"As expected of the Technique Immunity Skill, it never fails to impress. After advancing from the Original LV.MAX to the Origin Stage and leveling up to Origin LV.6, the basic Shield Value Limit has already increased by 40%, from the original 200% to 240%.

Moreover, this time, the Additional Attributes have also increased the Shield Value Limit by 80%, raising it from the previous 150% to 230%. How should I put it, it seems that the Additional Attributes are almost surpassing the main part of the skill, with only a 10% gap remaining."

Of course, Zhang Yan also knows that this scenario is unlikely to happen. By the time he advances to the Fifth Tier and gathers enough Soul Points to elevate the Technique Immunity to Origin LV.MAX, the fixed Additional Attributes obtained will certainly again be distanced from the base Shield Value Limit provided by the Technique Immunity skill level.

"The Technique Immunity Skill itself provides a Shield Value Limit of 240%, plus the Additional Attributes contribute 230%, which immediately raises my Shield Value Limit Conversion Coefficient from the original 350% to 470%, equivalent to a direct increase of 120% in Shield Value Limit.

Although I haven't had the chance to check my Shield Value Limit, just from this substantial increase, I can tell there's going to be another surge in my Shield Value Limit this time, perhaps even achieving the previously set minor goal of fifteen times the Shield Value Limit in one go."

"Beyond the Shield Value Limit, the defensive power under the Energy Shield's external state has also improved again, rising from the original 200% to 220%, equating to another 20% defense bonus."

However, the 20% defense increase is not that significant in terms of magnitude, but since the Energy Shield's defensive power multiplier augments his total defensive power, from this perspective, this 20% defense bonus is actually quite considerable.

"My Indestructible Golden Body·Original LV.MAX Skill, when concentrated and compressed, provides me with a twenty-five times defense bonus, and further multiplied by 220%, which translates to 44 times my physical body's defensive power."

By comparison, Zhang Yan felt that his physical body seemed somewhat 'frail', but fortunately, the issue wasn't significant, as it was all relative, after all.

Even without the Energy Shield, his Life Value Limit is still four times that of a Same Tier Awakened, and plus the defense accumulated from years of using Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, he certainly cannot be considered 'frail' compared to a Same Tier Awakened.

Relative to the Energy Shield, his physical body is not exactly a weakness. To attack his body, the Energy Shield must first be breached.

And the Energy Shield provided by Technique Immunity has never actually shattered, except in rare cases like the impact with Greenland, so this 'weakness' is not something that needs much attention.

"But a weakness is a weakness. If only the Energy Shield's recovery rate could be quicker, like restoring 100% of Shield Value per second after breaking the shield... well, that's unrealistic."

Zhang Yan thought that, unless he happens to gain some buff that speeds up the Shield Value recovery rate, it's unlikely the persistent 20% per second recovery speed of the Technique Immunity Skill, even after two advancements, would change after another two or three promotions.

"Aside from the external form's 220% defense increase, the defensive power of the Energy Shield in its normal state has also improved, increasing by 10%, from the original 130% to 140%. Not a huge increase, but adequate."

During each monster hunt, he generally immediately activates the external state, so Zhang Yan isn't too concerned with the normal state defense of the Energy Shield, as it's typically only relevant against ambushes.

However, considering Zhang Yan's current Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil coverage range, attempting to ambush him is a very challenging endeavor. Besides, with his reclusive nature, lacking in friends, he naturally doesn't need to worry about enemies, which simply don't exist, so ambushing him isn't even a possibility.

Moreover, because Zhang Yan can directly immunize most negative attacks, it can be said that anyone attempting to ambush him must be desperate, as face-to-face confrontation with him might actually prolong their life span.

After examining the skill effects of Technique Immunity, Zhang Yan immediately glanced at his Shield Value Limit.

[Shield Value: 78,913/78,913 (Life Value Limit × 470% (+120%), Recovery Speed: 20% per second.)]

"These twenty million Soul Points were certainly worth it. It increased my Shield Value Limit by another 20,148 points, from the previous 58,765 points to 78,913 points, almost reaching the 80,000-point limit.

I remember that during my previous Rank advancements, the total Shield Value Limit increase was roughly twenty-four thousand points. But this time, just by leveling up once, from Origin LV.5 to Origin LV.6, it has almost matched that advancement, just three thousand points shy of the Rank Promotion's Shield Value Limit increase."

However, Zhang Yan had anticipated this outcome. He thought the Rank Promotion's approximately twenty-four thousand Shield Value Limit increase was a bit extravagant and hard to surpass, which proved accurate.

This Level 6 Origin Promotion of the Technique Immunity Skill is likely Zhang Yan's greatest increase in Shield Value Limit achievable within the Fourth Tier.

Unless Zhang Yan consumes a large number of artifacts that increase the Life Value Limit, thus raising the Shield Value Limit correspondingly, he won't surpass the twenty-four thousand point Shield Value Limit of the Rank Promotion, or even the twenty thousand point Shield Value Limit of Origin LV.6.

"Previously, I set a minor goal of fifty-nine thousand Shield Value, which I've easily achieved, surpassing that by completing twenty minor goals in one go."

But with the increasing magnitude of Shield Value Limit growth, Zhang Yan's next minor goal would not be set at one thousand points anymore, especially since the next target is just 87 points away at seventy-nine thousand Shield Value Limit, achievable by raising the Life Value Limit slightly.

So, he decided to set a new minor goal at eighty thousand points and establish a five-thousand-point target for subsequent goals.

"Currently, I am 1,087 points shy of the next minor goal in Shield Value Limit, which, on the surface, seems significant. But when divided by the conversion rate and Life Value Limit bonus, achieving an increase of just over one hundred points in Basic Life Value Limit would suffice."

