After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 622: 452, Skill Evolution for All Members, Combat Power Increased by 2
 

For the next month, Lin Da would likely have to face Lia’s proud sneer.

“I hope Isa can evolve her Ultimate Skill,” Fannis prayed silently with her hands clasped together.

Gale and the Deputy Leader Jite of White Dove City looked tense.

As followers of Abner, they naturally hoped that Abner could evolve a powerful skill.

Underneath the Buti Tree.

Lin Da closed his eyes, entering a profoundly mysterious state.

His mind felt ethereal, and his entire being seemed to float in the air, at ease and carefree.

At that moment, a cloud shaped like a mirror, pristine white, floated over from afar.

“What is that?”

Lin Da’s eyes watered from the strain, his eyes aching relentlessly, yet he still couldn’t see clearly.

The mirror bore five words; he could only hazily guess that three of them were “Twin Series.”

Realizing this belatedly, Lin Da broke out in a cold sweat.

If he had been able to see that “Mirror Cloud” clearly, he might have evolved the Twin Series magic power!

This was a cornerstone skill of a major system; its strength was unquestionable.

Yet, try as Lin Da might to strain his eyes, he could only make out three words.

And it was by guessing.

The difficulty of evolving Twin Series magic power was immense.

“Perhaps only the top five miraculous powers could hope to evolve cornerstone skills.

Sighing inwardly, Lin Da slapped his face, focused, and watched for the next mirror cloud.

This time what drifted by was the rare technique, Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang.

Lin Da had a hunch that he could “see” it clearly.

Objectively speaking, Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang was a not-so-bad rare technique.

The damage was medium to high and it came with a dragon’s roar, binding the target upon impact.

If Lin Da hadn’t advanced to the Moon Rank, he would have chosen Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang.

The problem was, he now had a handful of powerful skills.

Magic Heart Slash, Magic Flame Strike, Fragile Aura, Complete Healing, all exceeding standard strength.

“If I don’t take risks, am I even an adventurer? I could forego Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang and choose these stronger skills.

But, there are risks!

Perhaps in the end, I might not ‘see’ any of them clearly.

Resulting in having to choose from more ordinary minor skills.”

Even so…

Lin Da was still prepared to gamble.

Letting go of the mirror cloud that could have evolved the Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang, the next one that floated over was a black cloud.

Lin Da’s eyes were as wide as copper bells.

After much effort, he could only make out the words “Magic Heart.”

The next cloud was again dark.

This time it was even worse, only seeing a “Flame” character.

The difficulty of evolving Magic Flame Strike was even higher than Magic Heart Slash.

Lin Da was stunned.

In terms of sheer power, Death Magic Heart Slash was his trump card.

Magic Flame Strike had killed Augutuo because Augutuo was too weak.

And because he had hit the neck, delivering a fatal strike.

Not because the damage was maxed out, drowning the opponent.

If Lin Da were to rank the strength of his many skills…

T0: Twin Mana, Guardian Sword, Magic Heart Slash.

T1: Verdant Shield, Magic Flame Strike, Complete Healing.

T2: Group Healing, Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang, Poison Dragon’s Roar, Venom Magic Sphere, Dark Whip

T3: Intermediate Healing, Toxic Purple Mist, Toxic Enchantment

In Lin Da’s mind, Magic Flame Strike could only rank fifth.

“Such high evolution difficulty indicates it has great potential for development. If leveled up to max, perhaps it could surpass Dark Shadow’s ‘Magic Flame Flash.’

Lin Da was internally shocked.

His current level was 41, with 5 skill points remaining.

Including one golden skill point and four common skill points.

The missing 2 were used when he comprehended Magic Flame Strike.

In his personal panel, the description read:

[Skill: Magic Flame Strike]

[Type: Rare Technique]

[Consumption: Medium (can be cast 3 times)]

[Level: lv3]

[Description: Crosses up to fifty meters instantly to strike an enemy, causing ‘extreme’ damage.]

Lin Da thought it was necessary to level this skill to level 5.

Next, the mirror clouds of Verdant Shield and Complete Healing passed by in succession.

He couldn’t see either one clearly.

Lin Da was numb.

Unable to evolve any of the useful skills.

Just as he was feeling somewhat disappointed, a purple cloud leisurely floated over.

Like a Succubus inviting Lin Da to a dance, this purple cloud stopped within his reach.

At a glance, there were four clear characters: Poison Dragon’s Roar.

