Chapter 277: Chapter 227: Spending Battle Merit!
侯武 quickly explained the situation at Yunze Lake to Su Yuan.
As Yu Hui mentioned earlier, there indeed was a secret realm beneath this Yunze Lake, and it was a random transmission secret realm.
Inside, there were the ruins of a massive Sea City, and all the sea beasts that entered seemed to be searching for something within those ruins.
After investigating, the military experts understood that these sea beasts intended to resurrect a powerful entity within the ruins.
Continuous attacks over the past month or two, and even the appearance of a King-level Star Beast today, suggested that the entity they wanted to resurrect was likely a King-level Star Beast from ancient times.
Allowing such a King-level Star Beast to resurrect in the South Sea was a scenario that Great Flame absolutely couldn’t afford.
Now, numerous sea beasts had already entered the secret realm through Yunze Lake.
Despite the enormity of the Sea City ruins, with so many sea beasts inside, they could scour the entire ruins in just a day or two!
By the time the military could gather Gold-level elite soldiers from across the country, it would already be too late.
So, immediate action was necessary!
Almost all the Silver Stage and above soldiers from various islands had already arrived and entered the secret realm.
But among the sea beasts, there were suspected to be super strong Star Beasts capable of human form manifestation. Relying solely on ordinary soldiers wouldn’t be enough to stop the Demon King’s resurrection. They needed elite forces with exceptional prowess!
Hence, the military issued a summons to all students on the Southern Islands and promised substantial rewards.
People like Liu Congyun, Zhu Ming on Island B-3, and even Qin Jia, the student council president of Demon Capital Academy, had already entered the secret realm during Su Yuan’s rest.
“This matter involves the Demon King’s resurrection and the safety of the South Sea. It’s crucial, so we must mobilize all our strength.
Zhou Chao showed me a projection of your battle. Though you are only Silver Stage, your strength is exceptional.
Moreover, I’ve reviewed your battle merits…”
Hou Wu looked at Su Yuan, his expression becoming more solemn. “Including the 64,000 battle merits South Pole Academy applied for you, your battle merits have reached 490,000!”
490,000!
Although they were shocked once earlier, Zhou Chao and Yu Hui couldn’t help but show a surprised look on their faces again.
Previously, when Teacher Yi Lin from South Pole Academy applied for additional battle merits for Su Yuan, Yu Hui and Zhou Chao had checked Su Yuan’s merits once more.
They already believed Su Yuan wouldn’t earn few merits tonight, but they didn’t expect it to be so astonishing!
That would mean he had to have killed hundreds of sea beasts!
“I believe your real combat power might not be much different from your student council president, so we hope you can also accept the summons.
If we manage to prevent the Sea Beast from resurrecting the King-level Star Beast, the Sky Patrol Department will definitely offer rewards that satisfy everyone!”
Su Yuan pondered briefly and then spoke, “I can participate, but this matter carries significant risks. I have a condition.”
If the operation succeeded, that was fine. But if it failed and the King-level Star Beast awakened, everyone entering the secret realm could be doomed!
Although Su Yuan had a random Space Transfer Token from Sino, he couldn’t casually use such a valuable item.
Upon hearing Su Yuan’s condition, Zhou Chao and Yu Hui’s expressions slightly changed.
However, Hou Wu remained calm and asked, “What condition, do you have.”
Su Yuan slowly said, “I’ve heard that military supplies can be transmitted remotely, so I want to use my battle merits for an exchange first!”
Space transmission of objects and living beings was completely different.
Like Su Yuan’s Instant Movement, he could teleport himself and carry items but couldn’t transport others.
Transmitting living beings required maintaining their state, similar to why Space Rings couldn’t store living creatures.
However, transmitting items could be effortlessly achieved through barriers.
The military often transmitted and supplemented supplies through this method, and every island starting with B in the Southern Islands had such remote transmission barriers.
Su Yuan planned to exchange directly for two Space-related Star Cards, as his current battle merits were more than sufficient.
Unlike others who couldn’t fully harness powerful Star Cards at an entry level, he could immediately maximize the skill level, significantly boosting his combat strength!
This journey to the secret realm beneath Yunze Lake wouldn’t be easy. More preparations were necessary.
“Exchange first? Sure, I thought it was a different kind of condition!” Hou Wu smiled and waved his hand, “Captain Zhou, bring the exchange list from your military warehouse.”
“Yes!”
Zhou Chao responded and took out a green jade token from his ring, handing it to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan accepted it, closed his eyes, and infused his spiritual power. Instantly, a lot of content appeared in his mind, akin to a system panel.