A modest increase of over one hundred points in Life Value Limit shouldn't be difficult for Zhang Yan to attain, potentially even resulting from a random encounter.

"A typical Fourth Tier Awakened has a Life Value Limit of 45×100=4500 points.

Previously, my Shield Value Limit was only thirteen times that of the Life Value Limit of Same Tier Awakened, but now it has directly increased to 17.5 times, which is equivalent to a direct increase of 4.5 times in the Shield Value Limit, roughly one-third more than before."

Zhang Yanhang previously thought that achieving a small goal of a fifteen-fold Shield Value Limit would be easy once Technique Immunity was upgraded to Origin LV.6. Now it seems it was indeed easy, exceeding the small goal by an additional 2.5 times.

The next small goal Zhang Yanhang planned to set is at twenty times, currently 2.5 times away from achieving this small goal.

"In the past, 2.5 times might have been a lot, but now having just been promoted in Rank, without too many enhancements, I still have many other methods to increase the Shield Value Limit."

Of course, most of these methods are indirect enhancements, meaning increasing the Shield Value Limit while increasing the Life Value Limit. Zhang Yanhang estimates that perhaps upgrading the Indestructible Golden Body Skill to Origin LV.6 might automatically use the growing Life Value Limit bonus to complete this small goal.

Moreover, he can also enhance the Life Value Limit by improving the quality of the Tarot Card Set. In short, he believes this small goal should not be difficult to achieve.

"During the Third Tier, I barely achieved the fifteen-fold small goal, but this time in the Fourth Tier, there is a significant chance of achieving even the twenty-fold small goal..."

Zhang Yanhang feels himself getting stronger, but it's a relative strengthening, with each Tier progressively widening the gap with Same Tier Awakened.

Simpler put, even from the perspective of Shield Value Limit, he was fifteen times stronger than Same Tier Awakened in the Third Tier, potentially twenty times stronger in the Fourth Tier, and possibly twenty-five or even thirty times stronger in the Fifth Tier...

"But indeed, such a level of strength growth is necessary for me to defeat Lord Monsters across Tiers within such an outrageous power system where gaps between Awakeners in different Tiers can be ten or even dozens of times."

After some thought, Zhang Yanhang decides to continue upgrading Skill Levels.

"I have already upgraded the Technique Immunity Skill, next it's time to upgrade the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill. I wonder what new Additional Attributes Origin LV.6 of Swallowing Heaven and Earth will have. Choose! Skill Level Up!"

Zhang Yanhang immediately began to trigger the related options. He was indeed quite looking forward to the Additional Attributes.

......

October 31, Saturday, the sixth day after the Double Ninth Festival, and also the second day Zhang Yanhang left the Ashen World, at 11:10 AM, Main World, Qin Island City, Xingfuli District, Apartment 505, Bedroom.

After continuously upgrading the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill twice, Zhang Yanhang did not rush to check the Skill Effect of Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.6 but immediately opened the Soul Points balance to check.

[Soul points: 18,891,717 (-19,660,800)]

"After upgrading the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill, another 19,660,000 Soul points were consumed, reducing my Soul points balance from the original 38,550,000 to 18,891,000, still 770,000 short of gathering enough to upgrade the next skill."

Although in the past, 770,000 Soul points could be easily gathered by killing a few hundred monsters, the Christmas Permanent Teleportation Channel has been completely cleared, with not a single monster left alive. He even specifically entered the Transmission Channel to check, confirming there wasn't a single monster left, so he currently can only wait to continue upgrading other skills later.

The remaining 18,891,000 Soul points this time Zhang Yanhang naturally intends to use for upgrading the Profession Level, and if nothing unexpected occurs, he should be able to complete it in one go.

After checking the Soul Points balance, Zhang Yanhang immediately opened to view the Skill Effect of Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.6.

[Heaven and Earth Devourer·Original LV.6 (Passive/Active)]

[Passive effect: Artifact (Enhancement) usage (consumption) effect +60% (+10%).]

[Active effect: Upon activating the skill, the Heavenly Destiny Master can swallow substances and energy through the oral entrance into the Stomach Space and digest the substances and energy in the Stomach Space to increase body size and recover own Energy Value, with no cooldown time and small Physical Strength consumption.

Current Stomach Space volume is 1200 (+200) × 1200 (+200) × 1200 (+200) = 17,280,000,000 cubic meters (+7,280,000,000 cubic meters).

Current Stomach Space absorption efficiency is 577 [Energy Value Recovery Speed] × 6% (+1%) = 35 points (+6 points) Energy Value/ per second.]

[Additional Attribute: Skillful—you can now skillfully control the Swallowing Heaven and Earth Skill, and you have gained the ability to freely manipulate the absorption efficiency of the Stomach Space (0-100%), you can freely set different absorption efficiencies for different substances and energy, substances and energy with an absorption efficiency of 0% will remain stationary.]

[Additional Attribute: Mastery—you have now become proficient in the Indestructible Golden Body Skill, and you have gained the 'Ruminant' ability, allowing you to regurgitate substances and energy swallowed through the oral entrance back out through the oral entrance.

Using the 'Ruminant' ability will increase Physical Strength consumption at varying rates based on the volume and energy level of the substances and energy.]

[Additional Attribute: Specialization—after a long period of effort, your mastery of Swallowing Heaven and Earth has reached a level of Specialization, you have learned more energy absorption and manipulation techniques, and you have become more capable of devouring energy attacks and releasing them in a better form using related energy aggregation techniques through the 'Ruminant' ability.]

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