"Ah, a ghost!"
Li Jia Yi thought as he moved evasively. Suddenly, he felt himself bump into something. Looking up, he saw a huge face appear before him, with scarlet eyes, a massive mouth, and a long red tongue dragging outside.
This sudden turn of events terrified Li Jia Yi, 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!"
The entity that suddenly appeared before Li Jia Yi was none other than Gengar.
When facing hidden opponents, reconnaissance methods were needed to find them. Bai Ye himself lacked this ability, but he had spirit beasts that possessed it.
On the other side, hearing Bai Ye's command, Gengar's body immediately floated up. It raised its small short arms above its head, condensed a Shadow Ball, and hurled it forcefully towards Li Jia Yi.
*Boom!*
The Shadow Ball landed, and a thunderous roar echoed.
A section of the ground was shattered, and dust billowed upwards.
Soon, Li Jia Yi leaped out from the dust, cursing under his breath. That guy Bai Ye had so many good things. He had even raised spirit beasts.
As Li Jia Yi mused, the sound of swords humming echoed in the sky again. A seven-colored flying sword swiftly sliced through the air, descending towards Li Jia Yi's position once more.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Each sword strike shattered a portion of the ground, sending sand and dust flying everywhere.
Li Jia Yi's speed was remarkable, and he was incredibly agile, evading the flying sword attacks with continuous leaps. Just as he was about to be unable to dodge...
"Sun and Moon Radiance!"
Li Jia Yi stretched out a hand forward, and the Sun and Moon wheels flew to his front, spinning incessantly.
*Clang, clang, clang!*
The flying swords struck the Sun and Moon wheels and were repelled to the side.
A moment later, Li Jia Yi had blocked all the flying swords with the Sun and Moon wheels. He then looked ahead and his heart sank.
This time, Bai Ye had disappeared.
"This is bad!"
Li Jia Yi immediately looked back and saw that Bai Ye, taking advantage of the flying sword attacks on him, had already reached Demon Man Krümit.
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye roared and threw a punch forward.
Purple venom splattered out, then rapidly condensed, forming the shape of a poison dragon and heading towards Demon Man Krümit.
Demon Man Krümit looked up sharply in Bai Ye's direction, his eyes beneath the mask glowing scarlet.
Suddenly, an immense pressure erupted from Demon Man Krümit's body. Black radiance appeared around him, like bubbles, protecting him.
*Bang!*
In the next instant, the black radiance collided with the poison dragon.
After a loud explosion, the poison dragon burst apart, and a large amount of venom scattered in all directions. Upon landing, it hissed and sizzled, leaving scorched marks on the ground. Surrounding plants withered and died instantly, corroded away.
Demon Man Krümit did not speak but retreated backward. Then, a massive halo appeared behind him, engulfing him and causing him to vanish without a trace.
Li Jia Yi couldn't help but curse. Demon Man Krümit's escape meant his mission had failed. As expected, encountering Bai Ye never brought good fortune.
Thinking this, Li Jia Yi turned and ran into the forest.
With Demon Man Krümit gone, there was no point in Li Jia Yi staying. Even if he continued fighting Bai Ye and won, what would he gain?
Therefore, Li Jia Yi decisively slipped away.
On the other side...
"You saved the Lizardmen Chieftain, receiving reward: Ruby Scepter x1."
"You failed to defeat the mastermind, Demon Man Krümit, mission failed!"
Ruby Scepter (Weapon) (Green): One of the treasures collected by the Lizardmen Chieftain, a symbol of royalty. The embedded brilliant ruby has the effect of absorbing magic power. Effects: All-Out Charge (Designates up to 150 targets; during combat, Strength increases by 5 points, Speed by 5 points, Spirit by 15 points, and they enter an excited state with greatly boosted morale.) Mana Absorption (Absorbs magic power, which can be used to strengthen one's Spirit attribute and Spirit Resistance. Current Mana Absorption state 0/500).
After Demon Man Krümit's departure, 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 magic staff as Bai Ye had envisioned, but a weapon that triggered buff effects.
150 targets with a 5-point increase in Strength and 5-point increase in Speed, plus boosted morale...
The amplification effect was not particularly significant. What could 5 points of Strength and 5 points of Speed achieve? The main benefit was the increase in Spirit, which weakened emotions like timidity and fear. Facing a powerful opponent, it could also reduce intimidation to a certain extent. But...
It was useless to him!
Bai Ye was dumbfounded. Where was he supposed to find 150 targets?
In comparison, Mana Absorption seemed slightly more useful, similar to the Five Spirits Disk, but on a completely different level. The Five Spirits Disk simultaneously increased all physical attributes except Intelligence, and also possessed five types of Dao techniques that could evolve.
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 combined effect 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 the chosen ones in the Immortal Hero world, the Five Spirits Disk should be considered a cultivation method, a system for increasing one's strength, thus naturally difficult to define by quality. After all, cultivation varied from person to person. In the Immortal Hero world, cultivation depended on talent. How could talent be reflected by the Five Spirits Disk?
It was simple: it depended on 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 its quality.
But due to this variability and instability, it was difficult to ascertain the quality of the Five Spirits Disk.
Currently, even if Bai Ye was not exceptionally gifted, his talent was not bad. His spirit gathering speed was quite considerable.
Therefore, the Five Spirits Disk was an item that could be used for a lifetime, helping Bai Ye to continuously improve himself as long as he remained on the world battlefield.
The Ruby Scepter, on the other hand, was much simpler; it was just a...
Green quality item!
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