I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 487 Heading Out

"Actually... what I mean is, you don’t need to push yourself too hard. It pains me to see you like that."

"Wang Lan, although I admit you won, please don’t insult me. You’re pained because I’m overexerting myself? When so many of our peers are going all out, why shouldn’t I try my best?" Jiang Xinyu forcefully patted Wang Lan’s shoulder with a pride reminiscent of a peacock. "The reason I put in effort is that I refuse to be bested, and who knows, maybe one day I’ll have you beneath me!"

"This... haven’t you already done that? Do you still need to try hard?"

At these words, Jiang Xinyu’s face turned red. "When did you become so shameless? You’ve had your look. Now get lost and stop interrupting my cultivation."

"You think you’re the only one who needs to cultivate? I need to as well." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"What? The miracle of the century." Jiang Xinyu looked at Wang Lan incredulously. "I’ve known you for so long, and ever since the period when you first awakened your Star Martial Talent, and even before that time I saw you cultivating, I’ve never seen you practice at any other time."

At Jiang Xinyu’s words, Wang Lan’s face reddened slightly. After the system activated, Wang Lan found that its enhancement speed was far faster than the rate of cultivation. And since his strength had shot up like a rocket during that period, he hadn’t cultivated much. It was more worthwhile to spend the time capturing Demon Clan spies or slaughtering Exotic Beasts. But now things had changed; no matter how many Demon Clan spies he caught or how many Exotic Beasts he killed, those skill points were just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the mimicry of the Phoenix Form needed to be developed by oneself and couldn’t be acquired merely by adding points.

"Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean I haven’t done it. Think about it, who grows without hard work? Maybe I’m just as diligent as you are when you’re not watching," Wang Lan said without a hint of blush or shortness of breath, showcasing his composure.

Wang Lan already had an idea for the third mimicry state of the Phoenix Form. Once he fully activated the Phoenix Form, he had its mimicry down to a tee. The mimicry was simply... Wang Lan didn’t even know how to describe it. It was like loading a simulator within a system, an independent system within another system. The Phoenix Form could mimic any attributes Wang Lan controlled, even Star Martial Skills, all under the Phoenix Form.

For example, from Eld Di, he learned that his mother, Wang Ling, had mimicked the Fire Phoenix Form, the Ice Phoenix Form, the Battle Phoenix Form, and the Glowing Phoenix Form in the past. These phoenix forms could switch to face different enemies.

Wang Lan’s starting point was much better than Wang Ling’s. His first mimicry form was the Dragon Emperor Form, which was stronger than Wang Ling’s Battle Phoenix Form. And his second form, the Space Phoenix Form, even possessed the Power of Space.

Unfortunately, the Power of Space had already been exhausted by Wang Lan, so he couldn’t use the Space Phoenix Form right now. As for the third form, Wang Lan planned to incorporate all of his own attributes into it.

Before this, Wang Lan had used the system to fuse attributes like Storm, Dissolve, Melt, Scorch, Ice, Crystal, Burst, Flame, and over ten other types of attributes, but he hadn’t learned the corresponding Star Martial Skills for them. It wasn’t that Wang Lan didn’t want to, but his skill points didn’t allow it. But now, the Phoenix Form was the best Star Martial Skill, as well as the best carrier. All these attributes could be mimicked by the Phoenix Form once they were merged into it.

Without further ado, Wang Lan stood not far from Jiang Xinyu, took a deep breath, and instantly rallied his Star Power.

"Phoenix Form, activate!"

The Phoenix Form, which didn’t require skill points to activate, was simply thrilling. It could be turned on or off at will, with no twenty-four-hour cooldown restrictions.

Seeing Wang Lan initiate the Phoenix Form, Jiang Xinyu’s cultivation motion of Attribute Fusion stalled.

"Let’s start with Melt!" Wang Lan thought.

Melt represented lava, a new attribute formed by the fusion of fire and earth, possessing the heat of fire, the solidity of earth, and the impact force of water. It was an attribute Wang Lan often used, mainly for dealing massive damage in group combat.

Attribute Fusion was a lot simpler than Wang Lan had expected, with no sense of instability or danger of conflict and explosion at any moment. It was as if the Phoenix Form was a pool, and Wang Lan just had to pour in the attributes he wished to add.

BOOM—

Suddenly, the Phoenix Form underwent another change. The phoenix silhouette surrounding Wang Lan became more solid. A powerful Star Energy Fluctuation emanated from him, stirring the shifting clouds in the sky.

As the energy of Melt flooded in, the phoenix emblems on Wang Lan’s body started changing to a dark red. In the ethereal image in the sky, the phoenix displayed colorful feathers, and an additional bright red tail feather appeared on its back.

"What is this..." Li Yi, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, stared blankly at Wang Lan. He had rushed over thinking there was a battle, but he never expected this! Such a terrifying aura, and a crushing pressure that made even him feel an immense weight... and it was all coming from Wang Lan practicing a Star Martial Skill?

Presence was the pressure exerted by the aura of the strong upon the weak. It wasn’t an intentional realm suppression; most of the time, this kind of pressure was uncontrollable.

But... Wang Lan, you’ve just broken through to the Star Sea level, and you’re placing pressure on me, someone at the middle stage of the Star Sea level? If this gets out, how could I ever show my face again?

The form exhibited by the completely unlocked Phoenix Form upon activation certainly appeared quite different. Previously, flames would simply rise around Wang Lan. Now, he was surrounded by a vivid phoenix silhouette.

