Ashen God
Chapter 1021 1020: Magic Goddess and the Arcane Empire
After checking the Life Value Limit, Zhang Yanhang quickly began to check the Shield Value Limit. Although the growth of the Life Value Limit was already quite exaggerated, Zhang Yanhang felt that the Shield Value Limit would definitely be even more exaggerated.
[Shield Value: 1,295,374/1,295,374 (Life Value Limit × 470%, Recovery Speed: 20% per second.)]
"Originally, I only had a total of 670,641 Shield Value Limit, but now it has directly increased to 1,295,374 Shield Value Limit, which is a sudden increase of 624,733 Shield Value Limit."
Although this growth was anticipated, Zhang Yanhang was undoubtedly still shocked upon seeing the Shield Value surpassing the one million mark. After all, his Shield Value was much higher in defensive power than his own Life Value, and the recovery speed was faster. Under such advantageous circumstances, he had nearly 1.3 million points of Shield Value Limit.
In this regard, Zhang Yanhang could only say that the strength of Technique Immunity was indeed as formidable as ever, comparable even to the Heavenly Mastery Dominator Body. Since advancing from the Second Tier, except for the one time during Meteorite Fall, his Energy Shield had never been breached by an enemy, strongly proving Technique Immunity's formidable defensive capability.
"Originally, my small goal for the Shield Value Limit was 680,000 points. Now this small target has been instantly completed, along with sixty-one subsequent small targets, pushing the next small goal to 1.3 million points Shield Value Limit."
Under such circumstances, Zhang Yanhang felt that the original small goal might not be enough, proposing to multiply the original 10,000 point goal by five, making it a 50,000 point Shield Value Limit small goal. With both the Heavenly Mastery Dominator Body and Technique Immunity still at LV.6 without upgrades, the potential for future development is very significant.
But for the sake of convenient calculation, Zhang Yanhang decided to set the next small goal at 1.3 million points Shield Value Limit, and the next one thereafter at 1.35 million points Shield Value Limit.
Currently, Zhang Yanhang was still 4,626 points short of the next small goal in Shield Value Limit, which wasn't that much—just needing to raise the Life Value Limit by around 1,000 points.
"Calculated with 8,125 points Life Value Limit, currently my Shield Value Limit has reached 159.4 times that of a Fifth Tier Awakened's Life Value Limit. Compared to the previous 82.5 times, it directly increased by 76.9 times the Shield Value Limit."
Zhang Yanhang had previously anticipated that the Shield Value Limit would exceed one hundred times. Now, not only had it easily surpassed one hundred times, but also by nearly sixty times.
Judging by this development trend, Zhang Yanhang even felt that achieving two hundred times the Shield Value Limit might also be attainable.
Before Tier Promotion, back in the Fourth Tier, Zhang Yanhang's highest Shield Value Limit was only forty-five times that of a Same Tier Awakened. His current record had raised this by 2.5 times based on that foundation.
After checking the Shield Value Limit, Zhang Yanhang began to sort through the Artifacts concerning the Energy Value Limit. But speaking of sorting, he actually only had two Artifacts capable of enhancing the Energy Value Limit. They were an Epic-grade Miserla's Core and a Legendary Miserla's Core.
Zhang Yanhang first picked up the Legendary Miserla's Core to inspect the Attribute list.
[Miserla's Core·Magic Goddess (Void Channel)]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Type: Artifact]
[Origin: Ashen World, Ferren Continent, Extreme Bliss Realm (Attached Half-plane), Mistra.]
[Usage effect: Increases Energy Value Limit by 1,360 points, Maximum Energy Value Limit Conversion Coefficient +4, Energy Value Recovery Speed +24.]
[Usage requirements: Intelligence below 140 points.]
[Score: 980 (Legendary Items Score ranges from 831 to 980.)]
[Description: Created by one of the greatest Arcane Masters of the Naisel Magic Empire, Master Ioulaum, this Miserla's Core was later modified and adopted for use by the Magic Goddess Mistra. She has somewhat weakened the performance of Miserla's Core to make it more 'stable.']
