Playing a DPS Role with Absolute Defense-Chapter 196 - 194: Explosive Attributes!

Su Mo, who has been staying at home these days, hasn’t been idle.

A few days ago, he already upgraded his skills once.

The two primary skills, Flying in the Sky and Defense Force Field, have both seen remarkable improvement.

[Flying in the Sky lv2: Space is also void. You can travel through space, and space barriers can be ignored.]

Just like Absolute Defense, the introduction of Flying in the Sky is also that simple.

But such a simple introduction made Su Mo extremely excited.

Previously, he would still be obstructed by the space barriers set by the White War God.

However, after just a single upgrade, the improvement is so terrifyingly significant, truly worthy of being a skill derived from Absolute Defense.

If it weren’t for the White War God advising him not to wander around these days, Su Mo might have tested his skill.

He wanted to see if he could travel through space as freely as the White War God.

He even thought that, with just a second upgrade, he could already travel through space; if he were to upgrade again, could he even manipulate time...

Of course, this idea was merely a passing thought, as it seemed too outrageous.

Throughout the human race’s long history of awakening, no one has ever awakened an ability akin to time manipulation.

Even if some have, it was merely skirting the edges, and even then, the cost of using such ability was unbearably tragic.

In the past, when his spirit attribute broke through 99,999 points, his skills could upgrade at least three to five levels.

Even now, with his higher skill levels, upgrading two or three levels wouldn’t be a problem.

Moreover, the Flying in the Sky skill has only been upgraded from level 1 to level 2.

Yet such a simple upgrade nearly depleted his skill points.

In the end, he only barely managed to increase his Defense Force Field a bit.

The Defense Force Field upgrade was modest, from an absolute defense range of three meters to thirty meters.

For him now, a distance of thirty meters could be crossed in a stride, so its utility isn’t significant.

However, having an upgrade is better than none at all.

The main reason is that Su Mo is not very interested in other skills right now; only these two skills derived from Absolute Defense caught his eye.

To be honest, what he really wanted to improve was the Extreme Dao skill, but unfortunately, the Extreme Dao can only be upgraded when the Extreme Dao itself is enhanced.

His understanding of the Extreme Dao cannot progress through sheer talent like his mentor, Chu Tian. After all, his Extreme Dao is built up genuinely, slowly piling up through every bit of attribute points.

Not long after his skill upgrade, Elder Chu and Elder Xia arrived together.

When he saw them, they looked travel-worn, even their graying beards somewhat disheveled, indicating they rushed over.

"Grandmaster, Granduncle, why are you here?"

"We heard you have reached the Silver Peak, and it’s time to teach you some knowledge not found in textbooks."

Hearing this, Su Mo instantly realized that this was what his master mentioned before—that someone would come to teach him some knowledge required at the Silver level.

But he didn’t expect it would be these two individuals to come.

After all, these two are the foundation of the nation of Great Xia, having enlightened the War Gods of the current generation.

Even Su Mo had to respectfully refer to them as Grandmaster and Granduncle.

Though he was a bit puzzled why this knowledge wasn’t written in textbooks but instead required someone to teach it live, wasn’t that more troublesome?

Also, he wondered what the transition from Silver to Gold entailed that was different from accumulating experience and leveling up in a dungeon.

"Let’s discuss this inside!"

Granduncle began walking towards the manor, showing no curiosity towards the construction inside, seeming more familiar with it than even Su Mo.

Yet, when he entered the hall and saw Enchanting Demon Alice cooking, his steps noticeably paused, only giving her a second glance before averting his gaze.

Elder Xia looked at Alice, then at Su Mo, seeming to want to say something but ultimately remaining silent.

It was apparent they had been informed of Alice’s presence beforehand; otherwise, with their character, they wouldn’t just be hesitating without speaking up but would likely engage directly.

Though both were at the Peak of the King, and Alice was a Demigod, in an actual altercation, utilizing the terrain’s advantage, it was uncertain who would prevail.

Moments ago, Su Mo had been worried about how to explain the situation, but upon seeing this, he felt relieved.

In a side hall, the three sat face to face, with Granduncle being straightforward and directly cutting to the chase:

"The method to promote to Gold is not a secret among noble families, as each at least possesses one Gold. However, ordinary students only learn about it after enrolling in military service.

As for the reason, I’ll tell you later. I mainly want to discuss how to advance to Gold now."

Su Mo had been eager to ask questions since the beginning but, out of courtesy, waited until Granduncle finished speaking to inquire:

"Granduncle, I’m not planning to advance to Gold yet."

Granduncle waved his hand, signaling Su Mo not to speak: "I know you’re not planning to promote to Gold now, but I’m just informing you of the method. When you choose to advance, is your business and not something I’ll interfere with."

Su Mo nodded, showing that he understood.

"The primary requirement for advancing to Gold is breaking through 1,000 points in a single attribute, then comprehending your attribute to find a fitting domain to expand.

Finally, transform the 1,000 attribute points into a domain, thereby allowing you to comprehend your domain successfully.

This is considered a successful advancement to Gold, but because, post-advancement, the attribute points are insufficient and the domain isn’t strong enough, it might not even be as powerful as the original 1,000 points. Therefore, most Gold-level individuals explode their domains post-advancement.

An exploded domain receives a tenfold attribute boost, explaining why all Gold-level attributes increase tenfold after advancement.

Of course, after exploding their domain, they naturally lose it and can only reconsolidate it upon reaching King level.

This is why many King-level individuals lack their own domain.

Although this method grants numerous attributes, it introduces an extra Demigod stage, and many individuals can never break through to the Divine Level within their lifetime.

For you, though, I believe you do not need this method.

Even though I have faith in you, I’m still curious, could you tell me how many attributes you currently possess?"