Ye Yun's acquisition in the forum mall instantly captured the attention of all players on Blue Star. After all, he was the only player to spend ten billion gold coins on items. He ranked first in the acquisition mall, and numerous posts immediately appeared, sparking widespread discussion.
"Damn, who's this Jack Ma who bought a bunch of herbs? Feeding horses?"
"I want to be the baby you mentioned, is that possible?"
"Spending ten billion on a pile of herbs? Either their brain is broken or swollen. Wouldn't it be better to buy attribute points?"
"Are these herbs that expensive? I fed them to my pet Piggy Xia, and now I'm tempted to slaughter the pig and eat it!"
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The forum was a chaotic mix of opinions, with most of it being idle chatter. Posts with even a slight connection to the game were set for paid reading.
For example, an article titled "On How to Reasonably Allocate Attributes for Warriors with an A-Grade Talent" cost ten silver coins.
There were countless posts like this, but very few were genuinely useful.
Before exiting the forum, Ye Yun deleted all his posts, which had long since sunk to unknown depths, and then refocused his attention on 'Heavenly Dao'.
Less than ten thousand kilometers now separated him from his destination. The speed of the Golden Crow was remarkable! He wondered how fast this divine mount would grow in the future!
When Ye Yun arrived at the coordinates provided by Liu Sao, he didn't see any players. He even messaged Liu Sao but received no reply.
"Could this guy have been killed by that savage beast?" Ye Yun couldn't help but complain as he surveyed his surroundings.
Little did Ye Yun know that his guess was spot on. In a certain sea area of the Sea of Bitterness, Liu Sao's remains were drifting on the surface.
Ye Yun walked slowly along the coast of the Sea of Bitterness, but apart from the sea breeze, he saw no living creature, not even a flying insect.
"What the hell, has the Golden Crow's meat lost its appeal? I've circled around here a few times, and it still hasn't shown up?" Ye Yun controlled the Golden Crow to patrol the area multiple times, but the savage beast remained elusive. It was a shame there was no divine sense in the game; otherwise, with divine sense activated, all life would be exposed.
During this time, Ye Yun also attempted to have the Golden Crow fly into the Sea of Bitterness, but upon entering a hundred meters, it felt as if it hit an invisible barrier, unable to advance any further.
"Master, the Golden Crow has concealed its aura, naturally, it cannot attract those ferocious beasts and savage beasts," the Black Ant, standing on the Golden Crow's tail, reminded him timely.
"Conceal its aura? What the heck, since when can it conceal its aura? Hurry up, reveal your aura, why hide it? Afraid I can't protect you?" Ye Yun was bewildered.
The Black Ant turned its head away, silently despising its master, who showed no concern for him or the Golden Crow. His heart was wounded, but no matter how displeased he was, it was because he was the master.
Since completing its second evolution, the Black Ant no longer needed to transform into its true form when traveling on the New Mortal Continent. It could now shrink its size, which was much more convenient compared to its previous forms that were hundreds or even thousands of feet tall.
As Ye Yun spoke, the Golden Crow, which had been flying steadily, suddenly shuddered. Then, all its feathers began to shimmer with radiance, and its entire aura changed. It was filled with a mysterious vitality, exuding more majesty, with five golden fireballs spinning around its body.
When did this Golden Crow acquire three protective fireballs, and now five? And its body, which originally resembled a rooster, seemed to have grown slightly, looking like a strange combination of a chicken and a bird.
Ye Yun stared blankly at his mount, a sense of unfamiliarity washing over him.
"Master, look there!" As Ye Yun was still lost in thought about the Golden Crow's transformation, the Black Ant pointed to a spot on the sea and said to him.
On the edge of the Sea of Bitterness barrier, ripples began to appear, forming waves. As the savage beast emerged, the seawater of the Sea of Bitterness surged into a hundred-meter tide!
"Good heavens, its size is almost catching up to you," Ye Yun exclaimed as he watched the black shadow soar into the sky. His Golden Crow, however, immediately turned and flew towards the continent as the black shadow broke through the water's surface.
"With your cowardly nature, you call yourself a divine beast? Trying to fool me?" Ye Yun was very dissatisfied with the Golden Crow's escape. However, he also knew that even though the Golden Crow's attributes were in the tens of millions, and its HP had surpassed a hundred million, on this New Mortal Continent, where figures were in the billions, it was still destined to be instantly killed. Its only advantage was probably its speed.
"Little Black, go and challenge this guy who's hiding its head," Ye Yun remained seated on the Golden Crow's back. The savage beast chasing them was enveloped in a black gas; apart from a row of scarlet question marks above its head, its appearance was completely obscured.
"Yes, Master!" The Black Ant bowed and said. Then, with a leap, a pair of black, armor-like wings on its back fluttered slightly, and it charged towards the black shadow.
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miss
The black shadow's attention was entirely on the Golden Crow. It whipped its tail at the Black Ant blocking its path.
Unfortunately, it had underestimated the Black Ant's strength. After all, the Black Ant's defense was now on par with Ye Yun's, measured in trillions. How could a savage beast with an attribute value in the hundreds of billions break through its defenses, even though this creature's casual attacks dealt triple damage!
Although it was a forced deduction of 1 HP, the Black Ant had a passive reflection ability. Two forced damage values of 1 appeared above the savage beast's head as well!
Monster: Ku Mo General (Emperor)
Level: Five-tier Fierce Beast
HP: 55779e
Defense: 6320e
Physical Attack: 5803e
Attribute Growth - 3 Stars.
Skills:
1- Combo (Passive): Every normal attack has a 30% chance to deal three hits, and a 50% chance to deal two hits.
2- Absolute Domain (Passive): Within a hundred kilometers of the Sea of Bitterness, gains a 50% attack bonus, a 50% HP regeneration bonus, and a 50% defense bonus.
3- Boundless Sea of Bitterness (Illusion): Can pull enemies into the boundless illusion of the Sea of Bitterness, causing enemies to sink into it. Enemies caught in the illusion suffer 2% attack damage per second, lasting for 300 seconds.
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8- Rain Curtain Cleansing (Spell): Summons a rain within a hundred-kilometer radius, dealing 15% of attack as indiscriminate damage to enemies within the range, lasting for 300 seconds.