Chapter 385: Slaying the Goblin King, Talent Crystal?

Those massive bodies fell down like small hills…

A large number of system notifications appeared before Cao Xing.

[Successfully killed Aberrant Goblin lv36, Tier 4 Elite creature, gained experience: 2880]

[Successfully killed Aberrant Goblin lv37, Tier 4 Elite creature, gained experience: 2960]

[Successfully…]

For a Survivor, being able to possess so many elite monsters, the strength is quite good.

But for Cao Xing, this was completely inadequate.

Liu Yang watched his pride and joy, the Aberrant Goblins, fall in droves.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, terror, and other expressions!

It blankly questioned: "Why, we entered this world at the same time, why are you so much stronger than me?"

Cao Xing had a faint smile on his lips.

"Because, I am a human!"

As he finished speaking!

Three ice orbs had already condensed in front of Cao Xing!

It was exactly Ice Breaking Flying Blade!

The damage caused by Cao Xing using this skill now was even more terrifying!

A death-like threat descended!

At the critical moment, Liu Yang shouted: "Nether Worm, save me quickly!"

Below, that giant worm heard Liu Yang's call and once again let out a terrifying screech towards the sky.

"Hiss—"

Everyone felt a sharp, stabbing pain in their heads.

Cao Xing was no exception.

His Faith's Thought's 60-second cooldown had not yet finished.

Cao Xing clutched his head, in immense pain!

The magic he was casting was also interrupted, and he received some backlash damage.

"Damn! The range of this worm's mental attack is truly outrageous; it can even reach here."

"Also, doesn't its mental attack need a cooldown? Why can it be released so quickly?"

Cao Xing was filled with doubts.

Down below, those Star Country swordsmen, earth mages, and Nightmare Archers were also stunned by this wave of mental attacks, frozen in place with faces full of pain.

There were still nearly two thousand Goblins remaining on the field.

Seeing this, those Goblins were immediately delighted: "These guys have been stunned by the Soul-Eater Nether Worm!"

"Haha, attack them quickly!"

Instantly, the Goblins launched an attack.

"Clatter!"

A large number of arrows, spears, and the weapons of the melee Goblins slashed onto these warriors' bodies.

These combatants' health points poured out like flowing water.

Even the recovery speed of Ice Healing Art couldn't keep up.

"Puff! Puff, puff!"

After their health hit the bottom, these subjects triggered [Holy Light Redemption] and saved their lives.

At the same time, they also reacted.

They quickly pulled back to let their health recover.

But one earth mage still suffered the most focused fire.

Even though Holy Light Redemption restored his health, he still couldn't withstand so many attacks.

His health dropped to zero on the spot, and he completely fell.

[Your territory member: Rob lv31 has died…]

The moment he saw the system notification, anger appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

Ever since the last attack on that large camp, he hadn't had any casualties.

Although it was only one, it still ignited a trace of anger in his heart!

"Damn it!"

"Herlie, you go down and help Sarah deal with that worm; leave this to me."

Hearing the order, Herlie rushed out of the stone chamber without hesitation.

Then she leaped to the side of the Soul-Eater Nether Worm.

In an instant, Herlie activated the leader-level skill — Dark Night Phantom Slash!

A thick fog appeared, shrouding the Soul-Eater Nether Worm.

In the mist, it seemed as if a figure was moving rapidly.

Then, lightning flashed!

"Swish! Swish, swish, swish!"

Herlie began high-speed slashing movements.

Nine consecutive damage numbers floated up.

[- 4584]

[- 4723]

[- 4822]

[- 4921]

…

Sarah also directly activated Death Dance.

"Crack! Crack!"

Every slash left deep wounds on the monster's body.

Two assassins exerted force at the same time, directly causing the Soul-Eater Nether Worm to scream incessantly.

Meanwhile.

Cao Xing looked at the Goblin King in the stone chamber, his eyes cold.

The Goblin Liu Yang looked at Cao Xing's murderous gaze and immediately felt a chill all over his body!

