Little Things Can Have Big Uses

Little Things Can Have Big Uses

Yang Shan and Chao Bafang spent three hours just traveling.

The two had set out at dawn, so by the time they arrived, the sun was shining just right! Ding! Player, please note: you have entered the territory of the Azure Cloud Association's Yun Shuang Branch. Within this territory, you may be actively attacked by Azure Cloud Association members.

Current map danger level: Extreme Difficulty!

Chao Bafang couldn't help swallowing. "Great God, did you get the system notification?"

Yang Shan said, "I did."

Chao Bafang asked, "What level is Extreme Difficulty, roughly?"

Yang Shan replied, "It means you might run into an enemy you absolutely can't beat at any moment, unless you're Xiao Yan."

"Is there anything above Extreme Difficulty?"

"Yeah. Didn't you read the Battle Through the Heavens Encyclopedia on the official website? Above Extreme Difficulty is Purgatory."

"What level is Purgatory?"

"Purgatory means even if you send Xiao Yan there, he'd still get killed!"

Chao Bafang jumped in fright. "Damn, no way, right? Xiao Yan's the protagonist who killed Yun Shan, even though he was at the peak of the Dou Wang realm and crossing two major realms!"

"The original novel is the original novel, and the game is the game. Xiao Yan at the peak of Dou Wang could beat Yun Shan, sure, but with the same star-level gap, try sending him to fight the Soul Hall's Nine Heavens Venerable!"

Chao Bafang nodded solemnly, but then retorted, "That's not right. Xiao Yan's the protagonist. If he really ran into that situation, Xiao Xun'er would definitely bring Ancient Clan Dou Venerables to save him in time! Ah."

The moment Chao Bafang finished speaking, Yang Shan kicked him three meters away.

"Why the hell are you such a contrarian? Did you play too much piano while surfing the internet?"

As the two talked, Yang Shan suddenly heard the rustling of weeds being stepped on.

"Shh, hide!"

Chao Bafang immediately performed a donkey roll and hid in the nearby bushes.

Yang Shan, meanwhile, leaped up into the tree canopy.

Before long, twelve NPCs clad in tight black outfits walked over.

Yang Shan also heard the NPCs talking among themselves. "I clearly heard movement here just now."

"Maybe it was a wolf or something. This is the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so any kind of movement is normal."

"We should still search carefully. If some magical beast really sneaked into the branch, it won't be easy to explain to our superiors."

"Sigh, we've been stuck in this Magical Beast Mountain Range for three years, patrolling every day. When will it ever end?"

"Stop complaining. The branches in the other four cities are all in the Magical Beast Mountain Range too. The Great Commander said the big moment is near. We won't have to endure much longer before our chance comes!"

Yang Shan used his inspection function to get a general read on the twelve NPCs' information.

Cai Yan (Green)

Level: One-Star Great Fighter
Attribute: Earth Attribute

Affiliation: Azure Cloud Association, Yun Shuang Branch

Position: Patrol Squad Captain
Qi and Blood: 3100
Attack: 200
Defense: 92
Description: The Azure Cloud Association is a hidden and vicious force within the Jia Ma Empire. They kill anyone they see and seize any woman they encounter, particularly enjoying persecuting Alchemists.

Friendly Reminder: If a Player is killed by an Azure Cloud Association NPC, there is a 5% chance of dropping equipment and a certain amount of Spirit Stones.

Among those of the same level, some were stronger and some weaker. Magical beasts could be labeled King of Beasts or Thousand Beast King, while NPC labels, like cultivation methods, Dou Skills, and equipment, were measured by the color of their text.

Green was only one tier above ordinary white.

But this was still a Great Fighter.

The players in the first echelon of Battle Through the Heavens were currently around Seven-Star Fighter.

With Cai Yan's stats, he would slaughter players from the first echelon with ease!

The might of a Great Fighter was terrifying indeed! Aside from Cai Yan, the other eleven were between Five-Star Fighter and Seven-Star Fighter.

Yang Shan secretly sent Chao Bafang a message. "Bafang, follow what I told you before and seize your chance!"

Chao Bafang replied, "Don't worry, Great God. I'm ready and waiting!"

At the thought that he was actually going to fight a Great Fighter across levels, Chao Bafang's blood boiled as though he'd been pumped full of stimulants.

