Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

"Huh? What's that?"

A massive stone gate, hundreds of meters high, came into view ahead. The gate was ajar, leaving only enough space for one person to enter.

At this moment, the rusty sword reacted even more strongly.

"Looks like this is the place."

After passing through the narrow gap, the view in front of me suddenly opened up.

A bright red carpet covered the entire floor, and sunlight streamed in through the windows on both sides. The space was spotless, as if it were still in use.

I originally thought this place would be dusty and filthy, but now it seems... hmm? What's that?

Chu Ci's gaze was drawn to the golden throne above. With each step he took forward, the rusty sword in his hand responded more intensely, as if it could break free from his grasp at any moment.

Finally, he stood before the throne, but there was nothing that resembled a mechanism.

"Could it be that this sword itself is the key?"

Chu Ci looked at the rusty sword struggling in his right hand and finally chose to let go.

Clang!

As if a cold light had been drawn from its sheath, the rusted sword hovered above the throne in the blink of an eye, a speed that even Chu Ci couldn't react to.

The next second, bang! The rusty sword crashed down, its blade sinking into the throne. A blinding light emanated from it, and the rust that clung to it disappeared, replaced by a gleaming, cold sword.

At the same time, the light from the throne and the sword seemed to resonate with each other, and a vortex gate appeared before Chu Ci's eyes.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have unlocked an ancient treasure. You may choose one item to take with you.]

Sure enough, this is the entrance to the treasure! But judging from the hint, it seems I can only take one item. Oh well, something is better than nothing.

Chu Ci took a step forward, and a flash of light appeared. When he came to his senses, he found himself on a platform. The surrounding area was empty, with no trace of any treasure.

Looking up, three faint stars twinkled in the sky.

"Huh? Where's the treasure? There's not a trace of it."

[Ding! Welcome, lucky one! You are the eighth person to enter this place. Please choose one of the following three treasures.]

A melodious voice came from all directions. As soon as the voice finished, the starlight in the sky became dazzling. The three stars flew towards Chu Ci at high speed like falling meteors and finally landed steadily in front of him.

A drop of ancient dragon blood: can greatly enhance player attributes and has a small chance to grant a special physique—the War Dragon King Physique. (Note: This physique is most suitable for warrior-type classes.)

[One bottle of Saint Forest Life Essence: Contains a large amount of life essence; just one drop is enough to heal even the most severe injuries in the blink of an eye.]

[Equip a Divine Stone: This stone can solidify a special effect of equipment into the equipment. The effect will then disappear from the equipment. Using the Divine Stone will permanently grant the effect.]

He read the Chu Ci again and again.

"I originally thought it would be a treasure room full of gold and silver, but I didn't expect there to be only 3 treasures. Since I am the 8th person to enter here, it means that there were originally 10 treasures here, and the previous 7 have already been taken away."

Wow, I can't believe it. These three precious treasures in front of me were the ones that others had left over. Just how incredible were the things that were before?

"Forget it, what's meant to be will be, and what's not meant to be will not be obtained no matter how hard you try. I might as well focus on what's in front of me."

Ancient dragon blood, essence of life, and divine equipment stones.

Okay, actually I want them all. Who doesn't want good things?

But if I really could only choose one...

"May I ask if equipping Divine Stones can solidify synergy effects?"

"Yes." The ethereal voice immediately gave the answer.

"Then I'll choose the equipment gem."

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained one Equipment Divine Stone.]

"System, use the Equipment Divine Stone to solidify the Queen Bee Set's synergy effects!"

[Ding, the bond effect has been solidified; the Queen Bee Set has lost its bond.]

[Obtained Equipment Divine Stone (Luck +1).]

Sure enough! Chu Ci glanced at the attribute panel.

There, the original luck value of 5 (+1) has now been reduced to 5.

"Use the equipment divine stone."

[Ding! Your luck score has increased by 1, currently at 6 points.]

Whew! A feeling of exhilaration filled my entire body.

I was worried about what to do with the Queen Bee Set. Although it had a luck bonus, the attribute bonuses were definitely too little. Now, all the problems are solved, and I can change my equipment.

The treasure selection process has ended.

With a whoosh, a flash of light appeared, and Chu Ci instantly returned to the main hall.

"Sigh, if only I could get my hands on those two things too."

"Goodbye, ruined ancient capital, activating stealth."

Without lingering any longer, Chu Ci walked outside.

This place is still dozens of kilometers away from the outer perimeter, and there isn't a single monster here now, so there's no way he could stay here.

Three hours later, Chu Ci finally returned to the outskirts of the ruined ancient capital.

"Huh? Those are... heavily armored cows? How come there are so many?"

As far as the eye could see, hundreds of heavily armored bulls were gathered together in groups beneath the ruins.

This place was originally the territory of the monsters of the ancient capital, and they would never normally be able to enter here.

"I remember these guys only have a physical attack of 1k, right? And even their magic attack is only 0.5k. They can't even break through my defense. So it seems..."

Clang!

The bloodstained man's dagger gleamed silver, and Chu Ci's eyes inexplicably flashed with excitement.

"Let's start with you guys!"

He was incredibly fast, and in the next second he charged at the nearest heavily armored bull, with a force of nearly 3.5k, which directly translates to almost 7k physical damage!

-5k! -0.8k

The first damage is a pure physical attack, minus the 2k physical defense of the heavily armored bull.

The second effect is that of the Poison God, which only reduces the maximum health by a small amount of 800, or 2%.

"It seems that the role of a Poison God is greatly reduced when encountering these minor monsters. Moreover, this kind of battle is indeed more exciting."

Although he said that, Chu Ci knew very well where his confidence came from.

Dozens of heavily armored bulls charged at Chu Ci after spotting him; these monsters had a pretty good sense of group consciousness.

only……

Your resistance is greater than the damage dealt; this attack is ineffective.

Your resistance is greater than the damage inflicted by the opponent...

Chu Ci deliberately allowed himself to be attacked a few times, and as expected, the thick-armored bull couldn't break through his defenses at all.

So next, it's time for the massacre.

Moo!!

Upon hearing the sound, all the heavily armored bulls charged towards Chu Ci. The sight of them was enough to terrify anyone with a weak heart to the point of paralysis.

But who is Chu Ci? He's a man who's even seen battles at the ninth level. To him, this level of attack is just child's play, he feels nothing at all.

Moreover, these monsters pose no threat at all. At most, they would feel a bit heavier when stepped on, but there would be no pain or loss of health.

[Ding, Chaos Poison has been triggered.]

Chu Ci looked over and saw flames suddenly erupting from the heavily armored bull that he had just stabbed.

-3.5k -3.5k

"So it's a burning effect. I didn't expect my Intelligence, which I haven't leveled up at all, to deal so much damage?"