novelraw Chapter 611 585: Ugly Duckling
Chapter 611 585: Ugly Duckling
The Earth's magnetic field was in chaos, occasionally casting enchanting auroras, like strands of colorful ribbons, as the Original Force of the heavens and earth was stimulated by willpower, and the bizarre energy shimmered all around.
An incredibly oppressive yet thrilling aura pervaded the sky and land.
The desert was silent.
Only the sound of the wind blew in gusts.
A desert lizard nearby lay belly-up on the sand, motionless, having been frightened to death.
When Chen Shouyi cultivated, the energy and aura that had been dormant within him erupted like a dormant volcano, and the terrifying aura comparable to that of a demigod caused all life around him to vanish.
If an average person's attribute was rated as 10.
An attribute of 20.1 was equivalent to sixty times that of an average person.
Not just in one aspect.
But strength, agility, stamina, intelligence, will, perception were all sixty times that of an average person.
What appeared as a second to the average eye seemed to drag to a minute in his perception.
And the energy he exerted every second was 3600 times that of a normal person; in fact, this only considered pure physical strength. If one included will and participating internal energy, the numbers would be even higher.
The Shell Lady glanced at the hazy giant figure not far away.
She wasn't affected by the aura at all.
In fact, she was immune to all imposing presences, scared only because they often signaled danger, but when the signals came from the Good Giant, she naturally wasn't afraid.
She glanced once, continued licking for a moment,
then raised her head again, gloomily thinking:
"Good Giant has become so beautiful..."
...
Sustained by an endless stream of energy, Chen Shouyi practiced continuously for more than twenty minutes before stopping, his whole body soaked in blood and sweat, encrusted with white salts. As his body softened, he instinctively floated, preventing him from collapsing to the ground.
He checked his attribute panel.
Strength: 20.2
Agility: 20.1
Stamina: 20.2
Intelligence: 20.1
Perception: 20.1
Will: 20.1
Energy Accumulation: 11.73
Faith Value: 463.5
"Strength and stamina each increased by 0.1 points..." A hint of joy appeared on his face.
"The effect is so strong, this is practically a cultivation Holy Object!"
"However..." Chen Shouyi's heart grew heavy, musing to himself: "How strong is this Powerful Divine Power?"
Since the first appearance of the spatial passage twenty years ago during that invasion.
The Barbarian God with Powerful Divine Power hasn't appeared on Earth since.
Nowadays, most invaders on Earth have only Weak Divine Power, or weak levels of divine power, with the strongest likely being only at moderate level.
Though other regions are unknown, in Eurasia, the God of Light is already considered the strongest, possibly along with the God of Order in South Asia.
But Chen Shouyi firmly believes there are absolutely no beings with Powerful Divine Power.
Of course, as gods standing at the pinnacle of the Tamu World's pyramid, their number is certainly exceedingly scarce, and twenty years ago several died, making their numbers even fewer.
But there wouldn't be none left.
The reason they haven't invaded Earth yet, Chen Shouyi suspects, is they are probably still observing, hesitating.
Once they step in personally...
Chen Shouyi could hardly imagine.
Last time, facing the God of Light who had exhausted his divine power, he barely won by luck, narrowly escaping death. If faced with Powerful Divine Power, perhaps a single finger could crush him.
...
After resting for more than ten minutes, the injuries from the extreme cultivation hadn't improved much.
This made it difficult for Chen Shouyi, who had once enjoyed the powerful effects of Natural Healing.
"The intermediate level Self-Healing is really too weak."
He reopened his attribute panel.
And added four hundred points of Faith Value to his self-healing ability.
A few seconds later, as the warm current dissipated.
The progress of the intermediate self-healing rose from 20% to 60% in one go.
Yet despite this, it still took him a full three hours for his injuries to completely heal.
"I must first quickly enhance my self-healing ability to an advanced or even super level; otherwise, I can't cultivate properly!"
...
In the evening, Chen Shouyi stored his bicycle in the garage, noticing the seat was a bit askew.
As his strength grew increasingly potent, his weight also increased, now approaching nearly three hundred kilograms. This new heavy-duty bicycle, which cost him three thousand five hundred yuan, clearly couldn't withstand the abuse from his rear.
"Restore!"
Chen Shouyi focused his will, and invisible force acted on the bicycle.
The seat slowly adjusted back to its original state, not only that, the entire bicycle looked brand new and shone brightly.
He felt slightly proud.
This one might last a little longer.
"Senior!"
As he reached the doorway, he spotted Song Tingting there as well.
She wore a coffee-brown floral dress, revealing two long, white legs, looking somewhat shy and apprehensive before Chen Shouyi.
They hadn't seen each other for a long time, the senior had become somewhat unfamiliar, becoming awe-inspiring.
He had become a god-slaying hero, treading on heavenly clouds, standing like a deity atop the cloud realm.
She heard from her father that even provincial officials could only speak in flattering tones, not daring to offend him in the slightest.
However, the one thing that hadn't changed.
Was his handsomeness.
Moreover, he had become even more handsome, seemingly glowing.
Chen Shouyi cast her a glance, dared not to look more, diverted his gaze, and with a smile asked: "Why are you here? I mean, what brings you here?"
"Auntie asked me to come!" Song Tingting timidly said, without her past sprightly energy.
Just then, Mrs. Chen came out from the kitchen, placing dishes on the table: "What's up? I'm the one who had her over for dinner, do you have any objections?"
"No, no, I was just speaking casually." Chen Shouyi replied hastily.
He really didn't have any objections.
He quite liked Song Tingting.
"Tingting, don't be afraid. Don't mind what you read in the newspapers, about the god-slaying and legendary hero stuff. If Auntie wants to discipline him, she can still do it just the same!" Mrs. Chen reassured Song Tingting.
Off to the side, Chen Xingyue burst into laughter.
She suddenly remembered something, unable to contain herself.
He was once a king until he met his mom.
Chen Shouyi couldn't help but give her a sideways glance.
From the kitchen, Chen Dawei removed his apron, holding a basin of soup, smiling as he said: "Make yourself at home, don't feel constrained. If it gets late, don't worry; Shouyi will see you home."
"Thank you, Uncle and Auntie, I'm not constrained!" Song Tingting quickly responded.
...
After dinner,
Chen Shouyi wheeled his bicycle out.
Song Tingting sat on the back seat, cautiously pinching the corner of Chen Shouyi's shirt, fearing that he might misunderstand her as a scheming person, and with a blush, softly explained:
"I didn't really plan to come, I happened to be passing by Auntie's store, and she saw me, so she called me over."
"Why be so distant, aren't we friends? Just like before, it's alright; you've invited me to eat lots of stuff!" Chen Shouyi said with a smile.
Song Tingting smiled for the first time, her eyes crescent-shaped, after a moment she asked, "Do you still want to eat?"
"Next time, the shops are closed!" Chen Shouyi replied.
After dinner, the sky had nearly darkened, and curfew was about to begin, at this time no shops would be open.
Song Tingting gave a soft "oh," and the atmosphere turned silent.
As they passed by the villa district's gate.
She noticed the soldiers on duty started saluting from a distance, looking reverent and respectful.
Senior was no longer the martial artist he once was; he had become someone beyond her imagination, a revered prince.
While she was merely an ugly duckling constantly daydreaming.
Her eyes reddened,
tears silently slid down her cheeks.