Chapter 1 A New Direction

All day long, due to the large number of high-level herbs he collected, Nie Yan's gathering skill improved by leaps and bounds. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before he could upgrade to Master Gatherer.

Above the Master level were the Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster levels, but under normal circumstances, unless he encountered some ridiculously high-level god-tier herbs, the Master gathering skill would be enough.

Nie Yan glanced down at his backpack, which was filled with all kinds of herbs, a dazzling array of them, about dozens of types, each with at least one or two stacks: Red Dragon Grass, Fire Snake Grass, and so on. They had different functions; some were raw materials for making antidote potions, some were materials for making fire resistance potions, all of which were very rare.

If these herbs were taken outside, they would all be outrageously expensive.

In addition to these herbs, there were also a large number of skill books, such as the Master Gathering Skill Book. Nie Yan had collected nearly a stack of them, a stack being twenty books. There were also many other types of skill books.

Nie Yan discovered that among the many production profession skill books, there was a Potion-Making Expert Skill Book: successfully making a potion could grant an additional 200% skill proficiency, and at the same time, there was a very high probability of producing potions of a higher tier.

However, this Potion-Making Expert Skill Book had a clear restriction: the potions made could only be used by the maker themselves. If others used the potions he made, they would be ineffective.

This was a bit magical. It was the first time Nie Yan had encountered this kind of production profession skill book.

The appearance of this Potion-Making Expert Skill Book caused Nie Yan to have some new thoughts about the Ancient World.

In the Ancient World, if the Shadow Dancer class-change quest had many stages, the level of the creatures he would challenge in the future would become higher and higher. If he could make some high-level potions, it would be very helpful for him to pass the Shadow Dancer class-change quest.

Nie Yan had heard before that if a Thief learned potion-making and applied to the NPC Potion-Making Master Yvette for specializing in poison-making, their potion-making skills would undergo some changes. The potions they made could only be used by themselves, but they would improve more easily and quickly reach the Master and Grandmaster levels, thus often being able to create extremely high-quality poisons, forming their own personal characteristics and greatly enhancing their strength. Many mages who couldn't afford magic potions would also learn potion-making specifically to make mana potions.

Now, this Potion-Making Expert Skill Book also gave Nie Yan countless reveries.

When leveling up, potion-making was definitely a very good auxiliary skill.

After careful consideration, Nie Yan learned this Potion-Making Expert Skill Book.

In the following period of time, in addition to grinding monsters and gathering herbs, Nie Yan had one more task, which was to train his potion-making.

The potion-making that Nie Yan learned belonged to a relatively special type, which was very easy to improve. The skill proficiency required for advancement was less than one-tenth of the skill proficiency required for ordinary potion-making. After making dozens of basic potions, his potion-making was upgraded to intermediate, accumulating about 30% of intermediate in one day.

Once he reached the Master level, he would be able to make some potions that would be very helpful to his own strength.

Nie Yan felt that the world of Shadow Dancers might be a brand-new system. The composition of one's own strength was not just skills, health, and attributes; it might also include potion-making.

He didn't know much about Shadow Dancers before, and he never had any Shadow Dancer-level friends in his previous life, so his understanding of Shadow Dancers was not thorough enough. What exactly was a Shadow Dancer? In Nie Yan's mind, it was still very hazy. His skills had reached the mark, but in some aspects, he was still lacking.

Nie Yan continued to do repetitive and monotonous things in the Ancient World. When he was doing these things, his state of mind was calm, and he wouldn't have too much irritability.

As usual, Nie Yan continued to search for the Tier 2 creatures that spawned nearby. As he stayed in the Ancient World longer and longer, he gradually realized many skills. It turned out that the single skill of kicking could be evolved into many skills, such as side kicks, straight kicks, and aerial kicks, just like some fighting skills in reality. Because the strength bonus in the game was relatively large, the speed of attack, the lethality of attack, the accuracy of attack, and so on, were more powerful than in reality.

Faith was a world that originated from reality and transcended reality.

Passing through a large dense jungle, Nie Yan saw a huge lion moving in the distance in the center of the jungle. Its whole body was covered with golden fur, and its body was very strong, majestic, like a king.

Nie Yan sneaked towards it, carefully following behind the lion, and cast a detect on the lion.

Goldenmane Lion King: Tier 2, Elite.

It was the first time Nie Yan had encountered this kind of elite. The Goldenmane Lion King had about 120,000 health points. A kind of heavy pressure came over him.

Nie Yan couldn't help but hesitate. Could he deal with this Goldenmane Lion King?

Just as he was weighing whether to go up and deal with the Goldenmane Lion King, the Goldenmane Lion King seemed to sense something and looked towards where Nie Yan was hiding, a divine light blooming in its eyes.

Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he cast a few skills on himself to increase his stealth.

The stealth effect immediately increased a lot.