“Star Cards,” “Star Devices,” “Materials,” “Items,” “Beast Control”…
Su Yuan directly opened the “Star Cards” category, and numerous Star Cards immediately appeared.
Sure enough, the battle merits required for Blue Star Cards of various grades were about the same as the rumors on the island, generally starting from 5000.
Su Yuan directly filtered by “special rule system,” and the minimum price soared to tens of thousands!
[Yesterday Reappears]
[Grade: Blue]
[Element: Dream]
[Introduction: Allows entering a dream to replay events of the day within the dream again.]
[Price: 22,000]
This skill wasn’t very useful for combat. Still, it could help review and identify shortcomings post-battle, though limited to replaying actions within one day was quite restrictive. Overall, it was a relatively impractical skill.
Of course, there might be specific circumstances where it could be irreplaceably crucial…
With three influential figures waiting nearby, Su Yuan didn’t examine closely and quickly skimmed the Star Cards looking for Space-related ones.
It didn’t take long for Su Yuan to finish browsing all the Star Cards. He indeed found two Space-related skills!
[Void Escape Technique]
[Grade: Blue]
[Element: Space]
[Introduction: Allows concealment by entering the void for a certain period, enabling high-speed movement while the fluctuation of Star Power wouldn’t be entirely isolated. Subjected to intense attacks could reappear.]
[Price: 42,000]
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[Space Shock Fist]
[Grade: Blue]
[Element: Space]
[Introduction: By swinging a fist, it induces space vibration from a distance, releasing powerful forces to shatter the enemy.]
[Price: 68,000]
Void Escape Technique and Space Shock Fist; one displacement skill and one attack skill.
Firstly, the [Void Escape Technique] at 42,000 merits, a T1.5 level skill among Blue displacement skills, demonstrated its worth.
Entering the void to hide and speeding up proved useful for both attack and retreat, well-deserving of its price.
However, it paled compared to Instant Movement.
Void Escape would only be faster, while Instant Movement was instantaneous.
Regarding invisibility, one would have already charged at the enemy or fled a long distance by then, making invisibility unnecessary.
Void Escape’s invisibility only surpassed Instant Movement within spatial constraints; otherwise, it essentially served as a stand-in for Instant Movement.
No fancy invisibility; regarded as a T0-level displacement Divine Skill merely for its fast casting, long range, and short cooldown!
Secondly, [Space Shock Fist], at 68,000 merits, a T1-level Space-related attack skill, allowed attacking opponents from a distance. Its vibration was less detectable than Void Splitting Monument Hand, and its instantaneous burst might be stronger!
Still, Void Splitting Monument Hand excelled once condensed. Without getting shattered, each use merely required supplemental Star Power, proving less consuming and more sustainable! For burst damage, the Phoenix Perch Saber combined with the Eighteen-in-one Hellfire!
Therefore, not wanting to waste a skill slot on a similar skill to Void Splitting Monument Hand, Su Yuan found neither Void Escape Technique nor Space Shock Fist to his liking.
Despite having 490,000 battle merits, without sufficient good treasures, Su Yuan couldn’t help but frown.
“Seems like nothing you want?” Hou Wu suddenly asked.
Su Yuan opened his eyes, “Indeed, nothing satisfying.”
Without turning his head, Hou Wu asked, “Captain Zhou, did you use the ordinary Shining Star-level permissions for this exchange?”
“Yes, Hou Special Envoy.”
Hou Wu nodded, took the jade token from Su Yuan, and brushed a black card over it before handing it back.
“Use my permissions, and check again.”
Su Yuan accepted the jade token, re-selected “Star Cards/special rule system,” and found that the available Star Cards were now more than doubled!
“Thank you, Hou Special Envoy!” Elated, Su Yuan quickly expressed his gratitude.
Hou Wu waved his hand, “You have many battle merits. A reminder: to prevent students from emptying the military warehouse, you can only exchange for three items at most; no limits on exchanging Star Stones.”
“Understood.” Su Yuan nodded and resumed his rapid review.
This time, three additional Space-related Star Cards appeared, each more exorbitantly priced than the last!
[Broken Space], 100,000, a Blue T1-level defensive Star Card, forming a colossal defense wall with spatial rift layers, excelling in fending off Star Power attacks. At advanced stages, it could form a cubical, impenetrable space.
[Immobilization], 180,000, a T0.5-level control Star Card, instantly applying intense space power on the target to immobilize them temporarily, preventing any action. Mastery enabled immobilizing all enemies within a certain range.
[Teleportation], 250,000, a functional Star Card, casting briefly, then instantaneously trading places with a lifeform within a certain range. Higher enemy strength and greater distance lead to higher consumption.