Breakthrough, New Skills

Lin Mo was taken aback: "Why can't I use it?"

Yin Xue sat on his shoulder and crossed his legs.

With his small toes, he touched the ground where Zhou Buyan's body was gradually growing cold.

"You saw his 'divine revelation' just now, right? What did you think of it?"

Lin Mo nodded: "Yes, the suppression and purification effects are very strong, it's a good skill."

He recalled how the golden domain had restrained Yin Xue's blood magic.

It really left a deep impression.

"wrong!"

Yin Xue stretched out her little finger and shook it.

"'Holy Revelation' is not a skill, but an 'ability,' or rather, another form of the Holy Armor of Light."

Seeing Lin Mo's slightly puzzled look, she patiently explained, a rare occurrence for her.

"This is one of the core elements of the Hero system."

"When a hero reaches level 30 and undergoes a special guidance ceremony, they will resonate with their 'Holy Armor of Light' and awaken their own unique 'Holy Revelation'."

Lin Mo frowned even more deeply: "What does this have to do with whether or not I can use this level 33 essence?"

"This is a big deal!"

Yin Xue gave him a look that said, "You're too naive."

"Everyone's Holy Awakening ability is different. It depends on the skills and attributes you have mastered before, and even your personality."

She pointed to the ring in Lin Mo's hand: "Ironclad Dragon Turtle, level 33 Earth-type Beast King. Its three most valuable skills are [Reflective Armor], [Earth Shield], and [Thick Hide]. All of them are defensive skills like a turtle shell!"

Yin Xue looked at Lin Mo: "And what is your fighting style?"

"It relies on the extremely high attributes brought by the feedback from the black sword to carry out swift and violent crushing attacks! It pursues the ultimate attack speed and killing efficiency."

"If you absorb this essence now, you will be able to break through the level 20 bottleneck, but you will gain a defensive skill."

"This skill will affect your Holy Revelation ability!"

Yin Xue puffed out her little chest: "Listen to me! Feed this essence to that little spider, or sell it for money. I'll plan a perfect development path for you!"

However, Lin Mo uttered a single word calmly, almost without hesitation: "No."

"ha?!"

Yin Xue almost fell off Lin Mo's shoulder; her bloodshot eyes widened in shock.

"Kid, are you out of your mind? This essence really will affect your Saintly Awakening!"

"I believe what you say."

Lin Mo's voice was calm, yet carried an unwavering determination.

"But what I need most right now is not a perfect path, but levels, to become stronger immediately."

He gripped the black sword in his hand, and the blade emitted a faint hum.

"Lack of skill can be compensated for with this sword, and higher stats can be used to overwhelm the opponent. However,"

He turned his head and stared directly at Yin Xue's small figure.

"You told me that only at level 100 could you help me tear through space and briefly return. It's been several days since I was summoned, and I've only broken through level 20. If I need to find a perfectly compatible level 30 offensive essence, how long will it take me? Ten days? Twenty days? Or even longer?"

His voice lowered, each word like a heavy stone: "I can wait. But my mother... can't."

Yin Xue opened his mouth.

All the talk about potential, about the optimal route.

After meeting Lin Mo's gaze, everything stuck in her throat.

She recalled the image of the woman in the hospital bed from Lin Mo's memory.

She suddenly realized that for Lin Mo, the future did not lie in this world.

In the end, all her words of persuasion turned into a small, helpless sigh.

She pouted and turned her face away: "Fine, fine! You'll be stubborn to death! You'll regret not listening to the Demon King! Don't blame me if you awaken a 'Holy Revelation' that looks like a tortoise shell!"

She seemed to remember something, turned back, and pointed to the ring with her little finger.

He tried to make his tone sound fierce: "And another thing! This essence is worth at least 8000 gold coins on the market! Consider it a debt you owe me! You'll have to pay me back with interest later!"

Lin Mo smiled and nodded solemnly: "Okay, consider it a debt I owe you."

With a thought, he was about to take the iron-blue armor plate out of his ring, ready to absorb it on the spot.

Snapped!

