I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1054 - 971: Snake-man Secret Skill

This is impossible!

Watching Leon drilling into the ground like a fish in water, and coming out without any hindrance, then curiously drilling in and out again, the eyes of the Snake Man Guild leader couldn't help but widen suddenly, almost popping out.

No... didn't the Stone Tablet recording the secret technique in the Ophiuchus Palace say that only simple-minded people can learn it? How could someone like him, full of schemes, maintain pure thoughts?

Also, it's only been five minutes since I taught the initiation method! It took me two whole years to barely get one foot into an abnormal object, yet you can freely go in and out in just five minutes? You... you're...

This is really quite interesting...

After experiencing the marvelous sensation of swimming in the Stone Tablet, diving in and out of the abnormal object ground conjured by the Snake Man Guild leader, Leon glanced at the badge panel where [Arcane Inheritor (Snake Man)] was shining brightly, and remarked incredulously:

"Amazing, to be able to fuse with an abnormal object, absorb it as a part of your body, granting your body the traits of the abnormal object, or conversely, make yourself a part of the abnormal object and enhance its effects.

It's truly a mad and genius concept, I wonder how the first generation Snake Man Guild leader came up with this... Hmm... though it doesn't seem very practical, the idea is indeed remarkable."

"???"

What do you mean it's 'not very practical'?

Upon hearing Leon's appraisal of the [Abnormal Metamorphosis] secret technique, the Snake Man Guild leader, who was pondering why Leon wasn't repelled by the abnormal object, suddenly felt a block in his chest.

"Where is it impractical? It's very practical, okay?"

Unable to resist glaring at Leon, the Snake Man Guild leader retorted semi-angrily:

"Don't speak without understanding! The [Abnormal Metamorphosis] of Ophiuchus Palace is absolutely one of the best among the thirteen secret techniques! Except for the [Abnormal Destruction] of Aries Palace, it definitely surpasses the other eleven secret techniques!"

"..."

This... sounds quite familiar?

After hearing the Snake Man Guild leader's words, Leon recalled, and then suddenly remembered, it seemed not only Aquarius, Taurus, Sagittarius, Cancer... more than one Guild leader had said similar things when teaching him secret techniques.

Basically, aside from Aries Palace's [Abnormal Destruction] being indeed badass, the secret techniques of Aquarius, Taurus, Sagittarius, Cancer... are unique and definitely surpass others.

In any case, they acknowledge Aries as number one but their own palace is not bad, at least stronger than the other eleven minor techniques.

"Don't assume this is the entirety of the Snake-man Secret Skill, you've only learned how to use it, you're far from mastering this secret technique!"

Seeing Leon's lack of response, the Snake Man Guild leader couldn't help but snort before speaking with a less friendly demeanor: 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"You've only managed to temporarily 'enter' an abnormal object, next you need to learn to maintain the unified state for a long time; to use the abnormal object to enhance your physical body or spirit; and to merge into the abnormal object; use yourself to enhance the abnormal object's effects.

Furthermore, there's splitting yourself to merge into different abnormal objects, and individually enhancing them; integrally accommodating multiple abnormal objects and ensuring their simultaneous effects; and merging into abnormal objects that aren't yours, and so on and so forth!"

After listing seven or eight advanced operations of the [Abnormal Metamorphosis] secret technique, seeing Leon in front of him deep in thought, the Snake Man Guild leader slightly lifted his head and hummed:

"In short, you've only learned the first layer, mastered the trick of 'entering' an abnormal object, next comes 'unity', 'enhancement', 'merging', 'feedback', 'hijacking' many techniques, you've got a lot to learn... Holy crap, what's this thing?"

"This is the [Abnormal Enhancement] secret technique I learned during a selection class at the Sagittarius Palace."

As Leon divided the abnormal object ground into eight, 'enhancing' it into a pack of three-headed black dogs, he fondled the head of one of the dogs, and under the dumbfounded gaze of the Snake Man Guild leader, inquired:

"I hadn't thought about these things before, but after learning your Snake-man Secret Skill, I should also be able to merge them into me, becoming a part of me, and it's not limited to my own abnormal objects, possibly others' too... does this count as integral accommodation of multiple abnormal objects?"

"..."

Seeing the three-headed black dogs freed from his control and becoming part of Leon, the Snake Man Guild leader couldn't help but open his mouth, feeling his already not-so-fulfilled mind churned into mush.

This damn is not just integral accommodation, it's integral accommodation plus splitting and hijacking, one of the highest uses of the Snake-man Secret Skill, even my mastery isn't very proficient, and you tell me this is Sagittarius's secret skill?

You're an Aquarius Palace leader, just casually learned some Sagittarius secret techniques during selection, yet achieved the highest accomplishments of my Snake-man Secret Skill... this damn doesn't add up?!

And what kind of Sagittarius secret skill is this? I've seen the Sagittarius leader, is that how he uses his secret skill? Your secret skill, aside from the name, has a copper wheel's worth of relation to his?"

...

As the Snake Man Guild leader's brain teetered on the brink of a crash, along with the feeling that he could absorb the black dogs at any moment, Leon exerted slightly more force, trying to simultaneously use both the Sagittarius and Snake-man Palace's secret techniques.

Where, under Leon's operation, the black dogs enhanced... or rather polluted by the Sagittarius Palace secret technique, instantly dissolved and disintegrated into a sky filled with black water, seemingly pumped away like a water pump, rapidly flowing into Leon's right hand.

Immediately, the other black dogs that were separated quickly moved closer under Leon's mental guidance, sequentially contacting different parts of his body, and seamlessly merging in like water blending.

"Feels like this effect should be similar to what you mentioned, right?"

Clenching his right hand slightly, feeling the cold and hard touch, turning his skin similar to the brick ground, Leon raised his head to look at the dazed Snake Man Guild leader, tentatively asking:

"Is there anything else?"

"..."

"Actually, including yours, I've learned seven secret techniques in total, but the other six were learned quite differently, with significant differences from the versions taught to me. Yours is the only secret skill I haven't learned incorrectly... Hmm... I seem to have quite a good suitability with the Snake-man Secret Skill."

Slightly shaking his hand, flicking out the black dogs merged into the body, Leon, who for the first time learned the Star Palace secret technique correctly and felt a sense of achievement surge, earnestly requested:

"Ophiuchus dear sir, I take back my previous statement, this secret skill is actually quite good, I am now very interested in it... So could you teach me a bit more?"

"..."

Learn! I'll let you learn!