"What are you looking at? Are you about to die?!" Bai Yunlu shouted anxiously.
Ling Yi glanced at his game panel and was immediately startled.
His nearly 30,000 health points had dwindled to less than 10,000.
Moreover, a value of [minus 235] would occasionally appear above his head.
Ling Yi was immediately shocked. With the attack speed of this evolved BOSS, damn it, he would be dead in 3 seconds at most.
Without a second thought, Ling Yi poured all 675 free points he had saved into defense.
Defense instantly surged, from the original 4765 points to 8275 (base defense 3183 + equipment bonus 3183 + Meditation skill bonus).
After the skill points were added, the attacks from the Undead Skeleton Spirit King immediately stopped breaking through the defense.
Ling Yi and Bai Yunlu breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.
The Undead Skeleton Spirit King clearly noticed this as well. Its massive skull tilted in confusion, and then a red beam flew out from its left hand, landing directly on Ling Yi's head.
[Warning: You have been Undead Curse the Undead Skeleton Spirit King. Your attack and defense are reduced by 30%!]
Ling Yi's defense dropped sharply from 8275 to 5792 in an instant.
Thankfully, it wasn't breached.
But it was just a tiny bit off.
"Are you alright?" Bai Yunlu asked worriedly.
"We almost broke through its defenses. Luckily, we logged in early, and luckily, it didn't use the Undead Curse. Otherwise, the first kill would have gone to this Undead Skeleton Spirit King."
"You can't be so careless next time, you scared someone to death!" Bai Yunlu breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's nothing, it's just getting cheated on. Everyone gets cheated on in games!" Ling Yi didn't seem to care.
"I think it's best not to hang up. After all, the Immortal Domain is different from other games," Bai Yunlu.
Ling Yi thought about it and felt that Bai Yunlu's words made sense.
Since the Immortal Domain can influence reality through gameplay, dying in the Immortal Domain might actually result in some real loss.
"You're right!" Ling Yi nodded.
Then he looked at the Undead Skeleton Spirit King.
"You rascal, you've stirred things up, giving us all a real scare. If you don't drop some good stuff, that would be a real shame!"
As he spoke, Ling Yi reached out and touched it.
[Hint: Gathering Technique failed to cast. Your Gathering Technique proficiency +1!]
[Hint: You have been attacked. Your Body Strengthening skill proficiency +1!]
[Hint: Your Body Strengthening skill has been upgraded to level 16 (First Job Advancement), and you have gained +10 Free Points!]
Huh? My Gathering skill has already been upgraded to level one, and I still failed?
As expected, the success rate of Gathering Technique is affected by the monster's level.
I'll touch it again!
[Hint: Gathering Technique successfully cast. Your Gathering Technique proficiency +2!]
[Hint: Your Gathering Technique has been upgraded to level 2 (First Job Advancement), and you have gained +10 Free Points!]
[Hint: Your Meditation skill has been upgraded to level 7, and you have gained +5 free points!]
[Hint: You have defeated the Undead Skeleton Spirit King (BOSS) level 100, gaining 200 million experience points!]
[Hint: Your level has increased to lv26, Freedom Boost +5!]
[Hint: Congratulations! You have obtained 1 Hidden Class Scroll, 1 Skill Book " Tilling ", 100 Origin Stone, and 1 Skeleton King's Pearl ( Origin Artifact )!]
The Undead Spirit Skeleton King let out a miserable howl. " Limit-Breaking Power... No... possible!"
It then turned to ashes and disappeared.
Ling Yi and Bai Yunlu were both taken aback.
"The BOSS even has lines after he dies?" Ling Yi was a little surprised.
"Yes, some of them can not only recite lines, but if they can't win, they'll even beg for mercy and surrender!"
"Will they surrender again?"
"Yeah, they're similar to pets, but they're very prone to betrayal. They'll run away at the first opportunity. Running away is good, but the real danger is being betrayed."
Ling Yi said, "I've learned something new."
" Origin Artifact? It should be a level higher than a Divine Artifact, right? Quickly, let's see what its attributes are!" Bai Yunlu said excitedly.
Ling Yi nodded.
The Hidden Class Scroll is unusable for Ling Yi; he can't open it, so he simply throws it into his inventory.
The skill book " Tilling " is a skill exclusive to farmers. I've learned it!
Tilling (Active) lv1 (0/1000): Can Tilling soft soil, current range 1m x 1m, requires holding a hoe to perform!
This skill is hard to assess, and it's also unclear whether it deals any damage.
The key question is, what will be the effects after the upgrade?
Go back up and try it; you'll see.
Ling Yi was surprised to find that he had obtained 100 Origin Stone Origin Stone at once. After a moment's hesitation, he gave them to Bai Yunlu.
Bai Yunlu paused for a moment, then flashed a bright smile.
As a teammate, she could see the Pickup notifications from Ling Yi.
They had long known about Origin Stone and guessed Origin Stone purpose.
But she never asked or begged!
Ling Yi understood the value of the Origin Stone, Bai Yunlu naturally understood it as well, and also complied with Ling Yi's actions.
Bai Yunlu knew one thing very well: Ling Yi could give it to her, but she couldn't accept it!
Now, Ling Yi has given her 100 Origin Stone, which signifies his acceptance and trust in Ling Yi.
This is what makes Bai Yunlu happiest.
"Feel sorry..."
"No need to say anything, I understand!" Bai Yunlu interrupted Ling Yi before he could speak.
Then he hugged Ling Yi and kissed him on the lips!
Ling Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Bai Yunlu's beautiful face so close to his own, and couldn't help but smile.
To be honest, after the Liu Rui incident, Ling Yi felt a bit like, "once bitten, twice shy," when it came to women.
