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Vincent no longer spared the two remaining Fierce Monkeys and swiftly killed them.

Mochi, observing from the side, couldn't help but wonder aloud, "Why did you have to kill them in pairs?"

He simply ignored her question, unwilling to reveal his cheat talent.

With another million experience points, he decided to upgrade his remaining rare passive skill.

Do you want to upgrade Five Wave Strike?

Yes.

After a brief moment, the process was completed.

You have successfully upgraded Five Wave Strike (Rare) to Tidal Mastery (Epic)!

Name: Tidal Mastery Aura

Grade: Epic

Details: A passive skill that empowers the user's physical strikes with the unyielding force of tidal waves, enhancing sustained combat capability and strength.

Base Effect: Each consecutive strike in a combo passively increases physical attack power. The boost resets after 3 seconds of inactivity or a missed attack.

Effect Scaling:

1. First Strike: 1.5x physical attack power.

2. Second Strike: 2x physical attack power.

3. Third Strike: 3x physical attack power.

4. Fourth Strike: 5x physical attack power.

5. Fifth Strike and beyond: 7x physical attack power (cap).

Bonus Effect: Gradually increases the user's resilience against physical knockbacks by 5% per strike, stacking up to 25%.

Vincent was pleasantly surprised.

"This is great!"

He wanted to test the effect immediately but set it aside for later.

With 500,000 experience points remaining, he rummaged through his storage ring, deciding what to upgrade next.

Finally, he recalled the item he had overlooked. Dean Thorne had given him experience potions, including higher-quality ones exchanged from the Tower of Combat.

Curious, he retrieved a rare-grade Tier 1 Experience Potion to see if it could be upgraded.

Do you want to upgrade Tier 1 Experience Potion?

"Is it possible to upgrade?!"

He could hardly believe it.

If upgrading were truly possible, it would drastically increase his growth speed.

After agreeing to the process, it began and ended almost instantly.

You have successfully upgraded Tier 1 Experience Potions (Rare) to Tier 1 Experience Potions (Epic)!

Name: Tier 1 Experience Potion

Grade: Epic

Details: Grants experience points ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 over time.

While the changes weren't monumental, they were more than enough to satisfy him.

"This is perfect!"

With this discovery, he could worry less about the ever-increasing experience points needed to level up.

At that moment, Mochi stared dumbfounded at her master's magical ability.

The last time she had witnessed such a transformation was when the Life Fruit had evolved into Life Essence.

Though she couldn't confirm what had happened, the subtle change in the potion in Vincent's hand was evident.

Before she could voice her curiosity, Vincent jogged into the forest again.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

She hurriedly chased after her foolish master.

After some time, Vincent finally encountered a creature matching the description of his target.

Shadow Monkey — Tier 2 (1★)

A regular Tier 1 Origin Warrior likely couldn't have discovered it, given its entirely black figure and long, straight fur. The Shadow Monkey resembled a dark silhouette with glowing, white eyes.

Thanks to his Heaven's Eyes skill, Vincent immediately sensed its presence. This special ability remained a mystery—he still couldn't fathom where or how Azhara had obtained it.

Setting aside his curiosity, he decided not to wait for the monkey to notice him.

With Phantom Veil concealing his presence, he blinked into existence right next to the Shadow Monkey, which remained oblivious.

As he reached out, the creature finally sensed him. Screeching loudly, it retreated. However, Vincent was quicker and managed to grab hold of it.

The moment his hand touched the monkey, it dissolved into shadow, escaping his grasp and perching on a tree branch dozens of meters away.

"Huhu-haha!"

The Shadow Monkey seemed to enjoy Vincent's surprised reaction, pointing and laughing while scratching its belly.

Still upset over being thrown into a pack of Fierce Monkeys earlier, Mochi added, "Hehe, it must think you're an idiot."

Vincent ignored her comment but not the monkey's actions.

Drawing energy from an origin crystal, he instantly restored his origin energy.

This time, using One-Step Shift, he appeared next to the monkey again.

Prepared this time, the monkey reflexively slashed at him with its claws, but they collided harmlessly against his armor, Obsidian Aegis.

Its eyes widened in astonishment before it dissolved into shadow once more and fled.

Vincent wasn't discouraged. With a swift motion, he unleashed a palm strike.

Using Tidal Mastery, he sent a shockwave through the air, forcing the monkey out of its shadow form and eliciting a pained screech.

Screeech!

Not giving it a chance to escape again, Vincent quickly knocked it unconscious.

Recalling Valyn's instructions, he noted she hadn't specified whether the monkeys needed to be brought back dead or alive.

He assumed it would be better to capture them alive.

Dragging the unconscious creature, he resumed searching for the remaining nine Shadow Monkeys.

A few hours later, his task was complete. It was still bright—just around lunchtime.

Valyn had likely underestimated the advantages of his Heaven's Eyes and his strength.

Consequently, today's training proved effortless. Now, he had the rest of the day free.

With Arthur unavailable and Valyn occupied, Vincent turned to Mochi.

"Can you drain their energy?" Enjoy exclusive content from empire

Though curious, Mochi nodded.

"Then they're yours. Suck them dry!"

Squinting for a moment, she complied. Free food was not something she would decline.

A moment later, she let out a satisfied burp.

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"Judging by their condition, they might wake up by night or, at the latest, tomorrow. But their energy recovery will take over a day." She spoke proudly, evidently pleased with herself.

Nodding, Vincent dug a deep hole, burying the monkeys' bodies and leaving only their heads exposed.

He snapped a picture, sent it to Valyn with the coordinates, and added a message:

"Since I've completed my task early and Special Instructor Arthur is unavailable, I'm taking a day off today."

With that, he returned to the hotel, Mochi perched on his shoulder.