Cheats! There Are Cheats!

Inside the Black Seal City Lord's Mansion, Hun Dan stared at his straw-like hair and weary face in the mirror, momentarily lost in thought:

"I have been ruined by wine and women, and now I am so haggard."

Hun Dan clenched his fist and slammed it hard into his crotch! The excruciating pain made Hun Dan's lower eyelids start to water, as if a dam was about to burst.

But the Hun Dan stubbornly endured the pain without uttering a sound, and said something at the door:

"I'm going into seclusion Young Master, so don't disturb me unless it's absolutely necessary!"

Luo Xie and Su Mei looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Even you, Young Master, are working so hard, I..."

Luo Xie gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.

Su Mei was so frightened that she quickly grabbed Luo Xie's hand:

"Brother Luo, no, at least, at least until tonight."

Luo Xie thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alright, a moment of pleasure is worth a thousand pieces of gold, let's go now!"

Su Mei: "Now? It's only just past noon."

Luo Xie: "Whenever you're willing, it's a night of passion."

"Hmm, Brother Luo"

"Sect Master! Sect Master!"

The maidservant called out in a panic at the courtyard gate:

"The Blade Sovereign is back!"

Su Mei was startled. "So fast? Doesn't the Bauhinia Forest have a sixth-tier Thousand Beast King?"

Maid: "Yes, and he only took six people with him."

Luo Xie was initially annoyed that his good deed had been interrupted, but upon hearing this news, he immediately became happy:

"The Blade Sovereign truly lives up to his name. Mei'er, you must keep him firmly bound to our Bloodshed Alliance!"

Su Mei said seriously, "I understand."

Yang Shan's past achievements have already proven his strength.

With Yang Shan bound to the Bloodshed Alliance, including the elusive "Cheng E," the Bloodshed Hall now boasts two Dou Zong and two powerhouses equivalent to Dou Zong! Even the Black Emperor Sect and the Sky Eagle Sect would have to think twice before facing this lineup! Because Hun Dan and Luo Xie can only remain behind the scenes, and Yang Shan's strength is a bit too great, it's best to avoid encountering Yang Shan, as "Cheng E" advised.

Therefore, the matter of contacting Yang Shan was naturally left to Su Mei to handle.

Su Mei rushed to the private room in the restaurant where Yang Shan was.

Upon entering, I saw Yang Shan drinking tea.

Zi Yan, who was sitting next to Yang Shan, held a Jade Bottle in her left hand and an unknown spiritual fruit in her right.

Taking a sip of water from the Jade Bottle and then a bite of the spiritual fruit, it looked exceptionally adorable.

Yang Shan poured Su Mei a cup of tea:

"Sect Leader Su, I have not failed you."

Su Mei: "Blade Sovereign is indeed powerful. I have already sent people to the Bauhinia Forest."

After saying that, Su Mei stood up and handed a basic Storage Ring to Yang Shan.

Yang Shan glanced inside and saw a Bloodshed Alliance token and three crystals that looked as dazzling as diamonds.

Su Mei: "I will immediately announce that you, True Lord Yang, have led your men to capture the Bauhinia Forest and become the new elder of the Bloodshed Alliance!"

[Ding! Player, please note that you have obtained the position of "Elder" in the Bloodshed Alliance. You will receive the following buffs: 4% increase in Dou Technique effectiveness, +2 to Comprehension, +2 to Good Fortune, and an additional 20% increase in experience gain.]

It seems that the Bloodshed Alliance's current development can only be considered average.

The increase in the number of elders was far less than that of the three families of "Demon Black Eagle".

In fact, you can tell from the relevant information provided by the system.

In terms of the number of places available for offerings, Demon Flame Valley has five, while Black Emperor Sect and Sky Eagle Sect each have four.

There are only two Bloodshed Alliance.

Thousand Speck City, Mad Lion Gang, Earth Flame Sect, Black Skull Tomb and other established first-class forces each only have one! In addition, Su Mei has already put 10,000 Contribution Points into the elder token that she gave Yang Shan.

