"Don’t rush, this place isn’t suitable for developing new skills. Up ahead there’s a large rock; we can defend ourselves there." Du You pointed to a nearby rock.
The two sisters’ skills were formed on this kind of battlefield; Du You had a set of responses for such situations.
Suppressing his own excitement, Lin Yushi continued her steady output. Quickly, the group reached a large rock. Du You commanded the Destruction Evil Dogs to form a boundary along the rock, separating the interior from its surroundings.
Meanwhile, he continued to release Destruction Flames, gradually increasing the number of Destruction Evil Dogs. Gradually, between his efforts and the self-recovery of the Destruction Evil Dogs, a balance was finally achieved.
"What ability did you get? Is it enhancing thunder and lightning?" Du You seemed to think so.
"No, it’s a summoning ability," Lin Yushi quickly explained.
"A summoning ability? For an archer to develop a summoning-type ability, that must have cost quite a few Crystal Coins," Li Mengyao was seeming baffled at their efforts, which seemed over-the-top to her.
Even though they all knew that this kind of less complementary ability, when forced to match through Crystal Coins, was a great help to themselves, the cost was too high. Even among people of their background, few would choose to do so.
"Of course, this skill would cost at least between five thousand to ten thousand Crystal Coins," Lin Yushi added.
"I didn’t expect you to complete it first, go ahead then." The Crystal Coins in Du You’s hands were more than enough for the upgrade. As for the Crystal Coins required for the territory, he had plenty of ways to earn them.
He handed over the skill he had previously obtained to Lin Yushi. While Lin Yushi, under the protection of the others, went inside the tent to evolve her skills. The evolution of skills was quick despite the tedious pre-conditions, which now turned to be time-saving and effortless.
It took fewer than ten minutes for Lin Yushi to come out.
"Let’s see what skill you acquired, well, this ability really isn’t bad." There was a glimmer in Du You’s eyes. Originally, due to outsiders being present, summoning wasn’t appropriate which led to a lack of cannon fodder. Now the situation was alleviated.
Demon Extermination Spirit: Use a specially constructed seed of Demon Extermination Power to impale the enemy. The seed will absorb the enemy’s life force and energy to form the Demon Extermination Spirit. The level of the Extermination Spirit cannot exceed the level of the deceased in its lifetime; the maximum level is 10 levels below the skill level, and it lasts for 24 hours.(Level 26, 8 stars)
"I’ll give my new skill a shot." Lin Yushi walked towards the front.
An arrow flew out, still a bolt of Red Lightning, but this one was embedded with a point of golden light. Du You could only see the glimmer disappearing swiftly, not very conspicuous to the naked eye.
An unfortunate demon, nearing its end, was killed on the spot. The next moment, a faint golden light began to emerge from the Demon’s entire body. The glow swiftly condensed, finally morphing into a small creature.
This creature was translucent with a golden hue throughout, with a dragon-like head devoid of horns and stood about 1.5 meters tall. It had a stooped body with bent legs and well-developed limbs. It had three razor-sharp ’toes’ on each foot and its palms, too, bore three sharp claws which flickered dangerously in the dim battlefield.
The small creature sprang forward to attack the front demons right after its appearance. It’s claws swayed rapidly, creating gashes on the demons which extruded a foul smell.
"So, this is your new skill, summoning through killing; indeed, it’s a rare skill. Usually, such skills are advantageous as they can produce numerous summoned creatures, greatly affecting the battlefield, but they are weaker in terms of power. How many levels does this creature have?"
Lin Yushi pondered and then said, "Demon Extermination Spirit, level 16. The level isn’t very high."
Saying that, Lin Yushi let out an Explosive Scattering shot, wiping out a batch of demons. Then, a large group of Demon Extermination Spirits rose up and attacked the surrounding demons, successfully holding off their onslaught.
"Only level 16? This kind of performance at such a level is already quite impressive, even without any skills."
Du You’s eyes sparkled, he knew better. These Demon Extermination Spirits were all made up of Demon Extermination Power, which was extremely effective against demons, hence their impressive performance.
But in reality, their true strength was comparable to that of the skill-less cannon fodder magical beasts of the same level. Any magical beast with even a minor skill was far superior to these creatures. Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
"It’s okay, but it consumes a lot."
There was no other way, this skill required manual seed condensing to function and could only work if the enemy was killed. If the seed planted inside the body couldn’t kill the enemy within a few seconds, it would become useless and had to be reused.
Each usage didn’t seem to consume much, but multiple uses did. After just one Explosive Scattering shot, 260 arrows were shot but less than 80 demons were killed. The conversion rate wasn’t even one-third.
If it continued , her magic power would be exhausted in no time and the summoned Demon Extermination Spirits wouldn’t be enough to form an army. Then she would question the cost-effectiveness of summoning these creatures.
"That’s okay, this skill is great. You just need to match it with a magic recovery skill."
Initially, this skill was also meant to pair with a magic recovery skill. Otherwise, Du You would not have allowed Lin Yushi to create it in the first place. The Sacrifice-type summoning of the Summon Sacrifice was specifically prepared for Lin Yushi.
"There’s also a magic recovery skill? This skill doesn’t exactly match an archer too."
Li Mengyao was astounded. Du You was so good to his followers, at least, to these two. But anyway, she had never met such a person before.
She shook her head. How he treated his loyal followers was his business, but was this the right way to train loyal followers? Seeing how Du You, alone, could bring out such great fighting power and enormous rewards with the two sisters, even Li Mengyao was enticed.
"Participating in a war using techniques suitable for warfare in its initial stages, to increase the number of Crystal Coins one obtains and lay a solid foundation for future advancement in terms of leveling speed and skill acquisition, is a good direction. It’s a pity it doesn’t suit me."
Li Mengyao shook her head. To be precise, this method didn’t suit most people. It involved putting oneself in danger while soloing, the mortality rate was too high.