Spirit Pills!

Armored Ghoul?

A snail? No wonder its reactions were slow.

Then...

Its movement speed probably wasn't fast either.

A Specter that moved this slowly should be huntable.

A five-man squad should have no trouble taking it down.

Guan Yutian noticed this as well;

"Wear it down with ranged arrows. It shouldn't move very fast."

Everyone immediately switched to bows and began attacking at once;

-13!

-14!

-18!

-31!

-20!

Its shell really was thick.

Zhang Qing dealt 20 points of damage.

Guan Yutian, meanwhile, dealt the highest damage at 31.

None of the others exceeded 20.

After coming under attack,

the Armored Ghoul let out a roar.

It charged at them.

But to their surprise, its speed was truly nothing special, about the same as a running adult.

That kind of speed posed no threat at all to martial artists.

So,

the squad practically kited it around.

Zhang Qing remained highly vigilant.

If the Armored Ghoul could only move like this,

then it had no room to survive at all.

For it to have over two thousand health,

it definitely had a trump card!

The next second!

Whoosh!

Bang!

Pusan was sent flying, his chest a bloody mess as blood gushed out as though it were free. A huge damage number rose up;

-197!

Pusan: 73/270!

He was severely wounded on the spot!

What was that?

What had attacked Pusan?

Even Zhang Qing had only seen a shadow flash past.

Was it pretending? Was it actually very fast?

No!

If it were truly that fast, it could have killed someone instantly.

"It's its tongue!" Guan Yutian shouted;

"Watch out! Its tongue can shoot out, and it's extremely fast!"

"Its range should be around twenty meters. Stay outside that distance!"

Everyone rapidly retreated again.

Pusan struggled to his feet and tried to bandage his own wounds.

The squad widened the gap, keeping roughly forty meters away from the Armored Ghoul.

Their arrows kept striking it, making the Armored Ghoul howl again and again.

The damage was low, but they fired quickly.

And the Armored Ghoul's hidden move was probably that tongue.

Unfortunately,

if it encountered a single martial artist, it could catch them off guard, badly injure them, and practically guarantee victory.

But it had run into a squad.

Its one trick no longer worked!

"Hehe, this thing's out of moves!"

"Keep firing!"

Guan Yutian laughed.

Running into a Specter like this could only be called good luck.

It had only one method of attack, and it wasn't fast.

Victory was almost guaranteed!

Light gleamed in Zhang Qing's eyes.

It was as though he could see three Attribute Points waving at him.

Perhaps the Armored Ghoul really only had that one move.

Then...

All that remained was to steal the final blow.

Since he was the only one who could see its health bar,

Zhang Qing calculated the damage.

Then,

when the Armored Ghoul had fewer than 20 health points left,

he suddenly shot an arrow.

-18!

Armored Ghoul: 0/2540!

Death!

Congratulations on killing an Armored Ghoul. Attribute Points +3!

Got it!

That felt good.

The squad fired several more arrows until the Armored Ghoul stopped moving.

After waiting a while longer,

Guan Yutian finally led them forward slowly.

"Today's luck, tsk tsk..."

Guan Yutian was delighted.

He had already been praised once that morning.

He hadn't expected to gain something that afternoon too.

"Come on, let's take it back and claim the reward!" Guan Yutian said excitedly.

"Today's contribution was substantial. I'll show you what Spirit Pills are!"

Everyone was excited.

Spirit Pills could only be exchanged with Military Merit.

They had killed five Specters in one go today, so Guan Yutian should have enough Military Merit.

Soon,

they happily carried the Armored Ghoul to Razor Hall.

Thanks to Guan Yutian leading the way,

Zhang Qing entered the interior of Razor Hall for the first time.

Then, in a large hall, he saw countless Razor Hall members.

This seemed to be a trading hall.

The Spirit Pills Guan Yutian mentioned were probably exchanged here.

Afterward,

Guan Yutian walked behind a wooden counter.

Zhang Qing had no idea what he said,

but he received a Spirit Pill and a token.

After swallowing the Spirit Pill on the spot, he returned.

When he came back,

Guan Yutian handed the token to Zhang Qing;

"You're lucky. An important figure has noticed you."

"This is your Razor Hall token, and it has Military Merit on it!"

Zhang Qing froze.

This was an unexpected windfall.

It seemed Yu An still couldn't stop thinking about him.

"Want to exchange it for Spirit Pills?" Guan Yutian whispered into Zhang Qing's ear.

Zhang Qing nodded!

Spirit Pills.

Like Adamantine Weapons, they were high-end goods in the Dark Realm.

The records from his previous life said

that eating one meant Attribute Points!

There had once been a big shot who spent tens of millions of real money buying Silver Coins from players.

Then he swept up Spirit Pills from the black market.

In a single day, he jumped three levels.

And then...

Then, because he had flaunted his wealth, he was ambushed and killed, forced to start over.

The incident caused quite a stir, and people mocked him for having more money than sense.

It was also after that incident that everyone realized the importance of maintaining an image.

In short...

If there was an official channel to obtain Spirit Pills,

then his strength could definitely skyrocket quickly!

Guan Yutian brought Zhang Qing to the wooden counter and gestured for him to hand over his token.

Across from them was a Ratfolk girl.

She took the wooden token and examined it using a special method;

"10 Military Merit. Here is the Spirit Pill list."

After saying that, she handed over a sheet.

Zhang Qing took it.

Spirit Pills started at 5 Military Merit.

'There are many kinds of Spirit Pills, but drug resistance exists.'

'The first pill has full effect, while every pill afterward is reduced by more than 30% each time!'

'So exchange for two different ones!'

"One Blood Nourishing Pill and one Body Refining Pill," Zhang Qing said.

The girl nodded, deducted the Military Merit from the wooden token, then directly poured a Spirit Pill from each of two different porcelain bottles behind the counter and handed them to Zhang Qing together with the token.

Zhang Qing accepted them.

The second rank of the Glimmering Realm was secured!

"Zhang Qing, eat them quickly!" Guan Yutian reminded him.

"Once a Spirit Pill is poured out of its porcelain bottle, its medicinal potency keeps leaking away every moment."

Zhang Qing nodded.

He directly tossed the Blood Nourishing Pill into his mouth.

He chewed it. It did not taste like much, though the medicinal flavor was quite strong.

Congratulations on consuming a Blood Nourishing Pill. Attribute Points +3!

Three Attribute Points!

That was equivalent to a Great Ghoul with over 2,500 health.

Next was the Body Refining Pill!

Congratulations on taking a Blood Nourishing Pill. Attribute Point +3!

Awesome!

That made 6 Attribute Points.

Adding those 3 points.

Zhang Qing now possessed the enormous fortune of 9 Attribute Points.

"These two spiritual pills are an incredible tonic for a martial artist like you who has entered the Glimmering Realm!"

Guan Yutian said,

"Cultivate well tonight. I believe that by tomorrow, I'll see you at the second tier of the Glimmering Realm!"

Zhang Qing nodded and said,

"I can feel a surge of power churning within me."

"Captain, is there anything this afternoon? I'd like to head back first!"

"Go on back. Cultivate well—you should be about to break through!"

Guan Yutian said.

"Okay!"