Chapter 173: Sacred Quality

Xu Feng stood at the peak and looked down. The fastest-climbing Beastkin was still over a hundred meters away, but at that moment, all creatures stopped climbing. They clung to the rocks, motionless, as if they were dumbfounded.

“Did you see it clearly? Did the Golden-Winged Great Peng really fly away?”

“Oh my, how is that possible? An ancient creature was actually driven off by a human. I don’t believe it…”

“That was terrifying! That sword shadow earlier made my heart tremble. I didn’t dare face it at all!”

“Should we still keep climbing? Even if we go up, we’ll likely be chased back down…”

“Right, even the Golden-Winged Great Peng was driven away. What are we compared to that? Going up would be like walking to our deaths!”

The climbing Beastkin felt disheartened all at once. Most of them began to retreat downward, no longer climbing. The remaining monsters showed hesitation in their eyes. They had witnessed the earlier battle, and with their stronger animal instincts, they always sought advantage and avoided harm. The human above seemed like a natural predator to them. The monsters now only wanted to escape danger, but they couldn’t bear to give up the rare treasure at the summit. For a moment, they were stuck in indecision.

The fastest-climbing eight-legged lizard also showed a trace of confusion in its golden eyes. Its intuition told it that the rare treasure at the peak would be of great use—it could help it transform completely and greatly increase its power. This was its opportunity.

But Xu Feng’s strength was truly formidable. The eight-legged lizard knew it was no match for the Golden-Winged Great Peng from earlier, and Xu Feng was even more powerful and fierce than that. That earlier sword shadow seemed capable of piercing heaven and earth, making the eight-legged lizard’s skin crawl and its scales stand on end.

On one side was a great opportunity; on the other was the potential cost of its life. The eight-legged lizard felt hesitant and anxious, staying put on the cliff wall, not daring to advance. But its eyes were wide open, fixed on the mountaintop, wanting to see what rare treasure was actually up there.

Xu Feng watched the Golden-Winged Great Peng’s figure disappear over the horizon, then turned and walked toward the Treasure Chest.

A flowing seven-colored glow enveloped the Treasure Chest, which was carved with intricate patterns and exuded a mysterious aura.

Xu Feng had heard of Sacred Quality items in his past life and had even seen one. Aside from that Axe King, during a great battle at a sacred ruin, a woman from Huaxia Country once brought out a longbow that emitted a seven-colored radiance. It could shoot arrows of ice, and with a single shot, she turned a monster three levels higher than her into an ice sculpture, stunning everyone present.

However, using such a weapon seemed to come with Restrictions and high consumption. That woman fired only one arrow before putting away the bow and switching to a Dark Gold Quality longbow as her usual weapon.

Xu Feng still remembered that dazzling arrow, filled with a terrifying aura and freezing energy that spread out, freezing everything within five hundred meters of the monster, turning the area into a dead zone.

“A longsword—I hope it’s a longsword. Whether I use it myself or let my Flying Sword absorb and transform it, it would greatly boost my strength.” Xu Feng prayed silently in his heart, took a deep breath, and slowly opened the Treasure Chest.

As the Treasure Chest slowly opened, the concentrated seven-colored glow burst forth, enveloping the entire mountaintop in a brilliant, dazzling radiance.

Xu Feng took out a crystal vial from the Treasure Chest. The moment the crystal vial was removed, the seven-colored glow above the peak vanished completely, coalescing onto this vial.

The crystal vial contained a mostly full tube of clear, translucent red liquid that emitted a seven-colored radiance. It was like crystal—clear and sparkling.

Xu Feng sighed slightly. It wasn’t a weapon, which disappointed him a bit.

Still, it was a Sacred Quality item, worthy of anticipation. After taking a careful look at its properties, Xu Feng’s heart trembled slightly, and joy showed all over his face.

[Name: Sacred Dragon’s Essence Blood]

[Type: Curio]

[Grade: Sacred]

[Property 1: Can be consumed. After consumption, all attributes increase by 500 points, all resistances increase by 100 points, and there is a certain chance of obtaining the Sacred Dragon Bloodline;]

[Property 2: Can be absorbed by the body. After absorption, defense increases by 180 points, resistance increases by 60 points, Health Points increase by 1000 points, all attributes increase by 10 points; can obtain the Dragon Battle Sigil; Dragon Battle Sigil: In attached state, increases Sacred Dragon’s Awe; when released, Awe value +100, all creatures within five hundred meters gain the Trembling effect; In summoning state: can transform into a Sacred Dragon to follow the master in battle; the Sacred Dragon’s level is always one level lower than the master’s;]

[Property 3: Alchemy material. Medicine success rate +80%, medicine quality increases by one grade (up to Perfect Quality), additional attributes increased by 50%, with a certain chance for the medicine to gain the “Dragon Breath” skill property;]

[Property 4: Forging material. Forging success rate +80%, forging quality increases by one grade (up to Perfect Quality), high chance of causing the forged item to mutate, additional attributes increased by 50%, with a certain chance for the forged item to gain a “Dragon Attribute” skill; Note: Forging a weapon can grant the Dragon Roar skill, forging armor can grant the Dragon Protection skill, forging jewelry can grant the Dragon Strength skill;]

[Usage Requirement: Constitution Attribute Four Stars]

The Sacred Dragon’s Essence Blood—such a miraculous item!

Xu Feng resisted the urge to open the crystal vial and drink it all in one go, instead storing it in his Virtual Backpack. The Virtual Backpack was bound to the character, and items inside couldn’t be dropped. Even if the character died, items in the Virtual Backpack wouldn’t become enemy loot, unlike those in a Storage Ring.

Xu Feng kept his most valuable items in his Virtual Backpack. Unfortunately, the Virtual Backpack space was quite small at the moment—only one cubic meter, the smallest size. Expanding it required too many Fate Points, so Xu Feng needed to wait a while longer. Therefore, he could only store some precious and small items.

Back then, Xu Feng had wanted to hunt a Three-Star Lord Rank Blackwater Flood Beast—which later became the Village of Sacrifice’s Guardian Beast, the Flood Dragon. Killing the Flood Dragon would yield Black Dragon’s Essence Blood, and consuming it gave a certain chance of obtaining the Black Dragon Bloodline.

And now, what Xu Feng held was the Sacred Dragon’s Essence Blood. Consuming it gave a certain chance of obtaining the Sacred Dragon Bloodline. Comparing the Sacred Dragon to the Black Dragon was like comparing a skyscraper to a small thatched hut—they weren’t on the same level at all.

However, it was also conceivable that the chance of obtaining the Sacred Dragon Bloodline must be much smaller than that of obtaining the Black Dragon Bloodline.

Besides consuming it, absorbing it into the body was also a good option—at least there was no frustrating success rate. Absorption not only increased massive attributes but also granted the Dragon Battle Sigil effect, which could provide Dragon’s Awe and summon a Giant Dragon as a battle pet. Although having it always one level lower than Xu Feng was a bit disappointing, Xu Feng’s innate talent meant his leveling speed would only get faster in the future. He was currently Four Stars, so the summoned Dragon would be Three-Star; when he reached Five Stars, the Dragon would be Four Stars.

For a moment, Xu Feng felt hesitant again.