Advanced Skills

After seeing the attributes of the Tier 3 Jade Poison Bead, Night Rain Misty and the other two were overjoyed. They secretly felt that this trade had been more than worthwhile. Without wasting any more time, they immediately passed this secret on to the other members of the Night Rain Family and told them to prepare.

Night Rain Misty then looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng and smiled sweetly. "Thank you, Sister Yan Hua. Knowing this secret in advance will bring endless benefits to our Night Rain Family."

"It was merely a fair trade." Yan Hua Yi Leng remained as indifferent as ever.

Knowing Yan Hua Yi Leng's personality, Night Rain Misty did not mind. She then glanced toward the area outside the Novice Village's West Gate. "Sister Yan Hua, Brother Ye, are you going outside the West Gate to kill monsters? According to our Night Rain Family's intelligence, the area outside the Novice Village's West Gate is filled with poisonous miasma, and most of the monsters there specialize in poison attacks. You should be careful."

Without saying anything, Yan Hua Yi Leng turned and headed outside the Novice Village's West Gate. After bidding farewell to Night Rain Misty and the other two, Ye Luo followed her.

"Experts really are experts. He's only Level 16, yet he dares to go somewhere packed with monsters above Level 20," Night Rain Mad Song said. Then his tone changed. "But once we equip Tier 3 Jade Poison Beads, we'll also dare to enter the Poisonous Swamp."

"Pass down the order. Have the Night Rain Family send a team to camp at Toad Slope outside the Novice Village's South Gate. Make sure to seize every Toad King. That way, even if others learn this secret, they won't have any Toad Kings left to kill." Night Rain Misty issued her orders, then looked at the Jade Poison Bead in her hand. "Choose ten trustworthy people to kill Demonized Scorpions. Get everyone equipped with Jade Poison Beads as soon as possible. Then, when we kill poisonous monsters in the future, they'll be able to drop Jade Poison Beads."

Night Rain Mad Song nodded and headed toward the Novice Village's North Gate with the Jade Poison Bead.

After looking toward the area outside the Novice Village's West Gate, Night Rain Misty also headed for the Novice Village's North Gate.

Leaving aside the arrangements Night Rain Misty had made, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng continued toward the Poisonous Swamp.

"Yan Hua, you're really something. You traded a secret that will soon become worthless for two Skill Books, and one of them is even a rare type." Mentioning those two Skill Books, Ye Luo was somewhat excited. "An area-of-effect skill. Although using AoE skills to kill monsters early on would be suicidal for other archers, we're different. Our powerful equipment lets us move with ease even among hordes of monsters."

Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded. However, she did not immediately learn the skill. Instead, she looked at Ye Luo. "Soul Shocking Slash is relatively more valuable. I never expected rare Skill Books to drop in the Novice Village, and it's even a swordsman-type control skill. Ye Luo, learn it. Let me see what that skill is like."

Ye Luo nodded and tapped the Skill Book with his palm. A flash of white light passed, and another skill appeared in his Skill Slot:

Soul Shocking Slash (Active Skill * Beginner)

Skill Description: After learning it, swordsman players fuse soul power into their sword shadows, dealing 120% damage to a single target and stunning it for 1 second. Costs 50 Mana. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/skill cooldown time)

"A control skill, and it deals slightly more damage than ordinary class skills. As expected of a rare skill." Yan Hua Yi Leng then urged, "Raise it to Advanced as soon as possible. By my estimate, the damage will rise to 140% then, and the stun duration will increase to 3 seconds. Combined with my Frozen Arrow, it will let us do many things."

If reaching Advanced really could stun a target for 3 seconds, then combined with Yan Hua Yi Leng's Frozen Arrow, it would amount to 6 seconds. That would undoubtedly allow them to do many things, and it was far more than a simple one plus one.

Knowing that, Ye Luo nodded. He looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng. "Yan Hua, learn Volley of Arrows too. Let me take an early look at a skill from after the First Advancement or Second Advancement."

Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded. With a flash of white light, she learned the Skill Book as well, then sent him an identification panel:

Volley of Arrows (Active Skill * Beginner)

Skill Description: After learning it, archers can instantly fire thousands upon thousands of arrows, covering all hostile targets within a 10-meter radius no farther than 15 meters away, dealing 110% damage. Costs 50 Mana. Skill cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/skill cooldown time)

Overall, it was an extremely powerful skill. With it, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng's monster-killing speed would increase significantly.

"Not bad. It's a very powerful AoE skill, especially its attack range." Ye Luo praised it profusely, but Yan Hua Yi Leng did not respond. She seemed to be checking something, and the beautiful eyes exposed beneath her veil held a faint trace of surprise.

Yan Hua Yi Leng had always been calm, even somewhat cold. When had she ever shown such an expression? Ye Luo became extremely curious and realized that she must have encountered something remarkable.

