Ashen God
Chapter 353 - 352: Set Effect Disabled

Chapter 353: Chapter 352: Set Effect Disabled

Therefore, such vast plains were particularly suitable for Zhang Yanhang to demonstrate his prowess. In this environment, his Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil Skill would encounter no hindrances while scanning the surroundings, which would undoubtedly lead to a significant increase in his hunting efficiency.

Moreover, with the Death Wave Skill acting as his main AOE damage dealer, he could wipe out large groups in a single blow. By the time the Goblin Plain was covered with six-figure numbers of goblins, they might still be unable to satisfy Zhang Yanhang’s thirst for battle.

After briefly contemplating his hunting plan for the night, Zhang Yanhang shifted his attention back to inventory management. Apart from Talent, he had also acquired a considerable amount of Equipment, comprising ten Crimson Iron Rings, thirteen Crimson Iron Necklaces, two sets of Crimson Iron Teeth Guards, and one most crucial item, Makarov’s Regret.

The Crimson Iron Rings, Crimson Iron Necklaces, and Crimson Iron Teeth Guards were in such small quantities that fusing them was pointless, so after tallying them, Zhang Yanhang directly packed them into his Waist Bag, planning to wait until he gathered enough for a mass Fusion later.

"So, here’s the question, should I try fusing Makarov’s Regret now?"

Zhang Yanhang hesitated about whether to fuse Makarov’s Regret immediately. He was concerned that merely improving the Quality of Makarov’s Regret might disrupt the set bonus due to a mismatch in Quality between the two earrings.

The reason Zhang Yanhang worried about this was that when the White Quality Ten-piece Set was elevated to a Green Quality Ten-piece Set, it immediately became estranged from the original White Quality parts, resulting in two entirely different Sets.

At the time, this was a boon, as it allowed Zhang Yanhang to enjoy the bonus effects of an additional Set.

However, in this case, it was a curse. If the Light Golden Quality of Makarov’s Regret and the Dark Purple Quality of Makarov’s Regret suffered a similar severance, Zhang Yanhang would lose out on the set bonus effects of the Makarov Earrings.

"Therefore, even though I’m eager to upgrade Makarov’s Regret to Light Golden Quality right away, I think I should hold off on the Fusion until I manage to gather another Makarov’s Regret. Only when both items share the Light Golden Quality can the corresponding Set Effect be activated."

Since Makarov’s Regret couldn’t be fused at the moment, like other Equipment pieces, Zhang Yanhang packed it directly into his Waist Bag as well.

"Now that I have opened all the Treasure boxes, I still don’t feel the slightest bit sleepy. What should I do to pass the time while I can’t sleep?"

Zhang Yanhang considered but couldn’t come up with anything particularly good to kill time with, so he quietly checked his balance of Soul Points.

[Soul Points: 13697 (+10060)]

"Ten thousand and sixty Soul Points? Just for killing five hundred Crimson Iron Ants, such gains are possible..."

Zhang Yanhang felt that it was mainly due to the Soul Points from the Crimson Iron Ant King’s Treasure box, which inflated the overall gains somewhat excessively—the single Purple Drop Treasure box alone yielded a staggering 3600 Soul Points, accounting for over a third of the total earnings.

Moreover, the Soul Points from the other twenty-five boxes combined didn’t even amount to what was inside the Crimson Iron Ant King’s box.

Thus, it was no wonder the Crimson Iron Ant King, a Second Tier Second Star Elite Monster, surpassed the ordinary monsters like the Crimson Iron Soldier Ants and Crimson Iron Breeding Ants, whether in terms of strength or loot.

"Now that I have 13697 Soul Points, should I consider raising the Level of my Limitless Universe Skill? I remember it required 12900 Soul Points to upgrade to LV.6, and I might even have a few hundred points left after the upgrade..."

Zhang Yanhang’s Agility and Intelligence were both at forty-nine points, and if nothing unexpected happened, upgrading the Limitless Universe Skill to LV.6 should help him close the gap in this aspect with a high probability.

According to Zhang Yanhang’s experience, each time he upgraded the Limitless Universe Skill, it would consistently increase his Intelligence by one point, while the remaining two attributes were to be chosen from the other three main attributes: Strength, Agility, and Constitution.

Thus, it almost meant that after upgrading to LV.6, the probability of increasing the Agility attribute was two-thirds. Zhang Yanhang felt that he should not be so unlucky as to only have Strength and Constitution attributes improved.

"Before, I somewhat regretted using Soul points to promote the Technique Immunity Skill, which resulted in my inability to upgrade Limitless Universe Skill and consequently become a Second Tier Peak Awakener. But now, it seems my little regret will soon be dispelled. Choose! Skill Level Enhancement!"

Feeling hopeful again about becoming a Second Tier Peak Awakener, Zhang Yanhang didn’t hesitate to make the relevant choice. Time Pause fell upon the room instantly, and a familiar line of text options appeared before Zhang Yanhang.

[Do you wish to perform Skill Level Enhancement?]

[Option One: ’Gun Master LV.MAX’ upgrade to ’Gun Mastery Level 5’ (Consume 1 Ash Source and 51,200 Soul points.)]

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[Option Four: ’Technique Immunity·Original LV.5’ upgrade to ’Technique Immunity·Original LV.6’ (Consume 102,400 Soul points.)]

[Option Five: ’Limitless Universe Skill[Second Tier]LV.5’ upgrade to ’Limitless Universe Skill[Second Tier]LV.6’ (Consume 12,900 Soul points.)]

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[Option Eight: ’Supreme Will LV.3’ upgrade to ’Supreme Will LV.4’ (Consume 200 Soul points.)]

[Option Nine: ’Indestructible Golden Body LV.MAX’ upgrade to ’Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.5’ (Consume 1 Ash Source and 51,200 Soul points.)]

"Indeed, upgrading the Limitless Universe Skill to LV.6 only requires 12,900 Soul points, which is exactly the amount I have in my balance."

Apart from the upgrade requirement for the Limitless Universe Skill, Zhang Yanhang also noticed that although the Indestructible Golden Body was a skill obtained after promoting to the Second Tier, its promotion cost was consistent with that of a First Tier Skill, which provided him with a significant relief.

He had been worried that the Indestructible Golden Body and Supreme Will might cause some problems in terms of their promotional costs, but it seemed his concerns were unfounded.

"Come to think of it, the Skill level of Supreme Will has remained at LV.3 up till now. After I upgrade the Limitless Universe Skill, the remaining Soul points should be enough to promote Supreme Will to LV.5..."

Zhang Yanhang was quite torn over whether to also upgrade the Skill level of Supreme Will, but after some deliberation, he eventually decided not to promote the Skill level of Supreme Will for the time being.