27: Clear the Mysterious Ruins

"..... BT, NB...."

A superior passive skill, and a noble percentage. Although it has the drawback of easily damaging equipment, its flaws do not overshadow its virtues, and cannot hide the awesomeness of Breaking the Limit - Weapon.

Li Si looked at his attribute panel with satisfaction.

His attack increased from 88 to 92.

From this moment on, every 1 point of base attack was equivalent to 1.05 panel attack.

It was incredibly satisfying.

Afterward, he checked the Mingyue Village level ranking board.

He found that the top ten players were almost level 20.

Haha!

The opportunity to make money had arrived.

After Black Flame Valley, Li Si had as many as 15 pieces of level 20 equipment in his backpack.

Immediately, he decisively put the level 20 equipment up for sale on the exchange.

All were set to auction mode.

Then, consuming 1000 RMB, he sent out a Mingyue Village loudspeaker message.

【Lawless Madman】: "15 pieces of level 20 equipment have been listed, 13 white quality, 2 blue quality, limited quantity, first come, first served."

【Lawless Madman】: "15 pieces of level 20 equipment have been listed, 13 white quality, 2 blue quality, limited quantity, first come, first served."

..... x8

One Novice Village loudspeaker message cost 100 RMB, Li Si sent ten in a row, pushing the still-unsettled chat channel back to its peak activity.

The players all lamented Li Si's awesomeness.

"Blue weapon, added 50 attack!"

"Such awesome attributes, wearing this blue weapon, my attack directly breaks a hundred."

"There's also a piece of armor, which increased 7 armor, plus 400 health."

"These two pieces of equipment are too amazing."

"The price is also awesome, it has already exceeded 100,000 RMB."

"There are so many rich people!"

"......"

Players chatted lively in the chat channel.

The experts on the level board were fighting fiercely with their wallets in the exchange.

100,000, 150,000, 200,000....

【Ding!】

【This auction of 15 pieces of equipment is complete. After deducting a 5% handling fee, the remaining 257,890 RMB has been transferred to your character account. Current character account balance: 1.1 million RMB.】

Haha... too awesome.

Another 250,000 RMB in his account, Li Si was overjoyed. If this continued, he would soon be able to buy Sea City First Grade.

"Wow, as expected of level 20 blue equipment, it's too BT."

Qian Duoduo took out the blue armor from the exchange and caressed it, unable to put it down. That's right, of the 250,000 RMB that entered Li Si's account, 150,000 came from Qian Duoduo.

"Done, I'm leaving."

Li Si greeted Qian Duoduo, then walked towards the entrance of the Mysterious Ruins.

It was 2 AM, still early.

He decided to clear a treasure map before going to sleep.

In a forest.

Li Si's figure appeared within the ruins among the trees.

"Puff!"

The treasure map was torn.

A teleportation light gate rose within the ruins.

"Whoosh!"

Li Si took a deep breath and stepped into the teleportation light gate.

The environment changed in an instant.

A vast and desolate ruin entered his sight. Broken pavilions stood everywhere, and there were dilapidated and decaying Daoist temples and Buddhist temples.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations! You have entered a hidden area -- Mysterious Ruins Lv18.】

【Current area remaining entry times: 0.】

An 18-level hidden area.

This treasure map should be very simple, not as difficult as Qian Duoduo's Elf Secret Realm.

Li Si let loose and walked towards the buildings ahead.

"Crackle...."

The sound of decaying stones breaking echoed.

Figures emerged from the shadows of the Daoist and Buddhist temples.

【Forgotten Daoist -- Lv18】

【Forgotten Monk -- Lv18】

The Daoists used magic attacks, and the Monks used physical attacks. Their attributes were not high, comparable to the Black Pattern Hua Ye Snake.

".... Just do it."

Li Si didn't hesitate and charged straight in.

Starting with Phantom Sword Dance.

In an instant, 21 violent sword energies surged, covering a 3x3 area in front of him.

-90!

-92!

-91! -520!

-90!

-92!

-92! -520!

-90!

.......

Accumulating over 2000 physical damage, plus over 3600 true damage, he easily annihilated the units within range.

"... Perverted."

Li Si couldn't help but exclaim, Phantom Sword Dance and Life Spirits Punishment combined were too awesome, the damage increased exponentially.

Subsequently, he continued to explore the ruins, hunting Daoists and Monks.

