It would be enough to shock them just by using an 8th-level Concussion Strike. If they knew that Nie Yan had even 10th-level, 11th-level, and even a 15th-level Kick skill, who knows what expressions they would have. If they saw Nie Yan’s skill list, how shocking would that be!
“Right, just now you didn’t only use one Concussion Strike, did you?” Cui Can Dao Guang looked at Nie Yan.
“One 11th-level Spinal Sever, and a 9th-level Stun…” Nie Yan replied. Under the questioning from Sun and others, he simply displayed his skill list.
Everyone was stunned. Nie Yan’s skill list was incredibly impressive!
If he only possessed a single skill, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. But he had more than a dozen skills, each at least level 8 or 9, with the highest reaching a full level 15. His strength was downright ridiculous. With such an arsenal of powerful abilities, he could likely take on a lord of the same level. If he didn’t encounter an overpowered boss like the Venomous Giant Scorpion, Nie Yan might even be capable of soloing a level 100 lord.
11th-level Spinal Sever, 10th-level Reverse Backstab, 10th-level Counterattack, 10th-level Shadow Illusion Strike, 10th-level Instant Strike, 7th-level Backstab, 8th-level Concussion Strike, 9th-level Stun, 15th-level Kick…
Any one of these skills alone would drive all players crazy. Skills like Concussion Strike and Stun were one thing, but he even had five free skills, all at 10th level or higher. Unless there was some special method, how incredibly difficult would it be to train skills to this level! According to the game’s progression, it would probably take at least five or six years.
“Just taking a glance at your skill bar makes us want to go to that map to train skills too,” Cui Can Dao Guang remarked. Everyone probably wanted to go, but unfortunately, it was a special map that required a special quest to enter.
“A map for training skills…” Nie Yan suddenly thought of a place. There was a map with an NPC that specifically trained players’ skill proficiency, which could greatly increase the speed at which players trained their skills. “When you all reach around level 120, you can go to a map to train skills. The speed can be increased by about three times. If your skills are strong enough, it can even be increased by more than eight times.”
That map, of course, couldn’t compare to the Mirage Realm, but it was still pretty good.
Its geographical location was extremely hidden. In a previous life, it was accidentally discovered by a player, and later when it was made public, problems arose. The NPC there only issued 500 quests daily, limiting it to 500 players. There were many disputes surrounding that NPC. The Triumph Empire controlled that map for a period, which caused fierce resistance from other guilds, and eventually had to give it up. After all, it wasn’t the Triumph Empire that discovered it first, so why should they monopolize it?
If they could control that area as quickly as possible, the players from Bull Man Tribe would benefit greatly. If Bull Man Tribe players could train their skill levels higher, their leveling speed would naturally be faster, making it easier to pull ahead of others.
As for whether other guilds had any objections, that was Bull Man Tribe’s newly discovered area, and they had the right to exclusively use it. This was also one of the rules that players generally accepted.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, the elite players all showed strong interest. While leveling up normally, they had all deeply felt that their skill levels were too low, seriously restricting their development. They wanted to train their skills, but the speed was too slow. Training one skill required a lot of time. If there were some shortcuts, they could speed up the process without wasting so much time.
Everyone suddenly became passionate about leveling up. These people were the top-level players in all of Glinlan. If they really started leveling up, it would definitely be amazing.
After dealing with everything here, Cui Can Dao Guang and others prepared to continue into the Griffin Woods. After all, aerial mounts were still very important. If they could build a griffin cage in Krips Fortress, the development speed of Bull Man Tribe’s aerial mounts would be much faster.
Nie Yan had already reached 97th level at 78% experience and still needed to continue pushing toward level 100. He had already felt that Shadow Dance was just around the corner.
Cui Can Dao Guang and others left, while Nie Yan continued leveling up.
As he approached level 100, leveling became increasingly difficult. Killing regular monsters was no longer effective for gaining experience. Nie Yan thought for a moment and locked onto a target.
With so many powerful skills, soloing some regular 100+ level bosses should be no problem.
Using a Recall Scroll, he returned to Carol City and mounted his Dark Winged Dragon, flying toward the north of Carol City, heading for the mountainous area.
Unfortunately, if the Dark Winged Dragon killed a monster, Nie Yan wouldn’t get the experience. Otherwise, with the Dark Winged Dragon’s powerful attributes, using it for leveling would be incredibly fast.
After flying for about twenty minutes, the undulating mountains below were densely covered with forests.
Nie Yan circled in the sky for a while on his Dark Winged Dragon, scanning the area below. This should be the Sulude Mountain in the Kurulu Mountains. He noticed a barren patch halfway up the mountain, with no plants growing on it, and a large creature moving around there.
That was the place!
Nie Yan recalled the Dark Winged Dragon and jumped down into the jungle below.
