"But the commotion caused by receiving the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning was a bit too big..."
Astret, who had restrained the lightning, looked at the ruined living room and couldn't help but scratch his head.
The entire living room looked as if it had been hit by a missile, with shattered debris everywhere.
Residual flames were still burning on some of the fragments.
There were also many craters blasted by electric arcs on the walls and floor.
"Fortunately, I realized something was wrong during the transformation just now and struggled to control the power, otherwise, this living room wouldn't have been the only thing suffering."
Astret felt a little lingering fear.
The Violet Heaven Divine Lightning originates from Eastern myths; it is one of the Ten Primordial Thunders of Antiquity and possesses the might to destroy immortals and slay gods.
Although, as merely an Awakener, he could not display the full might of the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning.
But if he recklessly unleashed his power, he could easily blast through the entire floor! The whole building would collapse because of it.
With the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning, even if the building collapsed, he himself would be fine.
However, the other residents living in the building would suffer.
Fortunately, he desperately restrained the lightning's power, preventing such a tragedy from occurring in the end.
"It seems I still underestimated the power of the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning. If I had known the commotion would be this big, I should have gone straight to the suburbs to claim the Novice Gift Pack."
Although he said that, Astret was still very satisfied with the result.
After all, the stronger the ability's power, the more beneficial it was for his future development.
"Right, the Novice Gift Pack also gave out 200 ability points. What are these used for?"
Just as Astret recalled the other reward from the Novice Gift Pack, the system prompt sounded in his mind:
"ability points can be obtained by killing Fierce Beasts. Consuming ability points allows you to raise your level and skills.
The number of ability points and the upgrade options can be seen in the system panel."
With this explanation from the system, Astret understood immediately.
The so-called ability points were essentially the same as experience points in an online game.
"The routine of grinding monsters to level up is simple, but practical."
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Astret immediately opened his system panel.
"[Name]: Astret"
"[Level]: Awakener"
"[Ability]: Violet Heaven Divine Lightning (S)"
"[Physique]: 121 Blood Energy (+)"
"[spirit]: 140 Hertz (+)"
"[Skills]: Spearmanship (Elementary +), Lightning Gale Break (Elementary +)"
"[ability points]: 200"
The information on the system panel was very concise, and the plus signs indicated which attributes could be upgraded and which could not yet.
As for Physique and spirit, they represented the two major basic attributes of an Awakener, and his attribute values were decent.
After all, most Awakeners only had around 100 points in Physique and spirit.
"But I've practiced Spearmanship for five or six years, and the proficiency is still only Elementary. Isn't that a bit excessive?"
Astret internally complained.
Besides abilities, humans also used weapons as a means of attack.
However, unlike most people who chose blades or swords as weapons, the weapon he chose was the long spear.
He had started practicing it since he was over ten years old, but even now, it only had an Elementary rating.
One must know that skill proficiency is divided into six levels: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, Grandmaster, and Perfection.
Elementary is equivalent to just starting out.
As for the other skill, 'Lightning Gale Break,' it belongs to the Spearmanship combat technique category.
He purchased it for 300,000 great xia coinss when he awakened his Weak Electricity Ability at the age of sixteen.
Having practiced it for less than two and a half years, only having Elementary proficiency was considered normal.
"Looking at the information on the panel, I can use the 200 ability points to boost attributes or skills. What should I choose to spend them on?"
After complaining, Astret fell into contemplation.
Tomorrow was the annual College Entrance Exam.
He had to spend these 200 ability points wisely, maximizing his combat strength.
"Physique and spirit are the two major basic attributes.
Once these two attributes are raised, both using combat techniques and controlling abilities will see corresponding improvements.
Since that's the case, I'll boost the basic attributes first!"
After a moment of thought, Astret split the 200 ability points equally, investing them into boosting both Physique and spirit!
"deep blue, give me points!"
After pressing the plus sign on the panel, Astret first felt his Blood Energy surge dramatically!
The surging Blood Energy rushed through his body like a mighty river!
Following that, his mind was also enhanced, becoming much clearer.
Furthermore, even his control over the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning improved!
"Abilities fundamentally originate from a human's Physique and spirit.
The improvement of these two attributes also brought about an increase in the ability's power."
Clenching his fist, Astret felt the surging power within his body and the Violet Heaven Divine Lightning that could be summoned at any time, and he nodded in satisfaction.
He then looked at his system panel again:
"[Physique]: 141 Blood Energy (+)"
"[spirit]: 160 Hertz (+)"
"Both major basic attributes increased by 20 points. This means 1 Ability Point corresponds to 0.2 Blood Energy or 0.2 Hertz of spirit."
"The conversion rate is a bit low, but it's acceptable since it's a direct upgrade with no side effects."
"It's a pity the Novice Gift Pack only contained 200 ability points, otherwise I could have boosted them again."
"Of course, with my current strength, getting accepted into an Ability User University is more than enough."
From the moment he obtained the S-rank ability Violet Heaven Divine Lightning, Astret's strength was already among the forefront of all College Entrance Exam students in Jiangnan Province.
Now that his two major basic attributes had been upgraded, he could truly be considered one of the most elite candidates in Jiangnan Province!
The reason for saying 'one of' instead of 'the strongest.'
It was simply because the vast Jiangnan Province had over eighty million inhabitants, and more than 700,000 students participated in the Martial Arts college entrance exam.
Among these 700,000-plus candidates, the one thing they didn't lack was freaks!
Although these freaks didn't have S-rank abilities.
Their A-rank abilities, coupled with bonuses from combat experience and combat techniques, were also not to be underestimated!
After all, some students came from families that could afford to hire famous teachers and learn rare and powerful combat techniques.
They could even arrange for bodyguards and escorts to enter the Wilderness Zone directly and fight Fierce Beasts to accumulate combat experience.
In this regard, Astret, being an orphan, could not compare.
However, the S-rank ability he possessed was also something other candidates couldn't compare to..."Dong dong dong~~~~"
Just then, an urgent knocking sound suddenly rang out. Before Astret could react, the entire door was kicked inward with a bang.
Following that, a group of firefighters wearing orange-red uniforms and carrying water hoses appeared in view.
When they realized there was no massive fire inside the room, and even a living person standing there, they were instantly stunned.
"Uh, hello?"
Astret blinked and tentatively greeted them.