Chapter 462 - 296: Breakthrough! The First Ability for Tier-Surpassing Combat
The two Tier Three Extraordinary Items were Crystal Stones, both dropped by Tier Three Aggregated Monsters.
One was from the Tier Three Monster he had encountered in Beining District—the first Tier Three Monster Lin Qi had ever dealt with—and the other was from one he had hunted down in Shuining City.
’It’s a shame Moon Worshipers don’t have Extraordinary Items in their heads. Otherwise, after killing so many Tier Three Blood Moon Envoys, I’d be spoiled for choice with Extraordinary Items right now.’
Lin Qi shook his head, but his mind quickly returned to the task at hand: carefully analyzing the choice between the two Tier Three Extraordinary Items.
’The Beining District monster’s Ability was likely Charm, while the Shuining City monster’s was manipulating or implanting fear...’
Lin Qi returned the first box to its place.
Lin Qi had no idea how an Ability like Charm could possibly synergize with his current set of Abilities.
To be honest, Lin Qi wasn’t satisfied with either of the two Extraordinary Items. But his Spiritual Power was increasing so rapidly that he simply had no time to search for new ones.
If he didn’t analyze a new Extraordinary Item soon, his Spiritual Power wouldn’t be able to increase at all.
Considering the benefits Lin Qi currently gained from Meditation, that would be a tremendous waste.
The time it would take to find the next Extraordinary Item might be enough for Lin Qi to have another breakthrough.
If his luck was bad and the next Extraordinary Item was also unsuitable, by the time he found one that was, he might have already been able to break through to Tier Four, given his normal rate of progress.
’In any case, my current combination of Abilities is powerful enough. As long as my Extraordinary Level can increase smoothly, it’s almost impossible for anyone at a lower Level to defeat me. It’s better to just rush my Level instead of waiting for the perfect Ability combination.’
’Once I reach Tier Four or even Tier Five, there will be plenty of time to slowly search for suitable Extraordinary Items.’
Lin Qi’s plan in choosing this "Fear"-related Extraordinary Item was to just make do with it for now.
Even if the Ability obtained after analysis wasn’t very powerful, his combat power would still be greatly amplified as long as his Extraordinary Level increased.
Besides, with an Ability like Spiritual Vision—which was practically an all-purpose foundation—as his safety net, Lin Qi felt the new Ability couldn’t be all that bad.
Having made up his mind, Lin Qi took action.
Lin Qi took the Tier Three Extraordinary Item from its box. His Spiritual Power reached out, touching and mingling with it.
A Wizard Professional’s overflowing Spiritual Power was like poison to an Extraordinary Item of the same Level. With just a slight touch, the item’s hard outer shell dissolved instantly.
The item seemed desperate to merge with him, to enter the Wizard Professional’s body and become a part of him.
It was clearly just an inanimate object, but at this moment it displayed a great deal of autonomy.
It was as if Lin Qi wasn’t analyzing this Extraordinary Item, but rather the Extraordinary Item was actively trying to merge with Lin Qi.
This merging process was what Wizard Professionals called "analyzing." But after reaching Tier Three, Lin Qi’s understanding of it had deepened.
’This isn’t analysis at all, it’s straight-up fusion!’
When Lin Qi opened his eyes again, the "analysis" process was complete, and he had already mastered a new Ability.
As if it were an innate power, the moment Lin Qi opened his eyes, he already knew how to use this Ability.
’Emotion Weapon? It’s not Fear?’
The new Ability took Lin Qi by surprise; it was so different from the Fear Manipulation he had been expecting.
It wasn’t completely unrelated, of course—fear is a type of emotion, after all. But when he had fought that Tier Three Monster, it hadn’t displayed any power besides fear.
Lin Qi couldn’t help but recall the scene from back then.
Back when he had fought the monster, it had let out an explosive roar.
Back then, Lin Qi didn’t have his buffing Abilities as a safety net, so the creature’s Spiritual Power-based techniques worked on him as intended.
Lin Qi had felt an overwhelming sense of fear. A sharp sword, seemingly forged from fear itself, had materialized out of thin air above his Sea of Consciousness.
It seemed that the moment Lin Qi’s mental defenses were shattered, the sharp sword would fall and pierce through his Sea of Consciousness.
’I see now. Thinking back on it, there were some clues as to this Ability’s origin.’
Having found a clue to the Ability’s source, Lin Qi quietly activated his Spiritual Vision.
Lin Qi’s gaze fell upon Wang Ziru.
At that moment, Wang Ziru was busy writing, scribbling annotations on the field teams’ mission reports.
Wang Ziru was more than just a sycophant. Under his management, the entire Mo University Camp ran in perfect order.
All missions were documented in written reports.
Wang Ziru had long since put the archive room in the Club Activity Building to use.
Of course, Lin Qi wasn’t just staring at the man; he was testing his new Ability.
Emotion Weapon. As the name suggested, it used a specific emotion as a medium, forming it into a special weapon to attack a target on the mental plane.
Initially, the method for using this Ability was quite strange; it had to be transmitted via "information."
The information could be visual or auditory.
For example, when Lin Qi had faced the monster, it had used sound to transmit the information, unleashing the power of its fear-based weapon.
But after Lin Qi acquired this Ability, it once again had a unique reaction with his Spiritual Vision.
Anything Lin Qi "saw" within the range of his Spiritual Vision could be affected!
An illusory dagger quietly materialized next to Wang Ziru.
The dagger was visible to his Spiritual Vision, but its blade was composed neither of Spiritual Particles nor Spiritual Power. It was made of "emotion."