November 2nd, Monday, the first day after Halloween, and also the first day Zhang Yanhang left the Ashen World, at 7:44 PM, Niger, Alan City Ruins, Third Tier Permanent Teleportation Channel.

Even though it feels like a mere three-point increase in the Intelligence Attribute shouldn't increase the energy value limit much, Zhang Yanhang decided to check anyway.

[Energy Value: 51661/51661 (Intelligence ×105, the current body has been formally digitized, energy value recovery speed, 480 (+6) points per hour.)]

"My current maximum energy value limit conversion coefficient is 105 points, so these three Intelligence Attribute points have brought me a total of 315 points in energy value limit, and the subsequent 105% energy value limit bonus increased it to a 646-point energy value limit, raising my energy value limit from the original 51015 points to 51661 points."

It can be said that, indeed, as Zhang Yanhang thought, the increase in energy value is indeed relatively small.

"My original small goal was to reach an energy value limit of fifty-two thousand points, but even such a small goal wasn't achieved..."

Zhang Yanhang was very self-aware; it was precisely because he knew this would happen that he didn't raise the energy value's small target range. Now it seems that a thousand points were indeed very sufficient and there was no need for further improvement.

"But fortunately, even though the gap between life value limit and energy value limit has remained at the original 5.4 times without further widening, this is probably the only good news."

Moreover, although the improvement is indeed not much, due to other Awakeners having even lesser energy value limits, Zhang Yanhang's current energy value limit has still increased from the previous Fifth Tier Awakened's 6.8 times to 6.9 times, just 0.1 times short of his small goal of a seven times energy value limit.

Compared to the life value limit over there, where the small goal is dozens of times, Zhang Yanhang only dared to set the short-term goal at ten times the energy value limit.

"With the growth of the Intelligence Attribute to 125 points, my energy value recovery speed has also increased by six points, from the previous automatic recovery of 474 points per hour to an automatic recovery of 480 points per hour."

Of course, the specific energy value recovery speed needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill, so Zhang Yanhang immediately opened the skill effect of Swallowing Heaven and Earth as he spoke.

[Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active)]

[Passive effect: Artifact (Enhancement) use (consumption) effect +100%.]

[Active effect: After skill activation, the Heavenly Destiny Master can swallow matter and energy through the mouth entrance into the stomach space, and enhance body size and recover energy value through digestion of the matter and energy in the stomach space, with no cooldown time and a small consumption of physical strength.

The current stomach space volume is 2000×2000×2000=80,000,000,000 cubic meters.

The current stomach space absorption efficiency is 3264 (+31) [energy value recovery speed] ×10%=326 points (+3 points) energy value per second.]

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"Originally, my energy value recovery speed was only 3233 points, but it has now increased to 3264 points, equivalent to an increase of 31 points in energy value recovery speed, and this part of the energy value recovery speed has been converted into three points of stomach space absorption efficiency, increasing the stomach space absorption efficiency from 323 points to 326 points."

For this level of growth, Zhang Yanhang could only say it's acceptable, or rather, a small bonus from the increase in Intelligence Attribute.

"After the enhancement of the Subordinate Sage Stone, my actual energy value recovery speed has now increased to 652 points, compared to the previous 646 points, an increase of six points."

Due to the minor increase in this energy value absorption efficiency and the simultaneous increase in energy value limit, the time Zhang Yanhang currently needs to replenish a full bar of energy value remains unchanged at 79 seconds.

At the same time, Zhang Yanhang's current rate of body growth still remains unchanged, growing one centimeter every thirty-one seconds, or 116 centimeters per hour, 2787 centimeters per day.

"Since there's nothing happening next, let's just take the opportunity to test strength."

Zhang Yanhang immediately took out a large pile of steel cubes from the stomach space.

Zhang Yanhang first placed 300,000 tons of steel cubes on his right hand and then added 10,000 tons at a time; after adding six times, Zhang Yanhang felt a little overweight, so he started to simplify.

Finally, after completing the test, Zhang Yanhang found that his current strength had increased from the original 296,779 tons to 359,101 tons, equivalent to an increase of 62,322 tons.

