From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 129 - 112: The Value of Divine Evolution, Sword Skill Realm

Qionghua Tianglu Lake, Lin Zeyu had picked out another house, to serve as the meeting place for the three of them.

"Kenji Ono, president of Chunshang Group's Asia-Pacific region, cunning by nature, once a gang member during the Fusang era, very ruthless and brutal."

Lin Zeyu took out a photo of Kenji Ono, placed it on the table, and tapped it with his finger, "According to the information garnered the day before yesterday, it was he who ordered the move. Their target was the team contract."

"Now, we have already utilized the contract, so Kenji Ono has temporarily ceased action, with no further moves."

Then, Su Muyu took out a second photo, placed it on the table, and said, "This man is named Hideyoshi Tsugawa, the strongest superpower user by Kenji Ono's side. He was formerly a ronin in Fusang, said to have been a master of Fusang swordsmanship, and a swordsmanship champion. He is now at a very high level, the toughest one to deal with around Kenji Ono."

Since Lu Heng had agreed to Lin Zeyu taking action, Su Muyu had already investigated the superpower users around Kenji Ono in the past two days.

She then took out another photo and said, "This woman, named Keiko Kaneda, follows Kenji Ono around twenty-four hours a day, including at night. She is also a superpower user, and her level is not low."

Having introduced these two key figures, she continued, "In addition, when Kenji Ono goes out, there will be a team of ten superpower user bodyguards accompanying him, some of whom are perceivers. If you get too close while scouting, you'll be detected."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "What about the car? What does Kenji Ono usually drive?"

Lin Zeyu pulled out a photo from the table and said, "This one, a custom armored Crown sedan."

Su Muyu added, "Before getting into the car each time, there will be a superpower user from the Perception System checking the entire vehicle, including underneath. Given the events of the past few days, Kenji Ono's bodyguards have been exceptionally vigilant, so placing a time bomb under the car is unlikely."

Lu Heng thought again, then asked, "Which hospital does Kenji Ono usually visit?"

Lin Zeyu replied, "Yongxing Private Hospital, a Japan-funded private hospital invested in Coastal. Chunshang Group holds a minor share in this hospital. Kenji Ono always gets treatment here and hasn't visited any other hospitals."

Lu Heng then asked, "How many people do we have?"

Lin Zeyu gestured around with his fingers, saying, "Aside from us three, we have seven more superpower bodyguards, all trusted by me, ranging from level 12 to 18."

Lu Heng compared the strength of both sides and said, "That should be enough, we can give it a try. I'll now discuss the action plan..."

After discussing, the three of them formulated an action plan.

Once the plan was set, Lu Heng added, "Since this operation is very dangerous, if it becomes impossible to proceed, I will order a retreat. Everyone must withdraw immediately, no reckless actions."

"Understood." Lin Zeyu nodded in agreement.

"The opponent is tough, so before we act, we need to enhance our combat power as much as possible," Lu Heng reminded.

"In this period, my Energy Crystal Core absorption has been fully ramped up, I should reach level 21 by tomorrow. I've also been practicing my shooting skills constantly to ensure I'm not dragging us down," Lin Zeyu said confidently, clenching his fist.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "Have any skills reached full proficiency?"

Lin Zeyu replied, "The proficiency of 'Armor Piercing Bullet' is full, but it hasn't been upgraded."

He had always enjoyed using guns, so the first Crystal Core Skill he learned was "Armor Piercing Bullet."

Using this skill, one could pierce through the tough shells of Abyss Tide Worms with a single shot.

Later, he chose the firearms enhancement path. When practicing shooting, he also concurrently practiced the proficiency of "Armor Piercing Bullet," so this skill's proficiency was filled very early.

He thought for a moment and said, "By the way, I have important intelligence about the Abyss Battlefield. In the Abyss Battlefield, if you complete a World Task, you can receive a reward to choose one out of three options, and if you're lucky, one of the three options might allow you to use Divine Energy to upgrade a skill."

Currently, the number of superpower users worldwide is already sizable, and the number of Abyss Battlefields experienced is also considerable.

Thus, many secretive messages about the Abyss Battlefield circulate among large clans and major forces.

As a result, large families have channels to obtain intelligence that ordinary superpower users cannot reach.

About completing World Tasks in the Abyss Battlefield and receiving a reward to choose one out of three, Lin Family had gotten this intelligence through information exchange.

Therefore, Lin Zeyu already knew about the possibility of encountering an option to upgrade skills among the three choices.

In the Abyss Descent Era, ways to upgrade skills were scarce.

Completing a World Task in the Abyss Battlefield and using Divine Energy to upgrade a skill by choosing one out of three rewards was one of the methods.

Of course, this assumes the World Task is completed and luck is on your side to have the skill upgrade option show up among the three choices.

