Among the three, the one who mastered the most skills was Liu Feng.
No one knew where he had gone. In the past six months, he had learned dozens of sword techniques, including four epic-tier sword skills.
Sharp Sword Intent, Blazing Heaven Sword Glow, Thousand Layered Sword Shadow, Sword Storm.
Skills were not simply more the better. In Dean Fang's opinion, mastering two or three high-tier skills and complementing them with over ten mid-to-low tier skills was sufficient.
That kid Liu Feng had a bit of a collector's habit, liking to gather everything related to swords.
However, being able to learn so many skills in just six months was enough to prove his exceptional talent in swordsmanship. Otherwise, with a mortal body, it would have been impossible to bear such epic inheritances.
The inheritance grounds of the Kandela Empire were indeed excessively abundant.
Many of the current inheritance grounds were built upon the core components of Kandela.
Dean Fang also wanted to collect skills, so he let the kid have his way.
He used the 'Fusion' authority to pull these sword skills in one by one. He frowned slightly.
"Although they are all sword skills, not all of them can be thrown into the same pot. In fact, it's often more effective to pair sword skills with non-sword skills."
"To fuse a universal golden sword skill, a little more is needed."
He then switched gears, accessing Liu Feng's core skills and using all these sword skills as materials, inputting them.
Sword skills couldn't be cooked in the same pot, but if one changed the pot or added a neutralizing ingredient, it was possible.
Liu Feng's talent was the neutralizing ingredient. "Ding!"
"Notification: Skill materials x26 have been input. The core skill 'Myriad Transformation Sword Art (Gold)' of the secondary apostle, Liu Feng, has been upgraded."
This skill contained almost all the profound truths of the sword.
Although it was still a Golden Legendary tier skill, it was undoubtedly stronger than before. Legendary skills, after all, had differences among themselves.
He then opened the panels of the other two individuals and input suitable materials. However, naturally, their own skills were not enough to fuse a universal golden skill.
Instructor Fang was not discouraged. The true accumulation was already concentrated in his own being.
His half-year effort of constantly training with his avatars day and night had not been in vain. Many of his skills were at a very low proficiency, merely at the introductory level.
But being introduced was enough as material. The fusion authority enveloped them.
Instructor Fang's perspective shifted higher, as if looking down at himself from a third-person viewpoint. From within his body, skill light clusters emerged one by one.
Countless green and blue light clusters, and dozens of dazzling bright purple ones.
Due to time and energy constraints, he hadn't learned all the skills acquired from the Kandela Empire, but he had mastered more than half of them. Based on the material requirements for fusion, he had also focused his practice on these skills.
The skills he invested the most effort into practicing were the body-tempering and meditation skills.
"I've made multiple attempts, spending over a million fate points for this."
"The conclusion is that at least eight epic-tier body-tempering skills are required to fuse a legendary tier skill."
"And now..."
He still couldn't gather eight epic-tier skills. However, after sacrificing over ten blue and green tier body-tempering skills, he finally made up the final deficit.
It was now time to bring forth the legendary skill, imbued with countless fate forces, born from destiny.
One light cluster after another was input, intertwining, colliding, and fusing, erupting with dazzling golden brilliance.
"Ding!"
"Notification: You have fused and created the legendary skill 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering'." - "Myriad Beasts Body Tempering (Gold)"
"Description: A legendary body-tempering method created by integrating the essence of countless fantastical creatures, possessing incredible power. Practicing this method can rapidly increase physical strength. Moreover, this body-tempering method encompasses intricate profundities of fist techniques, claw techniques, movement techniques, and more. When the user cultivates this skill to a proficient level, they will also gain the 'Beast Mark' ability."
"Beast Mark: A manifestation of the essence of myriad fantastical creatures. By using a specific type of beast mark, one can gain the corresponding ability."
"Note: Due to the fusion of too many elements in this body-tempering method, it is theoretically extremely difficult to learn; even demigods would find it impossible."
The moment the skill was created, something seemed to burst within Fang You's mind. Profound information flooded into his consciousness.
His body, spirit, energy, and soul received the information simultaneously. In an instant, he understood this profound legendary skill... to an introductory level.
"It's not just information; I feel like I've grasped some truth, but it's hard to describe."
No wonder when he had given those cheats to An Jianyou and the others before, they had a look of epiphany, saying, 'As expected of the mentor.'
Truth still felt like it was behind a thin veil, glimpsed but not yet broken through. However, the skill 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' was very clear.
Fang You immediately left his office and went to a training ground he had secretly built to begin practicing 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering'.
The process was not unlike practicing a white-tier sword technique, involving executing a complete set of movements.
However, compared to practicing a sword technique with only a few dozen movements, the technique of 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' was infinitely more difficult! This type of body-tempering method was originally created by powerful humans imitating fantastical creatures. Its cultivation process greatly violated human physiological rules, requiring one to find the rhythm of the imitated creature.
