Chapter 973

Now, what Su Xiao needed to do was use the Prover of the Strong to convert his attributes into true attributes, and upon using the Prover, the reward for all four primary attributes reaching 80 points would appear.

Previously, when his Stamina attribute reached 50 points, Su Xiao had wondered why there was no reward for Stamina at 50, since Strength, Agility, and Intelligence all had rewards—he now finally understood: Stamina was not his primary attribute, so even reaching 50 granted no reward.

The concept of primary attributes emerged after Su Xiao inherited the Shadow of Annihilation; his Strength, Agility, and Intelligence became primary attributes upon inheritance, and each time he upgraded an attribute, a prompt appeared prioritizing primary attribute growth—this made him realize that while the Shadow of Annihilation was weak early on, it grew immensely powerful in the later stages.

Su Xiao did not immediately use the Prover of the Strong; he was too exhausted—he hadn’t closed his eyes for a single moment in the past three days, enduring intense combat in the Void Colosseum while also advancing his Alchemy.

The sound of rushing water came from Bubu Wang bathing; this fool had a slight obsession with cleanliness and loved being spotless—he wondered what reward Bubu Wang had earned to endure having his beloved fur dyed black; once, Su Xiao had encountered Bubu Wang inside the Cycle Paradise, watching him spend Paradise Coins to groom his black-and-white fur.

A few seconds later, a steady, rhythmic snoring filled the room.

After sleeping for an unknown length of time, Su Xiao rose groggily and shuffled toward the bathroom.

“Aaaah～”

A yelp—Bubu Wang, lying on the rug, had his tail stepped on; Bubu Wang sighed, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep, his fur now restored to its original color.

Half a minute later.

“Aaaah～”

Another yelp—Bubu Wang’s tail was stepped on again; Su Xiao, half-asleep and half-awake, was heading to the bathroom to urinate.

Su Xiao collapsed onto the bed with a thud and quickly fell into a deep slumber.

Bubu Wang sat hunched on the floor, puffed up with indignation, his expression unmistakable: “This dog is mad—and no amount of soothing will fix it.”

Bubu Wang’s gaze swept the room, finally settling on the bed beneath Su Xiao.

Su Xiao, having slept nearly seventeen hours, opened his eyes and stretched with a yawn.

“Bubu, go buy me breakfast, and when you come back, I’ll give you...”

Su Xiao’s sentence halted mid-sentence—he was stunned.

Things that could stun Su Xiao were rare, yet now his face was full of shock.

Su Xiao sat on the floor, a blanket draped over his legs; he reached down, touched the rug beneath him, and blinked sleepily around the room.

Where was the bed? He had gone to sleep with everything normal—now he found himself sleeping on the rug.

Had he rolled off the bed? No—his current position was exactly where the bed had been; even if he’d rolled off, the bed wouldn’t vanish.

Su Xiao’s mind raced through possibilities, finally fixing his gaze on Bubu Wang.

Could Bubu Wang have eaten the bed? No—the noise would’ve been loud, and Su Xiao had been sleeping on it—he’d have felt it. Though in his private room he was fully relaxed, he’d shut off his Direct Perception ability to recover faster.

The bed’s disappearance remained an unsolved mystery.

“Bubu, go get breakfast.”

Su Xiao’s demeanor was calm.

“Wang.”

Bubu Wang, smug and tail-wagging, headed for the door—to buy Su Xiao breakfast.

“And buy a bed too.”

Upon hearing this, Bubu Wang froze mid-step, then continued walking toward the exit.

“Wait.”

Bubu Wang’s body stiffened.

“What’s with the wood shavings on your tail?”

Su Xiao narrowed his eyes; Bubu Wang’s smug expression vanished instantly, replaced by panic.

“Aaaah～”

Bubu Wang let out a long howl—clearly meaning: “Master, listen, you started it!”

In his haste, Bubu Wang glanced at his tail—no wood shavings were there.

“It was you.”

…

Ten minutes later, Bubu Wang walked out of the private room with tears in his eyes; though threatened with a giant slipper, this fool refused to admit guilt—Su Xiao had no direct proof, and the bed’s disappearance was too bizarre to investigate further.

After Bubu Wang left to buy breakfast, Su Xiao pulled out the Prover of the Strong.

[Use ‘Prover of the Strong’? Yes/No.]

Holding the Prover of the Strong, Su Xiao felt this act was a turning point—converting attributes into true attributes wasn’t a quantitative change, but a qualitative one.

“Use.”

The moment Su Xiao spoke, the Prover of the Strong medal in his hand shattered into countless specks of light, each speck threaded with dark patterns.

The dark patterns swiftly enveloped Su Xiao; at that moment, his muscles, bones, and flesh began to change—not through genetic alteration or enhancement, but through some indescribable transformation.

BOOM!

A thunderous roar filled Su Xiao’s mind; vast constellations appeared before his eyes.

The stars gradually converged, forming a colossal star-eyed gaze—this eye had existed for countless eons, devoid of any emotion, all living beings reduced to ants beneath its gaze.

“The Door of the World opens for you.”

A hoarse voice echoed from the starry void; the star-eyed gaze fixed on Su Xiao, then slowly closed.

…

Su Xiao snapped his eyes open, scanning the room—he was still in his private chamber; the hoarse voice and the star-eyed gaze seemed like illusions.

[Prompt: Hunter’s attributes have been converted into true attributes.]

Contracted Hunter #13013. (For Hunter protection, this is a false ID.)

Name: Su Xiao (Hunter)

Level: Lv.20. (Third Tier.) Every 10 levels equal one tier; leveling up grants no attribute bonuses—it only determines Hunter privileges within the Cycle Paradise, corresponding to world difficulty and mission difficulty.

Health: 100%. (This attribute cannot be fully quantified—it changes based on injury severity.)

Mana: 3526

Strength: 80 (True Attribute · Primary)

Agility: 80 (True Attribute · Primary)

Stamina: 80 (True Attribute · Primary)

Intelligence: 80 (True Attribute · Primary)

Charm: 8

Luck: 3

Killing Talent: Soul Devourer (S)

…

Su Xiao’s personal stats appeared automatically; he still felt no obvious change from the true attributes, but as he strengthened them in the future, the difference would become stark—true attribute points were five times more potent than ordinary ones; every single point strengthened would yield a clear, noticeable effect.

While reviewing his stats, Su Xiao noticed something: the equipment bonuses to his four primary attributes had vanished—previously, the Divine Remnant Scabbard added 3 Strength and 3 Agility, meaning ordinary attribute bonuses no longer applied to true attributes.

Fortunately, Su Xiao owned few equipment pieces that boosted attributes—he preferred functional gear; he didn’t need to guess that hunters who relied on gear to inflate their stats would be sobbing in the bathroom after this conversion—their hard-earned gear was now worthless except for selling.

Su Xiao also suffered a loss from this rule: the Hunter’s Set’s attribute bonuses no longer applied. But he wasn’t worried.

Undoubtedly, God Emperor, Stein, and others must possess true attributes—otherwise, their power couldn’t sustain an expedition team; their interest in the Hunter’s Set strongly suggested that its bonuses still enhanced true attributes.

Realizing this, Su Xiao understood: perhaps when the Hunter’s Set upgraded to a Gold Set, its “Set Effect 1” would change—if lucky, it might even grant true attribute bonuses; no, it would definitely grant them, otherwise God Emperor and Stein wouldn’t care about the Hunter’s Set at all.