Goblin Dependency

Regarding the allocation of the Life Energy descending from the sky, discussions had already taken place before Xia Nan and the others arrived.

As for Sarisa, it goes without saying that her goal is to thwart the smooth progress of Dodd’s "Algae Scale" ceremony. Discovering she could perceive the positions of nearby adventurers and assist Xia Nan with information, she had long decided to concentrate all possible Life Energy from the Secret Realm on Xia Nan, who could use Battle Skills.

The Spotted Cat race Sasha, after exchanging intelligence with the two along the way and gaining a rough understanding of the ceremony mechanism, also wisely made the same decision as Sarisa.

Moreover, because he observed that adventurers who died in the Secret Realm only entered a weakened state in the real world.

When he arrived, he proactively chatted with Xia Nan, stating that if they encountered exceptionally urgent and unforeseen circumstances, he could willingly contribute the Life Energy within his body.

Regarding this, Xia Nan was somewhat surprised, yet felt that things would not deteriorate to such an extent.

Though he didn’t know what state Dodd’s "Algae Scale" was currently in, from his own standpoint, because of the attribute panel’s presence, he could not only use Battle Skills but also freely choose evolution paths, later obtaining a rapid evolution route with Sarisa’s assistance.

In summary, his advantage after Three Evolution should have accumulated to a significant degree compared to other adventurers.

The real world aside, if placed in the Secret Realm, Xia Nan felt that even facing Ceremony Arranger Dodd’s "Algae Scale," he wasn’t entirely without the power to fight.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, but Xia Nan’s body didn’t stop moving.

As planned, he approached the luminescent blue glow that landed between the woods, losing its constraints and returning to a state that could be absorbed.

Buzz——

As if it could sense Xia Nan’s presence, the blue luminescent mist briefly became chaotic, then gathered towards his body.

It took Xia Nan only a few minutes to arrive here.

Along with the lynx adventurer, the gorilla adventurer who killed their teammate on the spot, and now this "airdrop," an unprecedented massive amount of Life Energy congregated inside him.

From Xia Nan’s perspective, what he felt was akin to soaking in a hot spring, a surge of warm flow rushing through his limbs and bones, accompanied by translucent characters flashing across his vision like a screen.

...

"Skill Level +10"

"[Gravity Control]Level 1 (56/100) → [Gravity Control]Level 1 (66/100)"

"Skill Level +18"

"[Embers Resonance]Level 2 (40/100) → [Embers Resonance]Level 2 (58/100)"

"Skill Level +60"

"[Heavy Tide]Level 3 (41/100) → [Heavy Tide]Level 4 (1/100)"

...

How much!?

It’s hard to put into words Xia Nan’s current emotions.

Previously, he had the experience of activating [Dream Weaving Corridor], so this wasn’t the first time he’d acquired a large amount of skill level in a short period.

But ...

[Gravity Etching]and [Heavy Tide]are fine.

Combining them with [Gravity Control], which beforehand would have required hard practice for over ten days to grudgingly and stingily grant himself that precious "1" point of skill level.

Suddenly experiencing a double-digit growth like this.

It’s akin to a wanderer in the desert stumbling upon an oasis when facing extreme dehydration or a starving nomad encountering a feast when famished to the point of dizziness.

The next second upon seeing that number, Xia Nan even wondered if he’d misread it, repeatedly scanning his vision back and forth to verify countless times, scrutinizing each character on the skill level progress bar, before finally confirming.

Without having time to fully comprehend the Transformation, accompanied by the massive influx of Life Energy into his body, Xia Nan, who had just completed Third Evolution not long ago, accumulated once again and broke through the limits, fulfilling the conditions for further ascent.

Moreover, possibly due to the special nature of the "airdrop" blue luminescent glow, this time during evolution, the warm flow in Xia Nan’s body wasn’t solidified and stalled by the attribute panel, waiting for him to complete his path selection before circulating.

Instead, it was directly guided by some invisible force, focusing the flow towards several fixed parts of his body.

Reflected on the attribute panel, it was simply a neat line that flashed before his eyes.

"Ding!"

"Condition for evolution detected!"

"Searching for evolution path automatically..."

...

1.[Steel Skeleton·Soros Blade Wolf (Elite)]

Compatibility: 93.6%

Introduction:

A rare elite mutated subspecies among the Soros Blade Wolf pack, such individuals are often born after wars involving millions in scale, regarded by victors as symbols of honor, while perceived by the defeated as the embodiment of disaster.

This powerful wolf species is covered in a dense and good-quality metal armor, possessing formidable defensive capabilities while maintaining considerable flexibility.

It no longer needs to collect the weapons of intelligent beings for combat, as the naturally growing Golden Bone Sword Blade from its shoulder rivals the good-quality products of dwarf Forging Masters.

...

"Creak..."

The sour sound of metal friction echoed through the forest.

Already possessing a body far exceeding the size of ordinary wolves after the Third Evolution, Xia Nan’s form began expanding once more.

The ash-gray fur moved autonomously without wind, its colors deepening, while the surface gleamed with a metallic cold hardness; the mane at multiple key areas such as the chest, neck, and side abdomen pressed firmly downwards, transforming into a smooth-striped silver-black metal plate tightly clinging to the body.

At the Wolf Head area, a helmet-like custom-made crown seamlessly replaced the original plush mane, smoothly extending from the top of the skull to the sides, covering above the Wolf Mouth, interlocking with the armor extending upward from the neck below, as though placing a wolf head-shaped metal helmet upon him, only revealing those deep gray and mysterious Wolf Eyes through its crevices.