I, Wodema, Am Awesome

Dark Cuisine King's words made the already excited players even more worked up.

Gu Du, Li Taibai, and the others, being closest to the source, seized the opportunity first. They stepped forward in one stride, surrounding Ye Yu in a tight circle.

"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, I want to redeem a skill!"

"Haha, good thing I have plenty of Contribution Points—even after leveling up, I've still got a lot left. Otherwise, I'd be missing out on a fortune!"

"Brother Yu, is there a sword technique? My swordsmanship, ahhh!"

"Brother Yu, Brother Ye Yu, remember me? I'm Bao Lao Er! Is there any cultivation path that suits me?"

Gu Du, Li Taibai, Bao Lao Er, and the others crowded around Ye Yu, peppering him with questions.

When it came to gaming, who didn't want to stand out from the crowd? Especially these top-tier players—they had no desire to be just like everyone else. So the announcement of a unique cultivation path naturally filled Gu Du and the rest with joy.

Listening to the clamor flooding his ears, Ye Yu was still a bit dazed. He'd only asked the system to put out an announcement. Why had it added the line about unlocking new Cultivation Methods and skills? And where was he supposed to get Contribution Points now to let players redeem skills?

"Host, do not be surprised. This is the system's compensation to you. At the start of the Immortal Path, all basic Cultivation Methods and skills should have been matched in place. The system was negligent."

The electronic voice rang out, snapping the bewildered Ye Yu back to reality.

So that was it! In other words, he'd gotten another freebie? After all, if he had to redeem all those basic skills and Cultivation Methods himself right now, it would cost a hefty amount of Contribution Points.

Thinking this over, Ye Yu glanced at the player redemption interface. He saw that, besides the earlier Basic Qi Refining Technique and Collapsing Fist, a bunch of new basic skills had appeared! Basic Sword Technique, Basic Blade Technique, Basic Poison Art, Basic Spear Technique—everything was there.

"Haha, saved me a ton of Contribution Points!" Ye Yu rejoiced inwardly. He immediately opened up the redemption permissions for the players.

Instantly, a redemption panel popped up in front of Gu Du and the others. Most of the basic skills weren't expensive—just 100 Contribution Points each to redeem—but they were still pricier than the original Basic Qi Refining Technique and Collapsing Fist. However, as the number of players grew, the system had already adjusted the redemption costs for those two accordingly.

"I'll go with palm techniques!" Gu Du thought it over and directly redeemed a Basic Palm Technique. He planned to walk the path of dual cultivation in fist and palm arts.

Li Taibai, meanwhile, couldn't wait to redeem the Basic Sword Technique, then cheerfully ran off to train on his own! As for the remaining players, King Grey Wolf chose Basic Poison Art, Xiong Da picked Basic Body Art, and Cannot Eat Peach selected Basic Spear Technique—he thought spears looked cooler. A man, after all, had to practice spear techniques! Mastering both the big spear and the small spear was the true way.

Only Bao Lao Er flipped through the redemption page over and over again, but couldn't find a single basic skill he liked. His face fell. To him, all of these were fine, but he just didn't like them! One Collapsing Fist had already nearly driven him to his breaking point from training. He didn't want to work that hard. What he really wanted was a skill that could kill enemies just by moving his mouth—that would be right up his alley.

"Forget it, forget it—didn't the announcement say that meditation and contemplation could also lead you to a compatible training path?"

"Why should I stubbornly cling to these basic skills for enlightenment?"

Shaking his head, Bao Lao Er gave up on the exchange.

He decided to try other methods first.

As a swarm of players rushed to exchange basic skills from Ye Yu!

His Contribution points, which had already been drained, surged once more.

"This is really fleecing the flock!"

"And the system actually had a change of heart—it didn't skim off my Contribution points this time!"

Ye Yu chuckled inwardly.

While Ye Yu was steadily growing stronger.

Wodema wasn't idle either.

Inside his Divine Domain.

In a gloomy tomb chamber.

Dozens of Blood Bat Race Believers, transformed into human forms.

They knelt on one knee, devoutly praying before an Ancient Coffin.

"Great Blood God, master of slaughter and the bright moon!"

"Ma!"

"The most supreme existence of the Blood Bat Race!"

"Please accept the offerings of your most devout Believers!"

After reciting the prayer, an aged Blood Bat Race elder, steeped in the aura of time, stood up.

He reached out and slowly pushed open the lid of the Ancient Coffin.

"Bring the offering!"

The Blood Bat elder called out softly.

As his words fell, the Blood Bat clansmen uttered a strange syllable.

Then, a vessel filled with crimson blood was handed to the elder.

"Great Blood God!"

"This is your most beloved Virgin Menstrual Blood!"

"Your most devout Believer wishes to offer it to you!"

The elder muttered under his breath, then slowly poured the crimson blood from the vessel into the Ancient Coffin.

Inside the Ancient Coffin lay a stone-carved statue.

The statue was unmistakably carved in Wodema's likeness!

As the blood dripped onto the Stone Statue, it radiated immense Divine Power!

In just a few breaths.

The blood in the vessel had been completely absorbed by the Stone Statue.

"Burp~"

Wodema's Stone Statue let out a satisfied belch, sounding utterly delighted!

Wodema, floating above his Divine Domain, shuddered violently.

The next moment, a terrifying aura erupted from his body!

"Hehehe, advancing, am I?"

"One-star Demigod—what immense power!"

"Ye Yu, in three days, the great Wodema will tear you to shreds!"

A sinister grin spread across Wodema's pale face.

If before, he still harbored some wariness toward Ye Yu.

Now, he had completely dismissed Ye Yu from his mind!

He was already a One-star Demigod!

And Ye Yu?

Probably still lingering at zero stars, right?

Even if Ye Yu had some hidden trump card that let him kill Ma Baoguo!

Before a mighty One-star Demigod, that trump card would be utterly useless!

Wodema was brimming with confidence.

The gap between a Zero-star Demigod and a One-star Demigod, while not an insurmountable chasm, is still no easy thing to bridge.

"After killing Ye Yu, his Believers will be mine for the taking!"

"The Blood Bat Race's greatest love is human blood!"

"As long as I raise those stupid, pig-like two-legged sheep, my Believers will keep growing!"

"At that rate, even advancing another rank to become a Two-star Demigod isn't out of the question!"

"Then the Divine Envoy will value me even more, hahaha..."

Thinking this, Wodema let out a reckless, wild laugh.

He waved his hand, and a streak of pale moonlight instantly spilled down.

The moonlight pierced straight through the tomb chamber, falling upon the Blood Bat Race clansmen.

Every Blood Bat Race member present wore a look of delight on their faces.

That elder of the Blood Bat Race trembled, erupting with a fearsome aura.

He had actually become a Viscount, possessing his own noble title!

"Great Blood God, thank You for blessing Your devout Believers..."

The Viscount elder, ecstatic in his heart, prostrated himself toward the Ancient Coffin.

Seeing this, the other Blood Bat Race clansmen had a flicker of envy in their eyes.

The Blood God has always blessed us!

We must work even harder to find better offerings for the Blood God!

Perhaps then we too can earn a noble title!