43: The identity is about to be exposed, and the attributes are improved again

“I really didn’t lie to you guys, I have a formula. The formula is on the top line of the image.”

“600,000? Are you sure that’s correct?”

Somewhere in the Alliance, Qin Wuji heard his subordinate’s report, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe his subordinate’s intelligence.

But to be able to take 600,000 meant that the other party’s level was 60.

But wasn’t that Night Shadow only level 50 just a short while ago?

How much time had passed since then?

For a moment, Qin Wuji suspected the machine had made a mistake.

After all, no one had ever gone from level 50 to level 60 in just a few hours.

But then he shook his head, dismissing the idea.

“Since he chose to claim the reward, he must know his identity will be exposed. Send more people to Yun City, and make sure to find him before anyone else. My Qin Family absolutely cannot miss out on such a Talent.”

…At the same time, other forces in the Alliance also successively received information about Night Shadow.

Everyone was, without exception, shocked by Night Shadow’s level.

Subsequently, Yun City, which was not originally very bustling, gradually saw a large influx of unfamiliar faces.

Clearly, these people were all looking for Night Shadow.

However, at this time, some people had not yet finished claiming their rewards; they still needed to wait for final confirmation.

After her previous “humiliation,” Bai Xiaoxiao became even more silent and reserved.

Hou Tong, who was responsible for guarding her, also dared not provoke her.

However, due to the Family Head’s command,

Hou Tong eventually bit the bullet and walked towards Bai Xiaoxiao.

“Miss, there’s news regarding Night Shadow’s identity.”

Hearing Hou Tong mention Night Shadow, Bai Xiaoxiao’s body trembled slightly, and her expression became even colder.

“What do you want to say?”

Hou Tong deliberated for a moment before cautiously saying, “Just now, news came from the Family Head that Night Shadow is also a new student at Yun City First High, and a classmate of Miss.”

“Night Shadow is from First High?”

This time, Bai Xiaoxiao was utterly stunned.

She never expected that this guy, who had humiliated her several times, would actually be in the same school as her.

Her mind couldn’t help but race, trying to think.

But after thinking for a long time, she couldn’t find anyone who matched.

This year, in Yun City First High, she was the only one who had awakened an S-rank Talent or higher.

The highest among the rest was only A-rank.

An A-rank Talent crushing a group of S-rank Talent holders?

This was like a joke, and not a funny one at all.

“What does the Family mean now?”

Hou Tong said, “The Family Head’s intention is for Miss to use the classmate relationship to establish contact with Night Shadow.”

Bai Xiaoxiao sneered, “Understood! But tell the Family Head to give me more resources.”

Hou Tong looked a bit troubled, “Miss, the resources the Family is currently investing in you are already the most ever. Further investment wouldn’t be very meaningful.”

“Hmph! What do you know? That Night Shadow is now a juicy piece of meat in the eyes of various major forces. The Bai Family is merely a second-rate aristocratic family. If I don’t perform even more outstandingly, do you think he would choose the Bai Family based on a simple classmate relationship?”

“This…” Hou Tong was momentarily speechless, and after a moment, he stammered, “Alright, Miss, I will report it to the Family Head.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoxiao no longer paid attention to Hou Tong.

She continued to level up frantically.

There wasn’t much time left until the entry into Path of Exile.

She wanted to raise her level as much as possible before entering.

Her idea was simple: since the Bai Family wanted to use her to win over Night Shadow,

she would take the opportunity to make demands, increasing manpower and investment.

This would allow her to raise her level to 40 before entering Path of Exile, so she could wear first-tier equipment.

This would greatly enhance her advantage.

Although such an investment might be somewhat counterproductive, Bai Xiaoxiao didn’t care.

This time in Path of Exile, she would meet Night Shadow, and she *must* meet Night Shadow.

She would prove to everyone that she was an SSS-rank Talent Awakener.

This was not something that could be compensated for by simply leveling up quickly.

Bai Xiaoxiao thought so.

Those with similar thoughts included the outstanding individuals from various regions.

They were also pushing themselves, frantically improving.

The entire Eternal World and the real world, at this moment, became bustling because of Night Shadow’s astonishing feat.

Meanwhile, in Yellow Sand City,

A flash of light appeared.

Ye Xiao’s figure then appeared in the city.

By this time, almost an hour had passed since he left Yun City.

