As always, when a legendary skill is created, the Apostles must write down their insights and practical application techniques.
This way, Mentor Fang can perfectly utilize the skill when borrowing it... no, he can perfectly record this skill.
He switched to various perspectives. Black Blade and others were already getting acquainted with the legendary skills, and he borrowed them to familiarize himself as well.
Starting with Black Blade's 'Immortal Legion'.
"The application and manifestation of this skill are similar to Black Blade's previous legion tactics, but the similarity is only superficial. The original legion tactics are difficult to make significant breakthroughs, whereas the current Immortal Legion can be infinitely improved."
The Immortal Legion has three major characteristics.
Embracing the Legion Soul, Cultivating the Legion Soul, and Legion Array!
Previously, the Blade Legion, led by Black Blade, was limited by the 'number of heroic spirits within the domain' and could no longer expand. Now, this problem is gone. At the same time, that faint, unextinguished will will continue to be passed down and perpetuated within the Immortal Legion, growing stronger.
This is clearly an incredible power that combines the talents of 'Indomitable Will' and 'Instructor' to possess.
The Legion Array affects the manifestation of combat power.
It can form more sophisticated legion formations than legion battle banners, and the upper limit of the number is higher. However, controlling a larger-scale legion not only requires Black Blade to cultivate this skill but also to reference and integrate other legion formations.
In other words, it requires reference materials, or treasures similar to legion battle banners.
"But on the other hand, the more legion formations and legion souls integrated, the Immortal Legion can continuously improve, infinitely improving. It can be said that this is a skill with no upper limit, capable of breaking through its own boundaries."
"An Jianyou's 'Nether Envoy' is also like this. As Bai Ling advances, her control over her own ghost babies becomes easier, and even the contract slots have increased. Perhaps, once enough high-level ghosts are cultivated, her skill can also transform on its own?"
Legendary skills all possess incredible power.
Xing Jinglei's 'Furnace Indestructible Body' is similar. It inherits his specialty – formidable defensive power – and has been greatly enhanced on this basis.
In a nutshell, this is a skill for taking hits, becoming stronger the more you are hit!
"It's likely due to the integration of 'furnace tempering' and 'super regeneration'. Xing Jinglei is now an unkillable cockroach. Not only is his defense extremely strong and his wounds heal super fast, but when subjected to physical, energy, or mental attacks, he can absorb most of the attack energy and convert it into his own power. This is a temporary buff, but it can be stacked almost infinitely. At the same time, after the buff fades, it leaves behind a small amount of permanent improvement... This clearly comes from his Ghost-Slaying Body, but it has shifted from offense to defense."
Unlike Black Blade and An Jianyou, whose strengths lie in prior preparation, this skill is entirely combat-oriented – it can be used for combat training, but it can be utilized to its full potential without any preparation.
Compared to Immortal Legion and Nether Envoy, Furnace Indestructible Body is easier for Mentor Fang to use.
He borrowed it.
Instantly, his muscles tightened considerably, and his entire body seemed to grow a size larger in outline. He had Xiao Huan attack him with the skill, and measured a lot of data.
First wave: 50% energy absorption, 10% converted into self-buff.
Second wave: 55% energy absorption, 12% converted into self-buff.
Third wave: 60% energy absorption, 14% converted into self-buff.
...
Nth wave: 70% energy absorption, 30% converted into self-buff.
The nth wave onwards represented the limit of energy absorption and conversion, but it only referred to the limit of absorption from attacks, not the limit of buffs. In just tens of seconds, Fang You had hundreds of buffs stacked on him, and the duration of the initial buffs was far from over.
"Moreover, the buffs here lean more towards defense, regeneration, and vitality. That is to say, the more you are hit, the faster you recover. Once Xing Jinglei's skill level increases, improving the conversion and absorption limits, and then breaking through to the Mythical realm, perhaps he can achieve regeneration from a single drop of blood? Or, if weaker, even regeneration from flesh and blood?"
Upon seeing this, it was indeed monstrous.
As long as Xing Jinglei wasn't killed in the initial assault, killing him would likely be... impossible.
If Xiao Huan were to fight Xing Jinglei now, it would likely be that apart from the first few hits, the rest would be ineffective. Even if she could break through his defenses, he would recover quickly, making him unkillable.
Xiao Huan: "Ying ying ying (╥╯^╰╥)~"
She blinked her big, watery eyes.
