Absolute Death Game

Xiao Buli wanted to seek advice from Jingci, out of the three disciples in Mystic Hollow Palace, he easily deduced their professions from their respective performances.

The eldest disciple, Gu Yuexuan, was undoubtedly a Sword Control Master, and his "Sword Immortal" appearance was the best proof of that.

The third sister, Ji Xiangyun, was ninety percent likely to be an Immortal Skill Master.

As for Jingci, he gave Xiao Buli the impression of being in-between the two, and since he knew both spells and sword skills, he was most likely a Cursed Swordsman. If he could ask for some experience about Cursed Swordsmen, it would certainly be better than groping around in the dark by himself.

Thinking this, he left his room and headed to Mystic Hollow Palace's Beast Pen.

Jingci, as usual, was with the animals he took care of. He was tossing long-eared fat rabbits towards his pet, a massive wolf with a silver-white coat, having two pairs of crystal-like claws that emitted a chilling aura, and eyes that glowed with azure light. It indeed looked mighty.

"So this is a Frost Claw Silver Wolf, it's truly majestic!" Xiao Buli couldn't help but exclaim.

"Eh, junior brother, you're back? That's rare. I'm really glad to see you." Jingci, upon seeing Xiao Buli, seemed genuinely happy. Among the three disciples of Mystic Hollow Palace, he had the best relationship with Xiao Buli.

After speaking, he glanced at Maoqiu behind Xiao Buli, "Your Maoqiu isn't bad either. It's a growth-type pet. Although it's lacking now, its future achievements are immeasurable." His eager gaze made Maoqiu shrink back.

The two chatted for a while, and the topic soon turned to the profession of Cursed Swordsman. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

"What, you've advanced to a Cursed Swordsman too?" Jingci exclaimed upon hearing that Xiao Buli had also become a Cursed Swordsman, "Kid, you really don't know how to choose, do you? Why'd you pick such a profession?"

Xiao Buli was a bit puzzled, "What's wrong? Is there something inappropriate with the Cursed Swordsman profession? Second Senior Brother should be a Cursed Swordsman too, right?"

With heartfelt concern, Jingci said, "That's exactly why I'm saying this. The core skill of the Cursed Swordsman, 'Curse Sword Unity,' is full of pitfalls. Whether the fusion of skills is successful is completely up to luck, and even if the fusion is successful, whether the combined skills are practical is also up to luck.

Let me tell you, when I first advanced, I indiscriminately practiced a bunch of spells and martial arts. Over forty skills, that's no joke. In the end, I could only combine twelve usable skills, and most of them had extremely annoying effects. It was truly agonizing."

Xiao Buli felt strange in his heart. When he fused his skills, each combination was accurate, and every skill was extremely useful.

"Really?" he said, and proceeded to describe the skills he had combined to Jingci.

Jingci nodded, "That's quite normal. My first few skill combinations were also spot-on, and I managed a 57% success rate. But later on, it went downhill. Even with a success rate over ninety percent, there was still a chance of failure. Later on, Master mentioned that a Cursed Swordsman tends to be very lucky when they first advance, with an incredible momentum in skill fusion.

However, once this period is over, they're not so lucky anymore. It's a bit like gambling; beginners usually have good luck, but as the saying goes, 'nine out of ten gamblers lose.' As time goes on, you'll understand."

Xiao Buli still found it hard to believe and tentatively asked, "Then do you have any successful experiences you can share with me?"

But Jingci shook his head, "There's no experience to share because even if it's the same two skills, different people will have different success rates and final skills from the fusion. I can only offer you a piece of advice: wash your hands before you fuse skills."

Xiao Buli thought this was a bit far-fetched, but although Jingci's words were a cold splash of reality, he couldn't stop fusing skills. After all, one shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

After saying farewell to Jingci, Xiao Buli returned to his room alone and began experimenting with skill combinations.

Soon he found three skill combinations with fairly high success rates.

Riding the Wind Style + Ice Talisman, fusion success rate 87%.

Cross Slash + Burst Talisman, fusion success rate 91%.

Piercing Heart Sword + Thunder Talisman, fusion success rate 79%.

All were combinations of attack-type skills, and the skills used for fusion were not of significant meaning to him. Even if they were wasted, it wouldn't matter much, so they were perfect for a trial.

He dragged Riding the Wind Style and Ice Talisman to the Skill Furnace and casually clicked on skill fusion, then watched expectantly for changes in the Skill Furnace. The anticipation was much shorter than imagined, lasting only a few seconds before a flash of white light.

System prompt: Skill fusion failed.

Xiao Buli was taken aback, thinking that he was really unlucky. An 87% success rate had failed; Jingci's words were uncannily accurate.

(It must be a low-probability event, definitely a low-probability event!) Xiao Buli consoled himself internally, glanced at the two skills, both turned grey, with "cannot be used, cannot forget, cannot delete" suffixes behind them. They were thoroughly wasted.

Feeling a bit regretful, he dragged out these two useless skills and selected another new combination - Cross Slash + Thunder Talisman.

He clicked on the fusion, and two seconds later, a flash of white light.

System prompt: Skill fusion failed.

(Come on, it can't be this unlucky, right?) Xiao Buli couldn't help questioning if perhaps he really hadn't washed his hands today, seeing such a result.