Bi Fang Sigil Experiment, Snipe and Clam Clash!

An hour later!

On a high slope in the mountains, Wu Yu leaned against a huge boulder to rest.

After fleeing all the way, there were no longer any pursuers behind him, but he still ran for quite a while before stopping here to rest.

He had killed more than a dozen burly men with broadswords on the way. Altogether, the [Vitality Pill] and [Beast Meat] cards that appeared after the kills numbered five.

"If described in terms of drop rates, [Unpleasant Meat Chunk] has the highest drop rate, followed by [Beast Meat], while [Vitality Pill] has the lowest!"

"Of course. [Vitality Pill] is the only green-quality item, and it can increase vitality and blood."

Wu Yu did not dare eat one carelessly.

After all, its description differed from "Exquisite Food." It increased vitality and blood rather than restoring it!

In this ancient-background [Newcomer Secret Realm], if there were [Vitality Pill]s, could there be even better Pills—perhaps ones that could even rival [Nine Dragons' Might]?

Wu Yu's heart stirred slightly. He took out the Bronze Token and opened the map.

The marker for 'Evil Tiger Stronghold' was a vicious skull, representing the danger of that place.

"[Newcomer Secret Realm] has five evacuation points. From where I am, they're all about the same distance away."

He glanced at the map. It displayed his moving position, updating in real time.

If this were ancient times, it would count as an immortal treasure.

"So, the Mysterious Tower sent us into the [Newcomer Secret Realm]..."

Wu Yu began to think.

"If this is treated as a game, then exploring the secret realm, defeating enemies, and looting treasures are the main objectives!"

"No, there's also the pressure of the mist. We have to reach an evacuation point before the mist covers everything!"

"And... there's no revival here. [Newcomer Secret Realm] is said to be a cooperative secret realm, but could there be competitive ones? And even in a newcomer secret realm, people aren't forbidden from attacking one another!"

Wu Yu took a deep breath, but did not panic.

From the moment he entered the Tower, he had maintained a certain degree of vigilance toward the others. Unfortunately, Liu Zheng's identity was special. If Wu Yu concealed his name, it would only backfire...

"They seemed to have misunderstood before..."

"Forget it. Once Liu Zheng looks into it after returning, he'll naturally know it was his own problem."

Wu Yu shook his head and sank into thought.

With the [Bi Fang Sigil], even under such crude conditions, Wu Yu could still ensure his own safety in the [Newcomer Secret Realm].

Not long ago, one of the burly men with broadswords chasing him had been too far away and was only blasted into severe injury, collapsing to the ground.

Wu Yu used him for an experiment and discovered that the [Bi Fang Sigil] could currently be inscribed anywhere within ten meters of his field of vision.

As for the conditions for inscription... a pebble, a leaf, even a human body would do.

There was nothing it could not be added to, nothing it could not fall upon!

The [Bi Fang Sigil] was silent and could be stacked in multiples.

Its current destructive power was already quite impressive, but Wu Yu was merely an ordinary man. Once he returned and began cultivating immortality, gaining spiritual power, the [Bi Fang Sigil] would surely have more advanced applications.

Like the talismans among the Hundred Arts of cultivation, using spiritual power to inscribe the [Bi Fang Sigil] would presumably produce different power.

He guessed that the [Bi Fang Sigil] originally consumed immortal power or spiritual power. It was simply that ordinary people had neither, so it consumed a certain amount of vitality and blood instead.

And once he had a cultivator's divine sense, the range of the [Bi Fang Sigil] would likely expand greatly. He would not need to inscribe it with his naked eyes as he did now.

"I have destructive power now, I have restorative medicine—at full condition, whoever I glare at dies!"

A trace of ambition quietly rose in Wu Yu's heart.

Before the mist arrived, could he kill more monsters, or even explore the three locations—'Evil Tiger Stronghold,' 'Redfang Village,' and 'Lostway Cave'—to obtain better things?

"It's worth trying!"

"There's still a long time before the mist arrives. I can spend a little more time stockpiling carriers for the [Bi Fang Sigil]."

"And I can go take a look at 'Redfang Village' first. That place doesn't seem like a dangerous location."

At that thought,

Wu Yu checked his inventory. There were still seven small pebbles inside.

Had he not spent so much time on experiments earlier, his stockpile of carriers should have exceeded ten.

Suddenly, a tremendous boom rang out!

A small pebble immediately appeared in Wu Yu's hand as he turned to look.

In the distance, dazzling light flashed, and smoke shot into the sky.

"What is that?"

He immediately climbed upward, ascending another large tree before finally seeing the scene over there clearly.

On a forest path, burly men in beast-hide clothing fell one after another. Liu Zheng held a Psionic Pistol, while a Micro Drone actually hovered overhead, firing Low-level Psionic Shells that exploded among the trees and blew the beast-hide-clad men into chunks.

"Psionic weapons again! And a drone..."

Wu Yu's pupils contracted as he remembered.

"I knew it. Those in high positions and with great power who haven't undergone modification or become Transcendent must carry all sorts of weapons on them."

The greater the commotion, the more naturally it drew other people's attention.

Unlike the [Bi Fang Sigil], psionic weapons caused a much larger disturbance, attracting more and more burly men in beast-hide clothing.

Some archers found high ground, drew their bows, and fired. Arrows streaked through the forest, targeting Liu Zheng's head and chest.

Yet whenever an arrow neared him, a transparent barrier appeared and knocked it away.

"A Psionic Shield Belt. Even secondhand, it could sell for five hundred thousand at the Black Crow Merchant Guild!"

Wu Yu observed silently.

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce. Liu Zheng was forced to bring out several pieces of psionic equipment, some of them top-tier goods that could not even be found on the black market.

Dozens of burly men in beast-hide clothing were dead or injured, and cards littered the ground everywhere.

Finally,

The two-meter-tall burly man stepped forward.

Unlike the others, this man carried a Tiger-head Broadsword. Every movement he made carried astonishing pressure.

"The leader makes his grand entrance at the finale?"

"No! This man deliberately let his underlings wear down Liu Zheng's equipment. He's stepping out now because he has probably seen through the situation."

"These beast-hide-clad burly men aren't mindless game monsters. They possess high intelligence!"

Wu Yu's heart skipped a beat. The ambition that had risen not long ago faded, and he became even calmer.

Sure enough, by the time the burly man with the broadsword approached, Liu Zheng had little energy left and was retreating as he walked.

The Psionic Pistol's firepower had weakened, and the Micro Drone flew back into his hand.

The burly man roared and charged forward, swinging his broadsword!

Boom—!

Like a giant bear pouncing, the burly man burst forth. Both his speed and strength were terrifying.

With one slash, Liu Zheng quickly dodged aside, and the blade chopped down a large tree beside him.

A section of the severed tree toppled toward the burly man.

He threw a punch and smashed the tree aside.

Liu Zheng hurriedly fired. Psionic Bullets struck the burly man, but rather than dying violently like the others, he only suffered a bloody wound. The injury was clearly not severe.

The burly man swung another slash. The Psionic Shield appeared, but the blow battered it until it shook violently, spiderweb-like cracks spreading across its surface.

Bang—!

The Psionic Shield shattered.

At the same time, an arrow shot toward him at high speed and struck Liu Zheng in the thigh!

"Ah!"

He screamed and collapsed to the ground.

At the critical moment, he controlled the Micro Drone into the air, and a Low-level Psionic Shell blasted into the burly man!

Bang—!

At such close range, the burly man had no way to dodge. He was blasted straight backward, blood covering his entire body!