At this point, it was clear from the experience requirements displayed after upgrading his Movement Technique and Nine-Layered Thunder Blade: as their levels rose, they would take more and more experience to improve.
Luo Feng also knew that in the future, he would need to comprehend domains and laws, learn secret techniques, and create his own moves... Every one of those pursuits would require an enormous number of points.
So from now on, he needed to consciously pursue his own insights and understanding. He couldn't rely entirely on the system to spend points for him.
After all, he had been a genius in the original story. On top of that, he had now fused with the Linley Template. There was no doubt that his talent was exceptional.
Even without relying on the system, he would still be one of the most talented people around.
If he didn't realize that now and ended up relying on the system to spend points for everything, only to progress more slowly than his original counterpart later on, that would be awkward.
After thinking it over, Luo Feng put his three points into Blade Technique.
At once, that familiar feeling returned, a profound sensation lingering in his mind.
A moment later, the long blade in Luo Feng's hand seemed to have changed. It felt like a part of his own body.
Luo Feng casually swung and chopped with it a few times.
So this is what it means to wield a blade as naturally as your own arm.
Luo Feng was very satisfied.
His Blade Technique, Movement Technique, and Nine-Layered Thunder Blade had all reached the second stage. After that hard-fought battle, he felt he had nearly mastered control over his body, too.
It's time to level up.
Once he had decided, Luo Feng spent the points at once.
Mysterious power surged and exploded throughout his body.
He could clearly feel himself growing stronger at an astonishing rate.
A few moments later, the changes came to an end.
He opened the System Panel.
[Luo Feng: Intermediate War General. Spiritual Telekinetic: Primary War God (0/320 experience)] [Blade Technique: Proficient (0/500 experience)] [Points: 113]
(The other attributes were unchanged, so I haven't shown them, to avoid being accused of padding the word count.)
In less than three months, I've gone from an Advanced Trainee to a War God. If anyone else found out, they'd be stunned.
Luo Feng thought to himself.
For the next stretch of time, he went on a mowing-down spree in the county-level city.
One monster pack after another fell to him.
Half a month later, Luo Feng hovered silently in the air inside a massive shopping mall, looking down at the monster pack below.
Once I finish off this last group, it'll be time to head to a big city.
He watched the Tiger Cats below, some lying down and licking their fur, others strolling leisurely, and still others playfully tussling with each other.
Under normal circumstances, Tiger Cats were mostly solitary animals. For some reason, though, this group had gathered together.
The Tiger Cats hadn't noticed that a human had suddenly appeared without a sound.
Over the past half month, Luo Feng had nearly wiped out all the large monster packs elsewhere in City 0201. This was his final target.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...
Nine dark green Flying Daggers shot out at incredible speed, aimed straight at the pack below.
These nine dark green Flying Daggers had dropped from a flock of Azure Wind Eagles that had flown over him a few days earlier.
They were all Tier 6 Flying Daggers.
After trying them once, Luo Feng had found that they took less Spiritual Telekinesis to use than the S-Rank Flying Daggers the system had rewarded him with. So he had switched to these.
The strongest monsters in this small county-level city were only Advanced War General Rank, so these Tier 6 Flying Daggers were more than enough.
Besides, after a period of killing, Luo Feng had gradually learned how to take down low-level monsters more quickly.
The trick was to control more Flying Daggers.
Although his Spiritual Telekinesis had reached Primary War God, he could only multitask and fully control four Flying Daggers at once.
But that was when he was making full use of their power.
If he didn't need to use their full power, Luo Feng could now control nine Flying Daggers and still bring them up to Advanced War General Level.
That was more than enough to deal with these monsters.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!"...
The Flying Daggers streaked through the air like afterimages, piercing one Tiger Cat after another. Blood sprayed as they collapsed in pools of it, too late to react.
With Luo Feng's current strength, the one-tailed, two-tailed, and three-tailed Tiger Cats below had no chance to fight back.
"Roar~~"
"Roar~~"
Only after dozens of their companions had died did the other Tiger Cats react. Seeing the human hovering in the air, some pounced at Luo Feng, trying to kill him.
Others began to flee.
But the nine Flying Daggers were too fast, darting about like nimble birds. Whether the monsters ran or leaped at Luo Feng to attack, any that the Daggers passed fell to the ground.
In less than a minute, nearly a hundred Tiger Cats lay dead. Only their leader, a Four-Tailed Tiger Cat, remained.
Luo Feng recalled his Flying Daggers. A crimson Iron-Armored Battle Blade and an ochre-colored shield appeared in his hands, and he slowly descended.
The Advanced Beast General Rank Four-Tailed Tiger Cat had seen how terrifying Luo Feng was. It didn't dare fight and turned to run.
But in the next instant—
"Buzz~~"
The air trembled. The ground within a hundred meters of Luo Feng took on a faint ochre hue, and gravity throughout the area became incredibly strong. The pressure increased in an instant.
He had instantly cast the Level 5 Magic—Gravity Art.
That was right. Ever since his Spiritual Telekinesis had reached Primary War God, Luo Feng had been able to cast Level 7 Magic. Level 5 Magic didn't even require an incantation; he could cast it instantly.
The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat, sprinting away ahead of him, suddenly slowed down.
Luo Feng quickly rushed up to it. A flash of red, and the Iron-Armored Battle Blade came chopping down.
But the Four-Tailed Tiger Cat was an Advanced Beast General Rank monster, and an agile one at that.
It pushed off lightly with all four legs and dodged the strike. At the same time, it whipped its tail, sending all four long tails lashing at Luo Feng like whips.
Luo Feng didn't dare take the hit head-on. At most, his blade could block one tail. If the other three struck him, he'd be injured even with his shield.
Compared with monsters, humans' greatest weakness was their defense.
Luo Feng stepped back. With only a few centimeters to spare, he deftly dodged all four attacks.
"Roar~~"
The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat roared and leaped forward. Then it made a nimble turn. It stopped running, turned to face Luo Feng, and began pacing slowly.
It had also realized that the human didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill it. Instead, he wanted to use it to hone his close-combat skills.
Advanced Beast Generals were highly intelligent. It had already guessed Luo Feng's intent.
The Four-Tailed Tiger Cat also wanted to buy time to gradually adapt to the strange gravity beneath its feet.
Otherwise, it had no chance of escaping.
For the past half month, Luo Feng had done the same thing with every large monster pack. He used Spiritual Telekinesis to quickly kill off the low-level monsters, then left the strongest one alive to hone his Blade Technique, Movement Technique, and Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.
This approach had worked very well. He gained all the points he needed, got plenty of practice, and didn't waste much time.
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