In a digitized world, HP is essentially an intuitive representation of a creature's vitality.
And when Chen Luo used a massive amount of HP as an energy source to activate the Divine Body Refining Technique, this boundless vitality was transformed into a peculiar energy under the principles of the skill.
Deep within his body, a large amount of vitality was constantly being absorbed, and a layer of crimson energy was continuously being converted.
This crimson energy seemed to represent the power of the physical origin. The moment it appeared, it automatically integrated into the body, and Chen Luo felt his physique strengthen by an imperceptible degree.
If equipment bonuses were disregarded, Chen Luo's current physical attributes were: Strength 43, Agility 44, Constitution 43.
After releasing the Divine Body Refining Technique over a thousand times, Chen Luo's HP instantly decreased by nearly a tenth, but the attributes on his status panel showed no fluctuation whatsoever.
Just as Chen Luo was feeling a bit puzzled about the effects of the Divine Body Refining Technique, a system prompt answered his question.
[Detected minor increases in player's Strength and Constitution attributes, but the increase did not reach the threshold of one attribute point, therefore the panel will not display it.]
"It seems that the attribute-increasing effect of this skill, at least at C-rank, is terrifyingly low."
"But it's good that it increases attributes. Attributes are the foundation of everything. Through this skill, I can exchange HP for attributes, which is definitely a worthwhile deal."
In the deserted Spark Plaza, after using the Divine Body Refining Technique for the first time, Chen Luo's understanding of the skill deepened.
"This skill is not meant for ordinary people at all. The excessively long cooldown and casting animation, coupled with its terrifying energy output, this skill is too abnormal."
"However, no matter how abnormal a skill is, in my hands, it's not a problem!"
"So, let's continue!"
With a single thought, a thousand uses of the skill were instantly completed, and tens of millions of HP vanished in an instant, replaced by wisps of crimson power absorbed by his physique.
Chen Luo's current HP was as high as 110 million. After continuously using the skill tens of thousands of times, Chen Luo inevitably felt a sense of fatigue.
It felt like being drained after staying up for consecutive nights.
[Warning! Your HP has dropped below 10%, you have entered a severely injured state and cannot automatically recover HP.]
[Detected minor increases in player's Strength and Constitution attributes, but the increase did not reach the threshold of one attribute point, therefore the panel will not display it.]
Sitting on the bench, Chen Luo's face had turned somewhat pale.
This was too dangerous. His current HP was only around 3 million. If he were surrounded by a horde of monsters for a while, he might actually die.
Thinking of this, thousands of beams of white light suddenly appeared on Chen Luo's body.
[Skill proficiency has reached the standard, your Heal skill level has been upgraded from C-rank to S-rank.]
[Heal S-rank]
Active Effects:
1. Life Restoration: Upon use, restores HP equal to target's Spirit attribute x200. Mana cost: 30.
2. Limb Repair: At S-rank, you have grasped some of the profound mysteries of life. Your Heal has a small chance to repair damaged limbs.
Passive Effect (Special Mutation): "Healing Aura" has been upgraded to S-rank, restoring 5% of allied units' HP per second.
[Description]: Who would have thought that the greatest healer would be a flat-chested man?
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With equipment bonuses, Chen Luo's current Spirit attribute had reached 477 points. Each cast of S-rank Heal could restore 90,000 HP.
Chen Luo could cast Heal thousands of times with a single thought. The result of consuming 3,000 mana points was over 90 million HP restored.
In a sense, if not for the overwhelming power of stronger foes, Chen Luo had already achieved a degree of immortality.
Once HP was no longer an issue, the cultivation of the "Divine Body Refining Technique" became smooth sailing.
[You have cast Divine Body Refining Technique x1000, consuming 10 million HP. Your physical attributes have been slightly improved.]
[You have cast Divine Body Refining Technique x10000, consuming 100 million HP. Your physical attributes have been slightly improved.]
[You have cast Divine Body Refining Technique x100000, consuming 1 billion HP. Your physical attributes have been slightly improved.]
[You have cast Divine Body Refining Technique x1000000, consuming 10 billion HP. Your physical attributes have been slightly improved.]
The blood moon gradually descended from the sky, but Chen Luo's expression remained unfazed.
Every second, his HP fluctuated violently.
And whenever his HP began to drop, the healing white light would instantly illuminate his body, restoring the depleted HP.
After millions of uses, the cost was tens of billions of HP consumed, and the result was the gradually accumulating crimson energy within his body.
Thousands of uses could only yield a fleeting wisp of crimson energy, which was completely absorbed by the body the moment it appeared.
However, after continuously using it millions of times, with these crimson energies appearing one after another, it seemed they were no longer completely absorbed.
At this point, the skill gradually reached a critical juncture.
[Skill proficiency has reached the standard, your "Divine Body Refining Technique" skill level has been upgraded from C-rank to B-rank.]
[Detected upgrade of a forbidden skill, the proficiency requirement for this skill has drastically increased. Current proficiency is (0/100000000).]
Chen Luo looked at the system prompt that appeared before him with surprise:
"Good heavens, it took a million uses to upgrade from C-rank, which was already tough. Now it requires a hundred million uses to upgrade from B-rank to A-rank?"
Moreover, Chen Luo noticed that the "Divine Body Refining Technique," originally only noted as an ultra-rare skill, had now been explicitly classified as a forbidden skill by the system.
However, despite the inconveniences this skill brought, the improvements it offered were indeed tangible.
After several hours of cultivation, Chen Luo's physical attributes, excluding equipment bonuses, had all risen to 50 points.
Chen Luo had noticed something earlier: judging by the power displayed by the monsters,
In this game, player levels might not follow the traditional 100-level cap, or something similar to Genshin Impact's level 60 cap.
This implied that the attributes players could gain through leveling up would be extremely limited.
In such a scenario, it was not surprising that skills that could directly and permanently enhance attributes were classified as forbidden by the system.
Furthermore, Chen Luo recalled that when his base Spirit attribute reached 100 points, he had received an additional attribute sublimation.