Chapter 598: Source Attribute Skill

Directly using Source Attribute attack skips the conversion process and also saves the time needed to mobilize the magic array—it's incredibly convenient!

The only trouble is that there aren't many skill-effect forms to reference, making it impossible to create burning, freezing, paralysis, etc., effects.

But this doesn't matter.

In a fight, instantly killing the opponent is the true way; why bother with all those flashy tricks?

Xiao Feng rehearsed several rounds of releasing the Source Attribute skill in his mind.

Source Attribute is not an element, so Source Attribute skills do not fall under the category of "magic" and cannot benefit from the scale enhancements of a Weather Mage's talent, necklace, and ring.

Therefore, no matter what form the skill takes, when unleashed it is relatively "small".

Xiao Feng recalled the brief sparring match he had with Shen Chuo outside the Myriad-Heavens Tower.

The early-access beta tester who entered the game used a sword; his sword moves were simple and clean, without huge sword aura or shocking special effects. Yet that simple slash-and-thrust motion dealt damage so immense it was unthinkable—even the Flame Monarch couldn't withstand it.

Xiao Feng thought that the strongest attack of an Eastern slender sword is the "thrust", the same principle as a needle—breaking a surface with a point, taking the "penetration" route, which coincided exactly with his earlier experiment.

Compared to that, the Western greatsword's main attack is a slash, the damage is linear, and with equal strength its lethality is slightly lower.

Now, if he wanted to change professions and not play magic, could he also consider using a sword?

After all, wielding a sword is super cool!

Thinking this through, Xiao Feng checked his backpack.

His backpack contained many storage artifacts; within the spatial magic box lay numerous weapons.

Unfortunately, there was no slender sword he wanted; the few swords were all wide and heavy greatswords, lacking any sense of grace, and even the blades were dull, without an edge.

The Civilization Sword did meet the requirements, but it could only be used as a sidearm; as a main weapon it could only be used to strike players, and its attack power was also rather low.

Not having a sword didn't matter; he wasn't in a hurry to practice swordsmanship, he merely had this idea.

Taking advantage of his still-sharp mind, he continued researching how to use the Source Attribute skill.

Whether a skill is strong actually comes down to two points.

One is how great the total amount of energy that can be output instantly is.

The other is how high the skill's burst degree is.

If they were to battle, one would output 1000 points of Divine Origin Power, and one would

output 10000 points of Divine Origin Power; without a doubt, the side outputting 10000 points of Divine Origin Power would surely have the advantage.

And when both sides mobilize the same amount of energy, if one side's burst power is tenfold while the other's is only twofold, the one with only twofold burst will naturally be at a disadvantage.

Source Attribute is inherently superior; converting it into a magical element is a kind of "downgrade" operation that reduces its power.

Using conventional means, the damage is at least 500% of attack power (refer to the basic magic missile); after a little refinement, exceeding 2000% is easy—one can say it's practically a forbidden spell at a flick of the wrist, and random strikes rival the ultimate ice arrow.

If one can find a more exquisite application, creating one's own divine punishment, and even one's own secret art, would not be difficult!

Xiao Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, mentally simulating ways to maximize the skill's power as much as possible.

From time to time he would stop, circulate the Source Attribute divine power, and conduct on-site experiments.

At times he would condense the divine power into a sharp needle, at times shape it into a fist, and at times transform it into the form of a cannonball.

After repeated comparative experiments, Xiao Feng found that the simplest and crudest method was still to shoot the divine power out as a "blade-tip thrust", taking a single-target penetration approach.

However, this attack has a drawback: its area-of-effect killing ability is very weak.

Therefore he also researched an "explosive" attack, compressing the divine power into a structure similar to a "bursting fireball", throwing it out and then detonating it, which can inflict high-intensity damage on enemies within a hundred meters!

Given that one cannot use talent to expand the scale, this scale is already quite considerable, and the damage is also strong.

He trained for a period, becoming proficient with both skills to the point of being able to cast them instantly.

The piercing-type skill, Xiao Feng named it "Source Needle"; each Source Needle is about 20 centimeters long, and when used it emits a faint purple-gray light, causing the air to slightly distort.

It can carry a maximum of 25 points of Divine Origin Power; theoretically it can deal 1900% damage, equivalent to a single-target minor forbidden spell, and with his current willpower he can instantaneously cast at most twelve Source Needles at once!

The explosive-type skill is named "Source Burst Technique"; each use consumes 200 points of Divine Origin Power, the killing power within a 10-meter radius can reach about 8000%, within a 100-meter radius also about 2000%, but multiple instances cannot be released simultaneously.

These two skills are extraordinarily significant; after fully mastering them, Xiao Feng's mood was excellent.

At this point the effect of the Spirit-Awakening Holy Bright Fruit seems to be gradually fading, and his simulation of the skill's efficiency is gradually decreasing.

Xiao Feng glanced at the time; indeed, more than four hours had passed, and he couldn't help but

a feeling of helplessness.

"It's time to go back."

He stood up, glanced at the illuminated map, and prepared to return the way he came.

The Spirit Fruit Ancient Tree is a good thing; in the future we can bring people here to occupy it and build a city around it.

But that's for later; for now we can't do it.

Xiao Feng walked back along the route he came, and along the way he encountered some Three Tribe wild monsters, leading to some battles.

……

"Squeak~"

As he passed the area where he had recently encountered the inferior monkey troop, the trees beside him again rang with the sharp cries of the inferior monkeys.

An inferior monkey perched on a treetop shouted: "He's here, he's here! That damned human has returned! Quickly report to the king! Quickly report to the king!"

Afterwards, a large number of monkeys' hoarse cries came from the forest.

Shortly thereafter, over 200 ordinary inferior monkeys ranging from level 300 to 350, along with four or five level 400+ inferior monkey leaders, appeared all around, surrounding him.

Amid the pressing crowd of monkeys, a monkey king covered entirely in red fur and about the size of a human walked out.

"You lot, this human killed many of our comrades! Loot his belongings! Take him down!" the monkey king shouted from the tree in a strange voice.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The monkey troop, fired up, shouted as they charged forward.

Xiao Feng glanced at the Monkey King's information.

【Inferior Monkey King (Enlightened Law)】

Faction: Calamity Demon Clan

Level: 505 (Main God)

HP: 138 billion/138 billion

Qi Luck Points: 30000

Prestige Value: 1

(The target's level is too high, unable to obtain more information.)

Xiao Feng's eyes lit up instantly.

Bottom-tier Main God!

Isn't this the perfect target to practice on?

He came at just the right time!

Previously he thought the Golden Ape was the king of the inferior monkey troop, but he didn't expect there to be another monkey, who had been waiting for him on this road all along.

Since he's encountered it, then this Main God Crest is something he must obtain!

Moreover, this boss also has a "Prestige Value" attribute, which is probably a new gameplay feature!

(End of chapter)