Chapter 755: Chapter 750: Zhu Que’s Power! World Difficulty Bonus
"There are two possibilities for the enhancement of the natives’ Spiritual Essence intensity. Either the basic panel is strengthened, or it is strengthened in terms of Mystical Arts or even True Intent. This, I can verify from people like Zhu Que."
Bai Pu rubbed his temples, pondering as he spoke:
"Don’t worry too much. Even if the Demon Emperor is powerful, they are not united. From my experience in the Heart Demon World, demons might be even more selfish than the human martial artists of the Guardian Oaths.
"Looking at the main quest, it seems that for the Great Dark Heaven to re-emerge, a grand ritual event is needed, called the ’Black Heaven Festival.’"
Illusion: "What does it mean for the main quest to require the master to qualify for the Black Heaven Festival? Does it mean the master has to participate in the festival? That should be a qualification for the Awakened of the Demon Camp."
Bai Pu shook his head with a smile: "It’s not just the demons who can participate in the Black Heaven Festival... wouldn’t the Guardian Camp want to join the excitement too? Who says crashing the party doesn’t count as participating?"
Illusion suddenly realized: "The Guardian Camp wants to stop the Black Heaven Festival, so they will surely choose elite forces. Killing 30 Warrior-level demons is meant to earn the entry pass to stop the festival."
Hearing this, Illusion was a bit indignant: "Does the master’s strength and reputation still need proof from such a main quest? The Heart-Burning Style’s Ghost Warriors really look down on people without discernment."
"No. My reputation indeed remains, but stopping the Black Heaven Festival depends on ’current strength’... In the eyes of the native martial artists, my current strength is quite ordinary, which is why I need to kill 30 Warrior-level or stronger demons to prove myself. This can actually be explained."
Bai Pu wasn’t angry and continued: "I estimate that all Awakened joining the Guardian Camp will receive this task. After all, it may not be necessary to kill exactly 30, as long as the current strength is recognized by the natives and obtaining the Black Heaven Festival qualification suffices."
For example, right now, Bai Pu killed a ’Heart-Eroding Water Charm’ and received recognition from the Vermilion Bird Oath (Heart-Burning Style) warriors—this recognition refers to Bai Pu’s current strength, as everyone found that Lord Gangxin’s strength had not significantly declined and still possessed unfathomable methods.
As long as Bai Pu gains recognition from other strong members of the Guardian Oaths, he can complete the first main quest even without killing 30 demons.
As for other strong members of the Guardian Oaths, of course, it refers to the Cyan Dragon Oath led by Dongbo Cheng, the Black Tortoise Oath led by Beiming Jihu, and the most mysterious White Tiger Oath led by the Xiyuan Family.
There are significant changes in the Underworld, and the possible descent of the Great Dark Heaven will naturally draw the Four Great Oaths, not only the Nan Zhu Heart-Burning Style’s expedition team but also the Beiming Xuanjing Style and the Xiyuan Demon Master clan will dispatch their strongest forces to station there.
After exchanging information with Illusion, Bai Pu’s consciousness exited the Heart Image Space and proactively sought out Flame Blade Princess and Zhu Que, the heads of the two teams. He had not forgotten that his primary goal this time was actually to seek guidance or task rewards from native experts, to break through Mystical Arts.
Based on revered reputation, Bai Pu effortlessly engaged Zhu Que in conversation.
The two reviewed the shining years of battling the Red Emperor at the Great Wilderness River...
Bai Pu secretly observed Zhu Que.
This old man’s appearance hadn’t changed much, but the change in his demeanor was truly astonishing. He vaguely had the bearing of a Grandmaster, and his seemingly thin body standing there, seemed to be one with heaven and earth.
The Fire Fox Fur Robe flapped like a leaping flame, with a sunlight-like glare, impossible to look at directly, resembling the sun.
"I want to use the Gaia Mark privilege to query the basic information of the native Zhu Que!" Bai Pu silently thought in his heart.
This privilege was an exclusive benefit during the Spirit Realm exploration for Gaia Official Generals, usable for free but limited to basic information, and with usage restrictions.
During one Spirit Realm exploration, it could be used three to five times, depending on the World Strength.
In this world, Bai Pu could use it up to four times.
[The basic information of the Master of Nan Zhu Heart-Burning Style, Zhu Que, has been obtained. Remaining privilege query times for this world: 3.]
A line of intelligence information appeared, floating within Bai Pu’s field of vision.
[Name: ’Heaven-Burning’ Zhu Que]
[Identity: Master of Nan Zhu Heart-Burning Style]
[Template: Lord]
[Attributes: Power 150+75, Agility 200+100, Endurance 120+60, Spirit 200+100]
[Skills: Nan Zhu Heart-Burning Style Swordsmanship, ???]
[Mental Realm: Composite Mystical Arts: Purgatory Bombing]
[World Difficulty Bonus: Additional 50% attribute boost]
This luxurious panel instantly made Bai Pu take a deep breath.
If you exclude the World Difficulty Bonus, Zhu Que is just an ordinary Advanced Lord. In terms of basic attributes, a bit stronger than Bai Pu but limited.
But the 9.2 World Difficulty directly added a 50% attribute boost!
Resulting in Zhu Que’s panel Total Attributes approaching a thousand points.
This is something only an Enhanced Lord of the Demon Fighting World or a Monster Level Winged Tooth Beast King could have in terms of attributes.
And Zhu Que’s size and weight are much smaller than the Winged Tooth Beast King.
This means a more condensed body, which is, of course, more terrifying.
The Winged Tooth Beast King, being large-sized, means it’s not easy to lose balance, with a more stable base and a larger attack range.
Zhu Que, being a humanoid creature, belongs to a small size, meaning faster movements, quicker actions, and reduced vulnerabilities.
When a humanoid creature possesses attributes comparable to a giant beast...
It’s like a bunch of cotton being compressed into cotton armor, a pile of iron sand forged into a fine steel dagger. The ’action scope’ may be smaller, but the combat power within that smaller scope increases exponentially.
"Unfortunately, the increase in world difficulty merely increases the basic attributes massively and does not raise Zhu Que’s Mystical Arts level. Composite Mystical Arts should be the standard level for an Advanced Lord."
Bai Pu silently pondered.
If the World Difficulty Bonus allowed Zhu Que to comprehend a True Intent Prototype or even reach True Intent First Heaven, Bai Pu could benefit directly from Zhu Que’s guidance.
Now it seems that Bai Pu still can only trigger tasks to obtain some cultivation insights from Zhu Que as task rewards, which are then ’enlightened’ by the Spirit Realm Will, possibly allowing Bai Pu to make progress...
"Lord Zhu Que, I have just looked over the map. The Heart-Burning Style expedition team is now at the northern part of the Red Annihilation River, near the Black Emperor’s territory. What’s your plan next?"
Bai Pu asked Zhu Que about his combat plans directly, leveraging the confidence from his revered reputation.
Zhu Que kept nothing from Bai Pu and immediately said: "The possibility of the revival of the Great Dark Heaven, even if only a tiny bit, must be guarded against very carefully. I intend to unite the other Three Great Oath Clans and convene at the Scorched Earth Ruins—the deserted palace of the Red Emperor, to thwart the demons’ plans."
Bai Pu intended to trigger a task: "Uniting the other three Oath Clans requires personnel to convey messages, doesn’t it? I am willing to take responsibility and contact Dongbo Cheng’s team."
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