As an ultimate skill, “Poison Dragon’s Roar” was not keeping up with Lin Da’s growth rate.

The damage was decent, but it was slow to execute.

The frequency of this skill’s use was decreasing more and more.

Wasting a slot for an ultimate skill truly pained Lin Da.

After some thought, Lin Da made a decision.

“It’s you!”

Staring at Mirror Cloud, Lin Da focused all his attention on it.

A few seconds later.

Boom!

Purple clouds transformed into a streak of light, striking into Lin Da’s body.

Lin Da grunted, feeling a burning energy surge into his magic circuit, drastically transforming it.

[System Notification: The ultimate skill “Poison Dragon’s Roar” has evolved; please click to view!]

Waves of new understanding flooded into Lin Da’s brain.

He imagined seeing a giant dragon burst from the ground, holding a sky-piercing greatsword, swinging it horizontally among the mountains.

In an instant, mountains were sliced cleanly in half, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

At the bottom right corner of the vision, there was a line of text:

(Skill demonstration by a legendary adventurer; for reference only.)

Lin Da couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

He had thought that he could also slice mountains in half.

Opening the skill panel, the spot previously occupied by his ultimate skill was replaced by a new skill.

The icon showed a giant dragon standing among mountains, holding a purple greatsword, ready to strike.

[Skill: Dragon King Sword]

[Type: Ultimate Skill]

[Consumption: High (can be unleashed once)]

[Level: lv1]

[Description: Summon the phantom of the poison dragon king; centered around oneself, swing the greatsword attacking within a hundred meters radius, causing “significant” damage]

“A radius of one hundred meters?”

Lin Da’s face lit up with joy.

This attack range was ridiculously large!

Combined with Toxic Purple Mist and Dragon King Sword, it was enough to eliminate most group of monsters.

Judging by the skill icon, the phantom of the poison dragon king summoned bore a resemblance to the characters from Fire O Ninja’s Ability O.

Without discussing its strength yet, the momentum alone was off the charts.

Plus, as Lin Da’s level increased, the power of Dragon King Sword would also enhance.

By becoming legendary, he could slice through mountains with a single strike!

After completing his enlightenment, Lin Da opened his eyes.

He returned from the “World Among the Clouds” to reality.

The golden tree had vanished without a trace; only a lush green meadow lay before him.

“Why did it take so long?” Lia said curiously, “What skill did you evolve?”

“Let’s hear about yours first.” Lin Da teased.

Glancing around at the four people beside him, even the usually stoic Abner was grinning widely, his expression filled with joy.

It seemed everyone had their fair share of gains.

Lin Da truly felt happy.

Everyone in White Dove City being strong was the same as being strong himself.

Lin Da wished every one of them became a ten-star, monster-level adventurer.

From a distance, Aiko and others gathered around.

Everyone was curious to see how the skills had evolved after being influenced by the Buti Tree.

Although they knew these five people had turned into human lemons, they couldn’t help but come over and take a whiff.

“I’ll go first.”

Unable to suppress the smile playing on his lips, Abner said:

“My rare technique evolved into ‘Wave Slash’; from a single-time attack damage, it has become a delayed instant, striking again. Simply put, the damage has doubled.”

Gasp…

Everyone’s eyes widened as they collectively gasped.

Abner’s rare technique was already quite powerful.

And now its damage had doubled…

Once this news reached Adventurer’s Weekly, Abner’s rating would definitely jump to nine stars.

Gale and the vice captain, Jite, displayed ecstatic expressions.

“Captain, you’re truly impressive, hahaha!” Gale vigorously patted Abner’s back.

Jite, when he looked at Abner, showed even more apparent adoration in his eyes, and his hefty leopard tail curled into a heart shape.

Seeing this scene, the women couldn’t help but have a maternal smile.

“My evolved skill is also very powerful!”

Feeling her limelight being stolen, Lia quickly stood out, hands on her hips, proudly saying, “My innate skill, ‘Energy Charging’, evolved into ‘Super Charge’!”

Gasp…!

Everyone gasped again.

Energy Charging itself was powerful enough, being a skill only a few exceptional swordsmen could master, boosting the next attack’s power by about 50%.

Lia’s Energy Charging + Ultimate Skill Starfire Airstream Slash, which against grass, wood, or bug-type magical creatures, also added a 50% bonus damage.

Stacking them together, the damage was incredibly terrifying!

The only one who might surpass Lia at the same level could be Lin Da’s Magic Heart Slash.