A few seconds later, Yan Hua Yi Leng returned to normal. Seeing Ye Luo's curiosity, she did not explain. Instead, she directly sent him an identification panel:

Ice Spirit * Volley of Arrows (Active Skill * Beginner)

Skill Description: An advanced skill gained after an Ice Spirit Archer learns Volley of Arrows. It can fuse Ice Spirit Power into Energy Arrows, instantly firing thousands upon thousands of arrows and covering all hostile targets within a 10-meter radius no farther than 15 meters away. Deals 120% damage, adds 100 ice damage, and slows targets. The slowing effect depends on the player's Ice Spirit Power level. Costs 100 Mana. Skill cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/skill cooldown time)

"Uh, skills can mutate in Heavenly Tribulation too?" Ye Luo was stunned. Then he muttered, "This is so much stronger. The attack damage has increased by quite a bit. The additional 100 ice damage is nothing special, but the most important part is that it can slow targets. That makes it a control skill too."

"I didn't expect skills to advance either, but it makes sense after some thought. Hidden Professions are powerful not only because their aptitude growth differs, but also because of their skills. If their skills were the same as everyone else's, they would have no distinguishing traits." Yan Hua Yi Leng noticed the faint envy in Ye Luo's expression. After pondering for what seemed like a long time, she said, "You'll take up a Hidden Profession in the future too."

"Yan Hua, is that how you comfort people?" Ye Luo said teasingly. "Honestly, you're really bad at comforting others."

A trace of chill flashed through Yan Hua Yi Leng's beautiful eyes, and a hint of emotion entered her voice. "Sister Feng taught me that. If someone envies something, you can wish that they will have it in the future. She said it was very effective. I didn't expect it not to work..."

"Well, Sister Feng wasn't wrong, but you said it a little... a little too directly." Ye Luo explained. After a long while, seeing the confusion in Yan Hua Yi Leng's eyes, he gave up trying to lecture her and changed the subject. "Yan Hua, what do you think of Night Rain Misty?"

At the mention of business, Yan Hua Yi Leng returned to normal, and her tone became much calmer. "She is not simple. From how respectfully the other Night Rain Family members treat her, it is clear that she is very capable at management. The fact that she quickly realized the secret of the Jade Poison Bead and then traded with us shows that she is a very decisive person."

"What if I told you she previously invited me to join the Night Rain Family and promised me the position of vice guild leader?" Ye Luo brought that up as well.

Yan Hua Yi Leng's smooth brows furrowed slightly, and her tone became more solemn. "Then she is not merely decisive. She also has extremely strong ambition. Perhaps she wants to turn the Night Rain Family into one of the nation's top ten guilds."

"Yes, she's very ambitious. That was my impression too." Ye Luo then recalled something and continued, "Back when I was at the Novice Village's South Gate, Night Rain Madman and the other two stopped me..."

Ye Luo recounted his initial encounter with Night Rain Madman.

"That was the first time we met. It was a very unpleasant encounter, and there was even quite a serious conflict." Ye Luo's tone then shifted. "The second time I saw her was when we killed the Wolf King. At that time, she used your relationship with me to quickly ease the conflict and establish a cooperative relationship. I have to admit, her methods are very impressive."

"Yes, she is a formidable person. Given time, she will become even more troublesome." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke blandly, then returned to her usual tone. "Fortunately, our relationship is fairly good at the moment. At the very least, we are partners. If she is smart, she will continue cooperating with us. At the very least, she will not conflict with us for quite some time."

"Yes, that can be considered a good thing." Ye Luo nodded. Just as he was about to say something, his communicator suddenly rang with a "beep beep." After apologizing, he accepted the call.

"Brother Ye, how did you offend the Heavenly Alliance? Are you alright? Why did they issue some so-called Tiandi Order in the online gaming world, saying they'll spare no expense to hunt you down and keep you from leaving the Novice Village?"

With such concern in her voice and that form of address, it was obvious who was on the other end of the communicator.

"I'm fine. They're just villains accusing others first." Feeling Zhi Yue's concern, Ye Luo's heart warmed slightly, and his tone softened. "The Heavenly Alliance people coveted my equipment, so I killed a few of them. Then they falsely accused me of relying on my good equipment to kill their people. But I didn't expect them to make such a big fuss that even you heard about it."

"Hmph, I knew those people were villains accusing others first. They're a notorious bunch, absolutely hateful." Zhi Yue snorted, then began comforting him. "Brother Ye, don't worry. Although the Heavenly Alliance is a little troublesome, Sister Feng has already announced in the online gaming world that you belong to Misty Pavilion. If Heavenly Alliance people dare touch you, she'll destroy the Heavenly Alliance."

"Uh, this..." Ye Luo had not expected the leader of Misty Pavilion to defend him so fiercely. He gave a bitter smile. "There was no need to make such a big issue of it, was there? Now I owe Misty Pavilion a favor. It'll be even harder to refuse them in the future."

"Hehe, then join Misty Pavilion with me." Zhi Yue smiled sweetly. Then she remembered something, and her smile deepened. "And it's not just Sister Feng. God of Wine Dukang, the guild leader of the Fine Wine Family, also spoke up for you. He said that the Heavenly Alliance rabble must have coveted your equipment, Brother Ye. They only accused you first because their robbery attempt failed."

"The Fine Wine Family really did speak up for justice. They seem pretty good." Ye Luo praised them, then changed his tone. "I'll have to thank them properly when I get the chance. We can also exchange some pointers with them."

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