Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

"But, High Chieftain..." the Chief High Priest began, "That human Liu Nian... is only around level 40. According to the rules, if we send warriors who are 10 levels higher than him, that is, level 50 or above, to deal with him, even if we kill him, we will hardly get any loot rewards; everything he steals will be swallowed by the system. And if we send warriors below level 50... they simply can't defeat him. So... how should we arrange this?"

This is the awkward situation that pig people are currently facing.

Liu Nian's rank was like a disgusting protective shell.

Sending high-level combatants is almost cost-effective, like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, and you might even get bitten by his strange abilities; sending low-level combatants is just sending them to their doom, giving them experience and equipment!

He was like a poisonous thorn stuck in his throat, unable to be swallowed or spat out!

"Then let's overwhelm him with sheer numbers!" the raging war leader roared furiously. "I refuse to believe that if we gather a few hundred brothers at levels forty or fifty and surround him, he can turn the tables!"

The Howling Prophet coldly said, "Wasting so many manpower just to kill a level 40 human? Besides, given his demonstrated combat strength, can sheer numbers really hold him back?"

The hall fell silent again, filled with debate and a stifling atmosphere.

The joy of killing Bob had long since vanished, replaced by a sense of anxiety and unease.

This suddenly appearing "Liu Nian" delivered a resounding slap to the pigman camp, which was just celebrating its great victory, in the most tyrannical and unreasonable way, and planted a huge hidden danger among them.

So the real number one human fighter isn't Bob at all, but this Liu Nian? Humans are truly cunning!

For the first time, Pig King Grom revealed a truly chilling killing intent towards any human individual other than his rivals, such as the Demon Bear and the Eagleborn.

"Issue the 'Blood Feud Wanted' order." Grom finally gave the order, his voice calm yet brimming with boundless rage. "All Pigman players, regardless of level, whoever kills 'Liu Nian' will be rewarded with a legendary ring! And the War Council will personally grant them an opportunity to be infused with 'Ancestral Power'!!"

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

There is no shortage of greedy people and desperados among the pig people.

"At the same time," Grom's gaze swept across all the high-ranking officials present, "accelerate the final coordination with the ratmen and goblins. Prepare the offensive plan for the Ascension War ahead of schedule. Humanity... must be wiped off this land as soon as possible! This Liu Nian is nothing but a dying insect; he won't be able to jump around for much longer!"

Do you think they can turn the tables? Hmph, what a joke!

"Lock Gru in the Blood Sacrifice Cage!" Grom glanced at the trembling Gru.

Hmph, what a piece of trash! Just wait to be sacrificed!

Everyone looked at Gru with murderous intent.

He was soon taken away by someone.

The order was quickly relayed.

The carnival at Ironjaw Fortress ended abruptly in an eerie and tense atmosphere.

The pigs, still tipsy and with new tasks to complete, dispersed, grumbling and cursing.

The Pigman territory, which had been in an uproar over Bob's death, was suddenly swept by a cold and chilling wind because of the name "Liu Nian".

At this moment, in the level 40 training area for the pigmen, a level 36 pigman was stunned after seeing Liu Nian's wanted poster.

"Huh? Isn't this...?"

He was none other than the first pigman Liu Nian killed in his first Cyber ​​Hell.

Meanwhile, in the shadows of the Rusty Hills, Liu Nian was studying the Prism Upgrade of Soul Drain Strike, completely unaware of and unconcerned about the Pigman's high command's fury and the manhunt.

[Prismatic Skill Stone Takes Effect]

[Effect 1: Your Soul Drain Strike replaces your basic attack, has no cooldown, and gains a damage bonus equal to 10% of your maximum health.]

[Effect 2: Your Soul Drain Strike becomes an area-of-effect damage attack (damage in 5 meters in diameter), dealing an additional 500% damage to shields, vehicles, buildings, and pets.]

[Effect 3: Soul Drain Strike can now instantly kill enemies with less than 15% health, and resets immediately after the kill. For every 200 stacks of Soul Drain Strike, you will gain one Body Tempering Enhancement, which will be compensated according to the current stack.]

Liu Nian's pupils contracted slightly: Body tempering enhancement? Could it be the body tempering he was thinking of?

Currently, his Soul Drain Strike stacks are at 562, which means he can receive two Body Tempering Compensation.

Moreover, even without this body tempering enhancement, its inherent percentage-based kill and kill reset mechanism is already very powerful. To be honest, its current damage is already quite sufficient; what it needs more is to strengthen its mechanics.

The maximum health bonus of Effect 1 and the area bonus of Effect 2 have been compensated for by Vast Mind, and the extra damage to vehicles is not as good as the tenfold effect of Deliberate Punch, so Effect 3 is still the most suitable.

After making his selection, Liu Nian immediately began body training:

[Duang~, Body tempering successful. Please choose one of the following three options to enhance:]

[Option 1: You receive 10% more healing from any source]

Option 2: Your area-of-effect skills increase attack range by 10%.

Option 3: Your spell penetration is increased by 5%.

Looking at the several body-strengthening options, Liu Nian realized they were indeed similar to what he had expected. After a moment's thought, he chose the second option.

Then a second body forging was performed:

[Duang~, Body tempering successful. Please choose one of the following three options to enhance:]

Option 1: Extend the duration of your rage-based skills by 10%.

[Option 2: After using the dash skill, your evasion increases by 5%, stacking up to 3 times.]

Option 3: Your shield effect is increased by 5%.

Liu Nian is the type of player who takes a beating, so he doesn't need to dodge. As for a shield... given his health, it's unnecessary.

So I chose the first option.

Liu Nian also realized a problem: with his current life growth rate, he would face an awkward situation: if the enemy could not inflict a lot of damage on him in a short period of time, then his battle spirit value would not be able to reach the maximum.

Although you don't need to max it out, even 10% is enough to deal explosive damage. However, if you want the Prism effect to drop skill enhancement gems, you must have full power. This is a prerequisite.

This raises a problem: he'll have to endure the beating for a long time...

But fighting spirit diminishes... Unless he can keep taking hits, once it's broken, it can't be rekindled and he has to start building it up all over again.

Therefore, extending the lifespan and decay rate are good alternatives.

After Liu Nian finished the enhancement, he prepared to continue his journey towards the pigmen's territory.

At that moment, he received a message.

Bob, the top player in the human player faction and the chairman of the Azure Council, has died.

Along with a group of elite players from the council, they perished in the pigmen's ambush.