Soul Skill: Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
What she didn't know was that if Su Mu knew she had mastered over a dozen soul skill books, he would probably be extremely envious.
A random quality Soul Skill book, market price over 400,000.
A dozen or so books, that's over four million Alliance Coins.
The 100,000 yuan that Su Mu's aunt gave him, plus what he had saved from selling materials, wasn't even enough to buy two soul skill books.
Ye Qingxue, on the other hand, casually read more than a dozen books.
Moreover, even if he had the money, Su Mu wouldn't be willing to spend it on skill training, because it's too uneconomical.
Because soul skills can be continuously refreshed using random skill books, as long as you have enough soul skill books.
Even some very large families wouldn't dare to do that.
The reason is simple... While soul skills do have some impact on combat, to be honest, the impact isn't that significant.
With that money, it would be most worthwhile to use it on substantial improvements in dungeons, such as buying a high-quality combat card or equipping a core card with a suitable piece of gear.
Furthermore, before the dungeon master First Transcendence, the random range of soul skills obtained from random soul skill books is too large.
From F-rank to S-rank, anything is possible, but the probability of getting something good is extremely low.
Most dungeon raids yield E-rank or lower skills; getting a C-rank skill is considered lucky, and A-rank skills are extremely rare. Furthermore, an unsuitable A-rank soul skill is less effective than a suitable C-rank one.
Better options will become available after level 30.
Back then, First Transcendence a dungeon master completed their first job advancement, they could go to university to learn the soul skills possessed by different mentors.
Moreover, they have undergone systematic learning at the academy.
They also gained a deeper understanding of their own copy.
In addition, the mentor's soul skills are a mature system that has been honed through countless trials, which is much stronger and more suitable than the random, miscellaneous skills that are randomly generated.
Therefore, people generally wouldn't spend that price.
Ye Qingxue read over a dozen soul skill books purely because her family was wealthy, and she had a strong personality and wanted to unlock a sufficiently good soul skill.
Even she felt the pinch after finishing, and didn't dare continue.
Of course, Su Mu was unaware of this at the moment.
She opened her eyes, her expression somewhat subtle.
Ye Qingxue turned her head away, feigning indifference, but her voice still drifted over. "What happened?"
Su Mu didn't hide anything. "An S-rank soul skill."
Ye Qingxue's fingers tightened slightly.
S-rank Soul Skill.
She already knew that Su Mu had previously released an S-rank soul skill, and now he had released another one. Two S-rank skills in total.
She had read over a dozen books, but her highest grade was only A, and she didn't dare to continue, afraid of overwriting her A grade. Meanwhile, Su Mu got two S grades in a row.
She couldn't help but glance at Su Mu, her heart filled with indescribable emotions.
Su Mu is checking the attributes of the new skill.
In the Soul Space, a skill icon radiating golden light floated there, with the text below clearly visible.
[Soul Skill: Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water]
[Grade: S]
[Consumable: 0]
[Cooling: Same as the target being copied]
[Effect: Copy the last used Soul Skill, making it effective again. Does not consume Momentum Points. The copied Soul Skill has the exact same effect as the original. Cooldown is shared with the original Soul Skill.]
[Note: This is a copy-type time-based soul skill. It can only copy the most recently used soul skill. If the most recently used skill was "Years Like a Blade," then the "Years Like a Blade" effect will be triggered again after copying.]
Su Mu was stunned.
Copy the previous Soul Skill without consuming Momentum Points.
The last time he used "Years Like a Blade". In other words, "Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water" can directly copy "Years Like a Blade" and trigger it again.
A Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water is equivalent to the Years Like a Blade. And it doesn't consume Momentum Points.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Ye Qingxue casually asked, "What skill?"
Su Mu glanced at her and said, "Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water. Copy the previous soul skill without consuming Momentum Points."
Ye Qingxue's expression froze.
"Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water?" she repeated the name, her voice tinged with disbelief.
Ye Qingxue took a deep breath, trying her best to maintain her cool expression, but she couldn't hide the shock in her eyes.
"This is comparable to a 3S-level soul skill."
Her tone was a few decibels faster than usual, "The consumption and cooldown of soul skills are the biggest limitations. An S-rank soul skill with a ten-minute cooldown and a consumption of 1,000 Qi is already considered top-tier. But Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water doesn't consume Qi, which is equivalent to giving you an extra soul skill. Moreover, it's a complete copy, with the exact same effect as the original soul skill. In crucial moments, this becomes increasingly powerful in the later stages, because the skill it can copy represents tactics, and can even be a trump card that can decide life or death."
She paused, then added, "Your luck is just too good."
Su Mu hadn't expected this either.
Two consecutive S-rank ratings. The probability of that is ridiculously low. He had a feeling there was something fishy about it; was it a guaranteed minimum?
But he'd never heard of a guaranteed minimum draw.
However, obtaining this soul skill was indeed a tremendous good thing for him.
The greatest effect of the Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water is to double the Years Like a Blade passed.
Originally, the "Years Like a Blade could only be used once, but now with "Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water," one consumption of Momentum Points can trigger "Years Like a Blade" twice.
If we also take into account the increased catalysis time brought about by improved proficiency, the growth rate of the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven will surge again.
He suppressed this thought and looked at the battlefield.
The rift has been torn open, and the first wave of monsters is pouring out.
The two continued playing the game.
Ye Qingxue increasingly felt like she was just playing a minor role.
The Snow Queen is okay against the mobs, but she's too weak against bosses, especially the boss in wave 15. She's almost powerless against him, as her control duration is pitifully short, and she loses a lot of health with just one hit.
But every now and then Su Mu would say something like, "Your Snow Queen has taken control of the flanks," or "Without her, it would take me a few more minutes," making her feel that she was still useful.
The two chatted while browsing the internet.
Ye Qingxue asked, "You didn't come here to grind this dungeon from the very beginning, did you?"
Su Mu didn't hide anything. "About the same. I was around level ten when I was grinding here."
Ye Qingxue stopped moving.
Level 10.
She never considered coming to the Land of Buried Bones even when she reached level twelve.
In her plan, level 15 was the minimum requirement to come here to run dungeons. But Su Mu arrived at level 10.
She looked at Su Mu, feeling an indescribable shock.
I was too conservative.
Su Mu dared to venture into level 15 nests at level 10, and dared to challenge Nightmare Lair with F-grade core cards.
That courage is indeed greater than mine.
She glanced at Su Mu from time to time, feeling that there was something inexplicable about this boy, something that seemed to shimmer in the dark red mist.