Chapter 25: First Drain Ten Thousand Passive Points From It

As soon as the staff member left, Xu Xiaoshou immediately returned to the red interface.

"Sharpness (Houtian Lv.9).""Sharpness (Houtian Lv.10).""Sharpness (Xiantian Lv.1)."

Xu Xiaoshou held a spirit crystal in his mouth, occasionally sucking on it. His eyes were unfocused, and a blissful, foolish grin spread across his face.

Indeed, when you have no money, you can never imagine the joy of being rich.

With his abundant passive points, he had just spent three thousand with such a grand gesture. For him, with over forty thousand passive points, this was merely rounding off the numbers.

And following "Strength," Xu Xiaoshou finally welcomed his second Xiantian-level passive skill.

As "Sharpness" upgraded to Xiantian, transparent glows started to appear and move across his body's surface. They seemed capable of cutting through anything, resembling the radiance of a divine body, exceptionally mystical.

With a thought, Xu Xiaoshou gathered the glow onto his forearm, forming a hand blade, and swiftly cut towards the ground.

Whoosh!

Just like a sword's edge, a deep mark appeared on the ground.

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes lit up. He gathered the glow onto his toes and swept it across the ground again.

Whoosh!

His shoe split open.

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

However, seeing the sword-like mark on the ground, he couldn't contain his excitement.

"Indeed, every passive skill undergoes a tremendous transformation when it upgrades to the Xiantian level."

He recalled "Strength," which, upon reaching Xiantian, elevated his physical body to the Xiantian level. Now, with "Sharpness" reaching Xiantian, this transparent glow appeared, granting every part of his body incredibly strong cutting abilities.

This was simply an assassin's divine artifact, impossible to guard against.

If he were to suddenly deliver a groin kick during a match, it could cleave an enemy in half...

As Xu Xiaoshou thought this, he couldn't help but shiver. How terrifying!

"Because it's a passive skill, there's no casting time, no prelude. If I just unleash it so openly, how can you block it?"

"You can't block it!"

"Even if you could block a groin kick, could you block my three thousand strands of silk-like hair?"

A sudden idea struck Xu Xiaoshou. He concentrated the transparent glow onto his hair, then casually pulled out a spirit crystal and tossed it into the air.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

His hair swept past, and the rock-hard spirit crystal shattered into fragments, falling to the ground with a pattering sound.

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked. Could this flash of inspiration really work?

He looked at the shattered spirit crystal on the ground with immense regret. What a waste! He should have used a mere stone for the experiment.

Xu Xiaoshou finally realized the power of the passive system. Each passive skill was essentially an upgradable spirit skill, and one that didn't even require cultivation.

Currently, he possessed two Xiantian-level spirit skills, with two more pending Xiantian upgrade!

That wasn't even the most crucial point. The key was that if used well, these passive skills could effectively become instant-cast active skills!

"This is terrifying..."

While chuckling foolishly, Xu Xiaoshou casually exchanged for ten passive keys, planning to draw ten thousand passive points first, and more if needed!

Originally, his biggest trump card was the technique "Leisurely White Cloud," but Wen Chong had forced him to reveal it prematurely. Now, he had no ultimate secret moves left.

With all his trump cards exposed, this was an extremely dangerous situation.

He absolutely needed to acquire another passive skill with greater destructive power. Otherwise, in future battles, if he encountered the two Xiantian experts, Mo Mo and Zhao Qingteng, he might genuinely be unable to win.

Xu Xiaoshou had become quite inflated with confidence; at least, from his current perspective, only those two in the outer academy could barely contend with him.

And indeed, this was true. Powerful figures like Wen Chong, Liu Zhen, and Zhang Fu had all been defeated by him. In the eyes of the audience, he even qualified to compete for the top spot.

Xu Xiaoshou inserted the keys one by one, his heart full of pleasant anticipation. It would be even more exhilarating if the screen went dark again.

