Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 104 Distribution
When the Soul Flame struck, the life-and-death balance of the Blood Skull's unique structure was disrupted.

In an instant, the Blood Skull, who had just been so powerful and arrogant, suppressing everyone with an overwhelming force, froze on the spot.

"Oh!"

A chilling, ghostly blue flame suddenly erupted from the soul flame, engulfing the blood skeleton's massive body, which was nearly three meters tall.

These flames, like the deadly hand from purgatory, tugged at the blood skeleton's body, forcibly pulling it back into purgatory amidst its resentment and fear.

Only the ashes left behind, and the shimmering light of the source crystal within them, prove that it once existed in this world.

The sudden and unexpected turn of events left Yang Kaitai, who had just been worried that Ji Fuyou would not be able to dodge in time and would perish under the Blood Skull Steel Fork, stunned on the spot.

"died!?"

Not only him, but Xiao Hanxue and Liu Yiren also had disbelief on their faces.

Especially Xiao Hanxue...

As the main force resisting the Blood Skull's attacks, she was well aware of how terrifying this monster was.

If it weren't for the divine magic that granted her unparalleled fighting spirit, allowing her to unleash her full potential in a fearless state of mind, she would have been no match for this monster.

But such a powerful monster...

He was actually killed by the unknown Ji Fuyou!?

With her low mental capacity, she couldn't even see how the blood skeleton died.

"Really..."

It took Liu Yiren a long time to recover from the shock of the scene.

"Exquisite combat awareness!"

She let out a heartfelt exclamation.

Whether it was Ji Fuyou's unimaginable combat talent or his unparalleled control over the battle as a mental power user, despite it being an encounter battle, Ji Fuyou displayed remarkable experience...

It was as if he had fought this blood skeleton dozens of times.

Moreover, it's the kind of life-or-death struggle where the spirit is pushed to its limit, where you fight with your life on the line, and it's either you or me who dies.

That's why he was able to precisely seize the moment when the Blood Skull's arm was severed and its limbs were incomplete, causing its soul flames to flicker, and deliver a fatal blow to the monster.

Just as everyone was immersed in this unexpected and delightful victory, Ji Fuyou's voice rang out quickly.

"Use the white source crystal to restore your status and search for the mini-boss monster."

Upon receiving the order, he quickly picked up the three source crystals from the ashes of the blood skull.

A blue spiritual crystal.

A white heritage crystal.

as well as……

A red physique source crystal.

Ji Fuyou was stunned when he saw the bright red color on the source crystal.

Red source crystal?

As he collected the three source crystals, Yang Kaitai, Liu Yiren, and Xiao Hanxue all turned their attention to him.

Xiao Hanxue, in particular, had her eyes light up when she saw the red physique source crystal.

but……

Although her eyes were filled with longing for the Source Crystal, she did not make any offer to take it away.

Everyone could see from the battle just now that if Ji Fuyou hadn't taken over command in time and used his excellent tactical skills to lead them in a protracted fight with the Blood Skull, and if he hadn't used his precise Molotov cocktails to deplete the Blood Skull's soul flame power, they would never have been able to achieve the final victory.

Not to mention that the ability to kill the Blood Skull was also thanks to Ji Fuyou's decisive and deadly thrust.

Otherwise, this battle could go on for who knows how long.

They could still maintain a certain level of combat strength, but more and more skeleton monsters surrounded them, putting immense pressure on the other six team members, who were on the verge of collapse.

Once their lines collapse and the skeletons swarm in, all three squads risk being wiped out.

Ji Fuyou's risky move to kill the Blood Skull was a great achievement.

in this case……

Although they had contributed a lot in killing the Blood Skull, they wouldn't offer to share the three crystals if Ji Fuyou insisted on taking them all.

Seeing that Ji Fuyou had already rushed to the battlefield after collecting the Origin Crystal, Yang Kaitai also quickly entered battle mode.

Without the Blood Skull as their leader, the remaining monsters became noticeably disorganized.

"Use your mental perception! It's hard to say about the minor leaders among the skeleton monsters, but the minor leaders among the giant scorpions and blood bats all possess considerable mental strength!"

Guan Yue and Xiao Hanxue, both high-level martial artists, also charged towards the skeleton monsters.

Soon, a senior-level psychic noticed it.

"I noticed something was off about that monster just now; it's a minor leader!"

"kill!"

"Destroy them!"

"Pay attention to the direction in which the monsters gather. When some monsters unconsciously gather in one direction, there is a high chance that a minor boss exists in that direction."

Various instructions were constantly being issued by Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren.

They had no experience with the Blood Skull, a monster they were encountering for the first time.

But ordinary skeletons, giant scorpions, blood bats...

However, they demonstrated the qualities expected of a top-tier team.

Within minutes, more than four minor leaders were killed, providing the group with two white physical source crystals and two white mental source crystals.

Everyone was overjoyed by this achievement.

Of course, charging into hundreds of skeletons, giant scorpions, and blood bats to behead a minor leader is also extremely risky.

