Chapter 1557: Chapter 1557

After Demon-breaking Scattering, the next skill is Swallowing Demon Vine. Speaking of which, Lin Yushi, like everyone else, has many abilities that aren’t innately her own. They aren’t particularly suitable, but they were acquired to compensate for certain shortcomings.

Originally, Lin Yushi developed this skill because Du You wanted her to add a binding ability specifically designed to target enemies with excessive speed. However, later it was discovered that the effect was minimal.

Because the two sisters are already very fast, the skill doesn’t help much against faster opponents.

Nevertheless, this is still a personal skill. For Du You, someone with a powerful perfectionistic streak, every skill must be upgraded. The two sisters are especially obedient to Du You, never opposing his decisions.

Thus, now that this skill has been upgraded, Du You wanted to see how effective it is.

Swallowing Demon Vine: Upon an arrow hitting the target, Swallowing Demon Vines are summoned. The vines will entangle and devour enemies, consuming corpses to give rise to more Swallowing Demon Vines. The quantity and level of the vines increase with the skill level. All summoned vines will transform into ordinary creatures after one month. (Level 61, 9 stars)

"This skill doesn’t seem to have changed much. Has it turned into an environmental trap-type ability?"

Du You frowned slightly, unsure of how to evaluate it.

Lin Yucha said, "Let’s test it out. Although the duration has been extended, we should still be able to understand its effectiveness."

Ultimately, Du You and the two sisters began testing. Though the description hadn’t changed much, the actual results were completely different. To be precise, this ability had transformed into something akin to a Heavenly Disaster.

One arrow unleashed Swallowing Demon Vines, which were no longer the single large tree-like entity of the sixth tier but instead ranged from the thickness of a pinky finger to enormous sizes hundreds of meters wide.

And it wasn’t limited to summoning just one vine; with Lin Yushi’s ability, this skill could potentially engulf an entire city.

If there were enough corpses in the surrounding area, these Swallowing Demon Vines could rapidly spread across an entire planet, consuming it in its entirety. The new Swallowing Demon Vines would even be mobile.

Should Lin Yushi wish, these Swallowing Demon Vines could act like an army, advancing along a predetermined direction. Naturally, their movement isn’t particularly fast, but for any area caught off guard, this would undoubtedly be a Heavenly Disaster.

Furthermore, while the vines originally dissipated after one day, they now persist for a month before reverting to ordinary creatures.

These ordinary creatures signify that the laws within them dissipate, leaving behind a trace of divinity—not enough to classify them as Divine Creatures.

They remain Swallowing Demon Vines, albeit without their rapid replication ability, and their inherent power diminishes. Yet, a cluster entrenched in a specific region could still serve a significant purpose.

A forest formed by Swallowing Demon Vines would be perilous not only for ordinary people but even for sixth-tier experts who might not emerge unscathed, demonstrating the residual power of seventh-tier skills.

However, Du You seemed to find little practical use for this ability.

Mass slaughter of ordinary people wasn’t something Du You enjoyed or found necessary. Against strong opponents, this skill appeared to be less effective. Perhaps after the Dark Vine Demon Emperor progressed further, there could be some synergy between them.

For now, he decided to set aside this skill. Every skill has its uses, even if it didn’t seem entirely helpful at the moment.

He then turned his attention to the next skill, which was meant to be Lin Yushi’s final upgrade: Thunder Dragon Arrow. Surprisingly, the skill’s name hadn’t undergone any change, remaining the same.

To facilitate this skill’s advancement, Du You had even provided Lin Yushi with a Dragon Crystal retrieved from a Thunder Dragon they had hunted earlier, ensuring the skill’s power had greatly improved during its progression from the sixth tier to the seventh. This was indeed a qualitative transformation.

Thunder Dragon Arrow: Using God Destroying Power to condense lightning and form Thunder Dragon Arrows in place of regular arrows. Its power depends on Magic Power intensity and level. Arrow speed is increased by 5 times. Comes with Thunder Dragon’s Dragon Might capable of inflicting mental damage. After merging with Thunder and Lightning Law, its damage doubles and gains the ability to dispel Alien Laws. (Level 61, 9 stars)

Now, the arrow created by Thunder Dragon Arrow no longer resembled a simple arrow but instead looked like a miniature Thunder Dragon—a Western-style dragon with a long tail, radiating magnificence.

Its speed in the air was astonishing and allowed for agile directional changes, making the move exceptionally powerful. Against Thunder Dragon Arrow, even Du You himself found it challenging to evade and felt compelled to confront its force head-on.

With this move, Lin Yushi’s destructive capabilities now rivaled those of her sister. Once their combat styles fully matured, there wouldn’t be a single seventh-tier individual lacking strength, nor would any of them possess glaring weaknesses.

The firing speed also increased fivefold, calculated based on their current speed.

The accompanying Dragon Might became significantly stronger, comparable to half the intensity of Du You’s own Dragon Might when fully unleashed. Unfortunately, it still lacked the ability to suppress laws, which made it somewhat inferior to the Dark Magic Dragon.

The mental damage effect remained unchanged, but its scope extended to include the divine soul of seventh-tier beings. Given that the attack’s potency now incorporated laws, the mental damage impact was considerably greater.

The final enhancement provided by this skill is particularly remarkable—the integration of Thunder and Lightning Law resulted directly in doubled damage.

This didn’t merely amplify the law’s effect but straightforwardly increased damage output. Even so, skills capable of enhancing damage through laws were uncommon; Thunder Dragon Arrow was one of the few Du You had encountered. The rıghtful source is 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

This was also why Lin Yushi’s destructive prowess could match that of her sister’s.

The Thunder and Lightning Law naturally emphasizes damage-dealing properties, and its enhancements made the skill terrifyingly effective.

The acquired effect of dispelling Alien Laws isn’t for healing but purely offensive use.

When this attack strikes an enemy, it forcibly erases their intrinsic laws and allows lightning to wreak havoc. Injuries inflicted with this ability are exceedingly difficult to recover from, turning it into a nightmare for other seventh-tier adversaries.

Even an inconspicuous passive attack led to significant improvements for Lin Yushi.

Du You remarked with some wonder: "Yucha, it seems you should also upgrade your Demon Extermination Arrow soon."

Lin Yucha nodded slightly: "Indeed, these foundational skills are incredibly potent." She had previously overlooked it, but her focus moving forward would inevitably be on improving her foundational combat arrow skill. Even without similar effects, it should still yield impressive results.