216: compromise

Gu Qinghan's movements paused for a moment, but soon, he looked back at Zhang Kuang with a strange expression.

Being stared at by Gu Qinghan like that, Zhang Kuang also panicked a bit and quickly explained, "My dear father, the prompt is written exactly like this. How could I dare to lie to you!"

Gu Qinghan did not question the other party; the possibility of Zhang Kuang lying was almost zero.

Because this lie held no meaning for him, and might even lead to Gu Qinghan distancing himself.

However, why would such a prompt appear at this moment?

After a brief thought, Gu Qinghan did not stop; instead, he continued to charge into the Cang Worm swarm.

Zhang Kuang also said no more unnecessary words; it was enough for him to relay the information he received to Gu Qinghan.

As Gu Qinghan killed a few more Cang Worms, Zhang Kuang's expression suddenly froze.

For no other reason than that he had received another Secret Realm prompt!

"Big Brother! There's another message, do you want to hear it?"

Zhang Kuang's voice was a little shaky, but he truly dared not conceal anything from Gu Qinghan.

"Speak. From now on, whatever prompt information you get, just say it directly without asking me."

The Crow King under Zhang Kuang's feet suddenly sped up, quickly arriving near Gu Qinghan.

At this moment, he saw Gu Qinghan looking at the Cang Worms, seemingly deep in thought.

He swallowed hard and then said,

"Stop killing monsters in the Secret Realm; there's a chance to obtain diamond-grade items."

Gu Qinghan nodded but did not stop his slaughter.

He still needed to kill a few hundred more Cang Worms for his advancement mission, and Gu Qinghan was determined to complete this mission today.

After all, such large-scale Commander Level monsters were not easy to find everywhere.

Moreover, Gu Qinghan realized a problem.

This so-called Secret Realm prompt was very likely given by the mysterious existence within this Secret Realm.

Could that mysterious existence be the Lord of the Secret Realm, similar to the Corpse King?

Previously, perhaps due to game rule restrictions, the Lord of the Secret Realm had to give some prompts about the current Secret Realm at regular intervals.

But now, it was the other party actively begging Gu Qinghan to spare them.

"Boss, a new prompt has come."

A few minutes later, Zhang Kuang glanced at Gu Qinghan again, saying with some trepidation,

"Stop killing monsters in the current Secret Realm; there's a high probability of obtaining diamond-grade items."

Gu Qinghan suddenly smiled; he felt that he had guessed correctly.

However, he was still not going to let go of this opportunity.

The other party's conditions were constantly escalating, clearly wanting to use a smaller price to make this killing god stop.

But how could Gu Qinghan give up so easily? After shearing the wool, he could still roast a lamb leg to eat!

In fact, Gu Qinghan already had some ideas about the unseen Lord of the Secret Realm.

An existence like the Corpse King could allow him to contract an additional Death Swordsman.

Could the Lord of the Secret Realm of this diamond-grade Secret Realm directly give him an entire extra squad?

To Gu Qinghan's surprise, for a long time afterward, Zhang Kuang received no further prompts.

And the Cang Worms, which had originally left in groups, now scattered in all directions.

It seemed that the unseen Lord of the Secret Realm wanted to preserve more Cang Worms by this method.

But by this time, Gu Qinghan already had three skill upgrade scrolls in his hand.

It must be said that the incentive totem had given Gu Qinghan a tremendous boost.

As Gu Qinghan expected, the Soul Manipulation skill could no longer be upgraded.

However, Gu Qinghan had many skills, and he directly used two skill upgrade scrolls on Death Poison.

Within a few seconds, the name of the Death Poison skill had changed to Death Toxin Source:

[Death Toxin Source: The Necromancer can use the highest-grade Death Toxin, imbuing all attack methods with the effect of Death Toxin, reducing the target's vitality cap by at least 1 point.

After dealing 10% of the target's maximum vitality as damage in a single instance, a Death Toxin Source will be generated within the target's body, continuously triggering the Death Toxin effect until vitality drops to 10% of its original value.]

Overbearing! Unsolvable!

The effect of this skill after continuous upgrades was even more powerful than Gu Qinghan had imagined.

It was conceivable that anyone or any monster implanted with a Death Toxin Source could only wait for their demise in despair.

There was one more skill upgrade scroll, and Gu Qinghan decisively gave it to his Bone Spear Technique.

Unlike the previous three skills, the name of Bone Spear Technique did not change, but it gained an additional effect:

[When Bone Spear Technique hits an enemy, there is a 33% chance to form a Bone Prison around the target to bind them.]

Gu Qinghan frowned; this skill's improvement seemed much weaker.

After some thought, Gu Qinghan felt that the Bone Spear Technique skill itself was not as advanced as the previous three skills.

But free upgrades were something Gu Qinghan wouldn't refuse.

He immediately condensed a Bone Spear and shot it at a Cang Worm's weak point, but it did not trigger the Bone Prison effect.

However, it seemed that this strike directly generated a Death Toxin Source within that Cang Worm.

A layer of decaying aura enveloped the Cang Worm's body, as if initiating a countdown to its life.

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and did not continue to attack this Cang Worm; instead, he had the Crow King mark it.

No rush, it's better to plant several Death Toxin Sources first, and then harvest them all at once.

The Death Swordsman's attack, combined with the extra damage from the Peerless effect, could directly plant a Death Toxin Source.

After Gu Qinghan repeated this operation a few times, Zhang Kuang finally reacted again:

"Big Brother, a new prompt has arrived:

Stop killing monsters in the current Secret Realm, and you can obtain the specific coordinates of the Lord of the Secret Realm in this Secret Realm."

Gu Qinghan glanced at Zhang Kuang; at this point, the other party's eyes also showed some change.

It was clear that he also realized the difference in these prompts.

It seemed that the Lord of the Secret Realm in this Secret Realm was already bowing to Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment, flew in front of a Cang Worm, and suddenly spoke,

"You should be able to understand me, and I know you possess a certain level of intelligence.

I still need nearly three hundred Cang Worms to complete my mission; at least let me kill three hundred more, otherwise, there's no room for discussion."

Gu Qinghan could feel that the other party seemed to want to negotiate with him.

He had considerable interest in this Lord of the Secret Realm, whether it was its exaggerated intelligence or the possibility that it could bring him more Death Swordsmen.

But before that, Gu Qinghan absolutely had to complete his advancement trial first.

Apparently, the Lord of the Secret Realm could know what was happening here through these worms, just as Gu Qinghan could observe distant information through Vision of the Dead.

And Zhang Kuang, at this moment, became Gu Qinghan's messenger to the Lord of the Secret Realm.

"Do not use Death Toxin to kill monsters, and you can obtain the specific coordinates of the current Lord of the Secret Realm."

Zhang Kuang read out the prompt once again, which made Gu Qinghan raise an eyebrow slightly.

It seemed that the other party was not afraid of these worms dying.

What it feared was Gu Qinghan's poison.