As he walked out of the War Merit Shop, the robot delivered the items. Lin Yu swiped his ID card and took the goods into his hands.
Looking at the few items in his grasp, he took a deep breath.
These items were virtually impossible to buy on the market. Only in wars that concerned the fate of the race would the higher-ups reluctantly release such treasures.
Their purpose was not only to inspire everyone to fight but also to enhance combat power.
He calmed his excited emotions, looked up towards the outside, and then left the place, pocketing his purchases.
He crossed a deserted street and returned to his residence.
Sitting on the sofa, he quickly took out the purchased items and arranged them one by one on the table.
First was the Dragon Blood Pill recipe. Since the main ingredient, dragon blood, was missing, the recipe was temporarily unusable. However, it could be handed over to his Enlightenment Clone for study.
"I should first memorize the medicinal principles and refining methods of the recipe. I'll actually perform the operation when the opportunity arises," he thought to himself.
He silently summoned a clone. A clone immediately appeared beside him. Lin Yu handed the recipe to the clone and tasked it with studying the recipe.
Then he looked at the other items. The remaining items were all Skill Crystals, his trump cards that he had bought with great effort. These would become his new ace in the hole.
Lin Yu first picked up the smallest Skill Crystal and placed it on his forehead, silently initiating the learning process.
Immediately, a stream of information surged into his mind, causing a slight throbbing sensation.
After a while, he had mastered the fifth-tier skill, Hell's Wail.
It was a death-type sonic skill. While not high in tier, it was quite rare and could be used by surprise. However, for him now, its usefulness was limited.
"This skill is considered a preliminary mastery. Next, I'll split off a few clones and have them study death-elemental energy. Also, I need to grasp dark-elemental energy quickly."
"Once I learn the method of converting dark and death energies, I'll be able to use Necromantic Revival."
Lin Yu again split off ten clones, dividing them into groups of five. Each group was tasked with studying dark and death energies separately.
After completing these tasks, he looked at the remaining Skill Crystals. These were his true trump cards.
The first was Necromantic Revival, a supreme skill that allowed one to become stronger as the battle progressed on the battlefield. However, it required mastering the conversion of both death and dark energies, which he could not yet unleash.
"I'll learn it first!"
Soon, he had learned the seventh-tier skill, Necromantic Revival.
After learning it, he also learned the mystical skill: Sacrifice.
As soon as he learned this skill, Lin Yu's head reeled, and his vision darkened.
"What's happening? My head is so dizzy!" Lin Yu clutched his head, enduring the pain.
As the pain intensified, his consciousness was rapidly pulled into a pitch-black void. He couldn't see anything, as if it were an eternal realm of darkness.
Lin Yu felt anxious, searching for a way out. Suddenly, a strange thought arose in his mind.
He looked up. The darkness vanished, and in the distance, celestial bodies like stars appeared, shining with eternal light.
He gained a sudden understanding and murmured to himself, "So these celestial bodies are individual mystical entities!"
As soon as Lin Yu had this thought, his consciousness was pulled back. He opened his eyes and found that he had mastered the Sacrifice skill.
"The items for sacrifice are not limited by type, but the more precious the item sacrificed, the better the temporary enhancement skill gained."
"I must try it out later," Lin Yu muttered quietly, looking at the last crystal.
He picked it up, pressed it against his forehead, and silently initiated the learning process. This time, there was no headache, and he learned it with ease.
With his current seventh-tier combat power, he couldn't fully unleash the power of the Ancient Buddha's Leg. However, the skill's attack power was immense, making it suitable for close-quarters combat.
"I've learned them all. The next step is to experiment!!!"
A smile played on Lin Yu's lips as he pushed open the door and headed towards the front lines.
Front lines.
This was the outer perimeter of the base, the outer edge of the entire mountain. The entire base was surrounded by alien beasts.
They launched relentless assaults, attempting to wear down the array's energy over time.
Although this method was slow to take effect, it carried little risk. The human race had also implemented countermeasures.
They organized awakened individuals to use their skills to intercept the attacks of the alien beasts.
Thus, a back-and-forth situation ensued.
When Lin Yu reached the location of his clones, he found that the nearby adventurer teams had also joined the resistance.
He could constantly hear conversations from some adventurers.
"This war is so boring."
"How is it boring?"
"Look, these alien beasts are so cunning. They aren't launching direct assaults but engaging in a war of attrition. We can't earn any war merits."
"You can't earn war merits because your skill attack range is too short. Look at Lin Yu's clone; it's making a killing."
At this moment, Lin Yu's clone, controlling the Black Moon Snake's movement, weaved through the beast horde, while the Wind Blazing Bird in the sky closely followed, using wind to blow away the moon.
However, the Wind Blazing Bird was on the defensive and could be killed by the Black Moon if not careful. This allowed Lin Yu's wave of Moon Devourer skills to kill hundreds of alien beasts.
Although the number wasn't large, they earned far more than the others.
Lin Yu's arrival did not cause any stir. Everyone assumed it was a clone and paid no mind.
Lin Yu was pleased with this situation.
He went behind the group of clones, his hand flickered, and he conjured a golden-elemental longsword.
Then, he began to draw on the ground.
The people around looked at Lin Yu strangely, feeling quite peculiar. Why was this clone different?
Soon, they were captivated by the patterns Lin Yu was drawing.
The patterns exuded a sense of mystery. Staring at them for too long caused dizziness, and as soon as they looked away, the content of the patterns would be quickly forgotten. This strange characteristic quickly attracted more and more people.
"What is this pattern? Do any of you experts recognize it?" a young man asked, releasing an ice wall.
The person beside him rubbed his throbbing forehead and shook his head, "Never seen it before. Such a strange pattern."
While releasing skills, everyone discussed, occasionally glancing in Lin Yu's direction.
They were waiting for Lin Yu to complete the pattern, feeling an inexplicable sense of anticipation.
"Look, he's finished the pattern. Is this some kind of super array?" someone speculated, pointing at Lin Yu.
Someone nearby immediately disagreed:
"I beg to differ. I believe this is an evil sacrificial formation, somewhat similar to the sacrificial arrays I've seen in ancient books. Look where he's going?"
Everyone looked in unison. Lin Yu had left the area and was walking towards the front lines.
The crowd was bewildered, thinking he was about to unleash a skill to contribute to the human race.