This was Yang Shan's reward for conquering the Bauhinia Forest.

In addition, according to Su Mei, Yang Shan's resource supply was directly aligned with the offerings.

Every ten days in the game, Yang Shan can earn 2,000 Contribution Points even if he does nothing.

Yang Shan asked:

"Sect Leader Su, if I were to exchange Contribution Points for Spirit Crystal now..."

Su Mei was embarrassed:

"Well, to be honest, for the sake of True Lord Yang, our Bloodshed Alliance has already taken out all our Essence Spirit Crystal."

Yang Shan's expression hardened. "Sect Leader Su, you made a bit too confident a promise when you tried to recruit me!"

Su Mei hurriedly explained:

"True Lord Yang, I never intended to deceive you. Our Bloodshed Alliance possesses a Spirit Stone Mine. Although it is small, the mineral resources are plentiful, and more Essence Spirit Crystal will surely be produced in the future."

Yang Shan: "Then what about the Variant Spirit Crystal that Sect Master Su mentioned earlier?"

Su Mei: "That is Thunder Spirit Crystal that I obtained by chance before. As long as True Lord Yang is willing to help me seize the Bloodshed Alliance, I will definitely offer the Thunder Spirit Crystal with both hands!"

Su Mei's implication was that Yang Shan's current contributions were not enough to exchange for the Thunder Spirit Crystal! However, the Variant Spirit Crystal would only be useful at the Dou Huang Peak, so Yang Shan wasn't in a hurry.

After sending Su Mei away, Yang Shan took out the Essence Spirit Crystal from his Storage Ring.

[Essence Spirit Crystal] (Rare) Grade: Rank 6

Effect: Increases the potential of a one-star Dou Emperor level fighter.

Instructions for use: Place in the palm of your hand and circulate the cultivation technique to slowly absorb the essence. (It is recommended to perform this automatically while the game is running in the background.) Limitation: Ineffective against Nine Star Dou Huang.

Introduction: Spirit Crystal are special Spirit Stone produced from Spirit Stone Mine. They contain natural energy far exceeding that of ordinary Spirit Stone and can be used to nourish the body and enhance one's potential. Essence Spirit Crystal are the highest grade of Spirit Crystal, capable of exerting a hundred times the effect of ordinary Spirit Crystal!

The most basic item for increasing Character Potential is a regular Spirit Crystal will increase their potential by one star.

Essence Spirit Crystal are enhanced versions of regular Spirit Crystal; they are rarer and have stronger effects.

Zi Yan had previously asked Yang Shan what the Essence Spirit Crystal was.

Yang Shan's answer was:

Good things she doesn't need!

Zi Yan's "Character Potential" is a hidden attribute that cannot be detected by players.

Otherwise, Yang Shan could be certain that Zi Yan's statistic must have two words written after it: Dou Sheng!

If she weren't Dou Sheng, it would be a disservice to Zi Yan's heaven-defying bloodline as the Ancient Void Dragon Emperor! Even if you piled up a mountain of sixth-tier Essence Spirit Crystal for Zi Yan Zi Yan, it wouldn't help her potential in the slightest.

The potential that all players have to spend time and effort to continuously improve is something that Zi Yan possessed from birth.

No comparison, absolutely no comparison.

Yang Shan released Ink Iron Marshal, then pinched Zi Yan's little cheek:

"Zi Yan, from now on, you'll have to protect me."

Zi Yan continued munching on the spirit fruit, complaining:

"You just had tea and snacks, and you haven't even washed your hands! Don't pinch me! Hurry up, with me here, if anyone dares to touch you, I'll beat them to death!"

Yang Shan gave Zi Yan a thumbs up:

"Our Zi Yan is amazing, she makes me feel so safe!"

Zi Yan proudly raised her chin.

Yang Shan took the three Essence Spirit Crystal, set the AFK (away from keyboard) settings, and then clicked to exit the game.

