Chapter 497

After hesitating for a long time, Su Xiao finally chose A, 8 attribute points. The reason was simple: compared to the other options, he needed attribute points more.

Developing four attributes simultaneously is difficult. Su Xiao had to seize every opportunity to gain attribute points. While strong physical fitness does not equate to being powerful, it is the foundation of strength. A frail body cannot support powerful abilities; this is a lesson learned in blood by countless people.

【Detected that the Hunter has sustained multiple injuries to the body. Do you wish to activate the recovery function?】

"Activate."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Xiao floated in mid-air, and a green light appeared within the exclusive room.

The repair began. The tightness and stinging pain in his chest gradually vanished. Half an hour later, the recovery was complete, costing a full 8,000 Paradise Coins! Su Xiao felt a sharp pang of regret.

From this, one could see how severe his previous injuries had been.

He moved his shoulders; the fractured scapula had healed perfectly, and the V-shaped broken ribs were also repaired. After the internal organs were restored, his vitality improved significantly.

He took a deep breath. This was normally a very simple action, but previously he had been unable to do it. A rib had been deeply embedded in his lung, which was the reason he had been coughing up blood.

With his body recovered, Su Xiao took a shower and felt refreshed.

Just as Su Xiao was preparing to strengthen his attributes, a wave of dizziness hit his brain. Only then did he remember that he hadn't had a proper rest in three days.

Semi-consciousness does not equate to sleep. In that state, he was half-asleep and half-awake, and his brain did not get proper rest.

Su Xiao collapsed and fell asleep. He didn't care about anything else; he just wanted to get a good night's sleep first.

After sleeping for over ten hours, Su Xiao got up to relieve himself, then collapsed back into bed to continue sleeping. He hadn't had a proper rest during the ten-day trial.

He didn't know how long he had slept when a sound of barking reached his ears.

Su Xiao sat up, looking bleary-eyed.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was very unhappy. Its gaze seemed to say: 'Master, are you trying to starve me?'

Just as Su Xiao was about to collapse back to sleep, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang pounced on him, using a Husky-style wake-up call.

"Oh~"

Su Xiao was stepped awake by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

"Stupid dog, I was sleeping so well."

"Woof woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked twice at the alarm clock on the bedside table. Su Xiao picked up the custom-made alarm clock; it was actually a timer. Every time he returned to Reincarnation Paradise, he would set the timer for 72 hours, which was the duration he could stay within Reincarnation Paradise.

The timer showed 22 hours and 39 minutes, meaning Su Xiao had slept for nearly a day and a night.

After getting up and washing, Su Xiao took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang straight to Xia's restaurant. Xia was still the same as ever; business was half-dead, but she refused to move, more stubborn than a donkey.

After a full meal, Su Xiao headed straight to the Attribute Strengthening Hall.

【Welcome to the Attribute Strengthening Chamber. Your naked attributes are as follows.】

Strength: 43

Agility: 43

Stamina: 42

Intelligence: 43

Charisma: 5

Luck: 1

【The Hunter has 22 free attribute points to allocate.】

【Detected that the Hunter's main attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize upgrading these three main attributes.】

22 attribute points could be considered a huge sum. Su Xiao looked thoughtful, remembering one thing.

To unlock the new ability of Blue Steel Shadow, all three main attributes needed to reach 50 points. He could achieve this now; 22 attribute points were enough to strengthen Strength, Agility, and Intelligence to 50 points.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao's allocation was: Strength +7, Agility +7, Intelligence +7, Stamina +1.

Just as he confirmed the strengthening, a prompt appeared.

【Cannot strengthen all three attributes to 50 points simultaneously. The Hunter cannot bear this level of strengthening.】

Su Xiao was stunned, wondering what this meant. Did it mean he couldn't raise all three attributes above 50 points?

He dismissed this thought instantly. It was likely another possibility: he couldn't strengthen all three to 50 points at once, or his body wouldn't be able to withstand it; he needed to strengthen them in three separate sessions.

He allocated 7 attribute points to Strength, and the strengthening began.

A heart-wrenching pain suddenly emerged, and Su Xiao nearly fainted.

Crack, crack, crack~

Su Xiao's teeth chattered, and the veins all over his body bulged. His muscles and bones were undergoing some kind of change.

If the previous changes were quantitative, reaching 50 points was a qualitative change—a threshold. An ordinary human body could not be strengthened to this extent.

A full hour later, Su Xiao, now exhausted, leaned against the strengthening chamber, his skin flushed red.

He had nearly died just from strengthening one attribute. That's right, nearly died.

If he had let all three attributes break through 50 points at the same time, there was no doubt he would have died.

【Strength attribute is an affinity attribute of Shadow of the Law Destroyer. Naked Strength attribute has reached 50 points. The Hunter may choose one of the following rewards.】

A. Divine Strength: Strength +10.

B. Muscle Transformation: Enhance physical defense.

C. Savage: When performing a Strength judgment against an enemy, temporarily add 12 points of correction. (Add 12 points to the judgment when the enemy resists Su Xiao's Strength-based skills.)

D. Proud Monarch: Exempt from control skills cast by enemies with Strength attributes below 60 points; 50% chance to exempt from control skills cast by enemies with Strength attributes below 65 points; 30% chance to exempt from control skills cast by enemies with Strength attributes below 70 points.

The exhausted Su Xiao smiled. Just as he had expected, the reward for 50 attribute points was astonishing.

Su Xiao began to struggle between options A and D. After hesitating for a long time, he finally chose option D.

Attribute points could be obtained in the future, but the opportunity to exempt control skills only existed now.

Su Xiao made his choice, and the strengthening chamber operated again.

A long time later, Su Xiao opened his eyes. An intuitive feeling emerged from the void: the impact of Strength-based control skills on him was significantly reduced, and he could ignore control skills up to a certain level.

After strengthening Strength, Su Xiao gritted his teeth and continued to strengthen Agility, again using 7 attribute points to bring Agility to 50.

An incredibly itchy sensation spread through his body. This sour, refreshing feeling made him grimace.

Compared to this feeling, he would rather endure the previous intense pain. Fortunately, this sensation ended quickly.

【Agility attribute is an affinity attribute of Shadow of the Law Destroyer. Naked Agility attribute has reached 50 points. The Hunter may choose one of the following rewards.】

A. Blue Phantom: Increase attack speed by 20%.

B. Chimera: Increase dynamic vision by 8%.

C. Super-speed Reflex: Increase nerve reflex speed by 7%.

Su Xiao fell into a dilemma again. 'Dynamic vision' and 'nerve reflex speed' were both golden attributes for melee combat. Now he was facing a choice between the two.

After considering for a while, Su Xiao chose C. He was prepared to follow this path to the end. As future enemies became stronger and faster, whether his eyes could track them was a question; nerve reflex speed was more important.

After making the choice, Su Xiao's nerve reflex speed increased again, making him more sensitive to sudden situations.

The role of nerve reflex speed is as follows: for example, if an enemy slashes at him, if his nerve reflex speed is fast enough, he can not only track the enemy's attack in time but also immediately perform a counterattack.

Deflecting dense bullets is the ultimate test of nerve reflex speed. Su Xiao could deflect sniper bullets because his physical fitness was strong enough, his sword art level was high enough, and his nerve reflex speed was also crucial.

Both attributes had reached 50 points; now only the Intelligence attribute remained.

Su Xiao frowned: "I won't... die from the strengthening, will I?"