It knew it was definitely no match for Cao Xing.

The gap was too big!

Even so many elite-level Goblins were instantly killed by one of his skills.

And as a Tier 4 Survivor, although he had the Goblin King template, his health was only about the same as those Aberrant Goblins.

Cao Xing could kill it instantly with one skill!

At this moment, Liu Yang's gaze turned to a passage behind him.

Without any hesitation, he rushed over at the fastest speed.

However, in terms of movement speed, Cao Xing was also in a crushing state.

The Wind Wings on his back flapped, carrying him dozens of meters forward instantly!

Seeing this scene, Liu Yang's pupils constricted!

"So fast!"

Although shocked in his heart, his steps didn't pause at all.

He was about to rush into the passage!

And just then, an ice wall rose up, directly blocking his path!

At this moment, Liu Yang was completely desperate.

Just as he turned around, he saw a Great Ice Spear shooting rapidly towards his head from behind!

At the critical moment, Liu Yang rolled on the ground, and the bone-chilling Great Ice Spear whistled past his scalp.

And at this moment, a cold voice came from behind: "Your reaction is quite fast, actually managing to dodge my attack."

"Then how will you dodge my next attack?"

Just as Cao Xing was about to raise his staff, the Goblin King hurriedly raised his right hand and shouted: "Wait a moment, Cao Xing!"

However, Cao Xing ignored him completely.

This guy caused one of his earth mages to die, and Cao Xing only wanted to freeze him into an ice sculpture now.

Seeing this, Liu Yang shouted urgently again: "Cao Xing, don't you want the control method for this Soul-Eater Nether Worm!?"

"As long as you let me go, I can give it to you!"

Cao Xing looked at it as if looking at an idiot: "Do you think I didn't see it? You are using that kind of crystal to control the Soul-Eater Nether Worm."

"Kill you, and this thing will still be mine."

As he finished speaking, a large ice orb had already condensed in front of them.

The Goblin King shouted urgently: "Wait, without my method, even if you take this crystal, it's useless!"

"This Soul-Eater Nether Worm only listens to me!"

Cao Xing said disdainfully: "Do you think I would believe that?"

"It's true! I swear on my life!"

Liu Yang was completely anxious.

However, Cao Xing's killing intent towards it was even heavier than towards that Soul-Eater Nether Worm!

Forget all that, kill him first.

Then, Ice Breaking Flying Blade was thrown out directly!

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

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…

After three huge damage numbers, Liu Yang's health was cleared on the spot.

However, he didn't die immediately.

Goblin King's skill — King's Rebirth activated.

Liu Yang saved his life.

Cao Xing said in surprise: "Oh? You have this kind of rebirth method; you really have some ability."

"However, how many more times can you revive?"

As he finished speaking, he threw out [Ice Soul Spinning Spear] again!

In the face of such overwhelming strength, these methods were of no use.

Watching that ice spear whistling towards him, Liu Yang felt the threat of death!

It also knew that it was unlikely to survive today.

At this moment, a ruthless look appeared in Liu Yang's eyes!

"Damn it, even if I die, don't think you'll get this Soul-Eater Nether Worm!"

As he finished speaking, he directly crushed the crystal in his hand.

"Crack!"

An invisible mental wave erupted.

Ice Soul Spinning Spear had already landed on him, and several large damage numbers floated up.

[- 11723]

[- 10364]

[- 10947]

…

Liu Yang's health was completely cleared.

This Survivor, who originally had good talent and ability.

If he developed slowly, he might really be able to unite all the Goblins on the continent and become the true Goblin King.

But, he was too arrogant.

Power and desire made him lose himself, and then he stepped onto this path of no return.

Just as Cao Xing said.

It's a pity to waste a good ability.

And the Soul-Eater Nether Worm below, after that crystal shattered, seemed to fall into a berserk state!

Its pupils instantly turned blood-red, and a violent killing intent radiated from its body.

"Hiss—"

The monster opened its huge mouth, and a terrifying screech came again!

