Artifact Spirit Style

Artifact Spirit Style

Li Tie had set his heart on defeating the Li Man Axe, and the Fan Zui Group members chose to keep spending money to support him.

They purchased Sacrificial Power from bricklayer players like Li Zheng at a rate of 50:1, then transferred it to Li Tie through their personal Guidance.

This delighted Li Zheng and the others.

While mining, they brought up the matter again in the party chat:

Killing Intent Stirred: I just watched the battle stream and nearly burst out laughing when I thought of Brother Li's explanation. Their situation can totally be understood as a bunch of juniors spending money to help an old grandpa play a Souls game.

Game Brick Mover Party: Stop laughing and get mining. Every ore can earn us several hundred.

Leopard Head Zero Charge: I heard of this Fan Zui Group in the Conquest game I played before. It's a very capable gaming guild. Supposedly, all its members are rich second-generation heirs. I hope we can maintain a long-term partnership with them.

Broke to the Bone: I dug up another Energy Stone. Extra food tonight, hahahaha.

Family Shared Godfather: Brothers, I suggest we save up for a good pickaxe before we keep mining. Don't sell Sacrificial Power the moment we get it. Only by growing stronger quickly can we earn more later.

Just as the party chat was enjoying the Fan Zui Group's antics, a notification suddenly appeared in the regional channel.

[Challenger Notice (Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range Region): Player "Da Tie" successfully contained the Primal Monster Brute Strength, exclusively receiving 10,000 Sacrificial Power and permission to unlock the second Star Vein Slot for free.]

"Holy shit!"

The Grind Emperor players who were still mining all cursed in unison.

When they opened the Star Vein interface, they discovered that there was one more Monster Soul available for embedding.

The Monster Soul was a battle axe, crimson from end to end. Scarlet Liu Guang flowed across its surface, cold light flickered along its blade, ghostly patterns were carved into its handle, and intricate totems wound around it. It looked immensely imposing.

[Brute Strength (First Generation Origin Source)]:

Monster Trait: All physical attacks carry the "Brute Force" effect, increasing damage by 50%.

Purchase Cost: 1,000 Sacrificial Power.

Looking at the newly added Monster Soul option, the Grind Emperor players suddenly could no longer laugh.

Cheers erupted from not far away. Clearly, the Fan Zui Group members were celebrating Li Tie's success.

"Damn... he really won." Eat Earth exclaimed in amazement.

"Normal. Isn't this the blood-grinding tactic we suggested before? Keep mining. Don't sell Sacrificial Power for now. Hunting monsters is obviously the best way to produce Sacrificial Power. We still need to keep improving our strength."

Li Tie's success stirred up the Grind Emperor players, making them consider no longer selling Sacrificial Power and instead being the first to raise their strength.

Five hours later.

Another Iron Shell Bug tide arrived. The Grind Emperor players, who had been mining with all their might, decisively retreated alongside the Fan Zui Group.

Insect tides were common events within the Gloomy Cave.

The constant strikes of pickaxes against the rock walls would attract Dungeon Clan members from deep underground, bringing huge numbers of Iron Shell Bugs with them.

With their current strength, they were not capable of defeating the Iron Shell Bug army controlled by the Dungeon Clan. If they wanted to avoid entering a one-hour resurrection cooldown, retreating was the best option.

They could only enter again after the Iron Shell Bug tide had receded.

After leaving the cave, the world outside was still cast in a gloomy Dark Red hue. There was no distinction between day and night here, only an eerie Waning Crescent hanging high in the sky.

Just as the players prepared to head to the Crimson Plains to hunt monsters and evil spirits, another regional notification appeared.

[Challenger Notice (Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range Region): Player "Da Tie" successfully contained First Generation Origin Source Shatter, exclusively receiving 10,000 Sacrificial Power and permission to unlock the third Star Vein Slot for free.]

The sudden notification stunned every player.

Only a few hours had passed, yet this player named "Da Tie" had once again contained a second Primal Monster through his own strength alone.

Stimulated by this, many players began searching for Primal Monsters in the Crimson Plains and Ancient Battlefield regions, hoping to obtain generous rewards by hunting them.

Time passed into the early hours of the next morning.

The regional notification appeared again:

[Challenger Notice (Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range Region): Player "Da Tie" successfully contained First Generation Origin Source Li Hun, receiving 10,000 Sacrificial Power and permission to unlock the fourth Star Vein Slot for free.]

This notification instantly drove the players mad, and they all began posting questions in the regional channel:

Game Brick Mover Party (Crimson Plains): Brother Da Tie, are you taking disciples? Take us with you to fight Origin Source monsters!

