Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Shadow Slayer
"Forget about the Poison Blader, a profession with no potential. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info I have a better option here to satisfy your wishes. Have you ever heard of the Shadow Slayer?"
For the profession of poison blader, Luo Sheng knows very well. This special profession, which can only be cultivated after the thief advances to bronze, actually mainly strengthens the thief's ability to use poison. Through some special rituals and cultivation methods, the power of poison is integrated into the shadow of the thief himself, and when attacking, the fighting energy can be accompanied by the attack effect of the toxin. When combined with a powerful enough poison, the lethality of this class is so incredible that it can even threaten most of the Silver Tier.
However, although the lethality of this profession is powerful, it has two very fatal flaws. One is that when cultivating with toxins, the damage to the body is extremely great, not only destroying the foundation and causing difficulties in advancement, but also it is extremely easy to weaken in strength, and even be eaten by poison. Poisonbladers rarely make it to the Silver Rank, and even if they do, it is difficult to live past the age of fifty.
Another flaw of the Poison Blade profession is that the lethality is very limited. Because after the professional is promoted to the gold rank, the body has already fused some law powers, and it will be immune to most of the toxins, which means that unless you can get a special poison specifically for the masters above the gold rank, the poison blade will not pose any threat to the enemies of the gold rank, and can only dominate below the silver level, and the potential is very limited.
In fact, don't look at Luo Sheng's previous use of various alchemy toxins to kill the Quartet, it seems that he can use poison to make a world out. But in fact, Luo Sheng knew very well in his heart that the alchemy poison was just a means for himself to protect himself and enhance his lethality at the low-level stage, and he really dealt with a strong enemy, and these alchemy poisons were basically useless at the moment. Especially when fighting against gold-tier enemies, unless you get those special poisons that are outrageously expensive, alchemy poisons are equal to nothing. What can really be relied on is the improvement of one's own strength.
"What kind of profession is a Shadow Slayer, can you deal with silver-tier thieves?" Karl asked with a little hope, slightly stunned. For Luo Sheng's ability, Carl has already been completely convinced, and Carl naturally attaches great importance to the recommendation given by Luo Sheng.
"Tell me first, why would you rather sacrifice your future to avenge Uncle Buck?" Carl's pursuit of the ability to deal with silver-tier thieves must be to deal with the Black Thorn and avenge Uncle Buck, which Luo Sheng can understand very well, and Luo Sheng himself has the same idea.
But what Luo Sheng couldn't figure out was why Carl was willing to pay such a big price, you must know that changing to a poisonous blade is tantamount to giving up his potential for future promotion, and this kind of decision is not something ordinary people can make. If it was only for the sake of avenging the dead comrades, then Carl's decision was too impulsive.
"Uncle Buck took the initiative to show up to fight the Black Thorn in order to give me a chance to escape. In fact, he died for me, and I must avenge him!" said Carl, holding back tears.
At the beginning, Luo Sheng realized that the situation was not right and gave the order to disperse and retreat, although Carl and Old Buck entered the stealth state as soon as possible, but the enemy was an expert in the stealth profession, and it didn't take too much effort to catch the traces left by Carl and the others in their hurry, and chased after them according to the map.
In order to avoid both of them being caught, Old Buck, who knew that as a ranger and his stealth and hiding ability was naturally much weaker than that of professional thieves, chose to take the initiative to appear and attack the enemy, so as to gain a chance for Carl to escape.
And the result was indeed as Old Buck expected, his sacrifice bought Carl enough time, and after killing Old Buck, the Black Thorn was not able to find Carl who took the opportunity to stay away. Baron Cook arrived just in time to scare away the Black Thorn and let Karl escape.
After returning to Snow Dragon Pass and entering Snow Dragon City to repair, Carl grieved for Old Buck's sacrifice on the one hand, and blamed himself in his heart on the other hand. If he knew that Baron Cook would be able to arrive quickly, he should have fought with Old Buck, although it is possible that both of them were quickly killed by the enemy, but it is also possible that both of them will survive until Baron Cook arrives. Thinking about it like this, Carl even faintly felt that it was his cowardice that caused the death of Old Buck, so he blamed himself even more.
In the midst of this self-reproach and grief, Carl pondered for a long time and decided to become a Poison Blader. At the cost of sacrificing his potential, in exchange for powerful lethality, in order to avenge Old Buck in the next battle.
"I see. Uncle Buck is great, but you didn't do anything wrong. Luo Sheng sighed, patted Carl on the shoulder and said, "At that time, facing such a powerful enemy, no one knew that Lord Baron would be able to arrive in time. What we can do is to be able to escape, one by one. If you had been impulsive and fought with Uncle Buck, I am afraid that you would have died directly at the hands of the enemy, and you would have failed Uncle Buck's wishes. ”
Carl raised his head and looked at Luo Sheng's sincere eyes, and finally couldn't help but burst into his eyes. Self-blame and doubt about himself have always weighed on Carl's heart. Hearing Luo Sheng's relief, Carl finally let go of this burden in his heart.
