149: Chapter 149: Only Numbers, No Skills? Heading to the Holy Land of Swordsmanship to Buy Supplies!

The last rays of the setting sun completely sank below the horizon. Atop the ruins of Black Wind City, Qin Ji maintained his posture of carrying his sword with one hand until the surging golden pillar of light completely merged into his limbs and bones.

"Phew..."

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, which actually stirred up a visible ripple in the air before him like a sharp arrow.

With the death of Luolin Muye and the sacrifice of a hundred thousand souls, that massive amount of attribute points, which almost burst his body, was finally completely digested by [Greedy Grasp]. With a thought, Qin Ji opened his current attribute panel.

At this glance, even he, who was long accustomed to data inflation, couldn't help but have his eyebrows twitch slightly.

[ID: Qin Ji]

[Rank: LV.50 (second class advancement pending)]

[Class: All-Elemental Forbidden Curse Mage (Primary) / Berserk Warrior (Secondary - Initial Stage)]

[HP: 8,900,000 / 8,900,000]

[MP: ERROR (Data overflow, treated as infinite)]

[Strength: 12,450 (+9,999 equipment bonus)]

[Intelligence: 15,600]

[Agility: 11,200]

[Physical Attack: 45,000 - 58,000]

[Special Attributes: Critical Rate 100%, Life Steal +50%, Armor Penetration +80%]

[Talents: Greedy Grasp (Unique mythic rank), Pain Block, Immunity to All Poisons...]

[free attribute points: 2,400]

"This is a bit ridiculous."

Qin Ji looked at that health pool of nearly nine million, a playful curve hooking at the corner of his mouth.

One must know that the Empire Grand General Luolin Muye, whose head he had just cut off, was a level 100 Platinum BOSS, yet his health was only just over five million. Now, even if he just stood there and let players of the same level hack at him, his health regeneration speed alone would probably make them delete their accounts in despair.

"However..."

Qin Ji casually swung the greatsword in his hand.

Whoosh—!

Driven by his terrifying strength, the heavy greatsword instantly tore through the air, letting out a shrill sonic boom. But Qin Ji's brow furrowed slightly.

It was fast and fierce, but completely lacked technique.

This was the common ailment of "stat monsters." To put it bluntly, his current fighting style was "with enough force, even a brick can fly." Relying on tens of thousands of strength points, even if he held a brick, it could produce the effect of a nuclear bomb. But if he encountered a true technique-based Divine-Grade NPC, or those old monsters from his past life who had studied the Dao of the sword to the extreme, his straightforward attacks would be easily countered by "using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds."

"Since I've opened a warrior account, I can't just be a brute forever."

Qin Ji stroked his chin, and a name surfaced in his mind—[Sword Control Sect].

That was an extremely special hidden Sect in the game from his past life. They didn't practice magic or revere gods; they only cultivated the Sword Qi in their chests. It was said that even a sweeping monk from that Sect could use a tree branch to over-level and flip an elite monster with exquisite sword techniques.

Of the top ten Sword Gods in his past life, three came from there.

"It seems I need to go there to 'restock' a bit."

Just then, the private chat channel suddenly flashed frantically.

"Godfather!! We're rich!! We're taking off!!"

Monkey's voice was as excited as if he had just won a five-million-dollar lottery. "From this National War settlement, I got over 1,500 free attribute points! Combined with my talent, my attack speed has now broken 40! My movement speed has even reached 70!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Qin Ji's face.

Monkey's talent was [Rapid Growth]. As long as there were enough attribute points to feed it, this kid's growth ceiling wouldn't even lose to a Divine-Grade talent.

What did a movement speed of 70 mean?

Qin Ji's movement speed, which currently allowed him to kite the server's top expert like a dog, was only around 100 (including various bonuses). Monkey was already catching up to his taillights.

"Stay calm," Qin Ji replied with a message. "This is just the beginning. These stats can still bully some noobs in a beginner's field like Black Wind City, but once you enter the core circle of the Divine Realm later on, you won't even be able to beat a gatekeeper."

"Hehe, understood! Following Godfather means eating nine meals in three days!" Monkey was clearly in a great mood. "By the way, Godfather, the System just gave me a special reward. It seems because I killed monsters too fast, I got a title."

Before Qin Ji could reply, a crisp System notification sounded in his own ears.

[Ding! It has been detected that you have killed over 100,000 units (including players and NPCs) in a short period of time.]

[Your slaughter value has broken through the heavens!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the unique hidden title: Homicidal Maniac (Advanced Version)!]

[Obtained mythic rank item: Murderous God Mask Fragment (1/3).]

Qin Ji flipped his palm, and a black mask fragment emitting a chilling aura appeared in his hand.

[Murderous God Mask Fragment (Left)]

[Quality: Mythic (Incomplete)]

[Effect: After equipping, deterrence against all living beings increases by 500%. Ordinary monsters have a 30% chance of directly entering a "Fear" state when looking directly at you, with all attributes decreasing by 50%.]

"A lite version of 'making anyone pregnant with a stare'?"

Qin Ji casually tossed the fragment into his backpack. Although it was just a fragment, these attributes were already quite overbearing. If he gathered the complete version, he might be able to scare a BOSS to death with just a glance.

