Bai Xiaowen rubbed his hands together, crouched down, and placed his palm on the pale silver treasure chest.
A faint white glow flowed toward him. Bai Xiaowen gained 50 Psionic Points. Including the other two ordinary Mutant Dogs, he had gained a total of 55 Psionic Points from this battle.
The Black Soul Stone also reacted to Steel Fang's soul, displaying the option, "Absorb?" Bai Xiaowen chose to absorb it without hesitation. A black chain extended from the Black Soul Stone, yanked the phantom soul of a giant dog from Steel Fang's corpse, and slurped it inside.
Only Bai Xiaowen could see this scene; no one else could. The Black Soul Stone's growth increased by 1 point, reaching 4/10.
"Last time I killed Jiao Guoping, it didn't absorb his soul. Looks like the Black Soul Stone is pretty picky and only cares about Elite Tier creatures." Bai Xiaowen understood, then opened the treasure chest.
The chest opened, and eight pale silver Loot Cards floated above the corpse of the Elite Mutant Dog, Steel Fang.
"Only a C-Tier Battle Rating."
Bai Xiaowen was not surprised by the notification. A Level 1 Hero Class Awakened killing a Level 1 Elite Tier creature and not dropping to a D-Tier Battle Rating was already quite good.
Prompt: "You obtained Elite Tier equipment: Steel Fang's Collar." [Steel Fang's Collar (Bind on Pickup)] [Quality: Elite Tier (Blue)] [Equipment Slot: Neck] [Equipment Requirement: None] [Attributes: Constitution +2] [Durability: 30/35] [Description: The surface of this Steel Thorn collar is engraved with tiny seal script. It was likely crafted by a skilled artisan.]
"Not bad luck, drawing Elite Tier equipment from eight cards." Old Demon, who had been watching from the side, walked over.
After this battle, Old Demon's opinion of Bai Xiaowen had changed considerably.
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