119: Chapter 119 [Sword Soul Resonance] + [Sword Momentum Flow]! The immense power of max-level traits!

Zhang Jian woke up slowly.

Only then did he realize he had fallen asleep leaning over the forging table.

He stretched and walked out the door, finding Ye Xun waiting for him with concern.

A wave of warmth filled Zhang Jian's heart.

"Brother Ye, thank you for your hard work."

Hearing Zhang Jian's form of address, Ye Xun said happily, "It's no trouble, no trouble at all."

Even though a day had passed, he still felt like he was living in a dream.

The two youngsters he had invested in on a whim had actually brought him such a massive surprise!

Galaxy Academy!

That was an academy that even Xiao Jiuming failed to get into back then.

And now, students for it had emerged from his own tiny market.

He had truly struck gold!

He took Zhang Jian to the dining hall, and they ate breakfast together.

Zhang Jian asked curiously, "Where are the others?"

Ye Xun curled his lip.

"Seeing you were asleep, they went out to level up on their own."

"After they returned, they went to grind a Dungeon and didn't come out until midnight."

Midnight?

"What kind of Dungeon takes until midnight to clear?"

After Ye Xun's explanation, Zhang Jian learned that those guys were actually bold enough to go behind his back and grind the [Protect the Abandoned Factory] Dungeon.

Fortunately, they lived up to expectations and actually managed to clear it successfully.

When they woke up for lunch, the group couldn't stop bragging at the dining table.

"Brother Jian, you have no idea. My [Song of Flame] is practically a divine skill. Without it, we probably wouldn't have lasted past ten waves."

"Old Wei, don't talk nonsense. Without my lantern BUFF granting you status boosts, your crappy song would've run you out of mana after a few lines. Divine skill, my foot!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't just focus on your own bragging. If my Ice Chains hadn't kept the BOSS under control the whole time, would you two have survived until the end?"

Watching the three of them bicker, Zhang Jian showed a very gratified expression.

It seemed everyone was growing.

That was good!

After finishing the meal, Wang Fei took out a recipe and handed it to Zhang Jian.

"We got this from our clear. Although the rating isn't high and we can't improve its quality, consider it a token of our appreciation."

Zhang Jian looked and saw it was a recipe for the [endless devourer].

However, the quality was only rare Rank.

This did remind him of something.

Back in the Hell Rank Dungeon, the final wave BOSS's skill that reduced weapon durability was still fresh in his memory.

Afterward, he had considered whether he needed to prepare a few more spare weapons.

This recipe for a growth-type weapon was indeed a good choice.

But a rare Rank one was indeed a bit ordinary.

Zhang Jian thought for a moment and decided to take action himself.

"Wait for me a moment."

He first returned to the forging room.

He used [durable refined iron] to perform some repairs on his weapon to ensure it could be used normally.

Then he went straight to the Dungeon entrance.

When Meng Hu saw it was him, he hurried over to greet him.

"Brother Jian, are you going to run a Dungeon?"

Zhang Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Brother Hu, what kind of title is that?"

Meng Hu's expression changed drastically in fear.

"I wouldn't dare call myself that. Just call me Little Hu."

Zhang Jian didn't bother arguing with him. "Open the Dungeon for me."

He wanted to transfer the money, but Meng Hu adamantly refused.

He claimed that because Zhang Jian had spent extra money when staying overtime, he had always felt guilty.

From now on, whenever Zhang Jian ran this Dungeon, he would cover the cost to make up for his past mistake.

Zhang Jian nodded and entered the Dungeon directly.

Wei Donglai said in surprise,

"Is Brother Jian running it alone?"

Wang Fei shrugged.

"Before you guys were here, Brother Jian could easily clear it even while carrying me."

"Now that Brother Jian's strength is even greater, isn't it normal for him to run it alone?"

The three of them, who had been joking around, suddenly fell silent.

The joy of their previous clear vanished instantly.

It seemed their current strength was still far from Brother Jian's!

After entering the Dungeon, Zhang Jian's heart remained calm.

He had run this Dungeon over a dozen times; he was extremely familiar with it.

Although this was his first time running it solo, he was very confident.

His greatest assurance came from when he ran the [Rampaging Mine] with Wang Fei.

He discovered that the three new skills he learned didn't actually conflict with his previous ones!

Although he could learn multiple skills before, he could still only use three at a time.

But this time, that restriction had been completely shattered.

He surmised

that the talent rewarded by the Heavenly Dao was taking effect.

It had directly doubled the number of usable skills he could have before Rank 10.

This resulted in him being able to use six skills simultaneously now.

With the boosts to attack power, increased vision, and increased attack range,

plus the 50 bottles of excellence Rank [dew secret liquid] in his bag,

he felt there shouldn't be any issues.

The first wave of monsters attacked.

The familiar sound of chainsaws rang out again.

Unlike before, as Zhang Jian stood by the furnace, he could see the Thugs at the very back of the group dozens of meters away.

This was because after [Sword Heart Insight] was upgraded to max level, his vision had increased by a full 25 meters.

In this narrow corridor, there was almost nothing that could escape his eyes.

While the first Thug was still several meters away from the furnace,

Zhang Jian swung his sword directly.

-12258!

-3677!

He had only swung once, yet two Thugs fell one after another.

This was precisely the effect of his two major skills.

[Sword Soul Power] (Legendary)

Lv6/6

Permanently increases physical attack power by 40 (+60) points. When using legendary rank sword-type weapons, this skill effect is doubled; when the weapon is dedicated, the effect is doubled.

Max-Level Trait:

[Sword soul Resonance]: Increases physical attack power by an additional 5%. When a weapon possesses such attributes, 10% of the total attribute value will be converted into a bonus for this trait and calculated together.

[Sword Qi Extension] (legendary rank)

Lv6/6

When using sword-type weapons, your basic attack range increases by 2 (+3) meters and carries an additional [Penetration] effect: deals additional Sword Qi true damage equal to 10% (+15%) of the damage value. Effect is halved when releasing skills.

[Sword Momentum Flow]: When the attacked target is killed instantly before receiving true damage, this damage effect will randomly transfer to the nearest hostile target and increase the final effect by 20%.

After [Sword Soul Power] reached max level, the permanent attack increase was a full 300 points.

Coupled with the bonus from the max-level trait, his base attack power had broken through ten thousand points.

Since he was standing by the furnace, he was also enjoying a 20% attack power increase BUFF.

With just an ordinary swing, he easily one-shot normal monsters of a higher Rank than himself.

And the max-level trait of [Sword Qi Extension] turned his originally additional Sword Qi true damage directly into extra output.

After testing two swings, Zhang Jian felt confident.

He knew that even if he couldn't use his skills, he could at least exert this level of combat power.

Next.

Time to clear the field with skills!