274: Chapter 275 Breakthrough Success

More than ten minutes later.

Lin Muyang held Elabess's hand, walking leisurely like a stroll in a courtyard, as they stepped out from the swirling entrance of the mythical-rank secret realm where the blood-red light was fading. When their feet touched the solid ground outside, the massive dark red vortex behind them seemed to lose its core support, fluctuating violently a few times before silently collapsing and annihilating like a popped bubble.

The blood-red pillar of light that had soared into the sky dissipated, leaving only a layer of clouds in the sky that had been briefly dyed red before gradually returning to normal. A mythical-rank secret realm, which in the eyes of the world was enough to topple a country and would require the world's top experts to pay a heavy price to potentially conquer, was thus completely ended and permanently erased from the map of Blue Star in less than half an hour.

Lin Muyang's gains lay quietly in a corner of his storage space. A total of twelve pieces of heaven-opening grade equipment shimmering with dark gold and thunder patterns, as well as three sky-opening grade skill books with profound spatial runes branded on their covers. The level requirement for these treasures was uniformly level 188. For Lin Muyang and the young ladies under his command, who generally hadn't reached level 100 yet, they could only serve as collectibles for now.

However, one of the skill books caught Lin Muyang's attention. He took it out; the ancient cover felt slightly cool to the touch, and it contained strong fluctuations of spatial laws within.

[Dimensional Reversal (sky-opening grade)]

[Type: Summoner Exclusive skill book]

[Effect: After active activation, it can permanently repatriate a summoned summon, freeing up its summon slot. At the same time, it immediately performs a new random summon. The summon cooldown is 9 days (this cooldown is a fixed value and is not affected by any cooldown reduction attributes or effects).]

[Learning Requirements: Level 100 or above, Summoner class, Spirit attribute higher than 50,000 points.]

"A sky-opening grade Summoner skill... the effect is quite unique." Lin Muyang stroked the book cover, lost in thought.

This skill didn't mean much to him personally. Every one of the young ladies he summoned was a unique and indispensable partner. He had never thought of, and would never, repatriate any of them. Each of them shared a deep bond with him.

However, for other Summoners, especially those who had chosen to follow him and were considered his own people, the value of this skill was completely different. For example, Xu Ruohan, Gu Shuanglin, and the blonde young lady Tashalin.

Most Summoners' random summons carried great uncertainty. It was very likely that they would spend precious resources only to summon a non-combat unit like the Little Grass Spirit under Gu Shuanglin, which could only act cute and had almost negligible combat power, wasting a precious summon slot. With [Dimensional Reversal], they would have a "regret pill," allowing them to repatriate summons with low potential or those that didn't meet tactical needs, to draw cards again in pursuit of stronger assistance.

Of course, whether to use it in the end would still depend on their own wishes. After all, feelings could develop between a Summoner and their summon.

"Let's go, it's time to head back." Lin Muyang put the skill book away and said to Elabess, "Although these pieces of heaven-opening grade equipment have powerful attributes, they don't have any particularly critical or irreplaceable unique special effects. It seems their ultimate fate is to be decomposed into the purest Elemental Essences."

He took count: "A total of twelve sky-opening grade Elemental Essences, all of the Thunder Attribute. If used for a breakthrough, the main impact would be adding a certain amount of lightning element resistance, which has a negligible effect on overall strength." Moreover, according to Gui Wanwan, there would be opportunities to "reroll" the traits gained from a breakthrough in the future, so Lin Muyang didn't need to care about this slight bias.

"Objective achieved. Let's go home and break through!"

Lin Muyang took hold of Elabess's slender waist, and the Starlight Wings on his back unfurled with a swish and a gentle flap. At the same time, several layers of acceleration and drag-reduction God-Tier Auras quietly enveloped the two of them. In the next moment, their figures turned into a stream of light almost invisible to the naked eye, piercing through the clouds and racing toward the direction of Zhongnan City in Xia Country at a terrifying speed several times the speed of sound, leaving only a brief and brilliant energy trail behind them.

Xia Country, outskirts of Zhongnan City, Eternal Garden.

The lawn in the courtyard in front of the main building had been meticulously arranged. Soft psionic light strings hung from the surrounding treetops and eaves, and several long tables were laid with exquisite snacks and drinks prepared by Vivian. Tonight, a small gathering of great significance would be held here.

Lin Muyang gathered all the young ladies he had summoned, as well as several close companions. The evening breeze blew gently, fluttering the young ladies' hair and skirts, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and grass and a faint sense of anticipation.

"Everyone," Lin Muyang stood in front of the crowd, his voice clearly reaching everyone's ears, "after this period of hard work and accumulation, we have finally reached a key turning point."

His gaze swept across the beautiful faces—some cold, some charming, some lively, or quiet: "Now, except for Xiao Xue, Little Charm, and our lovely Jialiya, most of us have reached the experience cap of level 99."

The mentioned sisters Mo Mingxue and Mo Yingmei, as well as the Necromancer young lady Jialiya standing quietly beside Ao Qingyan, all nodded slightly. There was envy in the sisters' eyes, but more of it was determination; Jialiya blushed slightly and gently pulled the edge of her hood.

"The three of you don't need to worry." Lin Muyang smiled warmly at them. "In the future, we will obtain more and more secret realm scrolls and various resources, and the speed of leveling up will only get faster and faster."

