Kill the Void-Rending Weasel

In the end, Jiang Yan spent a million in the weapon shop to buy a top-quality Horizontal Saber.

The blade was mixed with a small amount of rare Radiant Gold, ensuring absolute quality, and it was also significantly heavier than before, making it much more imposing to swing.

Jiang Yan weighed the Horizontal Saber in his hand, growing more satisfied the longer he looked.

The blade carried a faint metallic gleam unique to Radiant Gold—long, straight, and sharpening to a deadly point at the tip. The hilt was flat and round, wrapped in a special material for the best grip.

He lightly swung it in the air a few times, and faint sounds of air being split followed.

"Good blade!"

You get what you pay for, and money was just a worldly possession to Jiang Yan.

After sending a message to Uncle Wang to report his safety, Jiang Yan strode into the Wilderness.

The 56th Ruins of the Wilderness—territory of Fierce Beasts, a paradise of slaughter, a homeland for the brave.

Ten days later.

"Battle Saint Armor!"

"You have successfully blocked an attack from a Void-Rending Weasel. The Blade Bearer triggers a parry."

"The Void-Rending Weasel is heavily injured. Your blade technique comprehension has slightly improved."

Inside the Combat Space.

Jiang Yan panted as he watched the Void-Rending Weasel retreat into space after its injury, gripping his saber and staying on guard to prevent a sneak attack.

He had fallen for that trick more than once.

Once injured, the Void-Rending Weasel would burrow into space to hide, then find a chance to deliver a fatal blow—truly hard to defend against.

After countless battles with the Void-Rending Weasel, Jiang Yan had figured out a way to deal with it: use the Blade Bearer and the Battle Saint Armor talent to tank one hit, then reflect the damage back through a parry.

But this method had a flaw—the Void-Rending Weasel's reaction speed far exceeded his, and sometimes he couldn't block in time and died under its claws.

The Void-Rending Weasel—extreme speed and extreme attack.

Jiang Yan dared to say that no three-stage Fierce Beast outside could match a single hair of this thing.

But that only fueled Jiang Yan's fighting spirit. Only after countless failures could one grasp the true essence of battle.

"You have died under the Void-Rending Weasel's claws for the thousandth time. Congratulations on triggering Heaven Rewards Diligence. You have obtained the orange trait: Moment of Truth."

Moment of Truth: You have comprehended the true meaning of life through countless deaths. When you receive a fatal attack, your body has a chance to enter an absolute defense state.

Jiang Yan: "Did I just roll a death cheat?"

He immediately jumped into battle, engaging the Void-Rending Weasel in a fierce fight.

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel."

"You have triggered Moment of Truth. Congratulations, you have successfully nullified this attack."

Jiang Yan simply stood still.

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel."

"You have died."

"Not enough samples. Again."

That's right—Jiang Yan was death-testing the trigger probability of Moment of Truth.

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel. You have died."

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel. You have died."

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel. Congratulations, you have successfully nullified this attack."

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel. You have died."

"You have received a fatal blow from the Void-Rending Weasel. Congratulations, you have successfully nullified this attack."

After the two-hundredth death.

Jiang Yan began organizing the experimental results—his scientific spirit was truly admirable.

"Nullified successfully 57 times, direct death 143 times. Looks like Moment of Truth has only about a 25% trigger rate."

The probability wasn't high—more like relying on dumb luck.

"Maybe it can save my life at a critical moment, but normally, I'd better not try it."

Jiang Yan continued fighting the Void-Rending Weasel.

Another day passed. Jiang Yan's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the barely alive Void-Rending Weasel.

The Void-Rending Weasel had no revival mechanism, while Jiang Yan could revive infinitely. Just in stamina alone, Jiang Yan had the edge.

The last successful parry had already left the Void-Rending Weasel severely injured. As long as Jiang Yan kept at it, he would eventually grind this beast down.

A true spawn-camping strategy.

The Void-Rending Weasel was severely wounded and dared not fight any longer. Knowing Jiang Yan possessed a skill that could reflect damage, it refused to give him any opening, instead relying on its space-tearing ability to wage a guerrilla war.

But the Void-Rending Weasel's spatial talent wasn't infinite!

"Take this blade!"

Jiang Yan gathered his Blade Momentum, and the Nine Consecutive Steps, now honed to Subtlety proficiency, erupted in an instant.

His figure turned into a beam of white light that pierced through the Void-Rending Weasel's body.

"Congratulations, you have successfully slain the Void-Rending Weasel."

"Congratulations, your realm has broken through to Blood Coagulation Late Stage."

"Regretfully, you did not obtain a trait."

"Congratulations, you triggered Heaven Rewards Diligence's safety net and obtained the purple trait Demon's Scale."

Demon's Scale: Upon use, your other attributes will be converted into Strength attribute.

Jiang Yan stared at the description of Demon's Scale, somewhat taken aback. "Damn, that's an extreme trait. But in a critical moment, it might come in handy."

Lucky day today—two traits in a row, plus a realm breakthrough. The Jiang Yan of now could utterly crush the version of himself from a few days ago.

He exited the space.

Inside an abandoned building, Jiang Yan opened his eyes. His black pupils blended perfectly into the darkness of the night.

Outside, the occasional strange cry of a Fierce Beast drifted in, adding a layer of eeriness to the pitch-black night.

Jiang Yan was in the Fifty-Sixth Ruins. By day he hunted monsters, by night he cleared dungeons—his schedule was tight.

He opened his character panel.

Host: Jiang Yan

Talent: Battle Saint Armor

Realm: Blood Coagulation Late Stage

Martial Skills: (Unranked) Basic Saber Technique — Mastery (Yellow Grade Low Rank) Fierce Bull Strength — Mastery (Yellow Grade High Rank) Explosive Step — Mastery (Mysterious Grade High Rank) Nine Consecutive Steps — Subtlety

Traits: Heaven Rewards Diligence (Lifebound), Desperate Truth (Blue), Swiftness (Blue), Wind Rider (Blue), Blade Bearer (Purple), Moment of Truth (Orange), Demon's Scale (Purple)

Special: Blade Momentum (can be broken through to Blade Intent)

Jiang Yan half-closed his eyes, savoring the finest hour before dawn.