Ashen God
Chapter 355 - 354 Thermo-baric Bomb and Fusion

Chapter 355: Chapter 354 Thermo-baric Bomb and Fusion

Spiritual Qi Recovery had already been half a year. The group leader had been promoted from the First Tier to the Fourth Tier, which is three promotions in total. Even if we just calculate an average, it would take at least two months to achieve one promotion.

Therefore, if he could really spend only half a month to be promoted to the Second Tier and then again only half a month to the Third Tier, then Zhang Yanhang felt that he at least caught up with a three-month difference, which was roughly half caught up.

"According to this progress, if I could be promoted to the Fourth Tier, I reckon I could immediately catch up with the Early Awakeners in terms of progress, and even beyond that, I might be able to promote to the Fifth Tier earlier than them.

Forget it, let’s not think about such future matters for now. If I want to be promoted to the Fifth Tier, there is definitely no chance within this year, with only two months left. It would be a fortunate thing to be able to promote to the Fourth Tier."

Once Zhang Yanhang was promoted to the Fourth Tier, he would return the ’humiliation’ he experienced from the group leader doubled. Relying on their strength to act offensively towards low-level innocent young men, the group leader was truly despicable.

Yes, Zhang Yanhang had never forgotten about this matter and often plotted detailed revenge plans. However, alas, due to his lack of strength, he was temporarily unable to execute the related plans.

"Speaking of which, when I go out in the future, can I claim to be a Second Tier Peak Awakened? Considering that Awakeners who enter the Ashen World to hunt monsters actually make up less than one-fifth of the total, so my strength now should at least be considered mid to upper level among the Awakeners, right?

It’s just that in terms of killing power, I should still surpass the vast majority of Awakeners. After all, a Thermo-baric Bomb +3 is quite powerful."

Although Zhang Yanhang mostly only fused the Thermo-baric Bomb +3, it must be mentioned that the Thermo-baric Bomb +3 is far from reaching the fusion limit. If Zhang Yanhang wanted to continue to fuse higher, he could do so at any time.

He only fused the Thermo-baric Bomb +3 before because the Rebirth in Pure Bliss Realm Prison Suppression Cannon could only store ten Thermo-baric Bombs; therefore, he used eight Thermo-baric Bombs to simply create a Thermo-baric Bomb +3.

According to Zhang Yanhang’s fusion experience, the Thermo-baric Bomb +3 was at most only halfway through the process of fusion, given that the overall fusion process was still quite smooth.

Therefore, just based on the smoothness alone, Zhang Yanhang believed that the Thermo-baric Bomb could at least be fused to +7 or even +8 before reaching the fusion limit.

Just the Thermo-baric Bomb +3 had a killing range that could cover one kilometer, with the central area creating a tens-of-meters-wide hole on Crimson Iron ore, which is even harder than steel. Therefore, Zhang Yanhang had every reason to believe that a Thermo-baric Bomb +7 could at least have a killing range of several kilometers and cause even more terrifying explosive damage.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yanhang immediately became eager to try and fuse a Thermo-baric Bomb +7 to test its power, but unfortunately, the fusion of a Thermo-baric Bomb +7 would require one hundred and twenty-eight Thermo-baric Bombs, and he currently did not have that many.

If Zhang Yanhang were to produce Thermo-baric Bombs himself, each Thermo-baric Bomb would consume seventy-five points of Energy Value, and one hundred and twenty-eight Thermo-baric Bombs together would require a total of nine thousand six hundred points of Energy Value.

With Zhang Yanhang’s current Energy Value Recovery Speed, if he relied on Energy Value alone to produce these Thermo-baric Bombs, he would need to spend over two days continuously without sleep.

Even if he pushed the Rebirth in Pure Bliss Realm Prison Suppression Cannon’s capacity of forty-eight Thermo-baric Bombs per day to the max, Zhang Yanhang would still need at least a day and a half, in combination with producing Energy Value, to gather one hundred and twenty-eight Thermo-baric Bombs.

So, while he indeed wanted to test the power of the Thermo-baric Bomb +7, Zhang Yanhang truly didn’t have the luxury of time right now; after all, he was scheduled to go to the Ashen World to hunt monsters tonight at eight o’clock and could not squeeze out a day and a half to produce Thermo-baric Bombs.

