After teasing her older brother, Li Qianxia curiously asked, "Bro, what skill did you replace?"
"Black Death Summon."
"Isn't that an A-grade skill? Why didn't you replace the B-grade Blood Pearl?!"
"That's because the effect of 'Dragon Blood Tree Style·Qilin Blood Exhaustion' is determined by my life force, and with my current life force, it's completely a life-saving elixir."
"It just feels like such a waste!" Li Qianxia said with a tinge of regret.
After all, she had spent a lot of Game Coins on upgrading 'Black Death Summon' to A-grade.
But there was no other way; Li Changzhou could deprive others of their skills, but not his own. Otherwise, he could have given Black Death to either Li Qianxia or Yang Qinglan.
Although Black Death was powerful, now with 'Saint Master', finding someone to send out 'Hell Road' would enable the use of 'Hell Road's' abilities.
'Saint Master' couldn't decide the power of the Three Thousand Instincts on its own; it had to be given to someone else who would then train it.
For instance, 'Hell Road' gathering judges and Black and White Impermanence; 'Beast Path' subduing demon beasts; 'Asura Path' learning combat skills, and so on.
Li Changzhou planned to have Yafeiluna find several people to bestow all the S- grade Six Paths instincts—other players needed an Identity Card. Even if a player died, that Identity Card had to be sold so that the skill could return, and only then could it be re-bestowed.
That's also why the Saint Master sought after Li Changzhou's 'Hell Road' Identity Card.
Inside the swimming ring, there were four Identity Cards left.
Li Qianxia chose two, Yang Qinglan chose two, and Li Changzhou did not pick any. He didn't want to replace any of his current skills unless it was an S-grade.
The first skill Li Qianxia chose was 'Metronome'.
A+ grade 'Metronome'—
In battle, you will hear the metronome's sound first. A steady beat suggests everything is going smoothly, a changing beat warns you to be careful; when the rhythm is lost, it means you are dead.
The original S- grade 'Metronome' was able to hear the beat of anything, akin to a certain kind of foreknowledge of the future.
The player from the Heaven Group who possessed this ability probably heard the changing beat (Divine Body) of Li Changzhou, but being too powerful to escape, they had no choice but to collaborate with teammates for a struggle, hoping for a sliver of hope. In the end, they still died, utterly losing their rhythm.
The other one was 'Golden Spear and Iron Horse'.
A+ grade 'Golden Spear and Iron Horse'—
The mount gets the 'Iron Horse' attribute—Iron Horse: doesn't tire, thirst, hunger, nor need any supplies, greatly enhanced defense, explosive power, and durability;
The weapon gets the 'Golden Spear' attribute—Golden Spear: increased sharpness and durability, using an "Ability" releases sharp golden Qi blades;
The player themselves gets 'Swallowing the Sky Like a Tiger'—Swallowing the Sky Like a Tiger: tiger's might, 50% pain reduction, the 'Ability' recovery rate during charges increases by 10%, the power of offensive abilities during charges increases by 10%
Previously, as S- grade, 'Golden Spear and Iron Horse' could form a 'Battle Array' with teammates, everyone could use Golden Spear and Iron Horse, and could even trigger a 'Charge', condensing everyone's 'Swallowing the Sky Like a Tiger' as one.
There's too great of a gap between A+ and S-.
"Bro, you should have taken this skill," Li Qianxia said, couldn't help after obtaining 'Golden Spear and Iron Horse'.
"I've got no skills to swap out," replied Li Changzhou helplessly.
His current White Card skills were: 'Concentration' (A-grade), 'Dragon Blood Tree Style·Qilin Blood Exhaust' (B-grade), 'Photo Transmission' (A+ grade), 'One with the Weapon' (S- grade), 'One Device Through' (B-grade), 'Saint Master' (S-grade)
He didn't want to replace any of them.
Don't look at 'Dragon Blood Tree Style·Qilin Blood Exhaust' and 'One Device Through' being B-grade; both had growth potential and could surpass S-grade one day.
Now, with 'One Device Through' paired with 'One with the Weapon', it was almost comparable to an S-grade.
Spend some more Game Coins to level up 'One Device Through', and that would be something else entirely.
"Naturally, it's a pity to downgrade, but if you don't use it, an S+ grade is no better than F-grade," Yang Qinglan remarked.
Her two abilities going from S- to A+ grade were equally heart-wrenching.