Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

Outside Xiangyang City, the trainees of the 104th Training Corps had already changed their clothes, cleaner than before, and each of them was now accompanied by a horse, carrying bundles of dry food and other supplies.

Several omnidirectional mobility gear that still contained gas were allocated to the strongest among them.

Tao Yu, Cheng Lixue, and Zhang Hao stood at the very front of the group, bidding farewell to Huang Yaoshi and the others.

"Master, Elder Martial Sister, Brother-in-law, take care."

"I wish you a smooth journey, junior brother. If it's on your way, please check on my son for me. If not, then never mind."

Guo Jing cupped his fists towards Tao Yu. Although they hadn't known each other long, he had grown quite fond of this younger brother.

"Here are the 'Billowing Ocean Melody' and 'Finger-Flicking Magic.' Biting off more than you can chew will get you nowhere. Focus on mastering a few useful skills first and get your lightness skill in shape quickly."

Huang Yaoshi pushed two books into Tao Yu's hands, with a very clear purpose.

As the East Heretic, his martial arts were eclectic, with a multitude of types, but he didn't want Tao Yu to waste too much time learning each and every one.

The 'Billowing Ocean Melody' was chosen because he thought it would suit Tao Yu, considering his meditation technique, and 'Finger-Flicking Magic' was a very practical skill for daily use.

Releasing inner strength into the air consumed a great deal, but if it were attached to an object and then flicked out with the aid of physics, it would naturally be much less taxing.

The key was that Tao Yu's body was extremely tough, and his finger strength could project force at a great distance. Combined with inner strength, the lethality could be quite astonishing.

"Thank you, master. I have already started training in lightness skills. Don't worry, I am very afraid of death," Tao Yu told Huang Yaoshi with a grin.

If Guo Jing hadn't passed on to him the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, spiral shadow technique would have been his second choice of expertise.

Even now, in the time he had left from learning the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, he was also immersed in spiral shadow technique and had just begun to grasp it.

In the Abyss, survival must always come first.

"Safety first."

Huang Yaoshi planned to stay in Xiangyang to oversee the construction of clay cannons and was now also mobilizing refugees from the north to dig some pits outside Xiangyang City and prepare tripwires.

After the Titans lost their powerful regenerative abilities, they could still be dealt with by various means, not an insoluble problem...

...

"Elder Martial Sister, is it really worth the risk? We are so weak here..."

Zhang Hao said to Cheng Lixue with a wry smile.

As the foremost among the young generation of the Snowy Mountain Sect, he had been continuously struck with blows upon arriving here.

Never mind a senior figure like Huang Yaoshi, even someone like Brother Tao, a special character, was beyond reach.

He felt as if any beggar from the Beggar's Sect could easily toss him around.

This loss of confidence had deflated all of the pride Zhang Hao once had.

"It's precisely because of this that we need to test whether we really are Chosen Ones..."

Cheng Lixue also sighed, a trace of melancholy on her pretty face.

"If we are Chosen Ones, we can still work hard. If not, then we should just accept our fate and live honestly within the city. Forget about the affairs of the jianghu (martial world)," Cheng Lixue said somewhat lazily.

This made Zhang Hao grow solemn, then he nodded in agreement.

"Elder Martial Sister is right."

If they could become Chosen Ones and absorb Yuan Force to become stronger, then there was still a chance.

Otherwise, what good was he, who couldn't even beat a beggar?

Alas, there was no going back...

Looking at his lovely elder martial sister beside him, Zhang Hao opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing and just heaved a long sigh...

...

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have already explained the general situation. It is very possible that the Chosen Ones of your world will emerge from among you.

Our purpose for departing this time is to find him," Tao Yu called out from atop his horse to the trainees of the 104th Training Corps— a bunch of fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids, who had all become fairly capable individuals, hurriedly matured by the world of the Titans.

"Sir, can we defeat the Titans?" one of the trainees raised a hand to ask.

"Heh, if the Titans still possessed the regenerative abilities you speak of, they would indeed be difficult to handle," Tao Yu chuckled.

If it were back in the world of the Titans, even he would be considerably troubled.

His specialty was dealing with human-shaped beings or similar creatures with fatal weaknesses; dealing with Titans without finding a suitable opportunity to cut their necks would exhaust him mightily just from sheer brute force.

