Chapter 174: Lightning Spear

Xu Feng just glanced briefly at the last two choices for the Giant Dragon Essence Blood and gave up on them in his heart.

Alchemy and Forging—first, Xu Feng lacked the corresponding recipes and blueprints, and secondly, for a Sacred Quality material, the blueprint and recipe needed to be at least Sacred Quality themselves; otherwise, it would be a waste of such precious material. If that were the case, this bottle of Essence Blood would probably gather dust in a corner of Xu Feng’s backpack for a long time without immediately boosting his combat power.

“Thinking too much about it is useless right now. Whether consumed or absorbed, it requires a Four Stars Constitution Attribute. My Constitution Attribute still needs nearly forty points to reach Four Stars.” Xu Feng shook his head, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the still-opened Treasure Chest.

There were still items left inside the Treasure Chest.

A light blue herb, a fist-sized blood-red gem, and a Short Spear emitting a silver glow.

After taking all the items, the Treasure Chest gradually disappeared. The multicolored glow on the mountaintop vanished, leaving the creatures below feeling a sense of emptiness, as if they had lost something.

Xu Feng did not descend the mountain. Instead, he took out his Flying Sword, stepped onto it, and flew off into the distance.

“He just ran off like that?”

“Damn it, he took everything. This is the Beast Demon Village…”

The black ape had an ugly expression. He originally wanted Xu Feng to stir up trouble, but in the end, Xu Feng took everything. Even the Golden-Winged Great Peng was no match for him.

“If I had known, I would have preferred the Golden-Winged Great Peng to take it rather than a human,” Yuan Yi thought to himself.

…

Xu Feng flew at least a hundred miles before descending. He randomly found a cave, tidied it up, and prepared to rest there.

He had arranged with Hu Tian to go to the Celestial Garden tomorrow. It seemed Hu Tian had been planning this for a long time. Xu Feng just didn’t know how Hu Tian had managed to hide it from the Guardians of the Beast Demon Village. Xu Feng guessed that those who lived in the Ancient City had already betrayed their clan’s oath to protect the Celestial Garden and had instead become subordinates of the Extraterrestrial Beastkin Tribe. Such Beastkin would not be recognized by Earth’s Will and would be treated as ordinary monsters, targeted for hunting as mission objectives. Even the Beastkin in the Beast Demon Village would become their enemies. For some reason, though, the Beastkin in the Ancient City had not yet revealed their true identities.

Xu Feng suspected that the Golden-Winged Great Peng was also a member of the Ancient City, a pawn of Hu Tian, the Priest of the Extraterrestrial Beastkin Tribe. After driving it away, Xu Feng had a feeling he would encounter the Golden-Winged Great Peng again when he went to the Celestial Garden with Hu Tian the next day.

The blue herb was an Attribute Herb that increased the Constitution Attribute. Eating it would boost the attribute by twenty-five points. It was the most potent Attribute Herb Xu Feng had ever encountered. He only needed six or seven more points for his Constitution to break through to Four Stars. He could just kill a couple of Four-Star monsters to get them.

The red gem was an Attribute Gem that increased Health Points by five hundred. It required a Blacksmith to embed it. Xu Feng planned to return to Nuwa City sometime later and have Zheng Yi embed this gem into his Leather Armor, as it would complement it well.

The remaining Short Spear, emitting a silver glow, turned out to be a throwing weapon, which conflicted with the crossbow, so he had to choose one or the other.

The crossbow was slightly faster, but this Silver Quality Short Spear had exceptionally powerful attack power.

[Name: Lightning Spear]

[Type: Ranged Throwing Weapon]

[Grade: Silver]

[Damage: 549-687]

[Attribute 1: Agility +12, Strength +8, Accuracy +5, Armor Break +3]

[Attribute 2: Adds 120 lightning damage, with a chance to inflict Paralysis Effect for 3 seconds;]

[Attribute 3: Automatically retrievable. After being thrown, whether it hits the target or not, it returns to the user’s hand after 10 seconds. Each throw consumes 10 Energy Value.]

[Equipment Requirement: Agility Four Stars]

These attributes, though only Silver Quality, were no worse than ordinary Gold Quality ranged weapons. The damage was extremely high. Although it required a ten-second wait after each attack before it could be used again, this flaw was almost negligible given the superb attributes and damage.

Xu Feng decisively equipped the Short Spear and stored away the crossbow, planning to sell it at a Blacksmith Shop when he returned.

After taking stock of his gains, Xu Feng took out the crystal vial. Gazing at the vial shimmering with a multicolored glow, he felt an unreal sensation.

A Sacred Quality item—something he had never possessed in his previous life. Now, with only Four-Star Strength, he was holding a Sacred Quality item. Xu Feng’s heart raced uncontrollably for a few beats.

Seeing this bottle of Essence Blood filled Xu Feng with motivation. He stepped out of the cave, wishing a pack of Four-Star monsters would appear immediately so he could slaughter them all, obtain Beast Crystals, and quickly raise his Constitution Attribute to Four Stars.

One mountain peak followed another, rolling endlessly. Giant trees provided shade, forming an ancient forest that seemed untouched by humans for a long time; even before the apocalypse, it had been a paradise for wild beasts.

The forest was unusually quiet. Xu Feng moved like a predator, lurking alone as he searched for prey.

Ahead appeared a giant lion, enormous in size, nearly six meters long, lying in a patch of grass like a heavy truck. It cradled a dead antelope in its paws, occasionally taking a bite, as if snacking.

On the giant lion’s forehead, a fist-sized orange Beast Crystal shone brightly. Its eyes were blood-red, and its entire body exuded a terrifying aura.

Xu Feng slowly approached, aiming for a one-hit kill. Fighting such a giant lion would create a lot of commotion, potentially attracting other monsters.

Hiding behind one large tree after another, Xu Feng crept closer. When he was about six or seven meters away, the giant lion suddenly became alert. It stood up on its front legs, which had been holding the antelope, half-crouched, and lifted its head, sniffing the air.

“Not good, the lion is about to detect me!” Xu Feng panicked internally, drew the Short Spear, and threw it at the giant lion.

This was the first time the Short Spear was demonstrating its power. Xu Feng wanted to see just how formidable it was.

The Short Spear gleamed with silver light, like a bolt of lightning, cutting through the sky with a sharp whistling sound, moving at incredible speed.

Thud!

The Short Spear struck the jungle giant lion’s body, piercing straight through. Blood splattered as it pinned the lion to the grass.

Roar!

The giant lion roared in fury, struggling to stand, which widened the wound, causing blood to gush out like a spring.

Boom!

The giant lion’s body suddenly burst into raging flames. The once golden-maned lion instantly transformed into a crimson fire lion.

“It actually has a fire ability!” Xu Feng was startled.

The giant lion’s entire body blazed with crimson flames, except for its two foot-long Fangs, which remained pure white, gleaming coldly. Its face was ferocious and terrifying.

Standing up, the giant lion was over three meters tall, massive and imposing. It charged toward Xu Feng, flames roaring, like a burning tank, unstoppable.

“Flying Sword, slash!”

Xu Feng swung his right hand. The three-foot-long Flying Sword, silver-white with glints of gold, whistled as it transformed into a silvery streak, slashing forward.