This scene settled the hearts of the human race.
"Esteemed sirs, the Grand Elder has decreed a counterattack!"
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone began organizing the army to strike back.
Although the human race was outnumbered by the alien beasts, they were not to be underestimated. Millions of people unleashing their skills together was like an endless rain of light, charging towards the alien beast army.
Immediately, a group of giant turtles emerged from the alien beast army. Their shells lit up, forming massive natural formations that stood like walls at the forefront.
The rain of light struck the giant turtles but could not break through their defenses.
In front of the alien beast army, a commander roared, "My warriors, attack in waves! Even if we have to grind them down, we will wear away their formations. Their energy crystals are not infinite!"
"Roar!"
Another wave of attacks came. Seeing this, the humans could only respond with another wave of attacks.
Thus, the two armies, wave after wave, engaged in a back-and-forth battle where neither side could gain a decisive advantage. They were both testing each other's endurance, with the last one standing to win, a situation that was highly unfavorable to the humans.
Lin Yu, seeing this, felt a pang of worry and quickened his pace.
Soon, he stopped again.
Lin Yu looked ahead and murmured to himself, "Here I am!"
Ahead was the place to exchange war merits, his destination.
He took out his student ID card and placed it on the induction plate.
"Beep, detecting Supreme Academy student Lin Yu, please enter!"
With a creak, the door automatically opened. Lin Yu walked in and brought up his war merit interface on the screen inside the small room.
Instantly, his information panel appeared.
Name: Lin Yu!
War Merits: 35,512,351 points.
"Over thirty-five million points?" Lin Yu was slightly surprised but quickly became accustomed to it. He had killed too many alien beasts and alien races.
Even most of the ninth-tier generals did not have as many war merits as him.
"With over thirty-five million war merits, let's see if there are any good items. It would be great if I could get a rare skill crystal. I've used the Moon Devour skill as a trump card for too long; it's time for a new one."
Lin Yu's heart filled with anticipation as he searched for treasures.
As he browsed, he noticed that the treasures in the war merit shop had significantly increased, with at least a hundred times more variety than before.
Last time, the alchemy formula section only had a few dozen recipes, but now it had dozens of pages of recipes, and each one was extremely rare, not easily obtainable on the market.
This made Lin Yu very tempted.
After all, he had a dream of becoming an alchemist.
"However, I'm primarily looking for alchemy formulas that can permanently increase strength, like the Blood Essence Pill. Let's see if there are any."
Lin Yu searched bit by bit, and suddenly an alchemy formula caught his eye, stirring his heart.
Dragon Blood Pill Formula: Primarily uses the blood of dragon-like creatures, supplemented with various herbs for refinement. The pill's grade is related to the quality of the dragon blood. Price: 3,000,000 war merits!
"This formula is perfect for me! Although I don't have a dragon, I have my Soul Possession clone. I can have the clone bleed a lot to refine pills," he chuckled.
"However, the Soul Possession clone is not on Blue Star right now, so I'll have to find dragon blood elsewhere. I hope I'll have some luck on the battlefield."
"Purchase!"
"Beep, do you confirm the purchase of the Dragon Blood Pill Formula?"
"Confirm!"
"War Merits -3,000,000, purchase successful. The Dragon Blood Pill Formula will be sent to you shortly. Please do not leave."
Buying a Dragon Blood Pill formula cost three million war merits, which was only a tenth of his total. It was pocket change for Lin Yu.
He continued to browse other alchemy formulas. The further he went, the more expensive the formulas became, and he couldn't refine most of them. They were also extremely costly, so he had to put them aside for now.
"Alas, so many formulas are extremely rare, but I can only refine up to a second-tier alchemist right now. I can't make them."
"I'll come back to buy them when my alchemy level is higher. Let's go look at other treasures first."
With over thirty million war merit points in hand, he felt confident. He smiled and clicked on the crystal section.
Then he clicked on the skill crystal section.
Talent crystals were too expensive, and he didn't need them too much right now. Skill crystals, on the other hand, could directly enhance his clone's combat power, offering a higher cost-performance ratio.
Lin Yu browsed page after page, searching for suitable skills.
Spirit Gathering Technique: Tier 3 skill. Gathers energy factors to increase surrounding energy concentration. Price: 500 points.
Treasure Snatching Technique: Tier 6 skill. Conjures an invisible hand to quickly snatch the enemy's weapon. Price: 100,000 points.
Necrotic Resurrection: Tier 7 skill. Convenes dark and death energy. When cast on a corpse, it can resurrect the dead. The higher the skill proficiency, the higher the success rate and the stronger the summoned undead. Price: 2,000,000 points.
"Hmm, this skill is quite good and very suitable for battlefield use. I'll buy it!"
"As for dark and death energy conversion, I already know the Moon Devour skill, so I don't need to buy a dark energy skill. I only need to buy a death energy skill."
Lin Yu quickly searched and soon found a death energy skill.
Infernal Wail: Tier 5 skill. Communicates with death energy, emitting a death shockwave that can inflict both physical and soul damage on enemies. Price: 20,000 war merits.
It was cheap, so he bought it decisively.
"Beep, you have successfully purchased skill crystals: Necrotic Resurrection, Infernal Wail."
"Beep, please wait, the items are being shipped."
Another two million spent. Combined with the three million spent earlier, he had spent five million in total, with a large amount of war merits still remaining.
"The Necrotic Resurrection skill is only Tier 7 and can only summon Tier 7 undead creatures at most, and there's a success rate limitation. This skill cannot be used as a trump card. I need to buy another trump card."
Lin Yu began to browse again. Suddenly, a skill caught his eye, filling him with joy.
He looked closely, and the skill's attributes appeared before him.
Sacrifice: Mysterious Tier Skill.
Allows the user to sacrifice items to an unknown entity. If the item is favored by the mysterious entity, the user will receive a temporary blessing-type skill that lasts for one hour.
(Blessing-type skill: Can grant buffs to allies.) Note: The Sacrifice skill can only be used once per day.
Price: 20,000,000 points.
"Mysterious Tier skill, this is the first time I've heard of it. But the skill's description is indeed quite mysterious. And it doesn't have a tier. Perhaps that's why it doesn't have one, due to its mysterious nature. I must get this skill."
"Buy it!"
"Beep, you have purchased the Mysterious Tier skill crystal: Sacrifice. The item is being shipped and will be delivered to your hands shortly. Please wait a moment."
With ten million war merits remaining, Lin Yu continued to search for a skill that could serve as his ultimate trump card.
Sacrifice was an unexpected boon, but its uncertainty was too high. He still needed a stable skill.
At this moment, a skill caught his eye, stirring his heart. He quickly bought it.
Ancient Buddha Leg: Tier 9 Martial Skill.
This is a leg technique that condenses the user's metallic energy, attaches it to the legs, and circulates it through special meridians to manifest the Ancient Buddha Leg to attack enemies.
Using this martial skill, a pair of flesh legs become like a vajra. Each move can shatter the heavens and the earth, with immense power.
Using this skill requires strong physical fitness, otherwise, it is extremely easy to fracture bones.
Note: Using this skill below Tier 9 will significantly reduce its power, and may even cause thigh fractures, resulting in irreparable damage.
Price: 10,000,000 war merits.
"This skill is excellent, I'll buy it!"
"Beep, you have purchased the Martial Skill crystal: Ancient Buddha Leg..."
With his war merits spent, Lin Yu pushed open the door and walked out. He happened to encounter a robot delivering goods.
"Beep, esteemed Mr. Lin, your goods have been delivered. Please check."