Chapter 94: Continuously Activating Skill Books, Ceaselessly Acquiring New Abilities
As time went on, even with ten beginner skill books, there was no guarantee of acquiring a single skill.
Yang Feng continued to activate skill books.
Failure! Failure! And still failure!
After using more than a dozen skill books in succession, all attempts ended in failure.
Yang Feng's expression remained calm as he kept activating more skill books.
Even if all of them failed, simply obtaining the Light Armor skill had already satisfied him.
After more than a dozen consecutive failures, at last, a sphere of light enveloped Yang Feng just as it had before.
A few minutes later, an unbelievable scene unfolded before his eyes.
Even Yang Feng, who had always been composed, could not suppress the excitement that surged within him.
For this meant he could now activate a new skill.
[Congratulations, you have successfully activated the skill: Summon Raven Mage]
[Summon Raven Mage: Allows you to summon a Black Iron-ranked Raven Mage]
There was no further explanation, for this skill was only at level 1, and the summoned creature was merely a Black Iron-ranked Raven Mage.
A black vortex appeared before Yang Feng, and then a Raven Mage stepped out from within.
Summoning a Raven Mage consumed 100 points of Yang Feng’s spiritual power.
Compared to summoning a Raven Warrior, this required much more spiritual energy.
Yang Feng remembered that summoning a level-1 Raven Warrior only required 10 points of spiritual power.
This Black Iron-ranked Raven Mage was entirely shrouded in black, appearing rather lifeless.
Compared to a Silver-ranked Raven Warrior, the difference was like night and day.
This Raven Mage wore a tattered robe, and even its steps were unsteady, as if it might stumble at any moment.
In its hand, the Raven Mage clutched a staff, from which a fiery glow emanated.
It must be a fire-element Raven Mage. Yang Feng proceeded to check its attributes.
[Pet Name: Black Iron-ranked Raven Mage]
[Combat Power: 400]
[Speed: 400]
[Spiritual Power: 1000]
[Vitality: 400]
[Defense: 400]
[Skill: Flame Spell]
[Flame Spell: Can summon fire to inflict a certain amount of damage on the target.]
Because Yang Feng possessed skill amplification, all skills could be magnified several times over.
Yang Feng was quite satisfied with these attributes, even though the Raven Mage’s combat power, speed, and vitality were not particularly high.
Compared to an ordinary level-1 class holder, the attributes were even lower, but its spiritual power reached 1000 points.
Moreover, the power of the Raven Mage’s skills was determined by its spiritual power.
Yang Feng immediately understood the Raven Mage’s purpose: it was a damage-dealing spellcaster.
The Raven Warriors would hold the front line, while the Raven Mage provided firepower from the rear.
In Yang Feng’s view, the Raven Mage’s skills would not be weak.
His next step was to keep training skills, raising their levels.
Only by improving his skill levels could the Raven Mage’s combat power grow ever stronger.
The sphere of light shone once more and, after ten seconds, faded away.
Yang Feng activated one beginner skill book after another, but continued to meet with failure.
However, with his previous experience, he felt this was entirely normal.
Should he fail, he could simply purchase more skill books later.
At last, when activating the final beginner skill book, another scene appeared before Yang Feng’s eyes.
[Congratulations, you have acquired a new skill: Magic Defense]
[Magic Defense (Level 1): This passive skill increases defense against magical attacks for both yourself and your pets by fifteen percent.]
Yang Feng had not expected to awaken a passive skill this time.
A fifteen percent increase in defense—after amplification, his resistance to magical attacks could rise by one hundred and fifty percent.
Now that he had obtained Magic Defense, his Raven Warriors’ resistance to magic attacks would be greatly enhanced.
It seemed that every skill of the Cursed Master was highly practical, with no useless abilities among them.
Yang Feng checked the time; from the moment he entered the Skill Training Hall, about forty minutes had passed.
In the Training Hall, time equaled points.
Yang Feng promptly summoned four Raven Warriors, raising his total to one hundred and thirty.
He then stored the Raven Mage in his pet space.
Next, he summoned the Raven Mage from the pet space again.
Very soon, his spiritual power was completely depleted.
Yang Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, focusing on restoring his spiritual strength.
Inside the Skill Training Hall, spiritual recovery while meditating was exceptionally fast.
Yang Feng could clearly feel his spiritual energy regenerating rapidly.
An hour passed swiftly, and his spiritual power was half restored.
Without hesitation, Yang Feng spent more points to purchase another two hours.
Once fully replenished, he began to train his skills.
Whenever his spiritual energy was exhausted, he would resume meditating to recover.
He repeated this cycle without pause.
It had to be said, training skills was truly addictive.
Through repeated training, Yang Feng advanced his Summon Raven Mage skill to level 2.
[Pet Name: Black Iron-ranked Raven Mage]
[Combat Power: 500]
[Speed: 500]
[Spiritual Power: 1500]
[Vitality: 500]
[Defense: 500]
Though still ranked at Black Iron and appearing somewhat dull and awkward, it was not entirely useless compared to the Raven Warriors.
Soon, another two hours passed.
Yang Feng had now spent three hours in the Skill Training Hall.
Nonstop recovery of spiritual energy, nonstop skill practice.
Though addictive, it left his mind somewhat fatigued.
It was just like spending several hours grinding through dungeons.
After leaving the Training Hall, Yang Feng took out his phone and dialed Li Liushui’s number.
The call quickly connected, and Li Liushui’s dignified voice came from the other end.
“Yang Feng, what is it you need?”
“Master Sword God, I’ve reached level 21!” Yang Feng replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Li Liushui sounded astonished: “You’re already level 21?”
Yang Feng nodded. “That’s right.”
After a brief silence, Li Liushui spoke: “Wait for me at the Academic Affairs Office.”
“All right.”
After hanging up, Yang Feng headed for the Academic Affairs Office.
Meanwhile, in a concealed room elsewhere, Lu Qingshan could not help but laugh. “Who just reached level 21?”
Li Liushui rolled his eyes. “Who else could it be? It’s Yang Feng, of course!”