BXBX NOVEL Chapter 58 58: Breaking Past The Limit
"So how do I use this limit breaker potion? Do I drink it, use it to have my bath or what?"
In Corey's hands was the vial containing a red liquid. It was called a limit breaker potion and much to Corey's shock, it was a tier 7 potion.
Corey could not just imagine how priceless a tier 7 potion was since for him, even tier 2 seemed far fetched for him.
"Just drink the potion." The old man replied as he sat in front of the cauldron.
"The process might be a little bit painful."
The old man warned but Corey said nothing in response. He sat in a cross-legged position and without hesitation, he drank the red liquid.
He placed the vial gently on the floor and waited for the pain the old man told him was to come.
Three seconds later, Corey felt a searing pain in his entire body.
His body trembled and a muffled groan escaped his tight lips.
His bones and body felt like it was getting melted. His stomach churned and he felt dizzy. Sweat, steam, blood, and black grime oozed out from his body.
His body bent and he began coughing out violently. Blood mixed with something black came out from his mouth. His eyes, nose and ears began to bleed violently.
He tried to hold in the scream that was threatening to erupt from his lips and he did that successfully, but there was one thing he could not do successfully, that was resisting the pain erupting from his head, from his brain specifically.
"Argh."
A small shout of pain was released from his lips as he clutched his head tightly.
His head felt like it was going to split open, it felt like something was trying to break down a barrier and release a flood of heavy substances into his mind.
Clenching his teeth, he forcefully resisted the pain. If there was one thing Corey was undeniably good at it for somebody who was just experiencing the apocalypse, it was the ability to endure pain. His pain tolerance was unimaginably high for somebody at Corey's level.
The painful procedure continued for like five more minutes but Corey found it easier to endure after he crossed the three minute mark.
Meanwhile the old man who was watching Corey had a strange light in his eyes watching Corey.
'The brat's pain resistance broke through to level 5. But even if he has level 5 pain resistance his pain tolerance is much higher than an average level 5 pain resistance.
Is it because he died so many times or is it because of something else?
I worry about this brat's future.'
"Haa Haa Haa."
The old man came out of his thoughts when he saw the panting Corey.
A smile broke out on his lips and with glee, he spoke.
"How you doing kid?"
Corey looked up at the old man weakly but did not say a single word.
He was too, too weak to speak.
Bam
"And he's fallen unconscious."
The old man muttered as he looked at the unconscious Corey on the bloodied and dirty floor. He frowned in disgust then waved his hand.
A gust of wind blew towards Corey, cleaning up the bloody and dirty floor without cleaning Corey.
"This is for calling me old. Did you think you were so wise? When you wake up, you can clean yourself."
Muttering to himself, the old man ignored the bloodied and dirty Corey and meditated in a cross-legged position.
(2 days later)
Corey sat on the floor in front of the old man in a cross-legged position.
He had woken up two hours ago much to his immense disgust.
He thought he woke up in the sewers or at a garbage dump but after realizing it was him, he quickly asked the old man where he could wash himself and much to his shock, the old man told him to wash himself in the sea, that there was no way he would use his bathroom while smelling and looking like that.
Corey tried to argue back but the old man just waved his hand and the next thing Corey knew, he found himself at the shore of the sea.
Having no other choice, he washed himself in the sea worried that whatever monstrosity was in the sea would not see him as food.
Right now, Corey was looking at his status window with a dazed expression.
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*BASIC INFORMATION*
Name: Corey Junior Zane
Race: Human
Brand Level: 2
Affiliation: None
Class: None
Talent: Omniscience (Awakened)
Language: English
Title(s): One Of The Four Possessors Of A ***** Graded Talent On Planet New Earth
Tier: 0
Level: 54 -> 86
Coins: 5 Bronze Coins
*ATTRIBUTES*
Strength: 350 -> 1,000
Agility: 310 -> 1,000
Dexterity: 180 -> 1,000
Constitution: 436 -> 1,000
Intelligence: 1,500
Endurance: 300 -> 1,000
Mana: 300 -> 1,000
Free A.P: 0
*Hidden Attributes*
Luck: ???/100
Charisma: ???/100
Wisdom: ???/???