Zi Yan, feeling bored, took out a new spiritual fruit and continued to eat it.

Half a day passed, and Zi Yan's eyelids began to droop. "Oh dear, I ate too much, I need to sleep."

When Yang Shan finished resting and logged back in, two days had passed in the game.

[Ding! Congratulations, player! You truly are a prodigy! Your cultivation has made great progress this time. Your Character Potential has been raised to Seven Star Dou Huang. Before reaching Seven Star Dou Huang, your experience gain efficiency will be increased to 300%.] (Unless there are special circumstances, we will only mention the potential level of "Extreme Speed" from now on to reduce the word count.) After closing the notification, Yang Shan looked around the room.

Ink Iron Marshal diligently guarded the entrance.

Zi Yan sat at the table, resting her chin on her hand, as if she had stayed up all night.

Seeing Yang Shan awaken, Zi Yan forced herself to cheer up:

"You're finally awake! I'm going to sleep, I'm so sleepy."

Yang Shan smiled bitterly:

"You ate quite a lot, but we still have to get to Black Moon Ridge!"

Zi Yan stood up, pouting, "Then carry me on your back, I'll just sleep."

Yang Shan thought for a moment, then took the blanket from the bed, covered himself with it, and patted it off.

"Come on, get on."

Zi Yan did as she was told and jumped onto Yang Shan's back, but she quickly complained:

"No, none of these clothes are as comfortable as yours!"

Yang Shan had no choice but to throw the blanket aside again.

Zi Yan lay on Yang Shan's back and rubbed her face against Yang Shan's collar.

"Mmm, it's furry and feels so good."

Yang Shan's clothes are Top Grade Spirit Artifact! Moreover, they are cloaks. In ancient China, only the rich and noble could use such things to get through the cold winter.

Before Yang Shan could say anything, Zi Yan was already snoring softly.

During the two days that Yang Shan "in seclusion," Zi Yan forced herself to stay awake.

It's clear how much Zi Yan cares about Yang Shan. Yang Shan started recording the video and took out a memory crystal.

This is a common recording tool in games, the kind you can show to NPCs.

Zi Yan was sleeping on my back, snoring.

There might not be a second time.

This experience was valuable enough to be recorded.

Yang Shan put away Ink Iron Marshal, carried Zi Yan downstairs, greeted the shopkeeper, and left.

Since the Bloodshed Alliance no longer has Essence Spirit Crystal, Yang Shan will have to find them elsewhere.

Most other forces in the Black-Corner Region also possess Essence Spirit Crystal, but they likely don't have many.

What Yang Shan needs to do now is to raise his level to Seven Star Dou Huang as soon as possible.

Then I learned the "Extreme Lightning Mystic Classic"!

Black Moon Ridge is rich in resources and may contain rare and precious natural treasures that could increase its potential.

Moreover, it can also cause trouble for the Baleful Wolf and Ghost Tiger Clan.

Therefore, Black Moon Ridge is the most suitable place to level up.

Yang Shan's goal is simple.

Let's slaughter a Seventh Order King of Beasts first!

One day later, deep within Black Moon Ridge.

Lei Er, the leader of the Ghoul Wolf Clan, came to a lakeside from the core area.

Here lives a snow-white Snow Wind Wolf.

The Snow Wind Wolf is only at the sixth-tier King of Beasts level, so its strength isn't very strong, but its "appearance" is absolutely top-notch among wolves.

This Snow Wind Wolf is Lei Er's recently acquired concubine.

Snow Wind Wolf has always wanted to move into Dark Moon Mountain, the stronghold of the Ghoul Wolf Clan.

But Lei Er arranged for him to be by this lake.

"That slut, does she really think she can get into Dark Moon Mountain just by her body? Her bloodline is impure, and the cubs she gives birth to will only be a laughing stock for the other wolves!"

"Tch, just a plaything. You slut, you only came a couple of days ago, and today you're having your men summon me again. Are you really insatiable?"

