Apocalypse Online For All Worlds - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Continuous Breakthrough!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Soul Power upper limit +1. Current upper limit: 6. Current Soul Power: 2/6.”

With the complement of Soul Power, Gu Qingshan had used cultivation to break through to a new level just like everyone else in this world.

Not needing XP to level up had never happened before in the history of the game.

Gu Qingshan was a little worried that something might have gone wrong, so he carefully checked himself and was surprised to find that his Spirit Power was fully charged.

After using XP to level up, players always needed a long time for their Dantian to recuperate and fill up to the increased volume of the new level.

But this time, he had used Soul Power to break through to the next level, and his Spirit Power was completely filled instantly!

Soul Power was indeed a superior sort of strength. He had made a good bet this time.

In that case, given his foundation, he could continue making more breakthroughs.

“Gotta make full use of the time here. Again!”

Gu Qingshan didn’t waste any more time thinking about this. He directed his Spirit Power to spin within his body, and based on the comprehension he’d gained earlier, he managed to find the fifth barrier.

This barrier was the Shu Zhong acupoint.

Gu Qingshan tried and was nearly able to break through the barrier several times, but it always ended in failure.

He stood up, walked around the room a few times, then he calmed himself down, took a deep breath, and sat down cross-legged on the ground again.

“2 points of Soul Power to be deducted. Comprehending Level 5: Shu Zhong.”

“Points deducted. Remaining Soul Power: 0/6.”

This decision didn’t disappoint him. He followed the approach that his consciousness understood and broke through the fifth barrier easily.

Once the Shu Zhong barrier was crossed, Gu Qingshan felt the Soul Power in his Dantian becoming stronger very quickly and then get stronger again. When everything finally calmed down, the amount of Soul Power he had now was twice the amount he’d had when he’d been at Qi Refiner Level 4!

Back when he’d killed Ferocious Tiger, Gu Qingshan had to plan his moves carefully. If he went to kill Ferocious Tiger now, he could probably take him down with just one arrow.

He was now a Qi Refiner Level 5 cultivator and had managed to catch up with cultivators of this world that were the same age as himself.

That was already quite impressive since it was already quite difficult for a 16 or 17-year-old to hit Qi Refiner Level 5 in this cultivating world.

“Soul Power upper limit +1. Current upper limit: 7. Current Soul Power: 0/7.”

His Soul Power upper limit had gone from 6 to 7.

Gu Qingshan looked at his current Soul Power and thought about the last two techniques of his military bow.

Since the upper limit of his Soul Power had gone up, then he wasn’t in a hurry to comprehend Precision.

If he could get 6 points of Soul Power, he could comprehend the last technique, Double Flying Swallows!

Gu Qingshan hadn’t managed to bring over his cultivation level from his previous life, but his knowledge and foresight were still around.

Precision could increase the fatality rate and accuracy level of his shots and was a necessary move to comprehend, but Double Flying Swallows was clearly a powerful archery move.

To players, even if their level was very high, they couldn’t wield huge amounts of Spirit Power without a powerful move that required it.

So Double Flying Swallows was a very important move to have.

Gu Qingshan thought about this in his heart as he stood up. He felt like he had an unlimited amount of strength now and felt like he could punch through the earth with just one fist.

This was the illusion that came with breaking through cultivation levels too quickly. And this feeling meant that his foundation was a little shaky now.

But it was also true that it was rare for someone in the cultivation world to break through two levels at one shot.

Gu Qingshan threw a few air punches in the room but didn’t see any effects of his cultivation, so he picked up the military bow and quiver and left the room.

He walked past Zhao Liu’s room to hear his loud snoring. Zhao Liu could finally have a good night’s rest.

Gu Qingshan didn’t make any other stops. He quickly walked out of the camp and disappeared into the night.

He was going to hunt down some stronger demons to solidify his cultivation level by putting himself in danger and obtaining some Soul Power points.

In the forest.

A brownish-gray Demonic Python fell from the tree. Its body was as wide as a grindstone and made a thunderous sound as it crashed to the ground.

This was the top predator of this forest’s food chain, and it never failed to catch its prey.

