Absolute Death Game

Xiao Buli had learned a range of Professional Skills to improve his Basic Attributes, including the Mining skill. Facing the huge green Crystal Stone, he dug eagerly, and it seemed that the massive crystal really was a type of mineral deposit, as notices of mining ores continuously popped up on his screen.

System Prompt: You have mined a Superior Glaze.

System Prompt: You have mined a Superior Glaze.

System Prompt: You have mined a Superior Glaze.

System Prompt: You have mined an Exotic Core.

With a bang, the huge green Crystal Stone finally shattered into countless pieces, no longer mineable. Xiao Buli opened his bag to check, and the loot was not insignificant at all—he had mined a total of five pieces of Superior Glaze and one Exotic Core.

Superior Glaze: A crystal transformed from stone through high-temperature treatment, it’s an excellent material for making jewelry and ornaments.

Exotic Core: This Crystal Core emits strange life energy, seeming to have the ability to change the essence of living beings.

Use: Feed it to one of your pets, and the pet will obtain a Mutated Evolution (the evolution process may involve Fury Transformation and other unknown changes, so please use with caution).

What a treasure! Xiao Buli secretly delighted upon seeing the description of the core, understanding the concept of Mutated Evolution. Although he hadn’t used it before, he somewhat knew the strength gap between normal wild beasts and mutant wild beasts. That meant eating this stone would directly evolve an ordinary wild beast into an Exotic Beast, such as a biao or jiao.

What then if a mutant wild beast consumed it? Could it undergo a second mutation? That should be possible, but compared to a normal mutation, it would likely involve more risks and could even result in unexpected outcomes.

Xiao Buli speculated silently, but whether it was for a normal wild beast or a mutant wild beast, this Crystal Stone was undoubtedly a treasure of immense value. In some ways, it was even more precious than a green pet. Who knew what a wild beast could transform into after consuming it? The value of this item was definitely not measurable by ordinary equipment.

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While thinking, he closed his bag and looked around, hoping to find another Crystal Stone to mine. Unfortunately, it seemed there was only one, and he found nothing after a long search.

Left with no choice, Xiao Buli exited the Tengu Spider’s den. He dispersed the Shadow Spider and used Cloud Thunder Leap to head directly towards Mystic Hollow Palace.

After using Cloud Thunder Leap and Five Qi Chao Yuan successively, Xiao Buli returned to Mystic Hollow Palace by eleven o’clock at night. He stretched himself, his bones making a series of cracking sounds, feeling stretched rather than stiff due to long periods of sitting, without the weakness that usually came after playing games for too long.

However, it was very late, and Xiao Buli decided to log off after completing his task.

Arriving at the Beast Pen, Jingci was still there, teasing Maoqiu and training it. Surprised to see Xiao Buli approaching, he asked, "What’s up? Didn’t you go on a quest?"

Xiao Buli replied, "How could I not have? I’ve already completed the task." With that, he clicked on the trade window and placed the bug eggs on it.

Upon seeing the bug eggs, Jingci’s face showed a mix of surprise and delight, "I have to say, junior brother, you’re quite fast. You’ve completed the task soon after taking it on. It seems I’ve really underestimated you."

Xiao Buli responded, "That’s right, senior brother, feel free to give me any tasks in the future. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied."

If there really were more tasks, he would certainly be eager to take them. Contribution Value was what he desired most.

Jingci replied, "Forget about it, I don’t have that many Contribution Points to give you."

After saying that, he chose to trade and took the bug eggs from Xiao Buli.

System Prompt: You have completed the task ’Dawn Hunter’. You have obtained 500 Contribution Points, your Prestige within Mystic Hollow Palace has increased by 500 points, and Jingci’s favorability towards you has increased by 50 points.

Just as Xiao Buli was about to leave, Jingci asked, "By the way, besides that bug egg, did you manage to get anything else?"

Xiao Buli opened his bag to check, "There are two more bug eggs; do you want them?"

Jingci shook his head, "One is enough. By the way, junior brother, did you see anything unusual?"

Xiao Buli’s heart stirred, thinking to himself that Jingci might be referring to that piece of green crystal.

"I did find a green crystal, but I don’t know how to mine, so I couldn’t do anything about it."

A hint of surprise flashed across Jingci’s face, "Where is that thing? Can junior brother tell me the location of that stone?"

Xiao Buli replied, "I’m afraid that’s going to be difficult. The place is very remote, with no specific landmarks. I can’t describe it clearly, but if I search carefully, I might be able to find it. Is that thing very important? If so, how about senior brother assigns me another task, and I’ll retrieve it for you?"