Family Shared Godfather (Crimson Plains): Too badass. Soloing three Origin Source monsters—he's stronger than our entire team.

Cute Kid (Ancient Battlefield): May I ask where Brother Da Tie found so many Origin Source monsters? Our team wants to give it a try too.

Marble (Ancient Battlefield): We ran into a First Generation Origin Source just now too, but its hunting level was 27. We got wiped out instantly. The Origin Source monsters Da Tie encountered must have been low-level ones, right? I'm so jealous.

Drunk Milk (Ancient Battlefield): He should be in the recently refreshed map region, Spirit Artifact Valley. We're heading there now.

Faced with the questions in the regional channel, Li Tie, who was still fighting, did not even spare them a glance.

At that moment, he received a video call from his granddaughter.

After connecting, his granddaughter, still in her Little Fire Chicken form, said excitedly:

"Grandpa, we want to watch you challenge the Artifact Spirits."

"Alright." Li Tie nodded and waved a hand, hiding the floating video call screen before him.

At that moment, he was preparing to challenge the fourth Artifact Spirit.

Before the challenge began, Li Tie summoned the Star Vein enhancement panel.

He spent 1,000 Sacrificial Power to strip away the initial Stone Gargoyle Monster Soul, then embedded the three Monster Souls of Brute Strength, Li Hun, and Shatter into his Star Veins one after another.

He then used all his remaining 30,000 Sacrificial Power to raise his Body Tempering level.

Each level cost 10,000 Sacrificial Power.

After three streaks of white light flashed over his body, his Body Tempering level reached Level 3, allowing him to inherit all the attributes of three monsters at once.

Li Tie stepped forward and entered the Artifact Spirits' detection range.

At once, the remaining Sweeping Sword and Nether Ghost Rod shot toward him.

Li Tie lightly tapped the ground with his right foot. Behind him, three Artifact Spirit phantoms embedded in his Star Veins emerged and circled around his body.

The traits of the three abilities surfaced in his mind.

[Brute Strength Lv.1]:

Monster Trait: All physical attacks carry the Brute Force effect, increasing damage by 50% and greatly enhancing the user's strength.

[Li Hun Lv.1]:

Monster Trait: All physical attacks carry the Li Hun effect, inflicting a mental shock on the target and leaving behind a continuously burning Soul-Refining Brand.

[Shatter Lv.1]:

Monster Trait: All physical attacks carry penetration and Shatter effects.

Guidance Notice: When hunting and killing monsters in the main body form, Evolution Points gained are shared by all monster forms.

Facing the incoming Sweeping Sword.

Li Tie reached out and grabbed, and the Li Man Axe fell into his hand.

Crimson light rapidly spread from his right hand over his entire body. Brute Strength's trait effect surged into him, and Li Tie could clearly feel his strength receiving a significant boost.

"Kill!"

The Li Man Axe cleaved forward, meeting the Sweeping Sword head-on.

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the Sweeping Sword was sent flying with a single blow.

But Li Tie did not press his advantage. He voluntarily released the Li Man Axe, which immediately turned into a phantom and continued circling around his body.

This time, the Soul Severing Spear appeared in his hand.

The great spear was neither metal nor iron, its entire body a deep blue-violet as if condensed from Stars. Its shaft was long and slender, while cold light flickered from its sharp tip.

A low howl could vaguely be heard from within the spear.

The Sweeping Sword came at him again.

Shatter!

The great spear struck out. Its tip met the Sweeping Sword's point, sending it flying again and branding a dark blue mark onto its blade.

Without the Li Man Axe's strength boost, Li Tie slid two meters backward along with the spear.

After steadying himself, Li Tie released his grip, and the Soul Severing Spear detached from his hand and hovered in the air.

This time, he did not switch to the Shattering Blade. Instead, he allowed the three Artifact Spirits to merge in midair, transforming into a golden battle blade.

Seeing this, the Fan Zui Group members watching the livestream erupted in astonishment in the voice channel:

Stay Up Late and Supper: Ahhh, Iron Master is so cool! As expected of my idol for so many years. He even dismantled his initial monster form. Is he planning to follow the Artifact Spirit Style?

Shrimp Heart of Pork: He's so cool it's killing me! I want to follow the Artifact Spirit Style too. How can the Black Armor Snake compare to Artifact Spirits? Even the way he switches weapons is cool, not to mention the look after the weapon traits merge!

Is This Okay: This game finally has a Star Vein style that I like. The Artifact Spirit Style is way cooler than the long-range sensing strike style of Bone Fire plus Eagle Head Demon.

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