Apocalypse Gachapon

Antares watched Lin Moyu, who sat cross-legged with eyes closed, an intense curiosity flickering in his gaze.

He truly wanted to know what kind of skill Lin Moyu possessed, one that could actually harm him, despite the other party being under level 70.

To put it bluntly, even if a human half-step Transcendent God-level powerhouse, the Demon Emperor, and the Dragon Emperor joined forces, they still wouldn’t be able to injure him in the slightest.

And that was assuming he didn’t even fight back.

The reason he looked down on those powerhouses was simple: they couldn’t even break his defense.

Yet now, for the first time, he felt that Lin Moyu’s skill might actually wound him.

His instincts told him this wasn’t a mistake.

If that was true, then the attack power of Lin Moyu’s skill was probably enough to kill beings like the Demon Emperor.

After all, any skill capable of harming him could undoubtedly be able to slay those weaker existences.

The realization left Antares deeply shaken.

Meanwhile, Lin Moyu’s aura gradually stabilized as the absorption of soul force by his skill star core reached completion.

Now fully awake, Antares couldn’t hold back his curiosity.

He wanted to question Lin Moyu about this mysterious skill. His last one had already been shocking enough.

Just what was he up to this time?

“This brat never lets me rest.” Antares muttered under his breath.

Suddenly, the second skill star core flared to life, just like the first one before it.

After filling to the brim with soul force, it resonated and linked with the first star core.

The two began revolving around Lin Moyu’s soul.

[Obtained soul force, EXP +1,000,000]

[Obtained soul force, EXP +1,000,000]

[Obtained soul force, EXP +1,000,000]

…

Notifications poured in one after another.

The skill star core regurgitated the absorbed soul force, flooding Lin Moyu with vast amounts of EXP.

Lin Moyu ignored the EXP, focusing instead on the golden radiance surrounding the Corpse Explosion skill star core.

It was only about one-fifth full, far lower than the 50% fusion rate of his first skill star core.

Drawing on Divinity Force’s recovery ability, Lin Moyu poured in soul force without restraint, unconcerned about the cost.

Even so, the fusion rate stopped at about 20%.

“Corpse Explosion was already a nightmare to upgrade before… even after fusing it into my soul, it’s still this stubborn.”

Once a skill star core merged with the soul, its power was no longer measured by level, but by fusion rate.

Seeing how difficult it was to promote it further, Lin Moyu could only accept it with calm resignation.

[Corpse Explosion (fusion 20%): detonate a corpse or remains and deal 20% of the corpse’s health before death as damage to designated targets within a radius of 100 meters.]

After checking the new description, Lin Moyu paused in contemplation.

The change in the skill was a bit strange. Its attack range had expanded drastically, going from 7 meters to 100 meters. And he could tell that 100 meters wasn’t its limit.

However, the damage had been halved, dropping from 40% to 20%.

After some consideration, Lin Moyu concluded that the advantages far outweighed the drawbacks.

His talent could amplify the effects of Corpse Explosion, extending its range from 100 meters up to a staggering 7,000 meters.

Such a massive range would cover an entire battlefield, and even the sky above.

He no longer needed to toss corpses into the air just to strike flying enemies.

In addition, he could now lock onto targets, selectively designating who would be hit.

The skill would no longer harm all non-teammates indiscriminately.

This meant he no longer had to worry about accidentally harming his allies.

These two changes made Corpse Explosion far more versatile.

Although its base power was halved, after amplification it still retained the explosive force of 14 times the corpse’s health.

Lin Moyu suddenly froze. He realized he had misread something.

Shocked, he widened his eyes, disbelief flickered in them.

Antares, who had been watching closely, instantly caught the reaction. Even Lin Moyu seemed astonished by his own skill.

What kind of skill is this?!”

Antares was filled with curiosity, “Brat, what skill did you move this time?”

Lin Moyu didn’t answer, “Antares, help me with a few experiments.”

“Experiments? Regarding your skill?”

Lin Moyu nodded, “Yes.”

“Alright!” Driven by curiosity, Antares agreed without hesitation.

Lin Moyu hadn’t expected such enthusiasm. Antares was usually lazy and had to be pushed into anything.

