Volume 1, Chapter 61: The Hope for Progression, the Undead Refining Technique!

Novice Village 331, Ruins.

Staring at the Battle Will Amplification Necklace in his spatial backpack, Lin Yu’s eyes instantly burned with passion.

After all, this was the very first Gold-tier equipment in the entire server!

Swallowing hard, Lin Yu did not hesitate in the slightest and directly tapped on the Battle Will Amplification Necklace.

The next moment, a golden equipment interface instantly materialized before his eyes.

[Battle Will Amplification Necklace (Gold-tier Equipment)]
[Equip Requirement: None]
[Level Requirement: Level 15 minimum]
[Effect 1: Attack +1200]
[Effect 2: Health Points +3000]
[Effect 3: +20% Critical Strike Rate]
[Effect 4 (Amplification Aura): Consumes 100 energy points to increase the damage of the next attack by 100%. Cooldown: 10 mins. (Skill effects can also trigger this)]
[Durability: 100]

"Tsk tsk, as expected of Gold-tier equipment, look at these stats."

Seeing the stat panel of the Battle Will Amplification Necklace, even Lin Yu, a man who had lived two lives, could not help but click his tongue in admiration.

Putting aside the attribute bonuses, the Amplification Aura alone was outrageously overpowered.

One had to know that the Amplification Aura also applied to skill damage, which was an absolute game-changer for players who possessed high-multiplier skills.

After all, Lin Yu had already experienced the terror of this Amplification Aura firsthand.

To put it without exaggeration, if his Blood Spirit Slash hadn't critted back then, he probably would have been slain on the spot by Wang Defa. That alone demonstrated the sheer power of this amplification necklace.

"It's just a pity that it requires level 15 to wear."

Although the Battle Will Amplification Necklace was exceptionally good, what left Lin Yu rather speechless was that this piece of equipment actually required level 15 to equip. Wasn't this deliberately making things difficult for him?

Leaving aside the fact that he was currently nowhere near level 15, the most crucial issue was that he didn't even know how to level up right now.

Because he had destroyed the Resurrection Altar today, he was completely unable to receive the baptism of the Sanctuary, which meant he temporarily had no way to increase his level.

As for the channels for leveling up, they were clearly still a complete unknown to him at this stage.

"Forget it, let's check out that Undead Refining Technique first."

Shaking his head helplessly, Lin Yu closed the interface of the Battle Will Amplification Necklace and turned his gaze toward the Undead Refining Technique in his item inventory.

As for the upgrade gift package bestowed by Mordekaiser, Lin Yu temporarily ignored it because that thing required level 20 to open.

Without hesitation, Lin Yu directly tapped on the "Undead Refining Technique," as this was very likely related to his leveling dilemma.

After all, Mordekaiser knew that he couldn't continue leveling up, yet before leaving, he hadn't left behind any methods for leveling up.

Added to the fact that the other party had told him to go to the Undead Sanctuary after reaching level 80, Lin Yu guessed that this skill was most likely about how to level up.

Of course, unless Mordekaiser was some sort of weirdo.

However, that was obviously impossible. Given the man's deep cunning and foresight, he would never do something so foolish.

Pondering for a moment, Lin Yu still chose to tap on it.

[Ding! Warning: Due to the special nature of this skill, once used, the player will no longer gain any sources of experience points. Do you still wish to proceed?]

"Huh?"

Hearing the system prompt, Lin Yu froze slightly.

Generally speaking, skills could be previewed for their effects before learning them. A situation like this was practically unheard of.

At least for Lin Yu, this was the first time he had ever encountered such a scenario.

"After using it, no longer gain sources of experience points?"

Hearing this description, Lin Yu couldn't help but frown. This sentence clearly caught his attention.

If experience points could no longer be obtained, did that mean this skill itself provided the conditions for leveling up?

Thinking of this, Lin Yu's eyes instantly lit up.

Indeed, this skill clearly coincided with his previous guess!

If that wasn't what it meant, this skill wouldn't have such a description.

"Use!"

The moment he thought about being able to break through the barrier of leveling up, Lin Yu didn't hesitate for a second and directly chose to learn it.

Since he was already unable to level up normally, losing experience points had zero impact on him whatsoever.

As for the consequences of learning this Undead Refining Technique, Lin Yu was in no mood to ponder them right now.

