3: Skill!

Skills can be seen as a type of ultimate move!

Every profession has its own exclusive ultimate move.

*Cough, cough*... Ye Su's profession doesn't have one.

However...

Ye Su can learn the ultimate moves of all professions.

Hehe!

The Transcendence Master breaks all conventions.

You can learn countless types of Martial Arts; as long as you have enough energy and time to grind, you can learn as many as you want.

But it's different for skills.

A Rank 1 profession can only learn two skills, and after a profession rank-up, you can learn one more for every rank you gain.

Martial Arts and skills are the manifestation of combat power, which is boosted by your personal physical fitness, Martial Arts proficiency, the strength of divine weapons, and so on—and finally...

...there is personal physical fitness.

Namely, the two indicators of Physique and intelligence.

Physique represents all attributes—strength, agility, recovery, physical strength, endurance, and so on—it is the decisive coefficient of combat power.

No matter what level you've cultivated your Martial Arts to, if your Physique is low, your overall combat power will be garbage.

And intelligence is the key to activating skills and the comprehension of Martial Arts.

You can think of it as a mana bar, but it's not as simple as just a mana bar.

It would be more accurate to say that Physique represents the external, while intelligence represents the internal.

Finally, there's the profession's upper limit value.

For a Rank 1 profession, the upper limit for Physique and intelligence is 100.

Once this limit is reached, the profession must rank up to increase it further.

Some professions cannot be promoted.

That is their eternal pain.

Because a limit of 100 is their limit forever.

He closed the common knowledge panel.

"It seems quite simple."

"Martial Arts and skills constitute the means of combat, while overall combat power is closely related to Physique and intelligence."

"The Spirit Medicine mentioned in the letter can probably increase Physique and intelligence."

"As for the profession's upper limit, I have no such worries. The Transcendence Master naturally possesses the talent to break through limit values."

"Maybe more letters from the future will keep coming to guide me forward."

"Then... my path forward is to find better Martial Arts and skills, as well as obtain Spirit Medicine to improve my Physique and intelligence."

"A very simple path!"

Ye Su was full of confidence.

The letter from the future allowed him to stay ahead of everyone else.

With Global Professions, everyone in the world is at the same starting line. If you are one step faster, you will likely be faster at every subsequent step!

He shook his gradually drying hair.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

The Rain Water of the Beginning of Spring brought not only the mutation of flora but also profession scrolls, Martial Arts, skills, and even Spirit Medicine.

Now that he understood everything, Ye Su felt the preciousness of time even more.

While the plants and trees were not yet aggressive, he had to hurry out and search.

The grind is on!

---In the dark night of the Suzhou and Hangzhou, a dark shadow was wandering.

Against the backdrop of mutating plants, he was like a messenger walking through the night.

Ye Su rode his small bicycle, weaving quickly through the streets; after all, some roads had already begun to be destroyed, making driving even more inconvenient.

His gaze swept across the surroundings, searching for those faint specks of light.

"Profession, Martial Arts, skills, and divine weapons—that's the standard set. I must find them all tonight."

Ye Su thought to himself.

The surrounding changes began to escalate. Road signs collapsed, roads cracked, and some unknown plants broke through the confinement of concrete and steel, growing wildly.

Some power lines also began to be damaged.

The Suzhou and Hangzhou, originally a Suzhou and Hangzhou that never sleeps, began to dim.

The Rain Water of the Beginning of Spring had stopped, but it had brought a brand new world.

This must be the change brought about by Global Professions.

The Suzhou and Hangzhou lights were scattered; Ye Su seemed to cut through the darkness as he traversed the streets and alleys.

Suddenly...

...a glimmer of light caught his attention.

It was actually in a flower bed.

*Whoosh*—Ye Su rushed over immediately.

As expected.

Strands of light were flowing, all converging onto a single point of light.

He reached out and touched it without hesitation.

The next second...

...the point of light vanished, and a palm-sized wooden box appeared in his hand.

"Is this a treasure chest?"

Ye Su was pleasantly surprised.

He didn't expect to actually find one.

Before anyone could notice, he quickly opened it.

[Congratulations on opening the treasure chest. You have obtained the skill: Impact Vigor!]

Ah, well, this—the treasure chest disappeared, and a small red jade tablet appeared in his hand.

A lifelike fist was carved onto the red jade tablet, with wisps of black aura escaping from within.

Skill jade tablets were also like blind boxes. Once opened, they gave off a sensation like a countdown; the escaping aura was the source of this feeling. If not learned, the entire thing would eventually disappear.

"An ultimate move right off the bat; my luck is pretty good."

Ye Su almost didn't think twice and learned it directly.

Although a Rank 1 profession can only learn two skills...

...these skills can be forgotten.

At this moment, Ye Su's mind was filled with excitement.

Learn it first.

"Martial Arts don't depend on rank; they rely entirely on one's own ability to cultivate proficiency."

"Skills are much simpler—ultimate moves directly etched into the depths of the brain, usable whenever you want."

Saying that, Ye Su crushed the jade tablet directly.

The next second...

...a special method of exerting force and an ultimate move capable of creating powerful destructive force became clear in his mind.

As long as he wanted to, Ye Su could use it.

"The consumption of ultimate moves is Mental Power and Physical Strength?"

"That's quite reasonable. After all, energy and physical strength are the roots of all combat power."

After learning this move, Ye Su's heart settled slightly. He had foresight; if he couldn't seize the initiative even when knowing about Global Professions in advance, it would have been cause for anxiety.

Keep searching!

He had to seize the initiative completely in one go.

Not just skills, but also Martial Arts, Spirit Medicine, and divine weapons had to be obtained.

Ye Su turned around.

The next second...

...his breath suddenly hitched.

In front of him, a pair of eyes glowing with red light stared intently at him.

It was a large dog.

No.

It had almost exceeded the normal range of the canine species.

A pitbull, nearly over a meter tall and over two meters long, with the cold gaze of a rampaging beast.

Yes.

The pets in everyone's eyes had truly become beasts under the influence of the Rain Water of the Beginning of Spring!

[Be careful of animals and plants; they will be our most troublesome enemies in the early stages!]

This sentence from the future letter was beginning to show its worth.

Humans' patience with pets only extends to their size; this pitbull clearly exceeded that range!

"So fast? Plants have the innate advantage of absorbing Rain Water, so rapid mutation makes sense, but this is an animal. Could it be—"

Ye Su stared at it.

In the gaps of its bared teeth, he saw several shimmering roots.

Spirit Medicine!

By some stroke of luck, this pitbull had actually devoured a stalk of Spirit Medicine.

Damn it, that was supposed to be mine!

Ye Su's expression changed. From a certain perspective, this big dog had devoured Spirit Medicine that belonged to him!

*Grrr*—A low growl sounded.

The beast bared its teeth. Sensing Ye Su's malice, it leaned forward and crouched slightly, as if it would lunge and devour him at any moment.

Ye Su's heart beat rapidly, as if his bloodlust as a terrifying upright ape had been activated.

Every muscle group in his body was ready to spring.

When two rivals meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins. Forget that nonsense about scaring a dog by squatting to pick up a stone.

Facing such a mutated beast, there was no choice but to fight!

Moreover, at this moment, Ye Su only wanted to kill it!

Roar!

A roar erupted.

The pitbull suddenly leaped, its cold, glinting fangs bringing the threat of death.

Ye Su took a deep breath.

The power of Global Profession skills was about to be displayed in this world for the first time!

Skill:

'Impact Vigor!'