As black lightning filled the sky and crashed down.
The ground echoed with the unending croaks of frogs.
Fang Xiu watched it all unfold with a detached expression.
Beside him, Yuan Heng, Lin Huo, and Du Xiwei were frozen in place, stunned.
It wasn’t the first time they had seen Fang Xiu use this Skill.
But seeing it again, they were still completely awestruck.
It couldn’t be helped. Fang Xiu’s power was simply too immense.
A Skill like this was impossible for mere Level 12 Nine Tripod White Cloud Frogs to withstand.
So, after the Thunder crashed down, only a few of the Nine Tripod White Cloud Frogs were left—the lucky ones that hadn’t been hit.
Yuan Heng and the other two quickly rushed forward to finish them off.
With so few Level 12 Demon Beasts left, they held a clear advantage.
They were dealt with in a flash.
The loot that dropped was decent enough.
Fang Xiu got a ring.
[White Frog Ring: Increases jump distance by 10% when worn.]
He also got some low-quality Refining Materials.
Of course, compared to what Yuan Heng and the others got, Fang Xiu made out well.
They only received a tenth of the materials.
"Brother Fang, could you... could you sell me that ring?"
Du Xiwei walked up to Fang Xiu and asked.
"You want this thing?"
Fang Xiu was a little curious.
’The Attribute bonus from this White Frog Ring seems pretty mediocre. I was worried I wouldn’t even be able to sell it. And now someone’s coming to me, asking to buy it?’
"You know I’m a Strength Type, so my speed isn’t great. I’m much slower when hunting Demon Beasts. I’ve been looking for a piece of Equipment that increases speed, but I haven’t found any!"
Fang Xiu had seen for himself just how tragically slow Du Xiwei was. "So I figured one for jump distance should also work!"
As a Strength Type, he could already put a lot of force into his legs and jump pretty far.
An extra ten percent on top of that would be even better.
So while the ring might not be very useful to others, it was extremely valuable to Du Xiwei.
"Alright, I’ll sell it to you."
Fang Xiu nodded.
Since it was useful to Du Xiwei and would be hard to sell otherwise, Fang Xiu didn’t mind selling it on the spot.
’As long as the price is reasonable, of course.’
"Brother Fang, for a piece of Equipment like this, the market price is probably around one million. The Attribute isn’t suitable for everyone, so it’s a tough sell."
Du Xiwei was quite familiar with Equipment. "You can also check Equipment prices on that website Yuan Heng gave us. Brother Fang, you can look up items with similar Attributes and see their prices!"
"Hmm, you’re right. Based on these prices and making a comparison, it’s about one million," Fang Xiu said after checking.
He had looked up the prices.
’Although those other pieces of Equipment don’t add jump distance or speed, some have Attributes of similar value—just for other things—and they’re priced around one million.’
"But this Attribute is exactly what I need, so I’ll offer one and a half million. What do you think, Brother Fang?"
Du Xiwei thought for a moment before asking.
He didn’t have much money himself.
A piece of Equipment that directly increased speed would cost around one point eight million. This jump-enhancing one might fetch a million, but only if he could even find a buyer.
Du Xiwei offered one and a half million directly because the Attribute was a perfect fit for him.
"One and a half million? Deal."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
’This is just a piece of Equipment dropped by a Level 10+ Demon Beast. And it can sell for one and a half million? Even though I’m not sure how much this kind of Equipment usually goes for, I can get a rough idea by looking at the market prices. One and a half million is very reasonable!’
Fang Xiu saw a necklace with an 8% bonus to jump distance listed for six hundred and sixty thousand.
’This ring adds 10% to jump distance. Selling it for one and a half million is a bit steep... but since Du Xiwei was the one who made the offer, I’m not about to turn it down.’
"Thank you, Brother Fang!"
Du Xiwei was very excited.
With this ring, his combat effectiveness would surely see a significant boost.
"Don’t mention it. It’s just business."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He tossed the White Frog Ring to Du Xiwei.