Hadn't she become weak? She also wanted to become stronger.
Fang You tapped her forehead, "Look at your skill pool, do you have any materials that can be fused?"
Xiao Huan froze, her eyes widening, her expression shocked.
(*⊙~⊙)
Her head gradually drooped.
Whether Xing Jinglei's skill could be compared to Black Blade's and An Jianyou's was still unclear, but at least, Mentor Fang was satisfied.
Next, he borrowed Iloxi's 'Gate of Infinity'. The primary material for this skill was Iloxi's Flood of Spells talent, and it also incorporated the epic skill 'Phantom Clone' that this girl had just begun to learn.
This was a supportive skill, similar to Furnace Body Tempering, requiring offensive skills to be integrated, allowing the skill to inflate infinitely while consuming only a fixed amount of energy.
At the same time, a certain number of skills could be stored within the 'Gate'.
Furthermore, depending on the number of targets hit, it could provide certain mental buffs to oneself, which had similarities to Furnace Indestructible Body.
After all, the materials used were all the same.
Fang You tried it.
In the open training ground, he spread his arms, facing the open space.
Spatial ripples emerged one after another behind him. From within the ripples, finger after finger extended, with brilliant lightning dancing at their tips.
Palm Thunder, a thousand combined attacks!
...
"Ah ha ha ha ha—"
Looking at the devastated land before him, and the twisted demons that were reduced to scattered remains, Iloxi put her hands on her hips, feeling like she could contend with a Mythical being.
This attack was enough to injure a Mythical being.
And it could still be improved.
As expected of me!
Elsewhere, Xing Jinglei, who was enjoying a demon massage, let out a hearty laugh:
"This lord is strong again!"
"When this lord's Furnace Indestructible Body reaches the proficient level, it will be time to challenge Black Blade!"
He saw a possibility of defeating Black Blade!
This was the closest opportunity since joining the organization.
As expected, the mentor still values me, Xing, hahahaha—
...
"Xing Jinglei's and Iloxi's legendary skills are excellent!"
Fang You's 'Apostle's Heart' ability could only borrow skills and awakened abilities, not innate talents, which were rooted in the body and soul.
However, he could borrow unique skills that integrated their unique talents.
"In terms of upper limits, Immortal Legion and Nether Envoy might be higher, but Furnace Indestructible Body and Gate of Infinity require no prior preparation and can be perfectly utilized upon loading. They are more suitable for Mentor me to borrow. Once they raise their proficiency levels, my combat power will also be significantly improved."
Just like last time, when he was constantly burned by the 'Bone-Piercing Black Flame' of a Black Wing Mythical being, he could only dodge and flee. But with Furnace Indestructible Body, he could stand his ground and let it burn him; the more it burned, the stronger he became.
Quite good indeed.
The flaw, perhaps, was that this skill didn't quite fit his persona as a fiery mentor. A white-robed mentor getting beaten online? That's not right.
Unless he was in Xiao Huan's guise, he could try this fighting style of becoming stronger by taking hits.
Gate of Infinity was more in line with his persona and suitable for showing off.
Skills one and two were one category, skills three and four were another, and Xi Tina's fused 'Nirvana Sacred Fire' was yet another.
Nirvana Sacred Fire (Gold)
Explanation: A sacred fire seed born from some incredible transformation, possessing the formidable power to mend one's own injuries (including fundamental damage), provide buffs, and destroy everything. Simultaneously, cultivating and fighting with 'Nirvana Sacred Fire' can slowly accumulate Nirvana Power. When Nirvana Power reaches its limit, one will gain an opportunity for Nirvana Rebirth.
Nirvana Rebirth: When one is on the verge of death, or literally dies, one can be reborn in the Nirvana Sacred Fire, and gain a significant permanent increase in two-dimensional and divine particle aspects.
Current Rebirth Count: 0/1.
Current Nirvana Power Accumulation: 0/100.
It had roughly two characteristics: a sacred fire seed and Nirvana Rebirth.
The conditions for rebirth were quite strict, and even if he were to be reborn, the improvement he would gain would be far less than that of Xi Tina, who possessed the 'Fighting Person' talent. However, he could use the sacred fire seed himself.
He could learn from Xi Tina and enter the mode of "the whole person is on fire."
This was also a skill suitable for him to "piggyback" on.
