Chu Jun continued, "When you advance to D-level in the future, you need your Primordial Embryo Quality to reach 2; for C-level, it needs to be 4; B-level would be 8; and for A-level, it’d be 16. Calculate it. I’m at 0.9 now, and if it doubles each time, see how much less I’ll have than you by the time I reach A-level."
"At the same A-level, I’d only have 14.4, which is 1.6 less than you. If there was an S-level, you’d be at 32, and I’d only be at 28.8. That’s also because my Primordial Embryo Quality is considered top-tier. For others with even lower quality, can you imagine how much less they’d have than you?"
"Why don’t they strengthen their bodies to the maximum before advancing levels?" Li Xiu asked, voicing the doubt in his heart.
"Do you think they don’t want to? It’s that their bodies have already reached their limits, and they have no way to continue improving. They can only reach 0.7, not because they don’t want to go higher, but because they can’t increase it. Their purity can only reach that level. That’s also why when you said you’re at 1, I couldn’t believe it, because I’ve never seen a Trial Taker able to reach 1, at least I’ve never heard of it. Humans are always flawed; it’s impossible to be perfect. So, there’s no such thing as a perfect Primordial Embryo Quality." With a complex expression, Chu Jun looked at Li Xiu, still finding it hard to believe and asked, "Is your Primordial Embryo Quality really 1?"
"Yes, it’s really 1," Li Xiu smiled and said, "That means I’m quite amazing, right?"
"That’s very impressive," Chu Jun thought for a moment and said, "But you’d better not talk about having a Primordial Embryo Quality of 1 in the future. You know, being too outstanding can sometimes be a curse."
"Got it. What’s your Primordial Embryo Quality now?" Li Xiu naturally understood this reasoning, and he didn’t think there was anything worth bragging about.
"Now it’s 1.6. It’s really tough to improve the Primordial Embryo Quality. Some trial rewards can increase it by 0.1, while some can’t increase it at all. The higher you go, the harder it gets. I generally don’t participate in E-level trials anymore because they barely help improve the Primordial Embryo Quality. Only above D-level do they have a slight effect, and it has to be the final Attribute Reward. The small enhancement rewards in between can only increase some hidden values in the back; the front won’t change at all." Chu Jun said painfully.
"Why don’t you think of ways to increase the level of the Symbiotic Contract? That way, you could level up together. It shouldn’t be too hard for you to gather some Gemstones or Demon Cores to enhance the Symbiotic Contract’s level, right?" Li Xiu was still somewhat puzzled.
"That’s the annoying part about the Symbiotic Contract. Since we are one with the Symbiotic Contract, if our Primordial Embryo Quality doesn’t go up, no matter how much the Symbiotic Contract consumes, it can’t improve." Chu Jun explained the situation in detail.
"Whoa, so that’s how it works. You mean the Symbiotic Contract’s quality can’t exceed our own Primordial Embryo Quality?" Li Xiu realized his previous understanding was somewhat skewed.
"That’s exactly right, whereas the Parasitic Contract doesn’t have that restriction. As long as it has suitable Gemstones or Demon Cores, its level can increase rapidly. However, even the Parasitic Contract has its limits. Since it doesn’t co-exist as one with us, every time it advances a level, it requires a special opportunity, unlike the Symbiotic Contract which can level up along with us." Chu Jun shared more knowledge about the Parasitic Contract with Li Xiu.
"How did you become a Trial Taker without knowing any of this? Didn’t you research these things before going to the Trial Ground?" Chu Jun looked at Li Xiu with suspicion.
"I never thought about becoming a Trial Taker before. Coming down this path was completely accidental." Li Xiu said helplessly.
"Your accident is really something, with a Primordial Embryo Quality of 1, a Radiant Demon Spirit around, and a handful of Radiant Demon Spirits, why don’t I ever have such surprises?" Chu Jun rolled his eyes.
"Is this considered a surprise?" Li Xiu tossed two Radiant Black Death Demon Rings to Chu Jun.
"What do you mean?" Chu Jun frowned.
"In the future, when we enter the Trial Ground together, you can’t always expect me to blaze the trail alone, right? Your Inspiration Skill naturally means you have to be at the forefront, so better ensure your safety." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"In that case, I won’t hold back." Chu Jun’s expression turned cheerful as he gladly accepted the two Demon Spirit Rings. "What quality are these Demon Spirits? They can’t be like yours and those with A’Fi, all Radiant Demon Spirits, right?"
Chu Jun said this casually, not really believing that Li Xiu had that many Radiant Demon Spirits and could give him two just like that.
The Demon Spirit Rings, as they currently stand, are extremely rare. Many A-level Trial Takers Chu Jun knows might not even have a Radiant Demon Spirit.
Li Xiu didn’t say anything until Chu Jun used the two Demon Spirit Rings, then his eyes widened, "Whoa, they’re really all Radiant Demon Spirits, where did you get so many Radiant Demon Spirit Rings? Just how many Radiant Black Death Demons did you take down?"
"Not too many, a few thousand." Li Xiu said as he handed a bag of Radiant Black Death Demon Cores to Chu Jun, "Use these to upgrade them to D-level, the chance to awaken skills is a bit higher."
"You really took down a few thousand Radiant Black Death Demons? How many times did you enter the Black Death City?" Chu Jun couldn’t wrap his head around it, thinking that Li Xiu surely hadn’t entered Black Death City that many times.