"Really?" Li Yuan was taken aback.
"From here, if you head east for about 15 kilometers, you'll reach a large tribe of the Rock Desert Tribe within the combat assessment area," Qiu Jing said with a smile, "I estimate there are over two hundred warriors, and their leader is above Level 14."
"Level 14?" Li Yuan felt a wave of relief.
Level 14, with Fist Strength exceeding 8,000 kilograms, is several times stronger than Level 13.
Luckily, he had not encountered them.
"Haha, it's normal that you don't know; I only found out after some inquiry and it was not easy to shake off that leader's pursuit," Qiu Jing said with a sigh, "You are also impressive, just into the first year, and you were able to hold on at the fourth base."
"Without Senior Sister's rescue, I probably would've been eliminated already," Li Yuan said with a smile.
"Without me, another kilometer ahead there is a cliff. With your strength, you also had a chance to escape," Qiu Jing said with a smile, "Alright, take a detour on your own, stay away from the Rock Desert Tribe's territory, and be careful afterward."
"We'll talk more when we get back to school."
"OK, Sister, you also take care," Li Yuan nodded, not expecting her to accompany him anyway.
The gap in their strengths was evident.
Moreover, this was a combat assessment; both parties' goals were to gain more points, so separating was the best decision.
He watched as Qiu Jing departed into the distance.
"Qiu Jing Senior Sister, ranked eighth at the fourth base?" Li Yuan glanced at the ranking on his locator bracelet.
Heeding Senior Sister Qiu Jing's advice, Li Yuan changed directions, avoiding the Rock Desert Tribe's territory.
An hour later, the sky gradually darkened.
Six kilometers away, on a small desolate plain.
An exotic beast resembling a lynx was pierced through the throat by Li Yuan, and its huge body crashed heavily onto the barren ground.
"[You have killed an Entry Rank creature, gained Spiritual Nature nourishment, Spiritual Awakening Level has reached 20%]
"[You have reached the limit of Spiritual Awakening, temporarily unable to receive Spiritual Nature nourishment, once your spiritual power reaches Level 20, you can break the limit]
"[Spiritual Awakening Level has reached 20%, second Origin Power assimilation initiated]" The Divine Palace panel flashed with three notifications in an instant.
Li Yuan immediately noticed them.
"Sure enough, at 10% there was one instance of Origin Power infusion, and now at 20%, there is another," thoughts flashed rapidly through Li Yuan's mind, "So, spiritual power must reach Level 20 to break through the limit of Spiritual Awakening?"
Before Li Yuan could contemplate further,
he suddenly widened his eyes: "Wait! This is different from last time!"
Whirr~ merely three seconds after the Divine Palace's reminder, Li Yuan felt a series of slight headaches, as if some mysterious force was infiltrating from his head into his limbs and throughout his body.
The sensation was very strange.
Immediately after, Li Yuan could feel a mysterious force gradually seeping into his limbs and body from the outside, and his pores seemed to feel a bit hot.
"The first Origin Power infusion required my guidance, but this second infusion has started on its own?" Li Yuan quickly realized, "This is bad."
"I am definitely under the school's surveillance right now."
Without any hesitation,
Li Yuan grabbed his long spear, his figure dashed away like lightning, swiftly lunging toward the distance.
A few hundred meters away,
there was a small cave beneath a cliff, the very place Li Yuan had chosen for his overnight stay.
In barely twenty seconds, Li Yuan felt his body getting hotter and hotter.
Boom! He threw the long spear, which flew out like an arrow, piercing deeply into the cave wall.
He drew his combat saber, leapt into the air, and several flashes of the blade swept past. The trees next to the cave were instantly chopped into sections and fell.
Then, Li Yuan quickly dragged these trees to the cave, erected them across each other, and barely sealed the cave entrance.
Li Yuan, holding the combat saber, then rushed into the cave and placed a tree segment down.
It practically sealed the already narrow entrance.
"Even if an Alien Race comes, I still have some preparations, at least giving me two seconds more to respond," Li Yuan clenched his teeth and sat down on the ground, "Moreover, the teachers can't directly observe me now."
The Origin Power infusion had barely started a minute ago.
He took a deep breath.
"Origin Power infusion." Li Yuan calmed down completely, and his powerful spiritual power began guiding the surging Origin Power that was entering his body.
This time, the Origin Power infusion was more abundant and purer than the last.
"My muscles and bones," Li Yuan could clearly feel that every part of his body was voraciously absorbing the Origin Power.
Muscles became stronger, skin more resilient, bones more solid, and the vitality of his internal organs increased...
[Your Life Level has increased from 11.3 to 11.4]
As night fell completely, the surroundings were utterly quiet, and time passed.
[...from 11.8 to 11.9] accompanied by notifications from the Divine Palace panel.
Li Yuan's body began yet another grand transformation.