Chu Tian spent a long time researching, originally intending to clean the game pod.
Finally, he discovered that the soft padding inside wasn't something he could easily remove and wash.
The interior was filled with complex wiring.
There was nothing he could do; he figured he couldn't handle it himself.
He'd have to see if he could go down the mountain tomorrow to the nearest city and buy a new one.
Or, he could take this one to professionals to get it cleaned.
Closing the pod, he took out the No. 207 virtual helmet that had always accompanied him.
Returning to the Heavenly Dao world, Chu Tian honestly found it hard to get used to wearing this helmet anymore.
The sensitivity, the realism, were both too poor!
Ding... System prompt: Elf King Bloodline upgraded to Level 3!
Dao Tian, that old fellow, really hadn't lied to him.
Opening the Bloodline panel:
...
Bloodline: Elf King (God-Tier) Unique. Lv3
Special Attribute 1: Human Form, can use some Druid Form skills, skills possess 30% of their original effect. (Not activated)
Special Attribute 2: Human Form, Spirit and Mana recovery speed increased by 100%. (Not activated)
Bloodline Passive: All attributes growth +10 stars
Bloodline Talents (can stack with player talents):
[Concentration (God-Tier)] Skill effect increased by 50%
[Revelation (God-Tier)] Attribute points gained upon leveling up +10.
[Growth (God-Tier)] Experience gained from killing monsters and completing quests increased by 100%.
[Lethal (God-Tier)] Upon critical hit, has a chance to deal 5 times critical damage to enemies.
Introduction: The peace-loving Elf race never fears war. In every holy war recorded in history, the Elf race has an indelible mark.
...
Other attributes remained unchanged.
However, a second special attribute had appeared.
Spirit? Mana?
After thinking, Chu Tian understood Spirit as 'Soul Power' and Mana as 'Qi'.
Did Attribute 1 increase damage and Attribute 2 increase sustained combat?
Chu Tian had found several times in combat that after using Qi-based skills, he would deplete his stored 'Qi' in just a few moves.
With this attribute now, he should be able to use more skills.
As for Soul Power, he had only used his Divine Sense to cover a large area on the night he came to the Ma family.
This resulted in an unbearable headache, likely a sign of severe Soul Power depletion.
Just now, he had asked Dao Tian how strong he was now.
Dao Tian's answer was: It's hard to say.
What did 'hard to say' mean?
Was he strong, or not strong?
He'd have to spar with someone tomorrow. He himself wasn't even sure of his current strength.
According to the current martial artist grading system, with his current abilities, he couldn't even be classified.
He wouldn't worry about it anymore. As long as he got stronger, that was all that mattered.
Opening the God-Tier Teleportation Coordinate interface.
Before entering this place, he had set a coordinate at the foot of the mountain.
He could directly teleport out from there.
Checking his level, sixty-one.
Chu Tian felt like laughing...
The place he was heading to should be a sure thing.
Leaving General's Tomb, reconfirming the coordinates, Chu Tian unleashed his speed and moved in a straight line.
Level sixty-one, with at least a fifteen-level advantage over other players, what was there to fear?
While running, he opened his backpack and re-equipped [Moon God's Wrath, Spear of the Healer's War].
Chu Tian found that the attributes of this growth-type weapon had also significantly increased.
The last time he equipped it, it was level 35, and the attributes it provided upon acquisition were already very formidable.
And now...
[Moon God's Wrath, Spear of the Healer's War]
Quality: Legendary
Equipment Level: 61 (Growth type: Increases with player level)
Attack Power: 2452-4224 (Includes Base Attack: 613-1056) (Includes +30 Enhanced Attack: 1839-3168)
All Attributes Increased: 261
In fact, his weapon's attributes increased with every level he gained, but Chu Tian hadn't paid attention.
As for the attributes below, most remained unchanged, only the dynamic attribute, the duration and range of the Forbidden Curse skill, had increased.
After equipping the weapon, Chu Tian eagerly opened his familiar panel.
[I am not a Druid / I am not a Rogue]
Class: Druid
Race: Human
Level: 46
Faction: Survivor
Bloodline: Elf King (God-Tier)
Strength: 666 (Growth Index: 22) Increases Physical Attack Power.
