Pay-to-Win Soul Tour

Chapter 16: Pay-to-Win Soul Travel

"Si Yu, how much Sacrificial Power do you have on hand?"

"Hold on, I'll ask... We have 86 points of Sacrificial Power in total. Grandpa, do you need it?"

"Transfer it to me through the Guider, I have a great use for it."

A moment later, Li Tie, who was in Emperor's Tomb Village, received the 86 points of Sacrificial Power transferred by his granddaughter. Combined with the 17 points of Sacrificial Power earned from killing Cursed Soldiers, his Sacrificial Power reached 103 points.

He then summoned his status panel, opened the shop, and selected the weapon category.

A dazzling array of weapon types immediately appeared before his eyes.

Iron Sword:

Quality: Level 1

Item Description: A sword-shaped weapon made of ordinary metal.

Item Price: 5 Sacrificial Power

Iron Axe:

Quality: Level 1

Item Description: An axe-shaped weapon made of ordinary metal.

Item Price: 5 Sacrificial Power.

The first few pages were filled with very ordinary weapons. These weapons were clearly not strong enough to contend with the Artifact Spirits.

After flipping through several more pages, Li Tie's gaze focused on a blue weapon.

[Hanyue Axe]:

Quality: Level 8.

Item Description: Forged from ice iron, the axe handle is carved with beast patterns, and a beast's roar follows when it is swung.

Item Price: 100 Sacrificial Power.

This was the best weapon Li Tie could afford with his Sacrificial Power.

After touching the purchase option with his consciousness, a blue battle axe materialized in front of him, gradually solidifying from illusionary to real.

As the battle axe fully solidified and fell, Li Tie reached out and firmly grasped it.

Having completed the purchase, Li Tie immediately left the village and headed towards the direction of the Artifact Spirit Valley.

After an hour's journey, during which he killed several Cursed Soldiers, Li Tie's Stone Gargoyle leveled up to 5. After passing the hill ahead, he once again arrived at the entrance of the Artifact Spirit Valley, where five Artifact Spirits surrounded him.

These five Artifact Spirits were all First Generation Origin, namely Li Man (Battle Axe), Po Sui (Saber), Heng Sao (Sword), Li Hun (Spear), and Ming Gui (Staff).

At this moment, the other four Artifact Spirits retreated, leaving only Li Man Axe hovering in front of him, issuing a challenge.

The battle was about to erupt.

The Level 8 Hanyue Axe whistled through the air, slashing directly at the hovering Li Man Axe. Upon collision, the sound of metal striking metal echoed.

After more than ten consecutive collisions, Li Tie's tiger's mouth numbed. He looked down and found that his tiger's mouth had already cracked, and green blood from his Stone Gargoyle form flowed down the wound.

Looking at the Hanyue Axe in his hand, there were more than ten nicks of various sizes on the blade. The feedback indicated that the weapon was in a state of minor fragmentation.

"Again!"

Without any hesitation, Li Tie once again swung the Hanyue Axe to meet Li Man Axe's chop.

Under the continuous collisions, Li Tie's right arm was stained with green blood, his disheveled white hair danced in the wind, looking like a madman.

Soon, the battle axe in Li Tie's hand could no longer bear the strain and shattered. Instantly, his body was pierced by the other four Artifact Spirits that shot towards him, and the battle ended in a bitter defeat.

However, this battle proved Guider's guess: only when holding a weapon would one be considered a challenger by the Artifact Spirits.

One hour later.

Li Tie's figure reappeared at the resurrection point in Emperor's Tomb Village.

The battle with Li Man Axe, although lacking in skill, provided him with a cathartic experience through pure power collision feedback, reducing his inner rage.

At this moment, a prompt appeared in his mind.

[Challenger Prompt: Resurrection consumes 10 Sacrificial Power. Your Sacrificial Power balance is insufficient to cover the resurrection fee. Remaining Sacrificial Power: -7]

[Challenger Prompt: Sacrificial Power is negative. Shop functions, Star Vein enhancement, and other functions are temporarily unavailable.]

This setting left Li Tie somewhat helpless.

He summoned his contact list, found his granddaughter's avatar, and chose to connect.

A moment later, a video screen popped up in front of him, showing his granddaughter in her Eagle Head Demon form.

"Grandpa, is something wrong?"

As soon as she asked, noisy sounds came from the screen. A giant black worm erupted from behind his granddaughter, violently shaking its head and sweeping a player away. It flashed across the screen, leaving behind a startled cry.

"How much Sacrificial Power do you guys have left?"

"Out of Sacrificial Power again?"

Li Siyu seemed a bit taken aback, but quickly nodded.

"Grandpa, please wait a moment. Let us finish off this worm, and then we'll talk."

