Chapter 73: Nine Lives, Judgment, Void Concealment, Unlimited Mana!

Lu Zheng hurriedly checked the skill effect of "Nine-Head Immortality".

After reading it, Lu Zheng realized he had been mistaken.

This "Nine-Head Immortality" and the passive skill "Nine-Head Undying Body" of the nine‑headed immortal bird are completely different concepts.

The latter is the true nine‑headed imperishability, i. e., an immortal body!

And Xiang Liu's skill, on the other hand, grants nine lives.

【Skill: Nine-Head Immortality (Passive)】

【Effect: When your HP is emptied, it instantly restores to full; when all nine life bars are emptied, you truly die】

In short, you get nine lives.

Unlike the nine‑headed bird's skill, which restores full HP if all nine heads are not destroyed within a limited time, this directly gives nine lives, consuming one per death and cannot be replenished.

The two skills each have their merits.

But for Lu Zheng, who doesn't have nine heads, Xiang Liu's skill is obviously more practical.

Gaining eight extra lives is still quite pleasing! Lu Zheng then turned to another Divine Skill from the divine beast Baize.

【Skill: Judgment Force】

【Effect: Consumes 10,000 mana to convert into Judgment Force, causing the next attack to deal Judgment Damage—real damage—with a minimum of 10,000 Judgment Damage, typically 10% of the added attack damage; has a chance to trigger a Judgment effect that, when the target's HP falls below 10% of your total HP, instantly empties the target's HP】

Sure enough, it's a Divine Skill! Spending ten thousand mana lets the next attack deal an extra ten percent true damage.

If the next attack deals one million damage, it adds an extra hundred thousand true damage; as combat power rises, the effect of Judgment Force becomes increasingly evident.

The even more impressive part is the chance‑triggered Judgment effect.

No matter whether a monster has one million or ten million HP, as long as it's below 10%, there's a chance to slay it in one blow!

In critical moments, this is the last gamble that decides life or death.

The other four celestial‑grade spirit pets also provide very good skills.

【Skill: Shaking Earth, Moving Mountains】

【Effect: Consumes at least 1,000 mana to draw upon the earth‑vein power, alter terrain, and move mountains】

Fu Yue Gui's skill does not specify damage, but the more such a skill resembles a Divine Skill, the closer it is to mastering primal forces.

It's like the "Cloud Soaring, Mist Riding" skill that previously the cloud‑crane gave Lu Zheng, which harnesses cloud‑mist power; with slight development, it spawned a damage‑explosive derivative "Cloud Explosion Technique".

Drawing upon earth‑vein power can cause earthquakes and landslides, dealing catastrophic damage to enemies that cannot dodge.

Using this skill in practice requires caution; in some environments it must be employed very carefully.

For example, in this cavern, a slip could bury you underground! 【Skill: Gold‑Eating Demon Body】

【Effect: Consumes 10,000 mana; after entering Demon Body state, ignores metal‑type magical damage; devouring metal permanently increases constitution and boosts defense】

The Gold‑Eating Insect is the smallest celestial spirit pet Lu Zheng has seen so far.

In nature, especially among beasts, there's a rough rule: the larger the size, the stronger the power.

High‑quality pets are usually massive, far larger than ordinary summoned beasts of the same tier.

But the Gold‑Eating Insect is only walnut‑sized, golden, as if carved from gold.

Though tiny, its fierce aura makes Lu Zheng feel a little uneasy at a glance! Despite being only rank 1, its flight speed is absurdly fast—faster than a three‑tailed spirit fox at rank 10.

It darts out like a bullet.

Moreover, its body is extremely hard, and its head is cone‑shaped, giving it strong penetrative power.

Simply put, nothing can stand against it! Used wisely, this is a great trump card.

It may even surpass divine pets! The "Gold‑Eating Demon Body" skill is also quite over‑the‑top, letting you permanently increase constitution by eating metal, directly raising base attributes.

Other cultivators who want to boost base attributes without leveling must laboriously seek rare heavenly materials; you just need to eat iron—who can argue with that?

Ridiculously strong!

Lu Zheng took out a gold coin, activated Gold‑Eating Demon Body, and tried to bite it.

He expected it to crunch, but instead it was as soft as tofu; after a few chews, the metal turned into energy that surged through his body.

So comfortable!

He never imagined that one day "eating dirt" could feel this satisfying.

Among the four celestial‑grade pet skills, the one Lu Zheng cares about most is the skill of the thief‑heaven mouse.

【Skill: Void Walk】

【Effect: Consumes 1,000 mana to enter the void; while in the void, it continuously consumes mana, grants a Void Walk state that ignores any damage; you can move your position, passing through any non‑spatial‑seal barrier】

What kind of skill is this!?

A life‑saving Divine Skill.

Entering the void equals activating a hidden + Super Armor state; for a "fragile summoner" like Lu Zheng, it's an invincible self‑preservation skill!

Later, he can grant himself several mana sources, then linger indefinitely in the void.

Moreover, unless someone wields spatial power to seal him, any material‑based or energy‑based confinement skill is ineffective! As long as he wants to run, only a master of spatial power can stop him.

Lu Zheng quickly tried it and found that after slipping into the void, his observation of the outside world remains unchanged; only movement relies on spatial shifting, and the faster he moves, the mana consumption skyrockets exponentially!

Fortunately, at normal speed the consumption isn't too great.

When needed, he can spend a massive amount of mana to "teleport"; truly a Divine Skill.

Lu Zheng discovered that the thief‑heaven mouse only has three skills; apparently the "Void Walk" skill cancels the others.

Otherwise, this creature could definitely be rated a divine pet! Now look at the final Earth‑Magic Bear's skill.

【Skill: Earth Blessing (Passive)】

【Effect: Contact with earth grants Earth Blessing, restoring 1% HP per second and 2% mana per second】

As everyone knows, percentage‑based skills are absolute Divine Skills!

Just standing on the ground restores full HP in 100 seconds and full mana in 50 seconds.

If a BOSS were to get this skill and then add a Super Armor‑type skill, it would basically be impossible to kill it.

And Lu Zheng has plenty of such Super Armor skills!

Today was just too awesome.

Not to mention the four celestial spirit pets and two legendary divine pets as helpers; even without them, just these six skills would be enough to make Lu Zheng happy for half a month.

As the saying goes, half a month without opening, opening means eating for half a year!

It hadn't been dropping anything before; sure enough, it was hoarding a big one.

Seize the time, and while the Summoner Arena instance still has a few days before it refreshes, raise the levels of these newly obtained summoned beasts!

Fortunately, the Abyss Demon Lair instance is huge, and the abyss demons are plentiful, perfect for him to quickly raise his summoned beasts' levels.

In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty‑third day since Lu Zheng enrolled, and when he arrived at the Summoner Arena instance, a wave of discussion erupted immediately.

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