Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

The numbers are jumping much better than before, but they're still not stable enough.

Ten minutes later, Lin Mu noticed that in the skeleton's status bar, [Assassination Sword Skill Lv.1] had changed to [Assassination Sword Skill Lv.2].

刺杀剑术的伤害加成涨到了80%。基础伤害到了【24-109】，加上红毒理论伤害来到了【89-406】。

The skull's blade flashed brighter, and the damage numbers jumped up.

-321, -217, -380...

But Lin Mu shook his head.

The damage has increased significantly, but without the blessing of Luck 9, the gap between the upper and lower limits is too large. One hit deals more than 380 damage, and another hit deals only 217, which depends entirely on luck.

He glanced at the dragon slayer in the skeleton's hand, then at his own level: level 27.

The Dragon Slayer Sword requires level 34 to equip; if he can't equip it, he can't use Blessing Oil on it.

Even if you reach level 34, the Dragon Slayer Sword weighs 99 points, making it the heaviest weapon in the world. Taoists have lower wrist strength growth than warriors, so if you don't have enough wrist strength, you can't lift it.

According to the game's algorithm, you need to reach level 61 and have a strength of 101 to be able to wield it, or you need to get an Overload Ring to double your strength. This way, a Taoist's strength would grow to 50 at level 40, and double it to 100, which would be enough to barely wield the Dragon Slayer Sword.

But all of this is too slow, and besides, the Overload Ring is a special ring, so it's not easy to get one.

Looks like I need to find a reliable warrior of level 34 or higher to help Skeleton's Dragon Slayer drink up some luck potions.

At this moment, he missed Gu An again.

Even without a necklace that provides +2 Luck to match the Skull Aura, and with only 7 Luck from the Dragon Slayer Skull alone, the chance of triggering the attack cap will be significantly increased.

Just then, the captain's massive body crashed to the ground, the iron hammer falling to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Chapter 174 Status

Immediately, the equipment exploded off the corpse, creating a massive 5x5 explosion that covered the ground with gold coins, potions, and equipment.

A notification popped into my mind: [Experience gained: 25000].

Lin Mu didn't have time to think and pounced to pick it up.

First, a random teleportation scroll was placed into the Qiankun bag.

Then there was a ring, a dark gold band with a pale blue oval gemstone set on the front, and the character "巫" (witch) engraved on the side of the band.

[Titan Ring, Taoist Magic 2-8, requires Taoist Magic 24].

A regular Titan Ring has 2-6 points in Taoist magic, but this one has two more points, making it an excellent item.

Without saying a word, he took off the platinum ring that had been with him for a long time, which had a skill level of 0-7, and put on the Titan Ring.

What remained were some gold coin potions and a few ordinary Zuma and Woma equipment pieces, none of which were worth looking at.

Lin Mu swept the items into his Qiankun bag, stood up, dusted off his knees, and glanced at the five remaining points of light in the corner.

Then he commanded the skeletons to lure the remaining five top-tier Zuma monsters over one by one with flying axes.

The same old method: when the monster comes over, Lin Mu applies red and green poison, then immediately changes to two evasion bracelets and runs to kite the monster.

The skeletons chased after the monster, assassinating it every step of the way.

With the experience gained, the skeleton became more and more adept at assassination, slashing one after another, with a much faster attack frequency, finally achieving one slash per second, and with a rhythm as steady as a metronome.

After defeating the first three monsters, Lin Mu glanced at the skeleton's status bar.

【Assassination Sword Technique Lv.2】 has been changed to 【Assassination Sword Technique Lv.3】.

3级刺杀伤害加成涨到了100%，刺杀剑术的破坏力来到了【30-137】，加上红毒的伤害加深，理论伤害来到了【111-507】。

The one being cut down now is a top-tier Zuma statue.

The skeleton, wielding the dragon slayer, slashed down again and again from a distance, "swish, swish, swish..." A flash of white light followed another.

-347, -431, -389...

The damage increase is significant, and the monster-killing speed is also much faster.

After some time, we finally cleared out the top-tier Zuma monsters in the Demon Sealing Hall, leaving the other smaller monsters for later.

Lin Mu used the same method to reach the Purgatory Corridor.

Before long, the evil serpents and top-tier Zuma monsters in the Purgatory Corridor were also cleared out.

Unfortunately, no equipment that Lin Mu could use himself was released.

Lin Mu then returned to the Demon Soul Palace and defeated the evil venomous snake there as well.

A notification appeared in my mind: [Experience gained: 60000]

Lin Mu only felt a flash of golden light before his eyes.

Congratulations on reaching level 28!

Lin Mu didn't bother to check his level; he squatted down and rummaged through his loot.

The Demon Soul Palace, that evil viper, has finally delivered its goods.

The first item is a bracelet, a wide, antique-style red gold bracelet. The bracelet is thick and warm, with fine cloud patterns engraved on the surface, and three deep blue gemstones set in the center of the bracelet.

