Vitality Tree Spirit
This was the first time Wind Snow Traveler had ever seen such a creature. It wasn't very harmful, but it was incredibly insulting... no, it was extremely resilient.
His damage output couldn't keep up with the Vitality Tree Spirit's regeneration rate at all.
At this moment, he desperately missed those simple and brutal Fierce Beast he used to live with; at least they were normal, weren't they?
Damn, this game is getting harder and harder.
The Vitality Tree Spirit shook its branches, as if mocking the Wind Snow Traveler.
Wind Snow Traveler:...
He discovered that since Lost Island, the game Cloud Sea had changed; it was no longer the game he was familiar with.
"Jiu Chen, what do you say?"
Wind Snow Traveler looked at Xiao Fan beside him.
Xiao Fan straightened his expression and said, "This Vitality Tree Spirit will trigger automatic regeneration when its health drops below one-third. In this situation, as long as the damage output keeps up with its regeneration rate, it can definitely be killed."
Wind Snow Traveler stared at Xiao Fan in disbelief.
He's not stupid; how could he not know what Xiao Fan was saying? The problem now is that his damage can't keep up with the Vitality Tree Spirit's recovery speed.
These Vitality Tree Spirit's healing abilities seem to have no cooldown; they're constantly regenerating, and nobody can withstand that.
Xiao Fan chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding."
To deal with creatures that have healing abilities, you need skills that inflict grievous wounds.
Fortunately, Xiao Fan's skill <Sun and Moon Rotation> Sun Flare continuous fire damage, and fire counters wood, so it should reduce the Vitality Tree Spirit's recovery speed. We'll have to test it out to know for sure.
"Keep fighting, I have a plan this time."
Wind Snow Traveler glanced at Xiao Fan with some skepticism, but in the end, he still walked towards the Vitality Tree Spirit.
Chop, chop, chop!
With three swings of his Wind Snow Traveler, the Vitality Tree Spirit's health dropped by two-thirds instantly, triggering its recovery mechanism.
"Jiu Chen!" Wind Snow Traveler shouted to Xiao Fan as he slashed.
Xiao Fan seized the opportunity and threw out the <Sun and Moon Rotation> mark as soon as Wind Snow Traveler slashed for the third time. Three seconds later, the mark exploded, and the continuous fire damage made the Vitality Tree Spirit's recovery speed unable to keep up with the burning speed.
"It worked!" Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Although this damage over time does not inflict a grievous wound effect, it does so effectively due to elemental advantage.
Seeing that the Vitality Tree Spirit's health recovery had indeed slowed down, the Wind Snow Traveler felt relieved and retaliated by striking twice with his axe.
The Vitality Tree Spirit's health bar was depleted, and the massive tree was chopped down and fell to the ground.
2048 Core Power credited!
Xiao Fan couldn't help but sigh, killing high-level creatures was still faster. He could get 1024 Core Power from just this one tree, which was indeed faster than entering Level 5 Secret Realm.
After slaying the Vitality Tree Spirit, Wind Snow Traveler flashed a wide smile at Xiao Fan.
"Wow, Jiu Chen, that's amazing! How did you do that?"
Xiao Fan didn't hold back and explained the concept of serious injury to Wind Snow Traveler.
"Severe injury reduces the opponent's healing effects, such as fire, bleeding, and curses. Skills created can inflict these severe injury effects."
Upon hearing this, Wind Snow Traveler seemed to understand something.
Once Xiao Fan's skills were ready, the two of them chopped down another Vitality Tree Spirit.
These Vitality Tree Spirit behave like ordinary trees when they are not attacked; they only reveal game information when they lose health.
But don't assume they're harmless just because they don't show health bars; they can move and guide players to more dangerous areas.
Xiao Fan guessed that these were two forms of the Vitality Tree Spirit.
When not revealing information, it will move silently; when revealing game information, it will attack and heal, but will not move.
Wind Snow Traveler silently noted down this information; it was his duty as the Village Chief the Zone 18.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler headed back home.
In that day, Xiao Fan earned nearly 200,000 Core Power.
He previously thought the 500,000 Core Power reward for creating God-Tier Skill was a lot, but now it seems so-so.
However, this achievement was only possible because he teamed up with Wind Snow Traveler, a level 16 player. Other level 10 players wouldn't have been able to achieve such results so quickly.
Moreover, he now needs 120,000 Core Power to advance to level 11.
All things considered, the gains weren't that significant.
