Chapter Five: Haha, A Bountiful Harvest
Qin Chuan wandered for a while without discovering any other spiritual creatures. Instead, a small grassland appeared before his eyes, and in the distance lay another forest.
“Ding! A Grade One Superior Gale Wolf has been detected. Quality: Excellent. Level: 7.”
“Ding! A Grade One Superior Gale Wolf has been detected. Quality: Excellent. Level: 7.”
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“Ding! A Grade One Superior Armored Beast has been detected. Quality: Excellent. Level: 8.”
“Whoa, five Gale Wolves are besieging the Armored Beast—aren’t I lucky?”
“Heh, snatching kills is my specialty!”
Excitement surged through Qin Chuan. He quickly and quietly approached, stopping twenty meters from the battle—just within range to unleash his skill, Flow Strike.
The Armored Beast was massive, its limbs powerful, standing about two and a half meters tall. Its defensive armor was exceedingly tough; the Gale Wolves’ sharp claws could only leave faint white marks.
Gale Wolves belonged to the Fleetfoot lineage, their movement swift and agile. They coordinated their assault and speed to continually inflict damage on the Armored Beast.
The Armored Beast boasted high attack and defense, but it had vulnerable spots—its eyes and head. Only a small patch of armor covered its head, leaving the rest exposed and making it the primary target of the Gale Wolves.
“Come on, Gale Wolves, put in some effort! If I can snag six kills in this round, that would be incredible!”
Qin Chuan could almost taste the flavor of primal power, his heart throbbing with excitement.
At that moment, three Gale Wolves launched a fierce attack from behind the Armored Beast, drawing most of its attention.
The Armored Beast slammed its forelegs into the ground, roaring, “Violent Tremor!”
Bang!
The ground shook violently, catching all three Gale Wolves in the tremor—they appeared immobilized.
“Frenzied Strike!”
The Armored Beast seized the opportunity, unleashing its ultimate skill for a lethal blow.
But unexpectedly, a green light flashed from the bodies of the three Gale Wolves, and in a blink, they escaped the skill’s range.
The Armored Beast’s ultimate landed only on empty earth, scattering turf in all directions.
“Damn, Gale Wolves can bait skills! That green light must be some control-removal ability.”
Meanwhile, the two Gale Wolves at the front glinted with intelligence—one biting at the Armored Beast’s neck, the other slashing at its eyes with sharp claws.
The three returning Gale Wolves took advantage of the moment and pounced on the Armored Beast’s head.
“Nice, the chance is here!”
Qin Chuan’s heart leapt with joy. He locked onto the Armored Beast, ready to deliver a fatal strike.
Both sides were locked in fierce combat, and at this critical moment, no one noticed the Black Dragonwood Sword stealthily lurking nearby.
The Armored Beast was stunned by its failed ultimate, its focus waning.
“Ah!”
A Gale Wolf bit hard into the Armored Beast’s neck, another slashed across its eyes, and the three returning Gale Wolves simultaneously tore at its head.
In that instant, all five Gale Wolves inflicted grievous wounds; clearly, the Armored Beast was at death’s door.
Excitement and anticipation gleamed in the Gale Wolves’ eyes—the core of an eight-level Armored Beast was a rare and delectable prize!
“Screech!”
Just then, a black sword shot in from afar.
“Thud!”
The Black Dragonwood Sword pierced directly into the wounded eye of the Armored Beast.
“Ding! Critical Strike triggered.”
“Ding! Killed Level 8 Armored Beast. Gained 400 experience. Over-level kill bonus: 100% experience. Congratulations, host: 800 experience gained.”
“Ding! Killed Armored Beast, gained 10 Rage.”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, advanced to Level 7. New skill point awarded; skills can be upgraded.”
The sudden attack caught the Gale Wolves off guard—they all froze for a moment.
“Devour Primal Essence!”
Before the Black Dragonwood Sword returned, Qin Chuan activated Devour.
“Ding! Devour successful. Gained 80 Evolution Points.”
“Ha! That was a satisfying kill steal.”
Qin Chuan quickly checked his skill panel and upgraded Blink.
“Ding! Skill Blink upgraded successfully. Increased blink distance by one meter and reduced cooldown.”
“Nice, that’s practical. One more chance to save my skin.”
Qin Chuan was feeling delighted, but then he saw the five Gale Wolves roaring as they charged at him.
“There! That guy stole our prey!”
“A shabby wooden sword, yet so brazen!”
“Damn him, brothers, let’s tear him apart!”
“Yes, shred him!”
“Ha ha, I’m right here. Come catch me, come catch me.”
The Black Dragonwood Sword—Qin Chuan’s true form—bounced and leapt in the distance, provoking the wolves with an air of insolence that could drive them mad.
“Bastard, kill him!”
The five Gale Wolves howled in unison, their speed surging as they activated Fleet Steps, increasing their pace by 30% for three seconds.
“Whoa, they’re going all out—even using skills.”
Qin Chuan chuckled, raising his hand to launch his ultimate.
