Evolution, an SSS-rank skill!

Lin Mo had just returned home.

Ding!

Su Yingxia sent several more WeChat messages.

"Lin Mo! What exactly is your problem?"

"Fine, ignore my messages, but why did you suddenly move without even telling me?"

"You'd better give me an explanation, or I'm breaking up with you!"

From morning until now, Su Yingxia had sent hundreds of messages!

Lin Mo couldn't take it anymore.

He casually replied, "Then let's break up."

Meanwhile.

Su Yingxia had no idea that Lin Mo had already seen through all her tricks.

She still thought his old feelings for her had truly rekindled, that he still liked her and would cling to her, unable to leave her just like back in college.

When she saw his brief reply, her heart suddenly trembled!

She still had no idea how she had offended Wang Junjie.

Now, Lin Mo was the only person she could rely on.

So Su Yingxia hurriedly swallowed her pride and apologized to him. "Lin Mo, I only said that because I was upset. Please don't take it seriously..."

Lin Mo merely sneered.

"That's it. Don't come looking for me again. Don't ever let me see you again!"

"Su Yingxia, you're not worthy!"

At Lin Mo's former cramped, run-down home on the outskirts of Ning'an City.

Su Yingxia stood frozen in the doorway.

It felt as though she had lost everything in an instant.

That helplessness and fear made her crouch on the ground, unable to stop herself from sobbing aloud...

Meanwhile, Lin Mo felt utterly relieved.

He really had loved Su Yingxia once.

But now, in his eyes, she was nothing more than a used-up tramp!

The same saying still held true.

"With no woman in my heart, my swordsmanship becomes divine!"

"Besides, in this life, as long as I have money, power, and influence, what kind of woman couldn't I get?"

"Why would I need you, Su Yingxia?"

Lin Mo composed himself.

He returned to his room, sat down at his computer desk, put on his Oracle helmet, and logged into the game.

Whoosh!

White light spilled down.

As Lin Mo appeared in Cloudside Town.

A loud system notification descended from above, echoing throughout Cloudside Town-

[Announcement] (Cloudside Town): "Ding~ Mo Shou Cheng Gui, the number-one player on Cloudside Town's Heaven Ranking, has logged in. All players, pay your respects!"

The nearby players immediately burst into exclamations:

Ah! So tight!: "Holy shit! He even gets a login announcement? What a fucking flex!"

Your daddy: "So cool! I want that too! If I were that awesome, my girlfriend definitely wouldn't have left me!"

Goddess Yui Hatano: "Listen, guy above me. I don't know whether your girlfriend would leave you, but I do know that if that were you, someone would beat you to death in seconds!"

It certainly was a flex.

But Lin Mo had the strength to back it up.

Six hours had passed since he logged out.

Yet he still held first place on Cloudside Town's Heaven Ranking at level 13, with 81% experience!

Of course, some players might have left the starter village for a Level 3 Main City right after reaching level 10 and completing their class change.

But even according to the official statistics, among the 500 million registered players across the Great Xia region, no more than 0.1% had reached a level above 10!

That made it clear just how impressive Lin Mo's level was, nearly level 14!

And the reason he wasn't in a hurry was precisely because he was waiting for an opportunity.

The opportunity when everyone reached level 10!

He saw that quite a few players on the level rankings were stuck at level 10 with 0.00% experience, all without a class.

He could infer that they were all doing their class-change quests. Barring any surprises, they would soon complete their class changes and be able to buy two E-rank basic class skill books from their instructors.

So Lin Mo opened Cloudside Town's regional chat.

He typed a message and sent it.

[Mo Shou Cheng Gui] (Lv. 13 Apprentice Archer, Heaven Ranking No. 1): "Buying basic skill books for all classes at 2,000 each. Mail them directly for instant payment!"

The number-one player's message needed no pinning. It shone all on its own.

As soon as he said that, quite a few players in Cloudside Town responded...

"Wow! Buying them at 2,000 each? This big shot is loaded!"

"I heard basic class skill books cost five silver coins each. If Mo Shou Cheng Gui is paying 2,000, doesn't that mean... a net profit of 1,500 per book?!"