'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' did not.
One moment, he was imitating a gluttonous behemoth; the next, he had to move like a slithering dragon. The transition between these was extremely rapid, and it was normal to sustain internal injuries during practice.
Fang You's 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' was already at an introductory level, so practicing it did not result in injuries from mistakes. But even with his muscle memory, he attempted it a full 19 times before finally executing the complete 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering,' which had 1088 movements.
Proficiency +0.3%. Two days had passed. This cultivation was truly too difficult.
Fang You slapped his forehead, "I'm being foolish. I've spent this past half-year practicing skills I hadn't even learned yet, almost forgetting about skill cultivation cards."
"However, although 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' is difficult to practice, it doesn't require supplementary materials... does this indicate that this body-tempering method is more perfect?"
Contemplation did not hinder the use of the cultivation card. With a dizzying sensation, he found himself in another world.
Mountains tens of thousands of meters high stood on the earth, surrounded by swirling clouds and mist. Occasionally, colossal beasts, whose full forms were beyond visual comprehension, flew across the sky.
Roars were incessant, shaking the mountains and forests.
Fang You also seemed to transform into some kind of giant beast, running through the mountains and forests, day after day, absorbing spiritual essence.
After a while, he returned to reality.
White smoke emanated from his body, mist swirling and forming the shadow of some giant beast, which dissipated completely after a long time.
"The cultivation of legendary tier skills seems... somewhat different compared to common skills."
Fang You shut himself in the training ground and entered the cultivation space a total of 81 times before finally breaking through 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' to the proficient level.
He could feel his cells boiling and leaping. His entire body was undergoing a constant metamorphosis.
He had already cultivated 'Gluttonous Body Tempering' to a very high level, and with a perfect breakthrough, his physique had become exceptionally perfect. Now, it had improved even further beyond perfection.
This was difficult to describe.
It was as if his body was beginning to harmonize with heaven and earth, entering a state of oneness with nature. The most direct sensation was the explosive growth of his physique. This growth continued until the second day before slowly concluding.
"This is almost equivalent to the physical enhancement I gained from condensing 50 strands of divine nature factors."
"And now, I've only cultivated 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' to the proficient level."
"And there's also..."
Fang You threw a punch, and the punch contained a thousand variations, its shadow resembling the silhouette of a giant beast. "Roar—!" The roar shook the space.
"Now, among sword, saber, spear, and fist techniques, it seems... fist techniques have become the strongest. Clearly, I initially practiced sword techniques and palm lightning."
His figure shifted within the training ground, moving in ways that defied human anatomy. Finally, Fang You stood still, and red patterns slowly climbed onto his body.
These were beast marks, and red represented strength.
With the enhancement of the beast marks, his strength had increased by at least 30 percent.
Having learned the legendary skill 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering,' Instructor Fang's strength had significantly improved, with even greater potential for future growth.
This was just the beginning.
He continued to use the fusion authority, inputting numerous meditation techniques as materials into the great pot of fusion.
A single pot stew!
Soon, another golden light cluster rose like a radiant sun. "Ding!"
"Notification: You have fused and created the legendary skill 'Mountain River Meditation'." - "Mountain River Meditation (Gold)"
"Description: One... Two... When practiced, a magnificent panorama of mountains and rivers will form in the mind. Practicing this meditation technique will not only rapidly increase one's mental strength but also, to a certain extent, enhance focus and willpower. If this meditation technique is cultivated to a moderately proficient level, one will also gain the 'Mountain River Protection' effect."
"Mountain River Protection: Greatly enhances the resistance of one's soul. When subjected to an unavoidable heavy blow, it can also use the visualized mountain and river landscape in the mind as a substitute to withstand the critical damage."
Similar to 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering,' Fang You had only practiced it a little, and his mind became clear, as if the hardships of cultivating with ten clones for this period had all dissipated.
He spent a few days familiarizing himself and cultivating 'Mountain River Meditation' to the proficient level, gaining the 'Mountain River Protection' special effect.
At this moment, when he visualized his soul's inner landscape, he could see a corner of a magnificent mountain and river painting appearing outside his golden soul.
The protective mountain and river painting needed to be continuously improved during visualization, accumulated like stacking building blocks. The more comprehensive the picture, the stronger the protection effect. Instructor Fang pondered for a while.
"Usually, it only takes effect against soul attacks."
However, beings with direct soul-attacking means are extremely rare. Mental shock, for instance, is not considered such an attack. Mental shock can be blocked or dodged, while soul shock can often only be endured.
Qianqiu's illusory dream bubble involved the soul.
The stronger and more resilient the soul, the more memory fragments could be retained, and the faster one could break free from the dream bubble space.
If the Phoenix Fire organization held an internal ranking battle, Qianqiu would undoubtedly be epic-tier nerfed.