Therefore, regarding the fusion of the Thermo-baric Bomb +7, Zhang Yanhang could only plan to complete it later when he had time. Anyway, there was no hope for it today.

After briefly checking the Attribute List, Zhang Yanhang opened his data panel.

[Name: Zhang Yanhang (Second Tier)]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 20]

[Profession: Heavenly Destiny Master]

[Level: LV.13 (0/6000)]

[Soul Points: 797 (-12900)]

[Shield Value: 3599/3599 (Life Value Limit × 150%, Recovery Speed: 20% per second)]

[Life Value: 2399/2399 (Constitution × 21 (+1), the body has now been officially digitized, Life Value Recovery Speed, 15 per hour)]

[Energy Value: 330/900 (Intelligence × 15, the body has now been officially digitized, Energy Value Recovery Speed, 45 (+3) per hour)]

[Strength: 50 (+5[-2])]

[Agility: 50 (+5)]

[Constitution: 50 (+5[-2])]

[Intelligence: 50 (+5)]

[Charm: 39 (+19)]

[Luck: ??? (This is a hidden attribute)]

[Talent: 1, Multiple Choice (???). 2, Longevity Mountain and Fortune Sea (SS tier). 3, Bear Power (S tier).]

[Skill: 1, Limitless Universe Skill [Second Tier] LV.6 (Passive/Active). 2, Alchemy (Active skill). 3, Gun Master LV.MAX (Passive skill). 4, Fighting Master LV.MAX (Passive skill). 5, Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 6, Technique Immunity·Original LV.5 (Passive skill). 7, Death Wave LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 8, Supreme Will LV.3 (Passive skill). 9, Indestructible Golden Body LV.MAX (Passive/Active).]

"I only have 797 soul points left. Sigh, just casually upgrading a few skills and my five-digit soul point balance immediately dwindled to three digits.

But it’s okay. I’m going to the Ashen World tonight to start another hunting plan. By then, I should be able to gain at least six digits’ worth of soul points again. I estimate I could use this batch of soul points to elevate quite a few skill levels and maybe even increase my profession level.

It’s been a week since my last profession level still stuck at LV.13, which isn’t really appropriate."

Zhang Yanhang planned to upgrade his profession level after he raises Limitless Universe Skill to LV.MAX. As for now, he indeed didn’t have any surplus soul points.

But luckily, upgrading the profession level wasn’t something urgent. As long as he had soul points, he could upgrade it at any time, and that’s why Zhang Yanhang had put it off until now.

Of course, the real main reason was that even if he upgraded his profession level and gained the related attribute points, Zhang Yanhang actually wouldn’t use them but would hold on to them just like during the First Tier period until after advancing in rank.

The reason he became a Second Tier Peak Awakener in just a week after advancing to the Second Tier was mainly that he had saved up thirty-six attribute points during the First Tier period. Otherwise, he definitely couldn’t have ascended to Second Tier Peak so quickly.

"Speaking of attribute points, now that I have raised all four main attributes to fifty points, I should pursue the Second Tier limit without equipment. Currently, my Strength Attribute is short by three points from reaching fifty points without equipment.

I shouldn’t worry about the Strength Attribute, though. As long as I can dig through the tunnel and hunt monsters in the new area to obtain a large amount of Ant Power talents, then with the S tier Talent Bear Power improving, those missing three points of Strength Attribute will surely be compensated for soon.

And I’m even less worried about the Intelligence Attribute. It’s short by five points, but since Limitless Universe Skill has just been upgraded to LV.6, the subsequent four levels will at least increase my Intelligence Attribute by another four points.

As for the final missing point, it shouldn’t be hard to raise. At that time, finding some artifact or achievement that can increase Intelligence Attribute should be able to make up for that one missing point.

Next is the Constitution Attribute, which, like Strength Attribute, is only missing the final three points.

However, only short by three points, with the subsequent upgrades of Limitless Universe Skill, it should be easy to fill the gap in Constitution Attribute. Even if it can’t be filled, at worst it will be short by one point, which can be easily resolved.