The last time, the White Cloud Illusion brought by "Sword Mastery" had more than doubled his strength, so he naturally yearned for further advancement.

As the last key disappeared, Xu Xiaoshou, as per custom, loudly declared:

"Hah! The Emperor of Luck possesses me!"

After speaking, he eagerly looked at the information bar:

"Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!"

This...

Thump!

Xu Xiaoshou fell face first, his eyes rolling back as he fainted on the ground.

Another staff member in the waiting area found it quite strange. He had been watching Xu Xiaoshou's bizarre behavior—cutting the ground, flinging his hair—amusing himself immensely, much like a child at home.

But why did he suddenly collapse?!

This was a serious matter.

He quickly ran over and shook Xu Xiaoshou awake. Upon waking, Xu Xiaoshou's eyes were momentarily unfocused. He glanced at the information bar and fainted again.

"What the heck!"

"Judge-sama was right after all, this Xu Xiaoshou is seriously messed up!"

As a qualified staff member, he had some medical experience and could tell that Xu Xiaoshou's fainting was simply due to a sudden, immense mental shock.

But...

"But seriously, this is the first time I've ever seen someone faint from flinging their own hair!"

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The staff member repeatedly slapped Xu Xiaoshou's cheeks with spiritual energy, finally rousing him once more. Upon reawakening, Xu Xiaoshou looked at him with longing eyes, and two streams of clear tears flowed down his face.

The staff member panicked. "What in the world is going on? I didn't do anything wrong to you while you were unconscious!"

"Go away," Xu Xiaoshou cried. "I don't want to see you. Just leave me alone!"

Staff member: ???

He turned and walked away, utterly resolute.

Xu Xiaoshou felt bitter inside. He had considered the most terrifying outcomes, but he had never imagined this would actually happen.

This was ten thousand passive points, for crying out loud!

They just vanished into thin air! Are you kidding me?!

There wasn't even a single "One More Spoon!" You're cruel, you're heartless, you're unreasonable!

Xu Xiaoshou felt drained, with no strength left to get up from the ground. He pondered whether he should impulsively upgrade "Breathing Technique" and "Sword Mastery" with the remaining thirty thousand points.

"No, I don't believe it! Ten more draws!"

Xu Xiaoshou was someone who never gave up, at least in his own estimation, so he exchanged for ten more keys.

"If I get nothing this time, I'll just..."

"Just..."

"Hmph!" He exhaled, ultimately chickening out, and silently inserted the keys until the last one vanished.

"Hah! The Empe..."

Xu Xiaoshou instinctively spoke, but his voice gradually faded. He looked up at the sky, speechless.

Forget it. He couldn't afford to be reckless, couldn't tempt fate.

"Thank you for your patronage!""One More Spoon!""Thank you for your patronage!""One More Spoon!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!""Obtained Basic Passive Skill: Endless Vitality!""One More Spoon!""Thank you for your patronage!""Thank you for your patronage!"

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes instantly glowed green, and he practically soared with excitement.

Look at that ridiculously long entry!

A drop! Finally!

"Hahahahaha!"

He threw his head back and laughed wildly. "Twenty keys, equivalent to two Xiantian level upgrades, for just one passive skill—was it worth it?"

Yes, it was!

Xu Xiaoshou declared it absolutely worth it!

"Levels could be accumulated slowly later, and upgraded impulsively whenever. But if there were no skills, what was there to impulsively upgrade?"

He hugged a pillar and hopped around, seemingly losing his mind, his mouth stretched in a wide grin as insane laughter echoed through the waiting area.

"He's crazy, he's crazy!"

The staff member watched Xu Xiaoshou repeatedly rub against the pillar, feeling as if a new world had opened up before him.

"Could one person's revelry truly be this joyful?"

"Was he falling behind the times?"

He sighed faintly, looking at the pillar Xu Xiaoshou was embracing, filled with worry.

With every hop, the pillar seemed to thin out a bit. How terrifying was that!