After expelling Yu Zhibo, the Great Demon Rat squatted on the still smoldering grassland, ignoring the surrounding residual flames.
The flames and high temperatures formed by such spiritual energy density were not enough to harm it. As it feasted on the roasted demon rats, it grew angry.
Although the roasted demon rats were fragrant and crispy, they were its offspring! The reason their clan occupied such a large plain was due to the unity of the entire clan. Whenever there was an invasion from outsiders, they would swarm forward and directly turn them into dung.
Although this demon rat plain was not outstanding compared to other demon rat plains within the secret realm, it was its private territory and the foundation of its enjoyment, protected from other B-class demon beasts within the secret realm. However, recently, Yu Zhibo had been wreaking havoc, which was simply insane.
At this moment, it had already regarded Yu Zhibo as a mortal enemy and decided not to dote on its rat consorts. As soon as Yu Zhibo's aura appeared, it would immediately pounce and kill him.
After finishing the large portion of roasted demon rats, it glanced at the direction Yu Zhibo had disappeared, pondered for a long time, found no clues, and then its water buffalo-sized body settled down, preparing to wait for Yu Zhibo to reappear.
Squeak squeak squeak.
A plump C-class peak demon rat walked up to it, rubbed against it, and exuded an aura of seeking mating.
The Great Demon Rat hesitated for a while, feeling that it had just eaten and needed to digest. Thus, it overturned its recent decision, directly mounted the rat, and began a happy time.
Time quietly passed, and soon, another five hours went by.
Within the space, Yu Zhibo rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled.
In these five hours, Yu Zhibo had dispatched two more clones. Except for the first clone, which survived a bit longer while the B-class demon rat was occupied, the other one died immediately upon appearing, dissipating into spiritual energy and vanishing into the heavens and earth.
After another half an hour, the clone stationed near the lake created by the Chaotic Demon Bat automatically disappeared when its time was up, bringing no useful information. Wang Sen and the others had not followed the traces left by the Chaotic Demon Bat during its pursuit to find the clone.
What should I do next?
Yu Zhibo muttered. Although he currently possessed strength comparable to a mid-stage C-class, he was still far from being a match for a mid-stage B-class demon rat. Moreover, he couldn't find any ninjutsu in the entire ninjutsu mall to solve his current predicament.
After pondering for a while, Yu Zhibo's eyes lit up. He suddenly remembered the bag of talismans Wang Sen had given him before entering the secret realm, and his thoughts immediately became active.
He had Mo Yu take out the large black backpack given by Wang Sen. Yu Zhibo opened it, and immediately, a full load of jade boxes appeared within. Each jade box contained one, or a series of talismans used in combination, totaling over a hundred boxes.
Yu Zhibo then began to take out the jade boxes and study them.
After a period of touching and studying, he discovered that each jade box had a faint spiritual imprint on it. When he contacted it with his spiritual power, the effects and usage methods of the talismans within the jade box would surge into his mind, much to his pleasant surprise.
He immediately began to perceive and count them one by one.
An hour later, he had counted that the large backpack contained a total of 150 Explosion Thunder Talismans, 20 Teleportation Talismans, 20 Spatial Perception Talismans, 30 Stealth Talismans, 10 Sword Talismans, 10 Group Teleportation Talismans, and 100 True Fire Talismans.
Among them, the Explosion Thunder Talisman, upon release, could erupt with a large mass of lightning, purifying a large amount of spiritual energy in the air, with a power equivalent to that of an early B-class. Its main function was to purify dark spiritual energy and was easily dodged.
The Teleportation Talisman was a talisman to teleport to the initial underground secret chamber base, identical to the talisman they had crushed when they first entered the secret realm.
As for the Spatial Perception Talisman, it was to quickly perceive the exit when the secret realm's spatial rift opened again and appeared randomly, making it easier to find the exit and return.
The Stealth Talisman and Group Teleportation Talisman had effects as their names suggested. The True Fire Talisman released fire similar to the Great Fireball, both containing spiritual energy. Its power was equivalent to early B-class spiritual energy density flames, mainly used for burning forests to facilitate tasks.
As for the Sword Talisman, it contained the power of a sword from a Daoist master, equivalent to mid-stage B-class in power, mainly used as a transition if spiritual energy was insufficient later on.
Although Daoist talismans had many miraculous uses, they could not be preserved for long in the secret realm. It was likely that Wang Sen intended to let Yu Zhibo keep them and use them when needed later, but unexpectedly, Yu Zhibo had been separated from them on the very first day of entering the secret realm.
They say the Sharingan is the eye of a curse. Indeed, fate arranged for me to possess these false external powers, precisely to make me rely on external things, thereby causing me to lack life-and-death tempering and be unable to improve my strength through my own combat?
Yu Zhibo sighed, split off a clone, handed him a Sword Talisman, and secretly vowed in his heart that after defeating the Great Demon Rat, he would never rely on external forces again!
No, I still need to split off two more. If only one clone goes out, what if there's no time to crush it, and it's wasted?
Thus, two more clones appeared.
After multiple deaths, Yu Zhibo's mental resilience was now acceptable. The death of three clones was within the acceptable range, so he decisively expelled the three clones from the space simultaneously and gave them the command to crush the Sword Talisman immediately upon appearing.
A breath later.
Congratulations to the host for killing one mid-stage B-class demon rat, obtaining 14,000 energy points. Current energy points: 126,480 points.