When Guan Yue faced an axe-wielding skeleton, he charged ahead quickly, creating distance between himself and Yang Kaitai. However, he was intimidated by the skeleton's soul roar and nearly had his head chopped off by an axe.

Fortunately, the team members came to the rescue in time. A crossbow bolt shot the axe-wielding skeleton back half a step and his body shifted... But even so, the axe still cleaved diagonally, leaving a huge wound on his body, almost tearing him open.

If it weren't for the remarkable restorative effect of the Body Source Crystal, this high-level martial artist would have died on the spot.

When Xiao Hanxue finished beheading the monster, she was also struck by the copper hammer skeleton.

Even though she was wearing the latest laboratory armor, her internal organs were still likely to be shattered in countless ways.

Fortunately, Fang Qiyun was not far from her at the time and intervened in time to save her.

Even so, she still needed two white physique source crystals to pull herself back from the brink of death.

Slay the general and seize the flag!
It's always a matter of life and death.

For a high-level martial artist, charging into a multitude of skeleton monsters to kill a minor boss is still a life-or-death struggle.

Ji Fuyou had some doubts about Xiao Hanxue's skills.

"Where's her supposed skill of 'absolute rationality'? Why does she seem so reckless!?"

In his rant, he also dug open the corpse of a blood bat and took out the white spiritual crystal inside.

While fighting the Blood Skull, he set his sights on this Blood Bat.

Its appearance was somewhat similar to the Blood Bats No. 1 and No. 2 that he had hunted on the second floor of Huanglong Cave, and in addition, Ji Fuyou sensed the mental fluctuations emanating from it...

This monster was the first one he targeted.

The final result was as expected.

I've already gained experience from killing monsters.

……

With the four minor boss-level monsters and skeletons killed, the already somewhat chaotic monsters completely lost their command and immediately began fighting independently.

Although each monster was still extremely powerful, apart from Guan Yue, Xiao Hanxue, Fang Qiyun, Ji Fuyou, and a few others, the other team members even needed two or three people to cooperate to ensure the killing of one, but...

Using the environment and external objects, they dodged and weaved, and a large number of monsters fell to the group's attacks.

Although it would be difficult to wipe out all the hundreds of strange beasts in the arena, after more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, they managed to kill all the strange beasts and monsters surrounding them.

……

Inside a shopping mall, a wall had several large holes, seemingly smashed open by a monster.

Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren were both panting heavily.

The severe physical and mental exhaustion made them glance at Ji Fuyou...

Why is Ji Fuyou so physically strong, even though they are both mentally gifted?
That physique stat must be around 16 or 17 points, right?
During the rest period, everyone quickly tidied up their equipment and recovered their strength.

"The intensity of the battle was too high. Our equipment was severely damaged, and Sister Liu was mentally exhausted. We should go out and recover for a day."

Yang Kaitai said.

Liu Yiren didn't try to be brave: "We've lost hundreds of strange beasts and monsters along the way. Our equipment, energy, and mental strength have all been greatly depleted. Let's retreat."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Ji Fuyou, asking for his opinion.

Ji Fuyou had planned to evacuate even before the Blood Skull appeared.

At this point, they naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Walk."

He glanced at the sword in his hand.

There are several gaps.

As for the pistol...

It was already damaged.

"Xiao Lu's injuries are quite serious. Does anyone have any more Bai Yuanjing?"

Xiao Hanxue asked.

"That's all, the White Source Crystals were used up too quickly..."

Yang Kaitai shook his head.

“I have two, but I want to keep one in reserve, just in case.”

Ji Fuyou Road.

"No, no, no."

Upon hearing that the captain wanted to borrow source crystals from Ji Fuyou, the deputy senior martial artist named Xiaolu quickly said, "My injury is nothing. I'll recover in ten to fifteen days. Aren't we about to leave? Unless it's a life-or-death crisis, there's no need to waste tens of millions on a minor injury!"

Clearly, the high cost of the treatment was a great blow to this advanced martial artist.

His words made many people in the room realize what was going on.

"How many Body Essence Crystals did we use to quickly restore our combat readiness?"

"I don't know, but we've harvested about twenty white physique source crystals this time, right? How many are left?"

"Twenty-two, not one left."

Liu Yiren had a very clear understanding of this number.

After saying that, she smiled again: "The white physical source crystal is completely used up, but... we still have two mental source crystals, so it's not like we gained nothing at all."

Two spiritual source crystals...

Even a white-quality one is equivalent to ten physique source crystals of the same level.

At this moment, Ji Fuyou spoke up: "In addition to the spiritual source crystals you each obtained, there are also the spoils of war that we all obtained together."

He took out the three source crystals left behind by the Blood Skull and unfolded them in front of everyone.

“One red physical source crystal, one blue spiritual source crystal, and one white inheritance source crystal.”

He said bluntly, "The three are of similar value. We have three teams, one for each team, and we'll distribute them equally. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)