Chapter 78: Legendary Weapon: Burkner's Demonic Longbow

On the rooftop, Fang Shi stood motionless, even beginning to tremble all over.

Like an epileptic seizure, he shook uncontrollably.

Just now, Fang Shi had perceived the extraordinary nature of the longbow.

He had probed his consciousness into the longbow, seeking to detect its information.

This was originally a benefit granted by the attribute panel.

Yet an accident occurred; an invisible force surged forth from the longbow.

It devoured Fang Shi's magic power recklessly.

In a mere instant, Fang Shi's magic power value dropped by 1 point.

Forced, he had to take out a low-grade spirit stone.

He rapidly drew the spiritual energy within it to replenish his own losses.

This was something Fang Shi had exchanged his contribution points for before leaving the Heavenly Sword Sect.

This was also the reason he had been able to use the White Crane Sword Art in the battle just now.

Otherwise, given the concentration of spiritual energy on the Blue Star,

it would have taken Fang Shi at least a full day and night to restore his magic power value to full.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"How can a weapon be like this?"

"What spell caused this effect?"

Before his rebirth, Fang Shi was merely at the second tier; his knowledge was shallow.

He knew he would encounter things he did not understand sooner or later.

He never expected it to arrive so soon.

The longbow was white as jade, crafted as if from mutton-fat jade, yet far more durable than stone.

During the clash with the longsword just now, it remained completely unscathed.

This was enough to show that its material itself was extraordinary.

Yet even the most exquisite weapon is a sharp instrument for killing.

The devouring power emanating from the longbow was endless.

It seemed intent on sucking Fang Shi completely dry.

Had there not been high-quality magic power on Fang Shi's person, it would have devoured his flesh and blood long ago.

Its original owner could do nothing to Fang Shi.

Who would have thought that in the end, it would be a weapon taking revenge.

"No, I absolutely will not allow myself to die like this!"

Fang Shi was also a decisive person; he gripped the longsword with trembling hands.

He suddenly swung the sword to strike his own left hand.

If he could not cut through the longbow, could he not cut off his own hand?

Rather than be sucked to death, he might as well cripple his own hand first.

As long as he could save his life, everything else could be dealt with in the future.

Later, he would find a way to use the seven-ring spell Regeneration to make up for the missing part of his body.

Bang!

Jin Guang flashed; an invisible force field swept over Fang Shi's wrist, blocking the longsword's attack.

Fang Shi's expression changed; during the attack just now, he felt a current of spiritual energy flow out from the longbow.

The force field formed by this spiritual energy had blocked his strike.

The longbow seemed to possess its own consciousness, unwilling to let Fang Shi hinder its feeding.

"If you dare to block me, then I will keep cutting!"

Fang Shi's heart grew ruthless; he raised the longsword again and repeatedly hacked at his own left hand.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of impact rang out continuously until finally, with a plop.

The Earth Dragon Sword had deeply hacked into Fang Shi's left wrist, exposing the white bone within.

A crack two centimeters deep appeared upon it.

Had Fang Shi not been weakened by the torment of the longbow in the end, combined with the defense of the True Dragon Armor,

this wrist would certainly have been severed.

Fang Shi paid no heed to stopping the bleeding; he simply threw away the longbow in his hand.

This was Fang Shi's strategy: since the longbow possessed self-awareness,

he would drain its energy, forcing it to take in less than it expended, so that the energy it absorbed could not offset the energy lost.

In this way, there was a high probability the longbow would detach on its own.

As expected, Fang Shi had bet correctly.

However, just before releasing its grip, the longbow's devouring power surged, sucking fiercely at Fang Shi.

"You have been attacked by an unknown force."

"Your magic power value has decreased by 1 point."

"Your life value has decreased by 36 points."

"

This single suction completely emptied his magic power value, and his life value dropped by one-third.

More disgusting was that Fang Shi himself had some excess magic power.

It hovered above the Lower Dantian, needing only to wait until it fully merged with the source.

Then the magic power value would permanently increase by 1 point.

Now that it was all sucked dry, the only way to recover was to start over.

It could not recover quickly like health points and magic power points.

"Never mind, as long as I can keep my life, that's enough," Fang Shi sighed in his heart.

Right after discarding the longbow, Fang Shi finally had time to check his attribute panel.

He also understood the danger of this weapon.

"Berkner's Demonic Longbow."

"Hardness:?"

"Draw Weight:?"

"Durability:?"

"Quality: Tier Four"

"Damage Type: Piercing"

"Damage Range: 1D8+6"

"Effect One: Sacrificial Artifact. The user must sacrifice 5D10 of their own health points and a large amount of flesh and blood life to use it preliminarily; otherwise, they will suffer 10D20 of devouring damage. Furthermore, only by continuously sacrificing can the weapon's power be further unsealed."

"Effect Two: Swift. The wielder gains a +6 bonus to Agility (Sealed)."

"Effect Three: Demon Wolf,???"

"Effect Four: Moon Devourer,???"

"Critical Hit Range: 20-20/×3"

"Weight: 35 kilograms"

"Type: Two-handed use."

"Evaluation: This is an ominous weapon. It is said that users must pay a huge price. It is made from the ribs of the legendary creature Moon-Devouring Wolf Berkner, containing unimaginable demonic nature and possessing incomparably powerful strength."

A legendary weapon!

A legendary weapon not fully unsealed!

A damage range of +6 is the most distinct feature of a legendary weapon.

Because only legendary mages can perform enchantments above +6.

Do not underestimate these 6 points of damage; 1 point of damage equals 2 points of Strength.

An extra 6 points of damage is equivalent to an extra 12 points of Strength.

Fang Shi's Earth Dragon Sword had a damage range of only +2, far behind this longbow.

Of course, weapon-added damage is not entirely equivalent to true Strength.

After all, Strength also provides attack speed bonuses, and crushing force easily causes critical hits.

But it is still incomparably terrifying, especially when facing monsters that cannot be broken through.

An extra point of damage bonus might just decide victory or defeat.

When Fang Shi's consciousness touched this weapon, the weapon's consciousness thought he wanted to use it.

It then erupted with devouring power, causing damage to Fang Shi.

Had Fang Shi acted a little later, the source of his life and magic power would have been devoured, causing a permanent decline.

This was the greatest loss; compared to the loss of some non-source magic power, this was the most terrifying.

"Never mind, anyway, I don't know how long it would take to refine this 1 point of magic power value successfully."

"My speed in killing monsters and leveling up is even faster than this; it's as if there was no loss."

"Fortunately, Lu Xiusi cannot fully unleash the power of this weapon."

"Otherwise, relying solely on the +6 Agility effect, he would definitely have reacted when I cast my sword technique."

"Who knows what other means he might have afterward."

Fang Shi pondered in his heart, comforting himself.

Weapons with huge negative effects like this are called cursed weapons.

Although powerful, the price is also great.

If Lu Xiusi truly had a legendary weapon that could be fully used.

The outcome of this battle would be hard to say.

But even a legendary weapon with strong negative effects is still a legendary weapon.

It still has the value it should have.

It is far beyond what armor mixed with some adamantium can compare to.

"Adamantine Chainmail"

"Toughness: 11"

"Durability: 20"

"Weight: 40 kilograms"

"Evaluation: This is armor exclusive to Lu Xiusi. Due to being mixed with some adamantium, its hardness exceeds that of diamond."

In short, Fang Shi's gains this time were abundant; it could be called a bloody profit.

He had decided that after the second surge ended, he would head to some hidden places to cash in these gains.

Otherwise, waiting for the human internal trading system to perfect itself, no one knew how long one would have to wait.