I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 3666: Chapter 1785: The Tide Rises

The concept of the Ming Sword Skill emerged.

In truth, it wasn’t only Bazhun’an from six months ago and Hua Changdeng now who were taken aback.

That day, upon returning from the state of Void Ancestor Transformation, Xu Xiaoshou was equally shocked by the realization he had reached.

"The name is passive..."

A mere unconscious remark from Bazhun’an seemed to pierce through the final veil obscuring his self-bound Great Path.

Xu Xiaoshou had long wanted to pursue cultivation.

Or perhaps, his path didn’t require much cultivation; what needed to be done was "Harmonization."

With a foundation of passive skills, his entire being could be seen as having no shortfalls.

Indestructible in defense, unkillable in attack, akin to an iron fortress!

In other words, even if you singled out any of the Ten High Nobles, they might not be as well-rounded as Xu Xiaoshou, the hexagon warrior.

But no matter how Xu Xiaoshou strained, he couldn’t match the true Ten High Nobles.

Just as if Ai Cangsheng were pushed to the brink, he could truly open "Void Ancestor Transformation" and shoot arrows to cover the Stairway to Heaven both up and down.

The Ten High Nobles each excel in a specialized skill!

Even the seemingly unremarkable Elder Gou Wuyue, with a lifetime of average achievements, when compared to the other members of the Nine Venerable Seating.

His path, at the level of intent, holds a very high position.

Who can guarantee, if Elder Wuyue forcefully opens the Mystical Gate, will he follow in the footsteps of Gu Yu or gain an insight and attain ascension?

After all, the two are on different energy levels in terms of realization quality and life experiences.

And even Xiang Yaoyao has mastered the Great Summoning Technique, with her strength not lying in herself but in the Godhood behind her.

It seems absurd enough, and that suffices.

"And what about me?"

Not long after battling Ai Cangsheng, Xu Xiaoshou asked himself this question introspectively.

He knew that the opponents he would face afterward might not match Ai Cangsheng in innate talent, but in actual combat power, they should be superior.

Demi-saint, Holy Emperor, Ancestral God.

These have always been three levels, from lowest to highest.

If one remains complacent with the present, it equates to slow suicide.

Xu Xiaoshou thus consolidated the means he had mastered and found them too balanced.

His various paths were distinct and independent.

Passive skills remained passive skills, Ancient Sword Technique stayed Ancient Sword Technique, his ancient martial arts cultivated awkwardly, and his Spiritual Cultivation only superficially touched the surface.

"In terms of defensive trump cards, what I have mastered is already sufficient."

"But in terms of offensive output, merely matching my defensive means isn’t enough to meet the standard of ’a specialized skill.’

"No matter how many passive skills I draw, nor how potent my awakened skills become, nor how many Great Dao Discs I open... the limit is set; without breaking through nine-tenths of the Cage Theory, one cannot achieve ’transcendence.’

"The essence lies in precision, not in quantity, so I need to specialize in one skill, and only by excelling in this path can I suppress the various prodigies of this era."

My being is like an iron fortress, every part being a long board.

For others, this is high praise; for a genius, it is "without highlights."

"Among what I have encountered and mastered..."

"In terms of offensive output, the only thing capable of breaking constraints is the Ancient Sword Technique."

However, by adhering to the proper order of the Ancient Sword Technique, the moment I sanctify, I should reach the levels of Holy Emperor and Ancestral God.

It is roughly equivalent to retracing the path of the Sword God.

Then, among the Ten Ancestors, entering the lowest tier of the "Four Ancestor Reincarnation," re-entering the "Cage Theory" loop?

——Not to mention comparing with the transition from level two to level one of Cursed Yin, this doesn’t even compare to the Holy Medicine’s Two Ancestors.

Of course, this refers not to combat power but to the level of intent.

Xu Xiaoshou doesn’t want just that.

And now he also understands, whether it’s Bazhun’an, Elder Gou Wuyue, or other ancient swordsmen, they all know the path of the Sword Ancestor does not break the cage, so they are all finding new ways.

Oh, except for Senior Rao Yaoyao.

She indeed chose the safest route, but unfortunately, it seems she too has erred.

This is the world of geniuses!

Pursuing unconventional paths is extremely dangerous for ordinary people; for geniuses, it is the most likely way to overtake on a curve.

No matter what they have become now, they aim to surpass the Ancestral God.

"If sword cognition is realized, it is the most possible way to surpass the Sword God, as it builds on the Sword God’s shoulders to further seek the path."

"But Kui Leihan’s Penetrating Divine Senses 2.0 already has six transformations, indicating that sword cognition should not be limited thereto; it should have further possibilities."

Hence, Xu Xiaoshou went to seek Bazhun’an and inquire about matters "above sword cognition."

Above sword cognition, the inquiry yielded no results.

But an unexpected gain was a "name"!

"The name is passive..."

What deeply moved Xu Xiaoshou wasn’t just that the Way of the Name seemed inherently to align with his path, almost tailored-made.

This sentence more plainly serves to interpret the "Passive System."

Whether it is "being astonished," "being admired," "being disliked"...

This series of "being passively received," then transformed into Passive Points, can be used for self-enhancement.

When viewed from a "name" perspective, this process is no longer "creating something from nothing," but "equivalent exchange."

"Every time ’being xxxxx,’ it deepens the self-name image in others’ minds, and the quantified ’Passive Points’ of fame, just like nourishing a famed sword, nurture myself?"

But how does this explain that in my passive system, there are not only the Way of the Sword but all sorts of strange things?

Cooking, drawing...

Like ancient martial arts, like spiritual techniques...

Everything expected is present, and even the unexpected exists?

After prolonged reflection to no avail, Xu Xiaoshou once again suppressed his contemplation of the "Passive System."