Chapter 6

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

In a simple and unadorned courtyard, five elders were leisurely sipping tea. These people looked ordinary, but they controlled the five districts of Northern Spiritual City. Each of them was a true Rank 4 Level 60 expert!

“Who do you think will be the champion of this year’s combat strength test?”

A kind-looking old man pretended to speak casually. He was the person in charge of the Northern Spiritual District, Ji Hai.

“Old Man Ji, don’t be so smug. We already know that there’s an S-rank Angel in your Northern Spiritual District.”

“Although the Angel of Judgement is a powerful class, don’t forget that the Beastmen’s strength has always been in the combat rating. Our West Spiritual District has a proper S-rank Golden Lion this year!”

“This year, I will definitely change the name of Northern Spiritual City to Western Spiritual City!”

Yang Taian, the person in charge of the Western Spiritual District, retorted rudely.

As everyone knew, Northern Spiritual City wasn’t originally named like this. However, the leaders of the five regions had made a bet long ago that the name of the region that ranked first on the combat power ranking could change to the name of the city.

As for why they had the authority to do so, it was related to the history of the various regions’ managers looking for the officials to go against them.

A single stone caused a thousand ripples. The other three unconvinced district managers also joined the lane.

“Hehe, Beastmen? Why do I remember that the higher the level of the Orcs, the easier it is to be affected by the wild nature during battle? Don’t let them not live past Level 10!”

“Let’s see how my S-rank Weapon Master performs!”

“Bah, Weapon Master? Without a weapon, they’re nothing! Why don’t you try to understand the Elemental Guardian King of our Eastern Spiritual Area?”

“Everyone here is my younger brother. The S-rank Blood Demon of my Central Spiritual District will definitely be number one this year!”

Beside a pond in the forest.

Chi!

[HP -242]

Zhang Xuan slashed at a Level 2 Slingshot Frog. The Slingshot Frog spat out its long green tongue at Zhang Xuan’s head in pain. It was so fast that Zhang Xuan didn’t even see what it did.

If this attack hit, Zhang Xuan would definitely die on the spot!

It was said that the Slingshot Frog’s attack before its death could deal 1,000+ damage in one go. This was definitely not something that Zhang Xuan could withstand at his current level!

Unfortunately, Zhang Xuan’s forehead was only stained with a little mucus. The elastic tongue had already fallen on his arm, and the Slingshot Frog fell to the ground completely.

[Ding! Level 2 Slingshot Frog killed, EXP +20]

After dealing with this fellow, Zhang Xuan collected its tongue. This thing was said to be the favorite of many rich women, and its price was not low.

“The people of the otherworld really have a variety of ways to play.”

After complaining, Zhang Xuan continued to walk deeper into the forest.

This was the sixth Level 2 monster he had encountered since entering the forest, and without exception, it had appeared in a sneak attack.

In a hidden environment like the forest, encountering a monster’s sneak attack was the most normal thing, so many class holders were not willing to enter the forest to farm monsters.

If they were not careful, they would easily be backstabbed by monsters hidden in the dark. If there was no qualified healer in the party, they would probably be forced to return to the city in less than an hour.

Before reaching Level 10, everyone only had one chance to go out of the city to farm monsters every day. No matter how long it took, as long as you went back, you would have to wait until the next day to go out again.

However, Zhang Xuan could be said to be at ease in the forest. No matter how well those monsters hid, they would definitely not hit him!

“I’ll probably be able to level up after killing another 20 monsters. At that time, I’ll be able to learn the next passive.”

Zhang Xuan glanced at his EXP bar. He had almost 20% EXP now. Level 2 monsters gave him four times more EXP than Level 1 monsters, so it was much easier for him to gain EXP now than when he was at Level 1.

There were more monsters in the forest than in the Bone-Plentiful Grasslands. Not long after he finished off a Slingshot Frog, ripples gradually appeared on the surface of the pond.

At the same time, a pair of green eyes appeared in the bushes. Its target was Zhang Xuan, who was by the pond!

After the battle just now, Zhang Xuan also had a certain ability to observe the dangers around him. He stood up decisively and locked his gaze on the surface of the water.

At this moment, the head of a feline slowly poked out from the bushes behind him. Its fangs reflected a terrifying light.

Zhang Xuan ignored it and focused his attention on the front.

Suddenly! A fish-shaped monster suddenly jumped out of the water and rushed toward Zhang Xuan’s face. Its mouth looked as flat as a sucker, but it was covered with sharp teeth!

[Vampire Fish: Level 2]

[HP: 650]

[Attack: 115]

[Defense: 14]

[Agility: 62]

This monster only had one way to attack, which was to bite its target with its powerful mouth and extract its blood. However, Zhang Xuan still did not dodge and slashed his sword straight at it!

At the same time, another monster in the bushes took the opportunity to jump at Zhang Xuan. Its target was Zhang Xuan’s throat!

[Sharp-Toothed Swift Cat: Level 2]

[HP: 750]

[Attack: 145]

[Defense: 10]

[Agility: 92]

Miss!

Miss!

[HP -240]

The Vampire Fish’s attack missed. It slid past Zhang Xuan’s left side, and Zhang Xuan cut off nearly half of its HP with a sword.

Whoosh!

The sound of wind breaking could be heard behind him. A normal person would have felt that they were going to die, but Zhang Xuan did not care at all.

The Sharp-Toothed Swift Cat’s bite missed. It landed agilely on the ground and immediately adjusted its posture, but it was obvious that there was some doubt in its eyes.

Zhang Xuan didn’t even look at it and turned around to continue attacking the Vampire Fish that had fallen into the bushes.

Two minutes later, Zhang Xuan put away the materials dropped by the Vampire Fish and the Sharp-Toothed Swift Cat, then cleaned the hair and mucus on his body.

Previously, he did not feel much when fighting Level 1 monsters. However, as he fought more and more Level 2 monsters, Zhang Xuan could clearly feel the two SSS-rank passives!

No matter how close the monsters were, or how they surrounded him, as long as they dealt damage to Zhang Xuan, they would all miss.

S-rank damage output classes required a frontline class or support to assist in battle, but Zhang Xuan realized that there was no need for that at the moment!

Not only did some shield skills have a duration and cooldown limit, but these skills also consumed a lot of mana. If the mana distribution was not controlled well, it was easy to fall into the situation of running out of mana.

However, Zhang Xuan’s passive effect did not consume any energy at all. In other words, he did not have to worry about the passive effect losing effect even if he slept.

As long as it was a monster that did not have any skills to attack, it was a lackey in Zhang Xuan’s eyes!

“I wonder what the next passive effect will be after I reach Level 3?”

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan was a little excited.

So what if he had no skills?

Perhaps most of the classes would not be as strong as him!

Without thinking, a black shadow appeared on the tree in front of him. It was a monster attracted by the smell of blood. Zhang Xuan decisively stood up and took his sword to meet it.