Lastly, Liu Shang's 'Tree of Life' was a supportive domain-type skill.
The reason for choosing Liu Shang to fuse it, besides her rapid accumulation of mysterious power, her future potential to be the second elder in the organization to ascend to the Mythical realm after An Jianyou, was naturally her combat strength.
Liu Shang's 'World Tree Descent' and 'Vine Wall' had already achieved great feats.
Regardless of how strong they were, in terms of defending cities, she was the foremost among the Apostles of Destiny. By using the plant seeds she developed herself, Liu Shang could also unleash considerable combat power.
At least, far surpassing Yin Ling and Wang Chui.
Even in a one-on-one fight with Xing Jinglei, Liu Shang could achieve a 6-4 split, with her having the advantage. If she had prior preparation and occupied advantageous terrain, it would be a 9-1 split!
The advantage was significant, and despite the combat system's counter-effects, it still demonstrated Liu Shang's power.
Among the three great life-related professions, she was the only one who also pursued combat.
The 'Tree of Life' born from this fusion could manifest the shadow of a verdant, giant ancient tree. Within the domain of the tree's shadow, plants would grow at speeds of several times, or even tens of times.
This was a planting skill.
It was also not bad in combat, equivalent to creating an absolute advantageous terrain for oneself.
"Black Blade and the others have gained legendary enhancements. Among them, Xing Jinglei and Iloxi had little presence before, so they can be fully transferred to the Blazing Fire Oasis here."
"Liu Shang's main role is still farming. With the Tree of Life, farming efficiency is even higher. Well... I, as the mentor, must also make occasional guest appearances?"
Boss Fang fell into silence.
Looking at his Destiny Points, only a little over three hundred thousand remained, and he didn't dare to draw cards.
The matter of fusing skills for the Apostles of Destiny was temporarily put on hold, as there were no suitable candidates among the remaining individuals.
Huh? He felt like he had missed someone.
Qianqiu, Pei Hongjing? No, who else?
Fang You pondered.
Perhaps not, so he skipped it.
"Furnace Indestructible Body, Gate of Infinity, Nirvana Sacred Fire, Tree of Life... Since these four skills are all suitable for me, Mentor, I must urge Xing Jinglei and the others to cultivate them diligently."
If you don't cultivate diligently, how can this mentor become stronger?
Of course, he didn't need to urge them; Xiao Xing, Xiao Xi, and the others were already cultivating day and night. However, cultivating legendary skills was extremely difficult. If they relied on their own strength, except for Xi Tina, who was already in the Mythical realm, others would take half a year to a year to reach the proficient level.
They could only...
—Mentor, grant me strength!
Standing to enter the cultivation space, and lying down to return to the real world.
The cultivation of legendary skills continued the previous multiplier. From beginner to proficient level required 27 white cultivation cards. The number was not large, but just as Fang You experienced great strain when cultivating Furnace Tempering, the strain of cultivating legendary skills was even greater.
For Xing Jinglei and Iloxi, who were at the six-awakened Throne level, they could only use 6 cultivation cards at a time in their peak state.
They would collapse, their bodies drenched.
Xing Jinglei, with 'Furnace Indestructible Body', recovered faster. His progress currently led Black Blade and the others, second only to Xi Tina.
47 hours after obtaining the skill, he broke through Indestructible Body to the proficient level.
The absorption multiplier, buff multiplier, and upper limit all increased.
It is worth mentioning that legendary skills required high-level cards to break through to the proficient level, and the strain was greater. Xing Jinglei collapsed directly.
"When An Jianyou previously raised Nether Envoy to the master level, the strain was so great that she could not bear it and fainted. There were no after-effects, but before they ascend to the Mythical realm, it is unlikely they can cultivate legendary skills to the expert level."
No rush.
Given their current levels of body control and energy control, even with beginner-level skills, they could still perform wonders. The situation of failing a skill with a slight tremor, as they did when they were novices, was completely impossible.
They were practicing, and Fang You was also practicing.
He was merely borrowing the skills through Apostle's Heart, not learning them himself, so he could not cultivate them to improve proficiency. However, he still had to familiarize himself with the skills and some minor techniques developed by Liu Shang and the others to exert their full power when needed.
From time to time, Mentor Fang also created some techniques and taught them to Xiao Xing and the others.
Time passed, and Mentor Fang spent his days switching between several legendary skills. He became very adept at switching cards, and unknowingly, naturally broke through a certain bottleneck.