Those demons that were bigger and stronger than it would also collapse from its poisonous fangs after a long battle, and soon became the food in its stomach.

When hunting, Demonic Pythons were never short of patience.

But today, it had run into a very impatient hunter.

In just the first few minutes of the battle, both its eyes had been shot blind, and its body was filled with sharp arrows. It used all its strength but was still unable to cause any major damage to its enemy.

The Demonic Python eventually breathed its last in indignation.

“Soul Power +5. Current Soul Power: 7/7.”

Gu Qingshan came out from the shadow of the branches and looked at the Demonic Python in front of him.

He came here before when he had only been at Qi Refiner Level 2. The Demonic Python had chased after him for several kilometers, and he had to use all sorts of tricks in order to escape.

This time he had reached Qi Refiner Level 5, and his capabilities had gone up by more than double, so he could finally come back and kill off this Demonic Python.

Among the ordinary demons, snakes were considered rare, and you might not find a second one in the entire forest.

They weren’t mere animals like how they were in the real world. In the cultivation world, their existence was very special.

A python could evolve into a kraken and a kraken into a dragon.

Demonic snakes were always absorbing the Spirit Qi from both the heavens and the earth, so it took in the best energy from the universe.

Its entire body was filled with treasures. Its gallbladder was the antidote for hundreds of poisons and could treat severe wounds; its blood could heighten the five senses; the meat could strengthen one’s body; the fangs were good material for making knives and arrows.

This Demonic Python had lived for quite a while, so the quality of its body wouldn’t be poor for sure.

Gu Qingshan pulled a dagger out and stabbed it accurately into the snake, then slit the side of the body.

Two gallbladders the size of an infant’s head came rolling out, and Gu Qingshan caught them.

The gallbladders were shiny and slightly translucent, and they gave off a cloudy and milky white glow.

This was definitely good stuff. It was so effective and beneficial, so it was something that every cultivator wanted to have but couldn’t always get their hands on.

Gu Qingshan carefully kept one of the gallbladders away, then ate up the other one with just a few bites.

In no time, the wounds on him started to feel a little numb and itchy.

Gu Qingshan was pleasantly surprised.

He hadn’t expected it to take effect so quickly. The gallbladder of a Demonic Python could get rid of all the toxins in the body and increase its rate of regeneration.

At this rate, it would only take another two hours or so for all his wounds to be completely healed.

Gu Qingshan made sure the other gallbladder was safely kept away, then he pulled the dagger out and plucked out all its fangs.

This place was too far from the camp, and it was night time, which was the time when demons came out to hunt. It would be ridiculous for him to bring the entire snake back by himself.

So Gu Qingshan could only quickly take the chance to pick only the parts that were most useful to himself.

After he kept away the gallbladder and fangs, Gu Qingshan took out a water bottle. He emptied the bottle and filled it up with snake blood.

He tried one mouthful, and the stench filled his mouth.

Gu Qingshan clenched his teeth, then drank another mouthful. He then filled it back to its maximum and kept it away.

It wasn’t good for him to drink too much of this stuff. A cultivator who was only at Qi Refiner stage couldn’t take so much of it.

After he had finished harvesting everything that he wanted, the next thing was the highlight of the night.

This Demonic Python had been the most difficult demon to kill the whole night, but it had given him 5 points of Soul Power at one shot. After adding on the few demons he killed earlier, he had finally reached the moment where he could reap the benefits.

Gu Qingshan took a deep breath, then looked at the War God Operating Interface and said, “Deduct 6 points of Soul Power. I want to comprehend Double Flying Swallows.”

“Double Flying Swallows comprehended. Current Soul Power: 1/7.”

Warmth flowed from the bow into Gu Qingshan’s arms, then spread throughout the rest of his body.

Various aspects, including techniques on strength control, methods of directing Spirit Power, hand positions, grasping the wind direction, and target distance flowed continuously in Gu Qingshan’s mind.

After the warmth had gone one round in Gu Qingshan’s body, it finally flowed into his consciousness and disappeared.

It hadn’t been easy, but he had finally mastered this powerful move.