Sword Saint Who Took a Wild Path

However, as good as Fatal Blow was, the brief pause it required meant Lu Chen had to use it carefully.

Still, feeling the way Fatal Blow was executed, Lu Chen suddenly had a different feeling.

"Fatal Blow is a way of exerting force. If I train for a long time, will I be able to eliminate the need for that pause through familiarity?"

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's eyes lit up, but soon, he thought of something else.

"Wait, long-term training!"

"I remember that what makes me level up isn't called experience, but Experience Points. Could this be the meaning of experience and training? Eliminating disadvantages through long-term training should also mean that if I use Experience Points to upgrade, this disadvantage can be eliminated."

With this in mind, Lu Chen immediately looked at Fatal Blow, wanting to see how many Experience Points it would take to upgrade it.

[System Notification: This skill can be upgraded. Experience Points required for upgrade: 3,000.]

"Never mind, goodbye."

The 3,000 Experience Points made Lu Chen directly shake his head and retreat. That was simply not something he could obtain in a short period.

However, Lu Chen didn't get angry. Although he couldn't get that many Experience Points now, he understood that the skill's flaw could be compensated for.

"If I can compensate for it, and every attack I make is twice or even four times as powerful as others, how strong will I be then!"

Thinking of this, the smile on Lu Chen's face was a little uncontrollable.

But soon, Lu Chen dispelled the fantasies in his mind.

"Intermediate Fatal Blow probably isn't a permanent state either. To have critical hits with every strike, I feel like I need an advanced level, but the Experience Points for that are too much."

After looking at Fatal Blow, Lu Chen also looked at another skill he had drawn, Conqueror's Haki.

Conqueror's Haki, this was an ability from the world of One Piece.

Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki, as well as the Swordsman's Flying Strike Technique (Sword Qi) and Iron Cutting Technique, these were abilities in One Piece that were classified into the Swordsman skill library.

And this time, what Lu Chen obtained was Conqueror's Haki, which was the user's own spirit.

Activating this ability could suppress the spirits of others, causing them to faint.

And at an advanced level, Conqueror's Haki could even affect real-world matter with pure spirit.

Of course, the current Lu Chen was at the very beginning stage, only able to activate it and suppress others when his emotions were agitated.

At the same time, as a Gold-level skill, it had more than just the active ability to unleash intimidation.

[Conqueror's Haki: In One Piece, a type of spirit that only those with the qualities of a king can possess. Those with Conqueror's Haki can intimidate and deter opponents without even attacking, and can also cause opponents weaker than themselves to faint.]

[Passive Ability: Spirit +10, Willpower +10, Intimidation +10]

[Active Skill: Intimidation, unleash Haki to intimidate enemies. Those with weak willpower will faint directly, while the strong will be intimidated for a period of time and unable to move.]

Like the Barbarian King Bloodline, Conqueror's Haki also had passive skills, increasing his own attributes.

However, unlike the Barbarian King Bloodline, which modified the body, Conqueror's Haki increased things like willpower, spirit, and intimidation, which were more mental aspects.

And these things were also very useful for Lu Chen.

After all, there were some evil things in this world, and the willpower increased by Conqueror's Haki was perfect for countering them.

After reading the introduction of Conqueror's Haki, Lu Chen had now looked at all the skills he had obtained from this upgrade.

At the same time, Lu Chen also calculated the cumulative basic attributes added by each skill.

Strength +28, Agility +9, Constitution +44, Health +25.

Spirit +10, Willpower +10, Intimidation +10.

Rage +10, Sharpness +3, Longsword Mastery +1, Basic Swordsmanship +1.

Soon, Lu Chen calculated his current added attributes.

"The first layer is basic attributes, the second layer is willpower attributes, and the third layer is special attributes."

"My current body is strong, my health is abundant, and as for my constitution, it's almost reaching fifty."

Lu Chen was very satisfied with his physical strength, but after looking at it for a while, seeing the +44 Constitution and then seeing only 9 points of Agility, Lu Chen had a headache.

"I remember that Swordsman are known for their agility, reaction speed, and skills. When becoming a Swordsman, the basic attribute that was added the most was also agility, a full 9 points, but now, why has it become like this?"

Looking at the basic attributes stacked by various skills in the system panel, and then feeling the powerful strength and abundant energy within himself, Lu Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"I feel like this Swordsman of mine is taking a wild path."

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought in his room, a knock sounded on the door.

At the same time, a somewhat soft voice spoke with some nervousness:

"A'Chen, sir, it's already evening. Are you going to cook? You still have to participate in the patrol tonight."

"Got it."

Coming out of the room, Lu Chen found that the little girl had filled the water tank and chopped some firewood.

Nodding with satisfaction, Lu Chen said, "Let's cook."

"By the way, what's your name?"

It was only now that Lu Chen remembered to ask the little girl's name.

"Yi Nianwei, sir can call me Xiao Wei."

"Understood."

After speaking casually, Lu Chen had Xiao Wei start cooking. However, watching Xiao Wei's attempt to cut the meat with a knife, Lu Chen shook his head.

The knife at home wasn't sharp, and cutting the meat was a bit difficult, but that wasn't why Lu Chen was shaking his head. What left Lu Chen speechless was that, judging from Xiao Wei's expression, she was planning to cut half a kilogram of meat to cook.

"Move aside, I'll do it."

Walking over, Lu Chen didn't use a knife. Instead, he directly used his hands to tear off several kilograms of wild boar meat and put it in the pot.

"Next time you cook, just make this much at once."

"Ah, sir, so much? The food at home..."

"That's not something you need to worry about. You just need to cook. I'll figure out the food myself."

Of course, Lu Chen knew that making less at a time would allow the food at home to last longer.

At the same time, Lu Chen could rely on his current physique to endure for several days without eating.

Unfortunately, in a state of hunger, Lu Chen's strength would be greatly limited. Moreover, Lu Chen couldn't train at all in a state of hunger, which was something Lu Chen absolutely wouldn't allow.

"The current approach may consume food quickly, but as long as my strength increases rapidly, I can go hunting Barbarian Beasts. Therefore, I must not reduce the improvement of my strength for the sake of food. That would be putting the cart before the horse."

While Lu Chen was thinking, Xiao Wei had already started a fire and began to cook.

Soon, a large piece of meat was boiling in the iron pot.

However, looking at that piece of meat, Lu Chen felt a little troubled.

"Boiled white meat, with only a trace of seasoning, and it's still bitter salt. There's no Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, green onions, ginger, or garlic. As expected, it's hard to eat well in the Barbarian Wasteland!"

Although the food wasn't exquisite, Lu Chen had to supplement his nutrition to improve his strength.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate and directly reached into the pot to pull out the piece of meat.

"Sir, be careful, the water is hot..."