New SS-level skill! Terrifying improvement.

When Ye Chen saw the sparkling diamond treasure chest in the sea of consciousness, he didn't rush. He suppressed his excitement, took a quick shower, and sat at the edge of the bed in his room.

"System, open the diamond treasure chest for me!" Ye Chen took a deep breath and said to the system.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the SS-level skill, Beckham's Free Kick 'Banana Kick'!"

Ye Chen's pupils instantly contracted!

Is this... real?

Is it really the 'Banana Kick'?

In his mind, the techniques and methods for executing the 'Banana Kick' flooded in instantly.

Scenes of Beckham's free-kick goals kept flashing in his mind.

To be honest, if anyone in football was underestimated, Ye Chen would immediately think of Beckham.

Sometimes, being good-looking can be a curse, because people would mistakenly think that he reached such heights just because of his looks!

Ah, Ye Chen also had this problem!

When he joined Manchester United, fans used to mock him by saying, "He's good-looking, but useless!"

But now, those voices had decreased, because besides being good-looking, he had become very good at scoring!

Power shots!

Curved shots from the edge of the box!

Midfield chip shots!

Ye Chen had many ways to score.

And now, aside from the occasional "elevator ball," he had gained a true free-kick skill!

Beckham's 'Banana Kick'!

In fact, Ye Chen had once executed a 'Banana Kick,' the one when his corner kick curved into the goal!

But Ye Chen knew that wasn't his real ability—it was just an extraordinary result activated by the "long-range shot guaranteed" card.

Just like when he hit that 35-meter elevator ball; if you asked Ye Chen to hit it again, that would be impossible!

But now, it was different!

An excited heart, trembling hands!

Ye Chen opened his attributes panel, and sure enough, the SS-level skill brought astonishing changes to his stats!

The 'Banana Kick' skill caused three attribute changes.

No, to be precise, it was a drastic change!

The most noticeable was the curve.

It directly increased from 70 to 85!

The number turned into an obvious orange!

Next was the set-piece ability.

With the increase in shot power and accuracy, Ye Chen's set-piece ability had reached a level of 75.

Now, it skyrocketed to 85!

Yes!

Double 85!

This was undoubtedly a terrifying existence!

But aside from these two, there was one more attribute with an upward arrow.

It was aerial passing!

Simply put, it was his crossing ability!

Before, Ye Chen's crossing ability was 69, but now it had increased to 80!

Hiss...

An SS-level skill had increased his personal attributes by a full 36 points!

"System, aren't you afraid I'll be invincible?" Ye Chen asked the system.

"The rewards the host receives are earned through their own efforts. PS: The system is only afraid that the host is not invincible enough."

Ye Chen twitched the corner of his mouth...

This system is amazing!

Soon, Ye Chen realized, "If you're afraid that I'm not invincible, why not give me more attribute points? Beckham's 'Banana Kick' only has 85 curve? A 99 curve wouldn't be excessive!"

"Friendly reminder: SS-level skills adjust the values to meet the minimum requirement for the skill, not to perfectly replicate it! To perfectly execute Beckham's 'Banana Kick' or surpass Beckham, you still need to put in your own effort!"

"Surpass Beckham? Are you joking? He's the king of free kicks!"

"In football, the player with the most free-kick goals is Juninho, with 77 goals from free kicks. Even the king of football, Pele, scored 7 fewer than him!"

"So Juninho is the king of free kicks?"

"I didn't say that!"

"What about Beckham?"

"The host can search for it online!"

This system, ignoring me!

Ye Chen immediately pulled out his phone and checked. Beckham was ranked fifth, with Juninho, Pele, Ronaldinho, and Leirota ahead of him!

Juninho and Leirota both had 66, Beckham had 65, ranking fifth!

Behind Beckham, were joint sixth place Maradona and Zico, eighth was Koeman with 60 goals, and joint ninth were Carioca and goalkeeper Chen with 59 goals!

There was no Messi or Ronaldo!

Ye Chen clearly remembered the elevator goals from Ronaldo and Messi, as well as Pirlo and Del Piero...

Those masters were not listed!

Huff...

If he started now, would he have the chance to surpass Juninho?

"System, how many free kicks have I scored so far?"

"Two!"

"Just two?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, meaning he needed to score 75 more!

"Forget it, I didn't say that!"

That thought should never have crossed his mind!

"Ding, long-term mission issued: Score 78 free kicks in the next 10 years. Upon completion, you will receive a random reward of three maximum attribute points!"

Hiss...

System, you're ruthless!

But luckily, there was no punishment!

At least it was a bonus task.

Ye Chen lay back on the bed, kicking his feet in the air... Looks like he would have to show Klopp his free-kick skills.

Only by doing that could he seize the opportunity to take free kicks!

Huff...

Time to sleep, and tomorrow, he'd find a chance to show it off!

The next morning, Ye Chen drove the Volvo to the training base.

"Isn't that Mitchell? You're here this early!" As soon as Ye Chen got out of the car, he saw his teammate, Mihelak.

He had gained some attention in the last German Cup match.

Mainly because the opposing team had only one shot on target, and a photo of Mihelak sitting on the edge of the center circle watching the game had been posted online, with the caption:

"Dortmund's goalkeeper sitting in the center circle watching his teammates attack..."

Mihelak nodded, "I want to do some training, improve my falling speed!"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, "Well, what a coincidence, I'm also looking to practice free kicks. How about we try it?"

"But free kicks won't help with falling speed."

"How about we practice penalties first?" Ye Chen suggested, conceding a little...

"Sure!" Mihelak smiled, "Ye, thanks for training with me!"

"No need, no need, it's just a good chance for me to practice penalties!" Ye Chen smiled, as helping others was a traditional virtue of their culture.

Penalties? He loved them!

"How about 10 shots first?" Ye Chen asked after they finished warming up.

"Sure!" Mihelak nodded, "Ye, but I won't go easy on you. You believe I can save five out of your ten shots?"

"Try me."

"Here..."

"Bang!"

"Swish!"

"Boom!"

...

Ten minutes later, Mihelak collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. "No more, no more!"

"So quickly?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you supposed to save five out of ten?"

"Your fakes are too realistic. I couldn't save anything!" Mihelak said helplessly. "It's not just me; even the vice-captain couldn't save them!"

"Who said that?" At that moment, Weidenfeller's voice sounded.

Ye Chen smiled.

Next victim, please...