However, for Lu Heng, there was no need to complete the World Task or pick from the three choices. All he needed to do was use "Divine Evolution" to unlock the skill lock to upgrade a fully proficient skill.

This was the strength of the "Divine Evolution" Initial Talent.

Essentially, this talent was equivalent to receiving countless times the skill upgrade reward from the World Task's three choices.

As the later stages approached, the value of this talent became even higher.

Lin Zeyu followed up by asking, "How can one complete a World Task in the Abyss Battlefield? Do you know?"

Lu Heng didn't respond directly but countered, "Do you still have any Divine Energy?"

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"Yep, still got 400 points," Lin Zeyu said, stretching out four fingers.

"Want a world task reward?"

"Yeah, I do. How can I get it?"

Lu Heng waved his fingers and said, "Simple, just beg me."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Lin Zeyu blinked, not understanding.

Su Muyu covered her mouth and giggled, explaining, "Just beg him. If you ask him, he'll give you the world task reward."

"There's such a good deal? Foster father! I'm begging you," Lin Zeyu said, throwing away his pride.

Because he was certain Lu Heng wouldn't make such a meaningless joke and neither would Su Muyu, it meant that Lu Heng really could issue a world task reward.

This is heaven-sent!

"Alright, alright, stop calling," Lu Heng said.

Every time he saw Lin Zeyu abandon his dignity like this, Lu Heng could hardly take it. He quickly unlocked the skill lock on his "Armor Piercing Bullet" skill, explaining,

"The skill lock is unlocked. Channel 300 points of Divine Energy into the skill slot, and merge it with the original energy. Concentrate during the merger, don't get distracted.

"If nothing goes wrong, your skill should upgrade after the merger."

Lin Zeyu casually asked, "What if something goes wrong?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "Then the skill will be ruined, and the skill slot might even explode."

Lin Zeyu swallowed hard, "That sounds terrifying. What if something happens to me?"

Su Muyu spread her hands and said, "I've never had an accident. If you have one, then that's your problem."

Lin Zeyu suddenly glared, "You guys know I'm cursed by the God of Misfortune!"

Lu Heng crossed his arms and leaned back on the couch, saying, "Anyway, the skill lock is already undone. You handle it."

Lin Zeyu swallowed again, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and his heart thudded wildly as he began to channel Divine Energy into the skill slot, following Lu Heng's instructions.

Seeing him sweat from the forehead, Lu Heng realized this guy was truly nervous.

Su Muyu chimed in from the side, "Don't be nervous. Just imagine the two energies as two cups of water pouring into the same cup slowly. Don't spill it, just wait until they completely merge, then speak."

"It's merged, it's merged," Lin Zeyu said with his eyes closed.

"Is it completely merged? Is the energy still churning?" Lu Heng wasn't sure if it was truly merged.

"It's still swirling, but it's merged," Lin Zeyu replied.

"Wait a bit longer until the energy slows down before you speak," Lu Heng reminded.

"It's slowing, getting slower, almost stopping," Lin Zeyu hurriedly said.

Lu Heng used "Divine Evolution" to lock up his skill, completing the final step.

"Done, check the skill effect."

Lin Zeyu hurriedly checked the attribute panel and then his eyes lit up, exclaiming excitedly, "Holy shit! It really upgraded, the skill has reached Level C. Lu Heng, what kind of sorcerer are you?"

Lu Heng just smiled and said, "Secret, only team members get this benefit."

Lin Zeyu gave a thumbs up, "Got it!"

"How are the attributes?" Lu Heng asked.

Lin Zeyu read out the upgraded skill effects.

[Advanced Armor Piercing Bullet: Adds advanced armor-piercing effects to bullets, able to penetrate hard armor, ignoring 50% of the armor's defense. Skill Consumption: 10 points of Source Energy; Skill Level: Level C.]

"That's too strong, it was 30% defense penetration before, now it's increased to 50%. Now, I can penetrate a tank," exclaimed Lin Zeyu, clenching his fist, full of confidence.

In reality, penetrating tank armor might still be a stretch, but hitting critical parts to immobilize a tank would be much easier.

"The effect is indeed very good. If that's the case, our success rate should increase significantly. Let's proceed with the plan we discussed earlier. The next couple of days, I also need to practice my swordsmanship to face that Fusang Swordsmanship champion," Lu Heng said, having completed the skill upgrade for him, and sent him off.

In the coming time, Lu Heng needed to intensively practice his sword technique proficiency.

It had already been the fifth month since the Abyss Descent began, and since the first month, Lu Heng had consistently practiced swordsmanship and movement techniques, increasing his training levels.

His meticulous level sword technique proficiency had now reached (2750/3000), still a bit away from stepping into the next realm. A few more days of hard work might see a breakthrough.

Moreover, during the last battle, Lu Heng had spontaneously executed the Conception-Level Step Sword Seven Styles variant technique called "Sparrow Turns," showing signs that he was on the verge of a breakthrough.