Chapter 47: Skill Fusion

Chapter 47: Skill Fusion

After securing some financial leeway, Lu Heng rented a penthouse in the Jinxiu Yujing complex for added convenience.

This penthouse came with a rooftop terrace garden, perfect for daily Body Technique and swordsmanship practice.

That evening, on the rooftop terrace of Jinxiu Yujing.

Lu Heng took out the Sky Eye Essence and handed it to Su Muyu, "Take a look at this. It should suit you well. It's for the Perception and Summoning dual-class, and with your numerous skill slots, you'll have ample room to excel in both classes."

"I'll be conscripted the day after tomorrow, and it's highly likely to be an Essence Dispute."

"If you use this, there's a high chance we'll be in the same battle, which will make things much easier."

"Otherwise, you'll be conscripted alone into an Essence Dispute, which can be far more dangerous."

Su Muyu took the translucent light blue crystal, cradling it in her palm to examine it, and nodded, "I like this. So, I'll use it then?"

"Go ahead."

"Okay."

Su Muyu began absorbing the Sky Eye Essence.

As a liquid energy merged into her body, a data prompt appeared.

[Obtained Sky Eye Essence, initiating Essence Dispute.]



[Essence Fusion Progress: 10%]



[Essence in a free state. Upon reaching 100% fusion progress, Essence Fusion will be completed, granting the First-Class Job Transformation 'Sky Eye'.]



[Temporarily obtained Essence Ability: Flight Evolution]



[Flight Evolution: Enhances the owner's vision and the abilities of summoned creatures, granting them flight and language capabilities. If the summoned creature is a flight-type, its flying ability is further strengthened.]



[Obtained 'Flight Evolution' ability, 'Advanced Recon Eagle' upgraded to 'Skydom Falcon'.]



[Skydom Falcon]



[Skill Effect: Summons a Skydom Falcon for aerial reconnaissance, detecting invisibility, and combat. The Skydom Falcon can carry a weight of 100kg, allowing the caster to fly by riding it.]



[Attributes: Invisibility Detection Range = 6 x Perception; Attack Power = 3 x Mental Power.]



After reading through the data, Su Muyu exclaimed in surprise, "The attack power is incredible, tripled! If my Mental Power were higher, this attack power could rival a pistol. Plus, it can carry people in flight."

Currently, her Mental Power is at 21 points, meaning the Skydom Falcon's attack power is 3 x 21 = 63.

Most metahumans would struggle to withstand more than a few attacks from the Skydom Falcon.

Moreover, the Skydom Falcon's primary role isn't just attack; it also excels in reconnaissance, detecting invisibility, and carrying people in flight.

The ability to carry people in flight is a game-changer.

"Let's summon it and see the effect." Lu Heng also wanted to observe the outcome.

"Okay."

Su Muyu nodded, then raised her hand and summoned the Skydom Falcon.

Energy gathered before her, and a Skydom Falcon took shape, its wingspan reaching two meters, and it was incredibly graceful.

Lu Heng walked over, reached out, and grabbed the Skydom Falcon's claw to test its carrying capacity, "Let's see how it handles carrying me."

The Skydom Falcon flapped its wings, and Lu Heng felt a force pulling his arm upwards, lifting his body gently into the air.

Carrying an average adult would significantly reduce its speed.

Nevertheless, this was a significant improvement from nothing.

"It's good." Lu Heng commented.

Afterward, Su Muyu, unable to contain her curiosity, controlled the Skydom Falcon to carry herself into the air as well.

However, she dared not fly too high.

After all, humans aren't naturally capable of flight, and suddenly acquiring such an ability can feel surreal, requiring time to adjust.

After the test, Su Muyu thought for a moment and asked, "Does the Essence remaining in a free state mean I might lose this ability?"

Lu Heng briefly explained, "We've only obtained the initial Essence for the First-Class Job Transformation, and the total amount of Essence is insufficient. We need to acquire more Essence to complete the Essence Fusion and obtain the job. The current ability is just a temporary one provided by the Essence."

After the explanation, Lu Heng asked, "Has the Abyssal Battlefield countdown started?"

Su Muyu glanced at her data panel and nodded, "Yes, the countdown is 2 days, 18 hours, 53 minutes, and 34 seconds."

