I Can Gain One Skill Point Per Second Chapter 576: The Pride That Must Be Defended—So What If Moths Fly Into the Flame?

Before Lin Yi could utter a word, Zacks spoke first, perfectly voicing the thoughts brewing in Lin Yi's mind.

"Why I’m here, you need to ask yourself. Young man, you truly love acting so rashly. At times, wouldn’t a little compromise let you live on peacefully?"

"Doesn’t Xia have an old saying that those who read the winds of the times are the heroes, and a real champion knows when to bend and when to hold firm? Is such a steep price really worth it for just a promise?"

Lin Yi was utterly baffled why his consciousness would encounter Zacks after his death.

Convinced that all matters were settled, Lin Yi casually took a seat.

"No other choice; this is just who I am."

"Any promise I make, I fulfill no matter what. The Great Saint placed his faith in me and pulled me through hard times. How could I betray him while he slumbers?"

"For my family and friends on Blue Star, this is the utmost I can manage."

Zacks didn’t rush to respond.

He approached Lin Yi unhurriedly, crouched down softly, and settled directly across from him.

"The agony of forfeiting every skill and Power of Law isn’t bearable for most folks. Young man, you’re truly remarkable. The reason you’re seeing me stems from your clash with that Calamity, where you unwittingly unleashed Divine Power."

Hearing this explanation, Lin Yi gave a nod.

It had been utterly unavoidable.

Though Calamity served only as a lowly servant to the upper plane’s overlords, its might vastly outstripped Lin Yi’s own.

Without staking it all, triumph was simply out of reach.

"So, have you come to mock me? To ridicule my refusal of your counsel and my decision against joining your Upper-Rank Divine Realm?"

"Truth be told, I feel a touch of regret, though not by much."

A subtle grin appeared on his striking face.

The defiant spark in his eyebrows accentuated Lin Yi’s haughty demeanor.

After these bold words, it was astonishing that Zacks harbored no anger whatsoever.

"Young man, your talents are exceptional, and your silver tongue is no slouch either."

Zacks remarked with a grin.

His eyes turned increasingly intricate.

Upper-Rank Gods command the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Innumerable prodigies shine across endless planes.

Entities wielding such overwhelming might wouldn’t bother with such theatrics merely to jeer at Lin Yi.

"Very well, I’ll aid you once. Losing a captivating youth like you would make this world far duller."

As Zacks concluded, he lightly lifted his right hand. With a mere flicker of intent, a radiant beam materialized, swirling around his fingertip.

His movements flowed without a hitch, and the beam lanced straight into Lin Yi’s forehead before he could react, vanishing completely.

This sight left Lin Yi stunned in disbelief. By the moment comprehension dawned, the beam had fully merged into his forehead,

while Zacks’s form, seated right before him seconds earlier, had vanished entirely without a sign.

As confusion gripped Lin Yi, Zacks’s voice reverberated through his mindscape.

"Young man, this technique will preserve your life and revive your forfeited skills. Its power is profound and its mysteries boundless. What you grasp from it hinges on your aptitude and insight!"

"This cultivation technique is named Eight-Nine Mystical Skill, also called Ninth Transformation Primordial Skill."

"Master it to perfection, and your body achieves immortality amid endless transformations. The essence abides in your mind."

After this concise overview, Zacks intoned the [Eight-Nine Mystical Skill] cultivation chants:

"Within the Six Realms and Myriad Stars, all is embraced by the Tao."

"Yang surges to nine, Yin fades to eight. Their fusion at eight and nine crowns the supreme!"

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"Embrace the Eight-Nine mysteries in cultivation, and traverse heaven and earth unbound."

Lin Yi initially had no plans to heed Zacks’s suggestion and practice the Eight-Nine Mystical Skill.

But on second thought, survival meant Blue Star could yet be rescued.

Therefore, Lin Yi roused his core energy, tracing the Laws Zacks had outlined, and set the cycle in motion.

Blue Star, Polar Region.

Beneath the watchful eyes of the mighty, Lin Yi froze in place as blood surged from his veins.

"What’s become of Lin Yi the Great?"

Lin Yi had racked up endless miracles on his path.

He’d even distributed skill points to other professionals.

To countless powerhouses on Blue Star, Lin Yi appeared as an invincible deity.

Yet on this day, that invincible god teetered on the brink of collapse.

Calamity fluttered its ragged wings, barely feathered, descending leisurely to extend a talon toward Lin Yi’s husk and seize the Great Saint’s martial soul concealed inside.

Success would complete its mission.

Yet the instant it moved, Blue Star’s War Gods surged forward.

To Upper-Rank Gods, they amounted to nothing.

Especially War Gods wielding only basic Power of Law—they scarcely registered on Calamity’s radar.

This band of professionals, posing zero danger in Calamity’s view, aware of their mismatch, betrayed not a hint of dread.

All sensed the void of vitality in Lin Yi’s form and understood Calamity sought a secret buried within him.

Let Calamity claim it, and Blue Star would breathe easy.

Professionals from every corner needed merely to tackle the Izak hordes spilling endlessly from the Space Channel, securing inevitable victory for Blue Star.

Through Xia’s orchestration, elites from nations worldwide had long received vast resources via Lin Yi to amplify their power, shedding old enmities to forge unbreakable alliances.

Even with their beacon of hope snuffed out, they refused to yield so easily.

Nothing Lin Yi left behind could be surrendered!

"Die!"

Old Cat Wan Chong Mountain charged ahead, unleashing his strike.

A colossal cat paw illusion erupted from thin air, hurtling savagely at Calamity’s skull.

Against a mountain, it would shatter peaks and split the earth.

Facing Calamity, its impact was virtually nil.

The paw connected precisely, yet burst apart like a needle-pierced bubble just shy of contact.

"Ha, Old Cat, you’re no match either; leave it to me!"

Fresh vigor ignited Zhou Heyu’s weathered visage.

To the Upper-Rank God Calamity, Blue Star brimmed with novices.

Still, even Blue Star’s novices brimmed with pride. Not one coward marred the battlefield!

"Five Peaks Fall Attack!"

His weathered palms danced rapidly, weaving seals in rapid succession.

Xia’s five grand peaks plummeted with thunderous fury!

"Teacher, we’ve got your back!"

In the polar heavens draped in violet radiance, innumerable rose petals materialized abruptly. Drawn by an invisible force, they swirled toward Calamity’s gaunt silhouette, detonating upon nearing.

The vivid scarlet blaze briefly drowned the subdued purple sheen.

Earth dragons coiling into the skies, a torrent of golden arrows blanketing the firmament, immense hammers and blades, solid and stretching miles, all erupted almost together, locked on one foe—the Black Crow Calamity!