Chapter 458 - 39: Accidentally Became Superman

Chapter 458: Chapter 39: Accidentally Became Superman

Base: In a natural environment that initially possesses the power of nature, all attributes +100%.

The denser the power of nature, the greater the boost.

Note: Spiritual Power can be considered a highly concentrated form of the power of nature, providing a minimum attribute boost of 200%.

Note: Boosted attributes include, but are not limited to—Basic Attributes: Attack, Magic Power, Speed, Defense, Health, etc.; Hidden Attributes: Charisma, Luck, Comprehension, Energy Regeneration Rate, etc.

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[Miracle Engineer]: Your territory possesses numerous miracle buildings, and it is as if constructing them is your mission.

The resources and time required to construct miracle buildings are reduced to one-tenth.

For each additional miracle building in the territory, the effects of all miracle buildings are enhanced by 10%.

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[Emperor]: You have countless subjects who answer your call. They willingly submit to your command and dedicate their own abilities to you.

Command: Summoning quantity is doubled. When summoning lifeforms that answer your call, you pay no energy cost. The cost of traversing space is paid by the summoned lifeform.

Dedication: When a lifeform that answers your call is summoned, one percent of its attributes will be temporarily added to you until the summon dies or you cancel the summoning.

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All three traits were stunning, and they also proved that the effect of "Enlightenment" was closely related to the attributes, status, and environment of the target being enlightened.

These three traits corresponded to his World Tree Territory and his World Tree-like soul, his Summoner class talent, and the many unique buildings in his territory.

[Child of Nature] would allow Lin Yu to gain a massive attribute bonus while inside the World Tree Territory. Most critically, this bonus was all-encompassing—it wasn’t just a boost to his physical attributes.

According to the description, a natural environment that had only just acquired the power of nature could double all attributes. The bonus from the World Tree Territory, which had been developing for so long, would be many times greater.

Five times?

Ten times?

Or a hundred?

Lin Yu was actually very excited to see the specific effects of this trait, but there was one downside. The ability was something of a home-field advantage; although it could speed up his cultivation, in combat, it was only effective when enemies entered his territory.

Furthermore, the ability required strong base attributes to yield even higher stats after the boost.

As it stood, Lin Yu wasn’t very satisfied with his own attributes.

Besides, his territory was so powerful that if a situation ever required him to personally join the fray, it would likely be too late for him to make a difference anyway.

The main focus of [Miracle Engineer] was to buff the territory’s miracle buildings.

Miracle buildings didn’t just refer to Mythical Buildings, but to any unique building of which a territory could only have one.

For instance, the rare-grade "Dave’s Secret Garden" was also a miracle building.

Unfortunately, the territory’s current miracle-type buildings were sufficient for now, so there was no urgent need to improve their performance.

[Emperor] was a trait that enhanced Lin Yu’s chosen Summoner class talent.

It had two abilities. One, "Command," doubled his number of summons and made them cost-free, allowing Lin Yu to summon a large army with no effort. It was somewhat useful, but not by much.

The other ability, "Dedication," was downright broken. After summoning his territory’s soldiers and heroes, it could turn Lin Yu himself into a stat monster.

Upon clearly reading the ability’s description, Lin Yu’s heart instantly began to pound with excitement.

For the past few days, he had been holed up in his territory, busy learning skills and knowledge in an effort to raise his own grade as quickly as possible.

He didn’t want to leave his territory only to get caught in some AOE during a battle and die for no reason.

If he chose the [Emperor] ability, he would have nothing to fear.

His summoned lifeforms were mainly the soldiers and heroes of his territory. Since they were already in the same place, summoning them wouldn’t cost anything at all...

Or perhaps... he didn’t even need to summon them?

’If Dedication works without me having to summon them...’

As this thought crossed Lin Yu’s mind, his heart suddenly began to race. THUMP THUMP THUMP.

With his heart full of excitement, Lin Yu chose the [Emperor] trait. The next moment, he closed his eyes.

