Chapter 665 - 265: Immune to All Techniques! The Second Golden Mechanism

The draconic pressure emanating from his body was already strong enough to rival their own!

’The King...’

With just a single finger, he had granted the patriarch of a lowly clan, one with an inferior bloodline, power comparable to theirs—the superior Dragon Race!

What a miracle!

Before long, the transformation was finally complete.

Lektorn slowly climbed up from the ground. He felt the surging power within him, a force so immense it felt like it could tear the sky apart, and his entire body trembled with excitement.

He looked at his own hands, then at Lin Ye, and slammed his massive dragon head heavily onto the ground.

"Thank you, my King... for this grace of rebirth!"

"Rise."

Lin Ye’s voice was as placid as ever. "From this day forward, the Ink-Shadow Clan is equal to Claudius and Aurelian. There is no longer any difference in rank."

"Your Ink-Shadow Clan will be responsible for enforcing the laws within the Dragon’s Nest and for gathering intelligence."

’The Shadow Concealment Skill is perfectly suited for this kind of clandestine work.’

’With my own personal "Jinyi Guard," my rule will be infinitely more stable.’

"As you command! We will not fail your trust, my King!"

Lektorn’s voice was filled with a resolve so absolute he would die without regret.

Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction, then his gaze turned to the three of them.

"I have a task for you. Go and open the various vaults throughout the Dragon’s Nest. Bring everything you deem valuable here."

The three of them didn’t dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately turned to leave.

In the vast, empty hall, only Lin Ye remained.

He sat back down on the throne. As he looked out at the empty hall, the corners of his lips curled into a smile of anticipation.

It would take some time to transfer the treasures.

Lin Ye decided to use this free time to continue his cultivation.

He took out a jade slip from his system inventory.

His consciousness slowly sank into it.

HUMMM—!

In an instant, Lin Ye’s consciousness felt as if it had been ripped from his body and plunged into an endless, chaotic void.

Here, there was no time, no space, no light, and no darkness.

There was only the most primal, absolute nothingness.

After an unknown amount of time, a light was born in the chaos.

Immediately after, the phantom of a colossal giant, tall enough to prop up the heavens, appeared before him.

However, just by visualizing this scene, Lin Ye felt his Spiritual Power gushing out like a flood from an open dam.

A few minutes later, he snapped his eyes open. His face was pale, and fine beads of sweat dotted his forehead.

’It’s no use.’

’The grade of this Observation Skill, the Pangu Opening Heaven Map, is simply too high.’

’Even with my Spirit attribute now exceeding three hundred thousand, I can only glimpse a corner of this world-creation event. I can’t even see the giant’s full form.’

[Ding! You have cultivated the Pangu Opening Heaven Map. Your Spiritual Power has been tempered. Spirit +65.9!]

Lin Ye rubbed his throbbing temples.

The increase in his Spirit attribute was indeed substantial, but the mental strain from each observation was equally immense.

It was a form of suppression stemming from a higher level of existence—a crushing of his Status. It was like an ant gazing up at the entire starry sky; the mere act of "seeing" was enough to cause its mind to collapse.

Lin Ye had tried activating Frenzy during his observation, and even directly entering the P4 phase to endure it with the All Attributes boost from his Ancient Dragon Blood.

But the results were minimal.

This pressure didn’t affect his body. It was branded directly onto his soul and consciousness. Conventional attribute enhancements were completely ineffective against it.

Lin Ye’s gaze fell upon the rare treasures in the main hall of the Sun Palace. Brought in by Regner and the others, they were gradually piling up into a small mountain.

An idea began to form in his mind.

’If I can’t brute-force it, I’ll have to find another way.’

Lin Ye opened his system panel, his eyes slowly sweeping over a few familiar mechanics.

[Healing out of combat].

This mechanic had been with him since he first set foot on the path of martial arts, and it had played a crucial role in countless battles.

Previously, when he was upgrading to [Taotie], Lin Ye had thought that this would most likely be the next mechanic he’d upgrade to gold.

But now that the time had come to make a decision, he hesitated.

His survivability had already taken a qualitative leap after he gained the ability to restore 8% of his maximum Life Value per second from his Ancient Dragon Blood.

Continuing to invest in survivability might have its benefits, but the returns might not be the highest.

’What about [Overwhelm]?’

’It’s a god-tier mechanic for clearing out trash mobs.’

’But as the enemies he faced grew stronger, this mechanic would likely become difficult to trigger in most situations.’

Lin Ye’s gaze finally settled on another, less conspicuous mechanic.

[Unstoppable]!

He recalled his recent battle with Xia Lianxue.

If not for this mechanic, the moment he was frozen by Absolute Zero, his consciousness would have completely frozen, his thoughts would have stopped, and he wouldn’t have been able to move even a finger.

In that state, he would have been a fish on the chopping block, able to do nothing but watch as he was annihilated by the follow-up attacks.

There would have been no clutch comeback with the Celestial Flame Dragon Breath.

In a duel between true experts, victory and defeat are often decided in an instant.

And what decides that instant, more often than not, are these seemingly insignificant crowd control and counter-control abilities.

With a thought, Lin Ye began to preview the upgraded effects of [Unstoppable] in his mind.

A flash of light, and the purple preview appeared before his eyes.

[Tenacious Will (Purple): You are immune to all action-stopping stuns and staggers resulting from combat collisions, taking damage, or attacking a target.]

[When you are about to suffer a powerful negative effect that would cause you to lose consciousness, become unable to act, or be unable to use skills, you will negate that effect and become immune to all similar effects for the next 30 seconds.]

[When you are using a skill that requires channeling or casting, you will also gain the above negation effect, but its duration will only be 3 seconds.]

Lin Ye’s eyes widened slightly.

’It has an automatic trigger!’

’This effect is too crucial!’

’Often, a fatal control effect lands when you least expect it, giving you no chance to react or activate a skill.’

’With this passive negation, it’s like carrying a top-tier, 24/7 cleanse skill that’s cast preemptively!’

Lin Ye suppressed his excitement and dragged the preview’s progress bar all the way to the end.

A radiance representing gold quality suddenly bloomed!

[Immune to All Techniques (Gold): You are immune to all negative effects and automatically purify all sources of negative effects—such as pollution, malevolence, and corruption—within a certain range around you.]