60: Chapter 60 Skill Evolution

Tang Mo looked at Wang Kaiwen in astonishment; he could not believe that Tu Nie, who had been chatting at his home just three days ago, had suddenly become a wanted criminal.

He gestured for Wang Kaiwen to explain the situation clearly.

Wang Kaiwen carefully recounted the whole story to Tang Mo.

It was said that two days ago, the Jiangkou City Guard Army suddenly received a tip-off claiming that the president of the Tyrant Slaughter Guild, Tu Nie, was colluding with the Beast God Society, and that the evidence was in Tu Nie's home.

You must know that the Beast God Society consists of madmen who betray humanity; wherever members of the Beast God Society appear, it spells bloodshed.

The Guard Army naturally did not dare to be negligent and immediately searched Tu Nie's home.

As a result, they actually found letters in a secret room in Tu Nie's home detailing his correspondence with the Beast God Society.

Then Tu Nie and Tu Xiaoxia disappeared.

The Guard Army had no choice but to post a bounty, issuing a nationwide warrant for Tu Nie, and even Tu Xiaoxia was implicated.

After hearing Wang Kaiwen's words, Tang Mo's brows furrowed deeply.

"How could anyone believe such an obvious frame-up?"

"Even if the tactic is obvious, the key is that there is evidence! Solid, hard evidence, even the Guard Army has to believe it. The critical thing is that Tu Nie took Tu Xiaoxia and ran, which just confirms the suspicion."

Tang Mo nodded slightly, feeling equally puzzled.

"That's right, why did he run?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I don't believe Tu Xiaoxia is a member of the Beast God Society."

"What about the Tyrant Slaughter Guild now? Who is managing it?"

"On the day the evidence was found at Tu Nie's home, the Guard Army took control of the entire Tyrant Slaughter Guild. The president, Zhao Tianba, was taken directly to the military camp for questioning and hasn't been released yet."

"Many guild officials who were close to Tu Nie have also been thrown into prison."

"Many people from the Tyrant Slaughter Guild have run away, and now the entire Tyrant Slaughter Guild is in chaos."

After a moment of contemplation, Tang Mo asked further,

"Are there any newly emerging forces or organizations in Jiangkou City recently?"

Wang Kaiwen shook his head. "With the Tyrant Slaughter Guild in chaos, the entire Professional circle in Jiangkou City is in disarray, and everyone is panicking and trying to leave. How could any new force emerge?"

Tang Mo nodded slightly; he understood Wang Kaiwen's words very well.

Jiangkou City is a small place, and the number of Professionals isn't large to begin with.

Having one Tyrant Slaughter Guild was already quite an achievement. Now that the Tyrant Slaughter Guild is crumbling, the ones looking to replace it must be the mastermind behind the frame-up of Tu Nie.

Unfortunately, this hypothesis of Tang Mo's also went bankrupt.

Because there was simply no second new force appearing in Jiangkou City.

But Tang Mo firmly believed that Tu Nie could absolutely not be a member of the Beast God Society.

Thinking of the figure who had once taken such good care of him, Tang Mo felt he should do something.

After saying goodbye to Wang Kaiwen, Tang Mo returned home.

He first called the principal and asked about Tu Nie.

But the principal knew nothing more than what Wang Kaiwen had said, so Tang Mo gained nothing.

As for the information online, Tang Mo knew with his eyes closed that abusive comments must make up the vast majority.

With no leads, Tang Mo had to turn his attention to himself.

He still hadn't used the two normal-grade skill evolution scrolls he had just obtained from the secret realm.

Thinking of this, Tang Mo took the two normal-grade skill evolution scrolls from his storage space and opened his attribute panel.

The usage method for this skill evolution scroll was the same as the skill secret book.

Tang Mo wrapped it with his mental power, and the skill evolution scroll turned into dots of light and entered Tang Mo's body.

[Two skills detected that meet the evolution criteria, please select one to complete the evolution: Poison Barrier, Venomous Arrow.]

Because he had only used one skill evolution scroll, he would evolve one first.

Tang Mo chose Poison Barrier without hesitation.

[Confirm evolution of skill: Poison Barrier?]

After clicking confirm, two directions for skill evolution popped up.

One was Corrosive Poison Barrier, the other was Paralyzing Poison Barrier.

Corrosive Poison Barrier, as the name implies, adds a corrosive effect to the original Poison Barrier skill.

Everything placed within the Corrosive Poison Barrier will be corroded by the barrier, causing poison-attribute damage.

Paralyzing Poison Barrier is another direction for the evolution of the Poison Barrier skill.

The target has a high probability of falling into paralysis after being attacked by the Poison Barrier. The duration of paralysis is related to the target's level; if the target's level is 20 levels higher than the caster, the paralysis effect fails.

As soon as he saw the level restriction, Tang Mo gave it up directly and chose Corrosive Poison Barrier.

After the battle with Bu Xingguo, Tang Mo felt that this level restriction was really a bit of a pitfall, especially for someone like him who often killed monsters above his level; it was really too impractical.

Corrosive Poison Barrier was more practical.

Anyway, Tang Mo's poison damage was high enough. As long as he could break through the target's defense and infect the other party with the poison, he could slowly wear it down to death.

Subsequently, Tang Mo continued to use the remaining skill evolution scroll.

Like Poison Barrier, Venomous Arrow also had two evolution directions.

One was Piercing Poison Arrow, the other was Explosive Poison Arrow.

Piercing Poison Arrow enhances the piercing power of the Venomous Arrow, just like an armor-piercing shell, capable of easily breaking through the target's armor and shields, with considerable lethality.

Explosive Poison Arrow means the Venomous Arrow will explode upon hitting an obstacle, thereby causing damage to the target.

Judging from the description of the evolved skills, Piercing Poison Arrow seems more like an enhancement of the Venomous Arrow's single-target ability, while Explosive Poison Arrow enhances group damage.

In terms of group damage, Tang Mo already had skills like Corrosive Poison Barrier and Poison Rain, so Tang Mo chose Piercing Poison Arrow to enhance his single-target damage methods.

Looking at the full set of diamond-grade level 30 equipment in his storage space, Tang Mo's heart was itching.

But he understood that upgrading must not be rushed, otherwise it wouldn't be good if it caused another beast tide or something.

"Where should I go to level up?"

Tang Mo muttered to himself,

"It wouldn't really be that place, would it?"

The "that place" in Tang Mo's mouth was further north of Undead Mountain.

The beasts there were of a higher level, and there was also a chance to encounter beasts with awakened bloodlines.

Back in the secret realm, Tang Mo had already learned the strength of beasts with awakened bloodlines; they weren't very strong and were completely within the range that Tang Mo could easily handle.

After all, Tang Mo's poison damage of 60,000 to 70,000 per second, plus the blessing of the Highly Toxic Domain, could reach about 200,000 per second.

With such damage, even if he encountered a "blood tank," he could drain it dry.

Moreover, the experience given by beasts with awakened bloodlines was naturally much more than that given by ordinary beasts.

Take those beasts with awakened bloodlines in the secret realm as an example.

Ordinary level 20 or 30 beasts could give at most 4,000 to 5,000 experience points, while killing beasts with awakened bloodlines gave almost ten times the experience points!

Simply an incomparable experience baby.

If others knew about this idea, they would definitely think Tang Mo was a madman.

For ordinary Professionals of the same level as Tang Mo, beasts with awakened bloodlines were no different from natural disasters; once encountered, there was likely only a dead end.

Perhaps this is the gap—the gap between professions, and between people.