*SKILLS*
Record- Talent Skill
Danger Sense- Level 1
Silent Steps- Level 2
Night Vision- Unranked
Super Jump- Lv 2
Undercover- Level 1
Evade- Level 2
Lock picking- Level 1
Iron Skin- Level 1
Focus- Talent Skill
*RESISTANCES*
Fear Resistance- Lv 1
Pain Resistance- Lv 4 -> Lv 5
Mental Manipulation Resistance- Lv1
*EQUIPMENTS*
Broken Ghost Reaper- Red Grade
Binoculars- Red Grade
Ghost Gloves (Growth)- Red Grade
*PET/MOUNT*
None
*SYSTEM REMARK*: Huh? What's happening? This is not how things should have gone. How come a loser like you is treading on the path of a defiant?
Are you sure you didn't marry the goddess of luck in your past life?
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Corey's mouth was wide open seeing the absurd increase in his stats. His stats had more than doubled and passed the 500 limit mark by two times.
He clenched his fists and he felt like as if he could do anything, he felt boundless power running through his veins and muscles.
He knew it was just a feeling and he was definitely not that strong but the strength he could feel in him made him feel like he would be able to trash all the tier 1 creatures he had fought previously.
He felt like he would be able kill the tier 1 pets that Kyle had easily, this feeling made him wonder if he had a chance against the tier 2 creature at the academy gates.
Though he hasn't seen it, he felt like a tier 2 creature should not be that strong, right?
"Old man, with this power, are you saying I cannot defeat a tier 2 creature?"
Clenching his fists repeatedly, he asked.
Rolling his eyes inwardly, the old man spoke.
"Obviously not. You might think that you're extremely strong for your tier but know that the limit of the top races surpass 1,000. For example, the limit of dragons and phoenixes is 1,500 while the limit of high humans is 1,300."
"High humans?"
Corey looked at the old man with a confused expression.
"Yes, high humans. There's a reason why the Universal System kept on calling you a normal human. Also, because you're a normal human, your limit could not surpass 1,000. To surpass 1,000 you'll have to either be a high human or change your race completely."
Hearing the old man's words, Corey looked down with a pondering expression.
"What's the limit of Paragons?"
Corey asked and the old man smiled.
"The limit of Paragons is 2,000 but crossing the 1,999 mark is so difficult that very few actually accomplish it. There are only a few Paragons that were able to cross the 1,999 mark."
The old man replied with pride in his tone and Corey rubbed his beardless chin.
"So, you're telling me that unless I work together with other people, I cannot defeat a Tier 2 being?" Corey asked, just to be sure.
"Unless you have an extremely high level skill which would require you to sacrifice your life or you have a high level item which would cause mutual destruction, you're welcome to try." The old spoke with heavy sarcasm evident in his tone.
"Even for us Paragons, fighting a tier 2 being as a tier 0 is extremely difficult and there's a high chance we'll die. Only if the tier 2 is extremely dumb or weak is when you might have a chance."
The old man eventually decided to warn Corey since he had seen some hot blooded youth decide to take on more than they can chew.
Meanwhile Corey was curious about something.
"Can you tell me why the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 is so vast?"
He asked and the brows of the old man furrowed. He was silent for a few seconds before he spoke
" You'll understand the reason for that when you take the tier advancement test. But one thing you should know that it's not like tier 2 has a major difference from tier 1, it's just that when you advance to tier 1, you gain a class and you gain class specific skills.
You're tier 0, you don't have a class, you have no special skill. Defeating a tier 1 as a tier 0 is a commendable feat but the only reason you've been able to kill a lot of tier 1 creatures is because they are mindless and they're weak."
"Just don't fight a tier 2 being on your own. There's a 98% chance you'll die."
Corey nodded his head, showing he understood. Now that the old man explained to him how dangerous tier 2 creatures were to some extent, all plans of him trying to solo the creature died.
"Thank you."
Corey bowed to the old man and thanked him from the bottom of his heart.
Although getting into the conflict between the Supremes and the Paragons made him uncomfortable, the old man granted him power. The old man did not force him to accept the power he offered, he gave him a choice and Corey accepted it.
"Like I said before, don't thank me yet. I can't just let you go into the outside world the way you are. I'm going to give you two priceless treasures and I can't have you dying so soon after you leave."
With a smile the old man spoke then waved his hand.
Five objects appeared on the floor between them.
"Apart from the ancestor's blood and the poison infinity crystal, I'm giving you this things."
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