Son of Eternity
"Hiss..."
However, ultimately, as a level 65 elite monster, the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake became even more ferocious after being attacked, immediately rushing towards Jiang Han.
Black Flame Armor!
In the next second, clusters of pitch-black flames surged on Jiang Han's body, enveloping him and forming a shape similar to armor, greatly enhancing his defense and presenting a domineering appearance.
"Ding!~"
System prompt: You have used the skill [Black Flame Armor], defense increased by 30%, tenacity increased by 10%, lasting for two minutes!
-4578!
-4471!
-4511!
...
A heap of over five thousand damage numbers jumped out, occasionally critting, but still just over ten thousand!
"Ding!~"
System prompt: You have been corroded by the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake's [Venomous Snake Kiss], losing 20% damage per second based on the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake's attack, lasting for ten seconds!
The attack of the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake itself should not have caused such minimal damage, but the reduction in attack from War Tread and the increased defense from Black Flame Armor resulted in a slight decrease in damage for Jiang Han.
Of course, the snake units had a small area, and their cumulative threat was significant.
"Roar!"
The shadow of a black dragon appeared, sweeping through the air, astonishingly causing a large area of damage in an instant.
In an instant, Jiang Han's health was full.
It's worth noting that the Bloodthirsty Sword comes with a 15% lifesteal effect. With hundreds of snakes taking damage, Jiang Han's lifesteal overflowed.
He calmly slaughtered the Purple Flame Poisonous Snakes, using War Tread and Roar of the Black Dragon as soon as their cooldowns were up, without the need for potions.
In this way, even when the effect of Black Flame Armor disappeared, Jiang Han had no worries about his health hitting rock bottom. A single AoE attack could easily replenish it.
After over twenty minutes...
"Ding!~"
System prompt: Congratulations, you have killed the [Purple Flame Poisonous Snake] and gained 22,000 experience!
"Ding!~"
System prompt: Congratulations, you have killed the [Purple Flame Poisonous Snake] and gained 22,000 experience!
...
As a level 65 monster, the experience provided by the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake was quite substantial. Additionally, Jiang Han was only level 48, creating a significant experience gap.
For a while, the system notification of Jiang Han killing the Purple Flame Poisonous Snake resounded in his ears.
Until hundreds of Purple Flame Poisonous Snakes turned into corpses...
"Swoosh!"
Golden light scattered, reaching level 49.
With only 14% of the experience needed for the next level, Jiang Han leveled up again, just one step away from the second transformation.
"This leveling speed is too comfortable." Jiang Han was in a good mood, picking up a large amount of silver coins that dropped on the ground, including two level 60 silver-grade equipment.
Relying on War Tread and Roar of the Black Dragon, his leveling efficiency far surpassed any other player!
Other players couldn't replicate this leveling method because they didn't have Jiang Han's thick health bar. Otherwise, before the cooldown of War Tread was complete, they would likely die from the snake's kiss.
Afterward, he focused on grinding monsters in the Purple Flame Bamboo Forest.
Encountering such an excellent leveling spot was not easy, so he naturally cherished it.
Although the quests were important, there was no time limit. Currently, leveling was more crucial, and reaching level 50 was definitely a watershed moment. The difference between the attributes of the monsters at the first and second transformations could be seen.
An hour later...
"Swoosh!"
Golden light surged, and Jiang Han reached level 50.
"Ding!~"
System prompt: Congratulations, you have reached level 50, you can go to the mentor to receive the profession advancement quest!
A flash of excitement appeared in Jiang Han's eyes, and the system prompt proved that he had not guessed wrong.
If expectations were correct, just like the first profession change, the top ten players to reach the second transformation would receive considerable rewards!
However...
Before that, he needed to find the secret realm mentioned by Sheryl.
After some thought, he sent a message to Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles: "Brother, what is the current player level?"
The reward for the first player to reach the second transformation was the highest, and he didn't want to give it to someone else. However, with the ongoing quest, it wasn't convenient to go back immediately. Therefore, he needed to understand the top players' leveling progress.
"Ding ding!"
Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles replied: "Eastern region or global?"
"Global!"
"I'll ask my brothers for you, wait a moment."
"Sure, thank you."
"No problem, you're the real boss. If you have any equipment, consider our Dragon Clan guild first; price is not an issue!"
"Speaking of which, I have a few pieces of equipment in my inventory." Jiang Han took screenshots of the equipment he had replaced and couldn't use, sending them all to him.
"..."
As a result, he received a series of ellipses.
...
Far in the White Crane Town, Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles sighed deeply: "Playing a different game, 'Eternal' has really done poorly in individual strength restrictions!"
Forties-level golden equipment is passable, but there are even fifties-level dark gold ones. Although it makes sense for Jiang Han to obtain dark gold equipment by completing the first kill of a dark gold boss, it still feels damn frustrating!
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Dragon Fights Tiger asked, puzzled.
"Nothing, just chatting with a humanoid bot in 'Eternal.'"
"A humanoid bot?"
Slightly puzzled for a moment, Dragon Fights Tiger suddenly realized, "Big brother, are you talking to the adopted son of 'Eternal'?"
"Yeah."
...
Jiang Han naturally didn't know who Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles was chatting with. He continued to ask, "Do you want me to put them on the auction house?"
"If it's not for the stealth technique, entering the city area of the Light Camp to auction equipment would be a bit difficult. It might need Wang Kai's help. But now, everything is solved. Whether or not you want to auction them doesn't matter to me."
It didn't matter whether Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles wanted them or not; maintaining contact with this mysterious big spender would be helpful in obtaining game information.
"Do you want them, or should I put them on the auction house?"
"I want them! For the golden-grade equipment, I estimated it to be around 2,000 gold coins each. The ones you gave have higher levels and decent stats. I'll value them at 2,100 gold coins each. How about that?"
"Okay!"
Jiang Han filtered through the items a bit and agreed.
"If it's the Cold Wind Robe... it's excellent, with attached skills. However, there's no market price for it. I'll buy it for 15,000 gold coins, what do you think?" Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles tentatively asked.
"18,000 gold coins!" Jiang Han made a bold offer.
Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles sent an
emoticon with tearful eyes: "Too expensive, brother. My family isn't a bank!"
"If you take it for 18,000 gold coins, I can also sell you an excellent Archer skill book." Jiang Han pretended to hesitate, sending him a screenshot of the Blind Arrow skill.
"...You're ruthless. Blind Arrow has been sold on the market before, you can check it. It was around 21,450 gold coins, but it was the first one, so the price was artificially high. I'll buy it for 20,000 gold coins."
"No problem, direct cash transfer." Jiang Han found the relevant information on the forum to confirm that Dragon Soars a Thousand Miles wasn't lying, agreed to the deal, and then checked the exchange rate between gold coins and RMB—
1:154!
Devalued, but normal. The initial opening of the recharge system was relatively expensive, and it would gradually decline later until finding a reasonable balance.
"Alright!"
...
A moment later, the bank sent a confirmation message. In total, over six hundred and eighty thousand gold coins. Perhaps it might not be much compared to truly wealthy players, but for Jiang Han, it was enough to be described as "rich overnight"!
"If I had sold the heads back then, I could have earned several million, but I would have lost out on subsequent income." Jiang Han's eyes gleamed, full of vitality. "Continuing to play, what I can gain is far more than this!"
In fact, purely for money, with his current popularity, he could start a live stream and earn much more. But that wasn't necessary...
Because, besides money, he still held a passion for the game.
The game's plot, due to various NPCs he had interacted with, had immersed him too deeply, making it impossible to extricate himself.
To put it bluntly, he was addicted to the game.