Infinite Potential System

Regeneration (Common): (X)

Next rank up: Refine and consume one Blood Bead.

A Blood Bead? That\'s it? I\'d ask how to get one, but I think this has answered the question for me. William thought as he looked at the Blood Bead in his hand.

It made sense, technically, but William was used to the Potential Points requirement when raising his Talents.

Without even asking a question, the System answered for him.

-Ascending a Talent requires more than just energy. Even I cannot do so easily, and avoiding this method would cost too many Potential Points than you have even now.

I see... William thought, but he was focused on one piece of information that the System seemed to have given out for free.

Ascending a Talent... It\'s more than just a simple upgrade.

But that left William in a dilemma. If he Ascends the Regeneration Talent now, the requirements to Ascend the Rejuvenation and Vitality Talents might be something he couldn\'t afford.

The inverse could be the same, however. It was very likely that the merged Talents would result in something of higher Rarity, and that would probably increase the overall cost of Ascending his Talent. He was in a stalemate.

It\'s either I Ascend the Regeneration Talent and risk not being able to merge the other two, or I merge them now and possibly have to wait and Ascend the new merged Talent later. What should I do...

The System didn\'t help William with this, electing to give him the freedom to decide.

After a long moment of deliberation, William decided to go for the latter option, asking the System to upgrade the Vitality and Rejuvenation Talents to X-Rank. If the cost to Ascend the Talent went up, so be it.

-127500 PP

The upgrades were almost instantaneous, but William didn\'t feel much different than before. Other than surging with energy, William wouldn\'t have known what had changed if not for his Status Panel.

STATUS: ( - )

-Health: 480000/480000

-Mana: 1420/6800

-Fame: 145

-Humanity: 57

-Attention: 23

-Soul Strength: 1250

-Cultivation Base: 1999611/2000000

"Ha-Half a million Health?!?" William shouted out in surprise. If he remembered correctly, his previous Health was only five thousand. How had it gone up so much?

He scrolled through the System notifications until he found the culprit: the Vitality Talent.

Vitality (Common): (SSR --> X)

Effects: Maximum Health increased by 2400% >> 9600%

X-Rank Bonus Effects:

-Revitalizing: Your stamina recovery is doubled when out of combat.

Next rank up: Refine and consume one Blood Bead.

96 times my original Health... how much will it be when I\'m a Tribulation Transcendence Cultivator?

He looked at the Rejuvenation Talent next while his Talents merged, but it was pretty bare bones for being X-Rank.

Rejuvenation (Common): (SSR --> X)

Effects: Cell recovery increased by 2400% >> 9600%

X-Rank Bonus Effects:

-Cell Restoration: If the Host takes no physical damage for a period of one month, cells that are damaged from routine aging effects will slowly recover by one year.

Next rank up: Refine and consume one Blood Bead.

I need to not use my natural regeneration at all for an entire month, just to regain one year of my lifespan? Am I understanding that correctly, System? William complained.

Considering he just spent over sixty thousand Potential Points on the Rejuvenation Talent alone, he thought he would have a more profound X-Rank bonus effect. It seems that not all Talents are created equal...

How fast even is my cell recovery? What does 96 times faster recovery even mean to me? William wondered. How was this different from Regeneration?

-It depends on the severity of the cell\'s injury. Some could naturally, while others would normally require decades but usually don\'t even have a chance to recover before the end of one\'s lifespan.

-To answer your last question, Rejuvenation serves as a supporting Talent to Regeneration, and only targets your cells\' DNA.

So, it\'s basically useless... got it.

-If that\'s what you want to think, sure.

William shrugged. The System hadn\'t given him a useless Talent thus far, maybe it would be better when the merging finished.

The System Notification appeared just at that moment, flooding his vision with another wave of information.

-Talents successfully merged. Regeneration, Rejuvenation, and Vitality replaced with Recovery Talent.

Recovery (Epic): (X)

Effects:

-Cell recovery increased by 15000%

-Maximum Health increased by 15000%

-Natural healing ability improved by 15000%

-Healing speed improved by 15000%

X-Rank Bonus Effects:

-Revitalizing: Your stamina recovery is tripled when out of combat.

-Cell Restoration: If the Host takes no physical damage for a period of one month, cells that are damaged from routine aging effects will slowly recover by two years.

-Death Defying: Host can recover from almost any physical injury, no matter the severity.

Side Effect: Healing injuries hastens the rate of cell division and will cause the Host to age by one year after healing 960 years\' worth of injuries.

Next rank up: Refine and consume one Blood Bead, 1 million Potential Points.

-Unlocked your first Epic Physical Talent: +25 PP

It\'s still X-Rank, but the effects are all fifteen thousand now. Not only that, but the cost to Ascend the Recovery Talent is still manageable! William was happy with his choice to merge the Talents first, otherwise he would have needed to consume a total of three Blood Beads.

Who knew when the next Demon would appear? One year, ten years? He didn\'t have that long!

Not to mention...

-Health: 750000/750000

This is absurd! Can I even die at this point? William wondered.

-There\'s always the risk of death.

William nodded. Golden Girl was able to control Heavenly Tribulations, who knew what else there was above this Realm?

And that\'s why I need to keep upgrading my Talents. System, upgrade Agility, Dexterity, and Sturdy to X-Rank.

-228750 PP

-Upgrading Talents. Please wait...

William pulled out his Spirit Cookware Set and sauteed some asparagus with Mana rice, mushrooms, and Spiritual beef tenderloin, spicing it up to his liking until two warm bowls of food and a leftover pot were prepared.

The pot was set aside for Atticus, who had never flown to William faster in his entire life. The Mythical Rat Snake slithered down from the clouds, his tongue flicking at the air as he smelled something good coming from William\'s position.

Chomp!

Atticus lifted the entire pot with his long tail, then used Illusion Magic to make the bottom of the pot temporarily disappear, causing the fresh food to fall into his opened jaws in one go. He smiled with satisfaction, allowing the Spiritual meat to deliver its juicy Spirit Qi to his body.

William snorted. "You didn\'t even taste it! How am I supposed to cook for you if everything disappears in a second?"

Atticus looked down sheepishly, "Ssorry. I can\'t help it, I\'m too big."

William laughed. The Snake had a point, but his reaction was still hilarious.

He finished his two bowls of Spiritual Asparagus Beef Saute and cleaned the dishes with Water Magic before queueing up the Acceleration and Acrobatics Talents to upgrade from SSR to X-Rank.

-125000 PP