mtlumby2d #349 - Big Upgrade
#349 - Big Upgrade
Chapter 347: Major Upgrade
Zhang Chen had absorbed nearly 30 million points in three days, while the Soul-Snatching skill upgrade only required a mere 10 million.
Zhang Chen directly spent the points, and the next moment, the Soul-Snatching skill upgraded:
[Skill 5 (Tier 3): Soul-Snatching Chains (0/100,000,000)]
[Skill Explanation: Same as above, saving words.]
[Note 1: Can hook the souls of anyone whose lifespan is about to end.]
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[Note 4: You may not have the ability to kill the soul you hook. Of course, the other party is also helpless against you while chained. The skill expires after three days, and the other party is sent back to their body by the laws. You can use the Soul-Snatching skill on the same soul once every three days.]
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Zhang Chen's gaze fell on Note 4, and he was immediately delighted. The skill cooldown time had actually been reduced to three days, connecting seamlessly with the cooldown period.
In other words, as long as Zhang Chen was willing, he could continuously hook the other party's soul to his side, as long as Zhang Chen wasn't afraid of the other party killing all his relatives and friends.
Then Zhang Chen smiled, glanced at the Basilisk's remnant soul, which was also devouring essence, and slowly closed his eyes: "Now that I have a guaranteed method, I'm not in a hurry to use it. I can try to test my own limits and the Basilisk's upper limit."
Since obtaining the jade brick, he had become somewhat arrogant, and he also had the Golden Scissors protecting him. He felt that he could now try to face the Basilisk's remnant soul.
Most importantly, the lightning in the sky was Zhang Chen's source of confidence.
Zhang Chen thought, manipulating the moisture in the air, guiding heavenly lightning to continuously fall around him.
A bolt of lightning connected the sky and the earth, forming a rope as thick as an infant's arm, drawn down from the clouds. Zhang Chen used moisture to form a shield around himself, enveloping him within it.
This was heavenly lightning! Zhang Chen didn't believe that the Basilisk's remnant soul dared to directly face the power of heavenly lightning.
Moreover, the Basilisk's soul was in a state of dissipating essence. Even the Emperor's Daughter didn't dare to act recklessly in the material world. Zhang Chen didn't believe that this mere remnant soul had such strength.
At worst, he still had the Soul-Snatching skill to protect him! What was he afraid of? He always had to experiment!
If the Basilisk attacked him, he might be able to give the Basilisk a surprise.
As time slowly passed, Zhang Chen gradually became vigilant, devouring points while secretly observing the Basilisk's remnant soul's reaction.
The Basilisk's remnant soul revealed a hint of fear in its eyes when it saw the lightning protecting Zhang Chen.
Ordinary lightning would be fine, it wouldn't be afraid, but this was heavenly lightning born during the collision of two realms, with the power of order flowing within it, the nemesis of old antiques like it.
Once the three days were up, the Basilisk sensed the disappearance of the bond between itself and Zhang Chen, but it didn't act rashly.
The reason why the Basilisk's remnant soul didn't act rashly was because of the power of lightning and because it didn't have much time left. It had to devour enough fortune before its body's luck dissipated, so as to preserve its strength as much as possible.
Moreover, it sensed an extremely dangerous aura on Zhang Chen (the divine power in the Pangu Stone). For it, the most important and urgent thing was to find a way to protect itself. It didn't want to cause more trouble, because this kid in front of it was quite strange.
Thus, the two fell into a brief period of calm. Outside, the sound of heavenly thunder continued, and the two continuously devoured the creation within the Basilisk's body.
As time passed, the essence, energy, and spirit within the Basilisk's body continuously dissipated into the world, and its body continuously shrank. Six days later, the Basilisk had shrunk to a mere mile in size, shrinking extremely severely.
At this moment, the Basilisk's remnant soul glanced at Zhang Chen and actually transformed into a stream of light and flew away, disappearing into the void.
Looking at the Basilisk's departing figure, Zhang Chen thought, he really wanted to hook the other party back, but ultimately chose to be cautious.
If he hooked the Basilisk back, even if the Basilisk's essence, energy, and spirit continuously dissipated, who knew how long it would take to dissipate completely? If it dissipated for three to five years, would he still want to see anyone? Everyone he had seen would probably be killed by the Basilisk.
Unless he had the power to obliterate the Basilisk's remnant soul, Zhang Chen should not act rashly.
"Unfortunately, I can't kill it, otherwise now would be the best time to suppress and kill the Basilisk's remnant soul," Zhang Chen said with some emotion, looking at the Basilisk's departing figure.
"That Basilisk is an existence above the 'Fruit' level, how can you shake it?" The Great自在Heavenly Demon sneered beside Zhang Chen: "Even if you have the Pangu Stone to protect you, you can only barely protect yourself."
