Chapter 7 | The Novel Marked Me for Death, So I Found a Cheat Game Instead

“A mid-grade spiritual sword is truly terrifying.”

Seeing that the second layer Qi Condensation Stage black tiger had been slain so easily by him, Ye Lin became increasingly satisfied with the power of the long sword in his hand.

With the special achievement in hand, he was eager to head back and check his rewards, so he turned to leave.

But seeing Xu Qing'an still staring at him in a daze, he thought about it and waved his hand with a casual expression.

“Protecting the village is everyone's responsibility. There's no need to thank me too much.”

After saying that, he walked straight away, leaving Xu Qing'an with nothing but a dashing view of his departing back.

“You... Who wanted to thank you? I could have killed that beast just as well without you.”

Seeing Ye Lin's cool and carefree demeanor, Xu Qing'an couldn't help but curl his lips.

The reason he had been dazed just now wasn't because Ye Lin had slain that Qi Condensation Stage dark creature with a mid-grade spiritual sword.

Rather, it was because he discovered that in just a few short days, Ye Lin's cultivation had actually broken through to the ninth layer of the Body Tempering Realm, just like his own.

One had to know that he had seen Ye Lin by the river just a few days ago. At that time, this guy was only at the second layer of the Body Tempering Realm.

Yet in a mere four or five days... Xu Qing'an had only reached the ninth layer of the Body Tempering Realm because he possessed the 'Desolate Ancient Divine Physique', had the personal guidance of his mysterious master, practiced an Immortal-grade cultivation method, and was aided by stellar energy.

But what about Ye Lin? How could his cultivation improve so quickly?

“It seems I really shouldn't underestimate the people of the world.” After a long silence, Xu Qing'an sighed with emotion and turned to leave as well.

“My disciple, your master is very pleased that you can look squarely at the geniuses of your generation.”

“But no matter how extraordinary that young man is, he cannot compare to your 'Desolate Ancient Divine Physique'. With your master assisting you from the side, surpassing him will be an easy matter.”

At this moment, the mysterious woman's voice suddenly echoed in Xu Qing'an's ears.

“I know, Master,” Xu Qing'an replied confidently upon hearing his master's comforting words.

But what he didn't know was that in her heart, the mysterious woman also had to admit that Ye Lin's talent was indeed far too monstrous.

But if Ye Lin were to find out about this, he would definitely point at the mysterious woman and curse her for being blind.

After all, although his talent had improved, it was still only a Mid-grade Spiritual Root. In the dazzling cultivation world, this was complete trash.

He was only able to cultivate this quickly because of his cheats; it had absolutely nothing to do with talent.

Meanwhile, in a hidden cave dozens of li away from Great Desolation Village.

A black-clothed man wearing a cloak was conversing with a giant skull whose eyes burned with red flames.

“Venerable Tianku, my Highness has already dispatched men to lure away all the Demon Suppressing Guards within a hundred-li radius according to our agreement. Logically speaking, there shouldn't have been anyone capable of killing your Qi Condensation Stage subordinate.”

“But since it has happened, I will give you an explanation. In three days at most, I will bring that person's head to you. This is your compensation.”

The black-clothed man casually retrieved a dozen fresh corpses from his storage ring and spoke with a solemn expression.

“Hehehe, not enough. This Venerable doesn't care about the death of a Qi Condensation Stage piece of trash at all. What this Venerable cares about is your Highness's sincerity.”

“Three days from now, this Venerable not only wants to see the head of the person who killed my trash subordinate, but also an additional one hundred genius blood sacrifices with Spiritual Root talent.”

“If this is accomplished, this Venerable will continue to help your Highness seize the position of Crown Prince according to our previous agreement. If not, this Venerable will have no choice but to look elsewhere.”

The giant skull devoured the corpses on the ground with its massive maw while laughing greedily and strangely.

“Fine, I hope you keep your word.” The black-clothed man agreed to the deal almost without a second thought.

To him, the lives of his fellow human geniuses seemed no different from pigs and dogs. As long as the price was right, they could be traded away at will.

“Hehehe, talking about keeping faith with this Venerable? Only an idiot like the Second Prince would think this Venerable possesses such a thing.”

After the black-clothed man left, the giant skull immediately laughed wildly and without restraint.

On the other side, Ye Lin had thought that obtaining a special achievement gift pack for killing the dark creature was already heaven-defying enough.

But to his surprise, just as he returned home, a unique game prompt suddenly echoed in his ears.

【Ding! Your heroic act of killing the dark creature has saved dozens of innocent villagers in Great Desolation Village.

In the dark, a trace of approval from the Heavenly Dao seemed to flash across you. Congratulations! Your luck value has increased by 99 points.】

Hearing this sudden and special prompt, Ye Lin was momentarily dazed.

Since logging into the game, his abysmal single point of luck—which even a dog would shake its head at—had caused him to only obtain a 1x replication multiplier every time he used the 【Random Replication】 trait.

One had to know that the upper limit of this trait was a thousand times. Having such a massive cheat reduced to a low-level one over the past few days... who wouldn't feel upset seeing that?

But now, things were different. His luck value had surged by 99 points. He just had to test its quality.

Opening his personal panel immediately, he saw that the luck value column now displayed 100, and behind the luck value was a note: 【Minor Luck Accompanying】.

Without any hesitation, he directly activated the 【Random Replication】 trait to replicate the three low-grade spirit stones and the bottle of low-grade Qi Gathering Pills he had obtained a few days ago.

Boom!

The familiar virtual red prize wheel marked with numbers from 1 to 1,000 appeared once again, and the pointer spun rapidly.

After a few breaths, the pointer stopped squarely in the 30x multiplier zone.

The next moment, with a flash of light, the three low-grade spirit stones instantly became 93 stones, and the single bottle of Qi Gathering Pills became 31 bottles.

“Not bad. The multiplier jumped straight to 30x, which is more than enough for my current use.”

Looking at the spirit stones and Qi Gathering Pills in his hands, Ye Lin was extremely satisfied with this luck increase.

“Speaking of which, this was a case of an unintentional action bearing unexpected fruit. Does this mean that as long as I do righteous deeds, I can increase my luck value?”

Casually tossing all the spirit stones and Qi Gathering Pills into his storage bag, Ye Lin began to ponder ways to farm his luck value.

After all, luck was something invisible and intangible, yet incredibly profound and mysterious, affecting a person's entire life. Naturally, the more of it, the better.

After keeping this matter firmly in mind, he couldn't wait to claim the special achievement gift pack he had obtained from killing the dark creature.

【Ding! Gift pack opened. Congratulations! You have obtained a new trait: ‘The Strictest Father of Other Races’.

Equipping this trait increases your damage to other races by 1,000% and reduces the damage other races deal to you by 90%. Killing other races allows you to harvest their lifespan, which can be used to deduce cultivation methods, spells, divine abilities, and more.】