Chapter 38

Chuci was not very interested in the misfortunes of others. He turned his head to look up at the Overgod, inwardly complaining about how the giant white sphere could be hung so high, while impatiently shouting, "Overgod, can we start the evaluation? I also want to apply for a team departure."

"The people haven't all gathered yet, how can we start the evaluation?" Su Jiayou, unaware that the other three veterans had been killed by Chuci, explained.

The next moment, whether it was due to the time or in response to Chuci's request, the Overgod immediately emitted a gentle light. Familiar rays of light shot out from it, flowing over everyone, and finally, just like the first time they returned to the cycle space, stopped on Chuci, starting the evaluation first.

Chuci's face was obscured by the light, making his expression unclear, but his words were clear: "Those three? I killed them long ago!"

"Chuci, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 97, Rating: S, Reward Points: 8600."

This evaluation was still domineering and awe-inspiring, but the Overgod's evaluation was less attention-grabbing than Chuci's words!

Killed three veterans!

Including Su Jiayou, everyone's face turned pale, almost disbelieving.

But the Overgod's evaluation did not stop because of this.

"Gaoyuan, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 79, Rating: C, Reward Points: 3400."

"Shang Manxue, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 78, Rating: C, Reward Points: 3100."

"Liu Dian, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 67, Rating: D, Reward Points: 1700."

"Su Jiayou, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 65, Rating: D, Reward Points: 2200."

"Gu Qingqing, Cycle Player, Evaluation: 31, Rating: E, Reward Points: 500."

To Chuci's surprise, except for the likely useless Gu Qingqing, the other new cycle players' evaluations were all higher than Su Jiayou's. Chuci pondered whether cycle players with fewer cycles might have higher evaluations for the same performance. He silently contacted the Overgod to inquire, and it turned out to be as he suspected.

After the evaluation, indeed, there were no names of the three cycle players who had been present at the start. The three of them were like bubbles, rising slightly and then disappearing from the surface of the water.

Su Jiayou's face was very ugly, and he was extremely wary of Chuci. He had not been in the Overgod space for long and did not know much about the previous cycle players, let alone have any camaraderie with them. So he quickly opened up, deciding to try to win over this powerful new king.

"Chuci, I haven't introduced myself yet..." Su Jiayou approached Chuci to chat, casually bringing up a topic and looking at Bond. The others also looked at the man who should not have been there.

"Clones, they're in the entertainment exchange. Don't just say 007, you can clone King Billy if you want." Chuci looked at Su Jiayou as if he were an idiot, making Su Jiayou blush.

"Actually, I wanted to ask..." Su Jiayou, of course, knew it was a clone, but he brought up Bond just to start a conversation. His true intention was Chuci's open declaration of wanting to leave the team. In Su Jiayou's view, Chuci might be a bit naive now, but as a new king, he would surely become a strong and reliable ally after a few cycles, so he wanted to do everything to retain him.

"No room for negotiation. You can see, this team is just too bad. It's better to go solo than to slowly patch it up." Chuci, knowing Su Jiayou's intentions, cut him off before he could start.

"Even so, but..." Su Jiayou was about to say that Chuci had not experienced enough worlds and did not have the authority to apply for a team departure, but Chuci cut him off.

"Overgod, I decide to join the All-Heaven Strong List."

Chuci spoke each word clearly, accepting the requirement to put a cycle on hold. This way, in terms of authority, Chuci would be higher than Ye Jun, who had lived the longest in this Overgod team, making it easy for him to use the team departure application.

"Goodbye." Chuci did not give Su Jiayou a chance to persuade him. He scanned the space platform, nodded, paid 5000 reward points, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Ah, what a pity." Su Jiayou, unable to stop Chuci, stared blankly at his former position and finally sighed.

Indeed, it was a pity! Whether it was Shang Manxue and Gu Qingqing, or Liu Dian and Gaoyuan, they had all thought they would become more like cycle players. But Chuci, without a second glance, treated them as if they were nothing, turning around and leaving cleanly, not taking a single cloud with him.

...

On the empty Overgod space platform, Chuci, no, Chuci and Bond, stood in the center, accepting the punishment for leaving the team.

Leaving the team was not just a split of an Overgod team but also a transaction with the Overgod space. This relative freedom was not something 5000 reward points could buy. Therefore, in the next cycle world, Chuci would not only have to cooperate with another Overgod team but also face the punishment of not being able to recruit new members for three cycles.

Chuci did not have much hope for new members, so the other Overgod teams' complaints about the new member punishment were basically irrelevant to him.

Chuci did not rush to enhance himself. He repeatedly used the Dawnlight Modifier to brush the Overgod's authority, hoping to brush out a hint for the next cycle world, but it was unsuccessful. He guessed the Overgod never gave hints and gave up, turning to basic enhancements.

After the last cycle, Chuci's six attributes were: Constitution 100, Strength 68, Agility 100, Intelligence 120, Spirit 100, and Magic Resistance 33. For the six attributes, the information Adam provided gave Chuci a considerable understanding. Magic Resistance was necessary but not particularly so, and the enhancement direction did not have to be balanced. It had to be focused on his unique strengths.

