Chapter 320: Lilia Ascends to 50, Lucy: Clearly I Was Here First

"Ugh, almost all of them are unfinished." Yun Mu's expression turned awkward. It seemed that even with enough experience points, advancing wasn't such an easy matter.

Four Paths related to painting? Where was she supposed to get that many Paths?

"Hmm, let me think." Yun Mu rested her finger on her chin.

Watercolor, drawing, gouache painting, brush painting, murals... these should all work.

But obtaining a Path isn't that simple. Currently, it seems the most likely ones would be drawing and watercolor.

Because drawing is the foundation of painting, and she is also more familiar with watercolor.

Wait, she suddenly had a bold idea.

Does sculpting count as a Path related to painting?

Probably not.

Shaking her head, Yun Mu banished this thought from her mind.

Next item: raise the level of the Painting Path to lv4.

That isn't difficult; after all, she can increase her Destiny Points by one every day by creating a Spiritual Painting.

The current progress is 48/80. As long as she has thirty-two days, about a month or so, she can complete this advancement condition.

Condition four is the same; her current Qi Strength attribute is around six hundred points, only four hundred points away from being maxed out.

It will take about twenty-plus days, similar to the progress of raising the Painting Path level.

As for condition five... she believes *Torina's Adventure Journal* has this potential.

It's just hard to say when she can fulfill this condition.

After all, Yun Chao Publishing House is in the Frost Kingdom, and she is currently in the Orc Federation. It's far away, so it still depends on the performance of the One-Eared Rat.

Well, although she could go back using the spatial teleportation array of her earring.

She should go back to Frostfall City to take a look after a while. Besides, if she is in the Frost Kingdom, her Transcendental profession can be advanced.

Looking at the sixth advancement condition: create a Spiritual Painting of Ziyue Pinzhi.

This advancement condition probably cannot be completed in a short time, because the gap between blue-quality equipment and purple-quality equipment is quite large.

She feels that even if she raises the level of 【Spiritual Painting】 to lv6, she will probably have to practice for a very long time.

Not to mention that her 【Spiritual Painting】 level is only lv5 right now.

The last condition, seven, is in a completed state.

"100 sounds of surprise?" Yun Mu looked at the text on the panel with some confusion.

What on earth is this? Does it mean people feeling genuinely surprised by her paintings or works? If that's really the case, then these one hundred sounds of surprise must have all been contributed by *Torina's Adventure Journal*.

After all, it's an art style that hasn't appeared in this world yet, paired with a plot that those in the know understand.

It's normal for the old perverts to praise it from the bottom of their hearts.

"The rewards after advancement... are about the same as before."

One trait, one passive skill, and one active skill.

The book Sixin gave her mentioned that a Master-level Qi Painter possesses the ability to create multiple paintings simultaneously.

And if one has already mastered this technique before advancing, then the ability of Multiple Drawing will be further enhanced.

As for Delayed Trigger, it is exactly what it sounds like: being able to set certain paintings as traps and trigger the effects at the right moment.

Although it is called Delayed Trigger, it is not limited to being set within a fixed time frame.

Through some small tricks, one can make the painting trigger automatically after sensing fluctuations in Spirituality or the aura of a Transcendental.

It is still very useful for setting traps.

And the final active skill, 【World in a Painting·Unfold】, is a move similar to a Barrier.

It can unfold the World in a Painting created by the painter into reality, rather than passively pulling enemies into the World in a Painting.

As for the specific effects... she hasn't seen it, so how would she know?

Anyway, that's all the content in the book; she'll probably have to experience it herself after she advances.

"Zhuyiao Daren, Zhuyiao Daren?"

Hearing the call of the Calamity Cultists by her ear, Yun Mu came back to her senses and discovered that after time resumed its flow, all the Calamity Cultists present were looking at her with fanaticism on their faces.

"Ahem."

Recalling her previous conversation with Heral, Yun Mu couldn't help but have a plan form in her mind.

She first cleared her throat in a pretentious manner, then announced in a hoarse and low voice: "The time has come for you to sacrifice yourselves for Him!"

"I shall bestow a trial upon you, and only those who pass the trial are qualified to obtain further power!"

"Ohhhhhhh!!"

"For our God!"

The cultists below roared fanatically, looking as if they couldn't wait to accept the trial immediately.

"Very good." Yun Mu nodded as if satisfied.

"Those willing to accept the trial, step forward!" she said.

"Swish!"

Not a single cultist hesitated. After witnessing the arrival of the God of Fear and Plague with their own eyes, they had already become the most top-tier fanatics.

Yun Mu was not surprised by this. She slowly walked in front of the cultists and then reached out one by one to touch their bodies.

【Infection Source: Through physical touch, you can transmit the disease you are carrying to another creature.】

Is she sick right now? The answer is no.

But from the moment she obtained the trait, Yun Mu discovered a virus within her body that appeared harmless but was actually quite dangerous.

If she were to name this virus, she would like to call it—Scarlet Disease!

That's right, Scarlet! In a sense, the transformation of humans into Bloodline can also be considered a type of disease.

It's just that this kind of change is benign.

Then, are there non-benign changes? The answer is of course yes! As long as the trait of 【Directed Plague】 is used to make the cells in her body mutate, the originally harmless Bloodline cells will transform into very dangerous viruses! Remember those creatures that could Self-Destruct after being infected with Scarlet? Although that was the ability of that wriggling brain, Yun Mu's investigation revealed that the ability to Self-Destruct truly exists within the Bloodline cells! One only needs to use the trait of 【Directed Plague】 to make it mutate the hidden ability out.

Finally. "Snap!"

Yun Mu snapped her fingers cleanly and decisively.

