5: talent! Ice blast!

Claw Attack (Lv1) (0/10 Evolution Points needed to upgrade).

Lu Yu didn't hesitate and chose to upgrade immediately.

The current Evolution Points were not enough for Lu Yu to advance in rank, so he used them to upgrade his skill; there was no need to save them.

After all, this was a world full of dangers, and any increase in strength might just save his life!

10 Evolution Points instantly disappeared.

The next moment, the panel changed:

Claw Assault (Lv2) (0/100 Evolution Points needed to upgrade).

Skill Description: After activating the skill, lock onto a single target, assault to the target's front, increase speed by 100% during the assault, unleash three attacks, dealing 200% damage, with a 50% chance to make the target enter a bleeding state.

Seeing the skill description, Lu Yu couldn't help but smile.

These 10 Evolution Points were well spent; after upgrading, the skill became Claw Assault, not only doubling the damage but, most importantly, adding an assault effect, allowing him to double his speed during the assault.

Powerful!

Lu Yu sighed in his heart, then turned his gaze to a new section that appeared on the panel:

Talent!

Talents either appear randomly during evolution or are awakened through bloodline inheritance.

This talent is definitely a gift from the heavens for ferocious beasts!

A ferocious beast with a talent fighting one without a talent would absolutely be a crushing victory!

And now, unexpectedly, after evolving, he also gained a talent:

Wind Spiritual Power Affinity!

This talent allows Lu Yu to mobilize the constantly recovering Wind Spiritual Power between heaven and earth to a certain extent, using it to enhance himself, such as increasing his speed.

In addition, when Lu Yu engages in combat, he can also imbue each attack with Wind Spiritual Power, increasing his attack power.

If Lu Yu can deepen his control over this talent, he can even manipulate Wind Spiritual Power to form wind blades for long-range attacks.

It can be said that this talent was Lu Yu's biggest gain from this evolution!

Closing the panel, Lu Yu flew down from the giant tree, looked at the three corpses on the ground, including the White Tiger, and immediately used the panel to plunder.

[Congratulations on obtaining 3 Evolution Points!]

[Congratulations on obtaining 6 Evolution Points!]

[Congratulations on obtaining 8 Evolution Points!]

[Current Evolution Points: 17!]

Four consecutive prompts appeared, and the three corpses on the ground turned into ashes and disappeared.

Lu Yu pouted; aside from the White Tiger, the other two couldn't even be considered F-rank ferocious beasts, and all three combined only gave him 17 Evolution Points, which wasn't enough for Lu Yu to further increase his strength.

Putting away the panel, Lu Yu was about to leave.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi Revival had just begun; if he searched again, he might still find some newly born heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

However, just then, the crisis perception ability granted by being an E-rank ferocious beast suddenly gave a warning, and Lu Yu dodged without hesitation.

Boom —

The next moment, an ice ball struck the spot where Lu Yu had just been standing, and the entire ground within a one-meter radius quickly froze.

Someone ambushed him!

Lu Yu's eyes narrowed as he looked in the direction from which the ice ball had come.

A wolf slowly emerged, its wolf eyes fixed on Lu Yu, revealing undisguised killing intent.

From the wolf's gaping maw, along with its breathing, wisps of cold air emanated.

Clearly, this was a lucky individual who had awakened a talent during its evolution!

Lu Yu guessed that the opponent had probably awakened a talent similar to Ice Spiritual Qi Affinity, and their innate mastery was quite high, allowing them to launch ice balls for a sneak attack.

However, aside from this rare talent, this wolf had no difference in size from an ordinary wolf; it seemed its evolutionary direction was likely the ability-type.

With a clear understanding, Lu Yu spread his wings and pounced towards his opponent.

It's rude not to return a favor, and Lu Yu was not a soft target that could be ambushed at will!

Bang —

The wolf's speed was clearly inferior to Lu Yu's, and it couldn't dodge, being directly clawed in the waist by Lu Yu.

A bloody mark appeared on the wolf's body.

"It seems this wolf's defense has also evolved; if it were an ordinary wolf, a casual strike from me would have probably disemboweled it on the spot!"

After a brief exchange, Lu Yu roughly figured out the wolf's strength:

F-rank, one step away from entering E-rank!

Since the opponent was weaker than him yet dared to ambush him, Lu Yu would not be polite.

Flapping his wings, he easily dodged the three ice balls the wolf unleashed, and the next moment, Lu Yu directly used his newly upgraded skill:

Claw Assault!

The next moment, with the blessing of the Wind Spiritual Power, Lu Yu almost teleported across ten meters, appearing directly in front of the wolf.

This sudden change clearly left the wolf a bit flustered; in its haste, it could only twist its body, trying its best to use its hardest head to take the attack, while simultaneously opening its mouth to shoot out a burst of cold air, hoping to freeze Lu Yu.

Bang!

An explosion sounded, and the cold air the wolf spat out was directly shattered by Lu Yu's claw.

Then, the remaining two attacks landed squarely on the wolf's head.

Although this wolf's strength was slightly stronger than the previous White Tiger, it was only marginally so.

With two claw strikes, the wolf's head was directly crushed.

Instant kill!

Relying on his rank suppression and powerful skills, Lu Yu once again achieved an instant kill.

After eliminating the opponent, Lu Yu became a little nervous.

He knew that his evolution panel could plunder the opponent's bloodline and talent.

If he could plunder the opponent's ice manipulation talent, that would be incredibly satisfying!

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yu opened the panel to plunder:

[Congratulations on obtaining 23 Evolution Points!]

[Congratulations on obtaining skill: Frost Impact!]

[Current remaining Evolution Points: 40!]

Lu Yu was momentarily stunned; he didn't get the talent he had been longing for, but instead, it turned into a skill.

Frost Impact (Lv1) (10 Evolution Points needed to upgrade)

Skill Description: Activate the skill to unleash a Frost Impact from the mouth; the skill has an effective range of 10 meters! Deals ice damage to hit enemies, with a 50% chance to cause a frozen effect.

The skill effect was simple, but very powerful!

Although not getting the talent was a bit of a shame, this skill was also quite good.

Frost Impact could be perfectly combined with Claw Assault to create a combo:

First, use Frost Impact for a long-range attack to freeze the opponent, then use Claw Assault to deal massive damage.

Lu Yu nodded in satisfaction, then spent 10 Evolution Points to upgrade Frost Impact:

Frost Impact (Lv2) (Evolution Points needed: 0/100)

Skill Description: Activate the skill to unleash a Frost Impact from the mouth; the skill has an effective range of 15 meters! Deals 150% ice damage to hit enemies, and causes a frozen effect, also causing a slowing effect to enemies within a 2-meter radius around the target.

The attack range increased, damage also increased, and a slowing effect was added.

Most importantly, the frozen effect changed from a 50% chance to 100% frozen.

Very good!

Lu Yu nodded in satisfaction and flew away.

...

After Lu Yu left, from a tree not far away, a person in hiking gear put down his camera and breathed a sigh of relief.

He then opened the camera and checked the footage he had just recorded, the shock on his face evident, finally turning into a single exclamation:

"Holy crap, am I crazy or is this world crazy? How can such terrifying beings appear?"

"A wolf that can spit ice? Is this not magic? And such a being was actually instantly killed by a giant Golden Eagle? What exactly is happening in this world?"