Chapter 1 A Breakthrough in Gathering

Throughout the day, due to collecting a large number of high-grade herbs, Nie Yan's gathering skill advanced by leaps and bounds. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before he could upgrade to master-level gathering.

Above master-level were grandmaster-level and great grandmaster-level, but generally speaking, unless one encountered ridiculously high-level god-grade herbs, master-level gathering skills were sufficient.

Nie Yan glanced down at his backpack, which was filled with all kinds of dazzling herbs, about several dozen types, each with at least one or two stacks. Red Dragon Grass, Fire Serpent Grass, and so on, each had different functions. Some were raw materials for making antidote potions, others were materials for making fire resistance potions, and all were very rare.

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

In addition to these herbs, there were also a large number of skill books, such as Gathering Master skill books. Nie Yan had collected nearly a stack, which was twenty books. There were also quite a few other types of skill books.

Nie Yan noticed that among the numerous production profession skill books, there was an Alchemy Expert skill book, which allowed him to gain an extra 200% skill proficiency for each potion he successfully crafted, and at the same time had a very high probability of producing higher-level potions.

However, there was a clear restriction on this Alchemy Expert skill book: 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 type of production profession skill book.

The appearance of this Alchemy Expert skill book caused Nie Yan to have some new thoughts about the Ancient World.

In the Ancient World, if the Saint Shadow Dancer job advancement quest had many parts, the level of the creatures he challenged in the future would become increasingly higher. If he could craft some high-level potions, it would be very helpful for him to complete the Saint Shadow Dancer job advancement quest.

Nie Yan had heard before that if a thief learned alchemy and applied to the NPC alchemy master Yvette to specialize in poisons, the alchemy skill would undergo some changes. The potions they made could only be used by themselves, but they would level up more easily and quickly reach master-level or grandmaster-level. As a result, they could often create very high-quality poisons, forming their own personal characteristics and greatly increasing their strength. Many mages who couldn't afford magic potions would also learn alchemy specifically to make mana potions.

Now, this Alchemy Expert skill book also gave Nie Yan countless fantasies.

When leveling up, alchemy was definitely a very good auxiliary skill.

After careful consideration, Nie Yan learned this Alchemy Expert skill book.

In the following period of time, in addition to grinding monsters and gathering herbs, Nie Yan also had another task, which was to train his alchemy.

The alchemy Nie Yan learned was of a relatively special type, and it was very easy to level up. The skill proficiency required for advancement was less than one-tenth of that required for ordinary alchemy. After making dozens of basic potions, his alchemy advanced to intermediate level, accumulating to about 30% of intermediate level in one day.

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

Nie Yan felt that the Shadow Dancer world might be a completely new system. The composition of his own strength was no longer just about skills, health, and attributes. It might also include alchemy.

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

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

As usual, Nie Yan continued to search for second-tier creatures that spawned nearby. As he stayed in the Ancient World for 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 jumping kicks. Just like some fighting skills in reality, but because the strength bonuses in the game were relatively large, the attack speed, attack damage, and attack accuracy were even 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. It was covered in golden fur, its body was very strong, and it was majestic, just like a king.

Nie Yan sneaked towards it, carefully following behind the lion, and casted a detection spell on it.

Golden Mane Lion King: Tier 2, Elite.

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

Nie Yan couldn't help but hesitate, could he deal with this Golden Mane Lion King?

Just as he was weighing whether to go up and deal with the Golden Mane Lion King, the Golden Mane 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 casted 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 Golden Mane Lion King's detection. He saw the Golden Mane Lion King suddenly open its mouth and let out a deafening roar, and a strong shockwave swept over.

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

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

The Golden Mane Lion King's eyes immediately locked onto Nie Yan. It roared in a low voice, scratched the ground with its right front paw, and jumped up, pouncing towards Nie Yan.

The Golden Mane Lion King was as fast as lightning, and it arrived in an instant.

Seeing the Golden Mane Lion King's claws slap towards him, Nie Yan ducked down and pounced to the side.

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

Sensing the power of the Golden Mane Lion King, Nie Yan dared not stay and ran wildly into the forest.

The Golden Mane Lion King frantically chased after Nie Yan, and a chase began.

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

When being chased by the Golden Mane Lion King, it could be said that dangers were everywhere. The Shadow Dance Step and Illusion Dance Step skills were useful, but they could only be used to dodge once or twice. The second time, the Golden Mane Lion King could easily see through them.

If he was attacked by the Golden Mane Lion King, Nie Yan couldn't guarantee that he could withstand it.

The Golden Mane Lion King was much stronger than ordinary second-tier creatures.

Under the intense pressure of the Golden Mane Lion King, Nie Yan did learn many escape skills in his haste, such as running in a curved line, dodging around obstacles, and suddenly changing direction when the Golden Mane Lion King attacked.

Anyway, he used all the skills he could.

Nie Yan slowly pulled away a distance from the Golden Mane Lion King. The Golden Mane Lion King roared and jumped high, pouncing over.

Watching the Golden Mane Lion King fall from a high place, Nie Yan's eyes suddenly contracted. He jumped up and kicked out with a jumping kick, hitting the Golden Mane Lion King's chin and throat with a bang.

The Golden Mane Lion King's throat made a painful whimper, and its body flew out sideways, falling heavily to the ground.

A chance not to be missed!

Nie Yan's eyes instantly locked onto a tree next to the Golden Mane Lion King, and he shot out a silk thread. The silk thread carried Nie Yan horizontally, and the Zennarde's Sword in his right hand drew a black light in the air. With the powerful pulling force of the silk thread, Nie Yan's Zennarde's Sword in his right hand slashed across the Golden Mane Lion King's throat. With a puff, blood splattered.

Nie Yan jumped high again, and with the momentum of the fall, he slammed a heavy Spine Break down towards the Golden Mane Lion King's back.

The Golden Mane Lion King was attacked in succession. It had just climbed up and had no time to react. A powerful force poured in from its back, and with a muffled bang, the Golden Mane Lion King was heavily pressed to the ground by this powerful force.

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

With a bang, Nie Yan kicked the Golden Mane Lion King's head, a heavy explosion sounded, and the Golden Mane Lion King whimpered and rolled a few times.

Before landing, Nie Yan took another oblique step, and the elbow of his right hand slammed into the Golden Mane Lion King's abdomen. The Golden Mane Lion King flipped over backwards.

As soon as he landed, Nie Yan took a few steps forward and did another downward split kick, raising his foot and slamming it down heavily. With a crack, a terrifying sound of bones breaking came from the Golden Mane Lion King's back. The Golden Mane Lion King roared in a low voice and never climbed up again.

When Nie Yan attacked, one damage number after another floated from the Golden Mane Lion King's head. The first jumping kick dealt more than two thousand damage, the second throat-slitting skill dealt more than five thousand three hundred damage, the third Spine Break dealt more than ten thousand damage, the fourth sideways kick dealt more than twenty thousand damage, the fifth elbow strike dealt more than thirty-six thousand damage, and the last downward split kick dealt nearly half of the Golden Mane Lion King's health.

What terrifying damage! Nie Yan couldn't help but sigh when he saw such damage numbers.

A crisp system prompt sounded.

System: Completed combo 6, Jumping Kick - Throat Slit - Spine Break - Sideways Kick - Elbow Strike - Downward 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 Golden Mane Lion King just now unintentionally formed a combo technique. The combo technique could unleash a very powerful damage ability. The first strike referred to the player's own attack power, and the damage value caused by each subsequent strike was about twice that of the previous one, with occasional fluctuations. Arm attacks were slightly weaker, while foot attacks were stronger.

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

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