improve has been improved, there's not enough time left to push Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force to Flawless Proficiency."

"It's only 10,000 experience points. Once I'm out of here, I can spend about 20 days grinding and it should be enough."

"Next, I should try running both Internal Techniques at the same time."

An hour later, a hint of bewilderment appeared in Yang Ling's eyes.

He activated the Vajra Bright King Technique, gaining a 60-point Dual-attribute Boost.

Then he tried to run the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force, but the Vajra Bright King Technique would deactivate.

He tried several times, and it was always the same.

When running the Vajra Bright King Technique, he couldn't run the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force.

When running the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force, he couldn't run the Vajra Bright King Technique.

"Director Lu said back then that I need to use Vital Qi to find the trick to running both at the same time."

"He didn't go into detail at the time. What exactly is the trick between these two?"

"When a technique is running, Vital Qi surges along with it, but the way it surges depends on the technique."

"The Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force is more domineering. Its Vital Qi surges like a surging river."

"The Vajra Bright King Technique is more balanced. When its Vital Qi surges, it's like a heavy mountain."

"Do I need to find a balance within this, letting both types of Vital Qi coexist?"

Yang Ling pondered thoughtfully, then slowly closed his eyes and continued to experiment.

With plenty of time left, he was confident he could figure out the trick eventually!

……

Days passed one by one. Quite a few disciples from Qingyun Mountain noticed that Yang Ling hadn't left his courtyard, suspecting he was in seclusion, preparing for the end-of-month competition to become the Palace Master's personal disciple.

One day, Zhang Hongyu came to Yang Ling's courtyard.

"Senior Brother Yang, I need to talk to you about something."

"I'm coming in, alright?"

Zhang Hongyu steeled himself and entered the courtyard on his own, then called out for Yang Ling while looking around everywhere.

He even went into the inner room but ultimately didn't find any trace of Yang Ling.

"He's not here?"

Zhang Hongyu's expression grew serious, and he hurriedly left.

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