Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

White Tiger City.

Slaughter Jungle.

“Cross Slash!”

*Splat!*

A level 30 Boss, Snowy Plains Tiger King, was slain by Xie Changkong’s Cross Slash.

Cross Slash was a skill learned by Blade Masters at level 35, an upgraded version of Triple Slash.

Its damage was 300% of one’s attack power and could be charged up.

After charging for 3 seconds, the attack power reached 600%, and the horizontal slash gained a pulling effect, able to drag enemies within 8 meters to a position 1 meter in front, stunning them for 2 seconds.

Most crucially, this skill could break moves, interrupt casting, and had a cooldown of only 12 seconds when fully charged.

Paired with the level 35 Blade Master’s Legendary-grade Destruction Set, it could increase the skill cap by 5 levels and reduce the cooldown of Cross Slash by 20%.

Plus, consuming Superior Spirit Secret Medicine reduced cooldown by another 20%.

Along with the 8% cooldown from the Destruction Medal, combined with Forced Combat to switch weapons and chain with other skills, it could achieve the effect of infinite charging and pulling.

He definitely didn’t have the level 35 Legendary Destruction Set yet.

He also didn’t have Superior Spirit Secret Medicine.

But the effect of infinite pulling had already taken initial shape.

Of course, he wasn’t doing this for fun. This strategy was meant to deal with the Black Skeleton.

“Changkong, how is it? How’s the performance of this Silver Moon Blade forged by Gan Jiang?” Zhao Bai’an asked curiously about the Silver Moon Blade’s effect after seeing him kill the Snowy Plains Tiger King.

He could naturally tell that Xie Changkong’s efficiency had greatly improved, but an outsider could never truly understand the wielder’s feelings.

So it was best for Xie Changkong to say it himself.

“Not bad.” Xie Changkong praised.

He had no interest in those wide weapons that resembled wooden boards.

Although those weapons were also swords and had higher weight, giving a slight effect in breaking poise, people had their own aesthetic preferences.

He preferred streamlined, slightly curved blades with intricate carvings.

Just like the Silver Moon Blade in his hand.

The slightly curved blade resembled the remaining arc during a total lunar eclipse.

At the juncture between the hilt and blade, there was a crescent stone that could focus light, providing an ingenious aid to releasing Blade Flash.

For top expert players forging weapons, crescent stones were an essential crafting material.

The reason was that mastering the quasi-divine skill Blade Flash required an exceedingly demanding level of expertise.

Amidst hundreds of millions of glinting spots, one had to find that reflective point and calculate its position in the ever-changing battle to blind the opponent.

Such an insane requirement meant very few people in the entire server could pull it off, let alone use Blade Flash to restrain opponents in combat.

But the emergence of crescent stones allowed top experts who had grasped a bit of Blade Flash’s essence to unleash five or six parts of its potential.

Crescent stones could also help him use divine skills like Phantom Blade Flash more easily.

*Boom!*

The Snowy Plains Tiger King’s massive body crashed to the ground. Xie Changkong leaped down from the Tiger King’s corpse with a slash, landing steadily.

*Clang!*

The level 35 Legendary treasure sword, Silver Moon Blade, rang out crisp and clear in his hand.

“It’s just a pity it wasn’t appraised with the effect of increasing Cross Slash’s skill cap.”

Xie Changkong’s tone carried a hint of regret.

“Don’t ask for too much.” Zhao Bai’an came to Xie Changkong’s side and said slowly:

“Being able to train Gan Jiang’s crafting level to Master rank within seven days of the server opening has already consumed the resources of 3.16 million Temple members, breaking the record in the Great Wasteland and topping the crafting leaderboard.”

“But time was too tight, and many materials weren’t fully collected, so the best materials couldn’t be used. Forging such a Legendary-grade weapon is already quite impressive.”

Xie Changkong nodded in understanding. “Have you received the Destruction Set blueprints?”

“I did. Man, you won’t believe how much that Fatty Jia asked for.”

“How much?”

Zhao Bai’an twitched his lips as if brewing his emotions. “100,000 gold coins!”

“100,000? Hmph, he really loves taking advantage of a crisis.” Xie Changkong sneered upon hearing this. “I guess you only offered 10,000 and beat him up after the trade.”

Xie Changkong revealed a hint of amusement.

“Changkong knows me well.” Zhao Bai’an nodded. Thinking of that fatty’s miserable state, he couldn’t help but want to laugh.

100,000 gold coins, even for a behemoth like their Temple, would require about a day to frantically collect if they wanted to buy in bulk.

And they’d need to spend several times the cost to purchase it.

Besides, level 35 Legendary blueprints weren’t worth that much to begin with. How could he possibly pay 100,000?

“Be careful he doesn’t trip you up behind your back. Fatty Jia holds quite the grudge.”

Fatty Jia was the top merchant in the Mythic era.

During the Mythic era, he monopolized over 90% of the Crafting, Tailoring, Alchemy, and Pharmacy artisans in Mythic along with the other three tycoons.

They established the Four Great Guilds: Sky Martial Guild, Sky Tailors Guild, Sky Trinkets Guild, Sky Alchemy Guild

Back then, if you wanted to craft equipment in Mythic, the prices were completely dictated by Fatty Jia and his three compatriots.

They also launched the four greatest Artisan Masters: Ou Yezi the supreme Craftsman, Wu Feng the supreme Tailor, Yi Xi the supreme Alchemist, and Yong Sheng the supreme Pharmacist.

These four Artisan Masters charged 10,000 gold coins per commission. Although the gold coin ratio in Mythic was low, it was still 1:100.

Each commission from them cost 1 million yuan. Ordinary players would go bankrupt and still not be able to hire them once.

So later on, major guilds began to prioritize training their own Artisan players.

Although the situation with the Four Great Guilds had improved a lot now…

In terms of the number of renowned Artisan Masters, the Four Great Guilds still reigned supreme, leaving the major guilds in the dust.

Even a behemoth like the Temple tried to avoid offending them if possible.

This time, using such vast resources to train Gan Jiang to Master rank in such a short time could be considered breaking the unspoken rules of the Four Great Guilds.

The Four Great Guilds were probably already dissatisfied with them. If tensions escalated further, there likely wouldn’t be a good outcome.

That’s why Xie Changkong reminded Zhao Bai’an to show some restraint.

“It’s fine, you know I was just messing with him. It’s not like I really hit him.” Zhao Bai’an chuckled.

“Since we have the Destruction Set blueprints, the next step is gathering materials, right?”

Xie Changkong asked.

“Indeed. I hope your method will be effective.” Zhao Bai’an had someone pick up the equipment scattered on the ground.

“Rest assured, players now worship the Black Skeleton as some mythical existence, little knowing that as long as there are four level 35 Blade Masters with the Destruction Set positioned in a square formation, pulling each other… Anyone would be controlled to death, naturally including the Black Skeleton.”

Xie Changkong confidently stated.

“But he knows Phantom Blade Flash and Momentum Flash Strike, those two divine skills. I still suggest directly mobilizing the Temple’s Blade Legion and killing him by throwing enough people at him.”

“Little Bai, that’s the most foolish method.” Xie Changkong sneered disdainfully.

“Even if we won using your approach, it would be inglorious. The Temple isn’t the Beiluo Guild. If they filmed it and posted the video on the forums, the Temple’s invincible reputation would also plummet.”

Xie Changkong said, “Of course, I believe before long, the Demon Fiend Commander will bring us good news.”