"Ah, a ghost!"
Li Jiayi thought to himself as he maneuvered evasively. Suddenly, he felt himself bump into something. Looking up, a massive face appeared before him, with blood-red eyes, a gaping maw, and a long red tongue lolling out.
The sudden turn of events terrified Li Jiayi, nearly causing him to fall to the ground.
"Found you!" At the same time, Bai Ye's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "Gengar, Shadow Ball!"
What had suddenly appeared before Li Jiayi was none other than Gengar!
To find a hidden opponent, reconnaissance methods were naturally needed. Bai Ye lacked such abilities, but he possessed beasts with them.
On the other side, upon hearing Bai Ye's command, Gengar's body immediately floated up. Its short arms were raised above its head, condensing a Shadow Ball, which it then hurled forcefully towards Li Jiayi.
*Boom!*
The Shadow Ball struck the ground, emitting a tremendous roar.
A section of the ground was blown apart, and dust billowed into the air.
Soon, Li Jiayi leaped out from the dust, cursing Bai Ye inwardly. How could that guy have so many good things? He had even raised spirit beasts.
As Li Jiayi pondered, the sound of sword cries echoed through the sky once more. A seven-colored flying sword swiftly streaked across the air and descended towards Li Jiayi's location.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
With each falling sword strike, a patch of ground was shattered, and flying sand and dust filled the air.
Li Jiayi was fast and extremely agile, dodging the flying sword attacks with continuous leaps. Just as he was about to be overwhelmed…
"Sun and Moon Radiance!"
Li Jiayi reached out forward, and the Sun and Moon Wheels flew to his front, spinning continuously before him!
*Clang, clang, clang!*
The flying swords descended, collided with the Sun and Moon Wheels, and were then repelled to the side.
A moment later, Li Jiayi had blocked all the flying swords with the Sun and Moon Wheels. He then looked forward and his heart sank.
This time, it was Bai Ye who had disappeared.
"This is bad!"
Li Jiayi immediately turned back and saw that Bai Ye had seized the opportunity of the flying swords attacking him to rush to the side of the demon man Krulmit.
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye roared, raising his fist and unleashing a punch forward.
Purple venom sprayed out, then rapidly condensed, forming the shape of a venomous dragon that surged towards the demon man Krulmit.
The demon man Krulmit looked up sharply in Bai Ye's direction, his eyes beneath the mask glowing crimson.
Suddenly, an immense oppressive force erupted from the demon man Krulmit's body. Black radiance appeared around him, like bubbles, shielding him.
*Bang!*
In the next instant, the black radiance collided with the venomous dragon.
After a deafening explosion, the venomous dragon shattered, and a large amount of venom scattered outwards. Upon hitting the ground, it hissed and sputtered, leaving scorched marks. The surrounding plants instantly withered and died, corroded away.
The demon man Krulmit did not speak but retreated backward. Then, a massive halo appeared behind him, engulfing him and causing him to vanish without a trace.
Li Jiayi couldn't help but curse. The demon man Krulmit had escaped, meaning his mission had failed. As expected, encountering Bai Ye never brought anything good!
As Li Jiayi thought this, he turned and fled into the forest.
With the demon man Krulmit gone, there was no point in Li Jiayi staying. Even if he continued fighting Bai Ye, what would he gain even if he won?
Therefore, Li Jiayi decisively made his escape.
On the other side…
"You saved the Lizardman tribe leader, rewarded with: Ruby Scepter x1."
"You failed to kill the mastermind, the demon man Krulmit. Mission failed!"
Ruby Scepter (Weapon) (Green): One of the treasures collected by the Lizardman leader, a scepter symbolizing royal authority. The brilliant ruby embedded within has the effect of absorbing magic. Effect: All-Out Charge (Designates up to 150 targets, increasing Strength by 5, Speed by 5, and Spirit by 15 during combat, placing them in an excited state with greatly boosted morale.) Magic Absorption (Absorbs magic, which can be used to strengthen one's Spirit attribute and Spirit Resistance. Current Magic Absorption state: 0/500)
After the demon man Krulmit left, Bai Ye's hidden mission two was completed, and he obtained the Ruby Scepter.
But this thing…
Was not quite what Bai Ye had imagined.
The Ruby Scepter was not a magical staff as Bai Ye had envisioned, but a weapon that triggered buff effects.
Increasing the Strength, Speed, and Spirit of 150 targets, and boosting morale…
The amplification effect was not very significant. What could 5 points of Strength and 5 points of Speed do? The main benefit was the improvement in mental state, which would weaken emotions like timidity and fear. Facing powerful opponents, it could also reduce intimidation to some extent, but…
It was useless to him!
Bai Ye was dumbfounded. Where was he supposed to find 150 targets?
In comparison, Magic Absorption seemed slightly useful, similar to the Five Spirits Disk, but on a completely different level. The Five Spirits Disk increased all physical attributes except Intelligence, and it also had five different evolutionary Dao techniques.
As for the Ruby Scepter…
It could only strengthen Spirit and Spirit Resistance.
However, the Five Spirits Disk could not be measured by quality. In fact, the Five Spirits Disk had no quality at all.
The core of the Five Spirits Disk was the Five Spirits Incantations, but the core for improving the Five Spirits Incantations and physical attributes was the Five Spirits Disk itself. It was a combination of Dao techniques and items, encompassing items, Dao techniques, and enhancements, making it difficult to define by any single effect.
In essence, using the terminology of chosen ones in the Xianxia world, the Five Spirits Disk should be a cultivation method, a system for improving one's strength, and thus difficult to define by quality. After all, cultivation in the Xianxia world emphasized talent, and how could talent be reflected through the Five Spirits Disk?
It was simple: by the speed of spirit gathering. Without talent, spirit gathering was slow; with talent, it was naturally fast. Therefore, if one were to be strict, the faster the spirit gathering, the higher the quality of the Five Spirits Disk, and the slower the spirit gathering, the lower the quality.
But due to this variability and instability, it was difficult to determine the quality of the Five Spirits Disk.
As it stood, Bai Ye, even if not exceptionally gifted, at least had decent talent, and his spirit gathering speed was quite considerable.
Therefore, acquiring the Five Spirits Disk was something that could be used for a lifetime, helping Bai Ye continuously improve himself as long as he did not leave the world battlefield.
The Ruby Scepter, on the other hand, was much more singular. It was just a…
Green quality item!