Chapter 498: The True Use of the Power Gathering Skill
Lin Moyu realized a possibility.
His whole being became excited as he swung his axe, engaging in a fierce battle with the Roaring Fang Beast King.
With attributes far surpassing the Roaring Fang Beast King, he beat it until it had no chance to fight back.
The Berserk Strike only had the power of one strike, after which Lin Moyu resorted to normal attacks, continuously swinging his axe.
Three minutes later, the Roaring Fang Beast King was in a miserable state.
Its entire body had been hacked open by Lin Moyu, and its life force had greatly diminished.
If it weren’t a BOSS with extremely powerful vitality, it would have died countless times already.
With Lin Moyu’s current attributes, he could kill ordinary monsters of the same level with a single axe strike, without needing a second blow.
Eventually, the Roaring Fang Beast King let out an angry roar and fled.
Lin Moyu didn’t give chase, as the skill’s duration was about to end.
"I’ll spare it for being my sparring partner."
Lin Moyu could no longer see this level 73 world-class BOSS as a threat.
Killing ten or a hundred of these BOSSes wouldn’t be as profitable as killing an 80-level world-class BOSS.
Lin Moyu returned to the ancient city and carefully pondered the idea that had suddenly occurred to him, considering the possibilities.
"The Power Gathering skill only enhances attributes on the surface, and there’s even a limit."
"Even if I use it, my attributes would only match a level 70 world-class BOSS, which seems strong, but without matching skills, it’s not that powerful."
"And it only lasts for 5 minutes, so it’s not very useful, far inferior to the Strong Soldier skill."
"Its true use is not in the present but in the future."
Lin Moyu muttered to himself, organizing his sudden thoughts.
As he sorted through them bit by bit, his idea became more and more complete, and he felt there was a high possibility of it being true.
"First, during the third job transfer, I can use this skill to completely break through the limit of base attributes, greatly increasing the probability of a successful job advancement."
"Secondly, when my level is higher, perhaps using this skill will allow my base attributes to surpass the ten million mark."
"Entering the realm of gods."
Meng Anwen had told him that the threshold for the god-level was ten million in total attributes.
No matter what method is used, as long as one can reach ten million in total attributes, they can exert god-level power to a certain extent.
Of course, it would still be different from a true god-level.
That kind of god-level power is also called a pseudo-god.
All pseudo-gods at level 90 have ten million in total attributes.
Not more, not less.
Pseudo-gods are raised to that level through special methods, and once those methods are used, they give up their future potential, forever remaining at ten million in total attributes without any further increase.
Lin Moyu naturally wouldn’t consider such methods, but now he had a chance to experience the power of a god-level without affecting his future potential.
The two possibilities had been sorted out, and just the first one alone made this skill extremely valuable.
"Lastly, this might be the most important use of this skill."
"It can help me become a super god!"
Lin Moyu unconsciously clenched his fists.
When this idea first popped into his mind, he was taken aback.
But upon further reflection, he realized there was indeed such a possibility.
According to Antares, after reaching level 98 and comprehending everything there is to comprehend, if one attribute surpasses ten million, one can become a super god.
Not the total attributes, but one of the base attributes.
Lin Moyu was well aware of how difficult this was, and he had no confidence in achieving it.
But now, with the Power Gathering skill, he saw hope.
Lin Moyu had sorted out his thoughts, and the possibility seemed very high, with a good chance of success.
His eyes shone with confidence, "But there’s a prerequisite: I need to be able to retain this skill."
"The Primordial Secret Realm... I don’t know how to keep the skill."
The Primordial Rune was both a skill and the key to entering the Primordial Secret Realm.
Everyone who obtained the Primordial Rune had to go to the Primordial Secret Realm at the latest before becoming a god-level expert. Otherwise, once they reached the god-level, the Primordial Rune would automatically disappear, and the accompanying skill would also vanish.
To permanently retain the skill, one must enter the Primordial Secret Realm.
But it’s not as simple as just entering the Primordial Secret Realm to keep the skill. For most people, the skill disappears after they enter.
And it disappears prematurely.
Some people obtained the Primordial Rune in their 50s but entered the Primordial Secret Realm in their 60s, only to find that the skill had already disappeared upon exiting.
