Chapter 129: Discovering the “New World”
The three great thieves advanced slowly. After passing through the multicolored poisonous miasma, they discovered a “new continent.”
The air here was fresh, and a vast orchard stretched before them, its branches laden with multicolored fruit.
“Ding! Fourth-tier superior multicolored fruit detected.”
“Ding! Fourth-tier supreme multicolored fruit detected.”
“...”
Even Qin Chuan could not help marveling at the sight.
“Tut, tut. Who would have thought that such wondrous things could grow within the multicolored poisonous miasma?”
Zi Zi drew a deep breath and smiled faintly. “Most things in this world exist in mutual generation and mutual opposition. It is only natural that such a marvelous sight should appear here.”
Qin Chuan chuckled. “As expected of someone from a higher plane. You always have a whole set of principles ready.”
Sleepyhead understood none of those lofty principles. He only knew that the fruit looked delicious, and he had long since been drooling profusely.
“Big brother, there are so many fruits! I estimate I’ll be leveling up again!”
“Mm. You two collect them. Leave the rest to me.”
“Mm-hmm.”
There were tens of thousands of multicolored fruits here. No wonder they had been able to nurture so many multicolored beasts. In the end, however, they all became Qin Chuan’s experience and origin power.
Once Zi Zi and Sleepyhead had collected enough, Qin Chuan activated Devour.
“Ding! Devouring successful. Obtained 800,000 experience points and 80,000 origin points.”
“...”
The long-lost exhilaration instantly filled his spirit core, and Qin Chuan could not help narrowing his eyes.
“Ding! Congratulations, host. Your evolution points are full.”
“Ding! Congratulations, host. You have reached level 29 and obtained a new skill point.”
“...”
“Ding! Congratulations, host. Your evolution points are full.”
“Ding! Congratulations, host. You have reached level 30 and obtained a new skill point.”
“Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the one-star Advanced Elite title. Attribute bonus increased to 50 points.”
“...”
After the devouring was complete, Qin Chuan shot up two levels as if riding a rocket and gained two opportunities to evolve.
He glanced at his status panel. His chance of improving his quality had now reached 73 percent.
“This probability is already quite impressive.”
To be honest, Qin Chuan was deeply tempted. With such odds, he had a very good chance of succeeding.
Still, he wanted to wait a little longer. After all, collecting origin power and increasing his success rate was extremely difficult.
If the evolution failed, the loss would be far from insignificant.
Thus, Qin Chuan merely advanced his tier once, earning a reward of 30 points in each of three attributes.
After reaching the fourth tier, Qin Chuan also gained a 10 percent attribute option.
After weighing everything carefully, Qin Chuan decided to increase his speed.
As for the skill points, he assigned them all to Flowing Strike.
[Host]: Qin Chuan
[Title]: One-Star Advanced Elite (All Attributes +50)
[Type]: Dragon-Pattern Cold Jade Sword (3)
[Tier]: Fourth-Tier Mid-Grade (Sharpness +20%, Speed +10%)
[Quality]: Unique (All Attributes +15%)
[Level]: 30
[Attributes]
Sharpness: 779 + 1090.6 (140%) + 272.65 (35%) = 2140+
Toughness: 687 + 780 (120%) = 1467+
Speed: 717 + 1060.8 (130%) = 1777+
Evolution Points: 3.512 billion / 3.328 billion
Experience: 1.218 billion / 53.248 billion
Rage: 20 / 100
Slaughter Points: 24,802 / 40,000
[Innate Talents]
Devour Origin Power
Intermediate Morphing
Five Elements Origin: 1410 / 2000
[Skills]
Flowing Strike: Stage One, Flowing Strike Level 3; Stage Two, Glide Level 4 (controllable range: 20 meters)
Flicker: Stage One, Flicker Level 3; Stage Two, Immunity Level 6 (1.8 seconds)
Enhancement: Stage One, Enhancement Level 3; Stage Two, Freeze Level 6 (30% slow, 5% frozen damage, 60% freeze chance, freeze duration: 3 seconds)
Heavenfall Flowing Strike: Stage One, Heavenfall Flowing Strike Level 3; Stage Two, Movement Level 2
[Mutated Skill]
Level 3 Slaughter (Passive): Stage One temporarily increases sharpness by 15% and reduces all attributes of opponents within thirty meters by 15%. Triggered upon killing a target and lasts for three seconds.
Stage Two: Speed +5%
[Special Skills]
Protective Dragon Aura (Active): Increases toughness by 100% for three seconds. Cooldown: three minutes. No level.
Overlord Body (Active): Activates voluntarily and grants immunity for 0.5 seconds. Cooldown: five seconds. No level.
[Additional Attributes]: Critical Strike 10%, Critical Damage 3%, Slow 10%, Freeze 5%
During this journey through the Illusory Jungle, Qin Chuan’s strength had multiplied several times over. Looking back on it now, he suspected that opportunities like this would be very difficult to encounter again.
At that moment, Zi Zi and Sleepyhead also stopped refining the energy. Zi Zi had even stored away some of the multicolored fruit for future use.
