Chapter 397: Chapter 397

The soldiers were resting, and so was Du You. Upon opening the task panel, he indeed found that his task had changed.

Advanced Task: Change the dynamics of Northern Region, completed.

Indeed, it had switched to the completed state, and there was no sign of star-level reduction. Du You could finally be at ease. Regardless, as the task was completed, Du You didn’t waste any time and directly chose to submit his task.

In the next moment, Du You felt as if a special bottleneck in his body was broken. His strength began to boil, and within his Spiritual Sea, his Magic Power and Spiritual Power were ceaselessly churning and condensing.

It seemed to be a unique method that summoned his Magic Power continuously, in a manner that even Du You himself didn’t fully understand.

Simultaneously, a massive force was propelling him towards an unknown boundary, strengthening him relentlessly. He could even sense more and more things with his mind.

It appeared that his control over his Magic Power through his Spiritual Power was also constantly improving.

What Du You didn’t expect, however, was the formation of a certain resistance that was continuously suppressing his progress. But since the resisting force was too weak and couldn’t overcome his power, it wasn’t much of a concern.

If the resisting force were stronger than the draw of elevation, even if the task were completed, he probably wouldn’t advance.

In an instant, the entanglement of these two forces caused a fluctuation in Du You’s aura as a surge of black power emanated from his body. This power was his alone.

"Strange. What’s causing this resistance? I was told that learning a skill that does not belong to one’s native class could cause resistant forces during elevation. The resistance that just appeared is not just about the advancement itself but seems to be related to the skill as well."

Du You first turned to the only skill not native to his class, Summoning the Purple Lightning Golden Eagle. But surprisingly, in Du You’s perception, this skill did not produce any resistance nor any driving force.

After analyzing his summoning-type skills, all of them generated push force- nothing but momentum for his elevation.

So where did the resistance come from? Du You began examining his spell.

"So that’s how it is. Not only the issue of skills but also the attributes can produce such a situation. I encountered the Black Dragon during Law Formalization and killed a giant toad. So, in my attributes, I have the summoning and dark attributes. The summoning attribute itself has no other attributes, making every summon equal, but the Dark Attribute..."

Du You finally pinpointed the problem. It all boiled down to his Holy Light Arrow Array.

With a wave of his hand, a series of arrows formed from the Holy Light Arrow Array, but Du You noticed that the power of his arrow formation seemed weaker. Check latest chapters at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Oddly enough, after advancing a level, the might of his skills should have improved, but his skills strangely became weaker instead. After careful assessment, Du You finally discerned the issue.

The reason was that the Holy Light Arrow Array belongs to the Light Attribute, and although he could forcibly stimulate it with his Spellcaster’s power, his inherent attribute was Dark.

Previously, as an Awakener, he couldn’t sense it, but now, since he had become a slayer, this power was clearly seen. His skills aligning with the Light Attribute were suppressed by his own Dark Attribute power.

If he were to keep improving, this power which doesn’t align with his fundamental strength will present an increasingly severe obstruction whilst becoming weaker. Du You had a faint understanding about why many people attained a high-tier but could no longer upgrade.

Under circumstances where this resistance gradually increased, even a single spell could end up barring any further progression.

"I must resolve this problem. Now that I’ve advanced, all my skills have a chance of transformation. It appears that a drastic transformation of this skill is needed. If I can switch from the Light Attribute to the Dark Attribute, that would be ideal. It’s easier to do so while the level is low. Once my level increases, it will no longer be feasible."

Du You was somewhat frustrated. Who could blame him? He was untreated from his youth; even if someone had guided him, he wouldn’t have remembered due to the massive loss of his past memories. As a result, he ran into issues while learning skills.

If he had known sooner, none of this would have happened. However, it was a relief that he realized the problem now while there was still a chance to rectify it.

Not only the Holy Light Arrow Array, but several other skills also faced a similar issue. Comparing them with the purely Dark Attribute summons of the Summoning type, Du You gained a comprehensive understanding about his skills.

His summoning profession was a Dark Shaper, intrinsically a Dark Attribute, and thus all his summoning skills perfectly fit with his nature.

Looking at his spells, the Disintegration Spell, Spell Splitting Skill, Shield Spell, and Dissolution Spell were the four spells that conferred a not-so-strong propulsion for his advancement since they inherently lack attributes.

However, the Ice-fire Explosion and Fire Snake Curse propelled his elevation more than the aforementioned spells. After Du You paid close attention, he found that this power seemed to stem from the Fire Attribute which subtly fit well with his own.

The Holy Light Arrow Array could be set aside as it was extremely antagonistic to him.

The remaining Mucus Swamp incantation offered a slightly stronger propulsion. Since this spell was inherently of a swamp-type and played well into the Dark Attribute, Du You guessed that it was possibly due to the toxins it contained.

Most of the Dark Attribute spells contained toxins or curses.

If it weren’t for the Holy Light Arrow Array, which was completely opposite to his attribute, Du You might have never detected this problem.

"It seems that for some time, I will have to modify these skills. Not only the Holy Light Arrow Array, but the other skills that inherently contain attributes will also need modification; otherwise, the consequences will be severe. However, I’ve just made a breakthrough and should first improve my skills."

With that thought in mind, Du You took out the red crystal coins he had stored earlier and began to level up.

The first to level up was the task class, ten red crystal coins could raise him to the next level. Du You absorbed only nine for each of his professions, getting them up to peak level 11 was enough. For the other skills, he added about ten red crystal coins.

The four skills without attributes could be upgraded directly, requiring no other considerations or modifications. With the absorption of the red crystal coins, the Disintegration Spell was the first to iimprove. This skill didn’t require any modification. What mattered was the continuous enhancement of its disintegrating power.