The bottleneck in using Apostle's Heart!
Initially, there was a long cooldown when he borrowed skills.
In the second generation, the cooldown was almost reduced to zero, but he could still only borrow one skill at a time.
And now,
"Three skills. I can borrow three legendary skills simultaneously, without interference, and enjoy all the buffs."
"I didn't expect Apostle's Heart to have so much potential to be explored? I've used Apostle's Heart quite a few times before."
"Perhaps it's because I ascended to the Mythical realm that the bottleneck loosened, allowing for a breakthrough."
The Apostle's Heart ability, newly broken through, was still clumsy to use. Mounting three skills at once was somewhat laggy and required a lot of mental effort.
But as he continued to use it, he quickly went from clumsy to proficient, and mounting skills became incredibly smooth.
He willed it,
Three avatars flashed in his mind for an instant, and three golden orbs of light appeared above them.
Power entered his body! His body underwent a rapid yet stable transformation in an instant, without causing any discomfort, as if this power had always belonged to him.
The next moment, Fang You spread his arms.
The colossal shadow of an ancient tree, hundreds of meters tall, appeared behind him. A verdant green ground rapidly spread, and at the same time, milky white battle flames erupted from his body, stirring up gusts of wind. His short hair rose against the wind, and his entire aura climbed steadily.
More spatial ripples bloomed in clusters, and thousands of arms extended from the ripples, holding a milky white sacred fire lotus in their palms.
This was the Infinite Fire Lotus.
Marvelous.
...
...
"Whoosh~"
Time flew by. In the vast training ground, golden divine radiance flashed and vanished.
A certain power, imperceptible even to Mythical beings, that enveloped Fang You's body, was slowly dissipating.
That was World Force.
During this period, he had developed a method to utilize World Force. By borrowing a small amount to envelop himself and enhance himself, he could generate divine particles much faster.
However, even the speed increase was limited.
Compared to the smooth development of skills, the progress of Mythical cultivation was extremely slow.
Divine Particles: 3/100
After more than two months, he had accumulated only two threads of divinity! At this rate, even if he cultivated diligently, it would take at least ten years to condense one thread of divinity.
Thirty years to reach the threshold of an eight-awakened demigod?
This was too, too, too long!
(All Mythical beings in the entire world: ???)
It's not that there are no shortcuts.
Consuming 'Spirit-Infused Items' can yield a lot of divine particles, which can then be absorbed and converted into one's own, making it much faster than slow cultivation.
But Fang You was reluctant.
There were only a few Spirit-Infused Items in the entire organization. An Jianyou, Black Blade, Liu Shang, and others would need them for their advancements. Before any new stock arrived, he would not use them.
"Master, our Ghost Crystals are also running low. At the current consumption rate, they will drop below the combat readiness line in another half a month."
The combat readiness line is 500,000.
This ensures that there are enough Ghost Crystals available during wartime or when an awakening ritual is urgently needed.
"But, don't we get Ghost Crystals every day? There are three micro and small Ghost Crystal veins in the shallow layer, plus income from missions, which should accumulate quite a bit."
"That's true, but the consumption is greater."
Xiao Huan listed some of the main expenditures.
Equipment manufacturing, potion manufacturing, and plant cultivation accounted for the bulk of the expenses. Compared to income, the difference was not significant, but recently, another major expenditure had been added.
—Construction of the Oasis No. 1 Giant Wall.
"Our giant wall adopts the standard of a large oasis. During construction, many rituals must be drawn, and a large number of Ghost Crystals must be integrated. This standard was set by you, Master."
Fang You was silent.
This was indeed set by him. As the oasis population grew, encountering ghost tide waves was common. Unlike the tides within the Blue Star, the ghost world tides were more rapid and unpredictable, so defensive measures had to be in place.
High-end giant walls that could withstand tide impacts were indispensable.
If he could not obtain more advanced rituals, he would have chosen the standard for super oases instead of the standard for large oases.
If reducing expenditure is not an option, then only increasing revenue remains.
Previously, he could trade with envoys from various oases to earn Ghost Crystals and some technical data. However, now, the Blue Star had been sealed off...
"What about the Blazing Fire Mall? After more than a month, merchants should have arrived by now, right?"
"Yes, they have. Let Xiao Huan check... Huh? There are also people from the outer regions arriving!"