"Just two points in strength attribute have already increased my strength by more than one-fifth; indeed, attribute value is the best way to improve, but unfortunately, attribute values cannot be increased indefinitely."

If attribute values could be increased indefinitely, Zhang Yanhang wouldn't need to do all sorts of ostentatious enhancements, but just infinitely stack up attribute values to get things done. Unfortunately, rank restrictions do not agree.

"Previously, my single-handed strength had barely reached 15.9 times the peak Fourth Tier period, and now it has been increased to 19.2 times the peak Fourth Tier period, equivalent to an increase of 3.3 times the total strength from the Fourth Tier period."

Zhang Yanhang's previous record at the peak of the Fourth Tier was just reaching an 18 times strength increase, but now in the Fifth Tier, it feels like he hasn't done anything, just improved his strength attribute, and already easily broke this record to reach nineteen times.

If it continues to develop like this, Zhang Yanhang feels that achieving the true peak goal of twenty times will not be very difficult.

And to ask why it feels like not much has been done, but the strength increased so quickly, it can only be said that excessive bonuses are indeed ferocious, providing Zhang Yanhang with a lot of bonuses and improvements out of thin air.

"With my current single-handed strength, if I add a bit of spiritual energy, it can immediately reach 718,202 tons of strength, and if it's double-handed strength, it's already reached 1,795,505 tons."

If Zhang Yanhang's current strength were converted into catties, it could already lift 3,591,010,000 catties of rice, enough to supply the Empire's two billion population with 1.8 days of grain.

And if it was calculated for Qin Island City, which has a population of only twenty million, that would be enough to supply continuously for 180 days, or half a year.

"The weight of one 2700-meter Golden Gate Bridge is about 900,000 tons, so now I can simultaneously lift two Golden Gate Bridges. Not bad."

After testing his strength, Zhang Yanhang also took the opportunity to test his physical strength.

And indeed found that the increase in maximum stamina was quite startling; if the original limit was increased by four times just due to two points of Constitution Attribute.

As the maximum stamina increased, so has Zhang Yanhang's size growth rate, which remains approximately constant. Similarly, the energy value recovery speed remains at 79.6 times the Fourth Tier Peak Period.

Additionally, Zhang Yanhang's life force upper limit versus energy value limit remained 5.4 times as before, which was probably the only good news.

With each attribute increase, Zhang Yanhang was getting closer to reaching his personal goals.

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"A single death wave can cover an area of 65.3 square kilometers, and 98,000 combined can reach a coverage area of 6,399,400 square kilometers. Furthermore, if you include life drain, it can cover up to 8,319,220 square kilometers."

Zhang Yanhang had mentioned earlier that surpassing Australia's 7,690,000 square kilometers was quite easy, and now it seems clear that it truly is very easy, as only a few minutes have passed and it's already been exceeded.

Zhang Yanhang's next small goal is ranked fifth, Brazil, which has an area of 8,520,000 square kilometers. He merely needs 300,000 square kilometers more, and surpassing it should be a breeze as well.

After consecutively testing strength and stamina, Zhang Yanhang continued to test the final item that needed testing—speed.

In contrast to the building-laden Qin Island City and the crater-filled, cracked Greenland, the boundless desert plains of Niger are arguably more suitable for speed testing.

However, for Zhang Yanhang, who possesses the 'As Flat As A Pancake' ability, almost any terrain feels similar.

After a brief test of movement speed, Zhang Yanhang discovered that his current movement speed has indeed seen a significant increase.

Previously, Zhang Yanhang's movement speed was 49,380 meters per second, and now it has risen to 54,441 meters per second, meaning an additional acceleration of 5,061 meters per second.

If converted to Mach speed, Zhang Yanhang's current movement speed has increased from the previous 145 Mach to 160 Mach, equivalent to a gain of 15 Mach.

"A two-point agility attribute boost translates to a 15 Mach increase in movement speed. This level of improvement, during the Fourth Tier, I couldn't even dream of."

If infused with spiritual energy, Zhang Yanhang's current movement speed reaches 320 Mach.

"The record set by the Parker Solar Probe is 327 Mach, and I'm only seven Mach away from this small goal right now."

