Chapter 120: Shangxue Flying Knife Technique

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Shangxue Flying Knife Technique

Meteor University had previously promised to give Li Heng any Soul Energy Skill of his choosing.

However, when Li Heng called to ask, he learned that Meteor University didn’t have any Body Technique-type Soul Energy Skills with a displacement effect.

So, Li Heng decided to check the Soul Energy Store first to see if there was anything suitable or desirable. After all, he had a card in his pocket and money in his account.

As for the Soul Energy Skill from Meteor University, he could worry about that later.

After searching for a long time, he did find a Soul Energy Skill he liked, but the money on his card was only enough to cover about half the cost.

Li Heng usually didn’t pay much attention to money, but the moment he found something he couldn’t afford, the concept hit him hard—he was poor!

The displacement effect of the Snow Patterned Flying Knife was a teleportation of a very short distance, about one or two meters, in the direction the knife was thrown.

Li Heng had an idea about the Snow Patterned Flying Knife. After he got home, holed up in his room, and started grinding Dungeons, he couldn’t stop thinking about it.

The more Li Heng thought about it, the more plausible his idea seemed. He began to consider taking something out of the Dungeons to sell.

Although he really wanted that Soul Energy Skill, Li Heng wasn’t in a hurry. First, he needed to carefully consider what he could sell to make money.

Right now, his most valuable item was the Cold Ice Python pet egg from Ice Jiao Lake, which was guarded by a juvenile Ice Jiao. His other items were of rather average value.

But that was just a thought, and Li Heng quickly dismissed it. He had recently only participated in the special college entrance exam, and the items he’d sold before were all second-tier Spirit Flowers. They had all been appraised by the exam proctors, making their origin traceable.

In other words, if he were to sell more items now, it would be best to stick to things like medicinal ingredients, and not in large quantities.

Thus, Li Heng’s final target locked onto the Wolf Blood Grass from before.

Name: 50-Year-Old Wolf Blood Grass

Category: Soul Energy Items

Value: Rare

Effects:

1. A primary ingredient for crafting Top-Grade Wolf Blood Pills and Low-Grade Wolf Bone Pills.

2. Direct consumption by those in the Soul Pupil Realm permanently increases Strength by one point.

3. Consumption by women is prohibited.

[Consume 10,000 Soul Energy and 1 Legendary Point to upgrade this item?]

Third-tier medicinal ingredients were worth much more than second-tier ones. Li Heng planned to use these two stalks of 50-year-old Wolf Blood Grass to test their value. If it wasn’t enough, he would figure something else out.

That day, Li Heng went to a different Soul Energy Store and sold the two stalks of 50-year-old Wolf Blood Grass. They went for 200,000 Alliance Coins each, for a total of 400,000!

But he was still 300,000 short of the 1.5 million needed for the Snow Patterned Flying Knife.

He didn’t plan on selling the Earth Rock Spirit Flower for now, since it could increase attribute affinity. He decided to hold onto it and see.

So, Li Heng asked his parents if the school-district house they had received as a school award had been rented out yet, and for how much per year.

Li Guobin and his wife told him that on the very day they received the award, a breakfast and fast-food business had approached them, offering 120,000 a year and signing a three-year lease up front.

After discussing it with Li Heng, the couple had agreed the very next day, and the money had already been transferred to their account.

So, for the first time, Li Heng asked his parents for money. He asked for 300,000.

Despite him asking for so much money right off the bat, especially when they knew he already had 200,000 of his own, the couple didn’t object.

They just added that if it was for something important, they would certainly support him, but he should absolutely not get involved with online loans. If he ever did take one out, he had to tell them and report it to the police.

To keep his parents from worrying, Li Heng explained that he had his eye on a Soul Energy Skill that he needed money for. After that, they didn’t ask any more questions.

With the 1.5 million Alliance Coins gathered, he returned to the skill store and purchased the Snow Patterned Flying Knife.

The attendant didn’t seem surprised that a student in a school uniform like Li Heng could produce the "huge sum" of 1.5 million Alliance Coins, but she did repeatedly remind him of something.

"Sir, although the Snow Patterned Flying Knife has a displacement effect, it’s only suitable for those with extremely high snow-type talent. In other words, it’s for people with very high snow attribute affinity. I failed to mention this to you last time, and that was my mistake."

The attendant was being thoughtful, considering the practical use for her customer. Li Heng thanked her but insisted on the purchase.

’For me, attribute affinity isn’t an issue or a difficult problem. After all, I can change it with Divinity Points. I just want to see the exact effects of the Snow Patterned Flying Knife and test out my idea,’ he thought.

Upon hearing Li Heng’s insistence, the attendant smiled and guided him to the checkout counter.

Name: Snow Patterned Flying Knife (LV 1)

Category: Soul Energy Skills

Value: Uncommon

Affinity: Snow

Effects:

1. Flying Knife Proficiency +1.

2. At max Level: Strength +1, Agility +3.

3. Users with 10+ Snow Affinity can teleport 1 meter in the thrown direction after throwing a knife.

4. Users with 20+ Snow Affinity can teleport 2 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife. If the thrown distance is less than or equal to 2 meters, the user can teleport to the knife’s location.

[Consume 100 Soul Energy to level up this skill?]

[This skill’s Level has not been maxed. Unable to upgrade this skill.]

Success!

’A snow-type, super-simplified, knockoff version of the Flying Thunder God!’

After getting the Snow Patterned Flying Knife skill, Li Heng felt it was perfect. It confirmed his earlier theory; there were no major problems.

’It doesn’t matter if my throws aren’t accurate or powerful!’

’I’ll just carry ten or twenty flying knives, throw one forward to teleport, then throw another!’

’As long as I throw them fast enough, my enemies and any danger will never be able to catch me!’

However, due to issues like its short range, Li Heng decided to upgrade the skill.

Name: Ink Snow Flying Knife Technique (LV 1)

Category: Soul Energy Skills

Value: Rare

Affinity: Snow

Effects:

1. Flying Knife Proficiency +3.

2. At max Level: Strength +3, Agility +5.

3. Users with 10+ Snow Affinity can teleport 3 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife.

4. Users with 20+ Snow Affinity can teleport 5 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife. If the thrown distance is less than or equal to 5 meters, the user can teleport to the knife’s location.

[Consume 1,000 Soul Energy to level up this skill?]

[This skill’s Level has not been maxed. Unable to upgrade this skill.]

But even after the upgrade, Li Heng thought about the five-meter maximum teleport distance and felt it was still a bit lackluster. So, after mulling it over in his room for nearly half an hour, he finally decided to use his one and only Legendary Point!

’It’s a mobility skill, after all! Survival comes first!’

Name: Shangxue Flying Knife Technique (LV 1)

Category: Soul Energy Skills

Value: Legendary

Affinity: Snow

Effects:

1. Flying Knife Proficiency +5.

2. At max Level: Strength +5, Agility +7.

3. Users with 10+ Snow Affinity can teleport 5 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife.

4. Users with 20+ Snow Affinity can teleport 10 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife. If the thrown distance is less than or equal to 10 meters, the user can teleport to the knife’s location.

5. Users with 50+ Snow Affinity can teleport 50 meters in the thrown direction after throwing a knife. Any snowflake can be turned into a flying knife in the user’s hand.

[Consume 10,000 Soul Energy to level up this skill?]

[This skill’s Level has not been maxed. Unable to upgrade this skill.]