Chapter 621: Skills Transform, Combat Power Soars

The territory of the Giant Leaf Mother Tree was completely wiped out.

The experience, as Jiang Chen expected, increased by about 12%.

For others, that 12% experience might require grinding dungeons and monsters for two or three months.

But for him, it took less than half an hour.

The Giant Leaf Dwarf Trees were cleared away, leaving the ground littered with broken branches and fallen leaves.

They will rot and soon be swallowed by the Ancient Earth, rendering the land barren.

Yet it won't be long before new Giant Leaf Dwarf Trees sprout.

For countless years, the Ancient Battlefield has long divided its territories, so even without Giant Leaf Dwarf Trees here, nearby poisonous snakes and other monsters won't encroach.

After a few more months, the area will be overgrown with Giant Leaf Dwarf Trees, the Giant Leaf Mother Tree will reappear, and the World BOSS will be reborn.

It's not only the Ancient Battlefield; many places in the world are the same, operating day after day according to the rules.

After crossing the Giant Leaf Mother Tree's territory, Jiang Chen essentially traversed the entire Wild Continent, reaching its edge and gazing across the water at the Falling Star Continent.

The Wild Continent is vast.

Shaped like an oval, Jiang Chen's crossing took nearly two days and involved several battles.

Besides the Giant Leaf Mother Tree, Jiang Chen slew several other World BOSSes, clearing their territories completely.

Twice, Jiang Chen targeted areas dense with monsters, ideal for farming experience.

Another two times, the World BOSSes came after Jiang Chen, only to be slain in reverse.

Reaching the continent's edge, the Sea comes into view.

The Sea shimmers with countless specks of light, like reflected starlight, brightening the surface; this sea is called the Star Light Sea.

The nearer to the Falling Star Continent, the denser the lights become.

The Star Light Sea's light reflects upward into the sky and back down, appearing dazzlingly beautiful.

It intertwines with the White Light on Jiang Chen, creating a marvelous harmony.

Jiang Chen chose a flat spot, faced the Star Light Sea, and sat down slowly as a group of Skeletons appeared nearby, forming a protective net.

The waves crash against the reef, whooshing loudly.

Jiang Chen's mind has fully sunk into his Soul.

Upon reaching level 74, his Soul trembled.

Jiang Chen, blessed in spirit, knows his Soul is now complete and can accommodate a Skill Star Core.

The Skill Star Core is drawn into the Soul; Jiang Chen has already tasted how powerful the effect can be.

Even with low fusion, it can still cause a qualitative change to the Skill.

Jiang Chen does not hesitate and immediately embarks on the brick‑moving enterprise.

Soul Power surges, instinctively locating the Skill Space and spotting the glittering Skill Star Core.

The Skill Star Core resembles a star, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

Each Skill Star Core represents a Skill, and before the actual transfer, even Jiang Chen does not know which Skill a given core stands for.

Only after Soul Power fully envelops and permeates can one discern the chosen one.

But by then, changing one's mind is too late, feeling like a stroke of luck.

Yet for Jiang Chen, it doesn't matter.

After all, his goal is to transfer every Skill, leaving none behind.

His path differs from others—extremely difficult.

Yet once mastered, it is equally powerful.

Jiang Chen selects the brightest-looking Skill Star Core, and Soul Power blankets it like a giant hand.

Having done it twice before, Jiang Chen is now very proficient.

Soul Power completely encases the Skill Star Core, then begins to permeate.

Soul Power, like a fine needle, penetrates every pore, fully entering the Skill Star Core, and thus begins the long brick‑moving journey.

A piece of information flashes into his mind, and Jiang Chen learns which Skill he selected.

"Summon Ku Lou Wang"

"It turned out to be this Skill."

After mastering Summon Ku Lou Wang, Jiang Chen has made it his primary Skill.

It seems the Skeletons of the Undead Legion exist solely to serve the Summon Ku Lou Wang.

Even the former Undead Legion is hardly suitable.

Mainly because Ku Lou Wang is too strong and convenient.

This time he happened to pick this Skill; Jiang Chen is full of anticipation, unsure what changes it will undergo.

The Soul, like a giant hand, firmly grasps the Skill Star Core and begins dragging it out of the Skill Space toward his Soul World.

Simultaneously, Soul Power continuously fuses with the Skill Star Core.

