nycdaug Chapter 42 Strengthening
Chapter 42 Strengthening
Whatever that thing exists on the Beast Plains, its influence must be spreading outwards from itself.
That means the closer you get to it, the more severe the metallization will be, and vice versa.
Just now, Huang Hong has basically confirmed these speculations.
The first stone pillar can decompose about 200 points of source energy per hour, while the second stone pillar can decompose a little more source energy per hour, reaching 210.
This is certainly not because Huang Hong's decomposition ability has become stronger in just a few hours, but because the second stone pillar contains more extraordinary power than the first stone pillar!
These stone pillars were the best place for Huang Hong to locate.
While Huang Hong was delighted that his suspicions had been confirmed, the challenges ahead could not be ignored.
Logically speaking, there is a high probability that a powerful monster will be guarding the vicinity of a treasure. This is not a cliché, but rather an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Think about what a monster would do after discovering a treasure that would benefit it.
They will only have three choices: first, build a nest near the treasure and claim it for themselves; second, move the treasure back to their own nest and claim it for themselves; third, eat it directly!
Although Huang Hong is quite strong now, and ordinary giant beasts and monsters on the Giant Beast Plains can't do anything to him, if he were to face a powerful giant beast that he had only glimpsed a few glimpses of before, he probably wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth.
He scanned his extraordinary panel, his gaze finally settling on Tiger Strike and Hardening skills.
According to Huang Hong's original idea, even if it came to improving skills, it should start with those skills that could boost basic attributes.
But now he desperately needs the ability to survive, so the priority of Tiger Attack and Hardening needs to be raised.
Considering the difficulty of improving these two skills, and that in the event of unforeseen circumstances, escaping would definitely be more useful than fighting back, Huang Hong's attention ultimately fell on Tiger Attack.
Tiger Attack
Quality: Rare
Grade: 3/10 (11/300)
Attributes: Increases explosive power of Qi by 15% and increases agility by 15%.
The Tiger Strike skill was able to be upgraded to level 3, partly due to the training over the past few days, but mostly due to the mastery of combat knowledge gained after acquiring the Martial Arts Genius talent.
Originally, Huang Hong needed to consume 10 source energy points to increase the proficiency of a rare quality skill by 1 point. However, after becoming a martial arts genius, the difficulty of increasing skill levels has been greatly reduced, reaching a 1:1 ratio.
In other words, Huang Hong only needs 4189 energy points to upgrade Tiger Strike to the maximum level.
With Huang Hong's current decomposition efficiency, it would only take 20 hours. With his current strength, he could finish it in a day.
Next, Huang Hong focused his attention on an item... [Swift Shadow Blade]!
This is Huang Hong's only item with a built-in movement skill. It can be used effectively for both attacking and escaping. Unfortunately, it is a consumable item and currently only has one use left. Even with the warp effect after loading, it can only be used twice in a short period of time.
Therefore, Huang Hong wanted to upgrade the [Swift Shadow Blade] to a rare quality to see if it would produce different effects, and upgrading the [Swift Shadow Blade] would require 2200 source energy points.
Adding both together, and taking in rest time, it will probably take about two days.
Although the delay was longer, times have changed. Huang Hong no longer simply wanted to travel; he also wanted to explore the treasures of the Giant Beast Plains. This was undoubtedly a risky move, so he naturally needed to make more preparations.
Without hesitation, Huang Hong transformed into a diligent little bee once again, constantly circling the stone pillar and performing decomposition. As the source energy in his pocket continued to rise, a smile gradually spread across his face.
After all, a harvest always brings joy.
Time passed slowly, and when the tenth hour arrived, Huang Hong felt a little tired. He stopped breaking down the ingredients, ate, and rested briefly before continuing his work three hours later.
After this tedious process continued twice more, Huang Hong let out a breath and looked at the total source energy reaching 6600 points. Even the fatigue on his face could not hide his joy.
In addition, Tiger Raid gained nearly 100 experience points in the past two days, which is not a small amount.
Since it was just about enhancing skills and there was no need to deliberately adjust one's status, Huang Hong did not hesitate and directly chose to enhance.
Source energy flowed into the Tiger Strike skill like a stream, and his experience began to grow rapidly. At the same time, various training techniques related to Tiger Strike began to flood his mind, fill his body, and become his instinct.
It's as if one has personally undergone a long period of training.
When the last bit of experience was gained and the Tiger Strike skill reached its maximum level...
Boom! ~
Countless fragments of knowledge danced wildly in Huang Hong's mind, combining and eventually transforming into a lifelike, colorful tiger with graceful lines, agile posture, and every movement full of harmonious beauty.
Huang Hong slowly opened his closed eyes, and a faint aura of tiger power emanated from them, enough to intimidate all beasts.
He looked at the attributes of Tiger Strike...
Tiger Attack
Quality: Rare
Rating: 10/10 (max)
Attributes: Increases explosive power of Qi by 50% and increases agility by 50%.
Skill Feat: Tiger Leap, reduces burst interval by 10% and increases burst effect by 10%.
After the Tiger Strike skill is upgraded to the maximum level, the obvious attributes are that the explosiveness and flexibility of "Qi" are both increased by 50%, making "Qi" easier to use and more explosive.
The Tiger Leap skill not only enhances 'Qi', but also Huang Hong's overall abilities.
After a brief trial, Huang Hong discovered that his short-range burst speed using Tiger Strike exceeded 50 meters per second, a speed sufficient to create continuous afterimages for ordinary people.
After using "Qi", Huang Hong's explosive power will be amplified, and a phantom image of a leaping tiger will appear on his body. This phantom image is not only good-looking and cool, but its perfect streamlined shape can also help Huang Hong reduce air resistance, making him faster and less energy-consuming.
This reminded Huang Hong of the scene in the Dragon Ball dungeon where the dojo monster used its tiger claws to tear apart heavy trucks, its body seemingly leaping through them like a stream of light.
Nodding in satisfaction, Huang Hong then began to enhance the [Swift Shadow Blade], spending another 2200 points of source energy...
【Swift Blade】
Affix: props
Quality: Rare
Number of recharges: 3/3
Charging time: 12 hours
Attribute: Consumes 1 point of charge to activate the 'Swift Shadow' ability, allowing you to move at supersonic speed for 1 to 100 meters in any selected direction. You cannot cross obstacles. When using 'Swift Shadow', you will launch a powerful attack on all enemies within the attack range along the way.
Loading ability: Warp. Within three seconds of activating 'Swift Shadow', 'Swift Shadow' can be used again without cost.
After being upgraded to rare quality, the [Swift Blade] has received an epic upgrade!
It has transformed from a consumable item that disappears after use into a rechargeable item that can be used continuously. In addition, its attributes have been greatly improved. For example, it was originally "super-fast movement" but is now "supersonic movement". The movement distance has also increased from "1~10" to "1~100". The restriction that you have to hold a weapon to launch an attack has been removed, and the attack has become a powerful strike. The loading time has also been increased from one second to three seconds. This improvement makes it more flexible to use.