"Damn it, just as I thought, there's nothing I can do about it..."
Inside the stone house, Xu Xiaoshou gave up struggling.
This deliberately squeezed-out anger and killing intent clearly did not meet the conditions for activating the state passive skill, "Swallowing Mountains and Rivers."
But that made sense.
If he could freely control whether a passive skill activated or not, then its nature would truly have changed—it would have become an active skill, wouldn't it?
"It should only unconsciously activate during battle, when one's emotions shift and 'Swallowing Mountains and Rivers' comes into play."
"Then, as the battle's rhythm advances, it continuously builds momentum until, with hands bound and eyes raised, one look means certain death!"
Xu Xiaoshou pondered.
He felt that merely thinking about it already gave him quite the feeling.
So strong!
That image from the illusion—the towering giant using the power of its eyes to instantly kill heaven and earth—had been utterly exhilarating!
If he could achieve that kind of effect...
No, he would not need to reach that level.
Even if he could manage merely half of it, the Passive Value from onlookers would probably come pouring in like a flood, right?
Although this "Swallowing Mountains and Rivers" passive skill could not constantly bring him passive effects like extension passive skills could,
once he entered a combat state and his momentum began to stack...
"Overwhelming force!"
"And it feels amazing!"
Clenching his fist slightly, Xu Xiaoshou cut off his thoughts and set this passive skill aside.
For this kind of state passive skill, raising it to Master level would be enough.
As for the rest, he would see how it unconsciously performed in the moment, disrupting his enemies' rhythm when they least expected it.
"Then..."
He glanced beneath the information panel.
"Passive Value: 105582."
"Just