Chapter 33: A Bountiful Harvest, Talent Upgrade!
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[Notice: Your reputation has reached 50 points. You have obtained the title “One Favored by the Heavenly Dao.”]
[Notice: Because you have obtained the title “One Favored by the Heavenly Dao,” you have received the Heavenly Dao’s blessing. All attributes have increased by 10 points.]
“This is incredible!”
The string of rewards nearly left Ye Chuyun dizzy.
He knew that once one’s reputation reached a certain level, one could obtain a title.
After obtaining a title, one would receive the Heavenly Dao’s blessing and various rewards.
There was still one minute before the Iron Turtle King broke free from the ice. Ye Chuyun hurriedly checked his current status panel.
Having received so many attribute points, he refused to believe that he still could not defeat this Iron Turtle King.
Name: Ye Chuyun
Level: 8 (5,130/50,000)
Reputation: 50
Title: One Favored by the Heavenly Dao
Strength: 349
Agility: 298
Constitution: 357 (F-Rank Constitution Enhancement, +36)
Spirit: 434
Combat Power: 2,951 (2,876 + 75)
Free Attribute Points: 55
Good heavens. After winning a single wager, his combat power had skyrocketed.
It was already on par with the Iron Turtle King!
Looking at the remaining 55 free attribute points, Ye Chuyun agonized over their allocation for quite some time.
In the end, he decided to put 20 points into Spirit and the remaining 35 into Strength.
Once he had distributed all his free attribute points, his combat power broke through once more, reaching 3,061 points.
Putting skills and talents aside, in terms of combat power alone, he had already surpassed the Iron Turtle King.
Moreover, the Iron Turtle King’s combat power would be greatly reduced after suffering the damage from the freezing attack.
This time, even if it broke free of the ice seal, Ye Chuyun was confident that he could kill it!
With that thought, Ye Chuyun simply walked over to the Iron Turtle King and waited beside it for the seal to dissipate.
…
A minute passed in the blink of an eye.
Crack! Crack!
The ice encasing the Iron Turtle King began to tremble violently.
The cracks across its surface gradually widened, and tiny chunks of ice flew in every direction.
A chill spread through the air.
The Iron Turtle King struggled desperately within the ice, letting out a deafening roar.
Boom!
At last, the ice shattered, revealing the Iron Turtle King’s body.
Its entire face was filled with exhaustion. Although its body had thawed, the organs within it had yet to recover.
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At that moment, it was in a weakened state!
Seeing this, Ye Chuyun, who had been standing nearby, immediately attacked!
His target was the Iron Turtle King’s head!
Roar!
The Iron Turtle King let out an enraged bellow and once again manipulated the surrounding river water, forming one enormous column after another and sending them crashing toward Ye Chuyun.
Boom!
Just as the water columns were about to strike him, Ye Chuyun’s gaze sharpened.
Faced with the Iron Turtle King’s desperate defense, his powerful Spirit allowed him to react instantly.
He steadied himself and swung his long blade repeatedly. With his immense strength, he easily cleaved the water columns apart.
Then he raised his blade and slashed once more at the Iron Turtle King’s head.
The Iron Turtle King was horrified. It hurriedly activated a skill, causing a blue radiance to envelop its entire body and greatly increasing its defense.
At the same time, its four limbs swiftly retracted into its shell.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The river churned violently, and the turtle shell actually began spinning on its own. Like a massive rotating shield, it charged straight toward Ye Chuyun!
“You’re rather clever. You actually thought of using this move against me.”
Ye Chuyun gave a cold smile and lunged forward.
In an instant, the two sides were about to collide.
Yet at that very moment, Ye Chuyun sprang into the air and avoided the shell’s impact.
At the same time, he raised his long blade and brought it crashing down upon the shell!
Crack!
With a single slash, he cut through the blue radiance covering the shell—and then sliced through the shell itself.
The blade sank straight into the Iron Turtle King’s flesh.
“Roar!”
The Iron Turtle King immediately let out a shrill, agonized cry, and its four limbs involuntarily protruded from the shell.
Overwhelmed by the immense pain and the threat of death, it had no time to concern itself with Ye Chuyun standing atop its shell. It turned and fled.
Standing on the shell, Ye Chuyun brought his blade down again, following the wound.
The crack across the shell widened further, revealing the grievous injury beneath.
“Wuu! Wuu!”
The Iron Turtle King wailed incessantly as it fled for its life.
Ye Chuyun remained atop its shell, swinging his blade again and again as blood sprayed through the air.
The poison seeped into the Iron Turtle King’s body along with its blood, continuously destroying its flesh.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Iron Turtle King screamed repeatedly as it raced in every direction.
In the end, it grew slower and slower, while the light in its eyes gradually dimmed.
Thud!
Finally, the Iron Turtle King’s enormous body plunged headfirst into the river, sending ripples spreading across the water.
[You have slain the Level 5 Iron Turtle King. You have obtained double energy points +5,000!]
[The one-hundred-percent drop rate has been activated. The items have been automatically placed in your storage space. Please check and collect them.]
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“It finally died.”
After the Iron Turtle King’s death, the dawn’s first light illuminated the entire river.
The water was now littered with the corpses of Iron Turtle Beasts. It was practically a river of blood.
Ye Chuyun let out a sigh of relief and simply sat down on the Iron Turtle King’s shell to rest.
…
Ten minutes later, Ye Chuyun sat on a patch of open ground and began taking stock of his spoils.
This extermination of the Iron Turtle Beast army had truly been an enormous harvest.
First were the Divine-Demon Coins. He had obtained more than 3,000 of them.
Adding those to the coins he already possessed, he now had more than 8,000 Divine-Demon Coins in total.
Second was the large number of Iron Turtle Beast essences—more than fifty in all.
Unfortunately, he had already consumed Iron Turtle Beast essences up to his limit and could not use any more.
He could only list them on the Trading Exchange to sell them or trade them for rare items.
Seven or eight pieces of first-tier equipment had also dropped.
These had all come from the Iron Turtle Beasts and the mutated Iron Turtle Beasts.
The most important spoils, however, came from the four leaders and the Iron Turtle King.
Spoils from the four leaders:
[Talent Imprint: Upon use, grants the F-Rank talent Water Affinity.] ×2
[Talent Imprint: Upon use, grants the F-Rank talent Constitution Enhancement.] ×2
[Iron Turtle Battle Armor: Upon wearing, Defense +30, Constitution +20, Fire Resistance +100%. A top-grade second-tier item. Requirement: Constitution of 100 or higher.]
Ye Chuyun hurriedly took out the Iron Turtle Battle Armor and put it on.
The pitch-black armor came with a black cloak. It was exquisitely crafted and exuded an imposing presence.
He was extremely satisfied.
Next, he took out a Talent Imprint and used it.
[Notice: You already possess the F-Rank talent Water Affinity. Would you like to fuse and evolve it?]
“Fuse!”
Ye Chuyun understood at once.
The talents he currently possessed could be fused and enhanced.
For example, he already possessed the F-Rank talent Water Affinity.
Only by fusing two instances of the F-Rank talent Water Affinity could he obtain the E-Rank talent Water Manipulation.
[Notice: Fusion failed.]
“I knew it.”
Ye Chuyun curled his lips. He was not surprised in the slightest.
He took out another F-Rank Talent Imprint and attempted the fusion again.
[Notice: Fusion successful. The F-Rank talent Water Affinity has evolved into the E-Rank talent Water Manipulation!]
Ye Chuyun’s eyes lit up.
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