"However, it seems to be not just against soul attacks; pollution also directly affects the soul." This was one of the reasons why pollution was difficult to resist.
The value of 'Mountain River Protection' was thus greatly increased!
The two universal legendary skills brought immense improvement to Fang You.
However, within this dungeon space, he theoretically could not take action and should instead teach these two legendary skills to Chi Yan and the others.
"I currently do not have Red-tier skill seeds. To have them learn, they would have to adopt the same method as me."
"Master all the material skills, and then use them as a foundation to fuse 'Myriad Beasts Body Tempering' and 'Mountain River Meditation'."
This was obviously a huge price.
But the improvement brought was even greater. Legendary skills were more than ten streets ahead of epic skills.
"Fortunately, Chi Yan and the others have also benefited from quite a few inheritances across Kandela. For what's still missing... I, as the dean, will have to put in more effort to cultivate the skills to the expert level and imprint them as skill seeds."
Dean Fang's daily tasks had once again increased by a whole lot.
No matter how many daily tasks there were, divine cultivation could not be neglected, and the攻略 of the dungeon was also crucial.
"Three years is too short. Chi Yan and the others can at most cultivate to the intermediate divine stage, which is far from enough. However, perhaps like the previous dungeon, it will only truly begin after I leave."
"But I can't place all my hopes on that. What else can I do?"
On the communication device, Yunxia Province remained calm. Disaster might only descend in three years.
Information about the defilement traces was still scarce.
However, "Information from outside Yunxia Province is becoming increasingly scarce."
"It's not that I can't see clearly, but rather, the sources of information have decreased. The 'internet' and 'forums' seem to be becoming increasingly deserted."
He called for Number 1045.
And took out a materials list long enough to wrap around his office three times. "I need the materials listed above. How many can you procure?"
"These seem to be mostly construction materials..."
"I believe our Sunshine Welfare Institute needs to expand its scale and build more training grounds; otherwise, we won't be able to meet the cultivation needs of the increasingly powerful children. This is correct, isn't it?"
Number 1045 thought for a moment and slowly nodded.
"Furthermore, there is a spreading defilement outside. Although Xiaguang City is relatively safe, for the sake of the children, our welfare institute needs to add some defensive facilities. This is also reasonable, isn't it?"
Number 1045 hesitated for a moment, then nodded. But... "There are too many materials on this list."
Of course, there were many. It was a matter of starting high and negotiating down.
His dimensional palace contained a lot of materials, but to encircle the welfare institute three times over, it was still far from enough.
Defensive structures like the Budding Wood Tower were also outdated. These 'defensive towers' could deal with ordinary anomalies, but they were far from sufficient to deal with disasters of divine or higher tiers.
He naturally had to find a way from the Kandela Empire. If he could get something for free, he would definitely choose that; that was the ultimate joy.
Moreover, the Kandela Empire's technology in ritual studies and defensive architecture was very advanced, capable of producing many high-level items that he couldn't create on his own. He was even hoping to poach a few Kandela construction masters.
He stared into Number 1045's eyes. What was her bottom line? Would she directly refuse, or would she cut 80% or 90%?
"I understand."
Number 1045 paused and said, "Dean, you are right. Ensuring the safety of the children is ensuring the future of the empire. I will attend to it immediately."
Fang You: "?" Is the welfare institute's funding this abundant?
The materials he had listed were enough to arm and build the defensive perimeter of a super oasis. They also far exceeded the welfare institute's annual disposable funds.
Was it because this kind of construction was a one-time investment that would benefit generations to come... perhaps?
Dean Fang had originally planned to pay out of pocket, selling half of his divine crystals to buy materials. This way, he could save them.
This was quite delightful.
Number 1045, worthy of being a high-intelligence puppet, was extremely efficient.
The administrative system of Kandela also deserved his highest praise. In just three days, Number 1045 informed him that the application had been approved.
In just half a month, the various materials he needed, including cutting-edge legendary materials, were successively delivered to the Sunshine Welfare Institute. Along with them came over a dozen construction engineers and hundreds of puppets that Fang You was quite familiar with.
—Ancient Combat Engineer Puppets.
Of course, they were now called Kandela Combat Engineer Puppets, or Kandela Multifunctional Puppets. The Phoenix Fire organization had not yet been able to fully replicate these puppets.
The renovation and construction of the Sunshine Welfare Institute began in full swing.
The Kandela Empire did not possess unreasonable treasures like 'construction seeds,' but their defensive architecture also opened Fang Dean's eyes.
Towers of Light! Purifying Sky Curtain! Glorious Sword!
Among these, the Tower of Light was an epic-tier building, but the focused beams of multiple Towers of Light could fuse, forming Aurora Beams with stronger destructive and purifying effects, which were superior to the Budding Wood Tower.