Before a cycle, Chuci would not have considered a unique enhancement without a warranty or after-sales service, but now he was interested. However, he was clueless about which one suited him. Chuci kept complaining.

Who knew if Aura or Battle Qi was better?

Who understood the difference between Arcane and Magic?

Was Chakra the foundation of Ninjutsu? What was this Nin Energy?

What was the basic cultivation method of the Qingfeng Stream, the notes of the Deze True Man at the Yuanying stage?

And this Mutant? X-Gene-induced mutation, what was the difference from the enhancement agent in the last world?

Without hesitation, Chuci brought up the modifier, edited the code, and wrote a search filter function, inputting his six attributes with a 100-point fluctuation, which was the limit for basic enhancements.

With a whoosh, the massive list of exchange options became... still massive.

"Damn!" Chuci rolled his eyes and continued filtering, this time for the highest enhancement bonuses. It was still massive, but manageable.

The top-ranked was Unrivaled Fury, with high attack and defense, extremely powerful, requiring 5000 reward points and a B-level side quest. The Unrivaled Pearl, which could be bought in the Overgod space for 2000 reward points and a C-level side quest, could increase the fury gauge, with no upper limit. It was a standard pay-to-win feature. The only drawback was that fury grew slowly outside of combat, but quickly in combat, which was essential for cycle players. Chuci dismissed it because he was alone and had no teammates to cover him. If his fury ran out, he would be dead.

The second was the Deadly Poisoner, with high attack and low defense, but...

Chuci dismissed it immediately. Low defense was a deal-breaker.

The third one caught Chuci's interest: Sparkling Mirror, also known as the popular Light Baton, the voice changer of Ultraman Tiga. It had high attack and defense, could transform into a giant light being with three forms: Composite, Air, and Power, and was incredibly powerful. The only drawback was its short endurance, only three minutes, but this could be extended with higher attributes, turning a quick hitter into a long-lasting fighter.

But after much thought, Chuci still rejected the giant brute route and wanted to take a more normal path without transformation. He filtered again, removing all transformations (like Monkey King's Firewine and Kamen Riders).

After much consideration, he also dismissed the melee route, leaving only ranged or support unique enhancements, including some unknown effect enhancements, like the X-Gene-induced mutation.

Scanning through the X-Gene, the first thing that caught Chuci's eye was the Balance of Scales.

The Balance of Scales, the most ancient alchemy, had three origins: Origin One, One is All, All is One, neither to be added nor subtracted; Origin Two, the elements of earth, fire, water, and air must be balanced, all things can be transformed; Origin Three, the fifth element is spirit, the forbidden gate.

The most ancient alchemy?

Chuci's thoughts wandered far. Thanks to the Chinese cram education system, he knew a lot about various historical and folk histories.

Alchemy, known in ancient Eastern as the Art of Alchemy or the Art of the Golden Elixir, had an unknown origin. The most famous alchemy was when Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu with 300 boys and girls to the East to seek the elixir of immortality. Folk histories also had examples of nobles and royalty achieving immortality through the golden elixir. The most famous alchemical treatise was the "Zhouyi Cantongqi," which provided source material for many later alchemical works. In the Overgod space, Chuci knew this alchemy was real, so he was not surprised.

In ancient Western, alchemy was literally the pursuit of transmuting base metals into gold, which later expanded to include the creation of the universal medicine, the elixir of life, and the Philosopher's Stone (or Holy Stone). A famous work was the "Emerald Tablet," allegedly translated from the writings of the god Hermes, which condensed alchemical knowledge into thirteen sentences inscribed on an emerald tablet.

In ancient Greece, the "Theory of Elements" was formally established, profoundly influencing alchemical thought.

"Understanding, decomposition, and reconstruction." Chuci slowly murmured the evolution of alchemy by philosophers.

At the same time, the concept of the Philosopher's Stone was first proposed, and at that time, its only function was to serve as a seed of transformation!

Later scientists, philosophers, alchemists, Taoists, and doctors continuously added to this, but they could not escape this constraint. Now, Chuci faced the most primitive Balance of Scales.

This exchange was powerful because it was vast and inclusive.

"This is... the power of knowledge!"

Chuci read the description of the Balance of Scales, smiled, and directly chose to exchange it!

"Balance of Scales (Basic), the most ancient alchemy, with three origins and two transmissions, emphasizing the balance of all things, earth, fire, water, and air, requiring 5000 reward points and two C-level side quests. [Usage Requirements: Constitution 100, Strength 100, Agility 100, Intelligence 120, Spirit 100, Magic Resistance 100]"

Chuci enhanced his six attributes to a terrifying balance according to the requirements of the Balance of Scales, leaving one point unused.

PS: I recommend "The Twelve Constellations of the Apocalypse" and "My Second Dimension Summoning." If you're book-starved, you can check them out.

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