Though his strength might not have improved substantially, the sheer presence was vastly different, making it easy for one to discern what was genuine and what was imitation.

After Melt was integrated, Wang Lan continued to fuse new attributes: Storm, Scorch, Ice, Thunder...

And with each new attribute added, one more color adorned the emblems on Wang Lan’s body; the surrounding phoenix silhouette became even more vivid and lifelike. Finally, Wang Lan realized he could only infuse the Phoenix Form with up to nine attributes. Attempting to add a tenth would replace one of the previously added ones.

The Phoenix Form that integrated nine types of attribute attacks shimmered with a brilliant, multicolored light, which Wang Lan named the Five-colored Phoenix Form. As for its power... it might not necessarily be stronger than the Dragon Emperor Form, but it was surely not weaker. If the Dragon Emperor Form specialized in close combat, then the Five-colored Phoenix Form was purely magical, and this form was definitely a nightmare on the battlefield.

It took three days to consolidate his cultivation level and develop this new mimicry form. Naturally, what followed was learning how to use the Infinite Fire Skill. Although he had successfully mastered it, he was not yet proficient in its use. Based on Wang Lan’s experience, under normal circumstances, he would need to reach around level five to be fully proficient.

However, upgrading this Star Martial Skill even by one level required one million skill points. By the time he upgraded it to level five, Wang Lan might have been ruined by its cost. The five types of flames each had their own unique modes of attack. Samadhi True Fire was capable of fire breathing and could attack over an area, which was somewhat good news.

True Sunfire could only be condensed into a ball or formed into a line for attacks. It also lacked the ability to spread, which Wang Lan considered to be a single-target flame. The Netherworld Ghost Fire and Red Lotus Karma Fire could only produce tiny sparks of flame, and their consumption of Star Power was almost on par with Annihilation.

As for Holy Light Fire, that was a flame transformed into light, which, in Wang Lan’s opinion, couldn’t even be considered a flame.

With his increase in Star Martial Art level and having learned a new Star Martial Skill, Wang Lan needed to quickly familiarize himself with new combat methods. Therefore, in recent days, he had been constantly practicing the use of his newly developed abilities.

"Chief Wang! Division Chief Lin is here and wishes to see you."

"Okay," Wang Lan responded indifferently, interrupting his cultivation. He spoke to Jiang Xinyu, who was almost sitting on the Soul Bead to absorb it, "Xinyu, Division Chief Lin is here. I need to step out for a moment."

"Okay."

Lin Yao appeared to be quite young, probably just over forty. He was one of those men who grow more handsome as they age, with his hair neatly combed and his angular face sharply defined.

"Reporting, Wang Lan, Chief of the Green Maple Pioneer Legion Medical Team."

"Colonel Wang—" Lin Yao looked at Wang Lan with a mix of amusement and frustration. "I was wondering why someone of your titled strength was interning like a regular student. But it’s fortunate that you’re interning here. Without your internship, our entire southwestern region would have been finished."

"You flatter me, Chief Lin."

"Colonel Wang, what do you think of the southwestern region? How about the brothers here?"

"They’re all good brothers—brave, combative, and fearless in the face of death," Wang Lan replied cautiously, not knowing exactly what Lin Yao was getting at.

"How about joining us in the southwest division in the future? I’ll make you my deputy. Aside from me, you’ll have the highest authority! Wang Lan, I know you’re still with the Tianjian Bureau and that you’re already a colonel there.

"But I must say, the Tianjian Bureau is too restraining and not suitable for young people like you. Besides, how many people can you command there? I think our Pioneer Legion is where you can live freely, repaying kindness and settling scores.

"If you join us, I can’t promise anything else, but you’ll definitely rise to a general rank. You’ve saved the lives of all the brothers in the southwestern region. They will all respect you. Commanding tens of thousands of people, leading massive battles—doesn’t that sound exhilarating?

"Every young man should have the heart to gallop across battlefields."

"You honor me, Chief Lin. I’m still a student and haven’t graduated yet. But I will certainly give your proposal serious consideration. I will contact you in advance if I decide to join," Wang Lan replied diplomatically.

"You... you really are different. Not even a hint of the arrogance that peerless geniuses usually possess..."

"Perhaps prodigies who were too arrogant didn’t live long enough to see today, right?"

"Headquarters wants you to come over right away. You can manage that with your speed, can’t you?"

"When do I need to be there?"

"Just get there today."

"Understood. Then, Chief Lin, may I take my leave?"

"Of course. Take this pass and go to the Headquarters Command. Someone will meet you there."

Wang Lan activated his Star palace. In an instant, the Phoenix Saint Cloth donned his body, a silver-white cape transforming into a pair of wings behind him. Although Wang Lan had many methods of flight, like Weight Exchange and the feathery form of the Phoenix Form, both required the consumption of Star Power. The Phoenix Saint Cloth’s wings were the only innate flight function of the Saint Cloth.

The distance from the division headquarters to the main headquarters was about four hundred kilometers. It took Wang Lan and Jiang Xinyu two hours to fly there initially. But now, with only Wang Lan flying, his speed was more than double. It took him less than an hour to reach the outskirts of the main headquarters and descend.

Wang Lan retracted his wings and slowly approached the command building. Before he could get close, a middle-aged man with glasses strode over. "Are you Wang Lan?"

"Yes. Wang Lan, intern from the Green Maple Pioneer Legion, reporting."

"Hello, I’m Deng Jiaxian, the Chief of Staff of the Cloud Sea Pioneer Space. Please follow me. The commander is waiting for you."