Chapter 43: A Frenzied Harvest, Combat Power Soaring Without End!

Inside the cave.

Streaks of multi-colored light descended one after another onto Ye Chuyun, causing his aura to surge and strengthen continuously.

All attributes increased by 60 points!
Free attribute points: 40!
2 Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests!
Prestige: 10 points!

The constant stream of rewards left Ye Chuyun feeling a bit overwhelmed. A flash of white light occurred, and two Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests appeared in his hands.

Ye Chuyun’s eyes lit up. He already had two other Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests in his storage space. Since four Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests could be combined into one Silver Treasure Chest, the two he just received brought his total to exactly four.

[Notification: Detected that you possess 4 Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests. Would you like to synthesize them? After synthesis, you will obtain 1 Silver Treasure Chest.]

"Synthesize!"

Ye Chuyun quickly took out the four chests and initiated the process. With a flash of white light, the four Mysterious Iron Treasure Chests vanished, replaced by a single, shimmering silver chest.

[Silver Treasure Chest: Opening this has a 100% chance of obtaining Divine Demon Coins, a 40% chance of Tier 3 equipment, a 20% chance of Tier 4 equipment, and a 30% chance of skill books or special item rewards.]

Ye Chuyun swallowed hard and slowly pried it open.

Boom!

The Silver Treasure Chest erupted with several dazzling, multi-colored rays of light.

[Divine Demon Coins] * 2000
[Ring of Healing: Constitution +50, Spirit +50. Once equipped, it slowly restores spirit. Comes with the "Light of Healing" skill, which can heal wounds. Skill cooldown is ten minutes. Tier 4 equipment. Requirements: Level 9, Spirit and Constitution 200 or higher.]
[Cloning Technique: Tier 2 skill. Consumes a certain amount of energy to condense a clone. The clone possesses half the strength of the original. After using, the skill enters a ten-minute cooldown. Learning requirements: Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit must all be 300 or higher.]
[Tier 2 Spell Scroll: Meteor Fire Rain]
[Magic Crystal: A stone containing magical energy. Can be used for construction, forging, and alchemy.] * 10

Ye Chuyun stared at the rewards with glowing eyes. Truly, the Silver Treasure Chest lived up to its name. It dropped a treasure trove of items.

He immediately put on the [Ring of Healing]. He had ten fingers, after all—wearing a ring on each was perfectly fine. With this latest addition, he only had three rings on so far, leaving room for seven more! A surge of powerful spiritual energy flowed from the ring, slowly replenishing his mental strength.

Having just unleashed the skill "Poseidon’s Fury," which consumed nearly two-thirds of his spirit, this [Ring of Healing] would likely restore his depleted energy in about ten minutes. It was an incredible find!

At the same time, he learned the [Cloning Technique], adding another skill to his repertoire. His strength had skyrocketed once again; it was an exhilarating feeling.

A moment later, his latest status panel appeared in his mind.

Name: Ye Chuyun
Level: 9 (10030/100000)
Prestige: 60
Title: Favored by the Heavenly Dao
Strength: 504
Agility: 378
Constitution: 587 (Grade E Super Constitution, +117)
Spirit: 604
Free Attribute Points: 45
Combat Power: 4381 (4146 + 235)

Ye Chuyun was pleasantly surprised. Excellent—his combat power had actually broken through the 4,000 mark. The kicker was that he wasn't even level 10 yet, yet he possessed the combat power typical of an average person at level 15. This wasn't even accounting for his various talent and skill bonuses, which weren't included in the panel's calculation. If those were added, he was confident he could take on a beast with 6,000 combat power!

"My spirit has finally surpassed 500. I wonder what class I'll be able to advance to at level 10," Ye Chuyun muttered to himself.

He still had 45 free attribute points, which he immediately dumped into Spirit. His Spirit instantly hit the 649 mark, and his combat power surged further! He felt a majestic force coursing through his brain, his eyes brighter than ever. He could clearly feel his spiritual capacity reaching a new limit, expanding significantly. If he were to use "Poseidon’s Fury" again, he would likely only need a quarter of his total spirit to cast it.

After organizing all his loot, Ye Chuyun continued toward the diverging path at the cave entrance. He pulled out the [Treasure Chest Detector] and began his search. Now that almost all the Fire Lizards in the branching tunnels had been cleared out, he could finally explore properly.

...

Half an hour later, Ye Chuyun had finished exploring all the side tunnels. During this time, he had harvested 8 more treasure chests: 4 Gray and 4 Bronze.

Ye Chuyun tossed them all into his storage space. He planned to accumulate more and synthesize them in bulk later. The rewards from the Silver Treasure Chest still lingered in his mind.

Following the map, Ye Chuyun reached the deepest part of the cave system. There, he discovered yet another massive cavern—a cave within a cave.

Standing at the entrance, Ye Chuyun peered into the vast, dark void before him. The massive stone walls at the entrance were covered in cracks and scorch marks, clearly the result of the Fire Lizards' activities. Judging by the roars echoing from within, it wasn't hard to guess that more Fire Lizards or other ferocious beasts were still lurking inside.

"It seems the Fire Lizard Chieftain and the Fire Lizard King are hiding in here."

After standing still for a moment, Ye Chuyun stepped decisively into the cavern. As he entered, a wave of sweltering heat rushed toward him, and the temperature began to climb. If there were a thermometer here, it would show the temperature inside had reached 50 degrees Celsius. An ordinary person without fire resistance or fire-based talents would likely be cooked alive. Fortunately, thanks to his fire-based talents and fire-resistant equipment, the heat felt like a mere 30 degrees to him.

After walking for a few hundred meters, the sound of crawling emerged from the corner ahead. Ye Chuyun’s expression tightened; he quickly pressed himself against the wall and slowly peeked around the corner.

The tunnel beyond was practically crawling with Fire Lizards, packed so densely they almost filled the entire passage. At the end of the tunnel stood a crudely fashioned stone door.

Seeing the swarm of Fire Lizards, Ye Chuyun felt as if he were seeing a massive pile of energy points waving at him. Moreover, he was certain the Fire Lizard Chieftain and the Fire Lizard King were behind that stone door!

With that thought, Ye Chuyun let out a laugh and struck without hesitation!

"Hiss!"

The moment Ye Chuyun appeared, the Fire Lizards spotted him. Their eyes turned blood-red, and they surged forward in a massive wave. Ye Chuyun, full of smiles, charged in to meet them!