Better to Just Sell It

Had Bolaiye only been Level 20, he truly would have succumbed to Jasmine Passion Poison. However, Jasmine Bladeflower was facing the Level 41 Wolf King Bolaiye, and Bolaiye was no Giant Ghoul. He was a summoned beast with potential, gaining a new skill every ten levels. At Level 41, Wolf King Bolaiye's stats were: [King of Giant Werewolves - Bolaiye] [Level: 41] [Skills:] [Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws, Blood Wolf's Wrath, Greedy Bite, Wolf King's Might] [Wolf's Blood: When HP falls to 50% and no giant werewolves are nearby, Bolaiye enters the Lone Wolf state. Over the course of 3 minutes, his HP will gradually decline to 10%. During these three minutes, Bolaiye cleanses all negative status effects from himself, gains immunity to all external damage, and doubles his attributes once every 10 seconds.] [Greedy Wolf: Upon killing a target, randomly acquires a portion of the target's attributes or one of their skills.] [Exclusive Ultimate Technique:] [Bolaiye - Finger Blade Slash] [Remark: Bolaiye, King of Giant Werewolves, who once ruled Wolf King Canyon for three hundred years. The most valiant, battle-hardened legendary wolf king among giant werewolves.] ...... Bolaiye had obtained the Wolf's Blood passive upon reaching Level 30. This passive was practically a god-tier survival ability. Not only did it come with a three-minute damage-locking effect, but it also cleansed every negative status effect and elevated his overall combat strength. Jasmine Bladeflower's venom was indeed terrifying, and combined with the fact that Wolf King Bolaiye had not been at full health to begin with, his HP had quickly plummeted below 50%, triggering the Wolf's Blood passive. As such, Jasmine Bladeflower's demise was hardly unfair. After all, it was merely an elite monster, whereas Bolaiye was a boss. That it had come close to killing Bolaiye was proof enough of how powerful Jasmine Bladeflower had been. On the other side, the Chaos Evil Beast had concluded its battle even faster. At the start, the Chaos Evil Beast had relied strictly on basic attacks against Wufentang. Yet even basic attacks had forced Wufentang to scramble in all directions, while its own counterattacks had proved utterly useless against the Chaos Evil Beast. After all, aside from Order-attribute attacks, all other offensive measures inflicted only 50% damage against the Chaos Evil Beast. And given the creature's formidable defense, that remaining 50% was not even enough to breach its armor. Once the Chaos Evil Beast grew impatient, nearby neutral lifeforms began succumbing to its radiation, soon turning into its accomplices under Memetic Infection. With Wufentang momentarily pinned down, it was struck head-on by the Chaos Evil Beast, leaving it without the slightest chance of survival. Having dispatched the two elite monsters, Bolaiye and the Chaos Evil Beast slowly turned back to resume their task of protecting Yu Xian. The entire process of eliminating the threat had been carried out autonomously by Bolaiye and the Chaos Evil Beast, with Xielina assisting from the side. Although Yu Xian, riding atop the crocodile mount, knew enemies were present, he did not know the exact details. Of course, there was no need for him to know. Minor matters like this could simply be left to his summoned beasts; his job was to steer the overarching direction. Just like the current mass-production of troops: Xielina was fully capable of seeking out suitable monsters on her own to farm and swell their ranks, without requiring Yu Xian to issue specific commands. "Huh? Big Brother, I think I leveled up!" Little Nora suddenly said in pleasant surprise. Yu Xian smiled. "Looks like the monsters up ahead were nothing ordinary. No wonder our journey was delayed by a few minutes." He did not even need to check his own level. If Little Nora had leveled up, he certainly had as well. At last, he was another step closer to Level 50. Standing up from the crocodile's back, he soon spotted Wolf King Bolaiye and the Chaos Evil Beast returning with their spoils. "Let's see what good things you found." Yu Xian hopped down from the crocodile's back. Bolaiye and the Chaos Evil Beast both dropped to one knee, offering up the loot in both hands for Yu Xian to inspect. He first looked at the spoils in Bolaiye's hands. There were four items in total: a token, a gem, a seed, and a leaf. [Jasmine Bladeflower's Signature Skill] Yu Xian picked up the token. Sure enough, it was the exact same type of item as the token dropped by Shikelang. However, upon examining Jasmine Bladeflower's token, he found that its signature skill was remarkably potent. [Jasmine Passion Poison: Hitting a target poisons them, deducting 5% + 500 HP per second while inflicting Weakened, Paralyzed, and Enfeebled states.] Deducting a percentage of health was already absurd enough, but tacking an additional 500 on top of that percentage? Who could possibly withstand that? Wait, no. Bolaiye had withstood it just fine. Yu Xian felt a twinge of pity for Jasmine Bladeflower. A move that would have served as a fatal trump card against most foes had ended up running straight into Bolaiye. Of course, even if its opponent had been switched from Bolaiye to the Chaos Evil Beast, the outcome would not have differed much. The Chaos Evil Beast was also immune to poison and would have ignored the effects of Jasmine Bladeflower's skill right from the start. Even so, this ability of Jasmine Bladeflower's was a melee skill; it required physical contact to be unleashed. After a moment of thought, Yu Xian stowed the token away. He would decide later whether to sell it or pass it on for someone else to learn—Niman, for instance, would probably find it appealing. In any case, as a noble mage, he had no desire to learn it himself for now. Next, he turned his gaze to the gem. Picking it up, he immediately recognized it as a [Skill Enhancement Stone]. Remembering the enhanced effects of Chaos Shield, he felt a sudden impulse to reinforce Chaos Shield once more. Still, even if he were to enhance it, that could wait until later. He put the gem away and moved on to the next item. Between the skill token and the skill enhancement stone, he was already certain that the monsters Bolaiye and the Chaos Evil Beast had eliminated were by no means ordinary—at the very least, they were elite-tier entities. He picked up the seed, and its properties instantly surfaced. [Jasmine Bladeflower Seed] [Effect: Plant in a suitable area to cultivate a Jasmine Bladeflower. After ten years, the Jasmine Bladeflower will become a battle pet.] [Remark: The seed of a plant-type battle pet. Once nurtured, it will become your most loyal comrade-in-arms and companion.] Yu Xian frowned. What counted as a suitable area? Would planting it just anywhere do? Moreover, it would take ten years before it could be used. Yu Xian doubted he possessed that kind of patience. Forget it. Down the line, he would either sell it or leave it to Niman and the others to see if they were interested. Yu Xian simply put the seed away and turned his attention to the leaf. There was little to say about the leaf, however; it was just a common drop, falling into the same category as Ghoul's Bento. In the past, it could have been used as a sacrifice, but now that activating his skills no longer required sacrifices, loot of this kind was virtually useless to him. Stashing the leaf, Yu Xian turned to look at the spoils resting in the Chaos Evil Beast's hands. At first glance, he spotted a firearm, and his eyes lit up slightly. Nora would probably like this gun—after all, Nora's Class was most likely related to firearms. He picked up the gun and immediately checked its stats: [Wufentang's Gun] [Penetration: +2] [Attack Amplification: 50%] [Special Effect: Can consume stamina to generate bullets. The more stamina consumed, the greater the bullets' power.] [Remark: Wufentang's left hand. Holding it feels just like holding Wufentang.] Forget it. Better to just sell this damn gun. Although Yu Xian had no idea who Wufentang was, he had no desire to see Nora holding this gun.