"System notification: You have used 1 Earth Ginseng Grass".
"System notification: Your basic health restoration potion crafting failed. You have gained 2 points of Pharmacist Proficiency."
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"System notification: You have used 1 Earth Ginseng Grass".
"System notification: Your basic health recovery potion has been successfully crafted. You have obtained 1 basic health healing potion and gained 5 points of alchemist proficiency."
After purchasing the darts, Wang Ming returned to the Earth Ginseng Grass, harvested all the refreshed Earth Ginseng Grass, and began refining the basic health healing potion once again.
Looking at the 57 bottles of instant recovery potions in his backpack, Wang Ming smiled and headed straight for the secret realm.
Upon entering the secret realm, the corrupted, withered tree-like beings remained in the same spot.
Wang Ming took out a dart and attacked the demonized withered tree spirit.
These corrupted dead tree figures were much faster than the uncorrupted ones, and arrived in front of Wang Ming in just a few breaths.
Undeterred, Wang Ming unleashed a punch that instantly killed the weakened monster.
"System notification: Congratulations on killing the corrupted withered tree spirit. You have gained 200 experience points, an additional 40 experience points, 1 copper coin, and 2 merits."
"System notification: Your cultivation technique - Soul Devouring has been successfully activated, granting you 1 point of Agility attribute."
...
"System notification: Congratulations on killing the corrupted mutated dead tree spirit. You have gained 300 experience points, an additional 60 experience points, and +4 merit points."
"System notification: Your cultivation technique - Soul Devouring has been successfully activated, granting you 2 points of Strength attribute."
...
Before long, all of these corrupted, withered tree-men were killed by Wang Ming. Looking at the corpses of the tree-men lying on the ground, Wang Ming was somewhat pleased.
There are a total of 7 ordinary-grade enchanted treants and 1 mutated enchanted treant on the ground.
Besides the mutated demonic treant providing 2 attribute points, the other ordinary demonic treants also provide 5 attribute points. In other words, killing these demonic treants has a 70% chance of triggering Soul Devour.
The odds are much higher than killing monsters that haven't been corrupted by demonic energy. It's just unclear whether this is an accident or if corrupted monsters are inherently like this.
Just as Wang Ming was overjoyed, suddenly, the corpses of several demonized treants on the ground turned into wisps of black mist, which gathered together to form a dark, oval-shaped black hole.
The black hole rippled constantly, like the surface of water.
"It seems this is the entrance to the secret realm." Wang Ming cautiously approached the black hole, reached out and touched it, and immediately felt a tremendous suction force.
Caught off guard, Wang Ming was sucked into the black hole, which then disappeared.
"System notification: You have entered the first level of the beginner village secret realm. In this area, the monster drop rate is increased by 50%, the experience points gained after killing monsters are increased by 50%, and no experience points are lost after the player dies. This place is extremely dangerous, please proceed with caution."
"System prompt: Your quest to purify the secret realm has begun. If the player dies, the quest will fail and cannot be accepted again. After clearing the current level of the secret realm, a portal can be opened. Using the portal, you can choose to enter the next level of the secret realm or choose to leave the secret realm. If you choose to leave the secret realm, the quest will be reset."
With a flash of white light, Wang Ming arrived at a cave. Black demonic energy wafted through the cave, and more than a dozen demonized withered tree-men wandered around inside.
A corrupted, withered tree spirit (normal)
Level: 7
Realm: Acquired Level 7
Life: 1500
Attack: 65
Defense: 39
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Mutated, corrupted, withered tree spirit (elite)
Level: 7
Realm: Acquired Level 7
Life: 3000
Attack: 105
Defense: 63
Skill: Sweep
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These corrupted, withered tree-like beings have the same attributes as those in the outside world. In addition to these monsters, a counter appeared in Wang Ming's field of vision in the upper right corner.
This counter doesn't record time; it only shows the number 80.
Wang Ming didn't understand what this meant, so he ignored it. Then, Wang Ming used five attribute potions, took out a dart, and shot it at the demonized treant not far away.
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
When Wang Ming threw his dart, it was like stirring up a hornet's nest. Several demonic treants not far away roared at the same time and charged towards Wang Ming.
"Holy crap, how could this be? Those demonic treants outside came one by one."
Before Wang Ming could react, the nearest few demonized treants had already rushed in front of him.
"-twenty four."
"-twenty four."
-125.
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"System notification: You have been attacked by a corrupted treant, HP -24."
"System notification: You have been attacked by a corrupted treant, HP -24."
"System notification: You have been attacked by the mutated, demonized treant's skill - Sweeping Attack, HP -125."
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Instantly, countless attacks struck Wang Ming. Fortunately, Wang Ming's stamina was over 80 points at this time, so even though he was surrounded, he only lost more than 300 points of health.
Wang Ming immediately used a basic health healing potion and a basic health recovery potion, and his health points were immediately restored by more than 200.
Seeing the demonized treants surrounding him, Wang Ming didn't rest either, bombarding the treants with punch after punch, but he prioritized attacking the ordinary-level demonized treants.
Because the elite-level demonized treants had too much health, Wang Ming chose the ordinary demonized treants with lower health in order to escape.
"System notification: Congratulations on killing the corrupted withered tree spirit. You have gained 200 experience points, plus an additional 40 experience points + 100 experience points, and your merit points +2."
"System notification: Your cultivation technique - Soul Devouring has been successfully activated, gaining 1 point of Intelligence attribute."
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Before long, Wang Ming killed several of the demonized treants that were besieging him, and he escaped from the encirclement.
After Wang Ming killed the demonized treant, the counter in the upper right corner of his vision changed from 80 to 76.
"So this counter records the number of monsters!"
Wang Ming understood that after escaping the encirclement, the pressure was greatly reduced. He attacked the monsters while dodging their attacks, and soon killed all the monsters that had surrounded him.
Next, Wang Ming walked forward and encountered more than a dozen wandering demonic treants again. This time, Wang Ming had the experience and retreated to the maximum distance of his throwing proficiency before starting to attack the monsters with darts.
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
"Roar~"
The demonic treant, under attack, roared and charged towards Wang Ming. However, due to the great distance, even though the demonic treant was extremely fast, two of the demons fell on their way.
Seeing the demonized treants rushing forward, Wang Ming took the initiative to attack, engaging in battle with the group of demons. Before long, the demonized treants fell to the ground one after another.
"Hehe, nothing special."
Wang Ming sneered and continued to delve deeper, while the counter's numbers decreased as he went further, eventually becoming the number 1.
"There's still one monster left, but I've already cleared this place out; there aren't any monsters left."
Just as Wang Ming was puzzled, a huge black mist phantom suddenly appeared in the open space not far away. Then the phantom gradually took shape and formed a giant withered tree person about 5 meters tall.
The corrupted, withered tree spirit king (boss)
Rank: Yellow
Level: 7
Realm: Acquired Level 7
life:
Attack: 170
Defense: 119
Skill: Sweep
Skill: Entangling
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