Congratulations to the host for killing one peak C-class demon rat, obtaining 2,400 energy points. Current energy points:
Congratulations to the host for killing one early C-class...
In his mind, dense system prompts flashed, making Yu Zhibo's face light up with joy: It worked!
Then, his body faded and disappeared from the space.
Outside the space.
Yu Zhibo looked ahead. The water buffalo-sized body of the Great Demon Rat was dismembered into eight pieces by three sword energies. Beneath it, along with its death, was a plump C-class peak demon rat.
Is this the power of the Sword Talisman?
Yu Zhibo marveled inwardly. He saw that starting from the Great Demon Rat's body, three deep fissures, several meters deep and forty meters long, had been plowed into the ground. On these fissures, over ten demon rats were killed on the spot by the residual sword energy.
The demon beasts killed by the clone using the Sword Energy Talisman also yielded energy points. The system was finally reliable. If one day, a country was occupied by dark creatures, and I pressed the nuclear button...
A bold idea flashed through Yu Zhibo's mind, and his attention was quickly drawn to the movement not far away.
About a hundred meters away from him, lightning illuminated the area, and the sharp cry of Chidori sounded. It was three clones fighting a swarm of rats.
Next, without the hindrance of the B-class demon rat, these demon rats would serve as stepping stones on my path to becoming stronger~
Yu Zhibo put away his stray thoughts, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. First, he split off a clone and sent it to the vicinity of the lake created by the Chaotic Demon Spider to continue waiting for Wang Sen and the others, lest they couldn't find him.
Then, he commanded the other clones to dissipate on their own, followed by releasing Chidori Nagashi, covering his entire body with lightning, and condensing a lightning sword. He then charged into the rat swarm, beginning to fight with all his might.
An hour later, Yu Zhibo used Chidori Sharp Spear to pin a mid-stage C-class demon rat to the ground. His combat suit was already damaged, and his stamina and spiritual energy were almost depleted, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
With continuous combat, he could feel the bottleneck within his body showing signs of loosening.
Without using the Pure Land Space to instantly recover spiritual energy, he fought until his spiritual energy was completely depleted before dragging his exhausted body back to the Pure Land Space. After resting, he immediately continued his battle.
Time quietly flowed by, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!
In the dark secret realm, lightning flashed. Yu Zhibo waved his right hand, and dozens of Chidori Senbon pierced through two C-class demon rats, which struggled and screamed on the ground, finally dying completely.
As expected, combat is the best shortcut to improving strength. Although my spiritual energy density has not yet reached the C-class level, relying on the sharpness and evil-dispelling power of Lightning Release, coupled with my spiritual energy that has become more condensed through combat, just using Chidori Senbon can easily pierce and kill C-class demon rats!
After killing the demon rats, Yu Zhibo walked across the plain. However, this time, no demon rat dared to attack him proactively. In the past two days, he had killed them all to the point of utter terror.
He checked the progress of the main mission, which had reached 197/200. This meant that as long as he killed three more C-class demon rats, he could immediately obtain the Earth Attribute Spiritual Energy Development Pack and use various Earth Release ninjutsu that were primarily defensive.
Looking at the energy points on his body, they had reached 231,840 points, while the Flying Thunder God Technique still had not appeared.
Since two hundred thousand is not enough, I will kill until I reach three hundred thousand. If not, then four hundred thousand. Flying Thunder God, I'm determined to learn it!
Yu Zhibo held his light sword and walked across the plain with a determined expression.
Soon, he discovered a rat hole with fresh mud. Without any hesitation, he directly opened his mouth and spat out a stream of fire into the rat hole.
Squeak squeak squeak.
As the fire poured in, the soil above the rat hole instantly exploded, and the dry grass within was ignited. Then, amidst the flying soil and sparks, a C-class early demon rat turned into a black lightning bolt and fled into the distance.
Hiss!
A dull sound echoed. Yu Zhibo performed Chidori Sharp Spear, his long sword extending infinitely, its tip transforming into a spearhead, directly impaling the demon rat in mid-air.
Mission progress: 198/200.
Since they don't dare to fight me anymore, I'll send all of you away.
Yu Zhibo muttered, metalized his spiritual energy into a belt, and his body soared into the air again. Then, he clasped his hands together, puffed out his cheeks, and a dense flame erupted from his mouth.
Fire Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation!
As the colossal flame descended, the plain was once again scorched, casting a deep red glow in the sky.
The remaining hundreds of demon rats, burned by the flames, began to flee their holes, scattering in all directions.
Yu Zhibo's lips curled into a smile. He transformed into a ball of lightning, holding his light sword, descending from the sky like a descending god of thunder. Then, with the Black Cat transformation, he became a cat-boy, carrying his light sword and chasing after the demon rats.
Brilliant lightning flashed, and fiery light blazed. The black blood of the demon rats bloomed under the light of the thunder and fire.
Yu Zhibo blinked his crimson Sharingan, leaving trails of residual light as he sprinted, beginning to mercilessly harvest the demon rats.
After an unknown amount of time, when there were no more squeaks of demon rats on the plain, a certain shackle within Yu Zhibo's body seemed to have been completely broken. His sequence core began to spin wildly, forming a spiritual energy vortex outside his body, madly absorbing the light spiritual energy purified by the lightning in the air.
Looking at the main mission again, it had been over-fulfilled.
The energy points column showed a total of 310,000 points.
And in the system mall, a shining golden skill icon had appeared.
[Flying Thunder God Technique (S-class Space-Time Ninjutsu), Price: 233,333 points]