The Soul-Eater Nether Worm directly entered a frenzy state!

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

The terrifying forelimbs swept wildly, clearing all obstacles in front!

Its legs moved, and its massive body swept across like a bulldozer.

Even Sarah and Herlie were forced back by the frenzied Soul-Eater Nether Worm.

Cao Xing frowned, "Will this monster fall into a berserk state after the crystal is shattered?"

"It seems that wanting to control this Soul-Eater Nether Worm is not feasible."

However, he didn't feel any regret.

After all, no matter what, this is still a Tier 7 creature.

Even if killed directly, he could still get many good things.

Meanwhile, a special notification appeared before Cao Xing.

[Successfully killed Survivor: Liu Yang lv34]

[Attention! You killed a Survivor with an A-rank talent, Reputation +1000, obtained Talent Crystal *1]

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "What is this Talent Crystal?"

In his hand, a glowing little stone appeared, which seemed to contain a peculiar power.

[Talent Crystal: Special Item]

[Item Introduction: After a Survivor with a talent dies, a Talent Crystal will be generated, containing the deceased's talent ability.]

[Usage: This crystal can be bestowed upon a Survivor without a talent, allowing them to acquire that talent ability.]

(Note: If a Survivor holding a talent dies, some abilities will be lost, and the talent level will automatically decrease by one level)

(Note 2: A Survivor can only possess one talent.)

[Talent Name: Goblin King]

[Rank: B-rank]

[Talent Ability: Grants the Goblin royal bloodline, race automatically converts to Goblin, possesses the 'Feeding' skill, and upon reaching level 20, becomes a hidden class — Goblin King Candidate]

(Note: 'Goblin King Candidate' possesses some of the 'Goblin King' abilities and can evolve through bloodline to become the true Goblin King.)

Seeing the introduction above, Cao Xing was directly shocked.

"Holy shit, the Goblin King's Talent Crystal can actually be used by other Survivors!"

"Good stuff!"

If this crystal is used well, it might be possible to recreate another Goblin King.

Of course, this thing also has many limitations.

First, it must be a Survivor to use it, and after using it, they will turn into a Goblin.

This means that to gain power, one must give up their human identity.

And Cao Xing also noticed the note information above; after a Survivor with this talent dies, it will automatically decrease by one level.

Cao Xing pondered: "In other words, what this Liu Yang possessed was an A-rank talent, and after being killed by me, it became a B-rank talent, right?"

He seemed to understand something.

This also made Cao Xing think of his own SSS-rank talent — Eternal Power.

"If other Survivors kill me, would they also obtain an SS-rank Eternal Power Talent Crystal?"

According to his deduction, this should be correct.

In this way, it would lead to a consequence: Survivors who possess talents might, for the sake of power, go and plunder others' talents.

Consequently leading to a situation of Survivors killing each other.

However, it probably won't evolve to that extent for now.

Because Survivors who possess talents are very few, very few.

Everyone doesn't even have the chance to come into contact, let alone kill each other.

And each Survivor can only possess one talent.

Even later on, when everyone's strength has improved, they will maintain restraint due to mutual wariness.

Cao Xing is not worried about his own safety either.

After all, his territory has already laid a solid foundation.

From now on, his rate of becoming stronger will only get faster and faster!

By the time that situation actually arises, his strength will likely have reached a terrifying level.

If any other gifted individuals dare to target him, Cao Xing wouldn't mind taking them out and stealing the talents on them.

"So, if I want to use this crystal in my hand, I need to find a trusted Survivor."

"Additionally, I need them to be willing to give up their identity as a human and become a goblin."

This is arguably quite difficult.

Shaking his head, Cao Xing first put the talent crystal into his backpack.

He then walked over to the corpse of the goblin Liu Yang and began looting it.

[Obtained: Moon Crown Orb Fragment (Orange)] [Obtained: Tribal Horn (Purple)] [Obtained: Thorn Iron Helmet (Purple)] [Obtained: Silk Inscription Backpack (Blue)] [Obtained: Coins * 1623] …

Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

"Damn! A Moon Crown Orb Fragment!" "This guy actually had one on him too, haha!"