So, among the four main attributes, three have already been taken care of. The only one left without a clear path to improvement is the Agility attribute, which is currently five points short from reaching fifty points without equipment.

Although the upgrade of Limitless Universe Skill should give me another point or two in Agility attribute, I’m not sure how to raise the remaining few points."

For Agility attribute, Zhang Yanhang could only leave it to fate for now, to see if he might encounter some artifact or related achievement that could increase the attribute. If possible, those missing few points of Agility attribute should naturally be easy to fill.

But if he doesn’t come across the relevant artifacts or achievements, things might get a bit complicated. At that point, he’d probably use a multiple-choice approach to figure out a solution.

He might try to trigger options similar to the Dilophosaurus Potion he encountered during his First Tier period. If it’s just about indirectly acquiring items that can enhance the Agility attribute, Zhang Yanhang feels it shouldn’t be too difficult.

Moreover, if he really can’t find the relevant items, then he could just use attribute points to boost those few missing points — after all, getting the main attribute bonus is a must because it really pays off.

"Sigh, I seemed to have been stuck on this Agility attribute during my First Tier period, and now that I’ve advanced to the Second Tier, I’m stuck on Agility again. I feel like I should find a Talent in the future that can enhance my Agility attribute, otherwise it’s really bothersome to be held back by Agility every time I level up.

Plus, if I can really obtain a Talent related to the Agility attribute, then apart from the attribute value bonus, it would most likely also provide some bonus effects to Attack Speed or Movement Speed.

Whether it’s Attack Speed or Movement Speed, both are quite important to me right now, especially Movement Speed, which could greatly enhance my hunting efficiency."

However, although he talked about wanting to obtain a Talent related to Agility, Zhang Yanhang didn’t have any way of acquiring it, so in the end, it was just a thought. When he would actually obtain a Talent related to Agility would be as random as the artifacts and achievements before.

"Let’s leave the matter of finding a Talent to enhance the Agility attribute until later when I have time. Anyway, it’s definitely impossible to resolve today since I’ve already booked tonight to go hunting Goblins on Goblin Plain."

Zhang Yanhang maintained a laissez-faire attitude about obtaining a Talent for enhancing Agility because he felt that with his current Energy Value limit, aiming to precisely obtain such a Talent seemed a bit too hopeful.

Unless he could advance to the Third Tier, with his current Energy Value limit not even reaching four digits, it seemed rather unlikely to achieve such a goal.

If he could advance to the Third Tier, with the opening up of the Attribute value limit and the rapid growth of the Intelligence attribute, Zhang Yanhang’s Energy Value limit would definitely increase dramatically. Only then would he have enough confidence to secure the related Talent.

The reason Zhang Yanhang thought so was that he had tried this type of option before while he was bored in the Crimson Iron Ore Vein, hoping to obtain a new Talent related to the Strength Attribute, besides Ant Power.

But Multiple Choice did not give any response; he was outright ignored, which usually happens because the Energy Value limit was not enough.

Therefore, having already attempted it, Zhang Yanhang felt that perhaps only when he advanced to the Third Tier would Multiple Choice help him precisely locate a Talent suited to his Agility needs.

In summary, Zhang Yanhang felt that within the Second Tier, there was indeed little hope of obtaining a Talent related to Agility. "Stuck on Agility in the First Tier period, still stuck on it in the Second Tier, just hoping that advancing to the Third Tier can turn my Agility from a weakness into a strength; otherwise, it would be too disheartening."

"The Four Main Attributes have all been raised to fifty points, with the exception of Charm, a Sub-attribute, which remains as lackluster as ever, maintaining at thirty-nine points and not even achieving the minor goal of forty.

Although it’s not very likely, I still hope to obtain an item that can enhance Charm on Goblin Plain, otherwise I won’t be able to fill this gap of eleven points."

As an Awakened striving for all-around development in virtue, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, Zhang Yanhang felt he did not need to pursue fifty points in Charm in his unarmored state, but at least he should reach fifty points with equipment bonuses. Otherwise, it would be somewhat annoying if the fixed damage limit of the Death Wave Skill was never maxed out.