After all, he was already hunted by the Alliance, and coupled with the fact that he could no longer resurrect via the Resurrection Altar, dying now meant he was truly finished.

If he were still clinging to so-called moral bottom lines at a time like this, he would simply be out of his mind.

As Lin Yu chose to learn it, a dark-gray skill interface slowly materialized before his eyes.

[Undead Refining Technique (God-tier Talent):]
[Description: This is a divine secret manual independently created by the Scourge of Undead, Mordekaiser. It allows one to master the souls of the world for one's own use.]
[Effect 1 (Soul Collection): When activated, it can absorb souls in the surrounding area up to a maximum radius of (Level * 0.1) miles, and acquire corresponding Undead Points based on the strength of the souls. Activation and deactivation cost nothing.]
[Effect 2 (Undead Breakthrough): Experience points will no longer be gained, but Undead Points can be consumed to convert into experience. Every 10 Undead Points consumed yields 1 experience point (Note: Those who possess this secret manual completely ignore advancement barriers!).]
[Effect 3 (Undead Summoning Technique): Consumes a certain amount of Undead Points to summon undead creatures with corresponding stats * 10 to fight for the user. The maximum quantity limit is (Level / 10), and the summon duration is (Level * 30) minutes.]
[Current Undead Points: 0]

"Holy crap, isn't this skill way too overpowered?"

After reading the description of the Undead Refining Technique before him, even the usually calm Lin Yu couldn't help but curse in excitement.

Following that, a trace of uncontainable wild joy surfaced on his face.

You couldn't blame Lin Yu for being so excited; this Undead Refining Technique was quite literally sending charcoal in the snow for his current predicament!

Because it directly resolved his current inability to level up.

In particular, the phrase "ignore advancement barriers" under "Undead Breakthrough" sent turbulent waves crashing through Lin Yu's heart that refused to settle for a long time.

One had to know that in the Divine Demon Continent, although one could rely on the baptism of the Sanctuary to break through the shackles during advancement, it was strictly limited to below level 60.

This meant that subsequent leveling for players would be just like the aboriginals of the Divine Demon Continent—they would similarly face advancement barriers.

Although there existed specialized pills for breaking through bottlenecks in the Divine Demon Continent, they were exorbitantly expensive and utterly unaffordable for ordinary people.

Therefore, in his past life, many people saw their levels stagnate completely after breaking through to level 60, and even Lin Yu in his previous life was no exception.

The only solutions were either relying on the accumulation of time or relying on pills.

Now, this Undead Refining Technique could actually ignore advancement barriers!

This undoubtedly made Lin Yu unable to suppress the surging excitement within his heart.

In other words, as long as he had enough Undead Points, wanting to level up would be as simple as eating and drinking water.

"As expected of a divine skill created by the Scourge of Undead, hailed as the number one genius of the Divine Demon Continent."

After a long while, Lin Yu finally let out a sigh of emotion.

Although his impression of the Scourge of Undead wasn't good, he had to admit that the other party's methods were indeed awe-inspiring.

The trait of ignoring advancement barriers was enough to make countless people flock to it like ducks.

To put it without exaggeration, even if this Undead Refining Technique were viewed across the entire Divine Demon Continent, it could definitely be called a top-tier divine skill.

"Just how should these Undead Points be acquired? Do I just activate it directly?"

Despite his awe, Lin Yu quickly recovered his senses and frowned.

Powerful though the Undead Refining Technique was, the prerequisite was having Undead Points.

Clearly, the most important thing for Lin Yu right now was undoubtedly how to acquire Undead Points.

Especially since the Novice Village had just been utterly obliterated, the presence of a massive number of monster souls offered the absolute best opportunity for Lin Yu to refine Undead Points.

"Forget it, let's give it a try."

Having made up his mind, Lin Yu no longer hesitated and directly chose to activate "Soul Collection."

The moment Lin Yu made his selection, within mere moments, a vast amount of black mist surged toward him from all directions, instantly pouring entirely into his body.

And as this black mist poured in, Lin Yu discovered to his pleasant surprise that the Undead Points in his skill bar were growing at an extremely rapid pace.

"Undead Points +5"
"Undead Points +3"
"Undead Points +0.1"
"Undead Points +5"
……