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into an arc.

This was the third fragment he had obtained; he still needed 9 more to collect the complete legendary orb.

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect to get such an unexpected harvest from this guy."

Satisfied, he put it into his backpack and began to examine the other loot.

It was an ancient-looking beast bone horn, and the craftsmanship looked a bit rough.

[Tribal Horn (Purple): Special Item] [Quality: Rare] [Item Effect: Blow the horn to rally all friendly units, boost morale, increase abnormal status resistance by 5%, and increase attack speed by 5%. Duration: 5 minutes. Cooldown: 1 hour.] (Note: A replica of the War Horn, possessing partial abilities.) …

"Good stuff!" Cao Xing exclaimed.

He had just seen the effect of this horn earlier.

After it was blown, the goblins who had been extremely frightened immediately rallied.

However, what surprised him was that this horn could actually add 5% abnormal status resistance and attack speed.

The most critical point is that this is a buff for all friendly units.

"This thing should also be affected by the amplification of Eternal Power, right?"

"In other words, I can keep all the warriors in a high-spirited state?"

Cao Xing chuckled, even wanting to blow the horn immediately.

However, since this thing had just been blown by a goblin, Cao Xing decided to go back and clean it, then hand this task over to Braum.

As for the other helmet and backpack, their stats were quite ordinary. Cao Xing didn't look at them closely, then walked out of the stone chamber halfway up the mountain and left the place.

The goblins below did not know that their king had already been killed by Cao Xing, and they were still fighting against the Star Country swordsmen.

But clearly, their defeat was inevitable. After this period, the number of goblins here was reduced to just over a thousand.

On the other side, Sarah and Herlie were also desperately holding back the frenzied Soul-Eater Insect.

"Click! Clack!" Sarah's daggers slashed down one after another, each strike dealing terrifying damage. [ – 15432!] [ – 14882!] [ – 16232!]

Sarah's attack is now a full 16,000, and triggering a critical hit can deal at least over 20,000 damage. But the current damage is only over 10,000.

This shows that the armor of this Soul-Eater Insect is quite high.

Moreover, in its frenzied state, the Soul-Eater Insect seems completely unaware of everything outside. Even Sarah's attacks were directly ignored by it; all that remained in its heart was the most primitive desire to kill!

"Buzz… buzz…" The abdomen of the Soul-Eater Insect made a strange sound. Its forelimbs swept continuously in front, and every time they swept past, they brought with them the sound of cutting through the air. This forced Sarah and Herlie to retreat constantly, dodging the attacks of this Soul-Eater Insect.

Cao Xing sighed inwardly: "What a ferocious monster. In its frenzied state, it's much more troublesome than an average Tier 7 powerhouse."

He glanced at its stats. [Soul-Eater Insect] [Race: Nether Insect] [Level: 61 (Tier 7 Commander-level creature)] [HP: 2263215 / 4623125] [Attack: 14821 ~ 15542] [Armor: 2515 ~ 2617 (Extra +1500)] [Abnormal Resistance: 50%] [Skills: Carapace Shield (Body covered in thick carapace, armor +1500), Feeding (Restores massive HP by consuming corpses, recovers 5% HP per corpse, no cooldown), Scythe Blade Slash (Wields sharp forelimbs, attacks enemies 100 meters ahead at high speed, dealing 247% physical damage, 30% chance to dismember, cooldown: 3 minutes), Soul-Eating Evolution (Absorbs the souls of all creatures it kills; when a certain value is accumulated, the Soul-Eater Insect increases its own potential by one level, lasting 100 seconds)] [Commander-level Skill: Trembling Wail (Emits a terrifying wail, dealing indiscriminate mental damage to enemies within 1000 meters, causing them to enter an extremely painful state, lasting 1~5 seconds, cooldown: 50 seconds)] [Talent: Soul Shock (Possesses extremely powerful mental power; enemies with mental power 50% lower than its own enter a shocked state, reducing armor by 20% and movement speed by 20%)] [Bond: Nether Insect (Not activated)] (Note: A creature from another plane, possessing extremely evil abilities…)

After reading the monster's stats, a look of shock appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again. "Damn, what a terrifying Commander-level skill!" Don't look at the fact that this skill deals no damage; its huge 1000-meter range and 50-second cooldown mean this monster is destined to bring nightmares to its enemies. Especially on a large battlefield like this, using it once would cause massive casualties.