Six days had passed. Excluding the time Zhang Chen occasionally wasted sleeping, Zhang Chen had absorbed a full 38,000,000 points, totaling thirty-eight million.
At this time, the thunderclouds in the sky had stopped, and the turbulent magnetic field between heaven and earth began to gradually recover under the correction of the laws of the Great Thousand World.
"It's time to upgrade my strength, otherwise, when the experts from all sides arrive later, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to continue absorbing skill points quietly," Zhang Chen said, facing the biting cold wind, with an invisible light罩formed by moisture around him, firmly protecting him, not giving the outside cold wind a chance to invade.
Zhang Chen's eyes looked at his golden finger panel, the skills that could be upgraded were:
[Skill 1 (Tier 5): Orthodox Godly Golden Light (0/20,000,000)]
[Skill 2 (Tier 3): Dragon Qi (0/2,000,000)]
[Skill 4 (Tier 5): Water Control + Weak Water (0/5,000,000)]
[Skill 6 (Ultimate): Forget Self (0/400,000)]
[Skill 7 (Tier 2): Nine Revolutions of Returning Elixir (Perfect)]
[Skill 8 (Tier 6): Immobilization Talisman (0/16,000,000)]
[Skill 9 (Tier 5): Suppression Talisman (2,000,000)]
[Skill 10 (Tier 5): Penetration Transformation * Stone Piercing * Dripping Water (0/4,000,000)]
[Skill 11 (Tier 7): Invisibility Talisman (0/16,000,000)]
Zhang Chen's gaze swept over Skill 1, Orthodox Godly Golden Light, and directly passed it. The level of Orthodox Godly Golden Light was enough for him, no need to upgrade.
Then his gaze swept over Skill 2, Dragon Qi Tier 3, which was also enough for the time being.
Skill 4, Water Control, was pending. Zhang Chen's gaze fell on Skill 6, Forget Self. He really wanted to upgrade this skill. Now that the first heaven of the spiritual world was gone, if he wanted to collect mysterious fortune, the second heaven of the spiritual world was the easiest shortcut.
Thirty-eight million points were enough for Zhang Chen to upgrade.
Zhang Chen clicked casually, 400,000 experience points evaporated, and the golden finger panel of Skill 6 changed:
[Skill 6 (Ultimate): Second Heaven (0/4,000,000)]
Zhang Chen nodded upon seeing this. At this time, he still had 37.6 million points left. Zhang Chen turned his gaze again and finally landed on the Invisibility Talisman.
Using my points to upgrade other skills wouldn't help me much right now. However, the Invisibility Talisman is already at the seventh level, and upgrading it again would make it the eighth level.
The eighth level is the Yin God realm, the last realm below the Yang God. If my Invisibility Talisman is upgraded to the eighth level, very few people in the world will be able to see through it. I'll be able to go to ninety-nine percent of the places in the world.
There aren't many Yang God realm experts. Even with the prevalence of the Divine Dao, Yang Gods are still extremely rare.
However, the points needed to upgrade the Invisibility Talisman are a bit too much, a full sixteen million. This would take almost half of Zhang Chen's points, but after a moment's hesitation, Zhang Chen still chose to continue upgrading.
With Zhang Chen's light tap, sixteen million points evaporated directly. The next moment, his Golden Finger interface refreshed:
【11 Skill (Eighth Level): Invisibility Talisman (0 / 160,000,000)】
【Note 1: Eighth-level experts, without pupil techniques, cannot see through your Invisibility Talisman.】
Zhang Chen's gaze swept over the introduction of the Invisibility Talisman. All the previous messy shortcomings disappeared, leaving only a simple line of words.
"Pupil techniques?" Zhang Chen pondered.
At this time, there were still 21.6 million points left. It was not enough to upgrade the Invisibility Art. To upgrade the Invisibility Art to the ninth level, capable of concealing from Yang God-level beings, would actually require 160 million.
Are 160 million points a lot?
Of course not. That's the power to conceal from Yang God True Immortals! 160 million points are definitely not a lot.
"Which skill should I upgrade with the remaining points?" Zhang Chen's gaze swept across the Golden Finger interface, striving to maximize the use of all skill points.
Zhang Chen's gaze shifted back and forth, landing on the Immobilization Talisman and the Suppression Talisman. Apart from these two talismans, the rest didn't seem to be of much help to him right now.
After a slight hesitation, Zhang Chen directly added the points to the Immobilization Talisman. The Immobilization Talisman played a greater role in battles.
With Zhang Chen's light tap, the next moment, the Immobilization Talisman was directly upgraded:
【8 Skill (Seventh Level): Immobilization Talisman (0 / 160,000,000)】
【Note: Can immobilize all seventh-level beings.】
The note was simple and straightforward. Zhang Chen's eyes lit up after reading it. The seventh level was the Possession realm, the realm that the fox spirit Nannan had reached before.
