7: I didn't say in Chapter 7 that I wouldn't team up!

The crystal core shattered!

A surge of energy flowed directly down Lin Mo's throat and spread throughout his body, making him feel warm all over.

Not only that.

A notification flashed before Lin Mo's eyes.

[Gluttony Talent successfully fed, converted experience +100]

Lin Mo opened his eyes abruptly, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

It worked! It really worked.

He could directly devour unprocessed crystal cores to gain experience.

And more importantly, the amount of experience gained was incredibly exaggerated!

A single low-rank crystal core could directly grant him one hundred experience points!

An experience pill likely consumed far more than just one low-rank crystal core, yet even for a Tier 0 Rank 9 powerhouse, the experience gained was only ten points.

The price difference between the two was more than tenfold! Yet the effect was a hundred times stronger!

But thinking about it, Lin Mo felt it made sense.

After all, when alchemists processed crystal cores, they needed to remove most of the impurities and energy within, leaving very little behind.

But he was different; his Gluttony Talent didn't discriminate at all.

Even impurities, as long as they contained energy, could be converted by him.

That was why the effect was so exaggerated!

After realizing this, Lin Mo quickly calmed down.

Subsequently, he swallowed the medium and high-rank crystal cores as well.

He gained one hundred twenty and one hundred fifty experience points respectively.

Lin Mo frowned slightly and muttered.

"If you calculate it like that."

"If I buy only Tier 0 low-rank crystal cores, one dollar is equivalent to 0.02 experience points."

"But if I buy Tier 0 medium-rank crystal cores, one dollar can only buy about 0.017 experience points."

"And high-rank is even worse; one dollar can only buy 0.015 experience points."

Lin Mo opened his computer without hesitation and placed another order.

But this time, he emptied his balance and ordered 93 low-rank crystal cores at once!

After the courier delivered the goods again.

Lin Mo first took out a meridian gathering pill and swallowed it.

A line of transparent text immediately flashed before his eyes.

[meridian gathering pill (Tier 0) in effect, will gain an additional 20% experience, remaining effective time 29 minutes 59 seconds.]

Not daring to delay, Lin Mo hurriedly tossed the crystal cores into his mouth one after another like beans from a bamboo tube!

[Gluttony Talent successfully fed, converted experience +120]

[Gluttony Talent successfully fed, converted experience +120]

[Gluttony Talent successfully fed, converted experience +120]

...

A few minutes later.

Lin Mo tossed a low-rank crystal core into his mouth and bit into it.

The Gluttony Talent activated again, converting it into pure experience points.

Suddenly, Lin Mo felt his whole body tremble.

The sound of crashing waves suddenly emerged from the bitter sea in his lower abdomen.

A hint of golden light bloomed from his abdomen.

Dyeing the entire room golden.

At the same time, a gentle energy spread to his limbs.

He could clearly feel his body being nourished and strengthened by the energy.

A layer of dark, black impurities even appeared on his skin.

Before Lin Mo could figure out what was happening.

A line of small text slowly appeared before his eyes.

[Congratulations on breaking through to Tier 0 Rank 2]

[All four-dimensional attributes +1]

[Desolate Ancient Sacred Body unlock progress 1%, obtained passive skill Saint Body Initial Qi!]

He had broken through!!!

A flash of joy crossed Lin Mo's eyes.

Normal professions gain attribute points when leveling up.

But depending on the strength of the profession, the attribute points gained differ.

If Lin Mo remembered correctly, C-rank and lower professions gain one attribute point when leveling up in the early stages.

B and A-rank gain two points, and S-rank gain three.

Only SSS-rank professions can gain four points!

He just didn't expect the Desolate Ancient Emperor profession template to have its four-dimensional attributes distributed equally.

And more importantly, this level-up actually brought him a passive skill.

In this world, there are only two ways to learn skills corresponding to a profession template.

Either the profession template comes with it.

Or you purchase the corresponding grade of skill stone.

And the selling price of an sss-rank skill stone starts at ten million.

It was equivalent to getting over ten million for free!

Lin Mo couldn't wait to check the notifications on his panel.

[Desolate Ancient Sacred Body: All four-dimensional attributes are increased by four times; this enhancement effect will increase with the unlock progress of the Sacred Body. Current Sacred Body unlock level: 1%]

[Saint Body Initial Qi (lv1): A thin layer of pale golden Qi covers the surface of the body; reduces physical damage taken by 10%, and grants complete immunity to toxin effects.]

With the increase in combat power level, his physical fitness had actually increased by another full fold!

Not only that, but this passive skill's level 1 effect actually included ignoring toxins and a 10% physical damage reduction!

Peerless physique!

These four words flashed through Lin Mo's mind instantly.

A Tier 0 Rank 2 physique could possess such a terrifying and abnormal effect.

Once his strength increased, even if he were besieged by ten thousand people, he would likely remain unscathed!

He glanced at his four-dimensional attributes.

Sure enough, the original 11 * 3 had all become 12 * 4.

Lin Mo's gaze suddenly fell on the Demon Claw Steel Blade and the cyan jade battle armor set nearby.

"Wait..."

"The bonus from this equipment wouldn't be affected too, right..."

Lin Mo put on all three pieces of equipment.

Then he looked at his panel again.

[Name: Lin Mo]

[Age: 18]

[Gender: Male]

[Profession Template: Desolate Ancient Emperor]

[Talent: Taotie (Unique)]

[Physique: Desolate Ancient Sacred Body (Unique)]

[Current Combat Power: Tier 0 Rank 2 (83 / 20000)]

[Strength: 54 (12 * 4+6)]

[Spirit: 49 (12 * 4+1)]

[Agility: 49 (12 * 4+1)]

[Stamina: 53 (12 * 4+5)]

[Health Points: 100%]

[Skill: Saint Body Initial Qi (lv1)]

"Looks like it doesn't work..."

Lin Mo was not disappointed.

After all, the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body itself was a self-buff; it was reasonable that it couldn't affect the attribute bonuses from equipment.

"Hmm? But the experience required to level up has indeed increased."

Noticing the change in the combat power level line, Lin Mo licked his lips.

"Eat! Eat like crazy!"

Lin Mo began to frantically swallow all the remaining crystal cores.

A massive amount of energy was frantically devoured and converted by the Gluttony Talent.

Until the last crystal core was swallowed by him.

Lin Mo glanced at the panel.

[1283 / 20000]

[meridian gathering pill (Tier 0) in effect, will gain an additional 20% experience, remaining effective time 19 minutes 28 seconds.]

"Tsk..."

"It hasn't even been eleven minutes total, and I've gained so much experience."

"If I could spend this whole half hour just popping crystal cores, I should be able to reach Rank 3 directly!"

Lin Mo licked his lips.

His heart grew more and more expectant for the Wasteland he could go to tomorrow.

Right now, these crystal cores cost money to buy.

But then, he wouldn't need to.

As for the remaining ten-plus minutes, Lin Mo didn't intend to waste them either.

He went downstairs and turned directly into the cafeteria.

...

Early the next morning.

At the student gathering point near the Wasteland Trial.

Many students had not yet found a suitable team.

They were trying hard to communicate and team up with those who possessed S-rank or A-rank professions.

Among them, Su Youwei had the most people around her.

"Youwei, even if you want to team up with Lin Mo, you still need other professions, right? Look at me, a B-rank Saint Cleric."

"What's the use of a Saint Cleric? You haven't even mastered your skills yet, right? Choose me! I'm a super-strong controller, Blue Silver Grass Soul Master!"

"Get lost, all of you. Look at me, I'm the one most suited for support and control..."

Although Su Youwei had already decided to team up with Lin Mo, these people still wouldn't give up.

With the combat power of an S-rank profession, even if there was a dead weight, the leveling speed would still be much faster than ordinary professions; it was still a thigh to hug.

Su Youwei's expression was somewhat flustered; she was not good at handling this kind of situation.

Until she saw the figure of Lin Mo walking from afar.

Her eyes lit up instantly!

This cyan jade battle armor was not bulky and fit the skin extremely well. After Lin Mo put it on, it accentuated his tall and upright figure even more dramatically.

And the Demon Claw Steel Blade carried on his back added a touch of masculinity and wild temperament to him.

"You're here!" Su Youwei walked quickly to Lin Mo, as if grabbing a life-saving straw.

"Let's go, enter the Wasteland directly."

"Huh?" Su Youwei was a little stunned.

She glanced at the others around.

"Not teaming up with others?"

Lin Mo shook his head.

Teaming up is the kind of thing where, if the coordination isn't good, the effect achieved might not be 1+1 > 2, and sometimes it's even counterproductive.

If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't like the look of Xiao Huohuo at the beginning, Lin Mo wouldn't have been prepared to team up with Su Youwei either.

"But if it's just the two of us, will it..."

Before Su Youwei could finish her sentence, Lin Mo directly interrupted her.

"If you don't feel at ease, just find another team. With your S-rank profession, it should be very easy to find one."

"I'll solo."

After speaking, Lin Mo ignored Su Youwei and walked toward the Wasteland Trial entrance.

The group of students around who were preparing to team up with Su Youwei were all dumbfounded.

No...

You, a Desolate Ancient Trash Body, why are you acting so arrogant?

Still want to solo?

Do you not even look down on an S-rank Dark Magician profession?

However... this seemed to be good news for them too.

It meant they had a better chance to hug Su Youwei's thigh.

But the next moment.

Their expressions froze.

Because they saw Su Youwei, who had been rejected by Lin Mo, biting her lip at this moment.

Actually chasing directly in the direction Lin Mo was walking.

Vaguely, they could still hear Su Youwei's voice.

"Wait for me! I just said maybe we should find a support profession."

"I didn't say I wouldn't team up!!!"

"Slow down!"