Cao Xing had already experienced the power of this skill. Besides that, the other skills were equally formidable, worthy of a Tier 7 Commander's strength.

However, Cao Xing also noticed the final system note. "A creature from another plane?" Before this, through some item information, he did know that besides the main world, other planes existed. For example, the Abyssal Land used to imprison the gods, and the world where those demons reside. He just didn't expect that this Soul-Eater Insect actually came from another plane. So, how did it get here?

A thoughtful look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes. But now is not the time to think so much. Instead, he should kill this Soul-Eater Insect as soon as possible and end the battle.

Therefore, the Wind Wings behind Cao Xing flapped, carrying him to a position above the monster. Then he raised his staff, and a powerful magical fluctuation appeared! "Ice Dragon! Destroy everything!" Instantly, a hexagram formation enveloped the Soul-Eater Insect. As the formation spewed out terrifying cold air, two Ice Dragon heads surged out. "Roar——" Following the loud dragon roar, the two Ice Dragons began to spin at high speed!

Not only that, Cao Xing began to unleash various ultimate moves in succession! Chain Ice Explosion! Iceberg Fall! Ice Soul Spinning Spear! One terrifying ice-type skill after another was thrown out, accompanied by the attacks of Sarah and Herlie. Even though this Soul-Eater Insect had over 3,000 armor, it still couldn't withstand the terrifying output of the three of them!

[ – 7825 ] [ – 5823 ] [ – 15232 ！ ] [ – 8923 ] [ – 6723 ] [ – 16822 ！ ] … Ice walls exploded, Ice Dragons roared, and there were the rapid slashes from Sarah and Herlie. This Soul-Eater Insect was beaten until it wailed incessantly, its HP dropping rapidly.

After a wave of burst damage ended, Cao Xing glanced at its HP. [HP: 1438227 / 4623125] "Very good, only a little over a million HP left. Keeping up this pace, we can kill it in two or three minutes!"

Meanwhile, the Soul-Eater Insect below, after suffering the repeated ravaging from Cao Xing and the others, now sensed the danger. Its insect compound eyes darted around, and it seemed to have regained some sanity from that frenzied state. At the same time, it raised its upper body, and its pair of scythe-like sharp forelimbs were lifted high. The next moment, it charged out like a violent train! It was its burst skill—Scythe Blade Slash!

Sarah wanted to stop it, but this skill had a chance of dismemberment. Cao Xing quickly ordered, "Sarah, dodge." Hearing the command, the Dark Elf assassin stopped in her tracks.

At the same time, after the Soul-Eater Insect charged out, it didn't immediately attack the others. Instead, its gaze turned to the goblin corpses on the ground. It directly pierced the goblin corpses on the ground with its forelimbs like it was eating shish kebabs. Then it picked them up and stuffed them into its mouth. "Crunch! Crunch!" The sound of chewing came. The next moment, a green recovery number appeared above its head. + 231156 … It recovered over 200,000 HP in one bite. It was exactly its HP recovery skill—Feeding.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was immediately shocked. "Good grief, one corpse can restore 5% of its HP, and the ground here is covered in goblin corpses." "If it swallows a dozen or so, won't it be fully healed?" In just this short while, the Soul-Eater Insect rushed over and swallowed two more corpses, recovering another 460,000 HP. It was about to return to over two million. This made Cao Xing's teeth ache, "I should have brought Hilda here." "With her here, she could have converted all these corpses into Blood Spiders, not letting this monster devour them."

