56: Unknown villain

[scarlet sparrow flame staff], this top-tier staff can be used by both Mages and Priests. However, its characteristic of enhancing fire-element spell power by 20% naturally makes it more suitable for Mages; it is an artifact for damage output.

However, Bai Tian did not plan to sell this staff. He intended to save it for his Close Friend Liao Fan, who had fallen far too behind in the game.

As for the [blade of slaughter], it was undoubtedly a top-tier weapon tailor-made for Flowers in Full Bloom.

Currently, let alone the highly sought-after purple weapons, even purple equipment for other slots was in high demand with zero supply on the market.

It didn't seem quite right to simply gift this top-tier Assassin weapon to Flowers in Full Bloom.

It wasn't that Bai Tian was stingy, but the item was too valuable. Even if Bai Tian was willing to give it away, he estimated that with Flowers in Full Bloom's personality, she wouldn't accept it.

Bai Tian did not act rashly. He chose to send a screenshot of the [blade of slaughter] to Flowers in Full Bloom first, teasing her in a relaxed and humorous tone.

“Hey beauty, are you interested in this peerless dagger?”

As expected, Flowers in Full Bloom immediately initiated a video call after seeing it. Her beautiful and moving face was filled with an irrepressible excitement.

“I want it! I'll buy it!”

But soon, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Flowers in Full Bloom's exquisite features. She said sheepishly, “Can you give me a 'friendship price'?”

“I only have about 200,000 on hand right now, but I have another 201 gold. I'll give it all to you as a down payment.”

“Once I have more money, I'll give you another 700,000, okay?”

In the current game environment, trying to buy a purple weapon for one million was by no means an easy task.

Bai Tian remembered that a few days ago, Flowers in Full Bloom had earned at least over two million in profit by hoarding gold coins.

However, he didn't dwell on that. Instead, speaking as a friend, he generously stated, “Since we're friends, of course there's a friendship price. Let's make it 400,000.”

“You don't need to give me the gold coins; keep them for yourself. Just give me another 200,000 whenever you have the money in the future.”

After saying that, Bai Tian had already mailed the [blade of slaughter] over.

After this game update, the mail function could now be used across the entire map.

Upon receiving the purple weapon, Flowers in Full Bloom's pretty face turned slightly red with excitement, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

She said gratefully, “Thank you. I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible.”

To show her sincerity, in addition to the 200,000, she also mailed the blue dagger she had just replaced.

“This dagger is also worth tens of thousands right now. Take it.”

Bai Tian accepted it with a smile and then closed the video call.

Just then, he received a transfer of 80,000 from Frost Like Snow.

“idol, Hua Hua's family has run into some trouble recently, so she really doesn't have much money left.”

“This 80,000 is a portion I'm paying on Hua Hua's behalf; you must accept it. You also have to promise not to tell her, otherwise, I'll harvest your kidneys.”

Frost Like Snow was clearly leveling up with Flowers in Full Bloom, so she knew everything.

Something happened to her family?

No wonder Flowers in Full Bloom didn't have much money.

However, Bai Tian didn't intend to pry. After all, they were currently just friends in the game; asking too much would be inappropriate.

“Alright, I understand,” Bai Tian responded readily, accepting the 80,000 transferred by Frost Like Snow.

As for the other Warrior weapon in his hands, [Blue Moon Dragon Slasher], Bai Tian also planned to save it to sell for money.

With the equipment handled, Bai Tian began to examine the two skill books.

— [Tiger Roar Shakes Mountains and Rivers]!

(S-Rank Divine Skill)

(Consumes 100 points of Essence Energy. Gather Qi in the throat to launch an S-Rank Divine Sonic Special Technique. It can intimidate all enemies within 500 yards, causing a soul shock that ignores everything and renders affected enemies unable to take any action for 4 seconds.)

(The strength of the skill's power depends on the user's basic attack power.)

(Skill CD: 20 minutes!)

Learning Requirement: Consumes 400 Reputation!

— [Divine Sparrow Rebirth]!

