30: 90-point increase in attributes! Emperor Yang's Blood Drinking Sword upgraded!

"So there really is a combat phase?"

Qin Yang thought to himself, he hadn't guessed wrong.

He glanced to the side and saw that thirty-one soldiers had suddenly appeared in the courtyard from out of nowhere.

Those soldiers were not human, but rather humanoid mechanical constructs; beneath their armor, one could see precision gears spinning at high speed.

On the steps of the sleeping quarters behind the courtyard, there was an even more burly mecha Puppet, standing guard alone!

"This must be the Secret Realm boss."

Qin Yang thought to himself, looking first at the numerous small mobs.

Sometimes, small mobs are more troublesome than the boss.

[Name]: Hundred-Machine Puppet.

[Rank]: 15.

[Strength]: 182.

[Agility]: 75.

[Physique]: 200.

[Mental Energy]: 80.

"The attributes are very high. Although it doesn't reach 2-star potential, it is twice as strong as an average Rank 15 monster."

"The experience points will probably double too, right?"

After calculating the attributes of the Hundred-Machine Puppet, Qin Yang felt a surge of joy.

Monsters with the same potential Rank still have differences in strength; the stronger they are, the higher the experience points.

Seeing these experience packs one by one, Qin Yang waved his hand and cast his summoning spell.

The tower-like Imperial Guard appeared out of thin air behind him.

Then, using all his Mental Energy, he went all-in to summon 25 Imperial City Guards.

After his Mental Energy hit rock bottom, Qin Yang drank a bottle of special Mental Energy potion and summoned another 25 guards.

20 Tiger Brave guards.

20 Feather Forest guards.

10 Wild Goose Feather guards.

50 guards stood in formation, a vast expanse of gold.

The red, white, and yellow helmet tassels moved with the wind, their Aura like a rainbow.

Immediately after, Qin Yang again condensed the invisible Hand of Imperial Authority.

At the same time, ten phantoms of golden, radiant Divine Weapons appeared behind him.

This was Qin Yang's posture at full firepower.

The dozen or so Puppet soldiers in front of him were like toys in his eyes.

Perhaps having calculated Qin Yang's combat power, those Puppet soldiers did not act rashly.

On the steps of the sleeping quarters, the mecha commander, whose stature was far taller than the other Puppets, shouted sternly at Qin Yang: "Who goes there?"

Qin Yang looked up and activated Detection Art.

[Name]: Thousand-Machine Centurion.

[Rank]: 15.

[Strength]: 600.

[Agility]: 450.

[Physique]: 700.

[Mental Energy]: 550.

"Rank 15 with 2300 total attributes, this boss is close to 3-star potential."

"But in front of me, it's just a bigger experience pack."

Qin Yang felt disdain in his heart and asked the Puppet: "What kind of things are you all?"

The Thousand-Machine Centurion pointed its long saber: "I am under orders from Grand Duke Jiang to stand guard and suppress evil. Does the newcomer know what kind of evil is imprisoned within this Nine-Room Hall?"

Qin Yang chuckled: "Naturally, I know. That is my concubine, and I am here to see her."

The Thousand-Machine Centurion held its saber horizontally with both hands and shouted: "Insolence! Su Daji is a Prodigy that plagues the human world! Without a decree from Grand Duke Jiang, no one is allowed to approach!"

"I think you are the one who is arrogant."

Qin Yang felt a bit annoyed and ordered the 50 guards: "Dismantle these toys for me!"

Does he need Grand Duke Jiang's permission to see who he wants to see?

What an inversion of the natural order!

Upon receiving Qin Yang's command, the guards immediately launched an attack.

Bolts of lightning arrows shot toward the Hundred-Machine Puppets.

Boom, boom, boom!

A series of explosions rang out!

The Hundred-Machine Puppets standing in the front row were immediately dismantled by the biting lightning, causing violent explosions as various gears and parts flew everywhere.

In just the blink of an eye, seven or eight Hundred-Machine Puppets were dismantled and killed.

[You have killed a Rank 15 Hundred-Machine Puppet, Experience + 2302.]

[You have killed a Rank 15 Hundred-Machine Puppet, Experience + 2302.]

...

"The experience really did double!"

Qin Yang's lips curled up.

There are 30 Puppets here, with 2,300 experience points each; if I kill them all, I can get nearly 70,000 experience points.

Plus the 2-star boss, it should be about 80,000 experience points!

"This setting is really good. The beauty scroll is equivalent to my exclusive Secret Realm. I wonder if it can be farmed repeatedly."

Just as Qin Yang was thinking this, an upgrade notification screen flooded his vision.

[Emperor Yang's Blood-Drinking Sword has leveled up to Rank 6.]