Mainly, at the beginning, he didn't know that this Soul-Eater Insect had the ability to recover HP by devouring corpses. Of course, Hilda was also very important over there. Because of her transformation, her output had directly reached a new level. The 'Zhuo Mas Claw' challenge over there was progressing rapidly. Basically, it took 40 minutes to wipe out an Ice Nest Monster army. Including travel and battlefield cleanup time, it took just over an hour to resolve the battle and harvest over ten thousand points.

Moreover, even if he didn't bring Hilda this time, Cao Xing had other means to deal with it! Since this guy recovers HP by devouring corpses, then as long as he controls it and surrounds it, he can take it out in one wave. Thus, Cao Xing quickly ordered. "Isabelle, use Holy Chains!" "Xiao, bring all the Star Country swordsmen over."

The goblins on the field had been almost completely slaughtered, with only the last thousand or so remaining. The remaining goblins, seeing that their king had not come out for a long time, were almost losing their will to fight. These one hundred Star Country swordsmen simultaneously raised their weapons, killing the opponents in front of them! Then they quickly rushed toward them.

Isabelle's movement speed was faster. A shuttle of light appeared under her feet again, carrying her forward rapidly. When she was about to rush in front of the Soul-Eater Insect, she raised her staff, and a chain of holy light suddenly appeared! The chain directly controlled the massive body of the Soul-Eater Insect, and it emitted a 'hissing' burning sound.

The moment the Soul-Eater Insect was controlled, Cao Xing's eyes lit up. "All Star Country swordsmen, form a sword formation, burst it down, kill it instantly!" Hearing the command, these nearly one hundred Star Country swordsmen directly threw the longswords in their hands into the air, forming a massive sword formation. Hundreds of weapons radiated a certain terrifying sword energy, connecting into a whole. The creature inside the sword formation felt as if a mountain was pressing down on its head, and its movement speed plummeted. The next moment, Xiao leaped up, grasped a sword hilt. Then, turning into a streak of light, he slashed across fiercely. "Swish!"

[- 5441]

As a Tier 5 leader, Xiao's attack power was around 8000.

However, after being offset by the Soul-Eater Nether Insect's armor of over 3000, his attack power was significantly reduced.

However, this didn't have much impact.

As his figure flashed again.

The second sword strike followed!

Then came the third, fourth, and fifth strikes!

The speed of the strikes became faster and faster, and an afterimage appeared directly within the sword formation.

"Swish! Swish, swish, swish, swish!"

[- 5795]

[- 6523]

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[- 7142]

[- 7014]

[- 7223]

…

Dense damage numbers floated up.

The Soul-Eater Nether Insect was struck repeatedly, emitting continuous hisses.

And the attacks from Cao Xing, Sarah, and the others were also erupting continuously!

When the hundred strikes ended.

The Soul-Eater Nether Insect's HP dropped by a full million…

With only about 900,000 left.

In other words, this recent burst of attacks caused the group to deal nearly 1.2 million damage to the Soul-Eater Nether Insect!

This shows just how terrifying the burst capabilities of Cao Xing and his team are.

Seeing this, Cao Xing felt a surge of joy and ordered: "Ilena, Dabai, Braum, Tyren, let's end this quickly."

"Come over and deal with this Soul-Eater Nether Insect together."

Upon hearing the order, everyone on the field began a burst of attacks!

Ilena unleashed another large-scale area-of-effect skill—Frostfall Dance.

It wiped out four or five hundred Goblins on the spot.

The remaining hundreds of Goblins lost all will to fight, abandoned the battle, and fled toward the cliff behind them.

In the blink of an eye, only the last crazed Soul-Eater Nether Insect remained, still putting up a desperate struggle!

As Braum, Dabai, Ilena, and the archers and Earth Mages surrounded it.

Seeing the figures all around, this Soul-Eater Nether Insect felt the danger of death!

It opened its sharp mouthparts, just about to unleash the [Trembling Wail] skill!