The guy was a textbook battlefield maniac.

Yang Shan immediately took out a packet of translucent powder from his Storage Ring.

This stuff was called "Boiling Itch Powder."

It was classified as First-Grade Medicine.

It had only one effect: once it touched the skin, it made it itch.

It was itchier than being tickled under the arms! Before setting out, Yang Shan had gone on a shopping spree at the Mitier Auction House.

His Storage Ring was filled with all sorts of strange items.

They had been specially prepared for this monster grinding expedition!

As luck would have it, Yang Shan heard the captain of this Azure Cloud Association patrol squad, a One-Star Great Fighter, say, "Move your eyes elsewhere. Your captain is about to use a Water Attribute Dou Skill!"

The captain's words drew laughter from his teammates. "Captain, let me see how far your Dou Skill can spray!"

"Ha, I remember the last time Captain used this Dou Skill, it only sprayed two inches and soaked his underwear."

"Nonsense! The captain's weapon can be used as a belt, how could it possibly only spray two inches?"

"You bastards, keep messing around and I'll spray piss all over your faces!"

The Azure Cloud Association's atmosphere was actually pretty good. Chao Bafang nearly couldn't hold back his laughter.

Meanwhile, Yang Shan, up in the canopy, quietly opened the packet, and the Boiling Itch Powder drifted with the wind.

Before long, the Azure Cloud Association members below began shouting.

"Ow, why did my neck suddenly get so itchy?"

"Me too! Ow, my face is itchy too!"

The most ridiculous one was Great Fighter Captain Cai Yan.

He was pulling out his Long Spear, preparing to use his Dou Skill.

The moment the Boiling Itch Powder touched him—

His vulnerable little chicken felt as though two hundred mosquitoes had bitten it full of welts.

The discomfort was enough to make any man's scalp tingle just imagining it.

When something itched, the instinct was to scratch it.

But that thing was a man's lifeline! How could he possibly bring himself to do it?

So Cai Yan could only clutch his crotch and roll back and forth on the ground.

This Great Fighter-level expert wailed continuously, "Ahhh, I can't take it anymore! Ah, hurry and save me!"

Everyone was itching. Who could save anyone else?

At that moment, Yang Shan's compassionate heart overflowed, and he decided to lend a hand at once.

Thunder Spirit Flash! Thunder Cleaving Slash!

One slash to the throat.

There, Cai Yan was now dead beyond all doubt.

He would never itch again.

Ding! Player has killed Cai Yan (Green; One-Star Great Fighter). Base EXP: 800. Level-Surpassing EXP Bonus: 50%. Player gained EXP: 1200!

Ding! Because the Player used "Thunder Spirit Flash" (Gold, Low Xuan Rank) in battle, proficiency increased by 50 points. Current proficiency: Minor Mastery (50/100).

(Note: Starting from the Xuan Rank, cultivation methods and Dou Skills have proficiency levels divided into Minor Mastery, Major Mastery, and Perfection. Players can increase proficiency through battle or AFK Cultivation.)

Proficiency started at Minor Mastery, allowing a Dou Skill to display 70% of its power. Major Mastery could display 85%, while only Perfection could display 100%.

It was not particularly difficult to raise the proficiency of Xuan Rank Dou Skills, and Yang Shan had killed an enemy above his level, so his proficiency also received a Level-Surpassing Bonus.

Still, to be fair—

"Thunder Spirit Flash" was genuinely powerful.

Once his speed surged, Yang Shan almost couldn't stop himself! Yang Shan casually chopped off the head of a nearby lackey as well.

"Good thing I got here in time and didn't let Cai Yan suffer for too long. Tsk, I'm really kind!"

Only then did Chao Bafang leap out of the bushes, raising his halberd and roaring.

"I am General Chao Ba—eh?"

Chao Bafang had just been about to battle Cai Yan, only to find that Cai Yan had already kicked the bucket!

Yang Shan and Chao Bafang made short work of the remaining lackeys.

Looking at the corpses scattered across the ground, Chao Bafang swallowed. "Damn, that's it? That was a Great Fighter! Xiao Yan's father was only at this level at the start."

Yang Shan said indifferently,

"A Great Fighter who hasn't activated Dou Qi Armor is worse than a dog. Just chop at the head."