“Ah! Let me out! You damned multicolored spirit being!”
Suddenly, faint cries drifted over from the distance, leaving the three great thieves puzzled.
“Could there really be someone here?”
“It sounds like it. Let’s go take a look.”
“Mm-hmm.”
The three great thieves followed the sound and soon saw an open area ahead. At its center stood an enormous boulder.
Beneath the boulder, chains had been driven through the shoulders and legs of a man dressed in black. An even thicker chain was wrapped around his waist, restricting him to a range of only about five meters.
The black-clad man’s hair was completely white. Not a single patch of intact skin remained on his body, and his face was so badly corroded that it was impossible to look at. He seemed neither human nor ghost.
“Heavens above! To think that I, Xiang Tianya, once a peerless hero, should end up in such a state. I hate this!”
As Xiang Tianya wailed, he tugged at the chains, creating a scene that was both sinister and terrifying.
Zi Zi heard his cries from far away, and her expression changed immediately.
“That man is Xiang Tianya! He was once the First Elder of Blackwind Cliff, and his cultivation was unfathomably deep. Later, he vanished mysteriously. But how did he end up here?”
Qin Chuan was also taken aback.
“Someone from Blackwind Cliff? How strange. Why would the multicolored spirit being keep him alive? Never mind that for now. Let’s go over and have a look.”
Zi Zi blinked and warned him, “Mm. But be careful. The people of Blackwind Cliff specialize in Soul-Annihilation Arts, and they are extremely overbearing.”
“Soul-Annihilation Arts?”
Qin Chuan suddenly recalled the inexplicable loss of consciousness he had suffered in Windspirit Valley. Now that he thought about it, he must have been struck by a Soul-Annihilation Art.
“All right. You two stay behind me. I’ll go have a little chat with him.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Qin Chuan leaped up. Before long, he heard the system notification.
“Ding! Level 35 Shadow Wraith detected. Ghost race.”
“Damn it, he’s level 35?”
“Wait, that’s not right. Isn’t this man the First Elder of Blackwind Cliff? How could he possibly be only level 35?”
A great many questions arose in Qin Chuan’s mind.
Xiang Tianya’s level had once been far higher than 35. He had been an expert of level 86, infamous throughout the realm while wielding a ninth-tier red spirit weapon.
Back then, he had fought someone else and, outnumbered, had eventually fled with severe injuries. Unfortunately, he had fallen into the Nine-Star Region.
The multicolored poisonous miasma in the Nine-Star Region was extraordinarily powerful. Gravely wounded, Xiang Tianya had been completely unable to resist it and soon lost consciousness.
By the time he awoke, he had become what he was now. The multicolored spirit being would also come by from time to time and administer more poison, making him wish he were dead.
At present, Xiang Tianya was plagued by deadly toxins and his strength had declined drastically. Judging by his condition, he would not be able to hold on for much longer.
The multicolored spirit being had kept Xiang Tianya alive solely to make him guard the mausoleum beneath the boulder.
The master of that mausoleum was none other than the former Lord of the Spirit Realm, a figure who had once shaken the world.
In truth, Qin Chuan’s map was not entirely accurate. It was merely the Treasure Pavilion’s conjecture regarding an unexplored region.
Qin Chuan naturally knew nothing of these events.
Nor did he know that the Ancient Vine Black Dragon Sword he had once slain had been Xiang Tianya’s spirit weapon.
In a sense, Qin Chuan and Xiang Tianya were indeed destined to become enemies.
When Xiang Tianya saw Qin Chuan hopping toward him, he was deeply shocked.
“Who are you? You... how did you get here?”
Qin Chuan stopped ten meters away and asked, “First Elder of Blackwind Cliff, Xiang Tianya. I’m curious myself. Why are you here?”
Hearing this, Xiang Tianya was even more astonished. His voice trembled.
“How do you know who I am?!”
“How I know is none of your concern. Just tell me why you’re here.”
Qin Chuan’s tone was calm, but there was an unmistakable authority in it. Xiang Tianya even found it somewhat grating.
“Haha, you insolent broken black sword. You certainly are arrogant.”
“Although I’m only level 35 now, killing you would still be effortless.”
“You dare speak to me like that?”
As the saying went, even a fallen tiger retained its menace. Though Xiang Tianya had been reduced to this state, he still maintained the bearing of a powerful expert.
To Qin Chuan, however, it seemed rather laughable.
“You’re already in this condition. Why keep putting on a show of strength?”
“I’ll do you the favor of giving you a quick death and freeing you from this endless torment.”
Qin Chuan quivered his blade, and a faint orange radiance spread from it.
“Since I can’t get anything out of you, I might as well make it simple and finish you off.”
When Xiang Tianya saw the faint orange glow, he froze for a moment.
“So you’re an orange spirit weapon. No wonder you’re so arrogant. But I truly don’t understand why that multicolored spirit being let you in.”
“I think you’ve made a mistake. It didn’t let me in. I walked in openly.”
“What?! Could it be that you’ve already killed the multicolored spirit being?”
At that moment, Xiang Tianya was so shocked that he could barely speak.