Braum immediately smashed down with a Glacier Fissure!

However, this control skill seemed to be immune due to its 50% status resistance.

But it didn't matter; on the other side, Dabai used [Mammoth Trample] directly!

Although the Soul-Eater Nether Insect had 50% status resistance, it couldn't resist the continuous attacks and was controlled in place.

Under the stunned state, the fate of the Soul-Eater Nether Insect, facing the attacks of Cao Xing's hundred-plus people, could be imagined.

"Clatter!"

A massive amount of attacks fell like a storm.

In the blink of an eye, its HP dropped below 100,000.

When Sarah snapped her fingers.

"Snap!"

[- 47223!]

Shadow Bloom!

The Soul-Eater Nether Insect's HP hit zero, and its massive body collapsed.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Soul-Eater Nether Insect lv62, Tier 7 Commander-level creature, gained EXP: 310,000…]

[Combatants gained EXP: 155,000…]

…

On the field, a white light rose above most people's heads.

In the recent battle, they killed nearly 5,000 Goblins and gained massive amounts of EXP.

Cao Xing's level jumped by two, reaching level 48.

Most of the other Star Country swordsmen also reached levels 34 to 36, leveling up by about five or six times.

At this moment, Cao Xing let out a sigh of relief.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, everyone had a dazed look in their eyes.

They only now realized that they had actually taken down so many enemies in the battle just now.

However, although this battle went smoothly, there was still a small accident.

The power of this Soul-Eater Nether Insect exceeded expectations.

Even though Sarah had the strength to take it on one-on-one, it would take a lot of time to kill it.

Its [Trembling Wail] even caused Cao Xing to lose an Earth Mage.

At the same time.

Liu Muxue's call request came through.

"A-Xing, I just saw that one of the residents has fallen. Did something happen on your end?"

Her tone carried strong concern.

Cao Xing replied: "It's nothing, there was a small accident, but it has already been resolved."

"The battle is over now."

Upon hearing this, the person on the other side gradually relaxed, "That's good…"

"I was just about to bring people over to support you…"

Cao Xing smiled and asked: "Don't worry, I'm fine here."

"By the way, Muxue, how is the battle going on your end?"

After a pause, Liu Muxue replied softly: "Things are going quite smoothly here too. We've already cleared two Ice Nest Monster legions and are currently looking for the third."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

Clearing two legions meant at least 25,000 points were accounted for.

It was 8:20 in the morning, and this efficiency was quite impressive.

Cao Xing praised: "That's awesome, Muxue!"

Hearing his praise, happy laughter came from the other side.

"By the way, send Hilda over here now. I need her abilities."

"Our coordinates are at…"

"Okay, I understand. I'll have her head over right now."

After both sides hung up.

Liu Muxue quickly conveyed Cao Xing's message to Hilda.

After obtaining the location, this Blood Spider Queen did not hesitate and quickly headed toward Cao Xing and his team.

Meanwhile, on the Goblin tribe battlefield.

Cao Xing turned around and looked at the warriors around him.

Their eyes were filled with excitement.

Clearly, the recent battle still had them feeling hot-blooded.

Cao Xing said: "Everyone, although there were some casualties in this battle, we have achieved fruitful results."

"I have seen your heroic figures; you are all the bravest warriors!"

The Star Country warriors and Earth Mages on the field were instantly uplifted!

Because they all knew how astonishing the results of this battle were!

With a force of less than 150 people, they had nearly wiped out a large Goblin camp of 6,000.

And this was while the opponent held the topographical advantage.

There was even a Tier 7 Commander-level monster among them!

No one would believe this record if they were told.

Even though one Earth Mage had fallen, he died with honor.

Everyone felt proud of him.

Cao Xing then said: "Now, go clean up the battlefield."

"Gather all the Goblin corpses together; I will have a use for them later."

"Wrap the fallen mage in clean cotton clothing."

"He will be buried in the territory's Hero Graveyard, and his name will be remembered by everyone in our territory!"