(S-Rank Divine Passive Skill)

(Upon death, Nirvana Flames will surge within the body, leading to a rebirth on the spot after 10 seconds. This exempts the user from all death penalties and Refreshes all skill CDs.)

(During the 10-second rebirth period, ignore all damage.)

(Skill CD: 120 minutes!)

Learning Requirement: Consumes 400 Reputation.

My god!

Seeing these two S-Rank Divine skill books, Bai Tian really wanted to howl at the sky like a wolf.

Incredible!

He had actually dropped both Divine skills of the Four Symbols Spirit Beast.

Even more exciting was that these two skill books had no class restrictions; he could learn both.

Such divine skills were priceless. If he didn't learn them himself, it would be a crime against heaven.

Bai Tian currently had 1,430 Reputation points, which was enough to learn both divine skills. He learned them all immediately.

— “(Ding-dong!)”

“(Congratulations! You have learned the S-Rank Divine Skill — [Tiger Roar Shakes Mountains and Rivers]!)”

“(Congratulations! You have learned the S-Rank Divine Skill — [Divine Sparrow Rebirth]!)”

This feels great, absolutely great!

Bai Tian's smile was so wide it was as if flowers were blooming from his mouth.

After laughing for a good while, Bai Tian looked at the remaining three scrolls and four gems.

— [fire immunity scroll]!

Durability: 5/5.

(After use, ignore all fire damage for 30 minutes.)

— [Water Immunity Scroll]!

Durability: 5/5.

(After use, ignore all water damage for 30 minutes.)

— [Summoning Scroll]!

Durability: 2/2.

(After use, you can summon the Emperor-rank BOSS [Four Symbols Spirit Beast] to fight for 30 minutes.)

[Level 4 - Strength Gem], [Level 4 - Agility Gem], [Level 4 - Constitution Gem], [Level 4 - Intelligence Gem].

Function: When socketed into equipment, it increases the corresponding attribute value by 40 points.

Awesome!

The drop rate of an Emperor-rank BOSS is truly impressive!

The Fire and Water Immunity Scrolls would allow Bai Tian to ignore damage from both water and fire elements.

And the [Summoning Scroll] would even allow Bai Tian to summon the Emperor-rank BOSS Four Symbols Spirit Beast to fight.

The Summoning Scroll had two points of durability, meaning Bai Tian could summon it twice.

This was simply broken.

At the current stage, the Four Symbols Spirit Beast could easily sweep through all players—except for Bai Tian, of course, as his Rebound Talent was too overpowered.

Even the four Level 4 gems were all good stuff.

Bai Tian directly socketed all four gems into the [resurrection spirit robe], increasing each of his four primary attributes by 40 points.

Right, the purple bracelet Bai Tian had obtained a few days ago was still in the warehouse; he took it out and equipped it as well.

Suddenly, the equipment on Bai Tian's body was incredibly luxurious.

One Orange, two Purples, and nine Blues—it was terrifyingly powerful.

At this point, Bai Tian was Level 25 and currently possessed 215 distributable attribute points.

Among them, 100 points were a system reward, and the other 115 points came from leveling up.

With 215 attribute points, Bai Tian added 200 to Intelligence and 15 to Agility.

His current attributes had reached an exaggerated, off-the-charts level.

Character Name: Brilliant

Class: Cold Abyss Great Shaman (Second Transfer, all attributes increased by 60%!)

Level: 25 (21.08%)

HP: 11,826

MP: 16,484

Magic Attack: 3,243

Physical Defense: 650

Magic Defense: 612

Luck: 15

Reputation: 630

With over 11,000 HP and over 3,200 Magic Attack, among the players at the current stage, these were definitely human cannon-level attributes.

Right, the system also rewarded him with a full set of exclusive Second Transfer skill books. Bai Tian checked his bag and found there were only three in total.

No way!

Only three skills?

Bai Tian was a bit dumbfounded by this.

They were:

— [Nebula Spirit Refining Art] C-Rank!

