Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 488 - 462: The Guide

Nighttime.

Chen Shouyi opened the attribute panel, his heart stirred as he looked at the 275 Faith Value points.

In an instant, 275 points turned into 75 points.

Then, a surge of scorching heat gushed forth, spreading through his body, making him feel burning hot, and his skin turned red.

He stood up, took a few steps, and several seconds later, the heat gradually subsided.

He opened the attribute panel:

Giant Battle Body (Advanced): 2.05%.

"Indeed, it takes a hundred Faith Value points to advance one progress point," Chen Shouyi thought to himself.

These days, he’s been accumulating more Faith Value points daily, from initially seven or eight points a day to now about fifteen points a day, and it’s nowhere near the growth limit yet.

Once stabilized, it’s estimated to be fifty points per day, and even if he maxes out the Advanced Giant Battle Body, it will only take half a year.

He glanced at his sweat-covered body and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower.

"Let’s test it out!"

He walked to the window, glanced at the patrolling soldiers outside, and immediately dismissed the idea.

The silence of the night, the experiments would create too much noise and attract the soldiers; it wouldn’t be trouble, but it would require some explanation.

"Forget it, I’ll just waste some Energy Value!"

Chen Shouyi lay on the bed and quickly entered the Virtual Memory World.

He opened the window, leapt down lightly, and ran swiftly to the clearing, transforming immediately before the soldiers arrived.

His clothes burst apart, turning into strips of cloth fluttering away; in the blink of an eye, a giant about 4.6 meters tall stood in the clearing.

He felt it inwardly:

"The transformation seems to be faster, though the height increase isn’t much."

He opened the attribute panel:

Strength: 18.4+7.0

Agility: 18.4-0.5

Constitution: 18.4+7.0

Intelligence: 18.0

Perception: 16.6

Willpower: 17.1

Energy Accumulation: 22.4

Faith Value: 75.7

Glancing over it, Chen Shouyi was instantly surprised.

The Strength reached 25.4, which wasn’t surprising, as it didn’t increase much from before!

What truly surprised him was that Agility only decreased by 0.5 points this time.

If he remembered correctly, last time the transformation reduced it by a whole 0.6.

"Could it be that after reaching an advanced form, the major changes aren’t in Strength but in compensating for this inherent flaw," Chen Shouyi pondered with excitement overcoming his face.

The Giant Transformation isn’t without flaws; it’s like a trade-off, exchanging agility for strength.

Of course, it’s a trade-off with a tenfold benefit.

You sacrifice a bit of Agility to gain tenfold Strength, tenfold Constitution.

More violent attack power, stronger defensive capabilities, except... the body becomes slightly duller.

But all of this is worth it.

An African elephant might react slowly, but no lion would dare challenge it.

Moreover, with quick-thinking, you can somewhat compensate for this flaw.

The Giant Transformation also becomes Chen Shouyi’s most powerful ace; without the transformation, he’d be merely a slightly stronger legend, but with it, he can even contend with demigods.

However, a flaw is still a flaw.

On that otherworldly island half a month ago, had his agility not been halved, the fight with the demigod wouldn’t have been so tough, nearly a disaster.

But now, he’s finally seeing a glimmer of hope for a solution.

... 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Hearing the soldiers’ footsteps rushing over quickly.

Chen Shouyi exited the Virtual Memory World.

As the space shifted, he opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

He glanced at the Shell Lady sleeping soundly beside him, gently covering her with the kicked-off blanket, then began pacing back and forth in the room, still somewhat excited.

"Advanced Giant Battle Body..." Chen Shouyi murmured softly.

At this moment, a sudden realization struck him.

He suddenly discovered that once talents reached an advanced stage, they seemed to undergo a qualitative change, possessing unimaginable power.

Take atmospheric control, for instance.

At the intermediate level, it had no offensive power, merely reducing wind resistance. But the advanced Air Imprisonment even affected demigods.

As for Giant Battle Body, it’s beyond words.

"Intermediate and advanced seem to be a watershed," Chen Shouyi reflected.

The former is just an ordinary talent, while the latter can even slay gods.

Chen Shouyi opened the attribute panel again, glancing at the "Giant Battle Body (Advanced): 2.05%" inscription, and sighed slightly.

He suddenly realized that people are never content.

Longing for what they don’t have, wanting more and better of what they do.

Before going to the island, getting ten or so Faith Value points a day would make him laugh in his sleep, but now it seems too little.

Just then, with a "bang," his bedroom window shattered.

A stone shot towards him.

Chen Shouyi’s heart went cold, reaching out to grab it, catching the stone in his hand.

It wasn’t a prank; judging by its speed, it was almost as fast as a bullet.

He stepped to the window and saw a shadow flash beneath the treetops.

His face changed.

The stone was instantly crushed to powder in his hand.

He quickly grabbed his sword, bracing himself against the window ledge, and jumped out.

The two figures, one in front, the other chasing, quickly avoided the patrolling soldiers.

Chen Shouyi’s eyes grew colder as he pursued.

The opponent was wearing all black, and their speed was remarkable, far surpassing a typical Martial Artist’s level.

Who exactly is it?

In Hedong City, aside from himself, there’s no one of this caliber.

And moving so stealthily!

Once they left the Safe Zone, the opponent’s speed increased again.

...

Minutes later.

Atop a building, the mysterious figure stood still.

"The Great Xia Country indeed has remarkable people, a young legend!" He turned his head, revealing a mixed-race face with one blue eye and one black eye, his handsome young appearance defying age identification.

From his tone, it was evident the person wasn’t from Great Xia.

"Who are you?" Chen Shouyi asked coldly.

"You can call me the Guide," the other replied.

"Stop being mysterious!" Chen Shouyi snorted coldly, drawing his sword with a "zheng" sound.

"Wait, we aren’t enemies, just hear me out first!" The mysterious figure hastily retreated a step, speaking quickly.

"Say it quickly, I don’t have time for this!" Chen Shouyi’s eyes were fixed on the mysterious figure.

The mysterious figure shook his head slightly: "Alright, since you’re so hostile, I’ll make it brief. Do you... want to become a god?"

Chen Shouyi’s mind flashed like lightning, and he said solemnly: "Are you from the Pantheon?"

"Pantheon, we’ve long since abandoned that name!" The mysterious figure smiled slightly: "I know our organization was once considered a terrorist group internationally, not well regarded.

But it’s just that our actions were a bit extreme.

The fact is, we were right, humanity has been peaceful for too long, forgetting the brutality of war, the past two decades of conservative strategies towards the other world and false peace will eventually bury all of humanity.

There’s no hope for humankind, humans cannot rival gods, only gods can rival gods."

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