Zhang Yanhang believes fulfilling this small goal won't be challenging at all.

"Also, I'm increasingly nearing the 120 kilometers per second of the Fourth Cosmic Speed. If my movement speed, boosted by spiritual energy, is converted to meters, I now reach 108.9 kilometers per second, only 11.1 kilometers short of the 120 km small goal."

Achieving the Fourth Cosmic Speed within the Fifth Tier, during the Fourth Tier Zhang Yanhang was somewhat pessimistic about this mid-term goal, thinking it might only be possible at the Sixth Tier. But upon truly advancing to the Fifth Tier, Zhang Yanhang feels this mid-term goal isn't as daunting and not particularly difficult to achieve, especially since the excess bonus is genuinely outstanding.

"My hourly movement speed has now increased from the previous 355,536 kilometers to 391,975 kilometers, meaning I can reach the Moon in just 61 minutes. I'm one minute away from the one-hour reach-the-Moon small goal."

After progressing through two ranks, Zhang Yanhang is finally about to complete this one-hour reach-the-Moon small target.

Of course, if he truly intends to go, Zhang Yanhang would still prefer using the teleportation technique, as sub-light speed navigation is indeed much more appealing than simply flying there mindlessly.

After consecutively testing strength, stamina, and speed, Zhang Yanhang feels he currently has nothing else to resolve, so he immediately opened the data panel to begin reviewing it.

[Name: Zhang Yanhang (Fifth Tier)]

[Race: Human]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 20]

[Profession: Heavenly Destiny Master]

[Level: LV.44 (0/20,000,000)]

[Soul Points: 75,735,440]

[Shield Value: 1,303,345/1,303,345 (Life Value Limit ×470%, Recovery Speed: 20% per second)]

[Life Value: 57,459/92,435/127,413/277,307 (Constitution ×124, current body has been formally digitized, life value recovery speed, 153 points per hour)]

[Energy Value: 51,661/51,661 (Intelligence ×105, current body has been formally digitized, energy value recovery speed, 480 points per hour)]

[Strength: 125 (+3[-2])]

[Agility: 125 (+3[-1])]

[Constitution: 125 (+3[-2])]

[Intelligence: 125 (+3[-3])]

[Charm: 120 (+17)]

[Luck: ??? [+5] (This attribute is a hidden attribute)]

[Talent: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Infinite Life (XXX level). 3. Longbo's power (XX level). 4. Mature Scroll Dragon [Bloodline Purification] (SS level). 5. Sky Rhythm (SSS level).]

[Skill: 1. Limitless Universe Skill [Fifth Tier] LV.8 (Passive/Active). 2. Truth Alchemy (Active skill). 3. Gun Master·Original LV.6 (Passive skill). 4. Martial Arts Master·Original LV.6 (Passive skill). 5. Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil·Origin LV.6 (Passive/Active). 6. Technique Immunity·Origin LV.6 (Passive skill). 7. Death Wave·Origin LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 8. Supreme Will LV.MAX (Passive skill). 9. Indestructible Golden Body·Origin LV.6 (Passive/Active). 10. Heavenly Earth Form·Original LV.6 (Active skill). 11. Three-Headed Six-Armed [Mutated·Eight Arms and Eight Feet] LV.6 (Active skill). 12. Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.MAX (Passive/Active). 13. Hundred Taboos LV.MAX (Passive skill). 14. Heavenly Mastery Dominator Body LV.6 (Passive skill). 15. Eternal Demon Body LV.6 (Passive skill).]

"It's been a long time since I've checked the data panel, and indeed there have been quite a few changes—or basically, everything has changed to some extent, particularly the attribute values. The four main attributes have finally all risen to 125 points, making them much more agreeable to look at."

However, only the charm attribute still remains at 120 points, which is a bit uncomfortable. Zhang Yanhang will certainly need to work hard to also increase charm to 125 points later, as only then will everything truly be uniform.

Additionally, considering the Scroll Dragon Bloodline has become the lowest rank now at only SS level, Zhang Yanhang feels a bit uncomfortable with it too, and will definitely need to improve it substantially later.