Alone and Infinite

With a little more consumable supplies for emergencies, we can embark on the next adventure.

Having made up his mind and determined the direction, Li Xia headed towards the skill enhancement hall not far away.

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The concept of advancement will be discussed later; it is probably the most important concept setting in this book.

If it's hard to understand, you can think of it as dimensional ascension, but of course it's not a real dimensional ascension, it's just an analogy.

One or two more chapters and we can unlock the next dungeon.

Chapter 79 Skill Enhancement

The Skill Hall is completely different from the others; it doesn't have those sliding coffin-like machines.

Instead, there was a huge circular hall with many small doors.

Every now and then these small doors would open and close, and apostles would emerge from them, some with joyful expressions and others shaking their heads and sighing.

After looking around, I chose room number 666 and went inside.

The space inside wasn't large; the empty room contained only a very futuristic-looking chair.

As soon as he sat down, the chair automatically extended a semi-circular head cover, like a hair salon's plasma perm, to cover him.

A light blue notification popped up in front of me.

Please select a method to improve your skills.

【1. Injection】

【2. Fixed】

3. Skill Merging

There are two ways to improve skills, and also skill merging.

Li Xia recalled some of the information Lisa had told her.

Some skills can be combined, but the conditions are strict; they must be similar.

Basic skills are the easiest to merge.

Just like one of the Apostles' favorite merging skills is the driving skill, which involves collecting various basic driving skills and merging them into a universal driving skill.

The advantage of merging is that it saves resources. What used to require upgrading several skills can now be done by upgrading only one.

The downside is that mergers are expensive, and the more mergers you make, the more expensive it becomes.

Attack-type items are more expensive than support-type items.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the Elf Arrow Technique from his spatial storage and used it directly.

Then I selected [3. Merge Skills].

Select the boxes for Basic Shooting, Basic Archery, and Elf Archery, then click Pre-Merge.

In the simulation, the attributes of Basic Shooting, Basic Archery, and Elf Archery are similar.

[Can be merged into a new skill? Would you like to spend 10000 Hall Points and 10 Merit Points to merge?]

Li Xia raised her eyebrows and took a breath.

Wow! Ten thousand points, ten merit points. A regular Tier 2 player might not even be able to merge them.

This price is indeed not cheap. No wonder Lisa's pained expression when talking about skill merging didn't seem fake.

These are just basic skills. If mages wanted to combine skills, the price would be much higher.

Thinking of the pinnacle of my skills, it is the fusion of eight techniques! Hung Kuen, Bajiquan, Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Fanziquan, Xingyi, Tan Tui, and Chuojiao.

Upon seeing the combined price, Li Xia realized that the one who transcended the halls of fame was none other than a living father!

After paying homage to the Transcendental Palace, which had fallen into 'eternal slumber', Li Xia previewed the merged skills.

[Sharpshooter]

[Skill Type: Skill-based Passive Ability]

[Effect 1: Ranged weapon handling is increased by 20%, accuracy by 20%, and firing rate by 20%]

[Effect 2: Increases your perception by 10% by improving your sensitivity to wind direction and your ability to judge distance]

[Effect 3: Ranged weapon handling +1]

Passive skills have no cost.

[Summary: All you need to do is pick up your weapon, aim, and fire!]

This skill is quite good!

Effect 1 is nothing special, but Effects 2 and 3 are very powerful.

Perception is a secondary attribute, not a primary attribute, so it is not quantified. However, people with high perception are somewhat similar to intuition; they can sense even if someone is watching them.

The feel of ranged weapons is even better; simply put, it's similar to the feel of a gun, an enhancement of some kind of talent.

This resource was well spent!

I decisively chose to pay, and the headgear immediately started vibrating with a buzzing sound.

After a moment of dizziness, the three skills gradually disappeared, replaced by the brand-new [Sharpshooter].

In this way, the skills have been largely integrated.

Inheritance: [Eight-Nine Arcane Arts]

Inherited derivative skills: [The Ultimate Skill], [Circulation of Qi].

Ranged Technique: [Sharpshooter]

The next step is to upgrade the skills.

Li Xia first chose [1. Infusion].

Then, from among several skills, I chose the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

[Current skill level: LV1 Beginner (74.8%)]

[Would you like to spend 1000 points, 1 Time-Space Coin, and 1 Merit Point to exchange for 1 month of experience infusion?]

Only two months?