...

Meanwhile, in the palace hall of Tianxing City.

The atmosphere was so suppressed it felt frozen.

"What did you say?!"

King Abra abruptly stood up from his throne, his golden scepter slamming heavily onto the ground with a "thud" that shook the entire hall. "Luolin Muye... is dead?!"

Below the steps knelt a messenger covered in blood, holding a battered helmet in his hands. It was Luolin Muye's personal item, and now it was stained with dried brain matter.

"Re... reporting to Your Majesty." The messenger trembled all over, not even daring to raise his head. "The Grand General was... decapitated with one strike by that Outlander named Qin Ji! He didn't even last one round!"

"One round?!"

Abra's eyes widened, full of disbelief. "Luolin Muye was a level 100 Platinum powerhouse! Even a Dragon couldn't kill him in one round! What kind of monster is that Qin Ji?!"

"Not only that..." Prime Minister Kesenluo wiped away cold sweat on the side, tremblingly handing over a battle report. "Black Wind City... has been slaughtered clean. That Qin Ji not only killed the Grand General but also killed the ten thousand City Guard in the city, as well as tens of thousands of Adventurers... all of them."

"There are even rumors that he strolled through the battlefield, picking up equipment while killing people."

"Presumptuous!!"

Abra was so angry he trembled all over, kicking over the golden table in front of him. "This is a disgrace! In the three hundred years since the Star Kingdom was founded, it has never suffered such a humiliation!!"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."

Just then, a voice as cold as iron came from the entrance of the hall.

Thud, thud, thud.

Heavy footsteps accompanied by the friction of metal armor; every step felt like it was treading on everyone's hearts.

A tall man wearing dark red heavy armor walked in. His features were seventy percent similar to the deceased Luolin Muye, but his temperament was entirely different. If Luolin Muye was a sharp spear, then this man was a towering iron mountain, filled with suffocating pressure.

The Empire's Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, Luolin Muye's elder brother—Grand Marshal Lorraine Muyuan.

"Muyuan..." Abra saw the newcomer, and his anger subsided slightly, but the terror in his eyes did not dissipate. "Your brother..."

"His skills were inferior; his death is not to be pitied."

Grand Marshal Lorraine Muyuan's voice was terrifyingly calm. He didn't even look at the battered helmet on the ground; only in those bloodshot eyes burned a fury capable of incinerating the heavens. "As an Empire general, dying on the battlefield is his destiny. But he absolutely should not have lost the face of the Luolin Family by being decapitated with one strike like a chicken."

He walked to the center of the hall and knelt on one knee, the terrifying Killing Intent on him causing the surrounding guards to retreat one after another.

"Your Majesty, I request to go to war."

Grand Marshal Lorraine Muyuan looked up, his voice raspy. "Losing Black Wind City is a small matter, but the Empire's dignity is paramount. Since that Qin Ji could insta-kill Muye, it means his strength has already touched the edge of 'Rules.' Ordinary armies are no longer meaningful against him."

"Then... then what should be done?" Abra was a bit panicked.

"Please use the 'Kingdom-Stabilizing' foundation, Your Majesty." A ruthless glint flashed in Grand Marshal Lorraine Muyuan's eyes. "Activate the [Star Demon-Slaying Array], and also... I will personally go and invite 'that person' to come out."

Hearing the words "that person," Abra's pupils shrank suddenly, as if he remembered some extremely terrifying existence, and his breathing even hitched for a beat.

"You mean... that Outcast of the Sword Control Sect?"

"Exactly." Grand Marshal Lorraine Muyuan gave a grim smile. "Only a madman can deal with a madman. Doesn't that Qin Ji like using swords? Then let him see what the true pinnacle of the Dao of the sword is."

...

Black Wind City outside.

Qin Ji didn't know he had been listed as the number one target by the entire Star Kingdom. Even if he did, he would probably just excitedly eat two more bowls of rice—after all, the more BOSSes delivered to his door, the faster his attributes would grow.

He was currently standing at a cliff's edge, holding a parchment map he had looted from Luolin Muye's corpse.

"The map marks that after crossing this Misty Swamp and heading three hundred miles east, that's where the mountain gate of the Sword Control Sect is located."

Qin JiCollapse map，My gaze drifted to the eerie jungle shrouded in gray mist in the distance.。

That was a gathering area for high-level monsters and a forbidden zone for ordinary players. But to him, it was a massive, walking attribute extraction library.

"Let's go."

Qin Ji didn't hesitate at all, lightly tapping the ground with his toes.

Boom!!

The originally hard rocky ground instantly shattered, exploding into a deep pit several meters in diameter. Leveraging this terrifying reactionary force, Qin Ji shot out like an intercontinental missile, instantly tearing through the air and pulling a long white trail of vapor as he charged directly into that mist that made everyone tremble with fear.

The gale howled, making his black cloak flutter loudly behind him.

The last ray of the setting sun illuminated his profile. There was no trace of fear of the unknown in his purple-gold pupils, only the excitement and greed of a hunter about to enter the hunting grounds. Behind him, that once prosperous Black Wind City had already turned into a tiny, barely visible black dot, completely becoming a stepping stone on his path to becoming a powerhouse.