It's difficult for me to open up to women or to have absolute trust in them.
But then, Bai Yunlu barged into his world.
Bai Yunlu so beautiful, how could Ling Yi not feel anything?
He's not Liu Xiahui!
Especially after the incident where Bai Yunlu was kidnapped by Xiao Diezi, Ling Yi already understood that he was really interested in Bai Yunlu.
Love came too fast, like Twister!
Well, cough cough, it might sound a bit sentimental, but that's definitely how it is for Ling Yi.
He's just afraid to face it.
Is it Liu Rui's fault? But, it can't be entirely blamed on Liu Rui!
If Ling Yi didn't have the Innate Negative Favorability Sacred Body, he would have given Liu Rui a real-life version of Absolute Aggro.
Liu Rui won't hold a grudge against Ling Yi and fight him to the death.
Of course, Liu Rui is indeed not a good person. She is a ruthless woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Ling Yi can't stand her, nor can he afford to be with her.
But not all women are like Liu Rui!
In that moment when the two smiled at each other, Ling Yi suddenly realized that he should believe in love again!
Bai Yunlu was even more nervous now. Had she actually taken the initiative to kiss Ling Yi?
Doesn't she have any pride if she does No Whistling Bai Yunlu?
He quickly changed the subject, saying, "Ahem, quickly check the attributes of the Origin Artifact!"
Ling Yi immediately posted the attributes of the Spirit King's Pearl in the team chat.
[ Skeleton King's Pearl - Weapon ( Origin Artifact ) (0/10000): Attack +1000, Ignore +1, can Transformation into any handheld equipment, can be upgraded, Note: Can be bound, will not be dropped upon death after binding!]
At first glance, the Skeleton King's Pearl doesn't seem to have any special attributes.
1000 attack is a lot, but it also has an additional attribute of +1 Ignore.
If you only look at these aspects, their value is far less than that of a divine artifact.
If we add the terms "growable" and "bindable," the meaning changes completely.
This Immortal Domain game has incredibly nasty death penalties.
Death will always result in a level drop of 1, and the loss of the best piece of equipment you are wearing, as well as the best piece of equipment or item in your inventory.
That's why there's a group of people in the game who make a living by robbing others.
This makes players, especially solo players, hesitant to bring good equipment when going out of town to fight monsters, for fear of having their gear looted.
Many players only take a bunch of rags with them when they leave the city; they don't even dare to wear good equipment.
The fact that it can be bound and won't drop upon death after binding is enough to make many players cry.
In fact, the moment the Origin Artifact appeared, it had already made it onto the list of legendary artifacts.
Furthermore, the ranking list for legendary artifacts has been directly changed to a ranking list for equipment.
Now that the Origin Artifact have been released, calling it a ranking of divine artifacts is inappropriate!
This shows that both the game's AI and the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Domain Realm pay great attention to detail!
Countless players shed tears upon seeing the "bound and cannot be dropped" message.
This game is too difficult!
Without equipment, you can't fight high-level monsters; with equipment, you're afraid of getting looted by other players or monsters!
Many players can only get by by grinding through mobs while wearing tattered gear!
If it weren't for the fact that the Immortal Domain is 100% realistic, and considering that sleeping is also sleeping, playing games is essentially the same as sleeping.
Most ordinary players would probably have quit the game long ago.
"Quickly bind it and see how to upgrade!" Bai Yunlu reminded her.
"Okay!" Ling Yi nodded.
Binding is definitely necessary.
In reality, Ling Yi values the " Transformation " feature more.
The skills of Digging and Tilling require a hoe. If we add harvesting, sowing, watering, and fertilizing later, will those also require specialized tools?
If this Origin Artifact could be freely Transformation, then one weapon would be all you need to conquer the world.
A crimson bead appeared in Ling Yi's hand.
The beads are small, only about the size of a billiard ball, and feel just right in your hand!
With a thought, the bead transformed into a red cinnabar longsword, then into a hoe. With a dig, a pit 1 meter deep and 1 meter in diameter appeared in front of Ling Yi.
No, this pit is huge, are you sure it's for farming?
Hmm... maybe it's for planting trees?
Just then, three Undead Skeleton Spirit fell in. They thrashed around in the pit like idiots, unable to climb out for a long time!
This made Bai Yunlu into laughter!
Immediately following, he used the [ Tilling ] skill again, but this time Ling Yi used it on the Undead Skeleton Spirit.
[Note: This skill cannot be used on living beings!]
So, the only option is to dig?
Let's dig!
Ling Yi used a ground-digging, oops, Tilling skill on the other side of the ground.
The next moment, the ground churned, and the hard Dali floor of the hall in the Land of the Undead turned into soft soil.
Several Undead Skeleton Spirit stumbled and fell to the ground.
However, like the Digging skill, the Tilling skill does not deal damage.
Ling Yi transformed the Skeleton King's Pearl into a sword once more and slashed at a nearby Undead Skeleton Spirit!
[Reduce by 2!]
Looking at those damage values gave Ling Yi a headache.
The Undead Skeleton Spirit has a defense of 1000, and Ling Yi's current attack is 1001. With a base attack of 1 point, the Skeleton King's Pearl adds 1000 attack points, plus 1 point of Ignore defense, resulting in 2 points of damage.
Ling Yi waved his hand and cast the [ Gathering ] skill on the Undead Skeleton Spirit.
That monster was instantly killed.
Then, Ling Yi just stood there, stunned!
The point isn't that he killed the monster instantly; the point is that Ling Yi didn't even manage to touch it this time!
"Wo Cao, when did Gathering skills become ranged skills?"