With that, Li Siyu flapped her small wings and, baring her teeth, flew towards the black worm half-buried in a pile of bones, its upper body writhing.

The battle lasted five minutes. After killing the worm, Li Siyu, panting, looked at the connected light screen formed by the Guider.

"Grandpa, what do you need so much Sacrificial Power for?"

"I encountered a powerful monster. I need a weapon to fight it."

"Okay, I'll ask them how much Sacrificial Power they have left to use."

The screen then followed Li Siyu's perspective, shifting to the other members of the Fan Zui Group.

When asked, the members of the Fan Zui Group all truthfully reported the amount of Sacrificial Power they had remaining.

The team members didn't resist the idea of pooling money to buy equipment for Grandpa Tie.

In their eyes, Grandpa Tie was the absolute core of the team, a powerhouse in a league of his own. In previous games, they had always invested game resources into Grandpa Tie first, letting him grow stronger.

Facing Grandpa Tie's request, they unhesitatingly took the Sacrificial Power obtained from defeating monsters and traded it to Li Siyu.

Then, Li Siyu used the Guider to transfer the Sacrificial Power to Li Tie, who was still in Emperor's Tomb Village.

After receiving 82 points of Sacrificial Power, the system automatically deducted the 7-point debt. Li Tie once again set off towards the direction of the Spirit Valley.

Along the way, he continuously sought out and killed Cursed Soldiers. His level rose to 6, and he had accumulated the 100 points of Sacrificial Power needed to purchase a weapon.

When the blue battle axe was back in his hand, Li Tie's aura changed.

"Bring it on!"

Gazing at the hillside not far away, he moved without hesitation.

An hour and a half later.

Li Siyu received another connected call from Li Tie.

Li Siyu, who had already entered a dark cave and was discussing prices with the Ban Zhuan Group for Sacrificial Power, was utterly speechless.

A few minutes later, she transferred the purchased Sacrificial Power to Li Tie.

"Grandpa, I've transferred the 100 points of Sacrificial Power you just bought to you. But don't turn off the video, just keep it on. I want to see what monster you're challenging."

Li Tie heard her and did not refuse.

After purchasing the battle axe, he left the village and headed towards the Spirit Valley.

This time, the members of the Fan Zui Group gathered in front of the video screen to watch. Even members of the Ban Zhuan Group joined out of curiosity.

When they saw the spirit, the surrounding players exclaimed in unison.

Because Li Tie was challenging a Primal Monster.

What surprised them even more was that the Primal Spirit chose to fight Li Tie fairly one-on-one, rather than ganging up on him.

The battle was decided quickly. Li Tie was once again killed and logged off. However, the red light emanating from the continuously challenged Li Man Axe dimmed slightly.

An hour later, a group of players who were mining once again gathered around the video screen.

Facing her grandpa, who immediately asked for Sacrificial Power, Li Siyu's expression was helpless, but she didn't try to persuade him. She knew her grandpa was always stubborn.

Others turn back after hitting a wall; Grandpa hits the wall until it breaks.

Fortunately, they had acquired 500 points of Sacrificial Power from the Ban Zhuan Group for 25,000, so they still had enough to support Grandpa's challenge to the spirit.

After completing the transfer, a new round of challenges began.

However, the challenge livestream ended half an hour later.

Li Tie was once again killed by the spirit, the "Li Man Axe".

Seeing the screen go dark, the surrounding players' expressions became quite animated.

"Stay Up All Night & Late Night Snack": Big sis, please try to persuade Grandpa Tie! This game doesn't have a pay-to-win option. Our Sacrificial Power can't withstand Grandpa Tie's constant consumption.

"Does This Make Sense?": Grandpa Tie is a true man! I wouldn't even dare to imagine a battle with full pain feedback. But the fight with the spirit consumes too much Sacrificial Power. I suggest giving up for now and challenging it again when you're stronger.

"Word My Duck": Big sis, your goal of unlocking the second Star Vein slot and equipping the Bone Fire form seems to be getting farther and farther away (sad face).

Just then, a sentence suddenly interjected by Li Zheng, who had come closer, silenced all the Fan Zui Group players:

"You rich people are so interesting. Are you paying to help an old grandpa clear a soul game?"

The gazes of the Fan Zui Group members all turned towards Li Zheng, who was standing behind them, holding a pickaxe and looking confused.

Seeing that the Fan Zui Group members were silent, Li Zheng couldn't help but scratch his head.

"Spending money to let an elderly person challenge a high-difficulty BOSS, isn't that just paying to help an old grandpa clear a soul game?"

The Fan Zui Group members: ...

They couldn't find a way to refute Li Zheng's statement for a moment.

(End of this chapter)