Time passed, two hours later.

As the last Daoist died, a massive figure rose from the center of the ruins. This was a projection of Dao and Buddha, and also a blue Boss.

【Forgotten Daoist High Monk】 (Blue Boss)

Level: 18

Health: 25100 / 25100

Mana: 7700 / 7700

Attack: 140-144

Talents: 【Buddha is Dao】 【Boss Power】

Skills: 【Vajra Buddha Demon Claw】 【Daoist Three Star Sword】

Description: A Buddhist monk who secretly learned Daoist magic, cultivating both magic and physical strength, proficient in spells while being physically robust.

An 18-level blue Boss, its attack was not as high as the Black Pattern Hua Ye Snake, but its health limit was a bit higher.

"Let's fight."

Li Si used his usual tactics, activated Ghostly Swift Steps, and directly went in for a normal attack.

Engaging in close combat with the Daoist High Monk.

They exchanged blows.

First, he'd trigger the Limiter.

This was a brand new Boss, so the Limiter's trigger probability was high.

【Ding!】

【Heaven Rewards Diligence, only through bloody battle can a man's true colors be shown. Melee combat with the Daoist High Monk has greatly increased your physique.】

【Permanent Health +100.】

【Permanent Mana +50.】

【Permanent Attack +3.】

【Permanent Attack Speed +0.1.】

【Permanent Movement Speed +1.】

His attribute panel soared, Li Si fought with increasing courage, even without using skills, he suppressed the Boss.

The Boss's health plummeted visibly.

【Ding!】

【You have endured the Daoist High Monk's attacks with your flesh and blood, gradually adapting to this level of assault, and your will has become more tenacious.】

【Health Recovery +2/s.】

【Mana Recovery +1/s.】

【Physical damage below 3000 points reduced by 10%.】

【Physical damage below 1000 points reduced by 30%.】

【Magic damage below 3000 points reduced by 10%.】

【Magic damage below 1000 points reduced by 30%.】

【All Damage Reduction +1%.】

【.....】

".... NB, Plus!"

All damage reduction was now 3%.

This was a small step for the Limiter, but a big step for Li Si's progress.

Haha....

Li Si laughed, holding the Windy Sword and clashing with the Boss, not retreating an inch, not giving way an inch.

The battle....

It was exhilarating!

Two minutes later, the Daoist High Monk's health reached zero, and it was ground down by Li Si's normal attacks.

【Ding!】

【You have killed the Daoist High Monk. Experience +18000. Killing a target 17 levels higher grants an additional 18000 experience.】

Li Si glanced at his experience bar.

【590,000 / 100】

He could have upgraded Ghostly Swift Steps long ago, but he didn't have a purple quality skill upgrade stone, so it didn't meet upgrade condition ②.

Where could he get upgrade stones?

Li Si opened the Mingyue Village exchange.

He entered "Skill Stone" into the search bar, and the item interface immediately refreshed.

【Skill Stone】 (White): Price 20 RMB, or 2 silver coins.

【Skill Stone】 (Green): Price 50 RMB, or 6 silver coins.

There were only white and green ones, no blue quality skill stones, let alone purple, not to mention gold.

".... This is tough."

Li Si felt helpless and could only temporarily give up on upgrading his skills, looking instead at the Boss's corpse.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations! You have obtained loot: Armor -- Daoist Robe (Blue), Accessory -- Buddhist Ring (Blue).】

Two pieces of blue equipment.

The attributes were decent.

Unfortunately, the level was low; at this point, level 10 blue equipment was no longer valuable.

【Ding!】

【The sale of these 2 pieces of equipment is complete. After deducting a 3% handling fee, the remaining 1.2 million RMB has been transferred to your character account. Current character account balance: 1.2 million RMB.】

It was 1.2 million now.

With such a huge sum, Li Si hummed a cheerful tune in his heart. At this moment, even the bald Daoist High Monk looked pleasing to the eye.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, Daoist mystic light and Buddhist golden light rose together, forming two imprints.

Then a deep voice came from the imprints: "Adventurer, congratulations on proving yourself with your powerful strength. Now, choose your reward."

【Ding!】

【Item - Skill Slot Expansion Crystal, Item - Skill Upgrade Stone, Item - Warrior Class Skill Book, Item - Magic Class Skill Book. Please choose two items from the above four as your reward.】

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