My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 225: Derived Skills

The Superpower Division sent this equipment to the provincial branch, of course, targeting the Peach Blossom Maiden's Tomb. Previously, when this Secret Realm was still called the Immortal's Tomb, there was no mention of any specific Fire Attribute enemies. But since Li Rui provided clues, they can only gamble on this chance.

After all, now that the Secret Realm has updated, the information in their possession is very scarce. Li Rui also deduced the information according to Peach Blossom Maiden's oral account.

At that time, she said that back then, it was due to a struggle with the Lava Patriarch that left her with hidden injuries. Now that the Secret Realm has been renamed, it indicates that the Thunderstrike Peach Tree Spirit that sheltered the Peach Blossom Spring must have faced some calamity, making it hard to say it has nothing to do with that Flame Demon.

Of course, this is just a guess. If it's wrong, there's nothing they can do. At least the Superpower Division chose to take a chance.

The primary goal of doing this is to ensure safety and reduce his probability of dying in the Secret Realm. After all, a batch of people has already been lost. If they lose another person who currently seems equally matched with Guan Gui, the loss would be somewhat unacceptable.

Li Rui can only wait now, as the danger level of that ten-star Secret Realm seems beyond imagination. He must also take it seriously.

A few days later, as expected, the imprint appeared.

[Peach Blossom Maiden's Tomb☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆]

[119:59.]

The key's effect manifested, guiding him towards this specific Secret Realm.

Now, Li Rui was sitting in the living room deliberating, deciding on which skill to allocate his reserve two skill points.

Previously at level 30, all skills were maxed at lv3, reaching a phase ceiling.

Now at level 35, the level cap has increased again, and he must decide which two skills to upgrade.

Fog Flow Control and Hidden Dragon One Shake are out of consideration; what remains are Big Bidou, Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, and Great Fire Bell Spell.

After much thought, he decided to hold true to his original intention and upgrade the first two.

Because upgrading Big Bidou might create new special effects, and Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture can be applied in a wide range of scenarios. Divine Thunder can also integrate with Big Bidou, whereas, comparatively, Great Fire Bell Spell cannot yet integrate, making it not cost-effective to upgrade.

When Li Rui upgraded Big Bidou to lv4, a new special effect indeed appeared.

[Skill—Big Bidou lv4.]

[Attack Category, Fist and Palm.]

[Effect: Basic physical attack. Gains bonus from physique and spirit attributes. Critical strike upon face hit.]

[Level Bonus: 20% damage, Advanced Shock Effect, Intermediate Annihilation Effect.]

[Eternal: Yes.]

As expected, new special effects emerged for the four-level Big Bidou.

The Soul-Seeking Saber of Mountain Lord Lou had similar special effects attached, able to block even Divine Thunder when wielded with peak state, driven by demon techniques.

This illusory attribute was rare, capable of offense or defense.

Returning to the point, shock effects are also not common abilities, at least not often seen in high-damage skills, given that it is a control effect.

Li Rui's gaze wandered, eventually resting on a glass on the table.

Bam!

Veins on his hand lit up as he punched a Big Bidou forward.

No sound of glass shattering was heard; the glass quietly disappeared halfway, leaving only the untouched half of the base.

Li Rui nodded, the effect was as expected.

In the past, when his skill control was less refined, hitting with a Bidou might conservatively wreck the entire dining table.

Now he could control it precisely, a competency gained from intense combat experience, latent combat power independent of the Secret Realm system.

Other Secret Realm operatives probably had less combat experience than him at the same period.

The remaining skill point was added to the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, which continued to boost speed increase, without qualitative change like Big Bidou.

However, Li Rui wasn't disappointed as a new statement appeared below this Legendary Level skill.

[Derivative skill Thunderbolt Flash not unlocked, requires Inch of Glowing Stone 0/1.]

Pointing towards the required item revealed it was a Legendary Level enhancement material.

Though Li Rui hadn't encountered this situation before, he hastily sought someone for answers, and Brother Ba provided clarification.

"Derivative skills mean just that. Some powerful skills, upon reaching higher levels, can develop additional... derivative skills."

Li Rui inquired further on the phone, "What kind of skills are considered powerful skills?"

"At least they should be of rare quality."

".....Oh, should I hang up now? Don't forget me if there's fieldwork."

"Hahaha, rest assured."

The two hung up the call.

To Li Rui, these low-level current realms in Huangliang City held no more benefits. He merely hinted that he was still part of Action Team Five, ready to be assigned tasks freely, no need for formalities.

Mainly to prevent Wang Ba from hesitating due to his high rank and level, as calling someone at level 35 for a level 10-15 current realm task felt akin to using a ballistic missile to swat a fly.

Li Rui looked towards the derivative skill again.

[Thunderbolt Flash: Teleport to a maximum distance of 30 zhang, cooldown time 5 seconds.]

Typically, plain descriptions are extraordinary, like news items—fewer words mean bigger events.

Back when he witnessed the Demon Witch Zago in the Land of Chaos, he was incredibly lucky to gamble on a skill named Shadow Shift, but judging by combat, his teleport's farthest reach was around 20 meters.

Most critical was that he professionally was a Wizard, a magic-class professional, whose close combat abilities were relatively weak, thus more likely to gain the ability to quickly distance from enemies.

But Li Rui wasn't a ranged magic class. Although perhaps once he was, for most battles, he was a formidable melee fighter.

Gaining a skill to advance and attack an enemy at a distance of three chi, or to retreat a hundred meters in peril, would be like wings to a tiger, a fish taking to water.

The only challenge was acquiring the specified Legendary Level material.

So far, he only obtained one Legendary material: the Peach Essence Petal gifted by Peach Blossom Maiden.

"Probably not possible to acquire in Peach Blossom Maiden's Tomb, but rumor has it that the Secret Realm battlefield's Legendary item yield is high...."

The more Li Rui thought, the more he believed in his reasoning, quickly forming a plan.

"First get Community Thunder, level up to 40, then head to the Secret Realm battlefield to find Inch of Glowing Stone."

A few days passed, and when the countdown neared its end, Li Rui arrived at Guotong Mansion.

On this Secret Realm entry, even Wu Mengying personally came. The support team included Wen Yan and medical experts, with materials prepared to stabilize the soul, higher specifications than the first entry at Demon Wind Temple.

Li Rui felt somewhat resigned by such a turnout, awkwardly saying, "Don't be so tense, okay? I'll definitely come out."

"Yes, we believe in you."

Wu Mengying smiled warmly and kindly as usual, without any intention of letting others withdraw.