Chapter 74: Summoning the Sword Spirit, Golden Snake Sword
"Yeah, the magical beasts in here are no joke. There are eight of us, and we're still being extremely cautious."
"You should go train in the Undead Canyon instead! A place like this isn't something you can handle."
"Listen to Brother Hu, it's not wrong. You can still leave now. If the magical beasts spot you, you're done for."
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The teammates around Fat Tiger also chimed in.
They were all veteran members of the adventure group, experienced and well-informed.
Naturally, they understood the dangers of the Thunder Ruins better than anyone.
"Alright, are you done talking?"
"Thanks for the reminder. I'll be on my way then!"
Since their warnings were well-intentioned,
Zhou Han smiled and nodded in thanks,
then ignored them,
walking straight into the depths of the black fog.
At first, he thought
that encountering so many NPCs
might trigger some kind of quest.
That was why he patiently listened to their nonsense.
But to his disappointment, nothing happened.
Since there were no benefits to gain,
there was naturally no reason for Zhou Han to keep chatting with them.
"Hey, why won't you listen to advice?!"
Seeing that Zhou Han didn't head toward the exit but instead walked deeper into the black fog,
Fat Tiger shouted loudly at his back.
"How about this—follow behind us. At least it'll be safer than going alone!"
But Zhou Han acted as if he didn't hear anything and didn't stop walking.
He had no time to waste with them.
With just a glance, Zhou Han could tell that among these people,
the strongest one, Fat Tiger, was only at peak Platinum level.
"Forget it, Brother Hu. This kid just doesn't appreciate kindness. He's impossible to persuade."
"Let him go! People like him just haven't suffered yet!"
"Only you would be kind enough to waste words on him. Anyone else wouldn't bother."
"We should get moving too. Let's go kill the Blood Shadow Violent Bear first."
"Yeah, let's hurry and finish the mission. The longer we stay in a place like this, the greater the risk."
They talked over each other and quickly finalized their plan.
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Zhou Han opened the map and locked onto the coordinates of the Ghostly Evil Swordsman.
He found that the target was located in the deepest part of the Thunder Ruins.
According to the route planned by the map,
if he wanted to kill him, he would have to clear five or six monster outposts.
"This guy really knows how to hide!"
Zhou Han muttered with a smile, then drew the Azure Cloud Sword
and headed toward the first monster outpost—Giant Python River.
Soon, he arrived at a clear river.
The river was more than ten meters wide, and to find the Ghostly Evil Swordsman,
he had to cross it.
The water was calm yet deep, crystal clear.
If one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to notice
that a large number of magical beasts were lurking beneath the surface.
However, Zhou Han had an enhanced appraisal skill.
No matter how well these giant pythons disguised themselves, they were exposed.
[Stone-Pattern Giant Python]
Grade: Platinum
Level: LV51
HP: 6000
Attack: 2100
Defense: 980
Skill 1: Water Element Wave (Controls water elements to unleash three waves of attack, dealing 3.8x attack damage to all enemy units within a 10-meter range.)
Skill 2: Death Coil (Uses its massive body to constrict the target, dealing 4.2x attack damage to a single target.)
Description: Uses the stone-like patterns on its body for camouflage and excels at ambushes. Weaknesses: Ice element, Wind element.
After appraisal, all the stats appeared.
It was a water-element magical beast with only 6000 HP,
which was nowhere near enough to withstand Zhou Han's instant kill.
Its attacks and skills posed little threat to him.
"Shadow Soul Pierce!"
Without hesitation, Zhou Han cast a skill.
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Three soul spikes shot out,
and with terrifying damage numbers,
three giant pythons were instantly killed.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
It was like igniting a powder keg.
The Stone-Pattern Giant Pythons in the river let out furious hisses.
They realized their camouflage had been exposed.
One by one, they burst out from the riverbed, waves surging wildly,
their eyes filled with cold bloodlust.
Their massive tongues flickered as they gathered water elements together.
In midair, it was as if a river had been flipped upside down,
and a massive wave crashed down toward Zhou Han.
The force was terrifying, like a mountain pressing down.
If it hit him, even Zhou Han's body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Perfect timing. Wind and Thunder Dance—blow it all away!"
Zhou Han wasn't panicked—instead, he was pleased.
If these pythons had stayed hidden underwater,
their attacks would have been weakened by the water,
making them more troublesome to deal with.
But now that they had all emerged,
it made things easier for him.
He immediately used Wind and Thunder Dance.
Several tornadoes surged upward,
easily tearing the massive waves apart.
Without losing momentum, the raging winds swept toward the pythons.
Zhou Han also activated his full speed,
charging into the python swarm and beginning his harvest.
After all, Wind and Thunder Dance had a 90% slow effect.
Now the pythons moved sluggishly,
like meat on a chopping board,
at Zhou Han's mercy.
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Sword energy ran rampant, water splashed wildly.
After seven to eight minutes of slaughter,
more than a hundred pythons were completely wiped out.
Zhou Han picked up the three pieces of equipment that had dropped
and examined them one by one.
[Serpent Earrings]
Grade: Platinum
Attributes: HP +600, Defense +60
Effect: Increases poison resistance by 30%.
Description: Known for its defensive properties and strong resistance to poison.
The defense was indeed impressive, but Zhou Han already had the Moonlight Earrings.
He didn't want to waste enhancement points upgrading this one.
He stored it in his spatial bag.
Next, he checked the second piece of equipment.
It was a dagger.
[Blood Poison Dagger]
Grade: Platinum
Attributes: Attack +500, Agility +20
Effect: Inflicts poison on the target, causing them to lose 300 HP per second for 10 seconds.
Description: Forged from blood poison stone, it naturally carries a strong toxic attribute.
The effect was quite good—after enhancement, the poison would likely become even stronger.
However, this was a weapon exclusive to Night Assassins, so Zhou Han, as a Sword Soul, couldn't use it.
After storing it, he looked at the final piece of equipment.
It was also a weapon—a longsword.
Its appearance was quite strange, with a faint golden snake engraved on it.
The snake looked lifelike, as if it were alive, extremely mysterious.
[Golden Snake Sword]
Grade: Diamond
Attributes: Attack +600, Critical Rate +15%
Effect: Can awaken the sword spirit—Golden Snake—to assist the wielder in battle. It can exist outside the sword for 5 minutes.
Description: A sword that seals a sword spirit, with great growth potential.
Huh!
It was actually a Diamond-grade weapon!
This was something Zhou Han hadn't expected.
"It must have dropped from the python leader."
Zhou Han recalled that one of the pythons had been noticeably larger than the others.
At the time, he was too caught up in the killing to pay attention.
Now, seeing the Diamond-grade drop, he remembered.
Of course, Platinum-grade beasts could also drop Diamond-grade equipment,
but the probability was extremely low—
almost like opening a container and getting a top-tier item by chance.
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