My strength hasn't improved much, yet one-tenth of it has been unsealed?

After Wang Linchi devoured all the Experience in his game character, his actual growth wasn't significant. However, he found that a portion of his suppressed strength had been mysteriously unlocked.

Is it due to the advancement?

His first suspicion fell on his game character's advancement. Otherwise, there was no way one-tenth of his power would be unsealed for no reason.

There really is a problem with the Soul Aspect World. My massive spiritual power can't leave my body.

Wang Linchi looked at the flower vase, which he lifted with his spiritual power. He couldn't do this in the Soul Aspect World unless he had a corresponding Soul Kind.

Although Soul and Soul aren't as strong as Spirit, they can be externalized, even to the point of Soul projection...

As he said this, an illusory figure emerged from Wang Linchi's body, though it was a bit unstable.

Then, with a twist, the phantom returned to his body.

How many shackles did Great View place on all Awakeners at the time of its establishment? Wang Linchi couldn't help but grumble.

Here, he could only fully utilize one-tenth of the power of his four Soul Kinds.

If I continue to level up and advance, I should be able to unlock more power. Level 30 is the Second Transformation, level 70 is the Third Transformation, level 110 is the Fourth Transfer, level 160 is the Fifth Transformation, and level 200 is the first awakening, and then... This kind of repetitive progression will turn it into a pure numbers game.

Wang Linchi suddenly realized that the 'God-given Game' was just repeating this nesting doll structure, which made his head ache.

However, being a numbers game also had its advantages. After enough grinding, defeating the Abyss wouldn't require skill, just high stats. This way, even those not skilled in combat could defeat enemies as long as they could land a hit.

As for training everyone to be strong fighters, that wasn't realistic. Stat-focused players only needed to grind hard, but becoming a strong fighter required Talent. There weren't that many people who possessed a Talent for fighting.

Right, the things in the Storage Space! Wang Linchi remembered that he had put the level 1 Qingyun Ink Brush into the Storage Space in the 'God-given World'.

Theoretically, the Storage Space should have returned with him, so it was highly likely that this piece of equipment had also come from the virtual game world to the real world.

Upon opening it, he indeed found the pen lying there alone.

As for the other items, those that didn't conform to the new world's rules had become scrap and were already disposed of.

Worlds differed from one another, much like trying to stuff a phone's Android system into a bicycle tire—how could they possibly be compatible?

After he took it out, the Qingyun Ink Brush flickered erratically, appearing somewhat unstable. It would occasionally vanish and then reappear.

It has data in the real world, but that data is for the next version update. It was brought out prematurely or through an illicit channel, hence the instability. Wang Linchi instantly understood the cause and effect when he saw this.

The game's Fusion with reality was something for the future.

Moreover, it's all form and no substance, completely useless. Wang Linchi attempted to analyze it with his spiritual power and found it was just like a texture map, with no actual effects implemented.

It seems the channel for virtual-reality interaction hasn't been opened at this stage.

What Wang Linchi had done was essentially illegal smuggling. In this world, no one else was as peculiar as him, possessing Extraordinary Power.

Even the 'God-given Game' couldn't recognize this power of his.

He tucked the Qingyun Ink Brush back into the Storage Space. This thing can't be seen by others, or they might think reality itself has bugged out.

Actually, he hadn't only brought back the Qingyun Ink Brush but also a Small Life Potion—the kind that restored health when consumed—but it hadn't materialized.

The Qingyun Ink Brush was, at least, a pen and had a basis in the real world. The Small Life Potion, however, probably didn't conform to the rules of reality at this stage, so it was likely intercepted or destroyed during his return.

After all, a barrier still existed between reality and the virtual world. Even if Wang Linchi was smuggling, he had to pass through that barrier. So, the Small Life Potion had probably been left on the other side of it.

Meaning... it's gone.

Luckily, this Small Life Potion wasn't valuable; a level 1 bottle could be bought for just ten Copper Coins.

But with this development, my plan might have to change.

His original plan was to continuously grind levels in Abyss Difficulty dungeons, then extract the Experience to become stronger, repeating this cycle.

But now, it seemed this approach might not be feasible anymore.

This was because he needed to advance to gradually unlock his own strength. Otherwise, being constantly suppressed by the world, his strength would be useless no matter how high it became. Even possessing the power of a Mountain Copper Level · Nine Revolutions Golden Core plus peak Mountain Copper Level strength, apart from his Physique, he could only exert one-tenth of his capabilities in other areas, which would be futile.

The best method was to first unseal all his own power and then accumulate Experience Value to enhance his strength.

This approach might be slower, but it would grant him a greater ability to protect himself.

If things go smoothly, I should be able to unlock everything by the Fourth Transfer or Fifth Transformation. If not, it might take until level two hundred, or even level one thousand...

One awakening at level 200, a second at level 400... up to a fifth awakening at level 1,000, which was the current maximum level in the 'God-given Game'. However, having seen a plethora of typical browser game mechanics, Wang Linchi felt that the level cap would surely be raised later.

Thus, he didn't know if he could fully unlock his own strength even by level 100.

And then there's the Reincarnation Seal. It's already one percent charged. The speed is truly fast.

This time, it was charged using fame and prestige.

As the first Player to clear an Abyss Difficulty dungeon, he had naturally become famous worldwide. However, this fame was merely superficial and transient, destined to fade once the initial excitement died down, unless he could maintain his momentum.

Let's set a small goal first, like becoming the top-ranked player on the leaderboards?

Wang Linchi was planning ahead. After all, the calamities of this world were already showing their first signs. He didn't know if the people of this world could withstand the Abyss, but he was certain that he couldn't.

Therefore, he needed to be prepared to flee.

Huh... the top player is already level forty? That seems a bit difficult. Wang Linchi opened the forum to check.

The Player ranked first on the leaderboard was named Demon Slayer, and his strength was formidable. The second-ranked Player was ten levels behind him, seemingly stuck on an advancement quest.

Then, Wang Linchi took another look.

Holy crap, number one on all leaderboards?!

Wang Linchi was quite surprised. Whether it was the pet, mount, or wings leaderboards, Demon Slayer held the top spot on all of them. What was even more absurd was the equipment leaderboard—Demon Slayer's gear accounted for seventy percent of it.

The leaderboards displayed a maximum of one hundred slots, yet over seventy entries on the equipment leaderboard were Demon Slayer's items.

If not for the rule limiting entries to one per Player on other leaderboards, Demon Slayer would likely have dominated those entirely as well.

Celestial Palace Guild?

The only guild, huh? And surprisingly, it only recruits women. This is really...

Wang Linchi was taken aback. He checked the leaderboards again and, sure enough, all the renowned expert Players were female, and they had all joined this Celestial Palace Guild.

Why call it Celestial Palace Guild? Wouldn't Crystal Palace or Harem be more fitting? Wang Linchi grumbled to himself.

Based on his experience with protagonists, he deduced that this Demon Slayer was undoubtedly the main character of this world.

Maybe I should find this protagonist and have Saint Master... Oh, right, I can't summon Saint Master yet.

According to Wang Linchi's estimations, to summon True Dragon · Saint Master in the real world, he would likely need to fully unlock his own strength. Otherwise, at most, he could only summon the Book of Records; he wouldn't even be able to summon the Saint Masters Coiling Dragon or Dragon Soul.

Actually, Wang Linchi quite liked protagonists, especially the Protagonist's Aura obtained after killing them. If used appropriately, he, a mere Black Iron Level at the time, had been able to become the Lord of Sky Capital. It was just that if his virtue didn't match his position, the Protagonist's Aura would become a consumable item.

Unfortunately, he had no way to intercept a protagonist's luck; he could only rely on the Soul Absorption of True Dragon · Saint Master to obtain it.

In the 'God-given World', True Dragon · Saint Master's Soul Absorption only had the effects of Bloodsucking and mana absorption during attacks; all other effects were nullified.

After all, it was their territory; Wang Linchi naturally couldn't dictate the rules.

Moreover, the ratios for Bloodsucking and mana absorption were also significantly lower. It wasn't like in the real world where, if someone weak encountered Saint Master's Soul Absorption, they would be directly turned into a desiccated corpse, with no regard for percentages.

Alright, time to continue grinding. It would be best if I could find some bugs or loopholes. Wang Linchi wasn't a law-abiding person; he was always thinking about taking shortcuts to achieve meteoric success. That was exactly how he had operated in the Soul Aspect World; otherwise, how would he have obtained Mythology level Soul Kinds and the Saint Masters?