Chapter 23: Adding Attribute Points

Wild beasts that have reached a grade have very tough skin and strong defensive power, but relatively speaking, the skin on their bellies is much softer; that is the weak point in their defense.

These splashing iron fragments were blasted out from underground, and they all began to cut toward the bellies of the wild beasts.

"Puchi! Puchi!" The high-speed rotating iron fragments pierced the beasts' skin and shredded their internal organs, causing the beasts to let out bursts of painful wails.

The locations where Meng Yifan led people to dig pits and bury ceramic jars were calculated, all to ensure that the iron fragments splashing out after the explosion could cover all the beasts present; he wanted to blast all the beasts that dared to invade Qinghe Village into smithereens in one go.

The Flying Tiger Demon was flying in mid-air, and five iron fragments also flew onto its body, but these fragments were at the end of their strength by the time they flew that high, only leaving a few white marks on the Flying Tiger Demon's scales before being deflected; they were completely unable to cause any damage to the Flying Tiger Demon.

The Flying Tiger Demon looked at the scene on the ground where the beasts' corpses were strewn everywhere and was so angry that it was burning with rage.

It was a Level 3 Demon Beast and only a low-level minor leader in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom; these wild beasts were all painstakingly enlightened by it using demon arts, and they were its trusted subordinates as well as the capital for its future rise, yet they were all wiped out by this one explosion, which made it feel very heartbroken.

What saddened the Flying Tiger Demon the most were those four large tigers; they were all of its own bloodline, and now three of them had been blasted into fragments, including its favorite son.

The last Second Grade Middle Stage large tiger was the Flying Tiger Demon's own younger brother, and in the explosion just now, it had also had a leg blown off, becoming a cripple.

With its whole family either dead or injured from the blast, how could the Flying Tiger Demon not feel its heart dripping with blood?

Unlike the Flying Tiger Demon's extreme grief, Meng Yifan was overjoyed; this massive explosion had wiped out almost all of the Flying Tiger Demon's beast army, and on his Game Panel, his Experience Value was skyrocketing wildly, rising to 452 points in just a few seconds.

And this was not the end; some severely injured beasts that had not yet died would die one after another due to excessive blood loss, and these would all be Meng Yifan's Experience Value.

Having gained so much Experience Value all at once, Meng Yifan could break through to a Second Grade Middle Stage Martial Artist at any time if he wanted to, but after leveling up, the Experience Value gained from killing low-level wild beasts would decrease, which made Meng Yifan hesitate about whether to level up.

What Meng Yifan hoped for was to first stabilize his cultivation at the Second Grade Lower Stage, then use the Bird Gun and Elm Cannon to kill beasts, and only level up once he had accumulated a large amount of Experience Value.

However, the Flying Tiger Demon was still circling in mid-air, ready to come down for a slaughter at any moment; the two sides were already at daggers drawn, and it was either him or them. At this time, he had to improve his strength in time, otherwise, if he were killed by the Flying Tiger Demon during the upcoming battle, keeping the Experience Value would be of no use.

Meng Yifan looked at the Game Panel and fell into deep thought.

Name: Meng Yifan

Race: Human

Profession: Second Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist

Technique: Savage Bull Strength Level 2 (3/900)

Skill: Level 2 Shooting Technique (200/1000)

Strength: 21/200 (The physical strength limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Defense: 20/200 (The physical defense limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Speed: 10/200 (The physical speed limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200)

Aptitude: 0.2/100

Experience Value: 452 points

"Huh! Maybe I don't have to level up directly to improve my strength." Meng Yifan had a flash of inspiration; he could completely avoid leveling up and add points directly to his Strength, Defense, and Speed attributes.

The attribute cap for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200 points, which means he could at most raise all his physical attributes to 200 points before considering the matter of leveling up.

"Among the three attributes, which one is the most needed?" Meng Yifan thought quickly in his mind; his current combat relies mainly on the Bird Gun and the Elm Cannon. Although these thermal weapons are very primitive, by using scientifically proportioned Black Powder combined with his Level 2 Shooting Technique, they can also exert enormous combat power.

To defeat the Flying Tiger Demon, he must use the Elm Cannon to fire an Iron Ball, but the Flying Tiger Demon can fly and is extremely fast, making it a very difficult task to hit it with the Elm Cannon.

"If my speed can also be greatly improved, perhaps I will be able to hit the Flying Tiger Demon." Meng Yifan did not hesitate; gritting his teeth, he converted 450 points of Experience Value into 45 Speed attribute points and added them all.

As he added the points, Meng Yifan suddenly felt light as a swallow; the muscles in his legs seemed to be wrapped in a special energy, and every muscle fiber was being nourished by this special energy, rapidly reorganizing and becoming strong and powerful.

At this very moment, on Meng Yifan's Game Panel, Speed: 55/200 (The physical speed limit for a Second Grade Martial Artist is 200). The speed limit for an ordinary person is only 10, and he was now at 55 points, which is 5.5 times that of an ordinary person; this was a very astonishing improvement.

A normal person's 100-meter sprint is generally within 13 to 15 seconds; just calculating based on 15 seconds, theoretically, Meng Yifan only needs 2.7 seconds to run 100 meters. The world record for a 100-meter sprint on Earth is 9.58 seconds; Meng Yifan's speed at this moment far exceeded the world record.

"Roar!" The Flying Tiger Demon let out a long howl toward the sky, swearing to kill all the humans in Qinghe Village, but before it could make a move, the half-grown kid below ran like a gust of wind, holding a Bird Gun equipped with a Stabbing Blade, and rushed over to deliver a thrust at the large tiger with the broken leg.

A Level 1 wild beast improves its physical strength, speed, and defense, but a Level 2 Demon Beast has already condensed a Demon Core within its body and can perform demon arts.

This Second Grade Middle Stage large tiger had originally had a leg blown off and was filled with rage; now that this human child dared to come and kill it, it was even more furious and let out a loud roar.

Bullying a tiger too much! The Level 2 large tiger opened its blood-red mouth, and a palm-sized cyan Wind Blade condensed in its mouth before being violently spewed out.

"Whoosh!" The palm-sized Wind Blade grew in the wind, quickly turning into a Crescent Moon Blade over a meter long, flashing with cyan light, and slashed toward Meng Yifan's head.

"So this is a demon art!" Meng Yifan was given a huge fright; whether in his past life or this one, this was the first time he had seen extraordinary power with his own eyes.

As the Crescent Moon Blade attacked, Meng Yifan did not want to meet it head-on; with a tap of his toes on the ground, his body shifted three meters horizontally, dodging the attack of the Crescent Moon Blade, but before he could catch his breath, he heard the sound of something breaking through the air behind him.

Meng Yifan was shocked, and his body lunged forward violently, only to realize that the Crescent Moon Blade had flown past him, almost grazing his body.

This gave Meng Yifan a fright, and his back was soaked with cold sweat; it had been truly too dangerous just now—if he had been a moment later, he would have been decapitated.

That this Crescent Moon Blade condensed from demon arts could actually change direction was simply too incredible.