Chapter 1279: Isnât the Terror-grade Enough?
Translator:
CKtalon
As he had already cultivated two spatial-type Essence Energy Arts, Zhou Wen was rather familiar with spatial powers. It could even be said that he was adept in it.
Although he had never come into contact with Absolute Space before, Zhou Wen was quickly able to master it after understanding its circulation method. Furthermore, he rapidly improved.
In just a day, Absolute Space that was originally the size of a chicken egg had already reached the size of a cubic meter. Furthermore, the space inside had already reached hundreds of times the size of the outside world.
What looked like a distance of a meter was in fact, entering a space a few hundred meters across. A corporeal object had to travel the same distance in Absolute Space.
A few hundred meters was enough to fight ordinary opponents, but to fight a Calamity-grade expert, that was still lacking.
To the speed of light, a few hundred meters wasnât much different from a few thousand meters. Zhou Wen had to think of a way to extend Absolute Space even further to slow the Calamity-gradeâs attack by a tiny bit so that he could dodge it.
In the next few days, Zhou Wen constantly pondered over how to make Absolute Space stronger. However, when the ratio between Absolute Space and an actual distance reached about a thousand, he was unable to improve further.
Zhou Wen knew that he had reached a bottleneck. The bottleneck of a divine skill had to exceed the Mythical stage in order to continue growing and strengthen Absolute Space.
Li Xuan had nothing better to do, so he came to chat with Zhou Wen. Seeing Zhou Wenâs worried frown, he asked curiously, âI seldom see such an expression on your face. What happened?â
âIâm thinking about how to raise a skillâs level and make it stronger,â Zhou Wen answered.
âThatâs very easy. Just train more and think more.â As Li Xuan spoke, he asked, âWhat skill do you want to raise? What level is the skill originally at? Tell me and Iâll help you think of a solution.â
âSpatial-type. Itâs now at the Mythical stage,â Zhou Wen said.
âItâs indeed very difficult to advance a Mythical skill. Furthermore, itâs a spatial-type thatâs very difficult to begin with. Itâs no wonder you are fretting. In that case, I have a solution. Go to dimensional zones with spatial creatures and fight them. Experience their spatial powers more and you might be able to gain some insight and break through to the Terror grade.â Li Xuan shared his experience. He had been constantly fighting, getting beaten, and being tortured for the past five years, allowing him to have his present achievements.
Zhou Wen sighed and said, âItâs not difficult to advance to the Terror grade. It will only take two more days, but Iâm afraid that a Terror-grade skill wonât meet my requirements. It will be difficult to advance further.â
Li Xuanâs face darkened as he said gloomily, âIs this how you chat? Even a Terror-grade skill isnât enough for you? Why donât you just drop dead!â
âThereâs nothing I can do about it. If I want to clear the Venusian dimensional zone, I have to master this skill,â Zhou Wen said.
âYou want to use this spatial skill to dodge the Calamity-grade bullet?â Li Xuan guessed what Zhou Wen was up to.
Zhou Wen nodded and said, âThis is the only way to reach the Golden Palace before being killed by the Calamity-grade bullet.â
âThen take your time training. I donât know how to push your skill to the Calamity grade. Speaking of which, your level should only be at the Mythical stage, right?â Li Xuan said.
âSigh, itâs indeed difficult.â Zhou Wen also knew that his level was too low. If he was at the Terror grade, there might be a chance of advancing Absolute Space to the Calamity grade.
Zhou Wen was also frustrated over this. If the Terror-grade Absolute Space couldnât meet his requirements, it would probably be difficult for him to advance to the Calamity-grade.
However, Zhou Wen still had no clue about his advancement to the Terror grade. His four stats were already at 81 points and the eight Essence Energy Arts had already reached the Terror transformation stage, but Slaughterer didnât stir. He couldnât attain Terror transformation at all.
âIf one needs to kill to advance, what kind of reasoning could it be that I didnât get any reaction when Iâve already killed a Calamity-grade creature? Must I kill a Guardian?â Zhou Wen had a nagging feeling that things werenât that simple.
âFat chance.â A manâs voice sounded as An Sheng accompanied An Tianzuo into the yard. The person who had spoken was An Tianzuo.
An Tianzuo wasnât far from the yard. His hearing was excellent, so he had heard Li Xuan and Zhou Wenâs conversation clearly. He knew that Zhou Wen wanted to advance a Mythical skill to the Calamity grade, and it was a spatial one at that. Therefore, he made that statement to himself. Although he wasnât speaking to Zhou Wen, anyone could tell that he was talking about him.
Zhou Wen pretended not to hear him and ignored An Tianzuo. He looked at An Sheng and asked, âAh Sheng, why are you so free? Why are you here?â
âYoung Master Wen, hereâs the situation. Overseer and I have been purchasing Essence Crystal ores recently. You also know how much that thing needs Essence Crystals. We have already acquired most of the Essence Crystals on the market. Even if the other families have the goods, they will just hold back on selling to sell them at a higher price in this situation. Itâs impossible for them to easily sell them to us. Therefore, Overseer and I plan on heading out to open up a dimensional zone that might have an Essence Crystal mine.â
Ah Sheng paused for a moment before saying, âYou know the situation in Luoyang recently. All the major factions are watching us. I donât know how many spies are in the city. If anything happens when we are out, there has to be a person at home to take care of everything. Do you think itâs convenient for you to temporarily take care of the family?â
âHow long will it take?â Zhou Wen asked after some thought.
If he wanted to watch over the area, he definitely couldnât leave Luoyang before Ah Sheng and company returned.
âThatâs hard to say. We will return in a week or so at the earliest. If something crops up, itâs hard to say. Weâll try our best to rush back in a month,â Ah Sheng said.
âA month!â Zhou Wen frowned slightly. If any creature entered the Venusian dimensional zone in a month, he wouldnât be able to take advantage of it.
âAh Sheng, tell him not to force himself if he doesnât want to,â An Tianzuo said expressionlessly.
An Tianzuo was standing just beside him, so Zhou Wen could naturally hear him. An Tianzuo also knew this, but he refused to speak directly to Zhou Wen.
âWhat Overseer means is that if you have something to do, thereâs no need to force yourself. We can think of another solution. Itâs just that Madam feels that we should rely on ourselves and not have outsiders come here.â An Sheng passed the message. It sounded the same as what An Tianzuo had said, but the feeling was completely different.
âPlease help me inform the Overseer that if he wants me to stay, I definitely wonât force myself. However, this matter concerns Sis Lan and my father, so I wonât ignore it,â Zhou Wen said.
âOverseer, Young Master Wen said that heâs Madamâs son. He will definitely take care of Madam and wonât let anything happen to the family..â An Sheng wiped the sweat off his forehead as he translated.