Nie Yan hoped to be able to avoid the Goldenmane Lion King's detection. He saw the Goldenmane Lion King suddenly open its mouth and let out a deafening roar. A strong shockwave suddenly swept over.

The powerful sound shook Nie Yan's eardrums, and a burst of pain came from his ears. A damage value of more than one hundred points floated above his head.

The stealth state disappeared, and Nie Yan's figure appeared.

The Goldenmane Lion King's gaze immediately locked onto Nie Yan. It roared lowly, scratched the ground with its right front paw, and leaped up, pouncing towards Nie Yan.

The Goldenmane Lion King was as fast as lightning, arriving in an instant.

Seeing the Goldenmane Lion King's claws coming at him, Nie Yan ducked down and lunged to the side.

With a boom, the thick tree next to Nie Yan was broken in half and slowly fell down.

Sensing the power of the Goldenmane Lion King, Nie Yan didn't dare to stay and ran wildly into the woods.

The Goldenmane Lion King chased after Nie Yan madly, and a chase began.

Nie Yan didn't dare to run deeper into the jungle, for fear of attracting more powerful creatures. If that happened, he would be finished.

When being chased by the Goldenmane Lion King, it was a perilous situation. The skills of Shadow Dance and Illusionary Dance were useful, but they could only be used to avoid it once or twice. The second time, it would be easily seen through by the Goldenmane Lion King.

If he was attacked by the Goldenmane Lion King, Nie Yan couldn't guarantee whether he could withstand it.

The Goldenmane Lion King was much more powerful than ordinary Tier 2 creatures.

Under the Goldenmane Lion King's strong pressure, Nie Yan did learn a lot of escape skills in a moment of desperation, such as a curved running method, dodging around obstacles, and suddenly changing direction when the Goldenmane Lion King attacked.

Anyway, he used all the skills he could use.

Nie Yan slowly pulled away a distance from the Goldenmane Lion King. The Goldenmane Lion King roared and jumped high, pouncing up.

Watching the Goldenmane Lion King falling from a height, Nie Yan's eyes suddenly contracted. He soared into the air and kicked out, hitting the Goldenmane Lion King's chin and throat with a bang.

The Goldenmane Lion King made a painful whimper from its throat, and its body flew sideways, falling heavily to the ground.

A chance!

Nie Yan's gaze instantly locked onto a tree next to the Goldenmane Lion King, and he shot out a strand of spider silk. The spider silk carried Nie Yan across, and the Sword of Zennarde in his right hand drew a black light in the air. With the powerful pull of the spider silk, Nie Yan's right hand, holding the Sword of Zennarde, slashed across the Goldenmane Lion King's throat. With a puff, blood splattered.

Nie Yan jumped high again. Using the falling posture, he heavily struck a Spine Break, stabbing down fiercely at the Goldenmane Lion King's back.

The Goldenmane Lion King was attacked in succession. It had just climbed up and hadn't had time to react. A powerful force poured in from its back, and with a muffled bang, the Goldenmane Lion King was heavily pressed to the ground by this powerful force.

If the Goldenmane Lion King stood up, he would still be chased by the Goldenmane Lion King. Under this urgent pressure, Nie Yan used all his skills and kicked out horizontally.

With a bang, Nie Yan kicked the Goldenmane Lion King's skull. With a heavy explosion, the Goldenmane Lion King whimpered and rolled over a few times.

Before landing, Nie Yan took a diagonal step, and his right elbow slammed into the Goldenmane Lion King's abdomen. The Goldenmane Lion King flipped over.

Just after landing, Nie Yan took a few steps forward and then did a split kick, raising his foot and slamming down hard. With a crack, a terrifying sound of bone breaking came from the Goldenmane Lion King's back. The Goldenmane Lion King hissed lowly and never stood up again.

When Nie Yan attacked, one damage after another floated up from the Goldenmane Lion King's head. The first aerial kick was more than 2,000 damage, the second throat-slitting skill was more than 5,300 damage, the third spine break was more than 10,000 damage, the fourth horizontal kick was more than 20,000 damage, the fifth elbow strike was more than 36,000, and the last split kick brought the Goldenmane Lion King's nearly half-full health bar to the bottom with one blow.

What terrifying damage! Nie Yan couldn't help but marvel at seeing such damage numbers.

A crisp system notification sounded.

System: Completed combo 6, Aerial Kick - Throat Slit - Spine Break - Horizontal Kick - Elbow Strike - Split Kick.

After seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan was a little surprised. It turned out that the skills he used to deal with the Goldenmane Lion King had unintentionally formed a combo skill. Combo skills could unleash very powerful damage. The first hit referred to the player's own attack power, and the damage value of each subsequent hit was about twice that of the previous one, with occasional fluctuations. Arm attacks were slightly weaker, and foot attacks were stronger.

This discovery made Nie Yan ecstatic. If he used such combo skills in the future battles, his combat power would definitely be very terrifying.

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