The Purifying Sky Curtain was a type he was very familiar with.
The white light screen outside the ruins of the 404 trial ground was of this type, requiring over a dozen epic-tier high towers and the support of legendary rituals to construct.
In terms of rating, it was undeniably a legendary-tier building.
For the former, the technology of the Tower of Light was something Fang You had glimpsed in the exchange catalog of the 404 trial ground. For the latter, the 404 trial ground did not offer it for exchange at all.
The most precious was the 'Glorious Sword' defensive system.
Even with the ready-made core components, it took the master builders over half a year to complete this defensive architecture.
During this process, Dean Fang also quietly built some of his own things. For example, the Dawn Lighthouse! The Eye of Detection!
In various parts of Yunxia Province, the young boys and girls who had emerged from the Sunshine Welfare Institute were also fighting on their respective fronts.
Dean Fang could not focus his gaze on them.
But from the panel records, he could see that the frequency with which his young sprouts hunted anomalies and absorbed mysteries was increasing.
"As expected, quite a few places within the Kandela Empire have also spawned anomalies."
The news in the communication sphere naturally did not broadcast these disasters. He could only inquire about them on the divine forums.
The results were... yes, but the problem was small.
The Kandela Empire at this time was somewhat similar to the first and second stages of the mysterious descent on Earth. Many regions within the empire had appeared with gray fog and anomalies.
The situation was even more severe, with the presence of defilement traces and defilement spots.
Like dead spots growing on a human body, the Kandela Empire had seen the emergence of one 'dead zone' after another.
But, it was still not a big problem.
The Kandela Empire, let alone having a fierce populace, at least had a large number of high-tier awakeners, and seven-awakening divinities were not uncommon.
As soon as defilement spot areas appeared, they were surrounded and suppressed.
The anomalies that spawned from all over the empire were even more reduced to prey, unable to cause any major trouble. "But this is a precursor."
"However, the speed at which Chi Yan, Liu Feng, and the other children accumulate mysteries has greatly increased, and they will soon be able to advance to divinity."
Compared to the current world, it was still much slower.
But there was no other way. The rapid accumulation of mysteries in the current world was largely due to large-scale battles. A major battle was equivalent to months of hard work. Dean Fang was also diligently cultivating.
In two years, he had condensed another 72 strands of divine nature factors, and he was not far from achieving triple divinity. But as a price, he had consumed over 24 divine crystals during these years.
It could not be said to be cheap.
Even in the Kandela era, very few divinities could afford to cultivate entirely with divine crystals.
In addition to his main studies, he cultivated one body-tempering method and meditation technique after another to the expert level, imprinting them as skill fruits.
And he left messages for Chi Yan and the others. Work hard and cultivate to the introductory level. "It's another evil god disaster scene."
Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window of the dean's office, Fang You gazed toward the horizon. There, a red moon floated, and shadows twisted.
Just like the evil god disaster scenes he had witnessed twice before, only much further away, so far that the ordinary citizens living in Xiaguang City had become accustomed to it.
However, "There have been three similar evil god disaster scenes in the past two years, and there might be more in farther places that I can't see."
The disaster scenes of the red moon and dark river lasted for several days before disappearing.
Dean Fang had also become somewhat accustomed to them and paid little attention after a glance. But at this moment, he looked up on a whim, his brow furrowed.
Boom—
The sky seemed to crack open, and a gray-black viscous fog poured down like a river. Furthermore, one by one, dark brown, ugly, dim, and twisted things, like fine capillaries, spread across the sky.
The sky completely darkened. An ominous wind howled, and the aura of disaster spread.
Visible despair emanated from the dark brown capillaries, contaminating everything they touched. This was... defilement traces!
The entire Xiaguang City plunged into darkness. The protective enchantment ritual guarding the city flickered like a candle in the wind, on the verge of extinguishing at any moment.
The city had already fallen into absolute chaos. Desperate and self-harming ordinary people. Corrupted and blackened awakeners.
The disaster had transformed into anomalous humans, plants, and objects!
Although the protective formation of Xiaguang City was legendary-tier, its coverage was too vast, and it could not completely isolate everything. This sliver of despair that seeped in was enough to throw the entire magnificent city into turmoil.
This was Xiaguang City's Dark Day!
Within the dimly lit city, only a few areas retained a warm radiance. The City Lord's Mansion, its lights shone brightly, fiercely resisting the darkness surging from all directions.
The City Lord, clad in a long cloak, stood bathed in light before the darkness.
He asked, "How many areas within the city still possess the power to resist the defilement traces?"
His deputy replied, "My lord, there's the headquarters of the Feixia Chamber of Commerce, the Luohe Garden area, Fiolla Higher Academy, the Blazing Sun Legion's base, and... the Sunshine Welfare Institute."
Hmm? Among these, is there a slightly strange place mixed in.
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