Just as Lin Moyu was about to begin, a beam of white light rose from his body.

He had leveled up, from level 69 to level 70.

The fusion of two skill star cores had consumed an immense amount of soul force.

Now, as they merged with his soul, that soul force returned to him, converted into EXP.

Unknowingly, he had completed his level-up.

It was time for his third class awakening.

Antares spoke in a deep voice, “Stop the experimentation for now. Focus on the class awakening first. Do it exactly as I taught you.”

Lin Moyu nodded, “Alright.”

Class awakening came before everything else. Skill experimentation could wait.

Lin Moyu sat back down cross-legged, adjusting his state to its peak.

Thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, memories of recent battles and breakthroughs flickering past.

Ever since reaching level 60, it felt as if he’d entered an express lane of growth.

He had soared through levels, barely pausing between them.

Counting everything, even the time spent transporting the skill star cores, it had taken him just over two months to rise from level 60 to level 70.

Compared to others, who might take a year or two for just one level, he was practically riding a rocket.

Finally, it was time for his third class awakening.

He would rely on no formations, no external powers, nothing but the Talent Divine Stone.

Such a method of undergoing the third class awakening was unheard of in this age.

Lin Moyu had asked Antares why he still needed the Talent Divine Stone if he wasn’t supposed to rely on of external forces.

Antares’s reply was that not relying on external forces meant not becoming dependent on them. But something like the Talent Divine Stone was far more beneficial than harmful.

Trading a small price for a powerful, with no harm to the future, in exchange for an extremely helpful talent, it was worthwhile.

Antares had even mentioned that some people refused to use Talent Divine Stones at all, choosing to awaken their talent on their own.

Reportedly, self-awakened talents were stronger than those granted by Talent Divine Stones.

But this had never been proven, and the people who tried had failed to awaken talents on their own.

There was only one chance for a third class awakening and one opportunity to awaken a talent, with no do-overs.

So, in the end, it was wiser to rely on Talent Divine Stones.

Lin Moyu remembered those words, but he had a different view.

He had the system, a secret he would never share with anyone.

Though it rarely showed itself, its power was overwhelming each time.

The system had only two functions: fusing skills and fusing talents.

Even Antares knew nothing about it.

Lin Moyu’s ideal plan was simple: awaken one talent on his own, then use the Talent Divine Stone to gain another.

If the system could fuse the two… perhaps he could obtain a godly talent.

The thought made him smile unconsciously.

Antares found it odd. The awakening hadn’t even begun, yet Lin Moyu was already smiling.

Lin Moyu’s aura surged violently, swelling and churning like a tempest. The energy within his body erupted upward, crashing toward the heavens as a pillar of seven-colored light.

A moment later, his soul force merged with it, igniting the pillar into an even more blazing, searing force.

The vast energy seemed to stir the laws of heaven and earth, trying to draw them down for his class awakening.

Normally, a formation would channel those laws. But Lin Moyu was attempting it with his own strength.

The difference in difficulty was immense.

When a formation was used to summon the laws, the laws descended upon the formation first, then transmitted through the formation to the one undergoing the class awakening.

This extra step caused a loss, meaning the effect was not as good as invoking the laws directly with one’s own body.

This was what Antares meant by relying on external power.

Lin Moyu’s power continued to soar.

His attributes, especially his soul force, far surpassed any other at level 70.

If even he couldn’t call down the laws, then perhaps this path was truly impossible.

Antares watched with anticipation, “Even in ancient times, among the strongest powerhouses, few were able to invoke the laws of heaven and earth solely relying on themselves.”

“I apologize, I misled you. They really didn’t rely on external air, but they did have seniors helping them trigger the laws’ descent.”

“However, if you wish to become a supreme expert, the strongest Transcendent God-level powerhouse, and even go beyond… this is the only way.”

Antares made no move to help. To intervene now would only harm Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu’s light grew blinding, piercing through the heavens.

All his attributes converged. Within his soul, the two skill star cores blazed, exhaling pure soul force to aid him.

Clang!

The Shenzhou Cauldron, which had been quiet all this time, suddenly let out a soft chime.

A beam of multicolored light suddenly descended from the sky.

The laws rumbled.