At this time, Zhang Chen had 5.6 million points remaining. The Immobilization Talisman could no longer be upgraded.
Zhang Chen's gaze swept over and landed on the Divine Water Transformation. The Divine Water Transformation involved means of escape, and Zhang Chen had to be cautious. Coincidentally, the Divine Water Transformation required exactly four million points, enough for Zhang Chen to upgrade it once. Then, Zhang Chen tapped lightly, and the Divine Water Transformation was directly upgraded:
【10 Skill (Sixth Level): Divine Water Transformation * Water Penetration * Water Drop * Transfer (0 / 40,000,000)】
【Note 1: Can be divided into two drops of water. As long as they are within a thousand meters, the two drops of water can be instantly transferred.】
"Good heavens, this skill is a bit wicked!" Zhang Chen's gaze fell on the Divine Water Transformation, his eyes full of shock, carefully sensing the key points.
This involved Zhang Chen's means of survival, so how could he not be cautious?
"After cultivating this divine ability, I can condense a special water droplet and place it in a predetermined location. As long as it is within a thousand meters, I can instantly reach that location," Zhang Chen stroked his chin. "One thousand meters is a bit short, but if used well, it is definitely the best means of escape. For example, hiding a thousand meters underground, even if a Yang God True Immortal wants to search, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven."
For example, during the process of pursuit and escape between the two sides, Zhang Chen would drop a drop of water when escaping, and after running more than a thousand meters, he would use his divine ability to return to the original place. At that time, he would easily escape the encirclement.
One thousand meters is only two li, and apart from being a little far, there are no other shortcomings.
"There are still 1.6 million points left." After looking at the Golden Finger interface, Zhang Chen continued to silently use the Devouring skill, devouring the body of the Bashe.
He knew that the time left for him was running out!
On the afternoon of the second day of upgrading, the order of heaven and earth had not yet completely stabilized, but the lightning in the clouds had already dissipated, and the dark clouds in the sky had also disappeared. Only faint thunder rumbled in the void, but a large number of soldiers and Jianghu people had already been dispatched, constantly shuttling through the mountains, searching for the creation that had fallen from heaven and earth.
The higher the cultivation, the greater the impact of the heaven and earth's upheaval. The Yang God True Immortals could not use their means at this time, and even the Yin God Ancestors were still dormant.
Zhang Chen sat cross-legged on the Bashe's body, directly applied the Invisibility Talisman to himself, and quietly developed.
Before Zhang Chen had waited long, someone had already groped over. Looking at the mountain-like Bashe, a look of greed appeared in his eyes. He directly drew out the long saber from his waist, ready to cut through the Bashe's leather armor to bleed the Bashe.
Zhang Chen recognized the person who came. It was actually that kid Chen Xu.
Chen Xu's long saber slashed on the Bashe's leather armor, and sparks flew everywhere. The long saber bounced back, almost stabbing Chen Xu, the Feng Shui master.
"What a sturdy snake skin, I'm afraid even steel would be difficult to pierce," Chen Xu's eyes were full of anxiety. He also knew that time was urgent. If he couldn't quickly open this snake skin, I'm afraid that the experts from various families would come one after another later, and there would be no share for him.
Seeing this, Zhang Chen shook his head, dispelled the Invisibility Art, and shouted to Chen Xu below: "Even Zhou Chuan, the number one martial artist, would not want to cut through this snake skin. You are just a mortal, how can you have the ability to cut open the snake skin?"
"Brother Zhang!" When Chen Xu saw Zhang Chen sitting above, his face immediately showed joy, his eyes full of surprise.
Zhang Chen smiled and said, "You are quite fast."
"I understand the art of observing Qi. No treasure can escape my eyes," Chen Xu said, "The creation of this big snake is immeasurable. I wonder if you can break the big snake's leather armor?"
The Bashe's blood is innate blood, containing incredible creation. Of course, Chen Xu coveted it.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head: "The Bashe's skin is tough, and it cannot be broken without a divine weapon. Even I am no exception. But if you want to obtain the Bashe's blood, it is not impossible."
"Please teach me, Brother Zhang," Chen Xu hurriedly said with a sincere expression.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled, directly slid down from the Bashe's body, and then landed beside Chen Xu. The next moment, his palm stretched out, and the innate mosquito mouthparts pierced into the Bashe's body, and then drew out a tube of snake blood.
For others, the Bashe's blood was extremely difficult to obtain, but for Zhang Chen, it was just a matter of lifting his hand.
It was really that Zhang Chen's Devouring skill was too heaven-defying, simply unreasonable.