"Alright. Let's get down to business. The Shadow Slayer is a very powerful class, its lethality is not weaker than that of the Poison Blade, and the potential for promotion is also very large, it is a class that is enough to hit the gold rank. But when you start cultivating, you have to endure extreme pain and require extremely tenacious will, are you sure you want to cultivate?" After patting Karl on the shoulder again, Luo Sheng asked solemnly.
"Of course. I'm willing to bear the pain of avenging Uncle Buck! I'm ready to change to the Poison Blader. Karl replied firmly. In fact, the transfer to the Poison Blade requires great suffering, after all, if you want to integrate the power of poison into your own fighting spirit, you must first bear the power of poison. And most poisons are painful.
"The pain of cultivating a Shadow Slayer is much worse than the pain that a Poison Blade Cultivator has to endure. If you can't bear it, you may break down and become an idiot. Otherwise, it won't be a hidden class. Luo Sheng warned as he walked to the desk, took out a pen and paper and began to write.
In the class system of the Ymir continent, the professions of mage, priest, warrior, and thief are the basic and mainstream. However, in the process of promotion, each basic profession can be strengthened to specialize in some specific abilities to form a new special profession, sometimes called an advanced profession. For example, the wild druid that Luo Sheng once cultivated, the swordsman who Christopher cultivated, and the poison blade that Carl wanted to cultivate all belonged to this category.
However, these are just special professions that are relatively common and easy to cultivate. There are also some special professions that can greatly improve the strength of cultivators, and even allow cultivators to achieve the same level of crushing. However, some of these professions are special secret traditions, which are difficult for outsiders to access, and some of the cultivation conditions are very harsh, which is difficult for ordinary people to do, so they are very rare. And these rare and powerful special professions are called 'hidden professions' by some people.
"Hidden Profession!Luo Sheng, do you have a cultivation method for Hidden Profession!?" Karl was slightly stunned, and then asked with a shocked face.
You must know that on the Yimir Continent, there are basically only big forces and big nobles who have the cultivation method of hiding their professions, and ordinary professionals have only heard of it, and they have never seen it before. In fact, even Baron Cook, whom Karl admired the most, did not have a hidden profession to cultivate, and when he advanced, he chose the Red Flame Warrior, which can only be regarded as a good advanced profession. Now that Rasheng suddenly threw out a hidden profession, Carl was naturally a little incredulous.
"Don't be too superstitious about hidden professions. Although the general hidden profession is stronger, it also depends on whether it is suitable for cultivators. For example, although Baron Cook did not practice any hidden professions, he perfectly integrated his own bloodline and fighting spirit, and his combat power definitely exceeded the golden rank of most hidden professions. Luo Sheng said while shaking his head as he wrote.
As a former legendary-level master, Luo Sheng has a clear understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of various professions. It is true that the merits of a profession have a great impact on one's strength, but it is not absolute. A suitable class can sometimes improve people's strength and exert their combat power more than a more powerful class. Like Luo Sheng's previous life, he specialized in wild druids, and Baron Cook specialized in red flame warriors, and his advanced speed and combat power are not weaker than many geniuses who cultivate hidden professions.
Of course, a strong profession can indeed greatly improve one's strength, and if the cultivator and the profession are more matched, the strength is indeed higher than that of ordinary professionals. Especially for ordinary professionals, the improvement brought by a hidden profession is comparable to the results of several years of cultivation. Therefore, after Carl's request, Luo Sheng still decided to give him the cultivation method of the Shadow Slayer profession.
As he spoke, Luo Sheng brushed a little bit, wrote down the Shadow Slayer's preliminary cultivation method, and handed it to Carl.
"This is the cultivation method of the Shadow Slayer?" Karl asked suspiciously, looking at the text in his hand that was less than a page.
"It's that simple. Luo Sheng shook his head and said, "This is the initial stage of cultivation, mainly to enhance the degree of integration between your physical body and the power of shadows, and also temper your will. You cultivate for a few days to get used to this kind of suffering. If you can persevere, I will prepare the materials, hold a ceremony for you, and help you change jobs. ”
Although he very much recognizes Carl's character, he is not sure whether Carl's will can withstand extreme pain. Therefore, Luo Sheng adopted the method of teaching in sections, so as not to force Carl to cultivate and have any accidents.
"Luo Sheng, I can't thank you for my great kindness! I can only remember this love in my heart!" Karl said solemnly, holding back tears. How precious is the inheritance of a hidden profession, Carl knows very well in his heart. This favor is enough to buy his own life. So although he didn't promise anything, Carl was already willing to give his life to Luo Sheng in his heart.
"My brother, don't talk about this, go back to cultivating. Rason patted Carl on the shoulder and sent him out.
After Carl left, Luo Sheng's eyes turned to the clearing next to the door, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I've kept you waiting, Elisa. ”