"This Legendary Miserla's Core can enhance my Energy Value Limit by 1,360 points and increase the Maximum Energy Value Limit Conversion Coefficient by 4 points. Enjoying a 100% bonus from the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill, it's capable of providing 2,720 points Energy Value Limit and 8 points Maximum Energy Value Limit Conversion Coefficient."
Calculated with Zhang Yanhang's current Intelligence Attribute of 122 points, these 8 points of Maximum Energy Value Limit Conversion Coefficient provide him with 976 points Energy Value Limit, and adding the base 2,720 points Energy Value Limit, it could provide Zhang Yanhang a total of 3,696 points Energy Value Limit.
If it was the Life Value Limit, these over 3,000 points Energy Value Limit could increase Zhang Yanhang's Life Value Limit by at least ten thousand points after a substantial overlay of bonuses. Unfortunately, his bonuses for the Energy Value Limit were relatively low, without any reinforcement from the Heavenly Mastery Dominator Body.
Therefore, considering the bonuses, Zhang Yanhang only had a 105% Energy Value Limit bonus, which could only boost this 3,696 points Energy Value Limit to 7,577 points. This pales in comparison to the tens of thousands increase in the Life Value Limit, making it quite disappointing.
Yet, for this reason, Zhang Yanhang planned to focus on enhancing the Energy Value Limit during the Fifth Tier because an Awakener must not lack Energy. Energy is the foundation of Talent empowerment; one absolutely cannot be handicapped, as having only a strong Life Value will lead to little prospect.
"Besides this Energy Value Limit, this Legendary Miserla's Core can also enhance my Energy Value Recovery Speed by 24 points, turning into 48 points after the Swallowing Heaven and Earth bonus, certainly elevating my growth rate significantly."
Upon inspecting the Attribute list of this Legendary Miserla's Core, Zhang Yanhang immediately swallowed it into his Stomach Space.
Unlike the previous experience of absorbing the [T/G Synthetic Virus Transformation Medicine], after consuming the Miserla's Core, Zhang Yanhang immediately felt a massive surge of Energy within, like water without a source manifesting from nowhere yet continuously generated, highly fitting its nature.
However, despite the continuous generation, under the absorption of the Stomach Space, it was quickly absorbed and transformed into his own Energy.
After consuming the Legendary Miserla's Core, Zhang Yanhang picked up the Epic-grade Miserla's Core to inspect its Attribute list.
[Miserla's Core·Arcane Empire (Ghost Energy Absorption)]
[Quality: Epic]
[Type: Artifact]
[Origin: Ashen World, Naisel, Arcane Empire, Master Ioulaum.]
[Usage Effect: Increases the energy value limit by 1700 points, maximum energy value conversion coefficient +5, energy value recovery speed +30.]
[Usage Requirements: Intelligence below 150 points.]
[Score: 1130 (Epic-grade item score ranges from 981 to 1130.)]
[Description: Created by Master Ioulaum, one of the greatest arcane masters of the Naisel Magic Empire, the Miserla's Core can provide magic power to a giant mountain and transform it into a floating city. This invention was later emulated by countless arcane masters, thus ushering in the glorious Floating City era.]
"The effects of the Epic-grade Miserla's Core are significantly stronger than the Legendary-grade one, providing me with an increase of 1700 points to my energy value limit and a 5-point increase to the maximum energy value conversion coefficient. With the Heaven and Earth Devourer enhancement, this translates to an increase of 3400 points in energy value limit and a 10-point increase in the maximum energy value conversion coefficient."
Calculating based on Zhang Yanhang's current Intelligence Attribute of 122 points, these ten points of maximum energy value conversion coefficient can provide Zhang Yanhang with an additional 1220 points of energy value limit. Adding that to the base 3400 points, the total energy value limit reaches 4620 points.
After a 105% energy value limit enhancement, it becomes an increase of 9471 points to the energy value limit. Compared to the life value limit, it is still quite small, yet in terms of energy value limit, it is considerable.
"Additionally, the Epic-grade Miserla's Core also provides a 30-point increase in energy value recovery speed, reaching 60 points with the enhancement."
Even though he hasn't consumed it yet, Zhang Yanhang feels that he is certainly close to achieving his small goal of growing twenty-five meters in size every day.
