After checking, a golden notification appeared:
> **[You used alchemical mixed poison to kill the level 69 BOSS Scarlet Priest, earning +50,000 experience points. Due to the significant level difference, experience points were increased by +300%, totaling 150,000 experience points.
> BOSS bonus: +50,000 experience points, +10,000 gold coins.
> Additional bonus: +5,000 gold coins, +5 skill points, +20 free attribute points, and an extra +100,000 experience points.
> Leapfrogging BOSS bonus: Optional BOSS expertise +1.]**
Bai Yi's eyes lit up. Taking down a monster over 30 levels higher, even if it was just "monster stealing," yielded incredibly high rewards. The free attribute and skill points alone were excellent.
With these, Bai Yi wouldn't need potions to break physical limits or body transformations; the attribute points would let him surpass the natural boundaries of strength, endurance, and speed, pushing his stats beyond the upper limit of 10.
Alchemists rely on external forces, so their magical power doesn't increase much with each level, and the peaceful nature of alchemical magic makes it unsuitable for physical training. Breaking past typical human limitations without potions or transformations is difficult without alchemical intervention. Skill points also save Bai Yi a great deal of time by letting him maximize specific knowledge or skills.
Scanning the recent information he acquired—mostly loot from the Scarlet Sect altar—one notification stood out:
> **[Your Legend Level exceeds 50. Title awarded: [Future Star].
> Name: Future Star
> Attribute: Title
> Quality: ★★★
> Effect: Charm +3; any NPC with an official position will begin with a higher favorability toward you.
> Requirements: Legend Level 50+, Charm value 5+
> Description: As a young star of the Federation, you are gaining fame. The stage is set for you, the rising star of Shia.]**
Titles are rare and harder to obtain than expertise due to the game's high realism. Beyond upgrading and limiting players, the game reduces most panel functions to a bare minimum, adding to its realism. Titles in this world carry power—especially on the Xia continent. Until the 2.0 version, nobody had unlocked this feature.
This is why some players suspect the continent of Shia is a real world; everything feels too authentic. But this time, Bai Yi received a title reward. It suggests that, even if BOSS templates can't accept quests, they may still access other powers of the game interface.
After equipping the title, Bai Yi didn't feel much different; charm wasn't critical for an alchemist whose main focus was summoning. This was a rare profession, one closely monitored by the Federation or senator families.
Homelessness is almost unheard of, as Federation and senatorial families offer generous resources for cultivation. Since Bai Yi aligned with a senator's family, he no longer had to worry about anything except his talent. Whatever alchemical knowledge he needed would be delivered to him.
SSS-level geniuses are still required to buy knowledge at a 50% discount as a Federation incentive for them to join. Yet for Bai Yi, whose snowballing success seemed unstoppable, this wasn't an obstacle.
He glanced at the road ahead; ten minutes remained before reaching the inner city. It was time to choose his new specialty.
> **[You have unlocked 1 optional BOSS specialty.
> Please choose one of the following specialties.]**
**1. BOSS Killer (Active)** – Generates special energy in your body. When activated, it marks and stacks damage on a target. Upon reaching 30 stacks, the mark explodes, causing additional true damage.
Cooldown: 1–5 days.
Bai Yi was unimpressed. Active specialties were not unusual, but this one wasn't for him; an alchemist doesn't fight up close like a brawler.
**2. Eye of Illusion** – Separates your vision into yin and yang, allowing you to see entities like spirits, phantoms, and curses.
Bai Yi hesitated. Alchemists could see souls when they actively used mental or soul power, but having a constant vision of such entities would save time. The real appeal was curse detection, which might enable him to avoid or even counter curses.
Then he saw the third option, and his decision was instant.
**3. Light and Dark (Unique)** – As an Alchemist, you possess duality. Your dark side manifests as blood, becoming the madness behind your genius.
When a skill has the (unique) tag, it's a custom fit. It's yours alone, and others cannot access it.
Feeling a chill spread through his heart, Bai Yi sensed a new energy within, though now wasn't the time to explore it. As the vehicle slowed, the towering inner-city walls loomed ahead.
He checked his panel and noted significant upgrades. His attributes were now strikingly robust:
> **Host: White Plague
> Race: Human
> Template: Alchemist
> Profession: Alchemist
> Level: 37 (11900/150000)
> Experience: 0
> Gold coins: 69,231
> Attributes: Strength 10, Agility 10, Endurance 10, Intelligence 109, Spirit 279, Charm 8, Luck 1
> Free attribute points: 20
> Legend Degree: 51 (Rising Star of the Federation)
> Rank: Mid-Silver
> Title: Future Star: ★★★
> Skills: Intermediate Alchemy and Alchemy (2756/5000), Intermediate Alchemy Technology (3611/5000), Elementary Alchemy Transformation (1005/3000)
> Skill points: 7
> Expertise: Highly Focused, Profiteer
> BOSS Expertise: Alchemist, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Defense, Soul Gourmet, Light and Dark (Unique)
> Growth Path: Selectable specialty every 10 levels. Currently, 0 specialties available.
> Evaluation: A rising star, destined to shape the future. Alchemy may soon spark a revolution at dawn.**