Chapter 97: Chapter 69: Tier 4: Automatic Cruise
"This function is weak when you say it’s weak, but strong when you say it’s strong. However, these bats have no offensive power; they are transformed from blood and are no different from normal bats." Zhang Chen couldn’t say whether he was disappointed or happy at the moment. Moreover, upgrading Blood Control Technique requires a million points, which is simply a huge pit. Who has so many points to fill it?
"Currently, I can evolve thirty-six Vampire Bats. Although the number is a bit small, I can still use them."
At this moment, Zhang Chen looked at the Golden Finger Interface. His points were only a little over fifty-three thousand now. These fifty thousand points must be utilized properly, carefully strategized, perhaps they could play a significant role at critical moments.
"I am now competing with the Fox Spirit for the True Dragon’s Dragon Soul. If my Dragon Qi improves, perhaps it could decide victory or defeat at a critical moment, influence the Dragon Soul, and become a trump card at a crucial time."
Although he really wanted to upgrade the Water Control Technique, he still focused his attention on the second skill, Dragon Qi.
Accompanied by his inner thoughts, the Golden Finger Interface of the second skill also fluctuated and changed.
[2 Skill (Unranked): Dragon Qi (0/2000)]————>[2 Skill (First Tier): Dragon Qi (0/20000)]
From Unranked to First Tier, Dragon Qi is still Dragon Qi, seemingly unchanged, but the upgrade points have increased tenfold, from two thousand to twenty thousand.
"I wonder what skill First Tier Dragon Qi will bring me." Zhang Chen secretly accepted the stream of information from the Golden Finger interface, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
"Beast Taming, the skill can be activated twice a day! Each time it can control an Anomalous Level Demon Beast. The range is within five hundred meters!" Zhang Chen blinked as this skill was neither strong nor weak. The duration extended from one session to two sessions, and being divided into two uses, this skill was quite extraordinary.
"I can now directly control anomalies." Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of contemplation.
Of course, the consumption of points is not negligible; it’s just consuming two thousand points. Why worry?
"The most crucial thing is that the Dragon Qi in my body has seemingly doubled in size." At this moment, Zhang Chen sensed the Dragon Qi spiraling within his body; it had indeed grown bigger and had solidified much more.
"I now have fifty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-two points left." Zhang Chen’s gaze swept over the Golden Finger Interface, still focused on Dragon Qi. He would later have to contend with the True Dragon Remnant Soul, so it was better to enhance Dragon Qi to bolster survival skills.
[2 Skill (First Tier): Dragon Qi (0/20000)]——->[2 Skill (Second Tier): Dragon Qi (0/200000)]
Zhang Chen carefully sensed the changes brought about by Second Tier Dragon Qi: Beast Taming skill, the skill can be activated three times a day and can control a Second Tier Beast Anomaly.
Dragon Qi actually doubled again, quietly roaming within Zhang Chen’s Spiritual World.
However, the upgrade points suddenly increased tenfold, which is simply unreasonable! Where could he find so many points?
"Activating the skill three times a day, thus I have more room to maneuver, or rather, I can control for three sessions, enough to complete a major battle." Zhang Chen thought to himself, now with only thirty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-two points left, he couldn’t upgrade Dragon Qi further.
"Use them all up, don’t keep them! The more upgrades I make now, the better my chances of surviving in the coming fight." Zhang Chen’s eyes turned to the Golden Finger Interface, ultimately focusing on the Water Control Technique.
He turned his gaze toward the Water Control Technique: "I wonder if there’s a chance to unlock the ability to control human water. After all, upgrading the Water Control Technique from Unranked to Ranked requires one thousand points."
Regardless of whether he could unlock it, Zhang Chen clicked directly at this moment:
[4 Skill (Unranked): Water Control Technique (0/1000)]———>[4 Skill (First Tier): Water Control Technique (0/10000)]
"First Tier skill controls all water flow within fifty meters!"
Looking at the skill description, Zhang Chen’s pupils shrank, this seemingly ordinary Water Control Technique gave him a tremendous surprise, it was truly unbelievable.
What is the concept of controlling all water flow within fifty meters?
If on land, it wouldn’t matter, Zhang Chen could at most extract water from underground within fifty meters. But in rivers, he is a god!
He would control all fifty meters of river water; the impact brought by fifty meters of river water would make him the absolute Divine Spirit.
Even if a tiger came, it would be drowned in the river.
It could be said that as long as Zhang Chen stood on the river water, he would fear no armies.
"It can be upgraded once more." Zhang Chen’s gaze fell on the Water Control Technique; upgrading from First Tier to Second Tier only required ten thousand points.
"Upgrade it!" Zhang Chen clicked without hesitation.
[4 Skill (First Tier): Water Control Technique (0/10000)]———>[4 Skill (Second Tier): Water Control Technique (0/100000)]
At this moment, Zhang Chen carefully sensed the introduction of Second Tier Water Control Technique, but the next moment, his eyebrows couldn’t help but wrinkle, because the Second Tier Water Control Technique did not expand the control range as he expected, nor did it allow him to control human water as he hoped; instead, the upgrade turned water into ice.
In principle, the ability to turn water into ice is also extraordinary, he can directly use it to encase people or animals in water and then instantly freeze them into ice. But the transformation has a limitation: one meter!
In other words, Zhang Chen can only turn all water flows within one meter in front of him into ice.
Is this skill useful?
If fighting in a river, it could be used to create shields or other items, one meter thick ice is not easily broken. But it requires a prerequisite: the ice melts into water once it leaves Zhang Chen’s one-meter range.
"This skill is difficult to describe." Zhang Chen looked at the Second Tier of Water Control Technique, with the points for upgrading from Second Tier to Third Tier going from ten thousand to one hundred thousand.
Now with only about eleven thousand points left, he planned to save them for potentially upgrading new skills if they emerge later.
"It’s a big upgrade, but whether I can survive depends on fate." Zhang Chen thought silently to himself.
The Dragon Soul is not easily dealt with, if it were, it wouldn’t be his turn; that pesky Fox Spirit would have already acted.
Moreover, after slaying the Dragon Soul, he would have to compete with the Fox Spirit for the Dragon Soul Essence, which inevitably would lead to another fierce battle.
He felt the Fox Spirit’s danger was far greater than the Fox Spirit’s.
Holding the Fox Spirit’s body, a thought flashed in Zhang Chen’s heart: "This Fox Spirit is an Anomalous Level Great Demon, and a very high-level one. I wonder if there would be unexpected benefits from consuming this Fox Spirit’s blood?"
Looking at the Fox Spirit in his arms, Zhang Chen felt some greed. He couldn’t help but say he was tempted now; if he could consume the Fox Spirit, he wouldn’t hesitate to do so.