150: Chapter 150 Poisonous Swamp? Isn't this a fully automated, attribute-based buffet restaurant?!

【Metacognitive Tactical Panel】

Current Progress: Chapter 150 (Continuing from the end of Chapter 149, rushing into the Misty Swamp)

Core Conflict: Environmental Crisis (Poisonous Swamp) + Human Ambush (Star Kingdom Assassination Team).

Satisfaction Anchors:

1. Counter-intuition: The poisonous environment is Hell for others, but a buff-farming spot for the protagonist.

2. Dimensional Strike: The elite assassination team sent by the Star Kingdom is crushed by the protagonist's stats.

3. Item Highlight: The debut of the [god of slaughter mask fragment], fear and intimidation.

Smelting Strategy:

* Material C (Pursuit and Counter-kill): As the core combat framework of the middle of this chapter, restructure "Su Mujie being pursued by the Third Elder" into "Qin Ji being ambushed by the Star Kingdom's Three Ghost Servants."

* Material B (Feeding and Evolution): Map the painful evolution process of "Charizard devouring the seed" to the protagonist directly devouring poison or special drops to strengthen his Physical Body.

BOOM—!!!

A dull impact sound exploded deep within the mist, as if a meteorite had slammed violently into a mud pond.

With Qin Ji's landing point as the center, the black mud within a hundred-meter radius was instantly cleared by the terrifying kinetic energy, forming a massive hemispherical vacuum zone. Countless twisted trees growing in the swamp were uprooted and ground into wood chips in mid-air by the turbulent air currents, falling like rain mixed with foul-smelling black mud.

"Cough... This smell is quite potent."

Qin Ji slowly stood up from the center of the mud pit and casually brushed off non-existent dust from his shoulder.

At this moment, he was in a hazy gray world. Visible dark green poisonous miasma permeated the surrounding air; if an ordinary player inhaled even a mouthful, their health bar would likely drop like a bucket with a hole in the bottom.

【Ding! High concentration of corrosive toxins detected invading.】

【Talent "Greedy Grasp" triggered!】

【Poison Resistance +50!】

【Poison Resistance +50!】

【Poison Resistance +50!】

...

The System notification sounds crazily flooded his ears like pleasant wind chimes.

Qin Ji took a deep breath, and the poisonous mist, capable of corroding steel, surged into his lungs. However, it felt like the finest tonic, making his whole body feel comfortable.

"This is the so-called forbidden zone for life?" Qin Ji looked at the resistance data jumping crazily in the bottom right corner of his vision, a satisfied curve appearing at the corner of his mouth. "This is clearly an automatic, infinite-refill attribute buffet restaurant."

Hiss hiss hiss—

The mud churned, and dozens of "Iron-wire Blood-sucking Leeches," as thick as thighs, were awakened by the commotion and shot up from the surrounding mud pits. They opened their mouths filled with sharp teeth, like dozens of black arrows released from a bow, biting fiercely at Qin Ji's vital points.

Qin Ji didn't even lift an eyelid, letting these monsters hang onto his body.

Ding ding ding ding!

A series of dense metallic clashing sounds rang out. Those sharp teeth, capable of crushing rocks, bit into Qin Ji's skin; not only did they fail to break his defense, but several teeth even snapped off.

【Received physical attack (Defense not broken), Physical Defense +10!】

【Received life-drain attack (Immune), counter-damage triggered, target has died.】

Bang bang bang!

The blood-sucking leeches hanging on Qin Ji exploded into blood mist one after another. Their pitiful health couldn't withstand the counter-shock damage brought by Qin Ji's tens of thousands of points of strength.

"Too slow."

Qin Ji shook his head and shook off the severed limbs from his body with some disdain. "With this kind of mob-farming efficiency, when will I be able to stack my defense to a hundred million?"

He stepped forward, preparing to go deeper into the swamp to find higher-level "ingredients," but his footsteps suddenly paused.

Buzz—

Three extremely obscure Auras appeared behind him in a triangular formation without any warning. No nonsense, no wind-up; the moment they appeared was a killing blow!

