Chapter 293 - 72: Absolute Domain! The Eleventh Passive Skill! Klopp Syndrome Is Here Again! This Is the Ruhr Derby

Mulling these things over, Wang Shuo closed his eyes to rest, just like everyone around him.

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"Post-match summary: 8 Passive Value acquired."

The message appeared the moment Wang Shuo entered the Ball God System.

He went to the Personal Attribute Panel and checked his Passive Value.

Including the 8 points from today, he had exactly 150 points.

Originally, Wang Shuo had planned to save up his Passive Value. Once he reached 500, he was going to upgrade [Breathing] from Intercontinental Level to World-level.

He wanted to see what he would get after the Breakthrough.

He’d always had a strong feeling that spending 500 Passive Value on an upgrade would yield an immense reward.

Something that could help him shatter his limits!

But now, with the team hit by a string of serious injuries, Wang Shuo had to shoulder more responsibility. That meant he needed to increase his own strength as quickly as possible.

With this in mind, Wang Shuo approached the massive football hovering in mid-air.

"Use 50 Passive Value to upgrade the Passive Skill [Coordination] from Professional Level to Regional Level?"

"Yes!"

"Use 50 Passive Value to upgrade the Passive Skill [Eagle Eye] from Professional Level to Regional Level?"

"Yes!"

After his special training this past summer and his repeated use of them recently, Wang Shuo felt that these two Passive Skills were indeed extremely useful.

[Coordination] was a given. It allowed him to move on the field with effortless grace and composure.

[Eagle Eye] sharpened his perception to an exceptional degree, allowing him to consistently spot details that others missed.

Upgrading these two Passive Skills now would be a massive boost for him.

Wang Shuo immediately spent the remaining 50 Passive Value to draw a new Passive Skill.

Ten of the twelve pentagonal faces were now lit. Wang Shuo was quite curious to find out what the remaining two were.

As the massive football slowly stopped spinning, Wang Shuo immediately received a system notification.

"Congratulations, you have used 50 Passive Value to draw the Professional Level Passive Skill [Regeneration]."

"[Regeneration]: Enhances the body’s recovery ability, optimizes cellular metabolism, and slows the shortening of telomeres."

When Wang Shuo saw the message, his first thought was, ’So it’s a passive skill focused on recovery.’

’Regeneration... The original word means something like "unceasing life."’

’But "optimizes cellular metabolism, slows the shortening of telomeres"...’

’What does that even mean?’

Wang Shuo didn’t quite get it, but his attention was then drawn to a small line of text below.

"The skill enhancement effect of [Regeneration] can be partially stacked with the effects of Domain Skills."

’Domain Skills?’

’What the heck?’

’Does that mean the final passive skill is called [Domain]?’

But Wang Shuo quickly dismissed this possibility.

As he’d always said, the Ball God System had a very rigid, by-the-book style. Even its naming conventions were very pragmatic.

The name of a skill always reflected its function.

There were no flamboyant names, and it rarely even had fine-print annotations, giving it a very austere feel.

’[Domain]?’

’That’s different from pragmatic names like [Breathing], [Spiritual Light], and [Ball Sense].’

’It’s too vague.’

’Then...’

A possibility immediately struck Wang Shuo.

’Holy shit!’

’Could it be... that upgrading a skill from Intercontinental Level to World-level unlocks a completely new type of skill called a Domain Skill?’

’Domain Skills?’

’That sounds incredibly badass!’

The more Wang Shuo thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and the more excited he became.

’For example, what’s Van Nistelrooy’s nickname?’

’King of the Six-Yard Box!’

’Isn’t the six-yard box Van Nistelrooy’s exclusive Domain?’

’And what about Big Inzaghi?’

’Ferguson said he was a striker who lived on the offside line.’

’Isn’t the offside line Big Inzaghi’s exclusive Domain?’

’Then there’s the Piero Zone, King of the Penalty Box Romário, Henry’s left-wing corridor, and more recently, the "Ronaldo Zone" and "Messi Corridor" that the La Liga media has been hyping up...’

Nearly all those World-level stars had their own signature areas and routes of attack.

’In other words, by upgrading passive skills like [Breathing] and [Spiritual Light] from Intercontinental Level to World-level, I can get my own exclusive Domain Skills!’

’And not just one!’

This was an absolutely stunning discovery!

’Oh my god, I’m dying to save up 500 Passive Value and unlock these Domain Skills. This is just insane, isn’t it?’

But amidst his excitement, Wang Shuo quickly calmed down to think. ’The Ball God System’s Domain Skills are probably still passive skills, not Active Skills.’

’They must be Domain Skills that evolve from the original Basic Skills after they’re upgraded.’

’For example, upgrading [Breathing] from Intercontinental Level to World-level would unlock an exclusive Domain Skill.’

As for what that skill might be, Wang Shuo had no idea.

But it had to be closely related to [Breathing], and its effect would surely be mind-blowing.

After getting used to them over the past several months, Wang Shuo had come to a clear realization: the effects of Passive Skills weren’t just on par with Active Skills—they were even more powerful.

’So a passive, exclusive Domain Skill must be ridiculously powerful.’

’Otherwise, why would it cost 500 Passive Value?’

’Wait.’

’Going from Intercontinental Level to World-level, the cost jumps from 100 points to 500, and it unlocks an exclusive Domain Skill.’

’So what about from World-level to Legendary Level?’

’That goes from 500 points up to 1,000.’

’What could that possibly unlock?’

Wang Shuo was suddenly struck by an incredible thought.