Another Heaven-Tier Skill

The HP of the Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon had already fallen below the halfway mark.

Although they had lost the buff from the Gift of the Saint, everyone's status had been restored. Coupled with the addition of the fatty and the synergy built during the previous combat, the four of them attacked the Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon in an orderly fashion.

Once Xiao Fan's skill cooldown finished, he used it again without hesitation. A holy radiance descended, enveloping the group once more.

"Awoo! This feels great!" The fatty was fighting with gusto, shouting in excitement as he swung his shield with such force it whistled through the air.

Before the effects of the second skill had even fully faded, the Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon was already at the end of its rope.

Accompanied by a reluctant whine, its final sliver of HP was completely depleted. Its massive, hideous body stiffened abruptly, then lost all strength and collapsed with a boom, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The scene fell into a brief silence.

A long moment passed.

"Did we... did the five of us... really kill a Level 3 World Boss?"

Zhang Yuanyuan stared at the massive, motionless snake body, her voice trembling with disbelief as if she were waking from a dream.

In the world of Cloud Sea, high levels held absolute suppression over low levels.

Unless a Player possessed high-level skills like Earth Rank or Heaven-Tier skills, it was impossible to kill a Fierce Beast of the same level.

This was the reason why the school assessment required them to form teams.

And yet, today.

The five of them, all Level 2 novice Players!

They had killed a Level 3 Fierce Beast, and a Boss that was even more powerful than a standard Level 3 creature at that!

"We did it! We beat a Level 3 Boss!"

The group gathered together in excitement, their voices filled with exhilaration.

"We have to thank Xiao Fan. If it weren't for his timely commands, we wouldn't have been able to react at all."

Chen Xuewei looked at Xiao Fan, her eyes filled with a hint of admiration and respect.

"Xiao Fan, thank you! It was wrong of me to target you earlier." Zhang Yuanyuan lowered her head, her cheeks flushing red.

"Brother Fan, you're too amazing! To think you could come up with a way to kite the aggro to deal with this beast." The fatty grinned.

"Killing this beast was the result of everyone's hard work," Xiao Fan said with a polite smile.

He had noticed earlier that Chen Xuewei and the others lacked any real combat technique, relying entirely on their stats and skills to brute-force the fight.

They hadn't even established a simple division of labor based on their skills.

However, considering the skills they had created, Xiao Fan could understand why.

"A Level 3 Boss only gave us 16 Core Power!" Zhang Chao looked at their haul with a dark expression.

They had risked their lives and spent nearly half an hour killing this Boss, only to be rewarded with 16 Core Power.

He had never seen anything so stingy.

It wasn't even as good as killing Level 1 Fierce Beasts.

Xiao Fan also realized that the output in Cloud Sea was extremely low.

A Level 1 Fierce Beast gave 1 Core Power, and a Level 2 Fierce Beast gave 4.

The rewards were calculated exponentially, with Bosses providing double the reward.

At first glance, the rewards seemed decent, but in Cloud Sea, killing Fierce Beasts only dropped Core Power; there were no other equipment or items whatsoever.

If one wanted equipment, weapons, or to upgrade their stats and skills, they all required Core Power.

The demand far exceeded the supply.

"There's over an hour left until the exam ends. Let's split the Core Power we earn for the rest of the time equally among the five of us," Chen Xuewei said after a moment of thought.

"As for these sixteen points of Core Power, I suggest we four take three points each, and Xiao Fan takes four. Without his timely commands, we wouldn't have been able to defeat this beast."

"I have no objections," the fatty was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

"We don't have any objections either." Zhang Yuanyuan pulled Zhang Chao along and smiled at Xiao Fan in a friendly manner.

"Then it's settled," Chen Xuewei decided.

Xiao Fan didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.

Core Power was not only the only currency in the game, but it could also be exchanged for Dragon Nation Currency in reality.

1 Core Power = 1,000 Dragon Nation Currency.

The exchange rate was high, but it was still in short supply.

Xiao Fan checked his inventory; he now had 629 Core Power, equivalent to 629,000 Dragon Nation Currency.

"Making money in Cloud Sea is indeed much simpler than in reality," Xiao Fan sighed.

However, most of this Core Power was a reward for him creating Heaven-Tier skills.

The two skills he had created so far were one passive skill and one support skill. He had absolutely no ability to fight on his own.

"Next time, next time I'll create an awesome offensive skill."

"Xiao Fan, was that aura just now your skill?"

Chen Xuewei hesitated for a moment before asking.

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanyuan and the other two also turned to look at Xiao Fan, their faces filled with curiosity.

The status effect that had suddenly descended upon them was simply incredible!

Not only did it sweep away their fatigue, but it also manifested a white barrier around them, provided a speed boost, and even restored their health!

They didn't know how to describe the feeling, other than that it was just plain awesome!

"Yeah." Since the skill had already been exposed, Xiao Fan simply admitted it.

"It really is you."

Even though Chen Xuewei already had an answer in her heart, hearing Xiao Fan admit it personally still left her feeling incredibly shocked.

Chen Xuewei considered herself quite knowledgeable, yet she had never seen a skill like this before.

To think it could grant others such powerful status effects.

No! It wasn't just that she hadn't seen it; she hadn't even heard of such a thing.

"This kind of skill is definitely not a Yellow Rank skill!"

For some reason, Chen Xuewei suddenly recalled the earlier system announcement about someone creating a Heaven-Tier Skill.

Could this person be Xiao Fan?

Soon, Chen Xuewei dismissed the thought.

"Grandfather said that the first skill created upon entering Cloud Sea is limited by attributes and characteristics, making it impossible to create a Heaven-Tier Skill."

As for the second system announcement, the four of them had been fully focused on fighting the Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon at the time, so how could they have spared a glance?

"The skill Xiao Fan created must be of a very high rank."

Realizing this, Chen Xuewei didn't ask any further questions.

It was an unwritten rule in Cloud Sea that asking about the high-level skills others had created was no different from trying to steal them.

Zhang Yuanyuan and the others clearly realized this as well, and everyone tactfully kept their mouths shut.

"Let's go. We still have some time, so let's continue hunting Fierce Beasts."

Twenty minutes ago, on the open ground in front of the Cloud Sea Forest.

The Principal and the Dean looked at each other, unable to hide the shock in their eyes.

After a long while, the Dean finally swallowed hard.

"Someone... someone has created another Heaven-Tier Skill!"

The Principal nodded stiffly.

"Yes."

Watching the World Channel scroll frantically with everyone still reeling from the birth of yet another Heaven-Tier Skill, the Principal didn't know what to feel.

Since the Black Fog invasion began, humanity had only managed to create four Heaven-Tier Skills in total.

Yet today alone, two Heaven-Tier Skills had been created in the game.

"I wonder who these two people who created the Heaven-Tier Skills are?"

"Investigate! Find out for me immediately! Spare no cost to locate this mysterious Player!"

Within the factions of various nations, the Player leaders issued orders one after another.