Jiang Chen feels the transport is a bit more strenuous than before; the Skill Space's binding on the Skill Star Core is stronger than the first two times.

He thinks it over and understands.

If the Skill Space's total binding remains constant, possessing ten Skill Star Cores means each core is subject to a 10% binding force from the Skill Space.

When two Skill Star Cores are moved away, the binding stays at 10, leaving eight cores.

Then the remaining eight cores each face an average binding of 12.5% from the Skill Space.

By the time the last core is moved, it endures a 100% binding force.

The binding must be opposed with Soul Power, becoming harder the further one goes.

Jiang Chen finally understands why most Divine-level Strongmen only transport two or three Skill Star Cores.

It really gets harder the further it goes.

Fortunately, my soul power is strong enough, already at Divine Level, and with the aid of the nine‑colored Dragon Soul Crystal and the Blue Enchanting Flame, it continues to increase slowly.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen wouldn't be confident enough to move the skill star core completely.

Moreover, there are the three flames in the Talent World, and Jiang Chen covets them even more.

But one can imagine that they demand more from the soul.

At least for now Jiang Chen cannot move them at all; they're far beyond his reach.

The waves keep crashing, one after another.

It has continued for an unknown number of years, never stopping.

From time to time, creatures leap out of the Sea, their bodies also covered with specks of light.

It's unclear whether the Star‑light Sea makes them like this, or they make the Star‑light Sea dazzlingly beautiful.

The Star‑light Sea can be said to be the most beautiful place in the Lower Space, but beneath its beautiful surface lies danger.

Souls surge continuously; although the spatial binding force has increased greatly, Jiang Chen's soul power has grown even more.

After a full two days, the skill star core was finally moved out of the skill space.

Without the influence of the binding force, the transport speed suddenly accelerated.

Half a day later, the skill star core representing "Summon Ku Lou Wang" finally entered the soul.

More soul power poured into the skill star core, which glittered, and the two began to merge.

Jiang Chen felt hopeful, not knowing how high the fusion rate would be.

A higher fusion rate is naturally better, but it also depends on the nature of the skill star core and the strength of one's own soul; it's hard to say.

Within Jiang Chen's anticipation, the "Summon Ku Lou Wang" skill star core finally absorbed the soul completely.

In an incredibly brilliant Explosion, it spat out soul power, formally taking root in the soul world.

After being filtered and refined by the skill star core, the expelled soul power became even purer.

Jiang Chen seemed to have his soul's tier elevated again.

The two complement each other, mutually beneficial.

Jiang Chen immediately inspected the skill star core at first glance.

About one‑third of the star core was rendered golden.

Jiang Chen felt a slight joy, exceeding his expectations.

He had expected a 20% fusion rate; now it has already surpassed that.

He instantly checked the skill's change.

"Summon Ku Lou Wang (Fusion Rate 30%): Fuse the power of Skeletons to summon Ku Lou Wang; at least 10,000 Skeletons are required, up to 100,000. Summoning Ku Lou Wang does not cause the Skeletons to disappear nor weaken their power."

After reading the skill description, Jiang Chen trembled slightly again with excitement.

He muttered, "No wonder, no wonder it turned out this way."

During the skill demonstration, he saw that Ku Lou Wang and the Skeletons coexisted.

Thousands upon thousands of Ku Lou Wang, along with endless Skeletons, fought together.

But when he mastered the skill, he needed to fuse the Skeletons to summon Ku Lou Wang.

The two cannot coexist at all.

At that time he was puzzled, but he thought his level was still low, and there weren't enough Skeletons to summon.

Now he sees that it was because the skill star core hadn't entered the soul.

Now that the skill star core is within the soul, he also possesses the same ability.

He can summon Ku Lou Wang again when summoning the Undead Legion.

Ku Lou Wang merges the Skeletons' power without affecting the Skeletons themselves.

Ku Lou Wang and the Skeletons can coexist and even fight side by side.

Invisibly, combat power surged again dramatically.

Thus he no longer has to allocate how many Skeletons to use for summoning Ku Lou Wang and how many to keep for battle.

Now everything has become simple.

After sitting for three whole days, Jiang Chen rose slowly, a smile of joy in his eyes, leapt across the Star‑light Sea toward the Meteorite Continent.