I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 486: The Powerful Five-Pole Fire

If it were any other Star Martial Skill, Wang Lan wouldn’t have even thought about it and would have set it aside until he could push his other Star Martial Skills to Diamond level. But this Star Martial Skill was so special; it was an upper-class Cultivation Technique of the ancient Fairy Cloud Sect.

The entire Fairy Cloud Sect perished, but they did not forget to leave their techniques behind for future generations, and this technique was extremely tempting to Wang Lan. In particular, after learning that Yu Ruoyun had already begun practicing "Supreme Goodness Like Water" and had made initial progress, Wang Lan was even more restless and impatient.

Forget it, forget it! A point is a damn point! If it’s gone, I’ll just earn it back! Wang Lan sighed deeply. He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and focused his spiritual power on the Infinite Fire Skill Book, choosing to add points and learn.

BOOM— A roaring explosion suddenly sounded in his mind, streams of information transforming into a surging river within Wang Lan’s consciousness.

In the beginning of chaos, when the world was new, the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind surged as the primal forces. Fire occupied one part of these primal forces, one of the five elements. The ultimate form of fire is divided into five extremes.

Samadhi True Fire, burning all things! Born in the liver, it is the raging fire within the chest...

As the phrases of the technique flowed through his heart, the Star Power within his body suddenly started moving uncontrollably along the pathways described in the technique. At this moment, Wang Lan finally understood what set the Infinite Fire Skill apart from other Star Martial Skills.

With other Star Martial Skills, one simply learns them without understanding the principles behind their creation, nor the reasons for their existence. Moreover, other Star Martial Skills, fundamentally, are merely about controlling and applying Star Power.

However, the Infinite Fire Skill transcended the mere utilization of Star Power. It transformed the attributes of Star Power and incorporated the power of laws, enabling the cultivated Star Martial Skills to possess law attributes.

For example, Samadhi True Fire is just an ordinary flame. Its temperature isn’t particularly high, even lower than the blue flames Wang Lan had cultivated. But because it carries a law, Samadhi True Fire will not extinguish until it has turned its target to ash. Furthermore, it burns everything; metals and stones alike ignite upon contact.

Such a flame, even a purple flame cannot compare.

And the Infinite Fire Skill included not only Samadhi True Fire, but also True Sunfire, Netherworld Ghost Fire, Red Lotus Karma Fire, and Holy Light Fire.

Fire brings not only destruction but also life, light, and civilization.

True Sunfire can illuminate the world; if Samadhi True Fire represents destruction, then True Sunfire is light. Netherworld Ghost Fire can scorch souls; when hit by it, one’s body will show no abnormalities, but the soul will be burned to nothingness. The extinction of Netherworld Ghost Fire marks the Annihilation of the soul.

If Netherworld Ghost Fire is eerie, then the Red Lotus Karma Fire is truly unstoppable. Red Lotus Karma Fire only burns sin. As long as the target bears karmic debt, the flame can attack the karma itself.

Karma—this is already a weapon of causality. In the Fairy Cloud Sect, there was an annual review and examination which included walking through fire or a pure white pool, enduring the scorching of Red Lotus Karma Fire.

If one could walk unharmed through the pure white pool and over the Red Lotus Karma Fire, it proved they bore no sin. Because of such assessments to weed out the corrupt, the Fairy Cloud Sect could become the righteous leader among the cultivation sects of that era, excelling in both strength and character.

Red Lotus Karma Fire only kills the sinful, while Holy Light Fire purifies all negativity. Holy Light Fire has no offensive capabilities and cannot be used as a means of attack. Whether cursed, affected by Demonic Qi, foreign Star Power, or even Star Martial Toxins, Holy Light Fire can dispel them.

When Holy Light Fire is ignited, it eliminates negative states; once extinguished, one is left pure and whole again. No wonder the Fairy Cloud Sect stood unyielding for a thousand years! With the Infinite Fire Skill, which of its five fires wasn’t a sect-defining divine art?

However, as powerful as the Infinite Fire Skill is, its cultivation is extremely difficult. Wang Lan had only learned it now, and he was belatedly realizing the unimaginably tough requirements to practice the Infinite Fire Skill.

Wang Lan thought his Phoenix Form was difficult enough, but the Infinite Fire Skill’s cultivation difficulty was more than ten times that of Phoenix Form.

Infinite Fire Skill, Diamond Level LV1 (0/1,000,000)

Looking at the requirement of one million skill points to level up even once, the corners of Wang Lan’s mouth couldn’t stop twitching. Is this trying to kill me? One million skill points! Does it mean I need half a year just to level up once? And to raise the Infinite Fire Skill to Blue Diamond, would it take twenty years? And that’s assuming I only focus on leveling up this one skill?

Wang Lan opened his eyes and stared up at the sky.

The Infinite Fire Skill is great, truly damn great! Honestly, with the Infinite Fire Skill, I don’t need any other Star Martial Skills. It has offensive capabilities and can even attack within the mystic system.

But thinking about these leveling conditions, only one phrase came to Wang Lan’s mind: "I’ve fallen for a wild horse, but I don’t have any grasslands at home."

I can’t afford it!

Suddenly, Wang Lan’s thoughts stirred, and he sat down cross-legged once again.

The Infinite Fire Skill had a circulation technique. As he followed the technique, a smile slowly emerged on Wang Lan’s face.

I guessed right! I really guessed right! The Infinite Fire Skill is an ancient Cultivation Technique. If Cultivation Techniques can generate experience points, how could they not generate skill points? Every second I circulate the Infinite Fire Skill, one skill point is added to the counter!

But these skill points are exclusive. Indeed, after one minute, there was a change in the skill point requirements for the Infinite Fire Skill.

