Many times, true masters aren't those who are the most skilled fighters, but rather those who clearly understand what needs to be done in a battle.
Bai Ye and Jin Xiangchuan both understood their roles perfectly, which is why they moved with such a tacit understanding.
With each of them fulfilling their responsibilities, those pig-headed people… were no match for them!
The biggest problem when facing a large number of pig-headed people was their devouring characteristic. Now, they could both efficiently eliminate them and prevent them from devouring.
Without the ability to trigger their characteristic and grow stronger, these pig-headed people were naturally no match for Bai Ye and Jin Xiangchuan.
*Thwack!*
Bai Ye kicked a pig-headed person to the ground, raised his broadsword, and plunged it into its chest, piercing its heart.
Just then…
A roar erupted from behind Bai Ye. A pig-headed person, wielding a giant axe, swung it down at Bai Ye’s back. But at that moment…
Gunshots suddenly rang out. Jin Xiangchuan moved forward while firing, shooting the pig-headed person before it could complete its attack.
As that pig-headed person fell, no other pig-headed people remained standing.
“Phew!” Bai Ye stepped on a corpse, pulled out his broadsword, looked around, and let out a long sigh. “Looks like we’ve cleared them out.”
Jin Xiangchuan nodded, put away his machine gun, and walked towards the entrance of the canyon.
He harbored no good feelings for Bai Ye and had no desire for any further entanglement.
In Jin Xiangchuan’s eyes, Bai Ye was a unscrupulous profiteer. Their cooperation was mutually beneficial, and now that the pig-headed guardians of the canyon were eliminated, their benefit was gone, signaling the end of their partnership.
However, at that very instant…
Jin Xiangchuan suddenly felt something was wrong. Swift footsteps sounded from behind him, and a violent gust of wind rushed towards him.
Jin Xiangchuan immediately spun around and saw Bai Ye dragging his broadsword, charging towards him.
*Bang!*
Jin Xiangchuan had no time to react before being hit by Bai Ye, sent flying backward.
Lying on the ground, Jin Xiangchuan watched Bai Ye raise his sword and instinctively reached out to do something, but…
Nothing happened!
The ‘Demacian Power’s Fatal Effect’ activated, rendering Jin Xiangchuan unable to use any of his own abilities for 1.5 seconds.
While 1.5 seconds seemed short, it was more than enough for Bai Ye to accomplish many things!
*Slice!*
Bai Ye moved in, bringing his broadsword up in a fierce slash towards Jin Xiangchuan. As a silver sword light appeared, Jin Xiangchuan instinctively tried to raise his arm to block.
The result…
In the next second, his arm flew into the air, tumbling end over end.
“Ah!”
Jin Xiangchuan cried out in pain, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet, backing away.
Bai Ye continued his advance, the massive broadsword scraping against the ground with a crisp sound.
“I’ll pay!” Jin Xiangchuan gritted out, “The item will be exactly as you desire.”
Bai Ye chuckled. “You think I want to kill you for a fragment of the Godstone?”
Jin Xiangchuan blinked in surprise. “Isn’t it?”
Since the hidden quests had no conflict and no competition, Jin Xiangchuan naturally assumed Bai Ye was attacking him to try and seize the Godstone fragment.
Bai Ye shook his head and said, “Collecting seven scepters allows one to obtain the King’s Scepter. The King’s Scepter is a black-quality item that possesses the effects of all seven scepters. It can also permanently enhance one’s strength, speed, stamina, spirit, physical attack resistance, mental attack resistance, and self-healing abilities through mana convergence…”
“But that’s not the important part. The crucial thing is that with the King’s Scepter, one can sign a contract with a hero-level figure from one of the seven great clans. They will be absolutely loyal and obey the holder of the King’s Scepter. Furthermore, the King’s Scepter can be upgraded to gold quality through this, and in turn, it will empower those seven hero-level figures from the seven great clans, granting them gold-quality strength. Am I correct?”
Jin Xiangchuan’s expression shifted slightly. “How do you know that?”
Bai Ye smiled. “Perhaps you’ve forgotten, I was the first chosen one to arrive in the Demon Country. I can freely enter and exit Rimuru’s mansion. The core figures of the seven great clans are all Rimuru’s trusted subordinates. Since I am a guest of Rimuru, if I were to inquire about the King’s Scepter, they would naturally tell me everything they know.”
As Bai Ye spoke, he halted his advance.
“Now do you understand why I want to kill you?” Bai Ye pointed his sword at Jin Xiangchuan. “Very few people can truly leave the world battlefield. In the end, the survivors will clash. Once you obtain the King’s Scepter, you will possess the potential and capital to survive until the very end. And I am confident that I will also survive until the end. Therefore…”
Bai Ye suddenly leaped forward, raising his broadsword to strike at Jin Xiangchuan.
Jin Xiangchuan reacted swiftly, enduring the searing pain and grasping the air with his remaining left hand. Immediately, a long saber appeared in Jin Xiangchuan’s grasp.
*Clang!*
A crisp ringing sound echoed.
Jin Xiangchuan appeared to have blocked Bai Ye’s sword, but the immense force that followed was something he couldn’t withstand.
Bai Ye pressed his sword down, then slashed Jin Xiangchuan’s shoulder.
“What is the best way to eliminate a powerful enemy? It’s simple: crush them in the cradle.” Bai Ye gritted his teeth. “You should feel honored to have such qualifications. Not everyone is worthy of being eliminated by me!”
The King’s Scepter was too formidable!
Not only could it be upgraded to gold quality, but it could also contract with seven hero-level figures, empowering them to gold-quality strength. This meant that Jin Xiangchuan could potentially obtain eight gold-quality items through it!
Therefore, with the King’s Scepter, Jin Xiangchuan possessed boundless potential. As long as he didn’t die, he was bound to become one of the ultimate powerhouses to survive until the end of the world battlefield.
At the same time, it made sense that Jin Xiangchuan would generously offer his black-quality Pulse Dual Pistols to trade for the Ruby Scepter from Bai Ye.
Furthermore, upon learning of the King’s Scepter’s effects, Bai Ye deduced that when Jin Xiangchuan initially announced the scepter quest, he never intended for anyone else to obtain it. Although he claimed he could trade the scepters he possessed, it was merely a contingency. If he was absolutely unable to collect them all, he would trade his scepters to minimize his losses. However, Jin Xiangchuan would undoubtedly hide one of the scepters.
The King’s Scepter was something he could never obtain himself, and therefore, something no one else should possess.
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