As she recited the values, Lu Heng stared at the countdown on his panel, "The countdown is the same, as expected. We'll be in the same Essence Dispute."

Su Muyu thought for a moment and asked, "In that case, will everyone entering the Abyssal Battlefield have acquired Essences?"

Lu Heng nodded. "Yes, and at this point, those who can obtain Professional Quintessences have the backing of major powerhouses."

Su Muyu instinctively felt this was a good thing and smiled. "In that case, the people we encounter should be very strong, and dealing with Demons should be much easier."

Lu Heng shook his head and corrected her, "No, others might be more dangerous than Demons."

Su Muyu was taken aback for a moment and immediately realized the reason. "Do you mean that if others kill us, they can take away the Professional Quintessences from our bodies?"

Lu Heng nodded solemnly. "Yes, in a Quintessence dispute, any stray Essences can become targets for contention."

Su Muyu opened her mouth slightly. "Then, entering the Abyssal Battlefield this time would be like a human civil war, wouldn't it?"

Lu Heng slowly shook his head. "Not necessarily, it depends on whom we encounter. As long as the battlefield mode is a Quintessence dispute, there will definitely be Essences in the Abyssal World. We can obtain Essences without engaging in a human civil war, but we should be wary of those who might take shortcuts."

Su Muyu finally understood why Lu Heng insisted on them entering the Quintessence dispute together.

If she were called upon to enter the Quintessence dispute alone, even if she initially had other Metahumans to cooperate with, it was very likely that she would be eliminated by her teammates in the end.

On this Extraordinary Path, even long-time friends could turn against each other, let alone temporary teammates.

...

With less than three days left on the countdown, some preparations were necessary before entering the Abyssal Battlefield.

Lu Heng first took inventory of all the weapons and equipment that could be brought into the Abyssal World.

Having only experienced one Abyssal Battlefield, he didn't have much equipment that had undergone Fundamental Law Integration.

Aside from the Aurora Blade, there was also a Glock G17.

However, the number of bullets was limited, with only 15 rounds remaining.

Since bullets also required Divine Energy to be brought into the Abyssal Battlefield, each one was precious.

On Su Muyu's side, she had an energy crystal bracelet, and nothing else.

Before entering the Abyssal Battlefield, they needed to enhance their combat power as much as possible.

Lu Heng recalled the [Fog Shadow] Crystal Core he had obtained previously.

This Skill Crystal Core was obtained from an Abyssal Fire Thief, and since Su Muyu already had a similar skill, it was naturally impossible for her to learn this skill.

If this skill were to be sold on the Crystal Kernel Darknet, it could easily fetch several million.

However, while it was easy to sell such a high-quality Crystal Core, buying it back would be difficult.

Although Su Muyu didn't need to learn this skill, [Divine Evolution] could not only enhance skill levels but also fuse skills of the same type to achieve stronger effects.

"I remember you still have 300 points of Divine Energy left," Lu Heng said as he took out the [Fog Shadow] Crystal Core and spun it on the table like a top.

"Yes, I have 300 points left," Su Muyu replied.

Su Muyu had previously used 300 points of Divine Energy on the energy crystal bracelet and another 300 points to upgrade the [Scout Eagle], leaving her with 300 points.

"Absorb the energy from this [Fog Shadow] Crystal Core. I'll unlock the skill lock on [Invisible Veil], and you can use Divine Energy to fuse the two skills together and see if you can create an even stronger effect," Lu Heng said as he held her hand, allowing her to start absorbing the Crystal Core's energy.

"Okay," Su Muyu nodded and began absorbing the energy from [Fog Shadow], directing it into the skill slot of [Invisible Veil].

Normally, the energy of two skills couldn't be placed into a single skill slot.

If one were to force it, the skill slot would explode.

After Lu Heng unlocked the skill lock on [Invisible Veil], the energy within became unstable, and the energies of the two skills mixed together.

However, the two energies only mixed and couldn't fully fuse; Divine Energy was required to complete the process.

Su Muyu guided the Divine Energy into the skill slot, and as the three energies intertwined and flowed, they slowly fused together, eventually re-condensing into a stable energy cluster.

(End of Chapter)

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