Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

He hadn’t aimed for a vital point like the neck, instead targeting the larger torso to play it safe. But judging by the result, it was clear Lin Mo had overestimated this Flame Cat Demon.

[Invisibility]Skill Level +18!

[Blood Qi Blade]Skill Level +18!

’Nice, 18 points to Skill Level.’

As a result, [Blood Qi Blade] naturally leveled up right away.

"Skill [Blood Qi Blade] Level 1 (10/10) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Blood Qi Blade] Level 2 (8/20)"

’All you can say is that the first few levels of any skill are easy to grind, but the later ones are a real pain.’

’But that makes sense. It’s like a lot of things in life: easy to start, hard to master.’

Just as Lin Mo was about to close the panel, his expression suddenly froze.

Another message had appeared right after the level-up notification.

Please select an Evolutionary Direction—

Evolutionary Path 1: Steadfast I: Reduces the "self-harm" effect of Blood Qi Blade by 50%, power is reduced to 95% of the original.

Evolutionary Path 2: Violent I: Increases the "self-harm" effect of Blood Qi Blade by 30%, power is increased to 110% of the original.

’That’s right. Blood Qi Blade is an Excellent Level skill. When I first learned it, there wasn’t an option for an evolutionary branch.’

’Is it because I learned this skill directly instead of evolving it from another?’

’But if I can unlock the first Evolutionary Direction at Level 2, then it doesn’t make much of a difference.’

Looking back at the specific Evolutionary Paths, the names and effects of both were concise and to the point.

Lin Mo chose Evolutionary Path 2 with almost no hesitation.

In terms of pure value, Evolutionary Path 1 was better than 2. But value wasn’t always the most important thing.

’Besides, in my situation, even if the self-harm effect increases by 30%, it shouldn’t matter much. The impact won’t be that great.’

’Even if there is an impact, I can’t forget I still have the Healing Technique. One cast of that, and the problem is solved...’

After choosing the skill path, Lin Mo crouched down to deal with the corpse of the Flame Cat Demon before him.

’Once I take care of this thing, the mission should be pretty much over.’

’The remaining Ordinary Cat Demons pose no real threat.’

However, just as Lin Mo was thinking this, a bloodcurdling scream suddenly echoed from the other side of the cave.

"AHHH—!"

Lin Mo was instantly alarmed.

He immediately recognized it as Sid’s voice.

’Did he run into a Demon?’

’But I already killed the strongest Flame Cat Demon. With Sid’s strength, the other Cat Demons shouldn’t pose a threat to him.’

’Unless...’

Without hesitation, Lin Mo rushed toward the source of the sound.

The location was clear, so it only took him a few seconds to arrive. He was met with the sight of Sid lying in a pool of blood and a fiery red Demon licking its paws.

A Flame Cat Demon!

’There are two Flame Cat Demons in this cave!’

Judging by Sid’s position, the beast must have discovered him while he was taking a short rest after his concealment skill wore off.

Lin Mo quickly cast a [Healing Technique] on him to stabilize his injuries.

The Flame Cat Demon seized the opportunity to charge at Lin Mo. It let out a sharp shriek, its fur standing on end until it looked like a living inferno.

Lin Mo snorted. ’Hissing at me? Trying to scratch me?’

He swung his Sword, instantly unleashing [Sword Storing and Continuous Slash]. Three sharp streams of Sword Qi immediately forced the Flame Cat Demon to retreat.

The creature was cautious, holding back enough that it could dodge in time when it saw Lin Mo attack.

But—

Just as the Flame Cat Demon dodged the attack and let out a sigh of relief, Lin Mo vanished from sight.

Startled, it frantically looked around.

The moment it turned, a Blood-colored Air Blade suddenly appeared behind it. The Flame Cat Demon reacted, hastily ducking to dodge. But Lin Mo was playing it safe, just like before. His [Blood Qi Blade] still sliced off the Demon’s lower half. The Cat Demon’s torso fell to the ground and struggled for a moment, spewing Flame from its mouth, only to be silenced when Lin Mo casually plugged its mouth with an Ice Cone from his Ice Cone Skill.

Lin Mo followed up with a casual swing of his Sword, lopping off its head and kicking it aside.

[Invisibility]Skill Level +20

[Blood Qi Blade]Skill Level +20

"Skill [Blood Qi Blade] Level 2 (20/20) has leveled up!"

"Current Skill: [Blood Qi Blade] Level 3 (8/40)"

Lin Mo didn’t have time to look at the notifications. He hurried over to check on Sid.

’Good...’ The injuries were serious, with many burn marks around the wound, but they weren’t fatal. He had already recovered a little thanks to the Healing Technique Lin Mo had cast earlier.

Lin Mo immediately channeled his Magic Power and cast another Healing Technique.

He followed it up with a [Clear Stream Technique], whose burn-soothing effect proved to be very useful now.

Sid’s wounds began to heal at a visible rate, and the burns on his body faded.

’Even though my Skill Level for these two skills isn’t great, my Magic Power is high!’

’As they say, brute force works wonders. Stats are all that matter.’

[Healing Technique]Skill Level +2

[Clear Stream Technique]Skill Level +4

’Whoa, that much?’

A delighted expression appeared on Lin Mo’s face, and he fired off another Healing Technique and Clear Stream Technique.

[Healing Technique]Skill Level +1

[Clear Stream Technique]Skill Level +3

’I can still milk this for more points. Keep going!’

[Clear Stream Technique]Skill Level +2

...

[Clear Stream Technique]Skill Level +1

"I’m fine, I’m really fine... Lin Mo, watch your Magic Power."

Only when Sid was completely bewildered and there were no more points to be squeezed out did Lin Mo reluctantly stop.