Because Lin Yuan City was quite far, he wasn’t in a hurry to get there immediately.

He could just continue on his way when he returned to the real world next time.

Traveling in the wilderness like this could also maximize the avoidance of being found by people from the Eight Great Families.

He first glanced at the regional chat channel.

Most of it was currently discussing the matter of claiming rewards.

However, Ye Xiao also found some news about a large number of powerful individuals entering Yun City.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao was not surprised.

The Eight Great Families were very quick; it seemed they had already pinpointed his location.

However, they hadn’t completely confirmed his identity yet.

Shaking his head, Ye Xiao couldn’t be bothered to care.

He glanced at the 600,000 eternal coins in his backpack and silently murmured, “Thank you, Eight Great Families.”

As he spoke, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

He found that these past few days, whenever he was short on money, there were always “good people” who delivered money right to his door.

First, it was Bai Xiaoxiao and Xie Baofan, and now it was the Eight Great Families.

There really were a lot of good people.

After hisemotion, Ye Xiao opened the online exchange.

Ye Xiao directly used the filter function and quickly found the Skill Stone he needed.

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【Myriad Flower Eye Technique (Advanced): Able to penetrate any mist covering the labyrinth, increasing visible sight by 15 meters. Price: 30,000 eternal coins】

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The monsters in the Phantom Labyrinth were level 60, but compared to other monsters of the same level, they weren’t particularly strong.

What truly hindered Professionals from completing the quest was the mist that enveloped the entire labyrinth.

This mist would severely reduce the Professional’s visibility.

Coupled with the fact that all monsters in the Phantom Labyrinth possessed various unexpected illusions,

this was why past Professionals had spent such a long time inside.

The Myriad Flower Eye Technique that Ye Xiao wanted to buy was a passive skill that could increase visibility in the mist.

It was considered a relatively special functional skill.

Although it could only increase visibility by 15 meters, with this 15-meter distance, it could provide Professionals with a great deal of reaction time and the opportunity to judge directions in advance.

There were quite a few areas in the Eternal World, similar to the Phantom Labyrinth, that were covered in mist.

Most people wouldn’t waste a Skill Slot on this without good reason.

However, many forces, to solve the problem once and for all, would cultivate specialized “tool people” to learn these types of skills.

However, Ye Xiao didn’t think much of such tool people.

Firstly, hiring tool people cost money, and secondly, the effects these tool people could provide weren’t enough to satisfy Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao possessed the Infinite Skill Bar, so he could become a tool person himself.

And if he was going to do it, he would be the most awesome tool person.

In the entire exchange, the Myriad Flower Eye Technique was the only skill that could increase visibility in the mist.

But there were dozens of them.

Ye Xiao didn’t buy many, only 10 in total, spending 300,000.

After learning all of them, his visibility in the mist instantly increased by 150 meters.

This 150 meters was already sufficient.

As for the remaining 300,000, Ye Xiao used it all to purchase Skill Stone that increased mental resistance.

Besides the trouble of the mist, the biggest difficulty in the Phantom Labyrinth was the monsters’ illusion attacks.

Although these illusion attacks were not fatal, they would leave Professionals in an undefended state.

At the same time, they would also greatly increase the Professionals’ completion time.

Ye Xiao’s idea was simple: with a method to break through the mist, plus enough mental resistance to withstand illusions,

then the Phantom Labyrinth would pose almost no difficulty for him.

He quickly searched around. For this type of Skill Stone, prices ranged from a thousand or so for the cheap ones to five or six thousand for the expensive ones.

After some picking and choosing, Ye Xiao bought a total of 120 Skill Stone.

He had less than 30,000 left on him.

After learning 50 Skill Stone related to mental resistance,

Ye Xiao gained two additional skill effects.

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Mental Resistance increased by 2751 points.

Mental Resistance increased by 25%.

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Including his inherent attributes, Ye Xiao’s total mental resistance reached 6913.

This was also thanks to his profession as a mage.

The Intelligence attribute provided a considerable amount of magic resistance.

With these 6913 points of mental resistance, he should be more than capable of handling the illusions in the Phantom Labyrinth.

In addition, the 130 Skill Stone also provided him with 260 Intelligence and 26,000 Health.

His current Health had already reached over 150,000, making it not an exaggeration to call him a 'mage tank'.