Chapter 454: Chapter 380: Three Calamities (Part 2)
"Foundation Establishment often isolates themselves in the Secret Realm, avoiding worldly affairs to prevent disaster and gather Spiritual Essence," True Man of Locking Dragon glanced at the Rabbit Heroine, "It’s rare to see someone like you, rushing into combat on your very first day of Foundation Establishment."
No wonder all of you in Foundation Establishment utilize Divine Techniques so proficiently; turns out, you’re all practicing at home. Yan Qing increasingly felt that after achieving Foundation Establishment, game characters had no real advantage over the natives here. For game characters, time is meaningless—whether it’s 100 hours or 10,000 hours, they produce the same skill effect. However, the Divine Techniques used by those who have cultivated for a year versus a hundred years can be worlds apart.
It seems I should stick to the strategy of ’equipment superiority,’ avoiding any skill play against the natives—just steamroll them with sheer force. If I can win, I fight; if not, I’ll switch accounts!
"Thank you," the Rabbit Heroine looked sincerely at True Man of Locking Dragon, "What you said is very helpful to us."
True Man of Locking Dragon gave her a surprised look, "Foundation Establishment Zhenren should not show their emotions; there is much you still need to learn."
Yan Qing knew that True Man of Locking Dragon would certainly speculate, given that the Rabbit Heroine harbored many secrets yet lacked some basic knowledge, like a lucky person who stumbled upon a legacy. This sentence from True Man of Locking Dragon was a subtle reminder not to be so blatant about one’s needs; otherwise, with others, there might be schemes and plots afoot.
But Yan Qing understood even more that he, with his pure heart, would not engage in deceit with these worldly-wise Foundation Establishment cultivators. Therefore, he didn’t bother to overthink—repay goodwill with goodwill and malice with vengeance, aiming only for a clear conscience and righteous revenge.
"Let’s begin."
The Rabbit Heroine looked toward the depths of the cave; it was a stalactite cave, with dew dripping from the tips of the stalactites. The cave ceiling had a few holes, allowing sunlight to stream in and illuminate the cave, providing basic visibility.
A group of bats, each as large as an arm, were flying around the beam of light, absorbing sunlight hungrily. Their eyes glowed scarlet, with bat wings knobbly with veins, and claws that shone with a dark gleam, exhaling a foot-long stream of hot air with every breath.
Their names appeared overhead: "Mad Bats."
The Rabbit Heroine took just one step forward before being pulled back by True Man of Locking Dragon.
"Draw them here."
"Is this many necessary?"
"This many?" True Man of Locking Dragon chuckled, raising his sleeve and shooting out a Lock Chain that struck a bat.
In an instant, countless red lights glimmered throughout the cave.
Those were the bats’ eyes!
In a glance, there were actually hundreds of them!
The Rabbit Heroine immediately drew the ’Hengqiu Sword’; she now had 10 Spiritual Essence, enough to activate its power ’Sword Qi of Hengqiu,’ releasing a long-range Sword Qi that, coupled with [Candle Tear Red], conjured a Candle Tear Fire Wall!
The shrill screeching resonated in the cave, intensifying once the bats hit the fire wall. Though it caused no damage, it made True Man of Locking Dragon and Pharmacist’s Wish visibly disturbed; clearly, it was torturous for them too.
Yan Qing could do nothing but silently turn down the game’s volume.
With hundreds of Mad Bats rushing forward, it was visually terrifying. Still, the layers of fire walls the Rabbit Heroine conjured left them no openings to exploit; from floor to ceiling, the entire area was a prison of flames, forcing them to burn out their last drop of blood as prisoners!
As the first wave of difficult Secret Realm monsters, their strength was quite substantial. However, given the cave environment and the numerous low-health enemy units, it was perfect for [Candle Tear Red] to be effective.
Any stray bats were quickly dealt with by Pharmacist’s Wish before Rabbit Heroine needed to act, with True Man of Locking Dragon holding a Lock Chain at the ready to intervene in case of danger.
True Man of Locking Dragon held this newer generation, focusing on country and family, in high regard, though he didn’t outwardly express it.
Once the cave returned to peace, the ground was littered with gelatinous blood and flesh sticking to the surface—still smoldering even after the Rabbit Heroine retracted the Divine Technique. This likely was a hidden trait, potentially exploitable.
Many new information panels popped up on the screen:
"The ’Flame Path’ milestone is now available."
"Based on your level, you can currently access the following milestone information."
"Flame Path: For every 100 enemies above level 40 defeated using a Flame Dao Technique, your Flame Dao Skill insight probability increases by 0.01%, can increase up to 1%. Current kill count is 287/10,000."
"You have comprehended ’Fire Manipulation Basics,’ current level is 6."
Kill 10,000 to increase insight probability by 1%?
Yan Qing had developed an ailment where any ’insight probability’ excited him. As a ’Martial Extremes Messenger,’ he knew all too well the outrageousness of insight probability. Even though it’s just 1%, that’s an unconditional additional probability.
Insight probability seems similar to comprehension, but they are completely different. Comprehension affects experience point gain rates—even if there aren’t visible experience bars, enough hidden experience points lead to skill comprehension. Pharmacist’s Wish and others all advanced this way, relying on extensive training and battle to consolidate their foundations step by step.
But insight probability allows you to comprehend something even if your hidden experience isn’t enough!
Initial foundation and advanced techniques give an impression that achieving a full mastery of lower-tier techniques might lead to advanced technique comprehension but, at the Master and Grandmaster Realm, that’s not the case. Players with high comprehension also need...
...to idle for several nights to achieve comprehension.
But Yan Qing wasn’t a game character. For him to comprehend skills, either he had to accumulate comprehension and experience or rely on insight probability for luck; clearly, the latter was more suitable for a kid with his lazy disposition.
As an aside, the 20% insight probability from "Martial Extremes" seems vastly more valuable than the 1% from "Flame Path." However, "Martial Extremes" only affects Master-level blade techniques, while "Flame Path" can influence all levels of the Fire Manipulation School, including Master, Grandmaster, and Supreme Realm. Especially at the Grandmaster and Supreme levels, the game offers virtually no entry-level or advanced guides, leaving insight or accumulated comprehension as the only entry points.
Yan Qing stored away this information and checked out the loot from the Mad Corrosive Bat Swarm.
Seventy-six True Spiritual Jade, which doesn’t really need conversion—what’s earned in the Secret Realm should be spent there; no one exchanges True Spiritual Jade for Spiritual Jade at the Foundation Establishment.
’Bat Mad Corroding Eye,’ ’Bat Fangs,’ and ’Bat Heart Blood’—all materials, though besides eating, Yan Qing didn’t know their use.
’Bat Rice Ball’ and ’Roasted Bat Wings’—enhancement foods, though Yan Qing had no plans to eat them.
Additionally, there was an accessory that looked much like a bat-shaped pendant:
’Night Pendant’
"Grade: Fourth-Turn Ordinary"
"Equip Condition: 100 Divine Spirit"
"Equipment Effect: +10 Divine Spirit"
"Effect: Nightfall: In low-visibility settings, your movement speed increases by 10%. When your shield shatters, the Night Pendant also shatters, granting you a 5-second blurred stealth effect (evading most non-area damage) and a 50% movement speed boost."
"Evaluation: Life cannot be restored after death, so live on hideously clinging to the last hope."
A plain token, yet the evaluation sounds quite inspiring...
Yan Qing felt a surge of energy as he placed the Night Pendant in the public warehouse and then in his hand, clearly sensing a significant enhancement in his Divine Spirit.
He could use it!
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