Bai Qiu took out Fallen Dragon’s Bow.
Just as he was about to draw an arrow and fire, he suddenly thought of something.
Opening the system’s party interface, he discovered that because the distance between him and Wang Shiyun and Feng Yuling was too great, the party function had automatically disconnected!
“Sigh, I’ll have to think of another way,” Bai Qiu muttered.
In truth, he didn’t intend for Wang Shiyun and Feng Yuling to become especially powerful.
After all, they weren’t suited for combat to begin with.
But at the very least, they needed a basic level of physical strength—otherwise, even going out to buy groceries could put them at risk of being crushed by other players.
In daily life, the two of them could indeed take care of everything for him meticulously.
Even tasks like maintaining armor and cleaning weapons could be entrusted to them.
And for the future [farming] plan, he would also need someone to manage things on his behalf.
If they were too weak, not only would it be dangerous, but they would also be of little use.
Since they couldn’t share experience with him, then these monsters could only be claimed by him alone!
Without hesitation, he took out an arrow, infused it with magic power, and began attacking…
Without stacked passive effects, Fallen Dragon’s Bow couldn’t kill a lord-tier monster in a single shot.
But for convenience, Bai Qiu didn’t plan to one-shot them anyway.
He would first wound one, then immediately switch targets and shoot another.
Once they reacted and flew toward him—entering his kill-and-loot range—he would finish them off.
Afterward, he transferred all the items collected into his storage card over to his spatial bracelet, preventing the storage card from exceeding its capacity.
As for the consumption of Darksteel arrows, Bai Qiu no longer cared.
He was now wary of humans and wouldn’t exhaust himself for strangers anymore.
Though he bore no ill will, once bitten by a snake, one fears ropes for ten years.
He couldn’t be sure whether, the next time a monster tide descended, he would choose to help other safe zones again…
As the mutated Winged Dragon Lords were shot down one after another by Bai Qiu, it naturally drew the attention of the Mutated Wyvern lurking at the bottom of the basin.
Spreading its wings, it flew straight up into the thousand-meter-high sky, staring intently at the uninvited guest several miles away.
By now, Bai Qiu had already killed all the lord-tier monsters.
Only this final king-tier remained.
Although Fallen Dragon’s Bow had bonus damage against dragons, its passive stacks weren’t fully built yet, and he couldn’t use the Dragon-Slaying Arrow.
To save himself the trouble, Bai Qiu simply put the bow away, casually took out a long spear, and prepared to chant the Noble Phantasm incantation…
“Hm?” Bai Qiu suddenly stopped.
He carefully sensed his surroundings, and a moment of realization seemed to strike him.
He stood still, waiting for the Mutated Wyvern to approach.
The creature didn’t disappoint—under the enhancement of its skills, it covered several kilometers in just over ten seconds, closing to within five hundred meters of Bai Qiu.
At that speed, there was definitely not enough time to chant the Noble Phantasm incantation.
Yet Bai Qiu showed no intention of chanting at all.
Only when the Mutated Wyvern came within four hundred meters did he finally make his move!
Mana Manipulation! Mana Release!
[Noble Phantasm — Spear of Converging Mana Thrust!]
As Bai Qiu actively poured out a massive amount of his own magic power, he no longer needed the assistance of incantations.
In an instant, he expelled 80% of his mana from his body and injected it into the spear at an astonishing speed…
Because the amount of mana within him was far too vast—and because he forcibly accelerated the infusion speed—the C-rank spear, which normally could withstand over a dozen Noble Phantasm uses before breaking, immediately began to crack…
By the time the Mutated Wyvern realized what was happening, it was already too late.
Its momentum carried it forward another two hundred meters before it barely managed to stop.
And Bai Qiu’s skill had already locked onto it…
[Mutated Wyvern slain. EXP +…, obtained …]
[Level up!]
“Crack… crack…”
After killing its target, the already fractured spear could no longer withstand the strain and shattered completely.
Floating in midair, Bai Qiu carefully reflected on that attack.
By reducing the time needed for incantation, the release speed of his Noble Phantasm had increased by more than three times.
Now, it only took a little over two seconds to unleash a Spear of Converging Mana Thrust with the exact same power as a fully chanted one!
The side effect, however, was that the mana injection was too fast.
The weapon’s grade couldn’t keep up, making it prone to exploding under the strain.
He was almost certain that even the Purgatory Darkflame Spear wouldn’t be able to withstand more than a few uses of this chantless Noble Phantasm release.
Mana Manipulation allowed him to precisely control his magic power and perceive those subtle mana circuits.
Mana Release, on the other hand, was an innate ability granted by his Holy Demonic Physique.
It enabled him to rapidly discharge the mana within his body.
Normally, Bai Qiu used it to quickly enhance himself, reinforce his body’s defenses, or imbue weapons to increase their power.
But in a sudden flash of inspiration, he applied it to the release of Noble Phantasms—bypassing incantations entirely and casting directly through Mana Release, greatly accelerating the entire process.
While it couldn’t yet be called instantaneous, this was a newly developed technique.
With further refinement, the time required to deploy Noble Phantasms would surely decrease even more!
With the King’s Proof now in hand, Bai Qiu had no intention of leaving just yet.
Last time, he had missed the Miracle Fruit due to being in a hurry.
Fortunately, Ye Lingtian had both good luck and a strong sense of loyalty—otherwise, Bai Qiu would have already died in his previous battle against Gilshak!
