Chapter 1581: Chapter 1581
After becoming serious, Du You and his team quickly absorbed and adapted to their previous findings, accelerating their rate of progress. Skills that previously showed little improvement began advancing again. Du You chose to prioritize upgrading Hellfire Spider and Moon Shadow Aura.
Hellfire Spider barely filled the gap in Du You’s arsenal for convenient trap-type skills, though even Du You wasn’t sure where it could be best utilized. In most battles these days, direct confrontations were sufficient.
Moon Shadow Aura, on the other hand, directly enhanced the overall strength of the team as a boosting aura.
Hellfire Spider: Condenses the power of hellfire into flame spiders that hide in the void. When creatures approach, they trigger explosions automatically or can be detonated manually. Hellfire Spiders can move slowly with concealed presence. Up to 10,000 can be summoned simultaneously. Explosion radius varies between 10 to 100 meters, with power gradually diminishing from the epicenter. Maximum duration: 180 days (Level 63, 10 stars).
The evolution of Hellfire Spider was quite remarkable. Rather than the spiders growing larger, they had shrunk. Now, each Hellfire Spider was only half the size of a fist.
The spiders were pitch black, and staring at them for long gave an overwhelming sensation of searing heat.
They contained most of Du You’s laws and functioned as pure explosive weapons during combat. Fınd the newest release on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩
Currently, the sound of their explosions was faint, much like the muted thud of lighting a firecracker underwater. However, reduced sound did not equate to diminished destructive power; on the contrary, the potency had increased significantly.
Before reaching Tier 7, even divine creatures struck by an explosion would suffer severe injuries if not outright killed.
For Tier 7 powerhouses, however, the effects were less fatal. After all, if a mere trap could kill a Tier 7 powerhouse, the value of such entities would seem far too trivial.
Du You estimated that the explosive power might heavily injure weaker native divine spirits but wasn’t certain it would have much impact on formidable Tier 7 entities, such as defensive experts like the Blood Lotus Sect Master.
If Du You’s skills improved to the same level, it might only inflict minor wounds on opponents like that. If they were properly prepared for defense, it would merely cost them some divine power.
Of course, Tier 7 powerhouses generally didn’t regenerate divine power as quickly as Du You could, as his own recovery rates were abnormally high.
For them, continuous divine power loss during combat would be highly disadvantageous. If surrounded by a large number of Hellfire Spiders, they would likely avoid recklessly engaging in battle under such trap conditions.
Additionally, the concealment ability of Hellfire Spiders had improved substantially. When fully hidden, even Du You couldn’t sense them. If there wasn’t a direct connection to the skill, Du You’s current perception wouldn’t detect the presence of Hellfire Spiders at all.
Furthermore, Hellfire Spiders were no longer limited to hiding underground—they could now conceal themselves in the void, meaning they could reside in spatial folds or chaotic space currents. Only individuals proficient in Spatial Law could potentially detect Hellfire Spiders. These traps could now appear anywhere: underground, in the air, underwater, or even on other creatures.
Their use had become incredibly flexible, and Du You could think of numerous ways to utilize them effectively.
Though Hellfire Spiders still moved slowly, the concept of "slow" had shifted significantly. Previously, their movement speed was only marginally faster than that of turtles. Now, they had reached a pace comparable to the flight speed of Tier 6 powerhouses.
While still far slower than Tier 7 speeds, they were impressively fast by other standards.
Against beings below Tier 7, they were essentially moving bombs.
The staggering number of spiders was equally terrifying—10,000 could be summoned at once, with no real limit. As long as Du You could summon them, their numbers could continue stacking endlessly.
The explosion radius had increased from a minimum of 10 meters to a variable range of 10 to 100 meters.
Naturally, larger explosions resulted in weaker effects—a logical outcome.
The maximum duration extended from 30 days to nearly six months. This shift alone greatly expanded the skill’s practical applications, allowing traps to immobilize opponents for far longer durations.
If Du You’s battle style weren’t already well established, for other Tier 7 professionals, this skill could unleash almost terrifyingly powerful effects if used efficiently.
Next, Du You began upgrading his Moon Shadow Aura.
Moon Shadow Aura: Purifies dark attribute divine power to enhance the strength of Dark Law. Increases the damage of allied pure dark magic by 2% per level and reduces divine power consumption by 2% per level, up to a maximum of 50%. Imparts judgment effects on impure dark divine power and suppresses light attribute divine power. Increases the divine power consumption of adversaries using magic (Level 63, 10 stars).
Now, Moon Shadow Aura not only purified dark attribute divine power but also increased the potency of Dark Law.
This directly amplified the effectiveness of laws, which went beyond merely improving destructive capabilities. Any application involving Dark Law saw synchronized boosts, marking a significant increase in utility.
Other statistical changes were minimal, but they applied only to raw data.
Du You tested the aura, finding that its enhancements extended far beyond ordinary effects, incorporating the boosted potency of laws in every aspect. The results were striking.
Though this aura appeared unassuming, Du You realized its impact was potentially superior to other auxiliary-type abilities.
Moreover, its overlap with other supportive abilities was minimal, reducing the chances of diminishing synergy effects. This single skill elevated Du You’s overall combat prowess considerably.
When facing adversaries with dark or light attributes, the aura could suppress their strengths.
Du You recognized that with constant skill progression, he might soon possess the capability to overwhelm multiple opponents of the same level simultaneously with brute force.
Unfortunately, the gap in strength between Tier 7 levels was enormous. If his opponents surpassed his own level by three tiers, he would need to exercise extreme caution, as he might not be their match.
Reaching this tier didn’t make one uniquely exceptional; other strong individuals were equally formidable.
Feeling the two sisters still focused on refining their skills, Du You decided to turn his attention to his remaining abilities. After a brief review, Du You selected another skill and began advancing it further.
Days passed, and the new skill soon reached completion.