Du Xiwei caught it and immediately put it on.
He also transferred the money to Fang Xiu.
"Want to try it out?"
Fang Xiu looked at Du Xiwei and said.
"Okay!"
Du Xiwei nodded, and the muscles all over his body tensed and bulged.
Then, he stomped on the ground and shot into the air.
"HAAH!"
THUD!
He landed heavily.
Du Xiwei’s jump covered nearly thirty meters.
"Nice! Awesome!"
Du Xiwei was thrilled.
His previous jump distance was around thirty meters; now he had added more than three meters to it.
Don’t underestimate those three meters. When you’re trying to catch a Demon Beast, three meters is more than enough.
Fang Xiu watched Du Xiwei jump over thirty meters and nodded slightly. ’The explosive power of an Awakened is incredible, especially for a Strength Type.’
’The old world record for the long jump was just over eight meters, and that was for a regular person. For an Awakened to jump over thirty meters isn’t really anything special. Especially since Du Xiwei is a Strength Type Awakened, whose explosive power is already immense, and he even used a Skill on top of that. A distance of over thirty meters is perfectly reasonable in the end.’
"Hehe, thanks, Brother Fang!" Du Xiwei said with a grin, looking at Fang Xiu.
"It’s fine. Let’s head to the next spot."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He needed to get to the next area and hunt more Demon Beasts quickly. ’Otherwise, it’ll delay my search for the next treasure’s location!’
"Alright, let’s go!"
Seeing that the two had completed their deal, Yuan Heng nodded as well.
’Maybe the next drop will be something good for me,’ he thought.
Fang Xiu had no objections.
「Soon, the group arrived at the second Demon Beast location.」
The Demon Beasts here were Level 15 Thousand Tribulations Copper Serpents.
This type of Demon Beast was known for its thick, copper-like hide.
It was incredibly difficult to pierce.
"Netherworld Thunder Fall!"
Fang Xiu used the Skill once again.
’This Skill is really perfect for me. Then again, it’s the only one I know.’
Using the Skill twice had nearly exhausted his Spiritual Power.
"Hahh... I’m a bit tired."
Fang Xiu shook his head in frustration.
’The Skill’s cost is just too high. Unless my Level increases again, using it twice is enough to completely drain me.’
"Charge!"
Yuan Heng and the other two did not hesitate at all.
Du Xiwei, in particular, leaped into the air and landed squarely on a Thousand Tribulations Copper Serpent that had dodged the Thunder and was trying to flee.
"HRAAGH!"
Du Xiwei grabbed the Thousand Tribulations Copper Serpent and, with a surge of strength, ripped it in two.
Fang Xiu watched Du Xiwei use brute force, a smile on his face as he shook his head. ’This guy is so brutal!’
"Master, should I go kill those Thousand Tribulations Copper Serpents?"
Kajimi, who was beside him, asked when it saw Fang Xiu shaking his head.
"No, keep your power hidden. There’s no need to let them know about it."
From the very beginning, Fang Xiu had only let Kajimi fly around to attract that group of Vermilion-haired Apes; he had never let it attack. This was because he didn’t want to reveal Kajimi’s true power.
’Even though Yuan Heng and the others don’t pose a threat, and I suppose we’re friends now, I’m not about to reveal all my cards.’
"Understood."
Kajimi nodded slightly.
Then it looked up toward a forest in the distance. "Master, something seems to be happening in that forest. We should be careful."
"Oh?"
Fang Xiu, who had been resting to recover his energy, looked toward the forest in confusion upon hearing this.
"I don’t know what it is, but I can go check it out if you need me to," Kajimi said.
Fang Xiu shook his head. "Not for now. Let’s just wait and see."
After a moment’s hesitation, Fang Xiu took a Spiritual Power Recovery Potion from his backpack, uncapped it, and began to drink.
’Whatever’s in that forest is giving me a bad feeling. I’d better recover my Spiritual Power quickly!’

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