"Including all of you, anyone who dies on the battlefield is our hero, and your names will coexist with this territory."

Hearing that last sentence, the warriors were filled with emotion!

To be revered as a hero and to coexist with this great territory—what kind of honor was that?

Even dying on the battlefield was worth it!

For a moment, the loyalty of all the Star Country warriors and the mages increased by another 5 to 10 points.

Then, everyone turned and left, with excitement in their hearts, to start cleaning up the battlefield.

As for Cao Xing himself, he came to the side of the Soul-Eater Nether Insect.

Looking at the loot on the ground, a look of anticipation already appeared in his heart.

"This is the first Tier 7 Commander-level creature I've killed; it should drop some good things, right?"

After saying that, he put these items directly into his backpack.

[Obtained: Master-level Heart of Power * 1]

[Obtained: Twisted Soul-Eater Nether Insect Soul * 1]

[Obtained: Contaminated Otherworld Insect Crystal (Orange) * 1]

[Obtained: Special Chaos Book * 3]

[Obtained: master-level elemental crystal * 12]

…

"Not bad, not bad. Another Master-level Heart of Power."

"Just in time, after today's battle is over, Assam should be able to reach the level 50 cap. Let's see if we can get him to break through to Master level."

He nodded with satisfaction.

Besides that, Cao Xing also noticed two other items: a soul and an insect crystal.

He first checked the attributes of the soul.

[Twisted Soul-Eater Nether Insect Soul (Orange)]

[Item Effect: Can allow a Tier 7 or below leader-level creature to advance to a commander-level creature, and additionally increases Spirit attribute by 15%, with a success probability of 20% ~ 40%]

(Note: The soul of the Soul-Eater Nether Insect contains twisted dimensional power. If the breakthrough fails, there is a probability of mutation occurring. Please use with caution…)

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Seeing the note at the end, Cao Xing frowned, "Mutation, does that mean physical mutation?"

"I didn't expect there to be side effects to using this kind of soul to break through."

Cao Xing was a bit afraid to use this thing.

If a mutation occurred after failure.

If those combatants grew a third arm or tentacles or something, that would be a big problem.

He shook his head and began to check the next item.

[Contaminated Otherworld Insect Crystal (Orange): Special Item]

[Item Introduction: An extremely rare insect crystal. Only one in ten thousand commander-level Soul-Eater Nether Insects has a chance of producing one in its body. It is extremely precious.]

[Item Effect 1: After purifying it, you can obtain a complete Otherworld Insect Crystal. The Otherworld Insect Crystal can be used to craft epic equipment, increasing the success rate by 100% and increasing equipment attributes by 30%]

[Item Effect 2: Because this insect crystal has been contaminated, you can crush it directly to release the contaminated dimensional power, contaminating a piece of equipment or item and causing it to lose its divinity]

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"Contaminate equipment or items… causing them to lose their divinity. What does that mean?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Does this 'losing divinity' mean making this equipment useless, or something else?"

Since the system description was relatively vague, he didn't know the specific effect.

But when he clicked on the note below the equipment, a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.

(Note: The more powerful the equipment, the lower the probability of contamination. Golden equipment is 100%, epic equipment is 50%, legendary equipment is 20%. If successful in contaminating legendary equipment, its attributes will slightly decrease, and the binder on it will be erased, making it ownerless.)

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"Holy crap! Erasing the binder of legendary equipment and making it ownerless?"

"Then this thing… can it be used on the Bright Holy Scripture?"

Once this thought appeared, it grew like wild grass and could no longer be suppressed!

[Bright Holy Scripture], as a secondary weapon, had very powerful attributes!

But because it was an exclusive item of the God of Light, Cao Xing couldn't use it at all except for the person designated by him.

And if this insect crystal could contaminate this scripture.

Even if it couldn't exert its full power, it would still be much better than not being able to use it at all.

And in this way, the Church of Light would not be able to gather the three scriptures, which would be an extremely serious blow to them!

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