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Chapter 225 - 138: Skill Acquired, A Million Credited
This was Galasha’s Primal Core.
Lin Ye took a deep breath, his heart filled with a mix of anticipation and apprehension.
He had killed over a hundred members of the Shadow Scale Race but hadn’t managed to pull a single racial trait or skill from them.
This final, lord-level core was his only hope.
’I hope this gives me a pleasant surprise!’
He opened his mouth and shoved the huge Primal Core inside.
The moment the core slid down his throat, the Taotie mechanism activated instantly.
The hard core melted like ice and snow.
A torrent of hot energy, far more vast and pure than any he had experienced before, surged down his throat.
Finally, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it all merged into the ceaseless circulation of Qi and Blood within Lin Ye’s body.
[Ding! You have devoured the Primal Core of Scale Leader Galasha of the Shadow Scale Race. Taotie mechanism activated!]
[You have gained 10.6 Strength, 10.2 Agility, 11.7 Stamina, and 1.3 Spirit!]
[You have obtained a new temporary skill: Shadow Scale!]
’Finally!’
Hearing that final notification, a great weight was lifted from Lin Ye’s shoulders.
A smile of relief finally spread across his face.
’Hard work pays off!’
He immediately opened his system panel, eager to inspect his newly acquired skill.
[Shadow Scale]
[Type: Active Temporary Skill]
[Effect: Consume Spiritual Power to grow special Shadow Scales on your body’s surface. The Shadow Scales will automatically perform Mimicry to camouflage you based on your surroundings.]
[The Shadow Scales can defend against physical attacks and have a certain degree of resistance to attacks such as fire and poison.]
[Note: When you move while in Mimicry camouflage, the effect will be greatly reduced.]
[When you are in a low-light or no-light environment, being covered in Shadow Scales will allow you to merge with the shadows, and moving will not affect the camouflage.]
After reading the skill description, Lin Ye’s thoughts stirred.
He switched his temporary skill from [Crystalization] to [Shadow Scale].
Then, he tried to channel his Spiritual Power to use this new skill.
The next moment, a strange sensation washed over him.
Lin Ye looked down and saw the flesh and blood beneath the skin on the back of his right hand begin to squirm slightly.
Fingernail-sized, pitch-black scales rapidly grew out, overlapping each other until they covered the entire back of his hand in the blink of an eye.
Then, an even more miraculous scene unfolded.
The color and texture on the surface of those pitch-black scales began to change.
In the span of just one or two breaths, they became nearly identical to the surrounding environment, indistinguishable in both color and texture.
Unless you brought your face right up close to examine them, it was impossible to spot anything out of the ordinary.
Joy filled Lin Ye’s heart.
’In terms of Defense Power and explosive force in a direct confrontation, this skill probably can’t compare to [Crystalization].’
’But it’s a top-tier divine skill for stealth, camouflage, and assassination!’
’In certain specific environments, its usefulness could far surpass that of [Crystalization]!’
Lin Ye could feel that, for now, he could only make the scales cover his entire arm at most.
It was just like when he had first obtained Crystalization.
Furthermore, the quality of these scales—both the realism of the camouflage and their actual hardness—was a world of difference from Galasha’s indestructible Scale Armor.
They weren’t even as good as those of the ordinary Shadow Scale Race Warriors.
But Lin Ye wasn’t discouraged.
Having the experience of strengthening [Crystalization], he knew very well that this skill could also be enhanced by devouring energy!
His gaze swept over the battlefield where he had fought Galasha.
The ground of that battlefield was covered with Source Crystals of all sizes.
In the gradually settling sandstorm, these Source Crystals emitted an alluring, faint blue light.
Lin Ye had no intention of letting them go to waste.
He bent down, grabbed a large handful of Source Crystals, and just like before, shoved them directly into his mouth.
When the torrent of energy from these Source Crystals surged into his body, it automatically split into two streams.
One stream, as usual, merged with the surplus, unrefined Qi and Blood in his body.
The other stream of energy, however, vanished without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea.
A thought struck Lin Ye, and he used the [Shadow Scale] skill again.
He could clearly feel that this time, the scales covered him faster.
Moreover, he could now make the scales cover his entire arm.
After he entered the Mimicry camouflage, the slight sense of disharmony from before also disappeared, as if these scales were a natural part of his body, perfectly integrated.
There was no doubt.
The [Shadow Scale] skill could also be strengthened by devouring Source Crystals!
Having figured this out, Lin Ye no longer held back.
Like a tireless harvester, he began a ravenous Taotie feast on the ravaged battlefield, consuming everything in his path.
He devoured every single Source Crystal on the ground, regardless of size or quality.
When the last Source Crystal went down.
Lin Ye could feel that half of the surplus Qi and Blood in his body had been completely refined.
Meanwhile, the [Shadow Scale] skill had also made significant progress.
Now, he could cover his entire body with Shadow Scales, and both their hardness and camouflage ability had improved by more than a single level.
Although he was still a far cry from Galasha’s level, Lin Ye was already very satisfied.
Just as Lin Ye was about to sit down cross-legged and try to use that refined, pure Qi and Blood to assail his Eight Extraordinary Meridians...