Now that this opportunity lay right before him, if he didn’t seize it, it wouldn’t be a matter of luck anymore—it would mean something was wrong with his brain.
He descended directly into the basin and carefully observed his surroundings.
He found that the surrounding cliffs were extremely hard, but they held no real value for collection.
There were no plants, nor any animals living here—only constant hurricanes rising from underground and sweeping across the area.
The immense concentration of wind-attribute magical elements invigorated Bai Qiu!
Ever since consuming the Miracle Fruit, his affinity for the wind element had remained far ahead of the rest.
Now, this raging storm seemed to greatly benefit his further mastery of wind-element magic!
Without hesitation, Bai Qiu removed his armor and sat cross-legged at the eye of the storm, where the wind-element magic was most concentrated, fully absorbing all the energy related to wind…
Under his efforts, the previously violent and raging storm actually began to weaken slightly…
….
Zone 2201.
Li Zhongjun wore a grave expression as he looked at the paper report in his hands.
It contained a detailed record of the casualties from the monster tide across 51 safe zones, ranging from Zone 2200 to Zone 2250.
He divided the pages into six stacks and placed them together: 28 pages, 6 pages, 2 pages, 2 pages, 2 pages, and 11 pages.
Among them, the 28 pages represented the safe zones that Bai Qiu had supported; the 6 pages were those aided by Zhang Shiyao; the remaining ones corresponded to Ye Lingtian, Huang Qi, Li Qingshan from their own zone, and the 11 zones that had fought on their own…
After a long while, he let out a deep sigh and stared silently at the reports, lost in thought.
…
The next day, early morning.
A gentle breeze circled around Bai Qiu.
He had just acquired a new skill—Wind Control.
Strictly speaking, this wasn’t really a “skill,” but rather an ability he gained after his affinity with the wind element reached a certain level, allowing him to actively control wind.
This ability was recognized by the system, recorded in his personal panel, and turned into a formal skill.
After a night had passed, Bai Qiu seemed to have broken through a bottleneck.
His magic attribute reached B-.
This wasn’t a sudden surge in power, but a natural progression…
His magic had long been at the peak of C-rank, only a thin barrier away from B-rank.
And during last night’s natural growth, he had unknowingly broken through that final layer.
Now, Bai Qiu had truly stepped into the realm of the extraordinary.
His D-rank skills—Thunder Bird, Infernal Spear, and Water Cannon—were all removed by the system and consolidated into a new unified skill: Spell Mastery.
The reason was simple—he could now not only easily use those previously learned abilities, but also further enhance them beyond their original limits!
Bai Qiu — Level 32
- Strength: C++
- Magic: B-
- Endurance: C++
- Agility: C++
- Spirit: C+
- ???: F+
- Luck: E
Class: Lancer — ???
Lancer Blessing:
- Strength Increase (Small)
- Agility Increase (Medium)
????:
- Strength Increase (Medium)
- Magic Increase (Medium)
- Endurance Increase (Medium)
- Agility Increase (Medium)
- ??? (Large)
Noble Phantasm:
- Converging Mana Thrust (C+)
Equipment:
- Skyward Battle Armor (C++)
Weapons:
- Fallen Dragon’s Bow, etc.
Item Cards:
- Enhancement Card (C+)
- Holy Demonic Physique (B+) Lv.31
- Radiant Body (B) Lv.31
[Slots: 3/5]
Skill Set 1 (Learned via Skill Cards):
- Berserk (D++)
- Mana Manipulation (C++)
- Kill Loot (C+)
- Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eye (C)
[Slots: 4/8]
Skill Set 2 (Self-Learned):
- Battle Continuation (C)
- Gathering (E)
- High Sky Archery (C++)
- Mana Release (C++)
- Mana Absorption (C+)
- Advanced Spearmanship (C)
- Return to Origin (C)
- Wind Control (C)
- Spell Mastery (C)
Transcendent Physiques:
- Holy Demonic Physique (B+)
- Radiant Body (B)
After reviewing his status panel, Bai Qiu muttered to himself, “Now all I’m missing is a weapon that truly suits me…”
Mana Manipulation and Mana Release were his most frequently used abilities, and the usage frequency of High Sky Archery went without saying.
Many of his skills had already reached their peak.
After reaching C++, both Mana Manipulation and High Sky Archery could no longer be improved through proficiency grinding.
At present, the only skills that could still grow to B-rank were Mana Release and Mana Absorption.
These were extraordinary abilities derived from the Holy Demonic Physique, with a far higher upper limit than other skills.
This was also why, after obtaining the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eye, Bai Qiu no longer actively used skill cards.
Without a miracle, C-rank skills could never advance to B-rank!
Once everything was prepared, Bai Qiu put on the Skyward Battle Armor again and slammed his fist into the ground.
Instantly, the hard rocky earth shattered, revealing a bluish-green glowing stone buried deep underground.
Picking it up, a violent gale surged outward in all directions, even carrying a trace of extraordinary aura!
But under the suppression of his Wind Control skill, its power was greatly reduced.
Storm Stone (B-)
Description:
Contains immense storm energy—but that is merely the surface. The truly terrifying storm lies within the core of the crystal…
Bai Qiu smiled knowingly and stored the Storm Crystal into his storage card.
Now, the core transcendent material required for his personal weapon had finally been gathered…
— The end of the Chapter–
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