【Plague Outbreak: Can cause any disease to enter its outbreak stage prematurely.】

"Ugh..."

The Calamity Cultists infected with Scarlet knelt on the ground in pain, yet feeling the power surging continuously within their bodies, expressions of great surprise appeared on their faces. Before they could notice anything unusual.

"Pong~"

Yun Mu's right hand fingers suddenly splayed open, her lips forming the shape of the letter O.

There is no need to keep paying attention anymore.

Within the range of Blood Perception, apart from the life aura of the Plague Doctor, there were no other fluctuations.

Yun Mu summoned Lucy and the other teammates, and after returning the magic robes of the Calamity Cultists to Lucy, she followed the road and continued toward the next area.

"Come to think of it."

On the way to the next area, Yun Mu suddenly thought.

The effect of the Super Golden Spatula allows the user's level to synchronize with hers.

In that case, doesn't that mean... Liliya's level has also increased to lv50? Thinking of this, Yun Mu decisively clicked on the Game Panel and chose to view Liliya's attributes.

【【Liliya】 Max HP +32, Attack +19, Spell Strength +12, Defense +4, Resilience +2, Dodge +20, Speed +4, Precision Correction +25, Critical Hit +8%.】 【Name: Liliya Level: lv50 Race: Horned Deer

Max HP: 92, Attack: 64, Spell Strength: 42, Defense: 24, Resilience: 11, Dodge: 55, Speed: 27, Precision Correction: 70, Critical Hit: 17% Traits: Mount, Savage Bone, Guardian, Healing Mastery Skills: Fawn Charge·Modified, Cute Acting, Forest Blessing, Emergency Evasive Maneuver.】 The panel looks pretty good.

Although it is still far behind compared to her, it has already surpassed Lucy's panel attributes.

Of course, Lucy is only lv28 right now; if her level were to increase to lv50.

She would also gain 22*7, a full 154 points of attributes.

Hiss... Yun Mu suddenly felt some regret for giving the Super Golden Spatula to Liliya to use.

It costs several thousand Gold Coins for Lucy to level up once now; to raise her tier to lv50 would take at least over one hundred thousand Gold Coins!!

Gulp, kill me.

Where is she going to get that many Gold Coins! Wait for an Adventure Challenge?

But the last Adventure Challenge only earned a little over twenty thousand.

"Sigh."

But even if she didn't use the Super Golden Spatula on Liliya.

Wouldn't she still have to use Gold Coins to raise Liliya's character level?

The Gold Coins required for that would be even more.

Thinking about it this way, her choice at the time was still fine.

It's just that in her heart, she feels a bit sorry for Lucy.

Clearly I was the one who came first, why... *cough cough*.

This joke is not one to be made.

Yun Mu stopped herself in her heart; suddenly, while walking closely against the air wall beside the street, she nearly fell to the ground! "Huh, the air wall disappeared?"

Steadying her figure, Yun Mu reached out to touch the side.

No, the air wall didn't disappear; it's just that the air wall in front of this house is gone! Could there really be a hidden reward?

Yun Mu's spirits lifted, and she quickly ducked into the house in front of her that was no longer blocked by an air wall.

However, to her surprise, no matter how she searched, she didn't find a single item related to a reward.

Did she guess wrong? "If you want to find something, how about letting Chester come out and try?"

Seeing her like this, Lucy suggested.

After cooperating several times, she finally stopped calling Chester "that Treasure Chest monster."

Actually, this can't be blamed on Lucy; it's mainly because in Frost Language, the pronunciation of the name Chester is just too strange.

It's also a bit of a tongue-twister to read, so it's normal not to remember it.

"Oh right, I completely forgot about Chester!" Following Lucy's prompt, Yun Mu finally remembered that Chester has extraordinary treasure-hunting abilities.

Instead of wandering around blindly herself, it would be better to let Chester come out and try.

"Gaba Gaba!"

Just after being summoned from the Game Panel, Chester began to jump around excitedly.

It seems it has already discovered the location of the treasure.

"Well done, Xiaoqie!" Yun Mu followed excitedly behind it.

"Gaba Gaba!"

Chester led everyone into the basement of the room; Yun Mu had searched here before and hadn't found anything special.

Yet Chester kept calling out toward a wall in the corner.

"You mean, the treasure is behind this wall?"

Yun Mu analyzed, aided by the emotions transmitted through the contract.

"Gaba!" Chester looked like it was nodding its 'head' quite affirmatively.

"Hmm... can this wall be blown open?"

Yun Mu took a Sea Roller Bomb out from her earring, feeling a bit eager to try.

"That thing's power isn't enough, is it?" Lucy, who was to the side, spoke up: "This wall is cast entirely from stone bricks; it's impossible for a Sea Roller Bomb to blow it open."

"What's more, there are traces of magic on it."

"Magic?" Hearing Lucy's words, Yun Mu withdrew the Sea Roller Bomb with some regret.

"It's probably something like a magic lock," Lucy judged.

"A magic lock?" The Cat Ear on top of Yun Mu's head twitched lightly twice.

"I'm familiar with this, let me handle it!"

She confidently stepped forward and reached out her palm to touch the wall.

【Touch of Unlocking: Your Lockpicking skill has transcended common sense; by simply touching it lightly with your hand, there is a certain probability of unlocking everything, including magic locks!】

Unlock for me!! "Boom—"

The wall made of stone bricks trembled for a moment, and under Yun Mu's smug expression, it slowly sank into the ground.

And behind the wall was a secret room that did not look very large.

Inside the secret room, a huge brass Treasure Chest was placed.

It wasn't locked!

(End of this chapter)