Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship-Chapter 37: Advancement Materials, Ghost Water Skill Secret Technique
Night.
On the Sea Crocodile.
Inside a clean, tidy room.
Su Ye sat cross-legged.
Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, shining with a brilliant light.
’So, this is what Harmony is all about...’
Just a moment ago, Su Ye had immersed his consciousness in the ship’s panel, searching for information.
After all, the panel’s Harmony function was crucial to his future path of cultivation, so he naturally needed to focus and study it thoroughly.
Based on the feedback from the panel and Su Ye’s own conclusions...
This so-called Harmony was a symbiotic relationship between the captain and the spirit ship, with the premise that Su Ye was the dominant party.
The relationship was somewhat similar to the connection between an artifact cultivator and their bonded Magical Artifact.
’The spirit ship can share its ’tier’ with the captain and provide accelerated cultivation, allowing the captain to ignore bottlenecks and rapidly increase their cultivation base.’
Su Ye’s eyes were clear. He had already personally experienced these two functions!
The effects were astonishingly good!
Moreover, since Harmony was a state where the captain was dominant, it meant that Su Ye could disconnect from it at any time.
And the cultivation realm he had obtained through Harmony would remain completely unaffected even after disconnecting!
’However, the captain doesn’t just one-sidedly rely on and take from the spirit ship!’
On the contrary, the captain could provide numerous benefits to the spirit ship!
For example, Su Ye’s own class attribute bonuses could be converted and bestowed upon the ship in equal measure!
The Attack attribute was converted into the ship’s ’Firepower’ attribute.
And the Defense attribute became the ’Armor’ attribute.
[Class Attribute Bonus: Attack +9, Defense +5]
When converted to the ship’s panel, it became:
[Ship Attribute Bonus: Firepower +9, Armor +5]
Beyond that, the captain possessed another, utterly outrageous ability concerning the ship!
The ability to help the ship break through its design limits and advance to a higher tier!
Normally, the upper limit of a spirit ship was more or less fixed the moment it was launched.
Even if the tier of its Arrays could be changed, the material of the spirit wood used for the hull could not.
Er...
Unless every single spirit wood plank was removed and replaced, one by one.
Artificially creating a ’Theseus’ Ship’.
But... that was just too stupid!
’If I had the ability to do all that work, wouldn’t it be easier to just build a new ship from scratch?’
However, the incredible power of the panel made the impossible—advancing the ship’s tier—possible!
BZZT!
With a thought, Su Ye opened the ship’s panel.
A model of a spirit ship, constructed from ethereal white light and based on the Sea Crocodile’s design, shimmered within the panel. However, this version was far larger and more majestic!
This was the Sea Crocodile in its perfect form, extrapolated by the ship’s panel for advancement to a Tier 1, High-Grade spirit ship!
[Advancement Requirements: a quantity of Tier 1, High-Grade Yellow Crocodile Wood; a quantity of Tier 1, High-Grade Purple Sand Iron; five Newcastle Crocodile’s Hearts... ]
The panel listed out a variety of materials and their corresponding quantities required for the Sea Crocodile’s advancement.
As long as he gathered the materials on the list, he could use the panel’s miraculous power to directly upgrade the Sea Crocodile’s tier!
However, as he looked at the list, Su Ye furrowed his brow, scratched his chin, and a troubled expression appeared on his face.
’I’ve heard of Purple Sand Iron. I think the Flying Serpent also uses this type of spirit iron?’
’But... what the hell is this Yellow Crocodile Wood? And what kind of swamp puppy is a Newcastle Crocodile?’
Some of the materials on the advancement list were things Su Ye had not only never seen, but never even heard of!
Fortunately, the panel’s material requirements weren’t rigid.
Instead, it provided a ’Compatibility’ setting.
The materials on the advancement list had one hundred percent compatibility and were the most suitable for the Sea Crocodile’s advancement.
Materials with a compatibility of fifty percent or higher could also be used.
But because they weren’t a perfect match, their effectiveness would be correspondingly reduced.
Only materials with less than fifty percent compatibility were completely unusable!
However, Su Ye wasn’t too concerned about the difficulty of finding the materials right now.
’The materials for the Sea Crocodile are hard to find, but the Luo Family already has a Tier 1, High-Grade spirit ship. There’s no need for me to be fixated on upgrading the Sea Crocodile.’
’If I work hard, marry Luo Qing’e, and take control of the Flying Serpent, I won’t have to worry about any bottlenecks before Foundation Establishment!’
’Who knows, maybe the materials to upgrade the Flying Serpent to Tier 2 will be easier to find!’
"Besides..." Su Ye’s thoughts shifted, and he murmured to himself.
"With the panel’s immense power, the perfect advancement it has calculated must be immeasurably powerful!"
"Even if I can only find advancement materials with seventy, or even just sixty, percent compatibility..."
"...it’d probably still blow the ordinary spirit ships of these Foundation Establishment families out of the water..."
"Haha..."
At this thought, Su Ye broke into a smile, his mood lifting immensely.
He wasn’t the type to obsess over perfection or get bogged down in trivialities.
Possessing a heaven-defying opportunity like the panel’s special ability, he was already far luckier than most people!
Then, he closed the panel.
As was his routine, Su Ye swallowed a Qi Replenishing Pill.
He closed his eyes and began his daily cultivation of the Ghost Water Skill.
...
The Flying Serpent and the Sea Crocodile turned around and began their return voyage.
Taking advantage of the leisure time on the journey back, Su Ye seized the opportunity to start practicing magic!
Of course, this wasn’t conventional Magic.
As a Small Treasure Skill, the complete version of the Ghost Water Skill contained several exclusive Secret Techniques!
Compared to conventional Magic, these Secret Techniques had been adjusted and simplified by high-level cultivators.
They were more powerful!
Their casting speed was faster!
And they were better suited for combat!
Of course... their cultivation requirements were also higher.
Only after a cultivator entered the Mid-stage of Qi Refining, possessing sufficiently stable Spiritual Sense and Magical Power, could they begin to practice them!
On the deck of the Sea Crocodile.
At this moment, Su Ye was practicing the exclusive Secret Technique that came with the Ghost Water Skill—the Profound Nether Needle.
As Su Ye chanted the incantation, a string of tongue-twisting syllables, his Magical Power surged faintly.
Then, he flicked his index finger.
"Profound Nether Needle!"
SHIING!
A sinister ice needle, shimmering with a ghostly light, shot out with incredible speed!
Su Ye nodded in satisfaction, withdrawing his power with a smile.
"Not bad. I have another good combat tool in my arsenal!"
The casting speed of the Profound Nether Needle was extremely fast; with the aid of hand gestures, it was nearly instantaneous.
Furthermore, it had a special effect: upon hitting a target, it would disrupt the flow of Magical Power within their body!
"Those one hundred and twenty Spirit Stones were well spent!"
The complete Cultivation Technique contained not only Secret Techniques but also the insights and experiences of the Luo Family’s ancestors who had practiced this Magic.
For example, the technique Su ye had just used—employing hand gestures to speed up casting—came from these insights.
With the help of these insights, it was like borrowing notes from a top student, allowing him to master the Magic much faster.
By mastering several Secret Techniques from the Ghost Water Skill, Su Ye’s combat methods became more diverse, and his combat power increased significantly!
’Thankfully, it seems Feng Dequan didn’t have the money to buy the complete Cultivation Technique back then. Otherwise, the outcome would have been uncertain...’ Su Ye reflected with a sigh.