"Yes, we understand, Master." Jialiya looked up, a smile of trust appearing on her pale and delicate face under the hood. To her, Lin Muyang's words were the most reliable guarantee.

Subsequently, Lin Muyang took out the twelve sky-opening grade Elemental Essences shimmering with thunder light. They floated in mid-air, each only the size of a pigeon egg, but inside they seemed to seal a miniature world of thunder, constantly bursting with fine golden electric snakes and emitting a heart-palpitating yet incredibly pure and majestic energy.

Seeing the legendary sky-opening grade Elemental Essences with their own eyes, the young ladies' eyes filled with curiosity and wonder. Being able to break through to level 100 was something every one of them had been looking forward to for a long time. This not only meant another leap in strength but also represented the possibility of going home. After level 100, Gui Wanwan's ability to travel through space would be significantly restored. At that time, Lin Muyang could accompany them back to their respective long-lost home worlds.

"Then, I'll go first." Lin Muyang looked at his attribute panel; the overflowing experience bar after level 99 was ready to go. For any Class Transferee, breaking through from level 99 to level 100 only required absorbing an Elemental Essence of at least king grade to trigger the regulatory energy within and pry open the door of that bottleneck.

And the grade of the absorbed Elemental Essence would directly determine the magnitude of the basic attribute bonus obtained after the breakthrough, the type and strength of the additional elemental resistance, and most importantly, the awakened new class trait.

This sky-opening grade thunder Elemental Essence in Lin Muyang's hand was theoretically the highest grade of Elemental Essence currently obtainable on Blue Star. He was the first and only Class Transferee in the history of Blue Star to charge toward the level 100 mark with a sky-opening grade essence. This step was destined to make history.

"Begin absorption."

Under the curious, expectant, and even slightly nervous gazes of the young ladies, Lin Muyang picked up a sky-opening grade thunder Elemental Essence and held it in his palm. He closed his eyes, his spirit sinking into his body, guiding his own psionic energy to establish a connection with the Elemental Essence.

Instantly, the violent and pure thunder energy seemed to find an outlet, turning into thousands of tiny golden thunder arcs that surged out from the Elemental Essence, following the meridians of his arm and rapidly pouring into every part of Lin Muyang's body!

"I wonder what kind of new ability Master will awaken after this breakthrough?" Lilia leaned into Su Daji's ear, speaking in a whisper only the two of them could hear, her golden eyes full of expectation. "I really hope Master's next summoned partner is also from the Elf Race~"

"That... who knows." Su Daji responded softly, her fluffy fox ears twitching slightly. Her amber eyes looked at Lin Muyang, filled with tenderness and a trace of hard-to-detect attachment. Master's summons were always full of surprises and unknowns; how could she guess?

"Speaking of which, it seems Master has never repeated a race when summoning us." Elabess lightheartedly joined the gossip. "Except for Xiao Xue and Little Charm, who are special cases—they were summoned together as Twin Demons. Among the other sisters, Qingyan is from the Dragon Race, I am a Succubus, Daji is from the Fox Race, Fina is a Night Elf, and Xiao Wan is... well, a very special existence. Everyone comes from different worlds and different races."

"Yeah, so the possibility of another elf..." Lilia shrugged, making a face that suggested hope was slim, but the expectation in her eyes didn't diminish.

Just as the young ladies were talking in low voices, Lin Muyang's absorption process was nearing its end. The light of the sky-opening grade Elemental Essence in his palm quickly dimmed, and finally, with a soft "crack," it turned into a handful of energy-less crystalline powder, rustling down through his fingers.

At the same time, a scorching and surging heat flow, seemingly originating from the deepest part of life, suddenly burst forth from every cell in Lin Muyang's body, instantly sweeping through his entire being! His bones made slight popping sounds, his muscle fibers became denser and tougher, his blood flowed like a great river, and his mental power, like a lake surface into which a giant stone had been thrown, suddenly expanded and solidified!

The level bottleneck broke upon impact!

Level 100!

Lin Muyang suddenly opened his eyes, and golden thunder seemed to flash and vanish in the depths of his pupils. The aura around him was like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening, becoming more condensed and profound, faintly carrying an indescribable majesty.

He immediately looked at his attribute panel.

Behind the values of the four basic attributes—Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit—more than 15,000 points had been added out of thin air to each!

"This increase..." Even though he was mentally prepared, Lin Muyang couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

According to common knowledge he knew, even if other Class Transferees used the highest mythic grade Elemental Essence to break through level 100, the increase in all attributes was usually around 3,000 points. Yet, by using a sky-opening grade essence, his increase actually reached five times that of the mythic grade! This was just the bonus to basic attributes, not counting the additional improvements from subsequent class traits.

However, an even greater surprise was yet to come.

In addition to the explosion in attributes and the expected prompt for the awakening of a new class trait, Lin Muyang keenly noticed that some subtle change seemed to have occurred in his talent column as well! Below the originally simple descriptive text, some new and more profound annotations and outlines of activatable options faintly appeared, as if some transcendent regulatory energy contained in this sky-opening grade essence was not only used to break through levels but also produced deep-seated stimulation and nourishment for his most fundamental talent!

"Is this... the true power contained in a sky-opening grade Elemental Essence?" Feeling the new power surging within him and the palpitation coming from the depths of his talent, Lin Muyang felt infinite pride amidst his shock. "As expected, this step was the right one!"