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

[Level increased, current level 199, 43100/43100]

[All attributes +1060, Free attribute points +9200]

[A second-tier breakthrough quest is now available. Since you are currently at a low class level (below tier 5), you can choose to return to the nearest Thieves' Guild and accept the quest from your mentor, or you can draw it randomly.]

A series of notifications came rushing in, but Chu Ci didn't have time to pay attention to them right now.

He walked to the spot where the giant beast had disappeared and picked up a bottle of dragon blood that was clearly highly concentrated.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining one bottle of 68% diluted dragon blood.]

Fei Yan, standing to the side, stared in a daze with her mouth slightly agape.

Is this little guy really that lucky? He can get dragon blood just by killing one random monster?

No! Fei Yan, what are you thinking about? Shouldn't we be focusing on the drop rate right now?

"You actually managed to kill that eighth-tier Rock Scale Dragonborn? How did you do it?"

Chu Ci smiled as he put the Dragon Blood Bottle into his system space. He was in a great mood, but even so, he knew he still wouldn't answer that question.

"Senior Higen, I think everyone should have their own secrets, don't you think?"

Oh? This little guy is actually trying to pull this on me?

"Aren't you afraid that I'll suppress you now and force you to tell me?" Fei Yan's eyes suddenly turned hostile, and a faint sense of oppression enveloped Chu Ci's entire body.

For a moment, he really thought the other party would make a move, but since he had the Abyss Hunter Reshaping as a safety net, it wasn't a big problem, so he became bolder.

"Oh? Can you do that?"

Um... this little guy, only you would dare to talk to me like that.

"Fine, I'm too lazy to listen if you don't want to talk about it. Let's change the subject. First, give me the Dragon Blood Bottle that you found."

Fei Yan reached out her hand.

Huh? So direct? I was the one who revealed this... Oh well, I wouldn't have gotten it if you hadn't helped me upgrade. Fine, take it. Don't be greedy.

Chu Ci took out the Dragon Blood Bottle again and then reluctantly handed it to Fei Yan.

"Hmm, so that's it... Hmm? You brat, why don't you let go?"

When Fei Yan's urging reached Chu Ci's ears, he felt as if his heart was bleeding, but in the end he could only let go.

"Hey, what kind of look is that? I'm not taking it for free. You'll just turn it into money later anyway. With your abilities, if you take this out, do you believe someone will come and snatch it right away?"

That makes sense.

Fei Yan didn't say anything more. She put away the Dragon Blood Bottle and tossed a bag of things to Chu Ci.

"There are 1,000 Main Continent Coins in here, more than enough to buy this bottle of dragon blood."

Mainland currency? Chu Ci opened the bag and saw that it contained small, rice-grain-sized, crystal-dust-like items.

Congratulations on receiving 1000 Mainland Coins.

"Is this the currency of the main continent?"

"That's right. Compared to gold coins, this stuff circulates more among players. It can only be obtained by completing high-level dangerous missions. One of its most obvious uses is to try taking out ten Continental Coins and holding them in your palm."

Is that so? Chu Ci did as Fei Yan said, and the system notification sounded the next moment.

[Do you wish to absorb ten Mainland Currencies?]

"Can this thing be absorbed?" Chu Ci chose yes. The next second, the crystal dust shattered, and faint starlight gathered in his body.

Agility attribute +1

What?! This is just a simplified version of Soul Dust!

It randomly increases attribute points after use, and the effect is exactly the same. The only difference is that each Soul Dust can randomly increase one attribute point, while the Main Continent Coin requires ten.

"How was it? Pretty impressive, right? But for high-level experts, unless it's hundreds of millions of Main Continent Currency, increasing this attribute is negligible. By the way, that 1000 Main Continent Currency was the last thing I had on me, so consider it a bargain for you."

"Alright, now that the transaction is complete, let's leave. I happen to know a place where a large number of dragon-blooded creatures gather. Follow me."

After saying that, Fei Yan soared into the sky, a powerful sonic boom piercing through the clouds, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"No way? Kill me? Wait for me!"

boom!

Above the clouds, it was a completely different world compared to the gloomy wasteland below; the azure sky was a sight to behold and lifted one's spirits.

Two streaks of azure light darted through the air at incredible speed. Chu Ci looked speechlessly at Fei Yan beside him. A cyan barrier blocked the intense wind pressure in front of him, which made him feel much better.

"Use this kind of magic sooner next time you have it!"

"Haha, I have too many magic ideas in my head to remember them all right now. Don't worry about the details. Oh, we've arrived."

The clouds ahead appeared to have turned gray.

The two then rushed down into the clouds, passing through layers of mist, and the view below suddenly opened up.

A massive cluster of volcanoes sits here, with towering volcanic ash obscuring the sky in front.

"Is this the place you said has a lot of dragon-blooded creatures? Why can't I see a single one?"

"Heh, that's because these guys are hiding in the volcano's lava. Watch me."

Chu Ci thought this guy was going to cast some powerful magic, so he quickly ran to the side. But Fei Yan actually took out the bottle of dragon blood, opened the bottle, and put it on the ground.

She casually conjured a cyan magic circle, and wisps of breeze blew from the bottle's mouth, flowing through every corner of the volcano.

"Will this really work?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ci felt the ground suddenly begin to shake, and a muffled roar came from the distant volcanoes, with streams of lava gushing out from the craters.

Fei Yan turned her head and gave him a smug look, as if to say, "How about that, you got slapped in the face, didn't you?"

Having achieved her goal, she put away the dragon blood bottle and raised her wand, aiming it at the distant volcano.

Before their eyes, as the first scaly claw covered in lava emerged from the crater, hordes of dragon-blooded creatures finally crawled out and charged toward Chu Ci and his companion down the volcanic slope.

Although Chu Ci appeared calm, his constantly trembling pupils betrayed his true thoughts.

The gloomy sky, the gushing lava, the roars of monsters—this apocalyptic scene was still a bit too advanced for him at the moment.

However, when he looked at Fei Yan, he saw no fear in her eyes. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he seemed to see a hint of excitement in her eyes.