The creature that respawned there was called a White-haired Beast. It had a huge body, similar to a Behemoth, but was herbivorous. It had immense strength, strong attacks, thick skin, and high durability, but only had physical attacks and no special skills. It moved clumsily, making it relatively easier to deal with, so Nie Yan chose it as his target.
It was a 110th-level boss!
In his previous life, he had also joined groups to farm the White-haired Beast and had a thorough understanding of it.
The White-haired Beast had a strong territorial instinct. It would eat all the plants in the surrounding area, creating a barren patch, then dig a hole in the center of the barren land as its nest. If you saw a bald patch in the Sulude Mountains, you could basically determine that a White-haired Beast lived there.
This was Nie Yan’s first attempt at soloing a boss of level 100 or higher. Compared to other 100+ level bosses, the White-haired Beast was relatively easy to handle. Its strength was only comparable to a level 100 elite, just with more health.
With a thud, Nie Yan landed lightly and darted through the forest, sprinting toward the distance, gradually approaching the edge of the barren land.
Nie Yan hid in a patch of low bushes and looked toward the center of the barren land in the distance. Just as he had expected, he spotted a White-haired Beast.
The White-haired Beast looked somewhat like a bear, with a body covered in pure white fur, no impurities at all. Its body was round and cumbersome, making it very inconvenient to move.
Nie Yan couldn’t afford to be too complacent before fighting this beast alone. He glanced at his backpack and made sure he had prepared all the necessary items, including Agility Potions, Strength Potions, Haste Potions, etc., all of which were at least high-level, with a few even being Master-level. In addition to these beneficial status-enhancing potions, there were also some Master-level Instant Healing Potions and high-level bandages, which could be used anytime during the battle.
Nie Yan found an open space and sat down, placing Zennad’s Sword in front of him. He took out a bottle of emerald-green potion from his backpack. This potion was stored in a high-quality crystal bottle. The green liquid inside was as clear and transparent as crystal, exuding a sense of quality. Under the light, it emitted a greenish glow.
An ordinary player seeing such a potion might be filled with admiration, hardly imagining that it was a deadly poison!
This emerald-green potion was a powerful toxin specially crafted for Nie Yan by the low-key Nanan. Poisons were divided into two types: one was lethal toxin, which could cause continuous damage to opponents, and the other was slow poison, which could significantly reduce the opponent’s speed.
This potion belonged to the lethal toxin category, capable of causing massive toxic damage—500 points per second for five minutes. Without a Master-level antidote, it was practically incurable.
A full five minutes of continuous effect was quite impressive. The cumulative damage could reach up to 150,000, which was quite astonishing.
Nie Yan carefully applied some of the toxin onto Zennad’s Sword. The blade of the sword now had a faint green glow.
After finishing all preparations, Nie Yan stood up, entered stealth mode, and slowly approached the back of the White-haired Beast.
The White-haired Beast was sitting on the ground, grabbing thick branches and chewing them continuously. A sharp grinding sound could be heard as the wood was ground into pieces by its sharp teeth. Some of it was swallowed, while the ground was scattered with a large pile of wood shavings.
Nie Yan was getting closer and closer, now only about five yards away, but the White-haired Beast still hadn’t detected his presence. Just like in his previous life, this creature’s perception ability was quite weak.
Nie Yan could almost feel the hot breath coming from the White-haired Beast.
He used Inspect on the White-haired Beast and checked its attributes. It had a full seven million hit points, far exceeding those of the Venomous Giant Scorpion.
Storm Rush!
Nie Yan applied a buff to himself, his speed surging as he lunged toward the White-haired Beast like a gust of wind, delivering a Spinal Sever to its back.
The White-haired Beast hadn’t even had time to react when, with a plop, Zennad’s Sword accurately pierced into its back, burying half the blade inside, blood splattering out.
Success! Nie Yan checked the White-haired Beast’s status—it was now crippled for 3 seconds.
Only 3 seconds. Nie Yan frowned slightly. When he controlled the Venomous Giant Scorpion, the same 11th-level Spinal Sever could last a full 5 seconds. It seemed the White-haired Beast had a stronger resistance to control skills. This was a bit of a problem.
Thinking about it, the White-haired Beast’s movement speed was relatively slow. As long as he acted quickly and didn’t make any mistakes, it should be fine.
A faint green hue appeared on the White-haired Beast’s body—it was now poisoned. Floating above its head were damage numbers of 500 each.
Cataclysmic Calamity!
Nie Yan cast Cataclysmic Calamity on the White-haired Beast, applying five curses at once. The White-haired Beast’s defense dropped drastically. Originally, Nie Yan couldn’t even dent the White-haired Beast’s defenses, but with Cataclysmic Calamity active, his damage output increased several times over. His normal attacks could now reach over 1,000, and his skills could hit 5,000 to 6,000. His damage output was much higher than the White-haired Beast’s self-healing speed.
Backstab! Disembowel!
One damaging skill after another was unleashed, rapidly accumulating damage as the White-haired Beast’s health slowly decreased.
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