Ye Yun stared blankly at a Cloud-Devouring Ant that had suffered reflected damage, its body covered in a faint blue halo. He looked again at Hei Yi, a sense of unease washing over him.
Even though it was a small boss, the gap was immense. Especially in terms of skills, it completely dominated Hei Yi.
Whether it was due to overcrowding around Hei Yi or the Golden Crow's overwhelming charm, the Cloud-Devouring Ants that had been surrounding Hei Yi suddenly split off, with more than a dozen charging towards Ye Yun.
They bared their fanged mouths, intending to swallow the Golden Crow whole.
'Skyfire Rain'
Instantly, the once cloudless sky turned as if it were being forged in fire, covering an area of fifteen kilometers.
"Holy crap! This attack range is insane!" Ye Yun, controlling the Golden Crow to kite, was stunned by his own skill.
The attack range had expanded a hundredfold, and the consumption of True Qi had increased a thousandfold! Fortunately, Ye Yun had ample True Qi!
Giant fireballs, each exceeding ten meters in diameter, rained down densely from the sky. Every Cloud-Devouring Ant hit by one erupted in an explosion.
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A series of numbers flared up, and the dozen or so Cloud-Devouring Ants instantly vanished like reflections in water. Da Feng Novel Network.
Damn it, in this world, besides players, everything else is one word: big!
Ye Yun couldn't help but grumble as he watched the charging Cloud-Devouring Ants being wiped out. Meanwhile, nearly half of the Cloud-Devouring Ants near Ye Yun by Hei Yi's side also met their demise.
Spirit stones and drops of essence blood flew directly into Ye Yun's inventory.
What excited Ye Yun the most was the experience points. Killing over thirty star beasts had directly boosted his experience to a whopping 15%!
This made Ye Yun eager to rush into the Cloud Forest Plateau and slaughter them wantonly, as their damage to him was limited.
'Arc Lightning'
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Another skill eliminated the small blue boss along with the few Cloud-Devouring Ants surrounding it.
Ye Yun realized that this group of Cloud-Devouring Ants, apart from their intimidating stats and size, were no different from ordinary monsters.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player for defeating a Tier 1 General-level Hong Beast, gaining 80 billion experience points, 1 Spirit Stone, 1 Tier 1 Essence Blood, 1 Double EXP Card, 1 Flowing Fire Sword Fragment, and 1 Golden Body Art."
Golden Body Art—The first layer of the legendary body-refining technique, 'Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art'. Upon learning, it significantly enhances physical fortitude. Class Restriction: None.
Ye Yun stared blankly at this skill book, internally exclaiming.
"Killing monsters and alien players in the millions, have I finally moved some great deity? Finally, a skill book for me!" Ye Yun waved his hand at the remaining Cloud-Devouring Ants, and countless fire nets materialized out of thin air, his eyes, however, never leaving the skill book in his hand.
Learn it! The first skill book I've obtained must be learned by myself!
"System Notification: Congratulations to player for learning the passive skill—Golden Body Art. Defense attribute permanently increased by 5%!"
Passive?
Looking at the changes in his own attributes, Ye Yun felt a wave of confusion.
Ye Yun wondered if this skill could be materialized. He looked at the remaining skill card in his inventory and, after some thought, decided not to use it. Good steel should be used on the blade. A 5% defense boost wasn't something Ye Yun cared much about.
"Master, what should we do now? Continue forward?" At this moment, Hei Yi had finished off the remaining Cloud-Devouring Ants and looked towards the Cloud Forest Plateau, asking.
"Let's wait for now." Ye Yun glanced at the seventeen Cloud-Shaping Tokens lying quietly in his inventory, then opened the map and carefully studied the distribution of Hong Beasts within a thousand-mile radius, his mind rapidly calculating.
Hei Yi and the Golden Crow flapped their wings and remained in place. However, the aura emanating from the Golden Crow had already spread for a hundred miles, and Ye Yun didn't have to ponder for long before the second wave of ants arrived.
"Little Hei, you handle them first." Ye Yun's eyes rapidly scanned across the map, examining the monster distribution in all four directions of the plateau. Finally, his gaze settled on a mountain range in the northern part of the Cloud Forest Plateau.
The Snow Domain Mountains spanned over thirteen thousand kilometers. The terrain of the entire mountain range resembled a colossal pyramid. The central peak reached an altitude of 50,198 meters and was marked on the map with a large exclamation point and a question mark.
This indicated extreme danger and the unknown, making it a forbidden zone for all players.
This is it! Once I level up, I'll build my own city in this world!
Ye Yun put away the map and took out the branch he hadn't used in a long time. He unleashed successive area-of-effect skills on the dozens of charging ants. Not a single Cloud-Devouring Ant could approach within a hundred meters of Ye Yun. Even so, the Golden Crow trembled under the onslaught of these relentless ants.
"Master, more enemies are approaching." Ye Yun, engrossed in the battle, was startled by Hei Yi's call.
It seemed he had underestimated the Golden Crow's charm.
"You carry me. Don't attack, just fly steadily." Ye Yun controlled the Golden Crow to fly above Hei Yi, then leaped onto Hei Yi's head. Looking at the hundreds of red dots appearing on the map, he couldn't help but rub his hands together in anticipation.
"Uh, Master, aren't you going to put the Golden Crow away?" Hei Yi asked, glancing at the Golden Crow, which was now behind him.
"Heh heh, if you want the ox to work, you have to feed it." Ye Yun calmly looked at the remaining dozen or so Cloud-Devouring Ants and then at his experience bar, chuckling.
The dozen or so Cloud-Devouring Ants stared at the Golden Crow perched behind Hei Yi, their eyes turning red. They let out a series of hisses and chirps, their slobbery jaws dripping onto the ground.
Under the hungry gazes of the swarming ants, the Golden Crow turned and entered the space within Hei Yi's hindbrain.
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Numbers flickered above Hei Yi's head, yet he seemed unfazed by the attacks, diligently following Ye Yun's instructions.
'Arc Lightning'
Normal Attack
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Two consecutive attacks sent the remaining dozen or so Cloud-Devouring Ants into his inventory. This time, dense ant formations appeared in the distance, estimated to be no less than a thousand.
"They're finally here. I have a chance to level up. This truly is a paradise for leveling up." After killing over a hundred, his experience had only reached 63%.