The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 542: Chapter 108: Unexpected Surprise! Domain Skill: Reverser! Wang Shuo’s Golden Ball Ranking! Ferguson and Wenger Scramble for a Player

"Post-match summary: Awarded 5 Passive Value."

As soon as Wang Shuo entered the Ball God System, he immediately checked the system’s notification.

But it was the second message that truly surprised him.

"Congratulations! You have helped Dortmund win the winter championship of the 10/11 Bundesliga season with a perfect record, setting a new league milestone. Reward: one National Level Passive Skill Card or 150 Passive Value. Please make your selection..."

Holy shit!

Wang Shuo was absolutely thrilled.

’A whopping 150 Passive Value!’

If he remembered correctly, the reward for winning the winter championship before—and even when Dortmund won it last season—had only been a Regional Level Passive Skill Card or 100 Passive Value.

’150 this time?’

It didn’t take Wang Shuo long to figure out why.

The 150 points were mainly due to the perfect record and setting a new milestone.

Those two things were essentially one and the same.

Dortmund winning the winter championship with a perfect record had sent shockwaves not just through the German Football Scene, but across the entire European Football Scene.

A 150 Passive Value reward was only fitting.

That was on par with winning the Bundesliga championship itself.

But just as Wang Shuo was basking in his delight, the system sent a third notification.

"Congratulations! For scoring 31 goals in the first half of the 10/11 Bundesliga season and breaking the league record set by Gerd Müller. Reward: one Professional Level Passive Skill Card or 50 Passive Value."

"Since you have already acquired all Passive Skills, the system has automatically selected the 50 Passive Value."

Wang Shuo was completely stunned.

If not for the system notification, he would have forgotten all about it.

’That’s right!’

’There was that record, too!’

’200 Passive Value, just like that?’

’System, you’re the fucking best!’

If the Ball God System were a woman, Wang Shuo felt like he’d sweep her into his arms and kiss her right now.

And Passive Value was exactly what he needed most.

’Awesome! Incredible!’

He was finally starting to understand.

Back when he was in the 2nd Bundesliga with Mainz, he had to painstakingly budget the few points of Passive Value he earned from each match.

But now that he was at Dortmund, with the team’s performance getting better and better, he found his Passive Value was soaring.

Case in point: he’d just bagged 200 Passive Value in one go.

He opened his Personal Attribute Panel to take a look.

’Damn, that’s incredible. A total of 563 Passive Value.’

’So, what to do now?’

Wang Shuo stood before the giant football, looking at [Breathing] and [Swift], feeling deeply conflicted.

’It’s impossible to choose; both are equally important.’

’Should I upgrade [Breathing]? Or [Swift]?’

’Upgrading [Swift] would, without a doubt, significantly boost my personal abilities and performance.’

Before, Wang Shuo had been completely in the dark about Domain Skills.

But now, after upgrading [Ball Sense], the boost he’d received from [Domain Skill: Controller] was simply immense.

To put it simply, it had become extremely difficult for anyone to dispossess him.

In fact, as far as Wang Shuo could recall, not a single person had managed to take the ball from his feet since he acquired [Domain Skill: Controller].

Of course, this wasn’t to say he was invincible and could just charge around the field with the ball without thinking.

After all, defending wasn’t just about winning the ball.

When defenders couldn’t take the ball from him, they could still block his path, intercept passes, and use all sorts of other methods.

’But this Domain Skill is just too powerful!’

’The more defenders I face, the more its value shines through!’

Wang Shuo was confident that the Domain Skill from [Swift] would provide a boost every bit as significant as the one from [Ball Sense].

But after the upgrade, he had gradually noticed a problem.

[Domain Skill: Controller] also had a noticeably higher stamina drain.

It was a kind of "side effect," he supposed.

And as everyone knew, the vast majority of time in a football match is spent off the ball.

Stamina was the foundation of any match.

Almost every team, when scouting players, prioritized their ability to move off the ball.

With that thought, Wang Shuo no longer hesitated.

"Consume 500 Passive Value to upgrade the Intercontinental Level Passive Skill [Breathing] to World-level?"

"Yes!"

Wang Shuo confirmed without a moment’s hesitation.

"Upgrading..."

"Congratulations, you have successfully upgraded [Breathing] to World-level, officially unlocking the Domain Skill: Reverser."

"Reverser: The Domain Skill unlocked when [Breathing] reaches World-level. During a match, the user’s will, determination, and fighting spirit form the Reverser Domain. When your team is at a disadvantage or trailing on the scoreboard, your stamina and endurance are fully enhanced. After the 85-minute mark, under the same conditions, your stamina and endurance are massively enhanced."

Wang Shuo was stunned speechless.

’This is the Domain Skill for [Breathing]?’

’What does that even mean?’

Simply put, it meant that during a match, whenever his team was in a disadvantageous position, his stamina and endurance would increase.

A "full" enhancement before the 85-minute mark, and a "massive" enhancement after.

Wang Shuo also noted the part about forming the Reverser Domain with his "own will, determination, and fighting spirit." In other words, this Domain Skill was intrinsically linked to his own mental attributes.

It might even have been tailor-made for him, based on his own characteristics.

And it was important to note that this was a Domain Skill bonus received *in addition* to the standard upgrade from Intercontinental Level to World-level.

’Holy crap, isn’t that a little too overpowered?’

’If that’s what it means, then after the 85-minute mark, I’ll be an absolute secret weapon!’