A Gamer's Personal Opinion (8)
The spaceship, shielded by a honeycomb-shaped force field, seemed to stumble as it flew towards the white mist. Suddenly, a bright red sphere rose into the air, and the Moose, panting heavily, guided the spaceship to land in that direction.
Tian Lan exhaled, releasing scalding hot air, and then quickly canceled the ability. Although her heat resistance had increased rapidly after obtaining the High-Temperature Skin, it was still just skin. If she kept it on for too long, her High-Temperature Skin and internal organs would suffer.
The bright red sphere just now is the only remote-controlled device that Tian Lan has developed so far. By controlling the skin, she can lock in the steam inside her body, and after it has been brewing, she can release it in one direction with all her might. Due to the pressure, the steam moves very fast and is extremely hot, with the temperature increasing the closer it is to the target.
However, this also caused great damage to her body. The steam was white, but the reason the steam ball was red was because Tian Lan's blood had also been Integration into it.
"You bunch of bastards! What are you trying to do? You're cutting off the Imperial people's chance to become immortal beings, do you even know that?!" Although the first mate didn't know what was going on, no matter what, their actions had turned them against the Shadow Kingdom.
Shadow lines quickly appeared on the first mate's body, and he even suddenly grew taller. The areas where he had been burned by boiling water also healed rapidly, as did his two henchmen.
Although all that could be seen before them was a vast expanse of white steam clouds, the first mate, having evolved into a semi-shadow creature, had gained an additional ability: Shadow Perception. In this Shadow Kingdom, he could quickly sense the presence of other life forms by using the shadows.
"It seems that you despicable Starshine people have bewitched the captain." The first mate carefully sensed the shadow characteristics of the people around him to distinguish the identities of individuals. This was because he had just been reincarnated as a half-shadow creature and was not familiar with this kind of perception. Otherwise, he could have determined the identities of everyone instantly, even more accurately than his senses such as sight.
The current semi-shadow creatures are far superior to Lu Li himself back then. Through numerous shadowification experiments, Lu Li's Madness Curse has become fully mature, divided into several different levels, which are now called Shadow Mark.
The process from existence to non-existence can be divided into five levels: Semi-Shadow Transformation Level 1 to Level 3, followed by Shadow Awakening Level 1, and finally Shadow Perfection Level 1. The three captains are currently at the Semi-Shadow Transformation Level 2.
Although the Empire's advanced technology is not as advanced as that of the Starshine World, its technological level is still quite good. They have various enhancement fluids and body optimization technologies, resulting in excellent physical qualities. Otherwise, due to the weakening effect of the spaceship's power radiation, their bodies could probably have been directly enhanced to the third level.
The first level of semi-shadow enhancement will cause a person to initially become shadow-like. While greatly increasing physical fitness, they will also possess some Shadow Magic, as well as Dark Vision, a vague Shadow Perception, and their lifespan will be increased by one or two hundred years.
The second level of the semi-shadow enhancement further improves physical attributes, increases Shadow Magic, grants complete Shadow Perception, and allows memory inheritance within the Shadow Mark, acquiring basic shadow magic and a lifespan of approximately five hundred years.
The semi-shadow level three enhancement slightly increases physical attributes and greatly increases Shadow Magic. Furthermore, as long as one is near the Shadow Kingdom, one can connect to the Shadow Network, choose a path based on one's own situation—whether to pursue magic or melee combat—and then download relevant information from the Shadow Network. One's lifespan reaches eight hundred years.
Shadow Awakening Enhancement: After three semi-shadow transformations, the enhanced individual's body has become extremely adapted to the shadow. At this stage, the enhanced individual's shadow will be activated and Integration into the enhanced individual's body. The enhanced individual needs to fight against the shadow personality, either absorbing it or being absorbed by it, and finally awaken their unique ability.
The final step of Shadow Transformation, the ultimate enhancement, requires no further strengthening. After Shadow Awakening, the body will slowly and completely transform into a shadow creature, dedicating its entire form to the great Shadow Lord Gresta, becoming the most loyal guardian of the Shadow Kingdom.
Lu Li's followers, if not in the Shadow Kingdom, can strengthen themselves through rituals. Afterward, they can also use rituals to connect to the Shadow Kingdom's Shadow Network. Once they complete Shadow Transformation, they can even open the ritual portal for free and ascend into the Shadow Kingdom.
It can be said that the Shadow Mark is now the mainstream enhancement method for Lu Li believers. It can be perfectly compatible with the previous martial arts, magic, Assassin, and spirit weapon abilities, making it an essential item for killing, arson, leveling up, and showing off.
The three individuals who have achieved the second level of semi-shadow enhancement can already be considered minor bosses to the current players. Unfortunately, the enhancement period is still too short. Even after reaching the second level, these three individuals can only use their physical bodies and are not yet proficient in controlling Shadow Magic.
"See that? That's power!" The first mate's Shadow Perception locked onto someone, that feeling of complete control, mixed with a slightly irritating, fiery intensity—it was definitely that annoying Tian Lan.
After locking onto the target, the first mate moved with incredible speed, bursting through the clouds and rushing towards Tian Lan. Although he didn't understand magic and couldn't use Shadow Magic, the first mate wasn't a fool who had strength but couldn't use it. He was proficient in Imperial Military Fist Fighting Art.
In a resource-scarce empire, to vent the growing restlessness of the people, martial arts, which had been abandoned due to technological advancements, were revived, and fighting tournaments were held to guide the unrest.
Once upon a time, his first mate longed to be a great dancer... oh wait, a martial artist! With his powerful physique, he brought the Imperial Military Fist Fighting Art to its fullest potential.
"Bullet Punch!" The first mate contracted his muscles and then threw a punch. Using the senses gained from the mist-combined skill, Tian Lan manipulated the steam to generate buoyancy and propulsion, dodging to the side.
"No way! No way! Submachine Gun Combo!" The first mate's momentum surged, his muscles bulging, and his two hands, covered in black patterns, tore through the mist like phantoms. Even though Tian Lan hurriedly dodged, she was still hit by several punches from the first mate.
Tian Lan swayed her body and then quickly turned transparent. The first mate looked at the two scalded fists and activated his Shadow Perception again. Although Tian Lan's invisibility technique was not primarily for hiding shadows, it was still somewhat effective.
Because the first mate was still unfamiliar with Shadow Perception, his awareness of Tian Lan was only vague. The first mate snorted coldly, "Don't even think about escaping, Fighter Soaring Stance!"
The first mate flew sideways towards the vaguely sensed location, unleashing a flying kick. "Air-Slicing Fighter Kick!!"
Looking at the charred soles of his shoes, the first mate realized that he could no longer sense the presence of Tian Lan, that despicable Starry Sky person.