Chapter 87: Riding the Wind, A New Skill
"Don't try to distract me. Today, you must die. I said so!"
This was related to his awakening,
and he had no interest at all in these so-called secrets.
Besides, who knew if the other party was just making things up.
Zhou Han didn't bother wasting words. Whether it was novels or TV dramas,
he always understood one principle—the villain dies from talking too much.
So he would never act like a villain, spouting a bunch of nonsense
and giving his opponent opportunities.
Sure enough, when the Nether Evil Swordsman saw that Zhou Han didn't fall for it,
his heart instantly sank to the bottom.
This was not the mentality a young man should have at all.
"Shadow Escape Technique!"
As soon as the words fell, he turned into a streak of dark light,
instantly gaining explosive speed.
Only a faint afterimage could be seen as he rushed toward the cave exit.
Clearly, the Nether Evil Swordsman had no intention of surrendering.
He directly used his best escape technique.
Originally, he had planned to use it when Zhou Han was distracted,
so his chances of escape would be higher.
But now, he had no choice but to use it forcefully.
"Competing with me in speed? You're not qualified!"
With the agility bonus from the Lightweight Ring, combined with the movement speed from the Red Lotus Set,
Zhou Han had yet to encounter anyone who could match him in speed.
Zhou Han pushed off with both legs and gave chase.
"This escape technique is indeed quite good—instantly gaining triple speed, then gradually decreasing over time."
At the very moment the Nether Evil Swordsman activated the technique,
even Zhou Han couldn't catch up immediately,
after all, Zhou Han didn't have a movement technique.
However, this kind of skill clearly lacked endurance.
Very soon, Zhou Han caught up and ended his life with a single sword strike.
Before dying, the Nether Evil Swordsman still had shock lingering in his eyes.
This speed completely crushed him.
He never expected such a genius to appear in the Sword God Hall.
He was truly unlucky!
After fleeing for so many years, he still couldn't escape this fate.
Without wasting time, Zhou Han took off the Nether Evil Swordsman's head.
This was a required item to complete Awakening Mission 5.
"Hm? Three items dropped. I wonder what quality they are."
Zhou Han waved his hand, and a powerful force
swept them up and delivered them into his grasp.
The first item was the Heavenly Essence Pill, of Diamond quality.
After strengthening it, its attributes were revealed.
[Heavenly Essence Pill +7]
Quality: Diamond
Description: Refined from the essence of heaven and earth, containing immense power.
Effect: Increases attack by 1000 points and strengthens the soul.
Note: Limited to 5 uses. Exceeding this amount makes further uses ineffective.
It increased attack power and also nourished the soul.
Zhou Han didn't hesitate and swallowed it directly.
A purple aura surged through his body for over ten seconds.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, the improvement in combat power was very obvious.
He continued to look at the second item.
[Stellar Feather Fan]
Quality: Star-grade
Attributes: Attack +800, basic attack stun chance +10%
Special Effect: Summons starlight to attack all enemy units within a 30-meter radius.
Description: Contains the mysteries of the starry sky. Comes with a stun effect—both damage and control, extremely powerful.
Note: Restricted to Star Sorcerer and Occultist classes.
It was a Star-grade weapon with a built-in stun effect—indeed very powerful.
But Zhou Han, as a Sword Soul class, couldn't use it.
Shaking his head, he tossed it into his inventory.
Zhou Han looked at the last item. It was a skill book.
"Could it be the Shadow Escape Technique?"
His eyes lit up, and his breathing quickened.
If he had such a skill, Zhou Han would be like a tiger with wings.
His speed was already extremely fast—if he could use that on top of it,
it would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Zhou Han hurriedly checked it.
Four bold characters were written on the skill book—Gale Step Technique.
"Hm? It's not the Shadow Escape Technique. What a waste of excitement!"
Zhou Han suddenly felt a bit disappointed.
But he still patiently read on.
[Gale Step Technique]
Quality: Diamond
Category: Movement Technique
Description: Uses the power of wind to perform various maneuvers.
Effect: Increases dodge by 10% and agility by 5%.
After reading it, Zhou Han understood that it was a movement-type skill.
It relied on the power of wind to execute flashy footwork
and evade enemy attacks and skills.
"Feels like it's not that useful. Let's just synthesize it!"
Zhou Han didn't need fancy footwork at all.
He had the Reflective Armor skill—what use was dodging?
Since it was useless, he decided to try synthesizing it.
Although the resulting skill would also be random,
at least it would increase in rank to Star-grade,
and its effects would be stronger.
Zhou Han directly fused Levitation and Wind-Thunder Dance with Gale Step Technique.
[Synthesis successful. A new skill has been generated. Please check!]
"Hopefully it's something good!"
[Wind-Chasing Thunder]
Quality: Star-grade
Category: Hybrid
Description: Uses wind and thunder elements to attack enemies.
Effect: Increases agility by 15% and deals 6x damage.
The effect was quite good—it increased agility and dealt damage.
After strengthening, it would definitely become even more powerful.
Seeing this, Zhou Han didn't hesitate and immediately began strengthening.
"Enhance it 8 times!"
[Enhancement successful. Please check the attributes!]
Zhou Han opened it, and the new attributes appeared.
[Wind-Chasing Thunder +8]
Quality: Star-grade
Category: Hybrid
Description: Skillfully controls wind and thunder elements, allowing flexible use in combat.
Effect 1: Ride the wind, increasing agility by 100% and reducing the target's agility by 30%.
Effect 2: Lightning Strike—deals 20x thunder damage to all targets within a 10-meter radius.
As expected, after strengthening, a Star-grade skill could rival even divine-level skills.
Previously, it only simply used wind and thunder elements.
Now, it could skillfully control and flexibly utilize them.
Though it was only a few words of difference,
the gap between them was immeasurable.
It was like the difference between a beginner and a grandmaster.
Calming himself, Zhou Han continued reading.
"What? Ride the wind?"
"Damn… I'm really about to take off!"
Without even looking at Effect 2, Zhou Han decided to try it immediately.
An excited heart, trembling hands.
Who wouldn't want the ability to fly? Zhou Han was no exception.
Previously, he had the Levitation skill, but it could only keep him suspended about 10 meters in the air.
Honestly, that height wasn't very thrilling.
He knew this 'Ride the Wind' would definitely be stronger than Levitation,
but how high it could reach—he would only know by trying.
[Detected a new skill. Do you want to learn it?]
After confirming,
the skill book turned into a stream of intertwined green and purple light.
He could feel the gentleness of the wind and the sharpness of thunder
as it merged into his body.
A few minutes later, Zhou Han finally adapted to this power.
His mind was now filled with a deeper understanding of wind and thunder.
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