Chapter 455: Chapter 381: Mad Erosion Thunder Carving
Although it’s a Fourth-Turn Token, it doesn’t require True Spiritual Jade to activate, and the only equipment condition is 100 soul points. Having absorbed the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends, Yan Qing’s dual attributes have just reached the hundred-point milestone!
Not just him, Pharmacist’s Wish and Shang Xinlei can also use it. In the next few days, helping Ying Rushi find Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends should be no problem either.
In fact, Yan Qing already has the Bodhisattva Jade Pendant, but that’s where reality differs from the game: as long as he can wear it, he can equip as many rings and pendants as he likes, but only one token of the same type can be effective at a time.
He could both farm the Night Pendant and quickly complete the Flame Path milestone; Yan Qing even considered resetting the Secret Realm repeatedly to farm the bats at the entrance.
But there’s no rush now; first, clear this Secret Realm and then see what rewards it yields.
The Rabbit Heroine took out True Spiritual Jade and held it in her hand to absorb.
The True Man of Locking Dragon, who was scouting the environment nearby, was stunned upon seeing this, and in the next second, she raised her hand without hesitation, ready to strike.
"Hey, old lady, why are you being so handsy, looking for a fight?"
"Why are you absorbing True Spiritual Jade!?"
"Are you out of your mind? Of course, I’m absorbing True Spiritual Jade to replenish Spiritual Essence."
"But aren’t you able to recover Spiritual Essence inside the Secret Realm!? I even specially reminded you!" The True Man of Locking Dragon was on the verge of going mad: "You’ll be fully restored in just a bit!"
"I’m in a hurry to explore, and the recovery speed is too slow to wait."
Can’t wait!?
It’d take at most a quarter of an hour; you’re wasting dozens of True Spiritual Jades just to save that quarter-hour!?
The True Man of Locking Dragon was so angry that her chains shot out, but the Rabbit Heroine had already hopped away to scout ahead. She placed a hand on Pharmacist’s Wish’s shoulder, clutching her chest, trembled for a moment, then turned her head and stared straight at Pharmacist’s Wish, gritting her teeth as she said, "If you dare waste like her, don’t bother bearing the Pharmacist’s name anymore!"
Pharmacist’s Wish smiled gently, coaxing her like an elder: "She won’t do it again in the future; she’s just in a rush today, so don’t be angry."
"I’m not angry, it’s not my money, so why should I care? Oh well..."
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Walking through the narrow passage, a spacious cave hall appeared before the three of them.
The crisp sound of flowing water dispersed the cave’s gloomy atmosphere as an underground river descended from above, hitting a pool like a waterfall, creating continuous ripples; even from afar, they could feel the coolness of the underground spring.
Beside the pool, a massive golden vulture lowered its noble head to drink the icy spring; its beak flickered with a blood-red electric light, indicating unmistakably its ability to wield lightning magic.
"Mad Erosion Thunder Carving"
As the first elite in the difficult Secret Realm, the officials generously provided a large site for an eight-person team to operate, but for the Rabbit Heroine, it was troublesome. The larger the terrain, the greater the maneuverability demons have, diminishing the effect of Candle Tear Red.
"Lead it over here." The Rabbit Heroine stood at the passage exit, "Right here, burn it to death. Aunt Yue, can you hold it still?"
"Of course," the True Man of Locking Dragon said, "impossible."
"Isn’t the Dragon-locking Well supposed to control any creature?" Pharmacist’s Wish blurted out.
The memory of the Dragon-locking Well was too vivid for her; in Shu Dao Mountain, when she was trapped by the chains, she could barely think; in the Magma Dungeon, she had to destroy the dungeon to break the Rabbit Heroine’s chains; on the escape route, the Exotic Iron’s Dragon-locking Well trap almost bagged the entire Thief’s House.
The True Man of Locking Dragon replied irritably: "I can control any creature, but my Spiritual Essence isn’t unlimited! For such a Fifth Transition level monster, I use up quite a bit of Spiritual Essence for every breath I control, how could I keep controlling it?"
"However."
She paused: "If it’s just to keep it in the same place as much as possible, I can manage, but..."
"All the True Spiritual Jades in the treasure chest later will be yours," the Rabbit Heroine immediately said.
"That’s not the issue, and we’d agreed on a fifty-fifty split; for such a small contribution, I wouldn’t take advantage of you," the True Man of Locking Dragon said. "It’s just that I can only stop its movement, but if it launches a ranged attack, I might not be able to block it in time."
"No problem."
With the plan decided, the Rabbit Heroine drew the Hengqiu Sword and danced the Candle Tear Sword Dance, spreading the Candle Tear Fire Wall around the passage exit. Perhaps due to mastering Fire Manipulation Basics, the Candle Tear Fire Wall seemed more powerful now, even melting the walls and floor.
Indeed, it’s peculiar; almost none of the skills indicate data-based improvements, especially post-Foundation Establishment when skill growth ceases to upgrade, as if honing skills has lost its purpose, yet players with high skill levels are noticeably stronger than those with lower levels.
The forum has discussed this issue multiple times, eventually reaching a consensus: skill enhancements are very subtle, an optimization at the frame level; moves become faster, turn and movement speeds increase. Even with no numerical boost, higher-level gameplay is just smoother and more fluid.
The True Man of Locking Dragon’s chain shot out, teasing the Thunder Carving’s tail feathers from afar, causing it to emit a violent screech, its body erupting in blood-red lightning! It spread its wings, whipping up a gale throughout the cave; with a single flap, it was nearly upon them!
It’s a fast-moving elite monster!
Whoosh!
The True Man of Locking Dragon’s sleeve chains shot out again, precisely locking the Thunder Carving’s wings! Although the lock only lasted a moment, it interrupted the Thunder Carving’s flight momentum, sending it crashing to the cave exit, where it was thoroughly roasted by the Candle Tear Fire Wall. Being large, it picked up more Candle Tears while rolling on the ground!
It quickly stood up again, and as it was about to peck these vile humans to death, the chain shot out once more, binding its right foot!
As it stood for a second time to try to rush over, its left foot was tugged again by the chain!
Flying, running, leaping... no matter how the Thunder Carving tried to move, the True Man of Locking Dragon would accurately interrupt it with her chains, not by controlling its whole body, but simply locking the part it put force into, keeping it pinned in the Candle Tear Fire Wall’s trap!
Both sisters, along with Yan Qing outside the screen, watched in awe as the True Man of Locking Dragon minimized her divine technique usage for the maximum effect at the smallest cost.
If she went all out, she might control the Thunder Carving for about eight seconds—a remarkable feat; with eight seconds of output time, a formal eight-member team could beat the Thunder Carving to a pulp—but she’d maintained control over it for well over twenty seconds! As long as she didn’t make mistakes, the Thunder Carving couldn’t escape her grasp, for she could absorb True Spiritual Jade to sustain her expenditure!
This was a skill only a Foundation Establishment True Man, well-versed in divine arts, could perform; a miracle that game characters couldn’t replicate. Ying Le’s Universal Heart, Jie Huang Chao’s Golden Armor, Yao Shi Yue’s Dragon-locking Well... No wonder these Foundation Establishment True Men could make progress with scarce resources and few companions; they used their innate talent to compensate for real-world limitations!
Suddenly, a plaintive cry echoed as the Thunder Carving’s beak shimmered with scarlet lightning; in the next instant, it spat a Red Thunder Paste Ball at the Rabbit Heroine, who was continually pouring Candle Tears into the hot spring!
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