Chapter 91 New Form

Chapter 91: Chapter 1: New Form

Now that he had returned, Feng Yin wasn’t in a hurry to check the badge’s use. Having grinded for these things in games before, he naturally had a good idea of what it did. He decided to check the phone recording he had set up before falling asleep first. With that thought, he quickly sat up, walked to the edge of the bed, picked up his phone, and stopped the recording.

Before watching the video, he checked the time—it was not even one o’clock in the morning. He had gone to bed to try to sleep at exactly midnight. This meant the recording time on his phone was less than an hour. He had also secretly counted the time he spent in the "game," which was no more than half an hour. Having confirmed these timeframes, Feng Yin immediately started playing the recorded video at double speed.

In the video, after lying in bed for a few minutes, his motionless posture began to change slightly. He moved his head, twitched his fingers, and so on. He knew this indicated he had fallen asleep—his consciousness had relaxed, and he was no longer deliberately controlling his body’s movements. After watching for about another twenty minutes, the occasional movements in the video completely disappeared, and his entire body came to a complete standstill. This peculiar sight immediately caught Feng Yin’s attention. Obviously, he might have already "entered the game" at that moment.

He immediately looked at the back of his right hand in the footage, only to find nothing unusual. Even the mark of the Double-headed Trident was invisible, let alone any flickering or other anomalies. The figure in the video was like a quiet doll, maintaining a single posture without moving a muscle. This state lasted until he opened his eyes and sat up.

Feng Yin’s gaze flickered as he permanently deleted the video from his phone. This recording session had cleared up a few of his doubts. First, he didn’t enter the game immediately after falling asleep. Judging from his sleep patterns, the trigger likely occurred after he entered deep sleep. Second, once the game was triggered, his body in the real world would become completely still, resembling a doll or a statue. Aside from this somewhat strange stillness, the video showed no other abnormal phenomena. Based on his previous experience of being attacked at night, he likely possessed some sort of Trait that made him hard for others to detect while in this state. Since he had no way to prove this Trait at the moment, he could only set it aside for now. Finally, comparing the timeframes, the time he spent in the "game" was very likely synchronized with real-world time—even if there was a discrepancy, it wouldn’t be significant.

With his deductions concluded, Feng Yin put his phone away and stopped dwelling on the matter. Having a preliminary conclusion was enough. Under his current conditions, he couldn’t attempt any in-depth research. It was better to focus on the present. He looked at his panel.

— Sealing Armor —Liberation Level: 15%Durability: 13/21 (Recovery available)Secret Energy: 0/21 (Recovery available)Strength: 21Mobility: 21Main Hand Armament: Canfeng SwordSecondary Hand Armament: Simple Arm Crossbow, Heavy Arm ArmorEngraving: Wolf’s Badge (Level 2), Long-Handled Engraving (Level 2), Owl’s Badge (Upgradeable)Skills: Stealing Step (Level 3)Secret Technique: Blood Flame (Level 3)Spirituality: 107Items: Micro-Durability Crystal x2, Micro-Secret Energy Crystal x1————————

The increase in his Liberation Level had further enhanced his Four-dimensional Attributes, and he had also gained Spirituality and a Micro-Secret Energy Crystal. The most important thing, of course, was the new Engraving, the Owl’s Badge. Feng Yin looked directly at the Armor Engraving panel:

————————Owl’s Badge (Level: 1/5)Armor Engraving: When equipped, gain the Armor Form "Owl Hunting." All base Attributes of the Armor "+1," and relevant Traits are liberated according to the Engraving Level.Trait 1: Owl Dance — Maximum Reserve of "10" charges. When Owl Dance charges are in reserve, it automatically corrects Block timing and significantly weakens the Strength of incoming attacks. Recovers "Engraving Level x2" reserve charges every "10" seconds.Upgrade Requirements: Spirituality "50"————————

Awesome! A joyful smile appeared on Feng Yin’s face. Obviously, the Traits attached to the Owl Hunting Form provided by the Owl’s Badge directly corresponded to the abilities of the Blood Owl Hunter he had killed. The first Trait was Owl Dance. This Trait was exactly what the Blood Owl Hunter had relied on to cross swords with him using a thin Curved Saber without being disadvantaged. Compared to abilities in the real world, it was somewhat similar to a "Defense Specialized Version" of the See Through ability that only Instant Level experts could use. As long as he had Owl Dance charges in reserve, he could steadily Block and reduce the power of enemy attacks. In gaming terminology, this Trait was equivalent to an Automatic Block. He could only marvel that it truly lived up to being an Armor Engraving, casually granting such a top-tier ability. Without hesitation, Feng Yin consumed his Spirituality on the spot to upgrade this Armor Engraving.

