Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start Chapter 888 - 432: Comparing Yourself to Others Is Infuriating! (Double Chapter)

With the enhanced probability of success for crafting the Long Origin Pill now secured, Chen Mo found himself with an abundance of over five million temporary survival time left. The Time Elder's allowance for converting this survival time into growth values presented a logical next step, one Chen Mo readily embraced. He didn't hesitate to select the option for this exchange.

The five million temporary survival time directly translated into a 50% increase in his exchangeable growth value. While this might only yield a meager 5 growth points for someone starting with a mere 10 points, Chen Mo, possessing a superior initial growth value, leveraged his survival time to gain a substantial 50 points. This significant boost propelled his total growth value to an impressive 250 points.

This influx dramatically elevated Chen Mo's attributes. His current status read:

[Name]: Chen Mo

[Tier]: Lord of the Cosmos (bottleneck period)

[Level]: Level 10

[Experience]: 100,000/——

[Attribute]:

『Origin Life Force』: 53,000 points

『Origin Cosmic Power』: 5,100 points

『Attack Amplification』: 5,050 points

『Defense Amplification』: 7,550 points

『Origin Cosmic Energy』: 251,000 points

Comparing these figures, a Saint-grade Source Beast boasts 300 growth points, a Saint Monarch-grade Source Beast has 400, and a Saint King-grade Source Beast possesses 500. With his augmented growth attributes and cosmic secret treasures, Chen Mo had attained a power level comparable to a Saint King-grade Source Beast, an extraordinary feat for a Lord of the Cosmos.

Typically, reaching such a level would necessitate countless opportunities for a universe to develop. For Lords of the Cosmos with lower initial growth values, even numerous opportunities might only yield a fraction of the progress Chen Mo achieved; their ten enhancements could scarcely match his single one. The difference is naturally immense. Furthermore, opportunities to increase growth values are exceptionally rare.

Low initial growth leads to subpar attributes, which in turn results in weaker combat prowess. This weakness makes it difficult to contend with high-tier Source Beasts, leading to the frequent loss of critical opportunities. Consequently, the disparity between cultivators only widens over time.

Following the growth value enhancement, Chen Mo still had 405,600 minutes of temporary survival time remaining. He promptly began assessing his remaining options for exchange.

His attention turned to the first-tier Empowerment Stones he had previously acquired. While these stones offered little utility to most, they were different for Chen Mo. When an Empowerment Stone is used on a secret treasure, it permanently doubles the Secret Treasure Source Energy required for its future tier upgrades. The more stones applied, the greater the multiplication. A standard top-tier first-rank cosmic secret treasure requires 100 points of Secret Treasure Source Energy for an upgrade; one Empowerment Stone raises this to 200, a second to 400, then 800, and so on, an exponential increase that becomes utterly unmanageable.

This escalating demand for Secret Treasure Source Energy effectively renders the Empowerment Stones unusable in the long run for most. To maintain continuous use of a first-tier cosmic secret treasure, consistent upgrades are necessary, advancing its tier as one's own cultivation progresses. However, the excessive use of Empowerment Stones creates an increasingly astronomical energy requirement for the secret treasure as its tier rises, making it unsustainable.

Thus, no one typically employs this method. But Chen Mo, with his unique Composing Ability, could exploit this mechanic. He immediately selected the first-tier Empowerment Stone option within the Time Elder's shop, a relatively inexpensive item likely due to its perceived functional limitations.

Chen Mo exchanged 400,000 survival time for 40 first-tier Empowerment Stones. Utilizing the remaining 5,600 survival points, he converted them into an additional 56 minutes of survival time, following the established exchange rate. After concluding his transactions with the Time Elder, Sun Wu had also finished acquiring his desired items.

"Finding you this time was absolutely the right call; we've made a killing," Sun Wu declared with evident satisfaction. Chen Mo responded with a smile, "Just make sure to call me for such lucrative opportunities in the future."

"Indeed, we've profited greatly. It's time we return to rest. You must be at the tenth-tier bottleneck like me now, so focus on preparing for your breakthrough. There aren't many particularly worthwhile team-up opportunities at the moment. Concentrate on enhancing your various abilities to tackle the highest difficulty levels and significantly boost your initial growth value."