Infinite Fire Skill, Diamond LV1 (60/1,000,000)

Generating one skill point per minute is indeed a bit slow, but that still nets 600 points in an hour. If I work diligently, it’s not hard to gather 7,000 or 8,000 skill points a day.

This way, I can amass 210,000 in a month, and in two or three months, meet the requirements for leveling up. If, during this time, I complete a few tasks and kill some more Exotic Beasts, the time needed could even be halved.

All in all, it’s not unacceptable. It’s just a shame... the skill points generated are only exclusive to this skill. If only I had a Cultivation Technique that could generate universal skill points... Wang Lan thought, his greed still not quite satisfied.

Two days later, when Wang Lan stepped out of his room, he was still at the Ice Cliff defensive line. The Poison Sting Pioneer Legion hadn’t returned and was instead co-stationed at Ice Cliff with the Green Maple Pioneer Legion.

Two Pioneer Legions, one an official lineage, the other a wild chicken Pioneer Legion. In terms of strength, the two were worlds apart. In the past, it would have been a miracle for these two legions to be together without quarreling. Yet, who would have thought that the two Pioneer Legions could get along so harmoniously now?

Without a hint of the airs of an official, established military unit, the Poison Sting Pioneer Legion treated the Green Maple Pioneer Legion members like brothers, their interactions genuinely cordial. With mutual respect, they naturally became as close as family.

The truth was, Li Yi knew the inside story; the Green Maple Pioneer Legion was currently a wild chicken legion, but that was about to change. After earning such great achievements, it was certain they would soon be officially integrated.

Once officially integrated, their strength might not match that of Poison Sting, but they would be at the same rank. Furthermore, with a few resources diverted from headquarters and the recruitment of some talented graduates from the Star Martial Academy, their power would soon rise considerably.

Over these two days, Duan Qingfeng had boasted all that he possibly could in his lifetime. He walked with a swagger, and he greeted everyone he met with a face beaming with triumphant joy.

The room door that had been closed for two days now slowly opened. Outside the door, Black Skin and another Pioneer stood guard by Wang Lan’s door, and they eagerly approached as soon as they saw him emerge.

"Wolf Lord, have you consolidated your realm?"

"Wolf Lord?" What in the world is that title about? Wang Lan was too mentally exhausted to object to the nickname.

"You’re now the Boss, the Big Boss! Not just of our Green Maple Pioneer Legion, but of all the brothers in the entire southwestern region. Without you, we’d all have been doomed, so everyone’s calling you ’Boss’!"

"Thinking of an official title, Wolf Lord?" one of them chimed in. "Don’t rush it. I reckon your official title should be coming down soon."

Wang Lan retorted, "An official title? Are you dreaming? I’ve only just broken through to the Star Sea Stage, you know."

"But you single-handedly suppressed a beast tide! Could any other peak Star Sea Stage cultivator do that? If you aren’t granted a title, who else is qualified? Of the three titles to be granted today, one must be yours; otherwise, the entire Cloud Sea Pioneer Space won’t stand for it!"

"Enough flattery," Wang Lan said. "By the way, where’s Jiang Xinyu?"

"She’s over by the lakeside. Been training like mad for the past two days," the Pioneer replied with a sigh. "It’s not scary when someone has talent; what’s scary is when someone with talent works even harder than us. No wonder we’re stuck at the Star Cloud Stage."

"I think you guys are still young. With some effort, you might even break through to the Galaxy Stage." Wang Lan patted their shoulders as he left the room and departed the base for the lakeside area.

In the lakeside area, Jiang Xinyu stood facing the lake, her palms open. Within her palm was a cluster of strange mist, vivid as blood and emitting terrible heat.

AH— Suddenly, Jiang Xinyu let out a startled cry as the mist in her palm exploded violently.

Wang Lan swiftly dashed to Jiang Xinyu’s side and grabbed her palm. Seeing the densely blistered burns on her hand, he immediately frowned with concern.

"How could you be so careless?" Wang Lan chided gently. As he spoke, Jiang Xinyu’s palm wounds visibly healed. After a few seconds, a layer of dead skin peeled away, revealing her smooth, jade-like hands once again.

"You’re out of seclusion?" Jiang Xinyu said joyfully. "I wanted to integrate the Scorch attribute as quickly as possible. After all, the previous battle loosened the shackles on my Star Palace. If I can successfully merge the attributes before breaking through to the Galaxy Stage, it will help stabilize my powers."

"You’ve already successfully integrated the Melting attribute, isn’t that enough? You still want to integrate Wind and Fire as well?"

"Not just Melting and Scorch, I also plan to merge the attributes of wind, water, and fire to form the separation of the Water Realm." Jiang Xinyu slowly pulled her hand from Wang Lan’s grip, her face showing stubborn determination.

"Wang Lan, you’re too outstanding. Not only do you possess all attributes, but you have also merged nearly all of them. Someone as outstanding as you puts immense pressure on me.

I don’t want to get left too far behind by you; I fear losing the qualification to be your girlfriend."

"What qualification do you need to become my girlfriend? All you need is for me to like you. Are you thinking too much?"

"A great swan does not consort with sparrows; a phoenix only accompanies another phoenix. You don’t feel that way now because you haven’t flown too high yet. But I believe, even now, for you, it’s just the beginning. If, in the future, you reach the heights of the ninth heaven, will you still be able to see me? Even if you wanted to, I’d be too small, perhaps just a speck in your field of vision.

I have my reasons to become stronger; this reason is that I want to accompany you to farther and higher places. I believe you wouldn’t abandon me, but at the very least, I have to reach a point where you can actually take me along, right?

I may not have Yu Ruoyun’s talent or flair, but my determination is no less than hers. Plus, I have you. I refuse to believe that with your help, I can’t catch up to your pace."