"Ding... System prompt: First kill of a level four (fire element) magical beast [Fire-Eyed Gu Chan], reward: permanent +10% fire resistance."
As the system prompt appeared, Chu Tian was taken aback.
He had finally seen rewards for killing monsters since arriving here.
What's more, the reward was a rare attribute, fire resistance among elemental resistances.
Chu Tian quickly opened his attribute panel.
[I Am Not a Druid / I Am Not a Rogue (Gray)]
Class: Druid
Race: Human
Level: 62
Faction: Survivors
Bloodline: Elven King (God-Tier)
Strength: 675 (Growth Index: 22) Increases physical attack power.
Intelligence: 675 (Growth Index: 22) Increases magic attack power, magic point capacity.
Agility: 675 (Growth Index: 22) Increases attack speed, movement speed, energy recovery speed.
Dexterity: 655 (Growth Index: 22) Increases defense power.
Stamina: 655 (Growth Index: 22) Increases health point capacity.
Fire Resistance: +10%
Special Attributes (Enhanced): All-round +5, Mastery +17, Critical Hit +16, Haste +10, Lifesteal +3%
Attack Power: 4713-6833 [ (Base Attack: 1485-1485) + (Equipment Attack: 2800-4727) + 10%]
Defense Power: 2341-2517 [ (Base Defense: 1441-1441) + (Equipment Defense: 688-848) + 10%]
Health: 14410 [ (Base Health: 14410) + (Equipment Health: 0)]
Free Points: 0
Universal Skill: Advanced Scout [292/3000] (Can view attributes of monsters whose level does not exceed your own by 15.)
Indeed, his attribute panel now had an additional line for fire resistance.
Moreover, at level sixty-two, all his attributes had improved.
The primary contributor was Moon God's Wrath, a growth-type weapon whose attributes gradually increased with his level.
Notably, his health could reach up to 50,435 points with the 350% bonus from Bear Form.
Since arriving here, Chu Tian had discovered that...
Unless fighting humans, the attack power of Leopard Form seemed unable to penetrate the armor of those exoskeleton creatures.
Even though Leopard Form possessed high armor penetration, he often had to resort to Bear Form and rely on brute force to defeat them.
Alternatively, he could utilize the Battle Body system.
Activating multiple forms simultaneously.
The armor penetration effect of the leopard could also increase the attack power of the bear.
Chu Tian shook his head. Since coming here...
Many of the rigid rules of the Heavenly Dao system had been broken.
It was as if this place was the true world of freedom.
A new world constructed by integrating reality and games!
...At least, that was how it felt to him.
"Yiyi... ooo..." Xiao Kong Kong suddenly ran over.
It hopped around excitedly in front of the corpse of the Fire-Eyed Gu Chan.
Its triumphant display brought a slight smile to Chu Tian's face.
"I'm going into the cave to see if there's anything good."
"You wait for me outside!"
Not knowing what dangers lay within, Chu Tian didn't want to bring it along.
"Ooo... ooo... ooo..."
Xiao Kong Kong blinked its eyes, nodded, and waved at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian cautiously approached the cave entrance.
A surge of scorching air rushed out, making it feel as though the air itself was burning.
However, Chu Tian didn't feel much heat.
The 10% fire resistance effect was quite noticeable.
Even his hair was no longer singed like before.
But his clothes couldn't withstand it.
Chu Tian quickly took out water and poured it on himself.
Immediately, a sizzling sound emerged.
Steam billowed upwards; it was clear the clothes wouldn't last much longer.
Upon entering the cave, he found it to be spacious.
However, the ground below was a black and red hue.
It was indeed a volcano.
Except, the magma's surface had cooled into black volcanic rock.
Numerous cracks revealed the churning magma beneath.
But Chu Tian noticed clumps of things on the black volcanic rock.
They were all huge spheres, the size of footballs.
What were these?
Using his divine sense to probe, he discovered that these things contained life forms.
Could they be... the eggs laid by that large toad?
"Squeak squeak..."
At some point, Xiao Kong Kong had also run over.
Chu Tian turned to look at its excited state as it jumped around.
Frowning, he said, "Didn't I tell you to wait outside?"
