“Evaluation!? Skill points, attribute points, comprehension points... breaking the rules, doing what others cannot, having a major impact on the world?”

William Carter looked at the highest-level “Mythic Battle” evaluation he had inexplicably received...

“So, what did I just do? Did I save the whole world?”

He carefully recalled for a moment.

Is the evaluation settled an hour after the battle ends?

“One hour?”

A moment passed...

“Wait, one hour?”

He quickly thought of the old man who had just been pushed by him and instantly turned to dust.

Influenced by Olivia Carter’s years of literary experience...

“Could it be... that old man was some world-destroying demon king, and because he was not in his right mind, he took my joke seriously and willingly killed himself, so the heavens rewarded me with merit and helped me on my path?”

William Carter’s breathing grew a bit rapid.

His mind was fully focused on this supernatural phenomenon.

Breaking the rules of cultivation...

In other words, as long as he could defeat the strong as the weak, kill enemies above his level, turn the impossible into possible, and make an impact, he could use this supernatural power to strengthen himself.

Like being infused with merit.

Skill points could raise the skills he had mastered by one level.

Attribute points could strengthen his body and physique.

Comprehension points could further enhance his ability to understand and learn.

William Carter watched for a while. He didn’t know whether this supernatural power was something he had all along, only activated by the old man’s death, or if the old man had infused it into him before dying.

However...

He leaned toward the former.

He just couldn’t explain why this supernatural power had appeared in him at this moment.

“Superpower? Talent?”

After a moment, William Carter’s gaze fell on an attribute panel brought by this supernatural power.

“Strength 3, Constitution 5, Speed 5, Spirit 7.”

He didn’t know what theoretical model supported these attribute calculations, but he had a concept of these numbers in his mind.

Each point of attribute increased his strength, physique, or speed by fifty percent over the base.

Exponential growth.

A ten-point increase in attributes could result in a fiftyfold difference, while twenty points could make the gap more than three thousand times.

“Good!”

William Carter clenched his fist tightly.

“But... skills, attributes, and comprehension can’t change a person’s cultivation aptitude. I still can’t pass the Foundation Establishment loan application, and I still can’t cultivate as an immortal.”

William Carter thought to himself.

“Wait! If this supernatural power is real... even if I can’t cultivate as an immortal, I could still achieve great things in martial arts. Martial arts may not grant immortality, but if cultivated to the extreme, it’s no less than the top experts. At the highest level, even sword immortals would have to bow their heads...”

Martial arts!

He had already planned to give up immortality for martial arts, and this supernatural power came at just the right time!

William Carter focused his mind on the attribute panel brought by the supernatural power.

In addition to the four main attributes of strength, constitution, speed, and spirit, below were the skills he had mastered.

These skills were all categorized as basic, just as shown in his exam results.

“Let’s see how it works.”

William Carter mentally swept over the skill point, attribute point, and comprehension point, and quickly focused on the comprehension point.

The comprehension point blurred and disappeared, and he gradually felt his mind becoming clearer.

In his mind, the movements of his sword thrust from earlier flashed by...

Unconsciously, his hand had already reached for his sword, thrusting again and again, as if he had entered a state of enlightenment.

Ten strikes, twenty strikes, thirty strikes, forty strikes...

When he reached the sixty-second strike, a faint sharp whistle came from the tip of the sword.

It was the sound of the blade piercing the air.

This sound snapped William Carter out of his trance-like state.

“My swordsmanship...”

He glanced at the attribute panel.

Basic swordsmanship had already advanced from beginner to proficient.

And not just swordsmanship.

William Carter recalled the boxing technique he had practiced over the years, and a flood of inspiration surged in his mind as well.

It was as if he had suddenly become enlightened.

For a while, he put down the sword and started practicing boxing in the room.

An hour later...

“Buzz buzz!”

William Carter threw a punch, the force surging, his muscles and bones resonating.

Basic boxing technique naturally advanced.

And also body refinement...

“So this is the change brought by comprehension!?”

William Carter was drenched in sweat, his body exhausted, but his spirit was high and vigorous.

Proficient in both boxing and swordsmanship, but still not the limit.

He had a hunch that if he practiced for another three to five days, he could bring his boxing or swordsmanship to mastery, and if he trained hard for ten days to half a month...

“With just one comprehension point, I’ve become a genius!?”

William Carter looked at his own hands.

Incredible.

Sunlight streamed through the curtains, shining on the young man, as if bestowing a layer of radiance upon him.

At this moment, he was like a new person.

Chapter 3: Cultivation Methods

“The supernatural power of comprehension points—attribute points and skill points may not be as astonishing as comprehension points, but their effects are definitely not weak. I can use attribute points when I’m about to break through a realm, to cross the bottleneck in cultivation. As for skill points...”

William Carter pondered.

Skill points could raise all the swordsmanship, boxing, cultivation methods, and body refinement techniques he had mastered by one level...