【Three-Eyed Bracelet, Defense 1-1, Taoist Magic 1-5, Requires 22 Taoist Magic】

Excellent! I've gained 2 more points in Taoist Arts, finally I can replace the Mind Bracelet with [Taoist Arts 1-4].

Lin Mu put on the three-eyed bracelet and changed it, thus completing a pair of three-eyed bracelets.

He glanced at the equipment next to him again: a long, gray-white swallowtail-style robe, tailored and smart, with silver yin-yang symbols embroidered on the collar and cuffs, which looked very similar to the Soul Suit.

It's not that I haven't gotten Ghost Armor before, but my Soul Armor is too top-tier, with a Taoist skill level of 0-6, so I haven't been able to get a Ghost Armor with a suitable Taoist skill level to exchange for it.

He didn't know how good this one was, so he picked it up and examined it closely.

【Ghost Armor (Male), Defense 4-10, Magic Defense 3-6, Taoist Magic 1-6, Requires Taoist Magic 27】

It adds 3 points to defense, 2 points to magic resistance, and 2 points to Taoist magic.

He looked at the clothes he was wearing again.

【Soul Armor (Male), Defense 3-8, Magic Defense 3-5, Taoist Magic 0-6, Requires Level 22】.

Although the upper limit of Taoist magic is the same, the defense and magic resistance are both higher.

He changed into it on the spot.

After changing into them, I felt much heavier, like I was carrying a bag of rice.

He stretched his shoulders, took a few steps, and then ran a few steps.

Fortunately, I got those deerskin boots from the Demon Sealing Hall before. The soles are just the right firmness, and the boot shaft wraps around the ankles, which can more effectively relieve leg fatigue.

If I were still wearing those cloth shoes, the weight on my legs would make running really difficult.

At this point, Lin Mu put away the potions and gold coins, and after looking at the attributes of the remaining equipment, he found none of them satisfactory and threw them back into his storage bag to gather dust.

After collecting everything, he looked up and watched the skeleton tanking the monsters' attacks amidst the horde. The dragon-slaying sword flashed rapidly, one white blade after another flickering in the darkness. Electricity crackled and surged through the monster horde, blue light flashed, and single-digit damage numbers floated above the monsters' heads.

Tucked between the skull's bones was a book called "Half-Moon Scimitar," to be used for practicing skills later when enlightenment was achieved.

Lin Mu himself had reached level 28, and he also took out the book "The Spell of Binding Demons" and opened it.

The pages rustled, turning into tiny specks of light that seeped into my brow. The instructor's voice, reciting the spell of the Binding Demon, seemed to echo in my mind again.

"The Demon-Binding Spell is a Taoist technique used to trap and imprison enemies..."

Lin Mu opened his eyes, feeling that he understood the instructor's words more deeply.

Only then did he have time to open the status bar and read it from beginning to end.

[Character Status]

[Level: 28]

Experience: 57024/1400000

HP: 215/215

[MP: 229/229]

[Attack: 12-22] (3-4 for self)

[Taoist Skills: 13-45] (3-4 for self)

[Magic: 0-0]

[Defense: 7-24] (5 points added to Holy Armor)

【魔御：7-22】（自身2-6，幽灵盾加了5点上限）

[Accuracy: 11]

[Agility: 18]

Luck: 5

[Magic Evasion: 20%]

[Skills: Healing Lv.3, Mental Combat Lv.3, Poisoning, Soul Fire Talisman Lv.2, Summon Skeleton, Invisibility Lv.3, Group Invisibility Lv.3, Ghost Shield Lv.3, Divine Armor Lv.2, Mind Revelation Lv.1, Binding Spell Lv.0]

【equipment:】

【Ghost Armor (Male), Defense 4-10, Magic Defense 3-6, Taoist Magic 1-6, Requires Taoist Magic 27】

【Wuji Staff, Attack 8-16, Taoist Magic 3-7, Holy +4, Luck +3, Requires Taoist Magic 25】

[Lantern Necklace, Magic Dodge 10%, Attack 1-0, Luck +2, Requires Level 18]

【Three-Eyed Bracelet, Defense 1-1, Taoist Magic 1-5, Requires 22 Taoist Magic】

【Three-Eyed Bracelet, Defense 1-1, Taoist Magic 1-5, Requires 22 Taoist Magic】

[Titan Ring, Taoist Magic 2-7, requires Taoist Magic 24]

[Titan Ring, Taoist Magic 2-8, requires Taoist Magic 24]

[Taoist Helmet, Defense 1-2, Magic Defense 2-3, Taoist Magic 0-3, Requires Level 24]

[Small Demon Bloodstone Fragment: Restores 1 HP and 1 MP every 30 seconds.]

[Deerskin Boots, Defense 0-2, Magic Defense 0-1, Requires Level 22. Can relieve leg fatigue.]