On the left, a pitch-black scythe silently hooked toward Qin Ji's neck; on the right, a pale white folding fan whipped up countless wind blades as thin as cow hair, sealing off all evasion space; directly behind him, a short figure wrapped in black cloth formed hand seals, and a phantom of a ferocious ghost-god condensed out of thin air, stretching out a ghostly claw to grab fiercely at Qin Ji's crown.

Perfect cooperation, overflowing with killing intent.

These were the "Star Ghost Servants," a top-tier assassin organization enshrined by the Star Kingdom's royal family.

"Qin Ji, you can't escape!"

The assassin holding the folding fan sneered. Seeing the attack about to succeed, a flash of cruel pleasure crossed his eyes. "You killed the Great General and still want to go to the Sword Control Sect? In your dreams!"

However, in the next second.

The man with his back to them merely tilted his head slightly.

A fragmented black mask, emitting an ancient and chilling Aura, appeared on his face at some point.

【mythic rank Item · god of slaughter mask fragment (Left) — Activated!】

BOOM!!

A tangible killing intent, ten thousand times more terrifying than the swamp's poisonous mist, instantly erupted with Qin Ji as the center. It wasn't just a simple Aura, but a spiritual shock from a higher dimension!

Under this shock, the ferocious ghost-god phantom seemed to see some great horror that caused its Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, letting out a shrill scream and collapsing on the spot!

"Wha... What?!"

The black-clad assassin directly behind him felt as if struck by lightning. His eyes instantly filled with blood, and he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, blood spraying wildly from his mouth.

"Third Brother!"

The other two assassins were shocked, and their movements involuntarily stiffened for an instant.

In a duel between experts, this instant was the difference between life and death.

"Can't escape?"

Qin Ji's voice came through the mask, carrying a metallic coldness and mockery. "Do you have some misunderstanding about the relationship between 'hunter' and 'prey'?"

Before his voice faded, his left hand, which wasn't holding a sword, reached back in a straightforward grab.

Puchi!

He caught the black scythe hooking toward his neck with his bare hand. Then, ignoring the sharp blade, his palm slid down the handle and directly gripped the scythe assassin's throat.

"Ugh—!!"

The scythe assassin's pupils constricted violently. He felt as if his throat was being gripped by the claws of an ancient Tyrannosaurus, and his entire skeleton made an unbearable cracking sound under this terrifying grip.

"Your... your strength..."

Crack!

Qin Ji didn't give him a chance to say his last words, lightly closing his fingers.

The elite assassin, whose Rank was as high as LV.85, had his head tilt as he died on the spot.

【Killed LV.85 Ghost Servant (elite), obtained free attribute points +850.】

【Plundered Passive: Stealth (Elementary).】

"Too weak."

Qin Ji casually tossed the corpse into the mud pit like trash. His purple-gold eyes, visible through the mask's holes, looked coldly at the remaining two. "Is this the trump card that old fellow Abra sent? If they're of this caliber, I suggest he wash his neck and wait for me to cut it."

"Monster... You're a monster!!"

The assassin holding the folding fan completely broke down.

The three of them working together could hold their own against a level 100 BOSS, but in front of this man, they couldn't even last a single move?!

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! We must take the intelligence back!"

The two looked at each other and unhesitatingly burned their essence blood, their speed instantly exploding as they turned into two streaks of light fleeing madly in opposite directions.

"You think you can come and go as you please?"

Qin Ji stood still, only slowly raising his right hand.

In his palm, a dark red rune suddenly lit up. It was a minor skill he had comprehended after slaughtering tens of thousands in Black Wind City, combined with his [All-element Forbidden Curse Mage] class.

"Forbidden Curse: Gravity Collapse."

Buzz—!!

The gravity parameters within a thousand-meter radius were forcibly modified at this moment.

The two assassins, who were flying at high speed, felt their bodies suddenly sink as if they were carrying Mount Tai on their backs. That terrifying pull of gravity made even breathing incredibly difficult, and they slammed into the mud below like meteorites.

