Fang You glanced again at Hei Dao’s panel. Before he had used the Energy Elixir on himself yesterday, he had also force-fed Hei Dao a bottle.
Currently, Hei Dao’s panel displayed: "5.28+5".
It had increased by 5 units, just like his own.
Hei Dao’s combat prowess had also been greatly enhanced. At the same time, Hei Dao had managed to raise his Blade Slash to 'Proficient Level 99.9%', at the cost of 3 Skill Cultivation Cards.
It had been 99.9% last night. Early this morning, around four o’clock, Hei Dao had gotten up to train, practicing Blade Slash, one slash, one move at a time.
His life energy would be depleted, then restored, then depleted again.
Unfortunately, he still hadn’t broken through.
As expected, it wasn't that easy to break through… Fang You’s hope of saving a Green Tier Skill Cultivation Card was dashed.
He used a 'Skill Cultivation Card (Green)' on Hei Dao’s character and stopped paying attention, turning his gaze to his own character panel.
Palm Thunder’s proficiency was now ‘Proficient Level 80.7%’. He was just two diligent efforts away from mastery, and he happened to have two cards left.
Everything was within this savior’s calculations.
Use them, two consecutive cheat moves!
"Rumble!"
…
Fang You sat on the chair, his eyes vacant, propping his chin with his hand. It took him a long while to snap back to reality.
"Palm Thunder: Proficient (99.9%)"
After resting for a while, he raised his hand, and crackling lightning surged outwards. The maximum range had extended further. Compared to when he had just entered the Proficient level, the speed at which the lightning converged was also faster.
Of course, there was no qualitative change, as the proficiency level hadn't broken through yet.
Fang You stood up, drew the curtains, and sealed them tightly before beginning to practice Palm Thunder. Blue lightning flickered in the living room, occasionally appearing, extinguishing, reappearing, and extinguishing again.
It was only during the day, and with the curtains tightly shut. Fang You wouldn't dare practice at night.
If someone didn't know, they might think he was doing welding at home.
After crackling for a while, apart from its endurance, Palm Thunder showed no signs of breaking through. "Yeah, it's not that easy."
Fang You had a good opinion of himself. Besides his exceptional handsomeness, his comprehension was probably only moderately outstanding. Breaking through in a single day wasn't that easy.
Advancing from the Proficient level to the next proficiency tier was also a significant hurdle.
Let's just be more direct.
"My current achievements, Fang You, are all thanks to my diligence and hard work. Skill Cultivation Card, break!"
"Notification: Do you wish to use a 'Skill Cultivation Card (Green)' to break through Palm Thunder?"
"Note: Please ensure your skill proficiency is greater than 99% when using this card. Otherwise, there is a chance of failure. The Savior Game is not responsible for breakthrough failures."
Would someone as diligent as him fail? Break through for me!
In an instant, the world spun.
It was the same mountaintop, the same smooth platform, and the same rolling thunderclouds. The difference was that this time, there seemed to be… a billion more thunderclouds!
Lightning struck, and the thunder roared, deafening his ears. The slender figure on the mountaintop swayed amidst the lightning, yet stood firm, never falling.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours.
Perhaps it was three days and three nights, or three months.
In a daze, Fang You lost track of time. There was no concept of time here, only lightning.
The lightning coursing through his body had become incredibly familiar, as if lightning were a part of him. With his life energy locked, he unleashed Palm Thunder without reservation.
He might have used it hundreds, thousands, or even more times.
When Fang You came back to his senses and returned to his familiar living room, he instinctively raised his hand, and a crackle of lightning shot out.
The wall smoked.
"...Damn!"
…
Fang You sat in a daze for over an hour, his physical strength, life energy, and most importantly, his mental state, gradually recovering.
Hei Tong squatted in front of him, nudging him with his paws from time to time, then walking around him. Seeing him snap back to reality, Hei Tong reached out with his demonic paw to nuzzle him, then let out a meow and haughtily walked away with a wiggle of his butt.
Fang You glanced at it and continued to stare at his palms.
In his palm, lightning appeared and disappeared, appeared and disappeared, like turning a light on and off. The fluency had improved significantly. It was even a little too fluent, making it hard to control himself. A mere snap of his fingers could produce lightning, and when he opened his fingers, lightning would inadvertently shoot out.
Right, shoot out!
The wall not far away was scorched black. He remembered that it seemed like a bolt of lightning had shot out, traveling several meters.
The lightning could now be projected outwards with ease?
But why couldn't he be happy! Looking at the scorched wall, Fang You could only be thankful that his stamina had been exhausted earlier, and the life energy output was quite low. Otherwise, it might have been… it was an accident… oh, it was already an accident. Damn!
He really needed to gather 50 Ghost Crystals as soon as possible and move into the base.
Otherwise, he’d end up demolishing his home sooner or later.
Fang You began to do restorative exercises, suppressing the 'power of lightning' that was stirring within him. After a long, long while, feeling that his hands wouldn't suddenly twitch and emit lightning, he cautiously picked up his phone and brought up his panel.
"Destiny's Savior (First Awakening)"
"Physique: 5.6"
"Spirit: 3.2 → 3.5"
"Life Energy: 4.55+5"
"Mystery: 0.23"
"Equipment: Novice Wooden Sword, Lampfire White Robe, Sealed Treasure Chest"
"Skills: Basic Swordplay (Proficient: 37.2%), Evil Tracker (Adept: 10.4%), Palm Thunder (Expert: 4.9%), Ghost Control (Adept Level · Temporary), Blade Slash (Untrained: 7.2%), Ghost Control (Untrained: 6.9%)"
"Ability: Burning Faith"
"Special: Hei Tong"
Palm Thunder, Expert Level!
Above Proficient is Expert!
Hei Dao's Blade Slash had also advanced to Expert Level. Fang You switched to Hei Dao's stats and took a look. Currently, Hei Dao wasn't displaying the full capabilities of Blade Slash. He wasn't sure of the specifics, but his Palm Thunder…
"After my awakening, Proficient Level Palm Thunder could extend to two and a half feet. At Proficient Mastery, it could reach three feet or slightly longer. And now…"
Lightning responded to his thoughts, the violent energy becoming incredibly docile in his hands. It extended inch by inch with his thoughts, reaching six feet, six and a half feet before he felt it becoming difficult to control.
Six feet, a distance of two meters, directly surpassing a sword, becoming a spear of lightning.
Of course, under normal circumstances, Palm Thunder didn't need to be so long. Long means waste. The most cost-effective method was still to slap it directly onto the target.
But besides getting stronger, "The current Palm Thunder can be projected outwards. It really can, it's not my illusion."
…
Over an hour later, Fang You, wearing the Lampfire White Robe, emerged from his void state and appeared in the suburbs, in a secluded mountain forest.
With a raise of his hand, lightning burst from his palm, instantly crossing dozens of meters and precisely striking a large tree in the distance.
Rumble—
The lightning flared, punching a hole straight through the trunk. The tree cracked and snapped, then toppled to the ground.
Falling leaves swirled, startling a flock of birds.