Chapter 48

[Player Count: 10,652]

Number of Primordial Traits Contained: 13

Sacrificial Power Generated by Players Today: 68,552 points

Average Player Monster Level: 7

Domain Nodes Possessed: Emperor Tomb Village (Flesh Reshaping).

After reviewing today's earnings, Qi Sheng nodded in satisfaction.

The players' growth rate was faster than anticipated; at the current stage, one-fifth of them had already unlocked their second Star Vein, and the yield of Sacrificial Power was increasing day by day.

The only deficiency was that the Domain Node of the Gloomy Dark Cave had still not been captured.

After advancing to the fifth underground layer, the player teams fell into a bitter struggle; the Corrosion Core, which had already birthed consciousness, manipulated the frozen blades and the corpses of its dead subordinates to fight, causing the players immense suffering.

Several times they united to try and capture the Gloomy Dark Cave in one go, only to end in total annihilation.

But in the foreseeable near future, the Gloomy Dark Cave Domain Node would be purified and contained, becoming part of the expanded Emperor Tomb Village.

After that, the players would also Iron Face a major crisis.

According to intelligence feedback from the Guide's investigation, the region where the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit Warrior's Domain Node was located was drawing on node energy to rapidly generate evil creatures.

In the near future, countless evil creatures would rampage across the entire Emperor Tomb Mountain range region.

Through the communication between the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit and the Evil Eye, Qi Sheng learned that their goal was to completely occupy all Domain Nodes in the Emperor Tomb Mountain range region.

The Gloomy Dark Cave, the Spirit Valley, and other Domain Node regions would all be targets of the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit.

At that time, the players would engage in a direct confrontation with the evil creature army led by the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit.

There was not much development time left for the players.

But Qi Sheng had never paid attention to the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit's influence.

Among the powerful evil spirits within the terrifying Black Black Tide faction, the Earth-Nian was merely a standard Evil Spirit Warrior of the commander level, hardly a formidable opponent.

During the peak period of the Four Great Vassals, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed with a wave of the hand.

The evil creature army it led would only be the starting point for the players' campaign in the vast Monster World, merely a stepping stone toward the magnificent stage of war.

Without dwelling on this issue, Qi Sheng switched to the Di Zhao form at this moment.

After his body was enveloped in scarlet flames, his vision switched to the perspective of a player fed back by the Guide.

Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, northwest direction.

Hidden amidst a ring of scorching volcanoes lay a quiet pool of water; under the illumination of the Evil Moon, it appeared emerald green and crystal clear, revealing many creatures swimming within.

[Challenger Hint: Exploration discovered new Emperor Tomb Mountain range region "Wind Wave Pool," receiving 300 points of Sacrificial Power as a reward.]

Hearing the hint sound ring in his mind, Lu Xing, standing by the pool, could not hide the smile on his Iron Face.

Opening the map, a patch of fog in the northwest of the Ancient Battlefield was dispelled, revealing a new region centered around the pool, like an emerald embedded in the map.

Above it were marked three large characters: "Wind Wave Pool."

This was the first game region he had explored and opened up; facts proved that exploration could also earn Sacrificial Power, and it was not only hunting monsters and gathering resources that were viable paths.

For a scenery-focused player, the joy of playing a virtual game lay not in competition and growth, but in appreciating the scenery along the way.

In this turbulent new world where various races stood side by side, the Human Federation did not recommend that civilians leave the city at will.

But deep in his heart, Lu Xing always harbored curiosity and longing for the unknown regions of the world; whenever travel was mentioned, an indescribable excitement would involuntarily ignite within him.

This passion finally found its home in the virtual game.

The emergence of the virtual world filled a gap in the regrets of his heart.

After entering "Land of Darkness," he discovered he had finally found a perfect travel game.

The realism of this world surpassed imagination; there were no frame drops, latency, or other issues; every step felt incredibly real, and every breath allowed one to feel the unique atmosphere belonging to this world.

He was unclear how others played games, but for him, there was only one way to play.

Embark on a long journey to witness the bizarre and grotesque virtual world, collect and piece together hidden historical data about this world, and witness the uncanny workmanship of nature in the fantasy world... In this process, he was not merely touring the scenery, but engaging in a spiritual dialogue with this world.

And the difficulties, challenges, exhaustion, and even the occasional loneliness and confusion encountered during the journey were, in his eyes, indispensable experiences.

Stopping in his tracks, Lu Xing began to use the Guide's analysis ability to observe the surroundings.

Then he summoned the forum interface to record the information about the new plants he had discovered on the forum section.

Recording was one of his goals during his travels.

The game forum did not have functions like a monster bestiarium or a plant catalog.

He felt he could completely share his hobbies with other players through the method of recording.

Creating a monster bestiarium and a plant catalog for this game was a very good way to share, allowing other players to quickly find targets they wished to hunt or locations to gather resources.

Over the past week, he had already recorded 32 bestiarium entries, sharing them in posts for other players to use.

There were three types of plants near the pool that had never been recorded; after transcribing the analysis information, Lu Xing edited and published them in a forum post.

Summoning the live stream screen, at this moment, there were 13 players in death cooldown watching his travel live stream in the room, with their comments left below.

One of the comments caught Lu Xing's attention.

I-Am-A-College-Student: Bro, look quickly at the opposite side of Wind Wave Pool; it seems like something is watching you, quite creepy!

Lu Xing immediately turned his head to look across the pool, only to see a pair of deep, dark green eyes staring fixedly at him from within the bushes tangled with vines and dotted with wild flowers on the opposite bank.

Lu Xing immediately stepped back two paces.

It was not that he feared combat; along this journey, he had inevitably fought monsters and had died multiple times, returning to the resurrection point.

It was just that each death required a one-hour wait to resurrect; without a teleportation device, the distance traveled would have to be covered again from the start, so he needed to avoid death as much as possible.

Earning Sacrificial Power to enhance strength was also to cope with the risks encountered during the journey.

"Guide, analyze."

But thinking about creating a comprehensive monster bestiarium database, Lu Xing ultimately did not choose to retreat and leave; instead, he looked toward the Guide and spoke.

[Distance insufficient; unable to analyze the target.] the Guide explained in a lazy voice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xing pondered briefly before steeling himself to walk toward the opposite bank.

Once the distance reached the analysis range, information regarding the hidden creature with the dark green eyes floated into his mind.

[Strange Butterfly (Fourth-Generation Primordial)]:

Hunting Level: 7

Guide Analysis: A fourth-generation primordial monster that controls the power of wind riding; it has birthed intelligence and can manipulate wind elements to fly, fight, or greatly increase movement speed.

Personality Analysis: Bully the weak and fear the strong, lazy

Seeing the suffix "Fourth-Generation Primordial" after the monster's name, Lu Xing panicked internally.

But when he saw the Hunting Level, his eyes immediately widened, and the players in the live stream room also sent up a barrage of shocked comments.

The meaning expressed was roughly: Put down this primordial, let me have it!

(End of Chapter)