For a fragile damage dealer, aside from explosive damage output, another vital element was naturally speed that made them difficult for opponents to catch.
Purple Cloud knew full well that defense was not its strong suit. It could not achieve Can Can's impenetrable defenses, so it needed to take a different approach and excel in speed.
For its fourth four-star skill, it chose to upgrade Treading Lightning, Leaving Traces.
This skill, which had evolved all the way from the original Electric Arc, had accompanied Purple Cloud throughout its journey to grow stronger.
Now, it was time to raise it to the highest star rating it could currently reach.
Purple Cloud's evolution conditions required at least four four-star skills with both the Lightning and Fighting Elements. Now that Divine Punishment and Sky-Shocking Thunder Fury had been successfully fused, that goal was halfway complete.
Of the remaining two four-star dual-element skills, one was already decided: Annihilating Thunder Claw, which was already a dual-element skill.
As for the final dual-element skill, Purple Cloud intended to choose between Monarch's Might and Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound. Treading Lightning, Leaving Traces would retain its original characteristics and advance to four stars as a pure Lightning Element skill.
Purple Cloud had already gathered the three skills to fuse with Treading Lightning, Leaving Traces over time by absorbing Monarch Rank resources and upgrading skills with Three-Star Skill Scrolls.
All it needed was enough Skill Fusion Stones.
"Meow!" (Let's begin!)
Its eyes filled with anticipation, Purple Cloud looked at Xu Ran and urged him on.
"All right." Xu Ran nodded slightly, then opened the skill fusion interface again and selected Treading Lightning, Leaving Traces along with the other three skills Purple Cloud had prepared.
Fusion... begin!
After repeated flashes of purplish-gray light signifying failed fusions, that dazzling streak of multicolored