After reviewing the attribute list of the Epic-grade Miserla's Core, Zhang Yanhang immediately swallowed the second Miserla's Core as well, and a more massive surge of energy instantly emerged within his body.
However, compared to the feeling of energy abundance, Zhang Yanhang is more concerned with the specific increase in his energy value limit.
[Energy Value: 51015/51015 (Intelligence × 105 (+18), the current body has been fully data-quantified, with energy value recovery speed at 474 (+108) points per hour.)]
"Originally, my maximum energy value conversion coefficient was only 87 points, but now it has directly increased to 105 points, equivalent to an 18-point improvement in the maximum energy value conversion coefficient.
As a result, my energy value limit has increased from the previous 33967 points to 51015 points, equivalent to a total increase of 17048 points in energy value limit."
Therefore, although the increment seems small, given Zhang Yanhang's initial low base of energy value limit, this increase of seventeen thousand points practically amounts to a fifty percent increase in energy value limit.
In the past, this would definitely have been considered a lot, even more than a rank promotion, since the rank promotion only increased the energy value limit by fourteen thousand points, but compared with the life value limit, it does seem lacking.
Precisely because it seems lacking, that's why Zhang Yanhang needs to focus on enhancing it. If the two could stay balanced, Zhang Yanhang wouldn't need to emphasize enhancements so much.
Due to the lackluster increase in energy value, Zhang Yanhang's small goal for energy value remains unchanged at one thousand points each, and as it stands, there really is no need to change it; it is more than sufficient.
"Previously, my small goal for the energy value limit was to reach thirty-four thousand points. Now, this small goal, along with the seventeen subsequent small goals, has been completed. Therefore, my next small goal is to reach an energy value limit of fifty-two thousand points. Currently, I am still short of 985 points to reach this small goal."
Compared to the small goal for the life value limit, given the lack of channels for Zhang Yanhang to increase the energy value limit, even a small goal of one thousand points in energy value limit seems difficult to achieve. I can only hope to stumble upon some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to get a free boost.
"Earlier, I said I wanted to ensure the gap between the life value limit and the energy value limit did not exceed five times, but now it seems that was somewhat wishful thinking."
Originally, the gap between Zhang Yanhang's life value limit and energy value limit was 4.2 times, but now it has increased directly to 5.4 times, creating an additional 1.2 times gap.
Despite this, all Zhang Yanhang dares hope for in his subsequent small goals is not to let it widen to six times. As for reducing it back to within five times, there seems to be no hope in the short term.
Of course, the reason Zhang Yanhang's energy value limit seems lacking is mainly by comparison. Comparing with his own life value limit, it inevitably seems underwhelming, but compared to a typical Fifth Tier Awakener, it's much better.
"A typical Fifth Tier Awakener would have roughly 7500 points of energy value, whereas my current energy value limit is already 6.8 times that of a Fifth Tier Awakener."
When Zhang Yanhang just advanced, his energy value limit was only equivalent to 4.5 times that of a Fifth Tier Awakener. Now, it has increased to 2.3 times the energy value limit, which is quite substantial; at least it surpasses his previous Fourth Tier peak record of 4.9 times, and he even fulfilled his Fourth Tier small goal for five times.
Furthermore, by the way, the subsequent small goal for six times was also completed. Zhang Yanhang plans to set his next small goal at seven times. Currently, he is just 0.2 times short of this goal, which is not too far, and he should be able to achieve it.
"Besides the growth in energy value limit, the equally important energy value recovery speed has also increased significantly, directly going from 366 points to 474 points, which is equivalent to a 108-point improvement in energy value recovery speed, nearly a 30% increase."
Even though the Swallowing Heaven and Earth skill has reached Original LV.MAX and can no longer be improved, Zhang Yanhang believes that by only enhancing the energy value recovery speed, he can also achieve significant growth in his body size in the future.
However, it is certainly not as significant as the Swallowing Heaven and Earth skill, but any increase is worthwhile. Besides body size growth, Zhang Yanhang also hopes to achieve infinite energy. Unfortunately, the Scroll Dragon Bloodline cannot enhance energy value recovery speed, so he must find other ways to enhance it.