Intelligence: 666 (Growth Index: 22) Increases Magical Attack Power, Max Mana.
Agility: 666 (Growth Index: 22) Increases Attack Speed, Movement Speed, Energy Recovery Speed.
Stamina: 646 (Growth Index: 22) Increases Defense Power.
Constitution: 646 (Growth Index: 22) Increases Max HP.
Special Attributes (Enhanced): All-round +5, Mastery +17, Critical Hit +16, Haste +10, Lifesteal +3%
Attack Power: 4647-6736 [ (Base Attack: 1465-1465) + (Equipment Attack: 2760-4659) + 10% ]
Defense Power: 2319-2269 [ (Base Defense: 1421-1421) + (Equipment Defense: 688-848) + 10% ]
Health Points: 14212 [ (Base HP: 14212) + (Equipment HP: 0) ]
Free Points: 0
Common Skills: Advanced Probe Skill [152/3000] (Can view monster attributes up to 15 levels below your own.)
...
Attack power had surged!
However, these attributes were a bit lopsided.
The base attributes were much higher than those provided by equipment.
If it weren't for a legendary weapon, Chu Tian would have suspected his base attack was also higher than what equipment provided.
This situation indicated only one problem.
That was that the equipment was too poor, providing too few attributes.
His level had severely surpassed the equipment's level.
He wondered when his clone would be able to level up the Divine Smithing skill.
Currently, he was just mining for materials every day.
He hadn't practiced Divine Smithing at all.
Once Divine Smithing leveled up, many of the items on his person would need upgrading.
Right, Chu Tian noticed the Blazing Necklace hadn't been enhanced yet.
He had forgotten to have it enhanced just now before sending it back.
As Chu Tian checked his equipment and attributes, he was gradually approaching his destination.
As he neared the leveling area, he moved stealthily.
In desolate regions, he transformed into the Giant Deer form and ran wildly.
In this manner, three hours passed before he slowly reduced his speed.
Ahead, a colossal city appeared.
This was not a town provided for players to seek refuge.
Rather, it was a castle built by a vampire king named 'Oslock'.
It was known as the City of Blood.
Within a radius of several kilometers around this castle, there were no living creatures.
Any player or creature that approached here would be instantly killed by the elusive vampires.
Chu Tian was now only a few hundred meters away from the castle.
Within this distance, countless dark vampire creatures in stealth mode roamed.
Their levels were all fifty-five, elite-class monsters.
With a six-level difference, Chu Tian could see their semi-transparent bodies from three meters away.
This was also why no players had come here yet.
Because, they were all facing stealth creatures.
Furthermore, the monster levels far exceeded the players' levels.
Up until now, players who had come to explore here had died inexplicably.
They never discovered what monsters had killed them.
Even system prompts only indicated that a vampire had killed you.
They did not display the monster's level.
Therefore, before the situation here was clarified, no guild of Slaughterer players would launch a large-scale invasion.
Also, Slaughterer players lacked the Priest and Paladin classes.
Compared to the Survivors, they were much weaker when dealing with stealth creatures.
Only the Shaman class could place a totem called the Eye of Truth, which could detect surrounding stealth creatures.
There were also Hunters, but...
Hunters needed to select the Beast Soul talent to use the Beast Eye, observing invisible creatures within a certain range.
This was somewhat similar to the Paladin's Divine Eye.
However, most Hunters chose Marksmanship builds.
This resulted in anti-stealth classes becoming treasures for the Slaughterer faction.
They were all snatched up by major guilds.
But Chu Tian knew that to conquer this castle, a few or even dozens of anti-stealth professions would be far from enough.
Ding... System prompt: Discovered map Blood Castle, rewarded with 500 experience!
Ding... System prompt: You have entered the territory of the Blood King 'Oslock' and are afflicted by the Blood Curse, all attributes reduced by 20%!
The moment Chu Tian's leopard form's four claws stepped into the castle, he felt a strange power rising from the land.
At the same time, he felt the power within him being drained, an immediate sense of weakness permeating his entire body.