The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

[Obtained Legendary Material: Essence of Hellblood]

His brow furrowed slightly.

Essence of Hell Blood?

Legendary material?

Why does this name sound so familiar?

The next moment, Gu Xu had a thought, and the item's information panel appeared.

【Item Name: Essence of Hellblood】

[Item Quality: Legendary]

[Item Description: This is a supreme blood and soul crystal formed from the purest essence of the dead, tempered by ten thousand years of resentment from the depths of the Underworld. It contains an extremely concentrated aura of death and the power of life's origin; these two seemingly contradictory energies achieve a strange balance within the crystal. It can be used as a core material for the [Bloodlust] class to advance from the eighth to the ninth rank. Use requires the user's own essence as a guide, integrating the essence of hellish blood into the class's core essence to complete the transformation.]

[Note: Some things can only grow after being immersed in a pile of dead bodies for a sufficient amount of time.]

Gu Xu was stunned for a moment after reading the introduction.

Bloodthirsty profession?

What are the core materials for advancing from the eighth to the ninth rank?

A thought suddenly struck him.

It's like being suddenly poked by something.

I wasn't scared.

I suddenly thought of someone.

Sister Qiong, Su Qiong.

After all, Gu Xu knew very well that Sister Qiong's profession was an SS-level profession—Bloodthirsty Battle Soul.

When I was chatting with Su Qiong before, Sister Qiong said that she had been stuck at level eight for a long time.

At the time, Su Qiong said that her professional advancement to the ninth level required a special catalyst.

She had looked up the name of that material in many places, searched through the military's material inventory files, and asked everyone she could in the logistics department.

They even checked the high-level intelligence database of the General Staff.

Result—no.

It's not that it's out of stock, it's that there's no record of it at all.

It's as if this material has never existed in this world before.

Su Qiong's original words were: "Either they are too rare, so rare that no one has ever seen them before, or they only exist in certain special environments, but no one knows where those environments are."

"Anyway, the result is that I'm stuck here. I can't take even half a step out."

She said this with her expression still calm and composed, as if she had resigned herself to her fate!

After all, this is the world of the Gods and Gu Insects Arena.

Some of the materials reside in planes that Earth might not encounter even once every few hundred years.

Gu Xu wasn't able to help much at the time.

Because he hadn't even experienced what the eighth level was like, he was simply standing at the foot of the mountain listening to people at the top complaining that the scenery wasn't good enough.

But he remembered it.

now--

Gu Xu looked down at the line on the panel: "Core catalyst material for advancing from the eighth to the ninth rank of bloodthirsty professions".

Then I glanced at the item name again.

Essence of Hell Blood.

Bloodthirsty.

Eight turns to nine.

Su Qiong.

Bloodthirsty Battle Spirit. Stuck at Tier 8.

Although he wasn't sure if this was exactly what Su Qiong needed—after all, bloodthirsty professions weren't exclusive to her, what if she needed other materials?

But the degree of coincidence...

How to put it? It's like you find a key on the street, and you don't know which lock it opens—but you happen to have a cabinet at home that you haven't been able to open for three years.

Do you want to give it a try?

It would be strange not to try.

"OK."

Gu Xu turned off the panel, flipped his hand, and put the Essence of Hellblood into his storage space.

The movements were clean and swift, without a moment's hesitation.

"If Sister Qiong can use it, that would be great. If not, it's not a loss to have a legendary material in hand."

He thought to himself, then silently added in his mind—but it's probably usable.

After all, this thing dropped from a pseudo-god-level bloodthirsty BOSS.

The Great God Huang Quanjin is an existence based on devouring the essence and blood of the dead. The catalyst material that falls from her body is highly consistent with the professional attributes of the Bloodthirsty Battle Soul.

If this level of compatibility isn't the material Su Qiong needs, then it can only be said that God is playing a joke on him.

Thinking of this, Gu Xu's lips curled up slightly.

Although he doesn't usually say it, he still remembers Su Qiong's kindness in his heart.

When he first joined the legion, he was a complete new recruit who didn't know anyone.

Su Qiong was the one who helped him carry all those messy things the whole time.

If it weren't for Sister Qiong and the military protecting him, Gu Xu wouldn't have been able to go so far.

So if this thing can really help Sister Qiong break through—then this trip to the secret realm won't have been in vain.

It wasn't entirely for his own sake, at least not.

After carefully storing the Blood Essence, Gu Xu glanced at the three mythical-grade equipment pieces again.

Blade of Vengeful Spirits, Staff of the Netherworld, Veil of Painful Resentment.

The three pieces of equipment were modeled and floated above the ruins; the models were incredibly detailed.

Each piece was entwined with wisps of dark energy, making it clear that it was no ordinary item.

Especially the Blade of Vengeance—its blade is entirely dark red, and a layer of resentment flows visibly at the edge, making it seem almost alive.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Xu would definitely take out each item and examine it carefully for an hour or two.

Attributes, modifiers, special effects, compatibility, whether it can be used on the Servant of Calamity, and what good items can be obtained from disassembling it—

These are all things that require time to think about.

But not now.

The most urgent task is right there.

The fourth-tier job advancement quest is not yet complete.

This is the important thing.

Everything else, including these three mythical items, has to come after this.

He looked at the task panel again.

The first requirement of the fourth-tier job advancement quest is clearly stated: "Find the core of the Izumo Secret Realm and complete the assimilation."

Find the core.

assimilation.

These two steps sound pretty simple.

But the question is—what about the core of the secret realm?

Gu Xu looked around.

Everywhere you look, there are shattered bones and ruins. The Calamity Domain, churning with black mist, is still in operation, and in the distance, you can occasionally see a few broken stone pillars emerging halfway from the bone dust.

The sky above the Land of the Dead was shattered into pieces, and the light filtering through the cracks cast irregular patches of light on the ruins.

But there's still no sign of the core of the secret realm.

There were no glowing spheres, no suspended crystals, and not even anything that resembled a core.

"The Yellow Springs God has finished fighting, but the core still hasn't appeared."

Gu Xu stood up from the pile of shattered bones and rubbed his chin: "The meaning is very clear—the dungeon isn't over yet."

The Land of the Dead is just one layer of the Izumo Secret Realm.

There may be more to come.

Gu Xu made this judgment almost instantly.

It wasn't because he had any extraordinary reasoning ability; it was simply because he had played too many dungeons.

If you defeat a boss and no core item drops, what does that mean?

This indicates that there are more levels to come.

However, given Huang Quanjin's immense power, what awaits him next is unlikely to be an easy challenge.

But—what does it matter?

Gu Xu's lips curled up slightly.

What he has in abundance is the ability to overcome obstacles.

really.

The moment he made his decision in his mind, the ruins beneath Gu Xu's feet began to tremble.