143: Chapter 143 Deliberately Unleashed a Powerful Punch

Inside the Cultivation room.

The golden light gradually faded, leaving behind faint energy fluctuations in the air.

[Generation complete]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the active skill book: Haymaker]

The moment the System prompt sounded in his mind, Lin Yan was slightly stunned.

"Haymaker?"

He subconsciously reached out his hand, and the golden-gilded skill book slowly descended from mid-air, landing steadily in his palm.

It felt warm to the touch, and the pages trembled gently as if they had a life of their own.

The next second.

Lin Yan moved his consciousness, and the skill information instantly expanded, transforming into a light screen that appeared before his eyes—

[Obtained active skill book: Haymaker]

[Quality: Golden Legendary]

[Skill Effect: Automatically accumulates Grit when receiving a certain amount of damage from enemy attacks, stacking up to a maximum of 100 layers; after releasing all Grit, unleashes a large-scale fan-shaped punch shockwave forward, dealing high physical damage. Targets in the center of the fan-shaped area take full True Damage. Damage equals Grit stacks × (5% Max Health + 50% Physical Attack). Cooldown: 1 hour.]

[Learning Requirements: Rank > 25, Strength ≥ 350, Physique ≥ 250]

The text on the light screen scrolled by line by line. Lin Yan's gaze swept from the top to the bottom, his movements slowing down more and more.

The Cultivation room was so quiet he could hear his own heartbeat.

After reading the last line, he fell into a brief silence.

"Hiss—"

Lin Yan gasped, his pupils slightly contracting.

A Golden Legendary quality active skill—the damage mechanism of this skill... was simply too terrifying.

He quickly did the math in his head.

Maxing out at 100 layers of Grit.

Each layer is 5% of Max Health, so 100 layers is 500%.

Each layer is 50% of Physical Attack, so 100 layers is 5000%.

And the very center... is True Damage.

Lin Yan's breathing became a bit heavier.

What did True Damage mean?

It ignores defense, ignores damage reduction, and ignores any resistance. Whether you are a heavy-armored tank or have high damage immunity, it deals exactly the amount of damage it should, without a single bit of discount.

What was his current Physical Attack again?

Lin Yan quickly did the mental math... adding the two together.

His Adam's apple bobbed.

Over two million, and it was True Damage.

In other words, even if he didn't add any buffs or bring any Hex, this single skill alone, when stacked to the maximum, could unleash over two million True Damage with one punch.

What did this number mean?

Lin Yan knew better than anyone.

Back in the Chaotic Battlefield, the terrifying three million damage he dealt with one punch was only achieved by stepping on the stacking effects of two Hexes, and he had to stack layers like crazy to reach that exaggerated number.

But now?

This was just one of his own skills.

No Hex, no temporary buffs, no external assistance of any kind.

After learning this skill, his single-punch output had already reached the magnitude of over two million.

"Let's check if the learning requirements are met first."

Lin Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and pulled up his attribute panel.

His gaze swept over Strength and Physique, and he raised an eyebrow.

Physique was ten points short.

That was normal; he had mostly saved the attribute points from his previous level-ups, waiting to use them all at once when he encountered suitable skills or equipment.

Lin Yan moved his mind and looked at the Free Attribute Points column.

118 points.

The million-experience book had let him level up twice, and combined with the scattered points he had saved, they added up to this number.

It was quite a lot.

"I originally planned to put them all into Strength and Physique..."

Lin Yan muttered to himself, his fingers tapping in the air as if calculating something.

Following his usual logic, free attribute points should prioritize main attributes. Strength increases attack, and Physique increases health and defense; these two were the foundation of a melee warrior.

However... the figure of a person suddenly flashed through his mind.

Wen Xiaoyou.

That little girl who smiled with curved eyes and looked harmless, yet possessed a Luck talent that Lin Yan still found ridiculous to this day.

It wasn't ordinary good luck.

It was the metaphysical level of luck where she could "pick up top-tier equipment while walking on the road, have rare Materials drop from killing small mobs, and trigger hidden side quests upon entering a Dungeon."

Lin Yan still remembered the scene in the Chaotic Battlefield where Wen Xiaoyou could open a Golden quality item just by randomly opening a treasure chest.

That was completely unscientific, but it happened.

The Luck attribute was invisible and intangible; if he really stacked it... what would the effect be?

Lin Yan hesitated.

On one side was a tangible increase in combat power, which he could feel immediately upon adding it.

On the other side was the ethereal Luck; adding it might result in no changes at all, or it might... bring unexpected surprises.

The Cultivation room was quiet for a few seconds, then Lin Yan suddenly smiled.

"Anyway, as long as Strength and Physique are enough to learn the skill, I'll gamble with the rest."

He was never one to be timid.

Moreover, he had a vague intuition.

The Luck attribute, in this world, was probably far more important than it appeared on the surface.

Those hidden Dungeons, special quests, rare drops... which of them didn't require luck?

"That's settled."

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed, and he began to allocate the attribute points.

Physique +10, Strength +7, Agility +30, Luck +70.

Lin Yan clenched his fist, feeling a mysterious aura appear within his body, and his eyes brightened slightly.

The moment the attribute points were allocated, Lin Yan felt a warm current surge through his body, and a tingling sensation spread throughout his limbs and bones. The improvements to Strength, Physique, and Agility were real; muscle density, bone strength, and nerve reaction speed all enhanced in an instant.

But what concerned him most was... Luck.

After adding those 70 points of Luck, he didn't feel any physical changes.

But for some reason, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

It was as if... something mysterious had quietly changed within him.

Lin Yan clenched his fist, then released it, repeating the motion several times.

He couldn't describe what that feeling was.

It was as if... no matter what he did next, it would be a bit smoother?

"Metaphysics."

Lin Yan shook his head with a laugh, suppressing this inexplicable premonition.

Regardless, the points were already added, and there was no use regretting it.

He should learn the skill first.

He picked up the golden skill book in his hand, moved his consciousness, and chose to learn it.

[Do you want to learn the skill: Haymaker?]

"Yes."

[Detected that the host meets all learning requirements... Learning...]

[Learning successful!]

[Congratulations to the host for learning the active skill: Haymaker (Golden Legendary)]

The moment the System prompt faded, Lin Yan felt a violent sense of power surge from the depths of his Dantian, flowing through his Meridians across his entire body, and finally gathering on his right fist.

That feeling...

It was like a volcano had been Sealed inside his fist.

As long as he was willing, he could detonate it at any time.

Lin Yan slowly raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and then slowly clenched them again.

On his knuckles, a faint layer of golden halo flashed and disappeared.

"Not bad."

Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction.

Lin Yan moved his mind, and his complete personal attribute panel instantly expanded—