When transacting for the ruby scepter, Jin Xiangchuan was already a dead man in Bai Ye's eyes!
Facing an enemy whose future Bai Ye could predict, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to let him grow stronger.
Jin Xiangchuan gritted his teeth and said, "I can give you the King's Scepter, don't you want it?"
Bai Ye smiled and replied, "Of course I want it, but will you really give it to me?"
Jin Xiangchuan asked, "Can I trade it for my life?"
"What do you think?" Bai Ye shook his head. "Or, what if I said yes, would you believe me?"
Jin Xiangchuan fell silent.
Naturally, Jin Xiangchuan did not believe that Bai Ye would let him go if he handed over the King's Scepter.
In fact...
Bai Ye certainly wouldn't let Jin Xiangchuan go!
If he could obtain the King's Scepter, Bai Ye would have even more reason to kill Jin Xiangchuan, because the animosity would be immense. From then on, every second Jin Xiangchuan grew stronger would be a motivation for him to kill Bai Ye.
Would Bai Ye create a potential enemy for himself to 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 obviously understood this as well. He suddenly roared, veins bulging on his neck, and he slashed at Bai Ye with his saber.
In his final moments, Jin Xiangchuan unleashed his ferocity, wanting to drag Bai Ye down with him.
But...
*Pfft!*
That saber did not land.
The moment Jin Xiangchuan raised his saber, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, his internal organs trembling violently. His legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees, coughing continuously. The blood that dripped onto the ground was inexplicably black.
Jin Xiangchuan looked at his severed arm. The skin around the wound was pitch black, and that blackness was spreading towards other parts of his body.
Bai Ye raised his broadsword and said, "I forgot to tell you, I'm quite skilled with poison!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he forcefully brought the broadsword down.
*Pfft!*
A flash of silver!
Jin Xiangchuan's head rolled to the side.
"You have killed a participant (Particle Energy Civilization World)."
"You have obtained six fragments of God Stones."
Bai Ye looked at Jin Xiangchuan's head, which had rolled away, 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 technological weapons."
After murmuring, Bai Ye's face lit up with joy.
Six fragments of God Stones!
Although Bai Ye's killing of Jin Xiangchuan had nothing to do with the God Stones, who would complain about having too many God Stones?
Moreover, Jin Xiangchuan's strength was considerable. If Bai Ye hadn't launched a surprise attack, severing one of his arms and gravely wounding him, it would probably not have been so easy to take him down.
Therefore, it was predictable that Jin Xiangchuan would have many God Stone fragments on him. Either he would be unlucky and unable to obtain them, or if he did, the quantity would not be small, because having many God Stone fragments meant a higher potential for acquisition.
The final acquisition of six God Stone fragments exceeded Bai Ye's expectations, making him want to splurge and use them to exchange for a golden gacha.
With that thought, he closed the light screen. He glanced at Jin Xiangchuan's corpse again, then suddenly thrust his sword into Jin Xiangchuan's chest and proceeded to sever all of his limbs.
It wasn't due to any deep hatred that he needed to go to such lengths. It was Li Jia-yi's "resurrection" incident that made Bai Ye vigilant. He wanted to ensure that Jin Xiangchuan didn't possess any resurrection or feigning death items, so he made sure he was truly dead.
For those he had already offended, Bai Ye had always been ruthless. Otherwise...
Just look at Li Jia-yi. If they didn't defeat each other, the enmity would only deepen.
Therefore, Bai Ye even guarded the corpse for nearly half an hour, ensuring that the man truly could not stand up again, before he rose and entered the canyon.
There were no pig-headed people inside the canyon, and Bai Ye passed through smoothly.
After traversing the canyon, the plains, which served as the main battlefield, were not far away.
"About three hours, I'd estimate!"
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. "Judgement!"
Mid-air, Bai Ye held his broadsword high!
The blade glowed with golden light, and the moment it landed, Bai Ye forcefully slashed the broadsword forward.
*BOOM!*
The broadsword struck the ground with a deafening roar. In the next instant, the ground exploded, sending countless rocks flying through the air, and cracks spread everywhere.
Waves of sword light rippled outwards, sweeping through the surroundings and slaying the nearby pig-headed people. Anyone who came into contact with the sword light was cut in half.
In the blink of an eye, that squad of pig-headed people were all corpses.
"You assisted the Demon Country against the Pig-Headed Army, killing one hundred Pig-Headed Demons. Reward: Permanent increase of 10 points to a random physical attribute, God Stone Fragment x1."
After dispatching the squad of pig-headed people, Bai Ye had finally completed Mission 1, reaching a total of one hundred pig-headed demons killed.
A permanent increase of 10 points to a physical attribute...
Bai Ye was not picky about this. His initial physical attributes were relatively balanced because, at the time, Bai Ye was weak in every aspect. Therefore, after being strengthened by the T-virus, his physical attributes grew in balance. The Five Elements Disk also did not show favoritism, with each completed spirit gathering strengthening all attributes except intelligence.
Since there were no particularly outstanding areas, any attribute would be fine when randomly chosen.
Finally, Bai Ye looked at the light screen and discovered that the ten points had been allocated to Strength.
It made sense, as Strength was a fundamental requirement for combat. Very good.
Bai Ye brushed 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 overcast, with vast dark clouds hanging extremely low, as if within reach. At the same time, streaks of pale blue lightning churned within the clouds, resembling long dragons.
Immediately after...
Bai Ye looked ahead!
Before Bai Ye's eyes lay a vast plain. At this moment, countless pig-headed people stood there, arrayed in formations. They formed a dense, black mass that seemed to stretch endlessly, exuding a strong sense of pressure!
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