Chapter 71: Active Skill: Eagle Eye

Lu Yu could clearly perceive that his body was recovering rapidly, at a speed much faster than usual.

Without a doubt, this was the effect of the Meridian-Clearing trait. It seemed his guess was correct; Meridian-Clearing not only restored energy but also accelerated the recovery of physical stamina.

"Great!" Lu Yu could not hide his excitement.

Enhanced recovery ability meant that while he previously needed over ten minutes of rest after a triple-shot, he might now only need ten minutes.

This was only a level 1 trait; if it were raised to level 2 or 3, and the energy recovery rate doubled, how powerful would that be?

The importance of a powerful recovery ability for a Martial Artist goes without saying.

Thinking of this, he even had the impulse to invest all his subsequent Experience Value into Taiji Fist.

"Don't be hasty, let's first look at the improvement of Phantom Archery." He looked at the skill panel: 【Phantom Archery: Not Even a Clue (0.1%)】

"Hmm?" Lu Yu rubbed his eyes, suspecting he had misread it.

A single triple-shot only increased proficiency by 0.1%? One must know that for the level 6 【Basic Archery】, the same triple-shot could increase proficiency by a full 0.8%.

If he had performed a quadruple-shot just now, the growth margin would definitely have exceeded 1%.

Moreover, this was using a bow with a two-hundred-jin draw weight; if he switched to a one-hundred-jin one, wouldn't the growth margin be negligible?

Lu Yu took a deep breath. By this calculation, it would take one thousand triple-shots for Phantom Archery to reach Entry.

At his current state, he could perform one triple-shot every ten minutes, which was six times an hour.

One thousand times would take one hundred and sixty-six hours, almost seven days.

And this was only Entry; the time required to reach the Small Success Realm would be even longer.

"I should just add points; this takes too long, I can't afford to wait."

Lu Yu made up his mind and invested one point of Experience Value. The proficiency of 【Phantom Archery】 instantly increased by 5%.

"20 points, that's not much." After a moment of thought, he invested another 19 points of Experience Value.

His body had no special changes, but new information appeared in his mind.

【Phantom Archery: Initial Glimpse (0%), Trait: Eagle Eye Level 1】 【Eagle Eye Level 1: Active Skill, consumes a small amount of Mental Power; after activation, significantly improves dynamic and static vision, duration 1 minute; for every level increased, the duration extends by one minute】

"It's actually an Active Skill!" Lu Yu was both surprised and delighted. Having an Active Skill right from the start—Advanced Martial Arts were indeed extraordinary.

"Consuming Mental Power to improve vision?"

Following the guidance in his mind, he moved his thoughts, and a trace of fatigue immediately washed over him. At the same time, a warmth surged into his eyes. He subconsciously closed them, and when he opened them again, everything around him became incomparably clear.

It was as if the image had jumped from standard quality directly to ultra-high definition, with every detail visible.

Moreover, he could see further.

Originally, he could only see objects clearly at five or six hundred meters, with anything further away remaining a blurry outline; now he could easily see six or seven hundred meters away, an improvement of thirty percent in vision.

"Not only has static vision improved, but dynamic vision has also been enhanced."

Lu Yu muttered to himself. Watching the wild grass swaying in the wind, he could clearly capture the trajectory of every second of movement, which was unimaginable before.

Not long after, the warm current in his eyes faded, and the scene before him returned to its usual clarity; Lu Yu still felt a bit unsatisfied.

"Although it didn't directly increase attribute points, this trait indirectly enhanced my combat power, and the better my original vision is, the more significant the improvement effect."

"Excellent vision is too critical for an archer; it's a pity that further upgrades only extend the duration."

He shook his head and looked at his Experience Value; 91 points remained. Now he faced a choice: upgrade 【Phantom Archery】 or 【Wang Family Taiji Fist】?

Archery was his current primary means of attack, and its importance was beyond doubt, but he didn't know if unlocking new traits would occur after increasing proficiency.

If not, he would only have upgraded Eagle Eye by one level, and the combat power increase would be limited.

Whereas upgrading Taiji Fist could increase many attributes, and the energy recovery rate would also improve; if a new trait were unlocked, that would be even more cost-effective.

"Forget it, let's upgrade Archery first." Lu Yu weighed his options repeatedly before making a decision.

Although he also longed to learn the Taiji Great Spear Technique, Archery had the highest priority; it allowed for long-range attacks, making it difficult for enemies to get close, which was a clear advantage.

Next were fist and foot techniques; he discovered that compared to weapon martial arts, unarmed martial arts focused more on improving physical fitness and raising the upper limit of physical potential.

Otherwise, if his physical fitness couldn't keep up, even if he got a Strong Bow, he wouldn't be able to draw it, rendering it useless.

Finally, there was spear technique, used to compensate for combat shortcomings.

In case he encountered a strong enemy one day, ran out of arrows, or was closed in on, he could still use the long spear to counterattack, so he wouldn't be like an archer in a game who had no power to fight back once a warrior got close.

As for blade technique, it would serve as a backup for now; he would consider learning it later when Experience Value was abundant, just in case of need.

Having made up his mind, Lu Yu invested one point of Experience Value into Phantom Archery and was pleasantly surprised to find that the proficiency had increased by about 3.33%.

"It seems thirty points of Experience Value will do; 91 minus 30 leaves 61 points. I wonder if I can upgrade another level?" Lu Yu's eyes were full of anticipation.

After investing another twenty-nine points of Experience Value, Lu Yu felt a clear stream moisten his entire body, his muscles tightened slightly, and it took a few seconds to return to normal.

Lu Yu clenched his fist and clearly felt that his strength had increased, and by quite a lot!

【Phantom Archery: Minor Accomplishment (0%), Trait: Eagle Eye Level 2, Divine Strength Level 1】 【Divine Strength: For every level the skill increases, the Strength attribute permanently increases by 5 points】

"As expected." A smile appeared on Lu Yu's face. This trait was clearly Strength Enhancement, and the magnitude of the enhancement was astonishing—five times that of a normal increase.

Phantom Archery emphasized speed; with increased strength, the speed of drawing the bowstring to full was faster, which in turn indirectly improved the arrow-shooting speed.

"There are still 61 points of Experience Value; I wonder if it's enough to upgrade another level?"

He added one point with the mindset of testing it out; the proficiency instantly broke through 1% and finally stopped at 2%.

"Phew, 50 points is enough."

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "I wonder if the next proficiency level will unlock Phantom Consecutive Arrows."

After a brief pause, he added the 50 points of Experience Value. A warm, moist feeling surged in his eyes again, and his strength continued to increase, but other than that, there seemed to be no other changes.

Lu Yu checked it over, and no new memories had been added to his mind.

"No new trait unlocked this time?" He smiled bitterly, and after the physical changes completely disappeared, he looked at the skill bar:

【Phantom Archery: Pure Perfection (0%), Trait: Eagle Eye Level 3, Divine Strength Level 2】

Facts proved that his premonition was correct; there was no new trait this time.

"Actually, it's not bad; the duration of Eagle Eye has reached three minutes, and I've gained ten more points of Strength attribute." Lu Yu consoled himself.

As for the legendary Secret Technique, Phantom Consecutive Arrows, it will most likely only unlock at the next proficiency level.

It is just a pity that the Experience Value has already been exhausted.