am-books Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Power Boost and Aptitude Test
Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Power Boost and Aptitude Test
Chapter 266: Power Boost and Aptitude Test
John continued browsing the exchange shop.
He noticed the Apocalypse Stone, priced at 1 million points. This stone allowed the fusion of an additional set of racial treasures.
Without hesitation, he selected it for exchange.
Next, he saw Soul Essence-ten of them, also priced at 1 million points, the same as the Apocalypse Stone.
He exchanged them all, knowing that refining each Soul Essence would increase his Soul Technique by 10,000 points. Ten Soul Essences would give him 100,000 Soul Technique points.
In a flash, he had spent another 11 million points.
Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of something that made him exclaim out loud in disbelief: "A God-level Talent Upgrade Stone!"
It was an exceedingly rare item.
A stone that could upgrade an SSS-level talent to God-level.
Currently, John already possessed three God-level talents: Wrath of the Gods, Undying and Immortal, and One Breath, Three Purities-all of which were his secret weapons.
Over time, he had slain numerous mid-tier gods and upper-tier gods, obtaining quite a few talent upgrade stones, but most were low-level ones.
He checked the price: 10 million points, the same as the mysterious Creation Stone he had just acquired.
"Exchange!" Without a second thought, John spent another 10 million points to get the God- level Talent Upgrade Stone.
A God-level talent was immensely powerful and definitely worth the investment.
In addition to that, there were also 10 High-level Talent Upgrade Stones priced at 1 million points each, 100 Mid-level Talent Upgrade Stones priced at 100,000 points each, and 1,000 Low-level Talent Upgrade Stones priced at 10,000 points each.
John exchanged all of them.
"Hmm, out of points?" He frowned slightly, realizing that his over 40 million points had been completely used up.
There were still 60 Mid-level Talent Upgrade Stones, 1,000 Low-level Talent Upgrade Stones, as well as 1,000 Grade-A Basic Talent Stones, priced at 1,000 points each; 10,000 Basic Elemental Spirit Stones, priced at 100 points each; and 10 million Skill Stones, priced at 10 points each.
All these items were highly tempting.
"Oh, right. There's still Cand-Dragon and the others." John calculated their points. With their combined scores, they could practically clear out the exchange shop.
Stepping back from the monument, he allowed the second-place team to step forward for their turn to exchange.
He instructed them, "Exchange everything except for the skill stones. Use any remaining points to buy skill stones afterward."
"Got it!" Cand-Dragon and the others' eyes lit up as they activated the Exchange Monument and began exchanging items.
Nearby, a group of powerful beings overheard John's instructions, and their faces turned grim.
There weren't that many resources to go around. If John and his group took everything, others wouldn't be able to improve their aptitude, which meant they might not survive the third trial.
"Human, don't go too far!" one of them growled.
"Godslayer, we're supposed to be allies. Couldn't you spare us some of the resources?" one of the gods looked at John, pleading.
"And us, too..."
More voices joined in, asking to cooperate.
John scoffed, a cold smirk forming on his face. Earlier, when he had suggested an alliance, no one paid him any attention. Now, with their lives on the line, they shamelessly begged for help.
John responded coolly, "If you want cultivation resources, fine. Exchange for skill stones. But at double the Exchange Monument's price."
It just so happened that the Grade-A Basic Talent Stones, Low-level Talent Upgrade Stones, and Basic Elemental Spirit Stones weren't of much use to him, so he could trade them for skill stones.
"Double? That's outrageous!" the crowd protested in frustration.
"Take it or leave it. No one's forcing you," John shrugged, not caring about their complaints.
He did need skill stones, but he wasn't desperate for them.
At that moment, Cand-Dragon and the others finished their exchanges and stepped down from the monument.
Blood Moon hurried forward, eagerly opening the exchange menu. When he saw what was left, his face turned pale with rage, and he almost coughed up blood again.
He had painstakingly accumulated 10 million points in the second trial, all for the chance to exchange for the Creation Stone.
But now, the Creation Stone was gone, and most of the other rare items had been snatched up too. The only thing left was 7.3 million skill stones.
Skill stones wouldn't do much to enhance his strength, but if he didn't take them, they'd fall into the hands of the other competitors. Gritting his teeth, Blood Moon used all his points to exchange for 1.1 million skill stones.
The rest of the competitors had no choice but to do the same, exchanging all their points for the remaining skill stones.
Soon, the exchanges were complete, and about 2.4 million skill stones remained.
be those desperate enough to trade.
The seven days passed quickly.
John successfully refined all ten Soul Essences, increasing his Soul Technique by 100,000 points, bringing it to a total of 370,000 points!
He could clearly feel that his soul strength had surpassed Cand-Dragon and Nine-Tails.
What shocked him, however, was that he still couldn't sense Jolyne's Soul Technique.
Her Soul Technique was still far beyond his own.
John couldn't help but feel curious about what kind of existence Jolyne's Feather Race really
was.
[The third trial has begun. Adventurers whose names appear, touch the monument to test
your aptitude.]
[The top ten adventurers with the highest aptitude scores will receive additional rewards.]
[Evil Demon Race, Jone.]
The prompt flashed across the sky, and everyone stopped their cultivation, turning to look at
the Evil Demon Race.
three members of the Evil Demon Race remained. One upper-tier g -level warrior
nervously stepped forward, took a deep breath, and slowly reached out to touch the
monument.
Buzz!
Light flashed.
[Aptitude insufficient-under 10,000. Termination.]
Boom!
With a loud explosion, the figure of Jone instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist,
completely obliterated.
The crowd was filled with fear and anxiety. After all, that was an upper-tier gods warrior who
had just been wiped out in an instant.
John, however, let out a quiet sigh of relief. The monument only checked if you passed or
failed the aptitude test, without revealing specific talents or other personal attributes.
He had too many secrets he wanted to keep hidden.
[Skyline Continent Human Race, Thouriver.]
The monument displayed another name.
Everyone turned to look at the human from Skyline Continent. An elderly man swallowed
nervously but tried to maintain a calm facade as he walked forward.
He was only a mid-tier gods-level warrior. Several people shook their heads, looking at him with pity.
In the Skyline Continent, a mid-tier gods warrior would be considered a top-level
powerhouse, but here, even upper-tier gods could be casually wiped out like ants, let alone a mid-tier god.
No one had high hopes for Thouriver.
He approached the monument, despair evident in his eyes, and closed them tightly as he
shakily touched the stone. [Thouriver, aptitude test passed.]
The prompt flashed, and Thouriver had successfully passed the trial.
"I'm still alive?" The old man was in disbelief before a wild grin spread across his face.
"Haha! I passed the test!"
[Beast Clan, Tony.]
At that moment, Tony's name appeared on the monument.