Upon hearing this, Jingci’s face turned bitter. Although Xiao Buli’s offer seemed generous, as if he would not hesitate to accept the request, Jingci knew the rules. This task was probably going to be much more difficult than the bug egg task, and the cost paid would be much more significant.

"Junior brother, please think it over again. If you can tell senior brother the location of that stone, I am willing to give you an additional 200 contribution points."

Xiao Buli thought to himself that 200 points were like trying to buy him off, which wouldn’t be so easy. He shook his head again, "I really can’t remember. What’s the story with that stone anyway, senior brother? Why do you care so much about it?"

Jingci was reluctant to speak, but since Xiao Buli had reached the level of respect in his personal prestige, it would be inappropriate not to say anything. He had no choice but to reveal, "Alright, I’ll tell you.

That green crystal is actually not a product of our world, but a fragment of a demon star that fell from the sky, and that demon star was the one that destroyed the Southern Barbarian Kingdom years ago."

(Demon Star fragment? Southern Barbarian Kingdom?) Xiao Buli was very unfamiliar with these two terms, "What is the Southern Barbarian Kingdom? Does that mean there were human traces in the Barbaric Mountains before?"

Jingci replied, "Indeed, it was rumored that hundreds of years ago, there was a human kingdom within the Barbaric Mountains called the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. This kingdom had existed for a thousand years. They were the Life-Seizing Hunters of the jungle and skilled at taming and commanding all kinds of wild beasts. They were also versed in many strange witchcraft spells.

They lived on a vast plain surrounded by jungle and swamps. During wars, the beast tamers of this kingdom could command thousands of wild beasts to attack the enemy on the battlefield, and the hunters would shoot deadly poison arrows that sealed throats with a drop of blood, while witch doctors could summon the evil power of nature, healing or destroying.

It was because of such strength that the kingdom once flourished, but three hundred years ago, a green meteor fell into the endless Barbarian Wilderness. Subsequently, numerous fierce beasts that had never been seen before appeared. They ruthlessly devoured every living creature they saw, including humans.

Taming skills were useless against these exotic beasts, and ordinary wild beasts were vulnerable in the face of these mutant creatures. After years of warfare and slaughter, these mutant creatures were finally exterminated, but the Southern Barbarian Kingdom also perished in this war."

"It’s said that the demon star possesses the power to change the nature of living beings. The appearance of these mutant creatures was due to the influence of the demon star. Although most of the fragments were destroyed, some still remain. Occasionally, mutant creatures can still be found in the Barbaric Mountains, but now, in sparse numbers.

I’ve always wanted to study a piece but never managed to succeed."

So that’s how it is, thought Xiao Buli, "Do you need my help then, senior brother?" he said with a smile. Jingci hesitated for a long time but finally shook his head, "Let me think about it."

Xiao Buli thought to himself that Jingci could take his time to think, as he kept the stone reserved for him and would issue the task if he wanted it.

"Well then, junior brother, I’m going to rest now." After saying that, he left the Beast Pen to his room to log out of the game.

Xiao Buli exited the game and looked out at the pitch-black night sky. It was very dark already, but the thrill from playing the game left him without the slightest fatigue.

It seemed he hadn’t felt tired lately, even though his sleep had been getting shorter, averaging only four to five hours a day. However, his spirit hadn’t been affected at all but was instead growing stronger.

Perhaps it was due to an increase in spiritual power, but it was more likely due to the benefits of the Yi Wood Xuan Yang Scripture since one of the characteristics of this cultivation technique was to enhance recovery abilities.

Privately, he had tried several times to apply the Yi Wood Xuan Yang Scripture and practice this cultivation technique to see what effects it would have. Sadly, the technique seemed not to exist in his memory, with no specific formula or anything, but it could still operate. Unfortunately, aside from speeding up the recovery of True Yuan points, it didn’t seem to have any other effects.

After many experiments without results, Xiao Buli gave up, but deep down, he still felt there was great potential to be discovered in this skill, so he would experiment whenever he had the time.

"Hey, you guys, how’s the game going?" @@novelbin@@

Han Wenhuan replied, "How could it be, still enhancing basic properties. It’s too late at night to go out and level up by fighting monsters, so I can only practice my professional skills."

Xiao Buli nodded, being cautious is a good thing, after all.

It was getting late, "Better sleep early," Xiao Buli said as he walked out.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Without turning his head, Xiao Buli answered, "Practicing skills."

As long as time allowed, he could practice the skills from the game in real life to improve skill proficiency. Most importantly, no matter how powerful one was in the game, true strength in reality was fundamental. One must master the abilities from the game flexibly in real life, otherwise, no matter how strong one was in the game, it would be meaningless. (To be continued.

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