Chapter 833 - 149: Bicycle Kick! Domain Skill: Agile Striker! Winning the Title the Manchester United Way! Gunners, Where Are Your Tricks?

[Ball Sense], [Insight], and [Spiritual Light] belonged to the technical category. Of course, some combined both aspects. For example, [Inverted Foot]. Judging by the name, it should belong to the physical category. However, in reality, its development and utilization of right-brain thinking, as well as its enhancement of Wang Shuo’s technique and spatial awareness, categorized it as a technical skill.

[Swift] improved physical agility, but it also increased the frequency of technical movements. The same went for [Coordination]. It improved the body’s balance and movement coordination, but it also enhanced the execution of techniques.

Among the five World-level Passive Skills, only [Ball Sense] was a purely technical Passive Skill. Under these circumstances, Wang Shuo had to choose between [Spiritual Light] and [First Move].

[Insight] was more geared toward the overall picture, while [Spiritual Light] and [First Move] targeted the enhancement of individual abilities. [First Move] went without saying—it improved anticipation. But Wang Shuo ultimately chose [Spiritual Light].

"[Spiritual Light: Enhances creativity, making it easier to seize fleeting opportunities.]"

Wang Shuo wasn’t interested in those unreliable, hit-or-miss flashes of brilliance. It was like Duan Yu’s Six Meridian Divine Sword in the novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". If he truly relied on it, he would end up just like Duan Yu in the novel—constantly finding himself in pathetic, awkward situations. Wang Shuo chose [Spiritual Light] because he valued its acute sense for seizing opportunities. For a forward, this was an absolutely massive upgrade.

Of course, the anticipation ability provided by [First Move] was indeed incredibly strong, but it would have to wait until next time. Thus, Wang Shuo directly invested 500 Passive Value points into [Spiritual Light], upgrading it to World-level.

"Congratulations. You have consumed 500 Passive Value points to upgrade the Passive Skill [Spiritual Light] from Intercontinental Level to World-level, unlocking the Domain Skill: Spiritual Edge."

He thought, "Spiritual Edge?"

"Spiritual Edge: The Domain Skill unlocked after [Spiritual Light] advances to World-level."

"When the team is on the defensive (possession rate below 50% or under sustained siege for more than 10 minutes), or when the match enters the final 10 minutes and is still tied or trailing, your brain will enter an absolutely calm Sanctuary of Spiritual Edge."

"In this state: You can more quickly find the most vulnerable connection points in the opponent’s Passing or defensive formations; the time taken to process incoming balls and decide how to handle them is significantly reduced; it becomes easier to execute Passing or plays that exceed ordinary human reaction times."

He exclaimed inwardly, "Holy crap! It actually improved three aspects all at once?"

Of the five World-level Domain Skills he had upgraded previously, some improved stamina, some enhanced ball control, some boosted agility, some increased adaptability, and others built strength. But they generally focused on a single aspect. But what about [Spiritual Edge]?

Finding the most vulnerable connection points in the opponent’s Passing or defensive formations more quickly. From a forward’s perspective, this was an absolute dream for pressing high up the pitch. Especially for Wang Shuo. Since he ran all over the pitch, having this ability would make him an absolute disruptor in the midfield and final third!

The time taken to process incoming balls and decide how to handle them was significantly reduced. This was exactly what it sounded like. According to the Ball God System’s typically dry and understated style, "significantly reduced" meant practically instantaneous. For a forward, whether it was setting up plays or poaching in front of the goal, this was unbelievably overpowered.

Making it easier to execute Passing or plays that exceed ordinary human reaction times. Again, this was self-explanatory. If combined with a flash of [Spiritual Light], the effects would be even better.

Although there were still a few conditional restrictions—such as the possession rate needing to be below 50%—Wang Shuo was already used to it. To put it bluntly, when things were going smoothly, he was invincible even without this Passive Skill.

More importantly, wasn’t this perfectly tailored for dealing with Bar?a? Even in the match last season where Arsenal beat Bar?a 2-1, everyone agreed that the Gunners had won fair and square by taking them head-on. Yet in terms of possession, it was 34 to 66. The Gunners had still been left in the dust. There was nothing they could do about it. Who could out-possess Bar?a? Under these circumstances, wouldn’t the [Domain Skill: Spiritual Edge] be active for the entire match?

This was going to be absolutely off the charts! Wang Shuo even had the urge to jump up and cheer.

He thought, "Messi, old buddy, it’s really not that I have anything against you! You just happened to walk right into my trap!"

Meanwhile, in Arsenal’s match against Aston Villa, Ramsey scored the final goal for the team during stoppage time, securing a 3-0 victory. In this round, Manchester United defeated Fulham 1-0, Manchester City drew 1-1 with Stoke City, and Chelsea drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool lost 1-2 at home to Wigan Athletic. Arsenal’s lead remained at 10 points.

On the evening of March 28th, at the London Emirates Stadium.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal hosted Barcelona at home. This was the second meeting between the two sides following their clash in the round of 16 last season. Before the match, Guardiola vowed confidently that his team would absolutely not repeat the same mistakes as last year. The head referee for this match was Jonas Eriksen from Sweden.

Before the match, when Wang Shuo led the Arsenal players into the tunnel, he saw that Bar?a had already lined up.

"Hey, Rio."

"Hello, Wang!"

The two of them shared a high-five before exchanging a warm hug.

"Hi, Andres."

"Wang."

"Good evening, Harvey!"

"It’s great to see you, Wang."

Upon seeing the Bar?a players, Wang Shuo greeted them one by one. His popularity among his peers had always been quite good. Aside from defenders holding grudges against him, he had quite a few friends in every other position.