Chapter 136: One Night to Get Rich?

"Awakening Pool: Allows the awakening of Extended Passive Skills."

This short description immediately made Xu Xiaoshou tremble with excitement.

Passive skills... awakening?His passive skills were already incredibly powerful; to think they could be awakened was simply defying the heavens!

Soon, he calmed down and noticed the inconspicuous word "Extended" within the description."Only 'Extended Passive Skills' can be awakened?"The information didn't mention other restrictions, but the deliberate appearance of "Extended" clearly excluded the "Basic" and "Mastery" categories of passive skills. Of course, "Special Passive Skills" likely couldn't be awakened either; if they couldn't even be upgraded, how could they be awakened?

Shifting his gaze from the "Awakening Pool," he looked at the shop's grid, which displayed four items."Tier 1 Skill Point (Purchase: 1000 Passive Points).""Tier 2 Skill Point (Purchase: 5000 Passive Points).""Passive Key (Purchase: 5000 Passive Points).""Awakening Stone (Purchase: 10000 Passive Points)."

Xu Xiaoshou, a notorious penny-pincher, immediately stared wide-eyed. The first thing he noticed was the Passive Key, which had increased fivefold in price."Are you kidding me? Something that used to cost 1000 Passive Points... pork prices are up, water prices are up, and now even you have to get involved?"

The next second, his gaze fell upon the Awakening Stone's 10,000 Passive Point price, and he felt as if his heart had taken 10,000 critical hits, instantly turning his face green."This...""I struggled to accumulate 60,000 Passive Points, and it's only enough for six awakenings?"Even one success would be great, but Xu Xiaoshou recalled the system's consistently unfair probability mechanics, guessing he was about to be fleeced again.

"Hold on, don't get reckless yet!"Xu Xiaoshou secretly encouraged himself, his eyes returning to the long-anticipated "Tier 2 Skill Point."Compared to those rip-offs, at least this skill point had no probability issues.

A Tier 2 Skill Point for 5,000 Passive Points, especially when considering the power of a Grandmaster physique he fantasized about...Xu Xiaoshou found the price quite reasonable, even thinking the system was being generous. Only 5,000 Passive Points? Was the system going crazy?

Suddenly, he remembered he had nine major passive skills, and upgrading one to Grandmaster would cost exactly 50,000 Passive Points.Nine of them...450,000!"Holy crap!" Xu Xiaoshou collapsed onto the sand by the black pond."This damn system, that's way too expensive!"He felt like *he* was the one going crazy for thinking the system was generous. He must have been dazed by the continuous breakthroughs.

Bearing the burden of nearly half a million Passive Points, Xu Xiaoshou looked back at the Blackfall Waterfall, feeling the roaring thunder in his ears sound much more pleasant.Initially, he thought he had integrity, believing that Passive Points gained through pain didn't suit his path, but now...Xu Xiaoshou dove headfirst into the Blackfall Waterfall."Come on!""Whip me as much as you like!""If you don't knock me, Xu Xiaoshou, out today, then you can change your surname from Black to White!"

The whistling sword energy jolted Xu Xiaoshou, instantly chilling his blood, and he quickly put up defensive measures."Can't get hurt, can't get hurt.""Maybe I should upgrade... 'Endless Life' first?"Xu Xiaoshou furrowed his brow. He had initially thought that faster recovery would help him farm Passive Points more efficiently.But now, he realized it would be better to simply upgrade "Sturdy"!As long as his physical strength increased, the sword energy's damage to him would definitely decrease.His current concern was not upgrading to the Grandmaster level too quickly. If he became a Grandmaster and the sword energy couldn't harm him, then he'd truly have no way to farm points!

His nine major passive skills were all waiting to be fed!Xu Xiaoshou began exchanging for "Tier 2 Skill Points." He currently had over 60,000 Passive Points, more than enough to exchange for ten, but he cautiously upgraded them one level at a time."Rushing" skills was satisfying, but not suitable for this moment."Sturdy (Innate Lv.6)."

After reaching level five, the white sword energy that could originally leave a large gash on his shoulder could now only cut a bit of his skin.It was perfectly balanced to inflict damage, allowing him to farm Passive Points, but without hindering his movements.Combined with "Endless Life"... he could farm points without taking any real damage!"Awesome!"

Xu Xiaoshou stood with his hands behind his back in the Blackfall Waterfall, strolling at ease. He was completely comfortable!After walking for a moment, he suddenly remembered that Innate experts could fly. Immediately, he sensed the heavens and earth, and soon, his body ascended into the void again."Flight!"To fly without using "Concealed Misery," relying only on his own power—that was a dream come true!

Xu Xiaoshou was beside himself with joy, a huge smile on his face. This was too comfortable; while farming points, he could also adapt to his Innate power and practice flying skills.Moreover, he was continuously cultivating without interruption..."My goodness, once you enter the Innate Origin Court realm, you're truly soaring!"He thought of Yuan Tou..."Heh, that brat is not worth consulting!""Zhang Xinxiong, huh? You dare to assassinate me, Xu Xiaoshou, repeatedly? Just wait until I leave the Heavenly Arcane Gate, and I'll show you my true self...""Xu Little Beast!""Bah, Xu Mighty Beast!"

Xu Xiaoshou felt himself floating, swelling with arrogance. He inwardly chastised himself, knowing it was bad, but for some reason, he couldn't stop his restless heart.His sword intent suddenly spread out. This time, he deliberately provoked the tiger's wrath above, and sure enough, dense sword energy slashed down."Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."Streaks of blood appeared but quickly healed.Xu Xiaoshou chuckled. The white sword energy that had almost killed him just a few hours ago was now completely ineffective after his breakthrough!

The passive points, previously 30-50 per second, also doubled, surging to over a hundred per second!And this time, he even saved on rest time!"Let me calculate..." With an excited heart and trembling hands, Xu Xiaoshou began counting on his fingers again. His head was being pounded by sword energy, making him nod like pounding garlic, and his lips trembled.Six times six is thirty-six, one hour has 3,600 seconds, and at a minimum of 100 passive points per second...A full 360,000!"Holy crap, I can raise my 'sons' to adulthood in just one hour!"

Xu Xiaoshou became completely ecstatic. He flipped his wrist against his thigh and shot into the sky like Iron Man."Come on, one hour! Whoever falls first loses!"He flew higher and higher, and the white sword energy grew increasingly violent, its quantity steadily increasing.From one hundred to two hundred, then three hundred per second...Xu Xiaoshou's face was practically blooming with laughter. "You're just increasing the quantity without increasing the attack," he thought, "that doesn't mean much!"

"Whoosh!"No sooner had that thought emerged than a super-large white sword energy, mixed among the others, nearly ripped off his arm.Xu Xiaoshou was utterly stunned."What the hell, are you messing with me?"He quickly focused his attention. While his spiritual sense couldn't detect the super-large sword energy amidst the dense white streaks, his "Perception" could.And so..."I'll dodge! I'll evade!""Heh, you can't hit me!"

Xu Xiaoshou weaved and dodged, avoiding the major attacks and only taking minor ones, thoroughly enjoying himself.The white sword energy above grew even more frantic. Xu Xiaoshou watched the violently fluctuating information bar, repeatedly worrying if the system hadn't upgraded and if this whole thing might just explode!"That's probably unlikely; no matter how basic it is, it's still a system.""Come on... make me rich!"