Lei Er shook his head and walked to the lakeside, but there was no sign of Snow Wind Wolf:

"Where did that slut go?"

Just as Lei Er was wondering what was going on, he heard a crackling sound in his ear.

The instinctive sense of danger emanating from the monster made Lei Er subconsciously activate his beast thunder.

However, the beast lightning that should have covered his entire body was nowhere to be seen at this moment.

"Where's my Lei? Where did my Lei go?"

Lei Er was about to use its perhaps not-so-smart brain to think about the reason.

But with the simultaneous roar of the thirty phantom demonic beasts, Lei Er was no longer able to think!

Ink Iron Marshal landed on Lei Er's head and slammed his fist into Lei Er's celestial spirit!

Yang Shan, wielding the Blood Roar Blade, unleashed a flurry of slashes at Lei Er's waist.

Because Yang Shan was hiding in the shadows, he suddenly launched his attack.

Lei Er reacted a beat too slow, and Yang Shan Shan's "Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls" prevented Lei Er from successfully using his Demon Energy to protect himself for a short period of time.

Yang Shan must seize this rare opportunity.

In the distance, Zi Yan grabbed Snow Wind Wolf by the neck like a chick and asked, "You heard what Lei Er said just now, right?"

Although Lei Er spoke in wolf language, Zi Yan, being a magical beast, could understand him.

Wolves have excellent hearing.

Snow Wind Wolf's eyes were brimming with tears.

She was restrained by Yang Shan and Zi Yan, and originally hoped that Lei Er would arrive and rescue her.

It's not hard to tell from Lei Er's words that Lei Er was just playing around with her. So, seeing Lei Er screaming in agony under the combined attack of Yang Shan and Ink Iron Marshal, Snow Wind Wolf felt a little relieved.

Snow Wind Wolf carried a hint of anticipation:

"You really won't kill me?"

Zi Yan: "Yang Shan said that if you behave and do things well, he won't kill you. He never goes back on his word. But your backer is about to die. What are your plans for the future?"

"Intend?"

Snow Wind Wolf felt somewhat disappointed:

"I might have a future, so I'll find an honest wolf to live with."

Zi Yan scoffed:

"You she-wolf, you really are something else. You brought this on yourself, so you're trying to find an honest wolf to take over. If Yang Shan hadn't said he'd let you go, I would have beaten you to death long ago. There are honest wolves too, you deserve to be ruined by them, don't you?"

The Snow Wind Wolf was terrified and lay on the ground begging for mercy. "I'm sorry, sir, it was my fault. I will raise the cubs on my own."

Just as the two were talking, a deafening explosion rang out in front of them.

Lei Er died with dignity.

At least Yang Shan used his strongest move to defeat it!

[Ding! You have killed ' Black Gatekeeper Thunder Wolf - Lei Er ' (Seventh Order King of Beasts). Your kill contribution rate is 100%. After calculating the Level-Surpassing Bonus, you have gained 1,200,000 experience points. Since your current level is in the "Extreme Speed" stage, the actual experience points you gained are 3,100,000.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for breaking through to the Five Star Dou Emperor! Free Attribute +30, Meridians attribute +40!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for breaking through to Six Star Dou Emperor! Free Attribute +30, Meridians attribute +40!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for breaking through to Seven Star Dou Huang! Free Attribute +30, Meridians attribute +40!]

Meanwhile, Xiao Aotian, who had already joined the Demon Flame Valley and was striving for a position, had just killed a sixth-tier Thousand Beast King.

"Finally reached the second- Dou Emperor. The Fallen Heart Flame was such a drag on my development. But it's okay, Yang Shan is only Four Star Dou Huang. Soon, my level will surpass his! Hiss... Hao Yunqi has been grinding really hard lately. Will he surpass me?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Aotian opened the Combat Power Rankings.

Seeing the ranking displayed for Yang Shan, who was at the top of the Combat Power Rankings, Xiao Aotian subconsciously rubbed his eyes:

"Holy crap! There's a cheater!"