When transacting for the Ruby Scepter, Jin Xiangchuan was already a dead man in Bai Ye’s eyes.
Facing such a predictable future enemy, Bai Ye naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to let him grow stronger.
Jin Xiangchuan gritted his teeth, "I can give you the King's Scepter, don't you want it?"
Bai Ye smiled, "Of course I want it, but would you really give it to me?"
Jin Xiangchuan asked, "Can it buy my life?"
"What do you think?" Bai Ye shook his head, "Or I could say yes, but would you believe me?"
Jin Xiangchuan fell silent.
Jin Xiangchuan certainly didn't believe that Bai Ye would let him go if he handed over the King's Scepter.
In fact…
Bai Ye certainly would not let Jin Xiangchuan go!
If he were to obtain the King's Scepter, Bai Ye would have even more reason to kill Jin Xiangchuan, because the enmity would be immense. From then on, every second Jin Xiangchuan grew stronger would fuel his desire to kill Bai Ye.
Would Bai Ye create a potential enemy who would constantly watch him?
Of course not!
Bai Ye understood the principle of eradicating the roots of a problem.
If Jin Xiangchuan didn't hand over the King's Scepter, he would die!
If Jin Xiangchuan handed over the King's Scepter, he would die even more so!
"Ah!"
Jin Xiangchuan clearly understood this too. He let out a furious roar, veins bulging on his neck, and swung his blade at Bai Ye.
In his final moments, Jin Xiangchuan unleashed his ferocity, intending to drag Bai Ye down with him.
But…
*Puff!*
That blade never fell.
The moment Jin Xiangchuan raised his weapon, he felt a sudden tightness in his chest, his internal organs convulsed violently, and his legs gave out. He sank to his knees, coughing incessantly. The blood that splattered on the ground was, disturbingly, black.
Jin Xiangchuan looked at his severed arm. The skin around the wound was blackened, and that darkness was already spreading throughout his body.
Bai Ye raised his broadsword and said, "I forgot to tell you, I'm quite skilled with poison!"
As he spoke, Bai Ye forcefully brought his broadsword down.
*Puff!*
A flash of silver!
Jin Xiangchuan's head rolled to the ground.
"You have killed a participant (Particle Energy Civilization World)."
"You have obtained six fragments of God's Stone."
Bai Ye looked at Jin Xiangchuan's head rolling to the side and murmured, "Particle Energy Civilization World? This guy is from a technologically advanced world similar to the Predator's civilization. No wonder he was so strong and had so many tech weapons."
After murmuring, Bai Ye's face lit up with joy.
Six fragments of God's Stone!
Although Bai Ye killing Jin Xiangchuan had nothing to do with the fragments of God's Stone, who would complain about having too many?
Moreover, Jin Xiangchuan's strength was considerable. If Bai Ye hadn't launched a surprise attack, severing his arm and heavily injuring him, it might not have been so easy to defeat him.
Therefore, it was predictable that Jin Xiangchuan would have a substantial number of God's Stone fragments on him. Either he was unlucky and wouldn't get any, or if he did, the quantity wouldn't be small, as having many fragments meant a higher potential acquisition.
The final acquisition of six fragments of God's Stone was quite beyond Bai Ye's expectations, making him want to take a gamble and exchange them for a golden gacha ball to play with.
While thinking, Bai Ye closed the light screen. After glancing at Jin Xiangchuan's corpse again, he suddenly thrust his sword into Jin Xiangchuan's chest and then severed all of his limbs.
It wasn't out of deep-seated hatred that required such drastic measures. It was Li Jia Yi's "resurrection" that had put Bai Ye on alert, ensuring that Jin Xiangchuan didn't possess any revival or apparent death items, thus ensuring he died thoroughly.
Bai Ye had always been ruthless towards those he had crossed paths with; otherwise…
Look at Li Jia Yi, the deeper the enmity, the more irreconcilable it became.
Therefore, Bai Ye even guarded the corpse for nearly half an hour, making sure the man truly could not get back up, before he finally rose and entered the canyon.
There were no Pig-Heads in the canyon, and Bai Ye passed through smoothly.
After exiting the canyon, the plains, which served as the main battlefield, were not far away.
"About three hours or so!"
Bai Ye stood on a hillside, gazed into the distance, estimated the time, and then leaped down the slope.
"Garen!" Bai Ye roared, raising his broadsword, "Judgment!"
In mid-air, Bai Ye held his broadsword high!
The blade glowed with golden radiance, and the moment it landed, Bai Ye forcefully swung the broadsword forward.
*Boom!*
The broadsword struck the ground with a thunderous roar. In the next instant, the ground exploded, sending countless rocks flying, with cracks spreading everywhere.
Ripples of sword light appeared, expanding outwards in all directions, slicing down the surrounding Pig-Heads. Anything touched by the sword light was cut in half.
In the blink of an eye, that squad of Pig-Heads lay dead.
"You have assisted the Demon's Country in fighting the Pig-Head Army, killing one hundred Pig-Head Demons, and received the reward: permanent increase of 10 points to a random physical attribute, and 1 fragment of God's Stone."
After defeating the squad of Pig-Heads, Bai Ye had finally completed Mission One, reaching the kill count of one hundred Pig-Heads.
A permanent increase of 10 points to a physical attribute…
Bai Ye was not picky about this. His initial physical attributes were relatively balanced. At the time, Bai Ye was weak in all aspects, so after being enhanced by the T-Virus, his physical attributes grew harmoniously. The Five Elements Plate also didn't play favorites; each time spiritual gathering was completed, all attributes except intelligence were strengthened.
Since there was no particularly outstanding area, any attribute that was randomly selected was fine.
Finally, when Bai Ye looked at the light screen, he found that the ten attribute points had been allocated to Strength.
It made sense; Strength was the foundation required for combat. That was good.
Bai Ye swiped away the light screen and continued to move forward.
The further east he went, the sparser the trees became, indicating that Bai Ye was getting closer to his destination.
As Bai Ye climbed a low mountain, thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky.
Bai Ye couldn't help but look up. The sky was incredibly dark, with large masses of clouds hanging low, as if within reach. Simultaneously, faint blue lightning flickered within the clouds, resembling long dragons.
Then…
Bai Ye looked forward!
Before Bai Ye's eyes lay a vast plain. At this moment, countless Pig-Heads stood there, arranged in formation. They formed a dense, black mass that stretched as far as the eye could see, exuding a strong sense of oppression!
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