"Aaaaah!!"

The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible. They struggled desperately in the mud pit, but couldn't even lift a finger.

Qin Ji walked step by step to the assassin holding the folding fan, looking down at him.

"Don't... don't kill me..."

The assassin no longer had any of his previous arrogance; his face was covered in mud, and his eyes were filled with fear. "I'm from the royal family. If you kill me, the Star Kingdom will really..."

Stomp.

Qin Ji stepped on his head, forcefully crushing the second half of his sentence back into his stomach.

"Star Kingdom?"

Qin Ji applied a bit of force with his foot, and mud mixed with blood seeped out from under the assassin. "Don't worry, after I come back from 'stocking up' at the Sword Control Sect, I'll go to Tianxing City and have a good chat with your king. As for now..."

He gave a slight tap with his toe.

Bang!

A watermelon exploded.

【Killed LV.86 Ghost Servant (elite), obtained free attribute points +860.】

【Plundered Special Item: Wind-controlling Seed (Rare).】

Qin Ji bent down and picked up a seed emitting a cyan light from the pile of mangled remains.

"Oh? Something actually dropped."

【Wind-controlling Seed】

【Quality: Rare】

【Effect: After consumption by a wind-element practitioner, it can significantly increase affinity for the wind element, with a very low probability of comprehending the embryonic form of the Law of Wind.】

【Side Effect: The consumption process is extremely painful; if the Physique is lower than 5000 points, the body will directly explode and result in death.】

"Painful?"

Qin Ji looked at the seed in his hand, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

To someone who had pain shielding turned up to 100%, the word "pain" was a joke. As for the Physique requirement... He glanced at his health of over eight million and his Physique of over ten thousand, then threw the seed into his mouth like a peanut.

Gulp.

The seed entered his stomach.

BOOM!

A violent air current instantly exploded within his body. If it were a normal person, their internal organs would likely have been ground to shreds by this air current. But Qin Ji only felt as if he had taken a sip of strong liquor, feeling warm all over.

【In the process of processing“Seed of the Wind”...】

【Extremely high Physique detected, side effects waived.】

【Congratulations on obtaining permanent passive: Son of Wind.】

【Son of Wind: Your movement speed is permanently increased by 30%, and flight consumption is reduced by 50%.】

"This taste isn't bad, tastes like chicken, crunchy."

Qin Ji smacked his lips and looked at the last short assassin who was already paralyzed with fear in the distance.

That assassin had completely lost his fighting spirit, kneeling in the mud and trembling, his crotch area soaked.

"Go back and tell Abra."

Qin Ji didn't kill him, but instead flicked a finger wind from a distance, directly crippling one of the other's arms. "Wash your neck properly, don't let it dull my sword when the time comes."

Having said that, he didn't look at the person again; the black cloak behind him suddenly shook.

Whoosh—!

With the addition of [Son of Wind], Qin Ji's figure instantly turned into a blurred afterimage, pulling out a series of sonic boom clouds in the air, disappearing deep into the mist in the blink of an eye.

Leaving only the one-armed assassin to let out a desperate wail in the deathly silent swamp.

...

Half an hour later.

Qin Ji finally crossed that nauseating swamp.

The mist in front of him suddenly dissipated, replaced by a range of mountains as steep as if carved by knives and axes.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the continuous mountains a dark red. At the highest point of those mountains, a main peak pierced into the clouds, standing proudly; the summit was covered in snow year-round, shimmering with a piercing cold light in the twilight.

That was the legendary sword Dao Holy Land—the Sword Control Sect.

Qin Ji stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the peak that seemed like a giant sword piercing the sky.

"Only stats and no technique?"

He casually flicked away a drop of black blood remaining on his fingertip. His purple-gold pupils shone brightly in the twilight, just like a Vicious Beast that had just finished a full meal, coldly watching the approaching night in the distance.

"Then let me see if your techniques are tougher, or if my stats are tougher."