[Spirituality: 107 -> 57][Owl’s Badge (Level 1 -> Level 2)]————————Owl’s Badge (Level: 2/5)Armor Engraving: When equipped, gain the Armor Form "Owl Hunting." All base Attributes of the Armor "+3," and relevant Traits are liberated according to the Engraving Level.Trait 1: Owl Dance — Maximum Reserve of "10" charges. When Owl Dance charges are in reserve, it automatically corrects Block timing and significantly weakens the Strength of incoming attacks. Recovers "Engraving Level x2" reserve charges every "10" seconds.Trait 2: Shadow Flash — When using "Stealing Step," you can choose to consume "1" additional Secret Energy to activate "Shadow Flash," which significantly increases movement speed and creates the illusion for the attacker that they have struck an afterimage.Upgrade Requirements: Spirituality "500"————————

Amazing! Feng Yin looked at the Badge’s Attributes with satisfaction. The Level 2 base Attributes only added a "3," which was three points lower than the Wolf’s Badge’s Attributes. However, in return, the Traits of the Owl’s Badge and the Wolf’s Badge each had their own merits. The Wolf’s Badge combined the healing function of Bloodthirst with Wolf Leap, which was more agile than Stealing Step. The Owl’s Badge, on the other hand, combined the Block and Skew specialization of Owl Dance with Shadow Flash, an enhanced version of Stealing Step. If the Wolf Slaughter Form was a Warrior, then the Owl Hunting Form would be an Assassin or a Shooter. Feng Yin pondered for a moment. In fact, the new Armor Engraving had another crucial function—a different appearance. The Wolf Head Black Armor of the Wolf Slaughter Form had a highly distinctive look; anyone who saw it even once would never forget it. Furthermore, he had fought in that form in front of Xiao Yu, Xie Yanran, and Hong Yuan. If he appeared like that one or two more times, the three of them would definitely start suspecting him. Reality wasn’t like movies or novels. It was impossible for Dagu to disappear every time Ultraman Tiga appeared without anyone noticing. Now that he had this new form, new possibilities had opened up.

Feng Yin silently stared at the Attributes of the Owl’s Badge, fighting the urge to equip it onto his Armor immediately. He quickly suppressed the thought. Unlike other Engravings, at his current stage, he could only change his Armor Engraving once during the preparation period between levels. This meant that if he switched to the Owl’s Badge now, he wouldn’t be able to change back to the Wolf Slaughter Form before finishing the next level. So, he would definitely change it, but he would wait until just before entering the next level, relying on the Wolf Slaughter Form to fully heal his health before making the switch. Having figured this out, Feng Yin lay back down on his bed, planning to find another mountain to hunt wild boars while drifting off to sleep again. "So annoying... If it weren’t for that Werewolf monster, it wouldn’t be this troublesome," he thought.

The night passed silently.

The next day, Feng Yin got up early and went to the Gangrou Sword Hall.

After politely greeting the night guard at the entrance, he went straight to the fifth floor. This floor could be considered the Gangrou Sect’s exclusive "Inner Sect" level. To put it bluntly, it was an internal training ground that only Direct Disciples who had reached or had the potential to reach the Fierce Level could access. After entering and turning on the lights, Feng Yin put down the Dragon and Snake Sword Box he had been carrying on his back, took out the training Dragon and Snake Sword, and walked straight toward a plain Black Pile. This Black Pile was cylindrical, about 1.7 to 1.8 meters tall, with a display screen on the upper center part. Feng Yin reached out to touch the screen, inputting his current height and weight, as well as the weight of his weapon. Then, he selected the "Strength Test" function. Taking a step back, he gripped his sword with both hands and assumed a high stance. He breathed, adjusting his muscle condition. The next second, his eyes narrowed as he suddenly stepped forward, swinging the Dragon and Snake Sword down at high speed. Striking forcefully at the head, face, and both shoulders, using the waist and hands together to ensure a resolute posture!

BAM! The blunt edge hit the upper impact point of the Black Pile, emitting a loud thud. The Kinetic Energy contained in the slash fully poured into the Black Pile’s force-measuring device, transforming into a simple number through a series of calculations.

[3.98]

Feng Yin let out a long breath and adjusted to another stance. With the same serious attitude, he launched consecutive attacks from various directions. Forehand and backhand diagonal slashes: 3.95, 3.91. Forehand and backhand horizontal sweeps: 3.9, 3.85. Upward slashes: 3.87, 3.82. Two-handed Thrust: 4.08.

After a round of testing, Feng Yin sheathed his sword and stood still, a look of satisfaction on his face. The numbers displayed on the Black Pile in front of him were essentially force Values designed according to international standard requirements. The conversion formula supposedly involved various factors such as the tester’s weight and weapon weight. But in essence, it simply converted the Kinetic Energy of swinging a weapon into an intuitive numerical reference. The displayed Value represented how many "People’s Strength" a strike contained. Judging from the test just now, his current physical Value had basically touched the Four People’s Strength required for the Fierce Upper Level. The latent Enhancement from the Armor accounted for about Two People’s Strength. In other words, deducting the Armor’s hidden Enhancement, he himself now possessed close to Two People’s Strength. This meant that his muscle power and coordination had improved again, allowing him to swing the Dragon and Snake Sword faster and exert greater Kinetic Energy with the same weapon weight. The corners of Feng Yin’s lips curled up slightly. The Armor’s Enhancement was certainly important, but his own growing strength excited him just as much. He decided to keep working hard and double his efforts to become a true powerhouse.

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