Wave after wave of power surged from within, continuously reforging his body.

His body trembled violently, muscles twitching uncontrollably under his skin as if countless tiny insects were crawling within him...

When all the changes ceased, Lin Yu felt his body brimming with power. With a light lift of his foot, he appeared at the other end of the Lord’s Mansion, leaving an afterimage behind in his original spot.

"An afterimage!!"

The Scripture Pavilion had the manual for the Illusion Fist. By using high-speed movement and a bit of energy manipulation, one could leave behind afterimages to confuse enemies.

Lin Yu had wanted to learn it before, but he discovered his movement speed was nowhere near fast enough. Even after specifically learning a high-speed footwork technique, the results were lackluster. He eventually gave up, deciding to first raise his grade and try again after his attributes were high enough.

But now, he didn’t need to learn it. The Illusion Fist was a technique that allowed slower people to create afterimages. He, on the other hand, could now leave one behind just by walking normally.

If he wanted to walk like he used to, he would have to consciously control himself and move in slow motion. Otherwise, people wouldn’t even be able to see him.

As for his strength, Lin Yu tried throwing a light punch into the air. He felt a sort of film in the air that seemed to pop at the slightest touch.

Instantly, a sonic boom reverberated through the Lord’s Mansion.

That light punch had broken the sound barrier, creating a sonic boom.

Immediately after, his figure flickered, and fierce gusts of wind swept through the entire Lord’s Mansion.

Countless images of Lin Yu appeared all over the Lord’s Mansion, accompanied by a continuous series of sonic booms.

This was the result of Lin Yu letting loose and running around inside the Lord’s Mansion.

Once Lin Yu had run his fill, adapted to his new body, and gained some initial control over his strength, he began to worry again.

His attributes were just too high now. If he walked even a little bit fast, he would become a supersonic jet, complete with constant sonic booms. This would cause a major disturbance in the territory.

’My stats seem a little *too* high. This is hard to control!’

’Why do I feel like I’ve become Superman? How did Superman control his powers, again?’

’I think it was a bio-field, right?’

’Do I have a bio-field?’

’Uhh... Apparently not!’

’Let’s see what the system has to say.’

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’What the hell? Why is everything a question mark?’

Lin Yu tried to check his stats on the system panel. His skills and class were unchanged, and a new [Emperor] talent had been added, but the attribute section was filled with question marks.

When he focused his mind on them, a system prompt appeared.

[This being’s attributes exceed the system’s maximum measurable value. Please proceed to the System Home for an upgrade.]

"Hahahaha, I can’t believe it. I actually exceeded the cap."

There was no way Lin Yu was going to run off to some "System Home" to upgrade the system just so he could see his own stats.

Not only did he have no idea where this "System Home" was, but even if he did, he was currently outside the main Cosmos and had no way of getting there.

Besides, he didn’t want his physical attributes to be completely exposed to the system. Who knew if it might secretly transmit his data back to some higher power.

If the system hadn’t been standard issue for the tournament, he would have blocked it completely after his consciousness had developed.

’Next, I should find someone to help me train. I have to learn to adapt to and control this strength.’

’Otherwise, I might really have to stay cooped up in the Lord’s Mansion forever.’

The Lord’s Mansion was built within the World Tree, its very structure made from the tree’s trunk. Furthermore, it was located in the World Tree’s core region, giving it extremely high Defense Power.

Lin Yu’s current strength was still not enough to damage the World Tree, so he could move freely within the Lord’s Mansion.

But the moment he stepped out of the Lord’s Mansion, Lin Yu suspected the outside world would feel as fragile as a house of cards to him.

’Coincidentally, Dong Lin has been getting bored lately and is clamoring to be sent to the battlefield. I’ll have him help me with some special training. Hopefully, I can get this power under control.’

Temporarily setting aside his worries about his new body, Lin Yu returned to what he was doing before: performing "Enlightenment."