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Ekhael careless the thin blue card that was occasionally flickering with calm serene light on his hand. Marveling with a delighted expression as he checked the description of the card.
Ding!
[ Upgrade Skill card (Rare) - A miraculous card that has the ability to increase a skill by a single rank.
Note: Could only increase the skill up to a Rare grade. ]
"I didn't expect that I would be able to upgrade that skill soon." Ekhael curled up his lips before directly upgrading his Uncommon Skill "Enhanced Spirit".
Ding!
[ Upgrading the skill Enhanced Spirit (Uncommon) to Enlightened Spirit (Rare) would consume a Skill Upgrade card.
Do the hosts still want to continue the upgrade? (Y/N) ]
Without hesitation, Ekhael accepted and waited for the skill upgrade to finish.
As he was waiting, a sudden gust of mysterious energy entered inside him, giving him a lot of comfort and relaxation.
Unfortunately, It only lasted for quite a while before vanishing, making Ekhael sigh in discontent.
Ding!
[ Please wait patiently till the skill upgrade is finished... ]
Soon, a couple of minutes passed by. In those short minutes of waiting, Ekhael managed to sell a single pack of vegetables for 150 wood, increasing his inventory of woods to 250.
Ding!
Finally, before he could smile in satisfaction at the new successful business, the sound of the system indicating that the upgrade was already done rang inside his mind.
Causing his smile to turn even wider. Rubbing his hand in anticipation Ekhael began reading the description of the new skill.
Ding!
[ Congratulations upon successfully upgrading the (Uncommon) Skill Enhanced Spirit to (Rare) Skill Enlightened Spirit. ]
Ding!
[ Enlightened Spirit (Rare): A skill that increases the spirit of the holder moderately and at the same time increases the comprehension of the host by a small amount.
Effect 1: Block some damage against soul attack, charm, and some other debuffs that affect the soul and mind of the holder of the skill.
Effect 2: Slightly increase the comprehension of the holder of the skill by 10%.
Note: An Enlightened Spirit that could help a person to comprehend rules in certain situations. ]
Upon finishing reading the description of the skill, Ekhael noticed/felt something different about how he perceives things.
Although small, he could still perceive something different about himself. Of course, he currently doesn't know the things he is currently sensing.
Even though he had no idea what it was, he still enjoyed the feeling of changes inside him.
"It is similar to when I was practicing my martial arts in front of the dummy, but this time I don't need to be in front of the dummy to increase my comprehension capabilities."
Contented with the changes in the skill, Ekhael took out a pound of feline meat from his inventory before tossing it toward the Hell's Fire Hound in the distance.
Seeing the meat flying in his direction, the Hell's Fire Hound's nose twitched slightly before dashing toward the fallen meat on the ground with speed that surpassed the day it faced the feline.
Barking in the direction of Ekhael to show its appreciation. The Hell's Fire Hound gnaws the meat with relish.
Sigh.
"I didn't expect that the way beasts increase their cultivation is by consuming meat," Ekhael said in wonder.
Well, It is reasonable since low-level beasts usually don't have enough intelligence to cultivate by themselves. They can only rely upon the energy inside the beasts to increase their cultivation and to advance.
As for the Hell's Fire Hound...
The Hell's Fire Hound is only exception since they live in the netherworld where meat is scarce, causing them to evolve and learn how to absorb heat to increase their cultivation stage and realm... Or probably because of his B - rank potential.
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Ekhael shook his head and cast his gaze toward the eating Hell's Fire Hound in the distance as he opened its character panel to see its current cultivation level.
Ding!
[ Hell Fire Hound ( juvenile )
Name: Araw
Potential: 24 ( B - higher )
Buff: ( Fasten Growth ( 3 days, 19 hours, and 56 minutes left before the buff banish! ) ).
Cultivation Stage: 2nd of the Body reinforcing realm ( 13.5/60 EXP ).
Skills: Rush (Common), Sharpen Claw (Uncommon), Hell Fires Body (Rare). ]
Indeed, Its rank increased by a single realm. As for where the exp needed to advance came from. Most of it came from the 1st-grade high-rank Healing pills!
The residual of the healing pills becomes nourishment, causing it to convert into exp points!
Then the other Exp comes from the cultivation and meat of the feline.
Unfortunately, I couldn't waste the healing pills to further increase my exp points since it might be helpful in the future if some kind of disaster stuck.
Sighing slightly, Ekhael closed the character panel and continued waiting for a new customer to trade his goods.
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