“Heavenfall Flow Strike!”
Blue light flashed as a hundred sword shadows rained from above.
Qin Chuan’s earlier antics were meant to enrage the Gale Wolves, lowering their guard and luring them into the designated area.
“Ding ding ding!”
“Ah ah ah!”
Sure enough, the first three Gale Wolves, boosted by their acceleration, rushed straight into the ultimate’s range, with the other two soon following, unable to stop themselves.
For three seconds, the bombardment continued, dealing massive damage to all five Gale Wolves.
One Gale Wolf broke free of the bombardment first, disregarding its wounds as a bright green light glowed on its body, and lunged at Qin Chuan. The ultimate’s range was only ten meters from Qin Chuan, but with the coverage, it extended to fifteen meters.
Ten meters wasn’t far—so the Gale Wolf could reach Qin Chuan in the blink of an eye.
“Alright, let me send you off! Flow Strike!”
“Screech!”
“Thud!”
The Black Dragonwood Sword stabbed straight into the Gale Wolf’s head—it looked as though the wolf had brought itself to its doom.
“Ding! Killed Level 7 Gale Wolf. Gained 350 experience.”
“Ha ha, another easy kill.”
Qin Chuan was elated—this was effortless.
“Die! Aroo—”
Another Gale Wolf burst from the ultimate’s range, lunging at the Black Dragonwood Sword that had just finished its kill.
“Ha ha, in your dreams!”
Whoosh!
The Black Dragonwood Sword returned to its spot, opening up an eight-meter gap.
“Flow Strike!”
Qin Chuan’s skill refreshed, locking onto the Gale Wolf that had missed its attack.
“Ding! Killed Level 7 Gale Wolf. Gained 350 experience.”
“Yes! Another one down.”
“Devour Primal Essence!”
Before the sword returned, Qin Chuan activated Devour again.
“Ding! Devour successful. Gained 70 Evolution Points.”
“Ding! Evolution Points full. Cannot evolve to Stage Two yet; evolution requires level 10 or above. This evolution offers a choice: mutation or quality enhancement. There is a 60% chance of mutation, 10% chance of quality improvement.”
“Ding! Devour successful. Gained 70 Evolution Points.”
Qin Chuan took a quick glance at his attribute panel.
Evolution Points: 880/800
Experience: 1200/12800
“Damn, the experience needed for leveling up is brutal!”
The ultimate bombardment ended. The remaining three Gale Wolves, terrified by what they saw, turned and fled.
“Brothers, this guy is too dangerous, run!”
The three Gale Wolves were cunning, each choosing a different direction to escape.
“Not bad, pretty sly, but you’re not getting away!”
Qin Chuan wasn’t worried, confidence radiating from him.
The wolves were only eight meters away, but Flow Strike had a range of twenty meters—he had plenty of time to finish them off.
“Go! Flow Strike!”
“Ding! Killed Level 7 Gale Wolf. Gained 350 experience.”
“Ding! Killed Level 7 Gale Wolf. Gained 350 experience.”
“Ding! Killed Level 7 Gale Wolf. Gained 350 experience.”
Qin Chuan launched three consecutive attacks with barely a pause, using Blink on the last one to extend his reach to twenty-four meters.
His actions were fluid, exhilarating.
“Devour Primal Essence!”
“Ding! Devour successful. Gained 70 Evolution Points.”
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“Ha ha! Another bumper harvest! Rage total increased by 60. Rage is really useful—soon I’ll unlock critical hit effects.”
Now Qin Chuan faced a choice: mutation evolution or quality enhancement.
“Quality enhancement’s odds are a bit stingy, unlikely to succeed. Mutation evolution is the smarter bet.”
“Mutation evolution!”
“Ding! Mutation evolution successful. Please wait. Quality improvement chance automatically retained.”
Qin Chuan was so pleased he nearly jumped for joy. “Ah, nice! That 10% quality improvement chance remains!”
A few seconds later, the system chimed pleasantly.
“Ding! Mutation evolution successful. Please check yourself.”
Qin Chuan examined his attribute panel. Although sharpness only increased by three points, toughness and speed gained ten points each.
[Host]: Qin Chuan
[Type]: Mutated Black Dragonwood Sword
[Stage]: Grade One Supreme
[Quality]: Excellent
[Level]: 7
[Attributes]
Sharpness: 78 + 15.6
Toughness: 67 + 6.7
Speed: 67 + 6.7
Evolution Points: 290/1600
Experience: 2250/12800
Innate Abilities: Devour Primal Essence, Primary Form Simulation
[Skills]
Flow Strike: Level 2
Blink: Level 2
Enhance: Level 2
Heavenfall Flow Strike: Level 1
Chakra Talent: First Layer, Root Chakra
[Extra Attributes]
Critical Strike
Rage (Rage Value 80/100)
“It seems advancing to Excellent quality is no easy task! I must level up to 10 as soon as possible.”
After some thought, Qin Chuan set a new goal for leveling up.