Yin Xue flew up in anger again, slapping his forehead hard: "Are you in a frenzy?! Even if you're in a hurry, you can't refine essence in this godforsaken place! Someone just died in the church, the Heroes' Guild and the City Guard might be here any minute! Let's go back to the tavern!"

Lin Mo scratched his head, realizing he had indeed been a bit too hasty.

……

Fortunately, the tavern wasn't too far from the church.

Lin Mo returned to his room only after making sure he hadn't been discovered.

It goes without saying that the news of the church losing three heroes and a priest will surely spread throughout the city tomorrow.

The more cautious you are now, the better.

As for Otmu, he naturally returned as well.

However, he left the human body at the church.

Too many people have seen that face, the brave one entering the city, plus what happened at the casino.

He'll be the first suspect if something goes wrong.

So it's more convenient to leave that body at the church as well.

In the room, Lin Mo sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the essence of the Iron-Blooded Dragon Turtle in his hand.

Yin Xue fluttered its little wings and hovered in front of Lin Mo, its little face unusually serious.

"Listen, absorbing essence beyond your level will be very painful, and the energy impact will be enormous. However..."

She glanced at Lin Mo, her tone becoming more relaxed.

"With your abnormal attributes and me watching over you, nothing will go wrong. The main thing is to stay focused and not let that old tortoise influence you. Alright, let's begin!"

Lin Mo nodded, said no more, and composed himself.

He gripped the cold, heavy, dark blue armor plate with both hands.

Begin guiding the energy within using the same method as before for absorbing the essence.

As Yin Xue had predicted, the process was not easy.

The essence of the Ironclad Dragon Turtle is like a massive mudslide.

It surged into Lin Mo's body.

If it weren't for his physical and mental attributes, which were over 2,500.

If it were an ordinary level 20 professional, they would probably be instantly overwhelmed or mentally broken by this force.

Lin Mo held fast to his consciousness, like a reef in a raging torrent.

Guided by their own will, they painstakingly but steadily managed to manage this raging energy.

Gradually, it is transformed into part of its own foundation.

Sweat quickly soaked his forehead, and his muscles trembled slightly.

But his breathing remained steady.

Time passed second by second.

About ten minutes later.

The luster of the iron-blue armor plate in Lin Mo's hand completely dimmed, turning into ordinary fragments.

However, the aura emanating from him was like refined steel that had been forged through hammering.

It has become more majestic and solid, with a subtle sense of earthy weight.

Yin Xue nodded in approval; it seemed they had succeeded.

At the same time, the familiar skill selection interface appeared in Lin Mo's mind:

Please choose one skill to inherit from the Ironclad Dragon Turtle Essence:

[Thornmail: Passive skill. When attacked by melee physical attacks, there is a chance to reflect a portion of the damage.]

Earth Shield: Active skill, consumes spirit power to summon an earth elemental shield to block attacks.

Thick Skin: Passive skill, permanently increases the user's base physical and magical defense.

Just as Yin Xue had predicted, all three skills were defensive in nature.

Lin Mo didn't hesitate and directly chose [Thick Skin].

The Thornmail effect is unreliable.

The earth shield was actively depleted and its fighting rhythm was out of sync with his.

Only Thick Skin provides a permanent defense bonus.

This is the most direct and straightforward improvement.

The moment he made his choice, all his attributes increased by 400 points.

At the same time, 400 points of free attribute are also increased.

Name: Lin Mo

[Level: 21]

【Body: 3042】

[Agility: 3042]

【Spirit: 3042】

Free attribute points: 850

[Skills: Mirror Image, Double Strike, Thick Skin]

Looking at my almost abnormal attributes.

Lin Mo nodded to himself, feeling quite satisfied.

He thought that even if this skill wasn't very suitable, his attributes were enough to crush people of the same level.

However, just as he was thinking this, a sudden change occurred!

The attribute interface in front of me suddenly went black, and a faint sword sound rang in my ears.

Lin Mo was startled. What was going on?

There was a problem with the refining process?

At the same time, the description of the newly selected [Thick Skin] skill began to distort and deform violently before his eyes.

It's like being roughly kneaded, or rather recast, by an invisible hand!

The descriptions about enhancing defense were abruptly cut off, and new text was quickly generated and rearranged:

[Skill: Steel Sword]