The two didn't encounter the area boss today, and Xiao Fan, being a low-level player, was too lazy to fight it, so they went straight back to the Novice Village.
The next day, Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler planted flowers as usual, and then went to explore the secret realm with Fatty and the others.
Inside the secret realm, seeing Qin Muyu's dagger flowing with golden light, Xiao Fan realized that she had created Heaven-Tier Skill.
"I wanted to tell you before, but you were too busy and I didn't have a chance."
Qin Muyu stared intently at Xiao Fan.
That night, she was inspired by Xiao Fan's words and successfully created a Heaven-Tier Skill.
At that moment, Qin Muyu finally couldn't hold back her tears.
Having failed to create a skill before, he was abandoned by his family, and his trait Forsaken from a genius in Zone 1 to a novice in Zone 18.
The pressure and pain almost crushed her.
Fortunately, she met Xiao Fan and has now successfully created the Heaven-Tier Skill she had always dreamed of.
Qin Muyu didn't thank the hardships; she only thanked her own resilience and Xiao Fan.
She will have a bright future.
One day, she will become powerful enough to make those loved ones who once abandoned her regret their previous decisions.
Xiao Fan thought to himself, "A genius truly lives up to his name."
With just a little guidance, Qin Muyu was able to create a Heaven-Tier Skill.
The people of Blue Star simply lost because they lacked understanding of game skills; this doesn't mean they weren't intelligent.
The Wind Snow Traveler sighed silently.
He created his first Earth-Tier Skill at level sixteen and originally thought he was already very powerful.
Now, seeing Qin Muyu create Heaven-Tier Skill at level four, he truly understands why a genius is called a genius.
It's not comparable at all!
As for Xiao Fan, needless to say, Wind Snow Traveler believes that a hundred geniuses are not as good as one Xiao Fan!
Wind Snow Traveler has a question: which darling assigned Xiao Fan, this prodigy, to Zone 18?
What's the difference between this and a pie falling from the sky?
"Everything will be alright now. Let's see who dares to call Zone 18 trash again!"
After leaving the secret realm, Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler headed to the area of Vitality Tree Spirit.
When the two arrived, there were already eight players leveling up; they were all players who had previously completed <Lost Island> with them.
When I got back last night, Wind Snow Traveler had already told these people about the Vitality Tree Spirit.
They were also told about the concept of skills having a severe injury effect, as mentioned by Xiao Fan.
These players hadn't expected that defeating level 11 creatures would require a severe injury effect.
They all generated skills directly according to the Skill Chain they had previously chosen, without ever thinking of creating their own skills, let alone having any skills that could inflict serious injury.
This really worried them. Were they going to get stuck on the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm after finally clearing the level ten trial realm?
Everyone felt as if they had already sailed through countless mountains, only to find themselves facing eighteen bends beyond.
They're having such a tough time!
Fortunately, Blade Shadow had just reached level 15 yesterday, and following Wind Snow Traveler's advice, he tried to create his own skill that inflicted severe injuries.
Unexpectedly, he not only successfully created the skill, but it was also an Earth-Tier Skill.
Early this morning, Wind Snow Traveler led other players who were level 10 or above to farm Vitality Tree Spirit.
At first, they were startled by the Vitality Tree Spirit's regeneration mechanism, but later, Blade Shadow used a skill that inflicted severe injuries, and they barely managed to kill the Vitality Tree Spirit.
"Thank you, Village Chief. If it weren't for you, we really wouldn't have been able to deal with this tree spirit." Everyone stepped forward to thank Xiao Fan and Wind Snow Traveler.
"Haha, if you want to thank someone, Jiu Chen. If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that skills could inflict serious injuries."
Ten years after the game's release, players have always tried to keep their created skills a secret.
Aside from the nationally mandated Yellow Rank Skill Chain, ordinary people have virtually no access to advanced skills.
This is why it is very difficult for ordinary people to create advanced skills.
Of course, they don't think that others should share the advanced skills they create.
They mean...
Xiao Fan is truly great!
He is not only exceptionally talented, but also willing to share his creative skills.
For this, they will always be grateful.
"Enough talk, leveling up is the priority."
Xiao Fan waved his hand dismissively. He had too many skills to create; he didn't care about these minor entries at all.
The two teams of players had been chopping down tree spirits all day, and seeing that it was getting late, they decided to head back to the village together.
As they walked, the group suddenly sensed something was wrong. Before they could speak, a giant, Vitality Tree Spirit appeared before them.