"Yiyi... ooo... ooo..."
Xiao Kong Kong completely ignored him and excitedly leaped straight down from the cave entrance.
Its target was the toad eggs below...
Chu Tian was startled and, fearing for its safety, quickly followed.
Then, he witnessed an astonishing sight.
Xiao Kong Kong hugged a sphere and bit into it.
*Slurp...*
*Thump thump thump...*
Breaking through the soft shell, it began to frantically suck out the liquid inside.
Seeing this, Chu Tian almost vomited.
He quickly stepped forward, preparing to pull it away.
Only then did he notice that Xiao Kong Kong's body was glowing with a fiery red color.
A massive surge of life energy emanated from it.
"This..."
Chu Tian understood. These eggs of the Fire-Eyed Gu Chan were probably incredibly nutritious.
Perhaps these were the truly valuable items.
Still in shock, he was about to step closer to examine them when suddenly, his divine sense jolted.
A troop of people had rushed out of his divine sense's detection range.
Chu Tian roughly estimated there were over ten thousand people.
All of them were riding chicken-claw mountain-climbing beasts.
They were moving at high speed, hurtling towards this direction.
At the forefront of the group was someone clad in full armor.
Underneath him was a mount Chu Tian didn't recognize.
Its body was neither like a deer nor a horse.
Its head was as large as a斗 (a traditional Chinese unit of measurement), with a single horn atop its head.
Three tails dangled from its rear.
It had four pairs of hooves.
Yet, its body was covered in feathers.
Chu Tian took a closer look; fortunately, it had no wings.
Otherwise, it would likely be a flying mount.
This fellow... its aura was no less than Old Yang's, perhaps even stronger.
"People from Myriad Beast City again... could they be reinforcements for that dog priest from before?"
Judging by the imposing aura of this group.
They must have discovered the corpses on their way.
They were here to cause trouble...
With this thought, Chu Tian quickly pulled Xiao Kong Kong and mentally willed it.
All the Fire-Eyed Gu Chan eggs were collected into his space.
"God-Tier Teleportation... go!"
Chu Tian activated the God-Tier Teleportation skill. White light flashed.
He instantly vanished from his spot.
"What the hell... Xiao Kong Kong..."
As Chu Tian used the teleportation skill, the surroundings distorted. He suddenly remembered the little monkey.
He had never brought anyone or any creature with him using the God-Tier Teleportation skill.
Would he have left it behind?
Soon, the distortion subsided.
The scene stabilized in a patch of yellow sand.
Chu Tian looked at his shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Kong Kong was perched on his shoulder.
However, it was swaying unsteadily, as if drunk.
Unbeknownst to Chu Tian, however...
The moment he disappeared, a person appeared at the cave entrance.
If Chu Tian were there, he would have recognized this as the person at the forefront he had sensed with his divine sense.
"What's going on? I clearly felt someone else was here just now..."
This man stood at the cave entrance, gazing intently down into the volcanic rock.
That was the spot where Chu Tian had last stood.
A hint of an unreadable expression flickered in the man's eyes.
Next, the corners of his mouth actually turned up, and an enigmatic smile appeared on his face.
However, this smile lasted only for a moment, transforming into a placid expression the next second.
At this point, the troop of ten thousand had also arrived at the foot of the mountain.
They stopped before the Fire-Eyed Gu Chan, forming ranks.
"Reporting to the Army Lord, this Fire-Eyed Gu Chan was killed by unknown individuals. All its bones were shattered, and its crystal core was dug out."
A person who had inspected the Fire-Eyed Gu Chan's corpse shouted to the man at the cave entrance.
"Hmm... let us return!"
The man flew down and landed on his mount.
Without any further words, he turned his mount and slowly walked back the way they came.
The entire troop looked at each other.
Following his lead, they turned back.
"Army Lord, with this return, Myriad Beast City will likely be in turmoil."
The person who had spoken to him earlier urged his mount to catch up to him.
This man, referred to as the Army Lord, gazed upwards, his direction set towards Myriad Beast City.
"Whether they turn the city upside down or not, what does it have to do with us?"
"Have you sent back the corpse of Priest Gou?"
The man finished speaking and turned to look at him.