After checking his Attribute Panel, Tang Yi returned to where he had just found the Jiuli Flower. He carefully picked it and stored it in a prepared brocade box. Then, he settled down once more to take stock of the spoils from his recent battle.
Not counting Experience for the moment, Tang Yi had obtained a total of 700 Battle God Points, 600 Mid-Level Full-Attribute Pills, one Heaven Tier Middle Grade Martial Technique, two pieces of Heaven Tier Lower-grade Equipment, and a bottle of Super Healing Potion that was even more amazing than Golden Wound Medicine!
It was a massive haul!
First, he examined the Martial Technique.
[Blood Qi Burst]: A Heaven Tier Middle Grade Martial Technique. The Player unleashes their Blood Qi at surrounding enemies, inflicting powerful damage from a spray of Blood Qi within a certain range. Once cast, any opponent who enters the range will be automatically locked, rendering them unable to move or take any action. (This effect only works on enemies of a certain power level. If an enemy’s power far exceeds the Player’s, they will not be affected.)
(Blood Qi Spray Damage = Player’s Power x 300% per second, Duration = 10 seconds + Player’s Willpower)
Note: The base duration of Blood Qi Burst is 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the Player will suffer backlash damage from Blood Qi Burst, as well as immense pressure from sustaining the release. To continue casting it, the Player requires immense willpower.
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After reading the description, Tang Yi’s eyes lit up.
‘This Heaven Tier Middle Grade Martial Technique…’
‘It’s so powerful!’
‘Even though it causes backlash damage after 10 seconds, that initial 10-second window is more than enough time for me to kill anyone at the same level!’
‘Dealing triple damage every second for 10 seconds… that’s thirty times the damage!’
‘Who at my level could possibly withstand this skill for 10 seconds?’
‘Besides, if the opponent is truly powerful, I can just hold on and keep it active for a few more seconds. That way, with this Heaven Tier Middle Grade technique, I wouldn’t even be afraid of facing a Battle Supreme Master Level expert!’
‘Plus, the skill locks down the opponent, making them unable to move or take any action.’
‘It’s basically turning my opponent into a stationary punching bag! I can hit them however I want, for as long as I want!’
‘This skill seems way more incredible than Heaven-Breaking Fist!’
‘No, I can’t really say it’s more incredible than Heaven-Breaking Fist. They each have their own advantages, after all.’
‘One is a sustained attack, while the other is a burst attack. They’re completely different…’
In any case, Tang Yi was extremely satisfied with the Blood Qi Burst Martial Technique.
Next, he checked the other two pieces of Equipment.
[Sun Blood Flame Cloak]: A Cloak-type Special Item. When equipped, the Player’s Physique increases by 5% and Speed increases by 5%. Also grants an Active Skill.
Active Skill: Fiery Sun Blood Flame. When activated, deals a certain amount of mixed burn and poison damage to enemies within a certain range. This effect can be stacked with other effects. Duration: 3 hours. Cooldown: 3 hours.
Required Level: 50
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Seeing the Attributes on this piece of Equipment, for some reason, Tang Yi instantly thought of Meteor Flying Fire!
‘Meteor Flying Fire also deals burn damage to nearby units!’
‘If I use this Equipment’s Active Skill and the Meteor Flying Fire Body Technique at the same time, and their damage stacks, then when I’m out killing monsters, I won’t have to do anything at all. I’ll just need to use the Body Technique to take a stroll around them, and won’t they suffer multiple layers of damage?’
‘The monsters probably won’t even know what killed them!’
Of course, the damage from both Meteor Flying Fire and Fiery Sun Blood Flame was bound to be limited. It definitely wouldn’t be effective against High-level Demon Beasts like Level 5 or Level 6 Demon Beasts, but it should be fine against some Level 3 or 4 ones. Tang Yi was very satisfied with that.
[Fish Dragon Cyan Feather Arm Guard]: Arm Guard armor. When equipped, the Player’s defense increases by 15%, Damage Reduction increases by 10%, and Power increases by 500 points.
Required Level: 50.
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The second piece of Equipment had much simpler Attributes. However, even though it didn’t have any Special Effects, the stat bonuses it provided were still formidable.
A 15% increase in defense and 10% Damage Reduction… added together, that meant it could help Tang Yi block a quarter of an enemy’s attack!
If he were to face an enemy stronger than himself, a quarter of their attacks would be useless. This would be a huge advantage for Tang Yi!
Besides, in addition to the defense and Damage Reduction, it also added 500 points of Power. What did 500 points mean? It meant that even an infant wearing this Arm Guard could lift a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds!
How incredible was that?
Moreover, Tang Yi happened to be missing a piece of Equipment just like this, so he couldn’t be more satisfied with this Arm Guard!
After checking the Equipment’s Attributes, Tang Yi was beaming with joy. His trip to the Valley of Desolation had only just begun, yet he had already reaped such huge rewards. This made him even more excited for the monster-killing journey ahead.
He happily equipped both pieces of Equipment…
With a mask on his face, a cloak on his back, armor on his body, gloves and arm guards on his hands, a chillingly gleaming Ice Sword in his grasp, a Divine-level Ring on his finger, and a pair of Golden Boots on his feet, Tang Yi was now fully armed!
Striking a very flashy pose, the current Tang Yi looked like a valiant and heroic Grand General, appearing majestic and awe-inspiring.
However…
‘I seem a little too conspicuous!’
‘What kind of Martial Artist goes out to train wearing a full set of equipment like this?’
Before, it had been fine. Tang Yi had only worn a pair of Gloves, a piece of Armor, and a pair of shoes. Those few pieces of equipment all had a kind of understated luxury; some ordinary Martial Artists would also wear them, and a normal person would never be able to tell the true quality of Tang Yi’s equipment.
‘But this mask and cloak are a bit…’
‘Any normal person would see them and think I’m being incredibly flashy!’
‘Who struts around town wearing a cloak and a mask?’
But after equipping them, Tang Yi couldn’t bear to take them off and lose the attached Attributes.
‘What should I do?’
At that very moment, however, a prompt popped up in Tang Yi’s mind.
“Ding! Would the Player like to hide equipment visuals?”
Huh?
Looking at the prompt, Tang Yi perplexedly selected the ‘Yes’ option.
Instantly, everything disappeared—the cloak on his back, the mask on his face, the armor on his body, his gloves, and so on—everything except for the Ice Sword still in his hand.
However, Tang Yi could feel that he was still wearing them; they were just invisible!
“Holy shit!”
Tang Yi was overjoyed.
Just moments ago, he had been worried about looking too flashy, thinking he might get beaten up the second he went out. He never expected the system to activate a function to hide equipment visuals, concealing all his gear!
This way, he could wear the equipment to get the Attribute Bonuses while remaining low-key and not looking like a show-off.
‘This is perfect!’
‘Even though the Weapon can’t be hidden, this is more than enough.’
“System, you’re so considerate. I’m falling in love with you.”
Tang Yi practically drooled, his eyes shining as he looked up in adoration, his gaze full of hearts.
As he thought this, a buzzing echo suddenly resounded in Tang Yi’s mind. Then, with a SPLAT on the ground, something seemed to have fallen in front of him.
‘What is…?’
Tang Yi looked down and saw a puddle of some white substance.
It was sticky, wet, and smelled a bit like machine oil…
Huh?
‘Could this be… a secretion spat out by the System?’
‘Did the System puke because of my adoration?’
‘The System can puke?’
Tang Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief.