Chapter 561 - 344: Version Update! Explosive Increase in Strength

Chapter 561: Chapter 344: Version Update! Explosive Increase in Strength

The moment the thought formed, the system panel’s information abruptly refreshed:

[The Martial Artist class has met the level-up requirements. Leveling up...]

BOOM—!!!

A vast, irresistible warm current erupted without warning from the deepest core of his body.

This warm current instantly washed over his entire body—every limb, bone, and organ—carrying with it an indescribable vitality and transformative power.

Li Wen’s entire physical body was undergoing an earth-shattering, revolutionary evolution.

The process was both extremely overwhelming and incredibly long.

Li Wen steadied his mind, guiding the power and silently enduring the immense impact of his body’s transformation.

For seven whole days and nights!

When the vast warm current finally subsided, Li Wen’s tightly shut eyes snapped open.

A tangible glint of light flashed across the quiet room before vanishing.

He slowly clenched his fist, and his knuckles emitted a crisp crack, like the striking of jade and gold.

He could feel the terrifying power surging within him.

At this moment, his physical strength had firmly stepped into the late-stage Tier Two Star Lord realm.

The system panel’s information refreshed at the perfect moment:

[Class: Martial Artist Lv. 19 (97,584,000 / 52,428,800)]

Without the slightest pause, without even taking a moment to savor his newfound power,

Li Wen’s mind sank back into the system:

’Level up again!’

[The Martial Artist class has met the level-up requirements. Leveling up...]

RUMBLE—!!!

If the warm current from Lv. 18 to Lv. 19 was a surging river, then the power now flooding his body was a bursting Star River.

A torrent of energy—even vaster, purer, and more overwhelming—materialized from thin air.

It instantly submerged his newly transformed body.

The impact this time was more than twice as fierce as before.

The energy was no longer a gentle transformation; it carried a will bent on shattering his mortal vessel and recasting it into a Divine Body.

Every last particle of his body greedily devoured this power, leaping toward a higher state of existence.

Intense pain continuously stabbed at his nerves.

But Li Wen’s mind was like a boulder, steadfast and unmoving.

He could clearly sense that the very essence of his life was undergoing a fundamental metamorphosis.

This time, the enhancement lasted for ten whole days and nights!

When the last trace of frenzied energy finally merged into every corner of his body and settled,

Li Wen slowly opened his eyes.

As his eyes opened and closed, they seemed as deep as the cosmos, containing the birth and death of universes.

He gently stretched his body without using even a shred of Primordial Power.

The simple, natural stretching of his muscles and bones caused the surrounding space to emit a faint, strained CRACKLE, as if it might shatter at any moment.

With every move, he was suffused with a sense of power.

He knew with certainty that his physical strength had now crossed the threshold of a Tier Two Star Lord.

He stood firmly on the solid step of an early-stage Tier Three Star Lord.

The power contained within him was enough to easily tear his former self to shreds.

If he were to fight Blood Slaughter Barton now, he was highly confident he could suppress him.

However, Li Wen did not get lost in this explosive increase in power.

He quickly retracted his radiating aura.

His greatest concern at this moment was the conjecture regarding his future path.

With a trace of imperceptible apprehension and intense anticipation, he opened the system panel again:

[Class: Martial Artist Lv. 20 (45,155,200 / MAX!)]

’Will it update?’ Li Wen’s gaze was locked on the panel as he wondered.

The Martial Artist class had finally reached the current version’s max level.

As if in response to his hope, the very instant his thought formed,

the panel burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light.

Two brand-new messages, carrying a sense of proclamation, popped up one after another:

[A player has been detected with both classes at the current version’s max level (Lv. 20). The system version will now initiate an update procedure!]

[Updating...]

"Phew... It’s really true! Looks like I remembered correctly." Even with Li Wen’s current composure, he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

An immense wave of joy washed over him, and a smile of relief and excitement finally appeared on his face.

The key piece of information from the fragmented memories of his past life—about maxing out dual classes to trigger a version update—had been perfectly verified.

The update did not take long.

After just a few minutes, the golden light on the panel abruptly receded, and a new line of text clearly appeared:

[Version update complete! The current version’s class level cap has been raised to 30.]

Li Wen’s heart skipped a beat as he eagerly opened his personal panel again.

[Name: Li Wen]

[Age: 57]

[Realm: Early-stage Saint Realm (Physical Body), Tier One Star Lord (Primordial Spirit)]

[Classes:

Martial Artist Lv. 20 (45,155,200 / 104,857,600)

Scholar Lv. 20 (134,485,647 / 52,428,800)]

...

Li Wen’s gaze scanned down rapidly.

When he saw that the previously stagnant experience pool for the [Scholar] class had now become "134,485,647,"

the last bit of anxiety in his heart finally vanished.

Immense joy once again flooded his heart, accompanied by a hint of pleasant surprise.

"I never expected..." Li Wen murmured, looking at the extra one hundred and thirty million-plus experience points for his Scholar class, a flicker of understanding and emotion in his eyes,

"All this time, the papers I published on Blue Star under my name have been circulating and gaining traction in the academic world, and they’ve actually brought me such a huge amount of bonus experience!"

This was undoubtedly an unexpected bonus from the version update.

...

After the panel completed its version update, Li Wen didn’t wait long. With a mere thought, he began leveling up his Scholar class.

The instant his thought touched the Scholar level-up option,

a long-absent spiritual torrent flooded into Li Wen’s sea of consciousness.

BUZZ—!

A roar, like the one that accompanied the birth of the universe, thundered in the depths of his soul.