Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1619: 680: Double Happiness Arrives

Chapter 1619: Chapter 680: Double Happiness Arrives

[Seventh-Rank Fire Crystal Core]

[Quality: Epic (100%)]

[Purity: 20% (Side effects: None)]

[Fire: Basic Fire Attribute Principle]

After ascending to the Seventh Level, Wang Tao saw the world differently than before. When he looked at this Seventh-Rank Crystal Core, he naturally noticed things he hadn’t seen previously. Most importantly, when Wang Tao focused his gaze on the crystal core, some prompts appeared that hadn’t existed before.

“So that’s how it works…”

Wang Tao finally understood the purpose of such Seventh-Rank crystal cores.

Within the Seventh-Rank Crystal Core, there was no ability—only one Basic Attribute Principle. For instance, in this Fire Crystal Core, it contained a Basic Fire Attribute Principle that could only be fused by a Fire Attribute Domain User, like Wang Tao. Others had no way of utilizing it.

As for the function of this Fire Crystal Core… Not only could it replenish Wang Tao’s Power of Laws, but it could also increase the upper limit of his Power of Laws!

Wang Tao’s Power of Laws upper limit was 100. If he successfully fused this 20% purity Fire Crystal Core, it would increase his Power of Laws by 1 point.

Though it’s only a single point, seeming rather insignificant, it would let Wang Tao increase the maximum number of domain usages he could unleash in a short period by one!

Moreover, there’s one crucial point—the strength of domain users above the Seventh Level is closely linked to the Power of Laws!

Above the Seventh Level, having a thicker HP didn’t necessarily mean a being was stronger; it only indicated they were tougher to break. However, the more Power of Laws a being possessed, the stronger their overall power unquestionably became!

When a domain user’s Power of Laws spikes a hundredfold—from 100 to 10,000—they would have an opportunity to ascend to the Eighth Level!

In a way, the Power of Laws could be considered as akin to mana or the experience points required for leveling up.

Therefore, this Fire Crystal Core is undeniably a treasure!

As long as Wang Tao continued to hunt Fire Attribute Domain Users, obtaining more Fire Crystal Cores for fusion and strengthening his abilities, he could ascend to the Eighth Level!

However, despite its value, Wang Tao couldn’t easily fuse it yet. This was because the Fire Crystal Core contained 80% impurities!

Biological life above the Seventh Level no longer harbored internal impurities. Regardless of the amount of impurities they had at the Sixth Level, once they succeeded in ascending to the Seventh Level, all internal impurities would be wiped away, and no impurities would resurface afterward. Even though this Fire Crystal Core contained 80% impurities, Wang Tao wouldn’t absorb them into his body.

The problem lies in the fact that, although impurities within crystal cores above the Seventh Level wouldn’t be absorbed, these impurities would still affect the efficiency of absorbing the Power of Laws within the crystal cores.

Take this Fire Crystal Core, for example. Though it’s of Epic Quality and would allow Wang Tao to fuse successfully 100% of the time, its 80% impurity content disrupts Wang Tao’s absorption efficiency. If luck favored him, he might ultimately absorb 20% of its Power of Laws; but if luck failed him, he might only absorb 1%.

The 20% Power of Laws within the Fire Crystal Core is a single entity. If Wang Tao couldn’t absorb it entirely, he wouldn’t be able to increase his Power of Laws by 1 point. He could only rely on subsequent absorption of other Fire Crystal Cores to fill up the missing portion of the 20% Power of Laws…

Although Wang Tao had always been fortunate, in this situation, it wasn’t worth gambling. Since he had the ability to fuse crystal cores, he might as well wait until he collected four more Seventh-Rank Fire Crystal Cores for fusion, bringing their purity up to 100%. This would eliminate the concern entirely. Then, Wang Tao could increase his Power of Laws by 5 points all in one go, with guaranteed success!

Of course, that’s easier said than done. Whether he could find enough Fire Attribute Domain Users to collect such a number of crystal cores remained a major issue.

Right now, Wang Tao could only absorb Fire Crystal Cores; other crystal cores were inaccessible to him. Thus, Wang Tao was forced to target Fire Attribute Domain Users exclusively. But there were very few Fire Attribute Domain Users left. Aside from the Seventh-Rank Fire Beast he had previously slain, only those destruction-level Magma Monsters were left.

Wang Tao didn’t feel confident about defeating Magma Monsters, and Fire Beasts were far from easy to locate… So for the time being, Wang Tao couldn’t gather five Fire Crystal Cores. He could only keep an eye out in the future…

…

The next morning.

Wang Tao woke up from the large bed and saw Ding Yuqin and the other women sleeping sweetly. He decided not to wake them.

Thḭ𝕤 𝒸hⱥp𝑡𝙚r 𝚒𝘴 p𝐨ʂ𝓉𝓮ⅆ b𝗒 Ḱ𝘪𝙩𝙚ɳ𝘰νᥱ𝑙

Last night, after finishing his research on the crystal core, Wang Tao planned to rest. However, having just ascended to the Seventh Level, he was too energized, unable to sleep at all. So he called the women over for some physical training, which eventually allowed him to fall asleep.

To be honest, as his physique grew larger and his physical abilities strengthened, while the women’s physiques remained unchanged… it truly turned their situation into a “beauty and the beast” dynamic.

Fortunately, Ding Yuqin and the other women weren’t ordinary people and had strong physical resilience; otherwise, they wouldn’t survive his exhausting trials…

However, during breakfast, seeing Ding Yuqin and the women glowing brightly, Wang Tao couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless.

As they say, “Only cows die of exhaustion; the soil never suffers from over-plowing…”

While the group was happily enjoying breakfast, Gu Yun suddenly called.

Normally, Gu Yun would contact Wang Tao via text or voice messages—rarely through direct voice calls. Wang Tao presumed something had happened and immediately activated the speakerphone.

“Wang Tao! Double happiness, double happiness!”

Hearing Gu Yun’s excited voice, Wang Tao instinctively glanced at the women.

Ding Yuqin and the others shook their heads; they weren’t aware of what was going on either.

So Wang Tao curiously asked directly:

“What’s the matter? Is there more good news?”

Gu Yun’s “double happiness” definitely included Wang Tao’s ascension to the Seventh Level, but the other piece of news was still a mystery to Wang Tao.

“Haha, yesterday you successfully ascended to the Seventh Level! And last night, a large number of ability users awakened at the same time! Many even ascended to Level 5, and some to Level 6! The overall strength of our Changhe Base shot up several tiers overnight! It’s a true double happiness! I feel like it’s all thanks to your good fortune!”