(Consumes 10% MP. Uses the power of Xuan Ming to draw upon astral phenomena for empowerment. Can remove all non-divine control effects from oneself and allied members, and grants immunity to all non-divine control for the next 10 seconds.)

(The duration of this skill's effect is doubled for the user.)

Skill CD: 1 minute.

— [Houtu Soul Summoning Art] C-Rank!

(Consumes 20% MP. Resurrects a fallen target with full status.)

Skill CD: 1 minute.

— [Xuan Ming Empowerment - Passive] C-Rank!

(After learning, all healing skills of the Cold Abyss Great Shaman will have their healing amount increased by 200%, and will additionally restore 5% HP per second for 10 seconds.)

Uh!

After reading through his three Second Transfer skills, Bai Tian had a feeling of wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

Could you say his Second Transfer skills weren't strong?

He had a long-duration crowd control cleanse, a full-status resurrection for teammates, and his healing ability had received a qualitative leap.

These were skills that any other Priest would drool over upon seeing.

But could you say Bai Tian was very satisfied?

These three skills were almost all supportive in nature; what he wanted more were skills that provided more means of output.

Although Bai Tian was a Priest with a Hidden Class, having played until now, he preferred the thrill of being a violent healer.

“Phew!”

“Fine, having them is better than nothing.”

“Worst case, I'll just rely on myself to drop more S-Rank Divine skills so I can still follow the violent healer path.”

Bai Tian curled his lip and immediately asked the two girls, Flowers in Full Bloom, where they were leveling up.

Hearing that Bai Tian had finished his business and was about to come and regroup, Frost Like Snow was the happiest. She quickly sent over a string of coordinates.

She couldn't wait to see what the mount Bai Tian owned looked like.

Calculating that enough time had passed to summon it again, Bai Tian once more summoned his mount, the [Ancestral Return Strange Horse].

The appearance of this mount was absolutely cool and explosive; its temperament was at least a 9. After Bai Tian mounted it, he was practically the standard image of a Prince Charming on a white horse!

After feeding it fifty butterfly orchids, Bai Tian pointed his hand in a direction, and the Ancestral Return Strange Horse immediately launched like a supercar, charging out.

To be honest, if it hadn't been for the help of the spirit beast mount [Ancestral Return Strange Horse] during the previous demon rank Second Transfer trial mission, Bai Tian definitely wouldn't have been able to complete it.

Imagine the vast and complex terrain of the Four Symbols Maze; trying to find four doors in just 30 minutes would have been difficult even if Bai Tian had given it his all.

And this Ancestral Return Strange Horse was undoubtedly the primary contributor to this mission.

At this moment, with its staggering 2,000 points of speed, it took Bai Tian out of the dilapidated Border Wild City in just a dozen or so breaths.

In less than 10 minutes, Bai Tian was only a 3-minute journey away from the map where the two girls were leveling.

Of course, this was because he had a spirit beast mount; otherwise, if he relied on running on foot, Bai Tian would have had to run for over half an hour.

As Bai Tian was crossing a complex terrain of undulating rocks, the Ancestral Return Strange Horse, which was moving at full speed, suddenly braked uneasily and let out an alert cry toward the rocky area ahead.

Bai Tian frowned, knowing the mount must have sensed something.

“Jie jie jie...”

“As expected of a rare spirit beast, it actually discovered me.”

Suddenly, a hoarse and unpleasant eccentric laugh echoed in the air.

At this stage, Bai Tian did not fear any player.

But upon hearing this strange voice, the skin all over his body involuntarily tightened, and a feeling of extreme danger arose spontaneously.

“Kid, I've taken a liking to this spirit beast.”

The next moment, a bone-chilling voice sounded in his ear.

“Hand it over, and I'll give you a way to live.”

A figure clad entirely in black appeared behind Bai Tian like a ghost, standing on the back of the Ancestral Return Strange Horse.

With a strange figure suddenly appearing on its back, the Ancestral Return Strange Horse let out a cry of fear and unease.

— [Unknown Villain]!

(Extremely Dangerous)

Level: 57 (Third Transfer Transcendent Rank)

Attributes: Hidden...