[Weapon All Attributes + 5]

[You have gained 10 free attribute points.]

[Emperor Yang's Blood-Drinking Sword has leveled up to Rank 7.]

[Emperor Yang's Blood-Drinking Sword has leveled up to Rank 8.]

[Weapon All Attributes + 5]

[You have gained 10 free attribute points.]

...

Damn!

Qin Yang was shocked!

Emperor Yang's Blood-Drinking Sword had actually absorbed the experience!

In just this short while, the blood-drinking sword leveled up 3 times, increasing its attributes by 90 points!

Among them, there were 30 free attribute points!

Goodness! That's more than what he gets from leveling up himself!

"This weapon is no longer just overpowered in stats, it's a cheat!"

"So what if I feed it some experience?"

Qin Yang was overjoyed.

Who would care about having too many cheats?

Just at this moment, the Puppets, having been caught off guard, began their counterattack.

Under the command of the Thousand-Machine Centurion, they all fired lethal crossbow bolts simultaneously.

Amidst the flashing lightning, black arrows streaked through the air, but Qin Yang did not change his expression.

"Defend!"

The 20 Tiger Brave guards shouted the military order in unison, raising their shields and forming a line in front of Qin Yang, creating an impenetrable wall.

The arrows clattered against the shields, not even leaving a single scratch.

Seeing this, the Thousand-Machine Centurion waved its hand again: "Form up and charge!"

Click, click, click!

The 20-plus Hundred-Machine Puppets received the order, formed a triangular formation, raised their long spears, and charged at Qin Yang.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yang laughed.

Charging in formation in front of the Feather Forest guards?

Do you have the strength for that?

"Form up and charge!"

Following a unified military order.

With a crash, the 30 Feather Forest guards leveled their halberds, also forming a triangular formation, uniform and orderly, charging directly toward the Hundred-Machine Puppets.

The moment the two collided, parts flew everywhere, and explosions followed one after another.

In front of the Feather Forest guards, the Hundred-Machine Puppets were like Lego toys, smashed to pieces.

With the Wild Goose Feather guards still using lightning arrows to finish them off, in just a few dozen breaths of time, all the Hundred-Machine Puppets were dismantled, leaving only the Thousand-Machine Centurion standing alone in front of Su Daji's sleeping quarters.

"Who exactly are you?"

Although the Thousand-Machine Centurion was a Puppet, it possessed intelligence.

Seeing Qin Yang easily slaughter its subordinates, it dared not act rashly again, holding its long saber horizontally and wanting to know Qin Yang's origin.

But Qin Yang had no intention of wasting words with a toy.

Divine Weapon of the World activated, and ten phantoms of Divine Weapons shot toward the Thousand-Machine Centurion!

Seeing this, the Centurion immediately brandished its long saber to resist the attack.

Clang, clang, clang!

As the golden light shone, it actually managed to deflect quite a few of the Divine Weapons!

Fair enough, its Agility is 450 points.

Blocking Qin Yang's attack is not outrageous.

However, there were still Divine Weapons that broke through its defense, slamming into the Centurion's mecha-like body, releasing blinding golden light.

The Divine Weapon phantoms have an attack power equal to 5 times Qin Yang's Mental Energy.

The Centurion's Physique is as high as 700, yet it still struggled to withstand it.

Sizzle!

The hard mecha was torn open, emitting a harsh electrical sound.

After the sudden golden light dissipated, the Thousand-Machine Centurion had entered a battle-damaged state.

There were several transparent holes on its body, with damaged parts exposed, and one could even see flickering electrical sparks within.

"Evil being! Take my blade!"

In its anger, the Thousand-Machine Centurion burst forth with its last remaining strength, activating Mechanical Overheat.

This is a skill exclusive to Mechanics, similar to a Berserker's Rage; once activated, it grants a 100% attribute boost.

The enraged Thousand-Machine Centurion leaped, kicking up clouds of dust.

Its huge body soared through the air, holding its long saber, and slashed heavily down toward Qin Yang!

The Centurion's Strength was 600 points, and after going berserk, it reached as high as 1200 points. The mere wind pressure from its leaping heavy strike caused the Tiger Brave guards' shields to collide like leaves, emitting a dense sound of metal striking metal.

Qin Yang knew that relying solely on the Tiger Brave shield formation, it was highly likely they wouldn't be able to block this strike.

However, he still had one last line of defense: the Imperial Guard.

The moment the Centurion's long saber pressed down, the Imperial Guard, who had originally been standing behind Qin Yang, flashed beneath the blade.

He was like a mountain-like barrier, separating Qin Yang from all danger.

As the Saber Qi crisscrossed, he was seen gripping his saber hilt, swinging out a strike from bottom to top!