"Can you wait a bit, boss? I'm almost level 10! Once I finish my class-change quest, I'll buy the books and sell them to you!"

It was clear that the crowd harbored no doubts, only a hunger for money.

Originally, Lin Mo had planned to pay double the price: 1,000 yuan per skill book.

But seeing that even now, no more than 0.1% of players across the server had reached level 10, he was deeply disappointed!

That meant acquiring books would be difficult.

And to incinerate them with his [Soulfire] talent, evolve his skills, create an SSS-rank skill as soon as possible, and then head to a Level 3 Main City.

Lin Mo couldn't be bothered to quibble over such minor expenses.

Sure enough, once he offered that high price.

Even though few players in Cloudside Town had reached level 10, and they needed skills themselves, quite a few were still willing to sell their skill books to him!

He opened his flashing mailbox.

Lin Mo discovered that everything he had listed in the Auction House before logging out-the skill books, magic scrolls, and other items Ling Xiao and the others had obtained from draws and killing bosses-had sold!

After the platform's 3% transaction fee.

Lin Mo netted 436,500 yuan!

Looking at the 13,500 yuan the operators had taken in fees, his heart ached. "What a fucking rip-off!"

Whether through the Auction House or mail trades, Oracle's operators took a 3% cut.

Of course, players who didn't want to pay the fee could bypass the official platform and trade privately.

You had to accept either the fee or the risk, didn't you?

With this money, Lin Mo's assets reached seven figures for the first time in his life: 1.08 million yuan!

With that money, he felt fully confident.

He quickly collected the skill books from the constantly flashing mail.

Then he opened his inventory and activated the server's only SSS-rank talent, Soulfire, targeting a bag packed with E-rank basic skill books from various classes!

Buzz!

Golden flames burned in his hand.

Book after book was incinerated.

[Ding~ You incinerated the Wizard E-rank skill book: Halo Spell. Skill Evolution Points +1!]

[Ding~ You incinerated the Warrior E-rank skill book: Charge Slash. Skill Evolution Points +1!]

[Ding~ You incinerated the Assassin E-rank skill book: Shadow Strike. Skill Evolution Points +1!]

After incinerating all the skill books in his inventory, Lin Mo continued collecting his mail.

Meanwhile.

The balance in his bank account plummeted.

In its place, his Skill Evolution Points skyrocketed!

Before long, Lin Mo had acquired a total of 148 E-rank skill books from various classes.

After incinerating them all, he gained 148 Skill Evolution Points!

"I can finally evolve an SSS-rank skill!"

In his inventory, Lin Mo had the two E-rank basic skill books, Flame Arrow and Ice Arrow, that he had purchased during his class change, along with a D-rank Double Shot book rewarded by the Hidden Quest, Slay the Wolf King.

Of these three skills, he chose Double Shot first.

Because in his previous life, he had personally witnessed an archer ranked among the national server's top hundred use this volley skill to fire four arrows instantly, killing a powerful boss monster in one strike!

Both its damage and visual effects were incredible, leaving Lin Mo with an unforgettable impression!

That archer on the national server was even part of the reason Lin Mo had chosen the archer class in this life!

And Lin Mo remembered:

"His volley back then was A-rank at best. It definitely wasn't above S-rank."

"If a mere A-rank volley was that powerful..."

"Let's see just how overpowered an SSS-rank volley can be!"

With that, Lin Mo began evolving [Double Shot].

[Ding~ Consumed 2 Skill Evolution Points. Congratulations! You evolved D-rank Double Shot into C-rank Double Shot!]

[Ding~ Consumed 4 Skill Evolution Points. Congratulations! You evolved C-rank Double Shot into B-rank Triple Shot!]

[Ding...]

[Ding~ Consumed 64 Skill Evolution Points. Congratulations! You evolved SS-rank Six-Shot Volley into SSS-rank Heaven-Slaying: Seven-Star Volley!]

[Ding~ Congratulations on becoming the first player on Oracle's Great Xia Server to obtain an SSS-rank skill! The system will soon issue a server-wide announcement. Would you like to reveal or hide your ID?]