171: Chapter 171 Derivative Technique: Light Break Impact

"Forget it, I'll just keep a close eye on it."

"What if it doesn't mutate? Besides, even a First-Ring Wizard can withstand it; there's no reason a plant comparable to the fourth rank can't."

Nie Ning thought for a moment, ultimately only able to comfort himself this way.

Furthermore, compared to being besieged by the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine, the most critical thing was that he hadn't died; everything else was trivial.

However, had he known this earlier, he would have been better off fighting to the death with the Black Copper Light Bird Insect.

At least the Black Copper Light Bird Insect was small; if handled properly, it wouldn't cause any harm.

For a plant like the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine that could easily reach thousands of meters, even if he could kill it, dealing with the aftermath would be extremely difficult.

To save on the usage of the Blade of Corrosion and cause such an accident was indeed something he shouldn't have done.

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Without dwelling on the issue further, Nie Ning began to cook the Black Copper Light Bird Insect.

The carapace of this exotic beast was very hard and suitable for making defensive items; Nie Ning planned to make one for Borton when he had time.

Borton was no longer a knight, and with his age, his blood and qi were beginning to weaken, so he should still be protected a bit.

After consuming the flesh of the Black Copper Light Bird Insect, there was still the sensation of surging blood and qi, but this time Nie Ning's consciousness also became clearer.

Clearly, his guess was correct; the Black Copper Light Bird Insect had a significant enhancement effect on Spiritual Power.

Nie Ning glanced at his panel and discovered that he had actually obtained a new skill: Light Break Impact.

Attempting to use it, Nie Ning's body surface was covered in a layer of yellow light, and the scorching temperature even caused the surrounding air to distort.

"Not bad, it's not too much of a loss."

A smile appeared on Nie Ning's face.

Skills from exotic beasts were very rare, and Nie Ning wasn't clear on the specific principles.

But despite eating so much exotic beast meat, he had only obtained a few skills.

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After finishing his meal, Nie Ning did not go back out but instead went to the entrance of the Stone Chamber to begin cultivating.

Because the Stone Chamber seemed to have some kind of Anti-Magic Array, the concentration of elements inside and outside was different, and cultivating outside was slightly more effective.

After such a commotion tonight, Nie Ning decided to wait until dawn to go out hunting.

Things were different now than before; with Lilith gone, there was no need to be so rushed with his time allocation.

Nie Ning planned to hunt more exotic beasts and raise his cultivation speed first.

In the meantime, he would observe the movements of the Green Steel Devouring Strange Vine; if any signs of Corruption appeared, he could be prepared.

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Over the following week, Nie Ning was busy killing exotic beasts.

With his previous experience, Nie Ning was even more careful this time, almost never provoking groups of exotic beasts unless necessary.

Otherwise, if he encountered thick-skinned beasts like the Black Copper Light Bird Insect again, Nie Ning really wouldn't be able to take it.

Killing them was a thankless task, and it was easy to get injured by that kind of high-explosive damage.

By comparison, hunting other Second-Rank exotic beasts was much easier.

And with 'Light Break Impact', Nie Ning gradually grew to like the feeling of self-detonation.

When encountering an exotic beast, he didn't need to worry about anything; he'd just rush up and give the beast a 'hug of love,' then blow the fellow away.

However, during the first use, Nie Ning was still screwed over by the 'Light Break Impact' skill.

Because he was human, he couldn't absorb the explosive damage of 'Light Break Impact'; the first time, he blasted himself until his internal organs were shocked and injured.

If not for his supernatural self-healing, Nie Ning would have already headed home by now.

After studying it for a long time, Nie Ning discovered that only when using the Strange Beast Body would he gain the corresponding explosion absorption ability.

Then, on the second day, Nie Ning was injured by an explosion again.

He thought the Strange Beast Body could absorb explosive impacts released by others, so he activated the Strange Beast Body to tank an exotic beast that could use Explosive Fireball.

As it turned out, the Strange Beast Body could indeed offset part of the explosive impact, but only a Light Break Impact of the same frequency could be completely blocked.

Ultimately, Nie Ning reached a conclusion: practice yields the truth, provided one experiments first.

If his hunting targets hadn't been weak, he probably would have been lying in a coffin by now.

Fortunately, the harvest was good; Nie Ning killed a total of eleven exotic beasts.

Two were pure physical types, while the rest possessed varying degrees of spellcasting ability.

[Class: Earth Knight (Initial Stage), Second Ring Wizard (Middle Stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Not Activated)]

[Derivative Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Intermediate Self-Healing (Corruption), Power of a Hundred Beasts, Advanced Spiritual Power Amplification, Malice Perception, Intermediate Primordial Affinity]

[Derivative Skills: Assisting Evil, Intermediate Primordial Manipulation (Corruption), Void-Rending Blade, Lightning Edge Blade, Lava Burst, Light Break Impact, Explosive Fireball]

[Cultivation Methods: ..., Blood Flame Body Condensation Technique, Heavenly Pillar Guidance Technique, Stairway to Godhood]

[Imprinted Magic: Eight-Fold Element Fusion Technique]

[Skills: ... Breath Condensation Technique (Great Success), Shadow Gliding Steps (Great Success), Blood Burst Technique (Intermediate), Ice Blue Wing Technique (Great Success), Earth Spirit Puppet (Great Success), Vine Entanglement (Great Success)]

Under Nie Ning's efforts, his Spiritual Power amplification reached High-Level.

Although the levels of Elemental Affinity and elemental manipulation hadn't changed, their intensity had increased significantly, and he also obtained an Explosive Fireball skill.

However, compared to the Wind-Thunder Blade, the power of Explosive Fireball was still a bit lacking; its only advantage was its large area of effect.

Nie Ning had a deep personal understanding of this, as he had been blown hundreds of meters away back then.

Now, under the triple amplification of Advanced Spiritual Power Amplification, Strange Beast Body, and Power of a Hundred Beasts, Nie Ning's cultivation speed had not only returned to normal but had even increased by about twenty percent.

Besides this, Nie Ning had also harvested many materials, both plant and exotic beast materials.

Unfortunately, many plant or exotic beast materials had environmental restrictions, resulting in Nie Ning still not having gathered all the materials to craft the god-forbidden ring; he could only place his hopes on the Nales Church.

As for the chaos crystal, it didn't matter if he didn't have it.

Once he studied it further, he might be able to craft it without needing a chaos crystal.

Of course, the probability wasn't high; after all, this was a method for godhood, and it wouldn't be that easy to modify.

But crafting a simplified version would also work.

He had to at least try before deciding whether to proceed with crafting it.

If the performance was mediocre, there would be no need to pay such a high price.

After all, what he wanted to craft was only the initial version; the materials required for subsequent versions were, in Nie Ning's view, simply astronomical.

Not to mention that Nie Ning didn't even recognize most of the materials, and the prices were impossible to determine.

Furthermore, it required performing a Soul-Splitting Technique to link a part of his soul to the god-forbidden ring; once the god-forbidden ring was damaged, he would also suffer.

Even if the description of the god-forbidden ring stated it was incredibly hard, who knew if he would encounter some powerful opponents.

With such major drawbacks, if the effect wasn't good, he would definitely have to drag the person who created this technique out for a posthumous flogging!

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