Ding! You successfully defeated the level 200 BOSS White Ape Eunuch and cleared the hidden stage of the "Green Bamboo Secret Realm." Reward obtained: Martial Arts Evolution for "Moon Maiden Swordplay" completed. Please check the specific attributes in the Skill Panel.
Upon hearing the system notification, Ye Weiming's gaze instinctively fell upon "Moon Maiden Swordplay" in his Skill Panel. To his astonishment, the changes before and after its evolution seemed rather significant.
How significant, exactly?
Well... simply put, even its name had changed!
Ape Lord Swordplay (Ultimate Art) A miraculous sword art of unknown origin. It was first obtained by a white ape in the mountains before spreading into the human world. Level: 10 (+9) Proficiency: -- Attack +990% (+1620%), Accuracy +990% (+1620%) Special effect: Shadow of the Sword God Shadow of the Sword God: You have cultivated "Ape Lord Swordplay" to the realm of perfection and finally glimpsed a trace of the Sword God's elegance. Passive Effect: The effect of the "Reaction" attribute is doubled. Sword speed increases by 50%, Strength effects increase by 50%, Agility effects increase by 50%, and Physique effects increase by 50%!
After undergoing Martial Arts Evolution, "Moon Maiden Swordplay" had become "Ape Lord Swordplay." Its base damage increase and its passive special effect, "Shadow of the Sword God," had both been greatly strengthened. Calling it a complete rebirth would not be an exaggeration.
Although its explosive power seemed far inferior to the invincible Sky Shaking Nine Swords, the strength of a martial art could not be judged merely by its visible attributes.
Every trait of Sky Shaking Nine Swords possessed a distinct exclusivity. In other words, those attributes only took effect when Sky Shaking Nine Swords was used. Shadow of the Sword God, however, was a passive skill. As long as