The ice spearhead, soaring into the air, hummed and fell to the ground, its sharp tip easily piercing the flagstones paving the courtyard.
Su Xiao, with the black spear pressed against her throat, was breathing heavily.
It was too much. Chen Luo’s displayed strength and speed were clearly a notch below hers.
Yet, after hours of sparring, she hadn’t landed a single hit on him!
In the pre-apocalypse world, as a member of the special forces, Su Xiao, despite being female, was a top-tier operative.
Furthermore, due to her family’s heritage, Su Xiao was naturally confident in her skills with fists, feet, swords, and spears.
But these few hours of so-called "teaching" this afternoon had utterly bewildered her.
*Whoosh!*
Chen Luo suddenly withdrew the spear formed from shadow, then casually plunged it into the floor.
[Shadow Manipulation (SS-rank)] allows the user to control shadows with their mental power, shaping them into tangible forms according to the user's will. (However, as no mutation occurred, its effect is quite ordinary. It is currently classified as Chen Luo's fifth Law.)
Seeing Su Xiao’s unconvinced gaze, Chen Luo offered comfort:
"Don't be so troubled. The reason I can defeat you is actually due to the effect of my skills."
The Fourth Law: Spear Combat.
Simply put, the Fourth Law is a broad category that integrates all techniques and weapon skills.
During Chen Luo's fight with Su Xiao, although he had suppressed his physical attributes throughout, he had also been continuously utilizing the system's combat skills.
[Basic Spear Arts (SS-rank)]
[Type]: Skill
[Effect]:
1. Spear Mastery: All spear techniques that have ever existed in the history of Blue Star humanity are now mastered by you.
2. Spear Grandmaster: When you wield a spear, you are an undisputed grandmaster of your era.
3. Spear Combat: When fighting with a spear, you will be lost in the moment, capable of unleashing 120% of your strength.
[Description]:
The void is the confluence of all information and energy. As a doomsday game that traverses the void,
Basic skills recognized by it, even if they appear ordinary at first glance, will evolve into terrifying skills once they reach a high level.
After all, fundamentals are the most crucial element.
...
Su Xiao possessed over a decade of martial arts experience, and her diligence and talent were undeniable.
Before the apocalypse descended, she had even won championships multiple times in the All-Army Martial Arts Competition.
But unfortunately, under the effect of the SS-rank "Basic Spear Arts," Chen Luo's mastery of the spear had reached a realm of transforming the mundane into the miraculous.
Even with his strength and speed comprehensively inferior to hers, Chen Luo could easily defeat Su Xiao.
Although it was unfair to Su Xiao, this was the power of system skills.
However, Chen Luo was not so bored as to negate another's efforts with his own cheating.
Chen Luo looked at Su Xiao, who still seemed unconvinced, and walked forward to pat her shoulder with a helpless expression:
"Alright, my Legion Commander, take a look at your skill panel."
"I'm not so bored as to spend an entire afternoon crushing your confidence."
With that, the spear formed from shadow beside Chen Luo slowly dissipated in the afterglow of the sunset.
Chen Luo then turned and looked at the two stunned little lolis at the doorway, waving at them with a smile.
Ruoshui and Ruoxue stared at their master, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.
"Master!!"
The next moment, the two little ones called out and rushed forward, hugging Chen Luo's waist, becoming two little pendants.
While Chen Luo was interacting with his two young disciples, Su Xiao, not far away, stood frozen.
During the several hours of combat, facing Chen Luo's overwhelming spear skills, Su Xiao had been under immense pressure.
Only now, hearing Chen Luo's words, did she realize that her system panel was already filled with a flood of messages.
[You have received teaching from player Chen Luo. Based on your comprehension and player Chen Luo's ??? talent, you have learned the F-rank skill "Basic Spear Arts!"]
The very first message at the top of all the notifications made Su Xiao's eyes widen.
Skills were, for ordinary people, the most important existence in the game.
As a hidden class, Su Xiao’s own number and quality of skills far surpassed those of ordinary players, which was a major reason for her ability to outperform others.
And in the doomsday game, the ways to acquire skills were extremely scarce.
At least for ordinary players, the only way to gain skills was through the system's bestowal upon leveling up.
As for practicing on their own, or directly learning from others’ skills?
Sorry, the system did not recognize it!
Just as Chen Luo couldn't learn skills from hidden classes, ordinary people couldn't even learn skills from the same class from those who possessed them.
This was the system's rule!
But Chen Luo had broken this rule! He could actually teach skills to others!
And that wasn't all!
[You have accepted skill teaching from player Chen Luo! Based on the opponent's skill level and ??? talent, your "Basic Spear Arts" skill has been improved!]
Such notifications completely flooded her skill panel.
And at the end of the notifications.
[Teaching complete! Congratulations, your "Basic Spear Arts" skill has been upgraded to S-rank!]