Quietly sensing the True Qi that barely filled half his meridians and the remaining forty thousand Yuan Force on his body, Tao Yu was also somewhat astonished by the rapid consumption of the Nine Yin True Scripture.

However, from the initial injury inflicted by his master's palm strike, to being able to wound the breakthrough Guo Jing, the strength augmentation invested in the Yuan Force was still extremely significant.

"Let's go. That kid named Eren, if you go back looking like the walking dead, and if you see your rear guard friend and you're powerless to save her, what then?"

Tao Yu's casual remark made the consistently despondent Eren startle slightly, then the light in his eyes slowly began to brighten.

That's right, he hadn't seen Mikasa come to harm; she had just gone missing!

There was still a chance if he went back now!

"You said the Chosen One can grow stronger by killing Titans?"

A flame began to stir in Eren's eyes.

"Indeed, taking advantage of their slow recovery in this world, it's actually a rare opportunity..."

As Tao Yu finished saying this, he rode off toward the horizon.

The students of the Training Corps underwent intense training every day. Although they were young, their horsemanship had become quite skillful.

"When it comes to quick mastery in the Metal Series martial arts, excluding the Beiming Divine Skill which absorbs others' strength, Sunflower Manuscript is number one."

Tao Yu mused while riding his horse, lamenting that he didn't know whether the Sunflower Manuscript had been created yet, considering a visit to the palace if he ever had the chance.

To those in the Inner City who could trade anything they possessed, a mere palace was trivial.

Perhaps the price could even be relatively higher...

A procession of several dozen riders, all with relatively uniform cloaks and emblems on them followed behind. Even though they were tattered, they still managed to project a considerable presence.

Such a group moving upstream towards the north wouldn't attract too much trouble.

However, the Marley trio in the group deliberately rode closer together, with Reiner, the inheritor of the Armored Titan, speaking in a subdued voice,

"What should we do now? What's the status of your Titan powers? Do you think that 'Chosen One' story is true?"

"Not good. I can feel that I can only transform halfway at most. I can probably serve as a bomb for a surprise attack," Bertolt sighed. He was the inheritor of the Colossal Titan and the one who had breached the walls all those years ago, feeling guilty and conflicted ever since.

He then glanced at the silent Annie beside him, whom he had always harbored a secret love for, without ever confessing.

"Short-term action should be fine, but I don't see the point," Annie said after a moment's silence, sharing her view. Stay connected with empire

With their Titan powers obviously weakened here, recalling how that man had slain three Titans with his bare hands without knowing their weakness was in the nape of their neck, she felt chills down her spine.

If they knew the Titans' weakness, even without the vertical maneuvering equipment, they could probably use their formidable agility to get behind the Titans and kill them more easily.

If they had a large group of Titans for support it might be useful, but just the three of them? The utility was truly limited.

"But that man didn't come after us, this is an opportunity! And I think if there is a Chosen One, it might be us!"

In fact, Reiner had wanted to take action along the way, intending to capture Eren and bring him back.

It's just that they had run into Guo Jing and were equally frightened not to overstep.

"Never mind whether there is a Chosen One or not, why do you think he didn't come after us?" Annie said with an air of resignation, then glanced towards the front of the group, her instinct telling her that their leader, not much older than them...

"Huh? Where is he?"

Annie was somewhat shocked to see Tao Yu suddenly vanish from the front of the group.

"Are the three of you looking for me?"

Tao Yu's voice was gentle as it came from behind the trio, yet they had no idea when he had silently appeared behind them without making any sound.

The most terrifying part was that he wasn't on a horse; he had effortlessly kept up with the three, all on foot, without causing any noise!

"I can't ignore this 'loud conspiracy' you're having, Titan powers? Interesting..." Tao Yu's playful words immediately made the trio's faces sour, then they exchanged glances, pulled on the reins, and fled in a different direction.

The others in the group only belatedly realized their departure and the pursuit by Tao Yu.

"What are Annie and the others doing?"

"Why is Officer Tao catching up to them?"

"..."

At that moment, Armin, who had previously interacted with Tao Yu, changed his expression, thinking of Tao Yu's words.

Seeing Annie and the others' desperate flight, a bitter taste filled Armin's heart. So it was you...

Bang, bang, bang~

Accompanied by three gunshots, three steeds fell to the ground, their riders nearly concurrently thrown off, rolling continuously on the ground.

Uh, hasn't mastered the Flicker Divine Skill yet, but guns are so convenient when available...