The originally retainable powerful skill was gone before they could reach the god-level.
So when to enter the Primordial Secret Realm and whether to enter at all became a difficult choice.
Later, many people chose to enter the Primordial Secret Realm at level 89, leaving hope until the very end.
In various records, there is very little information about the Primordial Secret Realm.
Originally, there weren’t many people qualified to enter, perhaps only a few every hundred years. And those who did enter avoided talking about the Primordial Secret Realm afterward.
In the end, very little information was left behind.
Lin Moyu was also torn about when to enter the Primordial Secret Realm.
The Primordial Secret Realm was located in the lower space, and he was currently in the lower space as well. If he wanted to go, he could find it.
After pondering for a while, Lin Moyu took out Antares’ Dragon Pearl.
He used his mental power to communicate, "Antares."
He called out several times but received no response.
However, Lin Moyu knew that Antares could definitely hear him.
There was a mysterious connection between the Dragon Pearl and Antares, allowing them to communicate.
After calling out several times, Antares’ slightly lazy voice finally responded.
There was a hint of annoyance in his voice, "You’re disturbing my sleep, and I’m in a bad mood."
Lin Moyu didn’t care about Antares’ mood and directly asked, "Do you know about the Primordial Secret Realm?"
Antares fell silent for a moment, "Of course I know, there’s nothing in this world that I don’t know."
Lin Moyu said, "Can you tell me about the Primordial Secret Realm?"
"No!"
Antares refused in a very straightforward manner.
Such a blunt refusal made Lin Moyu have different thoughts.
Combining this with the extremely scarce records about the Primordial Secret Realm in the human race over the years, as well as the reactions of those who had entered, he wondered if Antares was unwilling or unable to speak about it.
Lin Moyu sighed lightly, his tone slightly helpless, "It seems you’re the same."
"The same as what?" Antares didn’t understand Lin Moyu’s words.
Lin Moyu said, "Throughout history, the strong ones of the past dared not speak of the Primordial Secret Realm. I thought that with your identity, you wouldn’t have any taboos, but it seems you’re the same, unwilling to speak about it."
"What nonsense are you spouting? What is there that I dare not speak of!" Antares became furious, as Lin Moyu dared to look down on him.
Antares spoke angrily, "The Primordial Secret Realm is just a test set up by that guy, according to..."
At this point, Antares suddenly fell silent, "You little brat, you’re trying to trick me into talking."
Lin Moyu smiled slightly, "You’re overthinking it."
This was something Antares would never admit to.
Antares snorted, "You little brat, if you ever try to trick me into talking again, I’ll breathe my dragon breath and kill you."
Lin Moyu smiled faintly, as he had already tricked Antares into revealing a bit.
Who was "that guy" Antares referred to?
Someone who could be addressed as "that guy" by Antares must not be a weakling.
Lin Moyu pondered for a moment and then thickened his skin to ask again, "I’ve obtained another Primordial Rune. Do you suggest I enter now or later?"
"What, you’ve obtained another Primordial Rune?" Antares sounded slightly surprised, as there weren’t many things in this world that could surprise him.
However, Antares quickly calmed down, "There are quite a few people who have obtained two Primordial Runes, but correspondingly, the difficulty of retaining the skills has also increased."
Lin Moyu gained some information from this, "So should I go now or later?"
"Of course later, not now." Antares casually said.
Lin Moyu quickly followed up, "Then when is the best time to go?"
Antares chuckled, "When to go... I’ll tell you next time we make a deal."
With that, the light on the Dragon Pearl instantly dimmed.
Antares had cut off communication, clearly hinting for Lin Moyu to leave.
If he wanted the answer, he had to complete the current deal first.
From the conversation just now, Lin Moyu had grasped two key points.
One was that there were tests in the Primordial Secret Realm, tests set up by someone, and he estimated that to retain the skills, he would have to pass those tests.
Two, after obtaining two Primordial Runes, the tests in the Primordial Secret Realm would become more difficult, and the increase in difficulty would not be small.
From the second point, he could deduce that if he obtained a third Primordial Rune, the difficulty of the tests in the Primordial Secret Realm would further increase.
But Lin Moyu had never considered obtaining a third Primordial Rune, and no one in history had ever achieved that.
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