Li Xia frowned. He only had two Time-Space Copper Coins, which meant he could only exchange them for two months of cultivation time.

It's completely insufficient to upgrade the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to LV2.

The Key Time and Space Copper Coin is extremely rare and has a very limited circulation. Apostles will never sell it unless absolutely necessary.

Even if you want to buy, you can't; even if you want to sell, it will be snapped up instantly.

In particular, major guilds have dedicated guild members who are stationed at markets and auction houses to keep an eye on things.

Because Time-Space Copper Coins are related to the upgrading of Apostle skill levels.

Li Xia hesitated for a moment before choosing the ultimate skill.

[Current skill level: LV2 Beginner (30%)]

[Would you like to pay 1000 points and 1 Time-Space Coin to exchange for 6 months of skill infusion?]

The timeframe became six months, which didn't surprise Li Xia, because the difficulty of the upgrade and the resources required were completely different.

The Eight-Nine Mystic Arts involves gradually accumulating true qi to refine the body, requiring a temple to completely simulate this effect.

Compared to mastering techniques without needing anything else, the resources required are much greater.

What about the [Sharpshooter]?

[Current skill level: LV1 Beginner (0%)]

[Would you like to pay 1000 points and 1 Time-Space Coin to exchange for 1 year of skill infusion?]

It improved for another six months.

Li Xia hesitated for a moment, and as for the final fixed skill, he didn't even look at it.

Based on the basic intelligence provided by Lisa.

As shown in the hall, there are two ways to upgrade skills.

These are 【Infusion】 and 【Fixation】, respectively.

The skill used for infusion is displayed as proficiency, ranging from LV1 to LV9.

Used to demonstrate the degree of skill mastery.

【Infusion】is to skip the cultivation steps and directly infuse insights, experiences, etc. into the hall.

It's like force-feeding a duck; you have to digest it slowly on your own.

Furthermore, the improvement of infusion skills is not fixed; it mainly depends on the corresponding comprehension, and the apostles need to carry out a lot of practical training to solidify the results.

Skills that are upgraded at a fixed rate do not have proficiency, only a level.

Let Rank be used to represent it.

For example, Fireball has Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3, and some may even have dozens of ranks.

The only improvements are in power and effect; proficiency remains unchanged.

For example, the power of Fireball at Rank 99 is about the same as that of Fireball at LV9.

However, the LV9 Fireball spell was learned and built little by little from the spell model itself.

The spell models for Rank99 were pre-built by the temple.

Therefore, an Apostle with LV9 Fireball can wield the Fireball spell in amazing ways, to an unparalleled degree.

However, at Rank 99, the only fireball spell is fireball.

However, fixed upgrades are the cheapest, and upgrades do not require Time-Space Coins, only Hall Points. Higher levels require Merit Points.

According to Lisa, most apostles have fixed skills, and combining multiple skills can be quite effective.

It's just a little rigid; both lone wolves and guild elites will have at least one main skill that is Infusion.

However, Lisa also mentioned a special way to improve skills, but she was vague about it.

Li Xia guessed that this was the kind of cultivation he had inherited, purely through self-cultivation in the Time Chamber.

The improvement is slow, but it is exceptionally solid, even stronger than injection.

After hesitating for a while, Li Xia made up his mind and decided to give each of the two experts, Technique Master and Archer, a copper coin!

promote!

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Chapter 80 has been released!

[You have spent 1000 points and 1 Time Coins to exchange for 6 months of skill infusion.]

[You begin to cultivate the ultimate skill]

[In the first month, you practice standing meditation, horse stance, and fist and foot routines every morning. Your skill proficiency will increase by 8%]

[In the second month, you had a flash of inspiration during practice, seemingly gaining some new insights, and your mastery of the skill increased by 15%]

[In the third month, your stances and routines have become increasingly proficient, and you've even started to use your inner energy to power your techniques. Your mastery of these skills has increased by 6%.]

[In the sixth month, your Qi circulation is extremely effective in boosting your power, and you are progressing rapidly, with your skill proficiency increasing by 20%!]

[Your skill has reached 100% mastery, and you sighed, but unfortunately, you lacked the opportunity to break through, and ultimately failed to do so.]

[Result of this infusion: Skill's Limit LV2 - First Glimpse (100%)]

Li Xia slowly opened his eyes, feeling a sudden surge of insights into the ultimate limits of skill within his mind.

Looking at the lines of notifications that the hall is refreshing