How should one choose the direction of one's evolution?
For Xia Nan, if he were not currently in a Secret Realm but instead playing a computer game from his previous life, he naturally would not have worried so much. He would simply have done as he pleased and picked whichever option looked best to him.
Even before that, before the battle just now, if he had been given a chance to choose an evolution path, he might not have been as cautious as he was now.
But after Xia Nan absorbed the energy left behind by the Dwarf adventurer's corpse and discovered that the proficiency of several Combat Skills, including [Gravity Control] and [Ember Echo], had increased.
His thoughts and understanding of the Secret Realm, and even of his current situation, underwent a fundamental change.
He did not fully understand the mechanisms of this Secret Realm. He only roughly knew that by killing the beasts possessed by other adventurers and absorbing their energy, he could achieve Life evolution;
He also had yet to figure out the purpose of "Algae Scale" Dodd's ritual. Was he seeking a career advancement? Trying to please a god? Or had he made a deal with some other faction?
It did not matter.
What Xia Nan could confirm now was that after killing beasts transformed from adventurers, he could absorb their energy through the [Dreamweaver Corridor] and increase his Combat Skill Proficiency levels.
Adventurers equaled proficiency.
That was already enough.
The confusion and uncertainty he had originally felt about his future path in the Secret Realm vanished in an instant, replaced by unprecedented clarity.
He needed to improve the combat ability of this young Wolf Form as quickly as possible, gradually expanding the advantage brought by the Attribute Panel like a snowball rolling downhill.
Using that