Chapter 13

Goblin Disaster (Simple)

"Um……"

The Goblin leader was precisely pierced through the neck by the mountain‑splitting sword, and scarlet blood gushed wildly like a dam that had opened its floodgates.

The Goblin leader struggled, as if unwilling, as if yearning for death.

But soon, Mu Yi's blade swept across, and the Goblin leader stopped struggling, leaving only slight twitches.

【Dungeon Prompt: Leader killed, the current new‑player dungeon Goblin Disaster (Simple) has been cleared, will reset after 24 hours.】

【You have cleared the dungeon: Goblin Disaster (Simple Difficulty), you received a base reward of 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins and 100 points of Universal Experience.】

Mu Yi exited the dungeon with a slight headache; this was his fifth time clearing the Goblin Disaster dungeon.

It was also his fourth attempt at clearing without the Elite Talent, which failed.

After mastering the patterns of Goblin Warriors, Goblin Mages, and Goblin Leaders, these weak creatures could no longer threaten him at all.

Of course, this premise requires activating the Elite Talent.

He found that his Elite Talent was seriously problematic, or rather that he himself was too weak to match the Elite Talent.

It's like a toddler wielding a Desert Eagle; it can certainly kill Tyson with one shot, but the recoil could take half his life.

Even if he doesn't activate the Elite Talent, once injured or feeling pain, it instinctively triggers the talent state; he has not yet found a way to deactivate it voluntarily, and can only rid himself of this frenzy by killing any creature that shows hostility toward him.

He felt as if Ge Luo Ma Shi, holding Ma Nuo Luo Si, were questioning Gu Er Dan.

"Then Gu Er Dan, what is the price?"

"All of this!"

Mu Yi despised this condition, yet at that moment he had to rely on it, since expecting a former homebody to become a pure warrior in a short time was unrealistic.

It's like a cheat in an FPS game; you can choose not to use it, but you can't be without it.

Slightly weary, after unequipping his gear, Mu Yi began today's training plan.

After several days of training, Mu Yi can now barely control the output of Inner Qi, consuming it bit by bit; after his tests in the dungeon, once Inner Qi is infused, his attributes surge like a rocket.

With just a little Inner Qi, he can hurl a several‑hundred‑kilogram boulder; although it lasts only an instant, the effect of that burst of power is incalculable.

Now Mu Yi has mastered the ability to precisely slay the Goblin leader among a horde of Goblins.

It can also be said that he applied the Warm Wine Slash of Hua Xiong learned in the Soul‑Trial to reality.

Consuming two points of Inner Qi, he moves at an unbelievable speed, and before the Goblin leader can raise his staff to cast a spell, he thrusts a blade through the leader's throat, then decapitates him with another strike.

After he has exhausted his Inner Qi point by point, Mu Yi resumes his binge eating and drinking.

The good news is that the absorption efficiency of Inner Qi is extremely high, so it won't ruin Mu Yi's stomach.

The bad news is that Mu Yi seems to have become a pixiu, only taking in and never letting out.

Perhaps that's a good news?

"Zongwang Prompt: Your Inner Qi has increased, Inner Qi Upper Limit +1, current Inner Qi 10/10."

Mu Yi doesn't know whether the changes in his body are good or bad, but he can be sure he's getting stronger.

"Ding‑dong, Mr. Mu, your ordered goods have arrived; please sign for them!"

While Mu Yi was immersed in the emptiness after completing his daily quests, a message arrived on his phone.

The medicinal herbs and beef heart he had ordered online have arrived!

Online shopping is convenient, but the delivery speed is never quite satisfactory.

Mu Yi often orders passionately, then by the time the goods arrive, he has completely forgotten the original motivation for the purchase.

Thus Mu Yi's house is often piled with a huge stack of parcels, many still unopened, like a hoarding mouse that stockpiles a jumble of things that end up gathering dust and rarely serving any purpose.

He laid out the herbs and beef heart in a line, and according to the Blood‑Circulating Soup recipe, he carefully placed each herb into the clay pot in measured amounts to begin simmering.

Although he didn't understand why three bowls of water should be reduced to one, Mu Yi still followed the recipe faithfully and simmered the medicine as instructed.

A formula approved by Zongwang is obviously far more reliable than his own wild guesses.

After a busy half‑day, Mu Yi poured out the dregs, gazing at the black liquid in the pot emitting a pungent odor, and fell into deep contemplation.

This thing… can it really be drunk?

Gripping through the physical discomfort, Mu Yi dropped the beef heart into the black liquid, then added a generous amount of clear water as the recipe called for, and began a sealed simmer for an hour.

At the right moment, Mu Yi lifted the lid.

In that instant, Mu Yi felt his senses "extended"; he seemed to truly perceive and touch every ingredient inside the pot.

Then Mu Yi glimpsed a golden glow rising from the pot.

"Whoa! Golden Legend!"

"It's a flashbang! He added a flashbang!"

Staring at the radiant dish, reminiscent of a young master chef, Mu Yi fell into a silent hush.

What the heck, does that mean he's become a top‑tier chef?

Glowing cuisine has arrived.

Wait, can these ordinary ingredients really produce glowing cuisine?

Watching the golden light fade, the chaotic liquid lay quietly in the clay pot.

Mu Yi had a sudden déjà vu of falling from heaven straight into hell.

It was a kind of chaos Mu Yi had never encountered in real life; simply put, it looked nothing like something edible.

The first reaction is like a strawberry bun, oddly unsettling.

"Zongwang Prompt: You are attempting a Military Skill crafting, performing a Willpower check…"

"Willpower check successful, determining Military Skill crafting level…"

"Based on your Military Skill level, you may attempt a Military Skill crafting check with the current materials (standard recipe)."

"Performing the check!"

【Wealth Luck】 participating in the check…

Military technique crafting succeeded! You obtained a herbal dish: Blood-Activating Soup (golden quality).

Blood-Activating Soup (golden quality):

Type: Military technique formula

Rank: Common formula

Effect:

After consumption, the eater must make a Will check.

If the check succeeds, they gain the "Benefiting Qi and Nourishing Blood" status.

"Benefiting Qi and Nourishing Blood": the character obtains a continuous Inner Qi recovery effect, continuously heals many injuries within the body, regulates internal balance, and continuously strengthens all body parts.

If the check fails, the drinker has a certain chance of gaining an indigestion status.