Chapter 29: Divine Evolution and Unlocking Skills

Chapter 29: Divine Evolution and Unlocking Skills

Su Muyu had also reached Level 8, and her Perception attribute had increased to 19 points.

The average attribute value of a normal adult's five dimensions is 10 points, so 19 points of Perception is already an extremely high number.

Moreover, at this point in time, there aren't many metahumans who have reached this level.

Among the three Demon Crystal Cores obtained from hunting the Abyssal Tide Worms, in addition to Corrosive Mucus, there was also a Skill Crystal Core, the Prism Tower Shield.

[Prism Tower Shield: Release energy to form a prismatic tower shield, blocking attacks. Skill Duration: 3 seconds. Skill Cost: 20 Essence Energy. Skill Level: D-rank.]



This is a defensive skill, and it is a D-rank skill with C-rank defensive power, but it requires a high level of skill from the caster.

The advantage is its high defense, but the drawback is also apparent, with a short duration of only 3 seconds.

In other words, you can't equip this skill in advance and then charge into battle.

It needs to be used at the moment of an attack to be effective.

Of course, you can also predict an attack within 3 seconds and use the skill in advance.

Regardless of the method, the skill demands a lot from the caster.

If it were anyone else, Lu Heng might not be confident, but he was sure Su Muyu could handle it.

More importantly, Prism Tower Shield can synergize with Scout Eagle, and when used well, it becomes an extremely powerful combination.

Therefore, Lu Heng decided to let her learn this skill.

"You should learn this skill."

"Okay." Su Muyu crushed the crystal core, absorbed its energy, and learned the new skill.

She tried it out first and then began to slowly study its effects.

She had her own understanding of skills and sometimes didn't need Lu Heng's guidance to figure out how to use them.

"Hmm, this skill seems to have a high difficulty level, and the duration is only 3 seconds."

"Yes, so the timing needs to be very precise," Lu Heng nodded.

Su Muyu tested the skill again and frowned, saying, "But this skill can only be used near my body, and the tower shield's energy can only be thrown out to a maximum distance of one meter."

After testing it, she felt that the skill's range was quite limited.

The Prism Tower Shield could only appear within a maximum distance of one meter from the caster.

This meant that the skill could only be used for herself and not for Lu Heng.

After all, during combat, Lu Heng couldn't maintain a one-meter distance from her at all times.

Lu Heng smiled and reminded her, "No, this skill is indeed a close-range defense skill for others, but for you, it can be used remotely. Do you remember the skill synergy I taught you?"

"I understand." Su Muyu instantly got it.

She had already used skill synergy techniques on the Abyssal battlefield.

She now had three skills: Scout Eagle, Invisible Veil, and Prism Tower Shield.

Among these three skills, the one that could form skill synergy and allow Prism Tower Shield to provide remote defense was naturally Scout Eagle.

Su Muyu pointed at the Scout Eagle hovering in mid-air and used the Prism Tower Shield skill.

The Scout Eagle's energy immediately transformed into a prismatic shield.

Without any practice, the first attempt at using the skill synergy with Prism Tower Shield was successful.

Lu Heng was even more impressed by her natural talent; she seemed to learn everything effortlessly.

Su Muyu started to generalize, asking, "So, can I use any skill remotely through the Scout Eagle?"

Lu Heng nodded, "Except for some special skills, most of them can be used this way."

Su Muyu was even more impressed by the Scout Eagle skill, "So the Scout Eagle is this powerful."

Lu Heng reminded her, "The skill synergy of the Scout Eagle does allow for remote activation of many skills. However, doing so will consume the energy of the Scout Eagle, which is equivalent to increased Essence Energy consumption."

Su Muyu nodded thoughtfully, summarizing to herself, "So, skill synergy should be used in emergencies, and energy should be conserved normally. Hmm... Is this what they call 'Blue Control'?"

"You've learned a lot."

Lu Heng found teaching her combat techniques to be quite effortless; a simple reminder was all she needed to grasp the concept.

Su Muyu checked her skill slots; she had already learned three skills, and two slots remained.

"Hmm... I have two skill slots left. Can I learn offensive skills later?"

Lu Heng handed her the Corrosive Mucus crystal core, "This is an offensive skill."

"No." Su Muyu's whole body rejected the idea, and when she saw Lu Heng trying to give her the crystal core, she turned and ran.

Lu Heng chased after her with the Corrosive Mucus crystal core, and the two of them played and chased each other on the beach for a while.

Su Muyu suddenly stopped, and Lu Heng couldn't stop in time, causing him to fall onto her on the beach.

"Actually, this skill is really useful."

"I know, but I don't want it."

Su Muyu knew that a skill that could corrode metal would be very practical, but she couldn't accept the idea of secreting corrosive mucus from her body.

Lu Heng was just joking with her, and there were many ways to acquire attack skills. One didn't even need to learn new skills; they could evolve their existing skills to gain offensive capabilities.

"How's your Scout Eagle's proficiency looking?"

"Um, I just maxed it out last night and didn't get a chance to tell you." Su Muyu had finally reached the maximum proficiency of 1000/1000 for the Scout Eagle the night before.

After reaching the maximum, she spent a good while tinkering with it but couldn't find a way to upgrade the skill.

"That fast?" Lu Heng was a bit surprised.

His own Gale Step proficiency was only at 998/1000, and he hadn't expected Su Muyu to max out the Scout Eagle's proficiency first.

"How do you upgrade the skill after reaching maximum proficiency?" Su Muyu had tried various methods but couldn't find a way to upgrade the skill.

"Skills are different from martial arts; you can't upgrade them just through practice." Lu Heng's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile as he opened the attribute interface and glanced at his innate talent, Divine Evolution.

Divine Evolution: Use divine energy to fuse and evolve skills, breaking through skill level limitations and promoting skills to higher forms.

Metahumans couldn't upgrade skills they learned from crystal cores simply by reaching maximum proficiency.

But Divine Evolution could unlock skill levels, removing restrictions and allowing skills to fuse with divine energy for evolution.

The most powerful aspect of this talent was that it could not only evolve one's own skills but also help others unlock their skill levels.

Lu Heng extended his hand, saying, "Give me your hand."

Su Muyu obediently extended her hand, unsure of what he was about to do.

Lu Heng held her hand, closed his eyes, and used Divine Evolution to unlock her skill level. He guided her, saying, "Focus your mind and try to infuse your divine energy into the Scout Eagle's skill slot to enhance its level."

Su Muyu closed her eyes as well, feeling a subtle change in the Scout Eagle skill, as if the lock on its level had been released.

Following his instructions, she attempted to infuse her divine energy into the Scout Eagle skill slot.

As the divine energy merged with the skill slot, two energies swirled within it, eventually fusing into one.

In the moment of fusion, a data prompt appeared before her eyes:

Consume 300 points of divine energy, and the "Scout Eagle" skill will be upgraded to "Advanced Scout Eagle".

Advanced Scout Eagle

Skill Level: C-Rank

Skill Cost: 20 Essence Energy

Skill Effect: Summons an advanced scout eagle for aerial reconnaissance, detecting invisibility, and combat. Invisibility detection range = 2 x Perception; Attack Damage = 1 x Psyche.

"Did the skill upgrade succeed?" Lu Heng asked for the result.

"Yes!"

Su Muyu nodded vigorously, "It succeeded! It became an Advanced Scout Eagle, and it has attack capabilities. The invisibility detection range has doubled."

"That's great."

For Su Muyu, the upgrade from a D-rank Scout Eagle to C-rank was significant. Not only had the invisibility detection range doubled, but it also gained attack capabilities.

From a team perspective, this skill must be prioritized for upgrading, even over Lu Heng's own skills.

Lu Heng had even considered that if the first upgrade attempt failed, he would still consume 300 points of divine energy to ensure her Scout Eagle skill upgrade.

When Su Muyu returned from the Abyss Battlefield, she had gained a total of 900 points of divine energy. After using 300 points for the basic law homogenization of her energy crystal bracelet, she had 600 points left.

After seeing the data for the upgraded skill, Su Muyu asked, "The attack damage isn't linked to perception but to psyche, right?"

Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, perception mainly enhances insight abilities, such as vision and hearing, making it easier to detect invisible targets, traps, and hidden mechanisms.

"Most attack-related capabilities are linked to psyche. The stronger your psyche, the higher the damage inflicted by controlling the Scout Eagle."

Su Muyu pondered and asked, "How high is the damage of 1 x psyche?"

"Hmm..." Lu Heng thought for a moment and gave an example, "The attack power of a handgun is 105, and hot weapons aren't affected by physical attributes, so the damage is relatively fixed.

"In other words, with your current psyche, controlling the Scout Eagle to attack five times is equivalent to firing a handgun once.

"Of course, this is just a simple analogy. The actual damage depends on the targeted area.

"If you attack a vital area and break through their defense, you can instantly defeat them.

"Additionally, the Scout Eagle can also target specific areas, such as the eyes."

"Pecking at the eyes? That's a bit cruel." Su Muyu pursed her lips, unable to accept this method of attacking vital areas just yet.

"You'll understand when you encounter ruthless enemies. Mercy towards your enemies is cruelty towards yourself." Lu Heng shook his head and smiled.

(End of Chapter)

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