What fine equipment—and exactly the kind of weapon with "Sharp Damage" that Bai Pu needed. It could bring out the Poison Coating effect of Manticore's Thorn!
This blade had three or four times the Attack Power of the bone mallet. Even as a two-handed weapon with a slower attack speed, it was still more than good enough.
What was more, it came with a practical active skill! Three slashes in an instant—wouldn't that immediately stack Manticore's Thorn's poison to full? Bai Pu smacked his lips and lovingly ran his hand over the terrifying weapon, five feet long and nearly reaching his chest when stood on the ground, before sighing and storing it away in Storage Space.
There was no helping it. His Basic Strength and Basic Agility were both too low!
The blade required 8 points of Basic Strength and 8 points of Basic Agility. Bai Pu was short by only 1 point in each.
It was worth explaining that basic attributes referred to attributes excluding bonuses from equipment, potions, and the like. They were also called "Naked Stats"! Thus, Bai Pu's total Agility was currently 10 points, with Manticore's Thorn providing +3 Agility, but his Basic Agility was only 7 and still failed to meet the equipment requirement.
Fortunately, Bai Pu possessed the Pure Blood Guard talent. If he injected himself with Pure Blood, the temporary 7 free attribute points he gained counted as basic attributes.
Bai Pu had tested that long ago.
"If I run into a troublesome enemy and need to use this blade... I'll temporarily add points to myself with Pure Blood!"
This blade and Manticore's Thorn could serve as a trump card together.
Bai Pu glanced at his class level. It had now passed Level 2, 60%.
Once he reached Level 3, both his Basic