Rift Slash and Hurricane Slash.
Still the same two skills—until he acquired more Warrior Class Templates and fused his own unique Warrior Class Template, these were the only two skills Su Mu possessed.
With 11 free attribute points available, Su Mu had two options: he could distribute the points evenly to raise both skills to level 7 or 8, or he could max out one of them before enhancing the other.
It seemed...
There was no real choice to make.
Taking a deep breath, Su Mu focused his attention on the skill "Hurricane Slash."
Obviously, in the task of hunting Skeleton Warriors, "Hurricane Slash" proved to be far more effective than "Rift Slash."
He spent 1 free point.
Hurricane Slash went from level 5 to level 6. The stamina consumption further decreased, and its overall damage multiplier increased again.
He continued.
The second point was spent.
Hurricane Slash rose to level 7.
The third point.
Hurricane Slash advanced to level 8.
After briefly reviewing the skill description at level 8, Su Mu didn't hesitate. He invested two more points and directly maxed out the skill to level 10!
At this point, Hurricane Slash unleashed twelve blades of energy in one burst! The total damage from the twelve blades amounted to twelve times normal attack damage!
Nearly double the previous damage!
If Su Mu were to face that Skeleton Commander again, a single Hurricane Slash might be enough to render it combat-ineffective.
However...
Staring at the now maxed-out Hurricane Slash, Su Mu felt a bit puzzled.
The small "+" icon next to the skill hadn't disappeared after reaching level 10. It still lingered, as if implying he could continue investing points into the skill.
He still had 6 free points left.
After a brief moment of thought, Su Mu tentatively invested another point into Hurricane Slash.
Still level 10.
The skill level remained unchanged. The skill description stayed the same.
"Not enough points invested?"
The Soul Flame in Su Mu's eye sockets flickered as he spent another point.
Still no change.
"Maybe..."
Glancing at the remaining 4 free points, Su Mu continued.
3 points.
4 points.
5 points.
When a total of 5 points were invested beyond level 10, this skill—now having consumed 14 of Su Mu's free points—finally transformed!
The original skill disappeared.
A brand new skill appeared on Su Mu's status panel.
Death Cleave: Active skill. An advanced form of Hurricane Slash. Cannot be upgraded. Consumes 1/20 of total stamina. Instantly unleashes ten death-infused blades to deliver a flurry of lethal slashes, dealing total damage equivalent to twenty times the normal attack.
Death Cleave!
A new skill was born!
And it was the advanced form of Hurricane Slash!
Stamina cost was halved again. The number of blades reduced from twelve to ten, but the total damage jumped from twelve times to twenty times!
More importantly...
It was an Advanced Skill!
With ten years of experience in his past life, Su Mu knew exactly what advanced skills were.
Advanced skills were evolved forms of existing abilities. Not only did they require less energy, but their power far surpassed their original versions.
Players had another name for them—BOSS Skills!
As the name suggested...
BOSS Skills were abilities possessed only by powerful bosses.
Among NPCs, only those who reached the Heroic Rank could wield BOSS Skills. Among monsters, only creatures like the Skeleton King that reached Lord Tier or above had access to them.
BOSS—originally a player-given title for Lord Tier monsters and those even stronger.
In his past life, BOSS Skills, or Advanced Skills, were highly coveted by players. Their appeal was on par with hidden classes, lost legacies, and even divine artifacts.
Yet...
By the time the gods descended and the world was destroyed, fewer than ten players had actually obtained an advanced skill!
As a once-legendary Sword Saint, Su Mu hadn't even heard of the method to acquire such skills. It was as if BOSS Skills were truly exclusive to monster bosses and hero-tier NPCs!
That alone spoke volumes about their rarity.
And their power matched their rarity.
Even the weakest advanced skill was vastly superior to any regular or class skill that players could normally obtain.
Death Cleave was an advanced skill.
A BOSS Skill.
But as Su Mu stared at this skill, what filled his mind was not just this one ability.
Death Cleave had evolved from Hurricane Slash when he maxed it out using free points.
That meant... it was entirely possible that his other skill, Rift Slash, could be similarly maxed and transformed into a second BOSS Skill!
And maybe...
As long as he had enough free points...
Every skill he acquired in the future could be evolved into a BOSS Skill!
BOSS monsters were terrifying not only because they had absurd stats and massive health, making them hard to defeat...
The second reason—their biggest advantage—was BOSS Skills!
These powerful skills allowed them to slaughter players of equal or even higher levels with ease. Soloing a boss was practically impossible for a player.
Only when players reached a sufficient level and class tier, and gathered enough numbers, did they stand a chance to challenge a BOSS!
Su Mu laughed.
Even though his skeletal face couldn't actually form a smile, he still laughed.
Free attribute points.
If his theory was correct...
With a steady supply of free points, he could evolve all his future skills into BOSS Skills!
And if he gained enough skills...
The most powerful BOSS in the history of the game world—was about to be born!
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