Supreme Sword Art

Watching Qin Chuan fall into thought, Dragon Soar Under Heaven hesitated for thirty seconds before finally asking, "Boss, why did I see you pull out several more pieces of loot besides the BOSS drops? What kind of ability is that?"

There was one thing Dragon Soar Under Heaven did not say.

Being able to obtain extra loot and still claiming it was not a cheat?

Qin Chuan snapped out of his shock and casually said, "No, it's an Assassin skill effect."

The moment he said that, not only did the Assassin players of Dragon Soar Dynasty fall into deep thought, even Xiao and Yin Mie from Peak Guild did as well.

They were Assassins too, so how had they never heard of such a skill?

Could it be that their character panels said Assassin, but they were not actually Assassins?

Qin Chuan did not elaborate.

After all, the prerequisites for obtaining the Empty Hand Technique were not something ordinary players could meet.

Dragon Soar Under Heaven did not press the matter. Instead, he asked curiously, "Boss, you looked pretty shocked just now. With your strength, what could possibly surprise you that much?"

Qin Chuan put the Demon Sword Blueprint into his ring and replied, "Nothing much. A rather interesting blueprint dropped."

The Demon Sword's attributes fell somewhere between Dark Gold-rank and Epic-rank weapons of the same level. It was also a two-handed weapon, so Qin Chuan could not equip it. Still, it would make a fine collectible. He could have Dwarf Master Kamael forge it later.

As for selling it, Qin Chuan had no such plans.

It was not as though he lacked money.

The Demon Sword occupied an awkward position as a weapon.

It was powerful, sure. After all, it was a Level 55 Dark Gold-rank weapon. But no matter how strong it was, there was a limit. As players leveled up, it would eventually be phased out.

But if it was treated as a collectible, things were different.

Not only did it have an unusual appearance, its rarity was exceptionally high.

Before Qin Chuan's rebirth in his previous life, the few remaining Demon Swords had reached an outrageously high price.

They were even more expensive than Level 100 Legendary equipment.

As a player with standards, Qin Chuan felt it was necessary to collect a Demon Sword.

After putting away the Demon Sword, he looked at the other two pieces of loot he had pulled out.

One was a Dark Gold-rank Bracer with fairly good attributes. He sold it to Dragon Soar Under Heaven for seventeen million.

The other was unexpectedly a skill book.

Supreme Sword Art (Dark Gold-rank): Passive skill. Damage increased by 10% when equipping sword-type weapons.

Special Effect: Attacks ignore 15% of the target's armor.

An exceptional skill.

It was a tremendous boost for sword-wielding classes.

Whether it was a two-handed sword Weapon Warrior, a dual-sword Berserker Warrior, or a Sword Dance Assassin, obtaining this skill would immediately raise their damage output by several levels.

Even Main Tank players could use it to increase their damage and thus hold BOSS aggro more reliably.

The 15% armor-piercing effect was especially noticeable against high-defense BOSSES.

This skill even had a little-known, ingenious use.

That was letting Mages learn it.

Aside from staves, Mages could also equip Demon Swords and benefit from Supreme Sword Art's damage bonus.

However, the special effect would be wasted, and Mages had their own spell damage-boosting skills, so few people played that way.

Still, it could be considered under special circumstances.

Qin Chuan had pulled out this skill book using the Empty Hand Technique. The rest of the team could not see its attributes and could only see the skill book icon.

If Dragon Soar Under Heaven saw it, he definitely would not be able to take his eyes off it.

After considering it for a long time, Qin Chuan placed the skill book in the guild warehouse.

Among Peak Guild's current members, Yingluo Yezakura was the only sword user.

However, Yingluo Yezakura's skills mainly dealt Holy Damage, so the armor-piercing attribute would be somewhat wasted as well.

Of course, if Yingluo Yezakura truly saved enough contribution points to exchange for the skill book, that would be his own capability.

In the Guild Channel, Xiao said regretfully, "It's restricted to sword users? Why couldn't it have been for daggers?"

Yin Mie said, "I'm not restricted to daggers. I can equip one-handed swords too, but Backstab requires a dagger to cast, so I'm basically tied to daggers. This skill book doesn't have much to do with me."

Xu Changqing said, "Among us, it seems only Ye Ge uses a sword, right?"

Yingluo Yezakura said, "My attacks do not really depend on the target's armor either. This skill would be a bit wasted on me. I should save my contribution points for other equipment first."

Di Jia Ling Yu said, "Guild Leader, I know an expert who uses a sword. How about selling this skill book to me?"

Qin Chuan said, "An expert? How expert?"

Di Jia Ling Yu said, "As expert as a five- or six-story building."

Qin Chuan said, "Seriously. What's the ID of the player you're talking about?"

Di Jia Ling Yu said, "Chen Ping An."

Qin Chuan said, "..."

Fuck, it was that guy.

But at this point in his previous life, Chen Ping An should not have entered the game yet.

It seemed the effects of Qin Chuan's rebirth were gradually beginning to show.

If it was Chen Ping An, then giving him this skill book would not be a waste.

After thinking it over, Qin Chuan typed in the guild chat, "If you can recruit Chen Ping An into the guild and he does not leave for two years, I'll sell you this skill book at half price."

Ji Xing said, "I think I've seen this trick before."

Thinking back, she herself had been firmly tied to Peak Guild by a Destroyer Blueprint.

Of course, Ji Xing did not regret it.

On the contrary, she was grateful that the Guild Leader had trusted her so much, giving her a blueprint of incalculable value based solely on a verbal agreement.

But seeing the requirement not to leave the guild brought back those memories.

Di Jia Ling Yu did not know about that history. After seeing Qin Chuan's conditions, she did not agree immediately. Instead, she said, "He's not online right now. I'll ask him later. If he isn't willing, then as his friend, I can't force him."

Qin Chuan readily agreed.

If Chen Ping An did not want to join the guild, then they would drop the matter.

After all, forced fruit was never sweet.

With the matter settled, Qin Chuan said, "Let's go. Continue the raid."

The Pale Throne had six BOSSES in total. They had only defeated two, leaving four more to clear.

Qin Chuan was particularly looking forward to the final Epic-rank BOSS.

The rest of the team had no objections.

Still shaken, Dragon Soar Under Heaven asked, "The next BOSS won't spawn right where we are, will it?"

He had estimated it earlier. With the second BOSS's attributes, if the team had stayed in place to distribute equipment, they would likely have been wiped out.

If the third BOSS pulled the same stunt, then the designer of this damn dungeon deserved to be dragged out and shot for five minutes.

Qin Chuan casually said, "No. If the third BOSS were going to spawn here, it would have appeared long ago. It wouldn't stay silent for this long."

Dragon Soar Under Heaven thought it over and realized that made sense.

Qin Chuan pointed at the distant stairs. "There's only one set of stairs in this open area. If we want to continue the raid, I'm guessing we need to go that way."

He actually knew the route, but he could not say it outright. He had to make it sound like a reasonable analysis.

But working backward from the answer to solve the riddle was no trouble at all.

Dragon Soar Under Heaven did not understand why, but he raised a thumb in admiration. "Boss, what sharp eyes."