With the crash of Thunder, the lightning descended.
After a few final struggles, the Demon Beast stopped moving, all signs of life gone.
Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Beast before him, marveling at the outcome.
’I can’t believe the team-up bonus is this good.’
’Looks like coordinating more with Kajimi in the future could produce some great results,’ Fang Xiu thought to himself.
He’d only heard that synergistic Skills had good effects before.
But he never knew that the synergy between contracted partners was the most powerful of all.
Fang Xiu was only Level 12.
The Demon Beast before him, however, was at least Level 30.
That was a difference of a full eighteen Levels!
Even though Fang Xiu’s Netherworld Thunder Fall could kill a Level 25 Demon Beast, it still wasn’t powerful enough against a Level 30 one.
If it weren’t for the synergy with Kajimi’s Skill, Fang Xiu knew his Thunder still wouldn’t have been able to kill this Demon Beast.
A Level 30 Demon Beast that had also used a Defense Skill.
Forget being Level 12; even if he were Level 15, Fang Xiu might not have been able to break its Defense.
But by adding Kajimi’s Chain Whip, they had successfully broken through its Defense.
Followed by a concentrated strike.
They had struck the Demon Beast dead.
At that moment, a glow began to emanate from the Demon Beast’s body.
A look of anticipation appeared in Fang Xiu’s eyes.
It wasn’t that he expected the Demon Beast to drop anything good.
After all, it was just a Level 30 Ordinary Monster.
What Fang Xiu was hoping for was the Demon Beast’s Demon Core.
Even Ordinary Monsters could drop a Demon Core that contained a Skill.
Besides, Kajimi had said this Demon Beast’s speed wasn’t typical for a Level 30.
Its Demon Core would likely contain a Skill.
That was why Fang Xiu had chosen to kill the Demon Beast right here.
"Hm?"
Just when Fang Xiu had zero expectations for the Demon Beast’s drops, he suddenly saw a piece of Equipment appear on its body.
And it was a piece of armor, no less.
’I didn’t expect this!’
Fang Xiu casually picked up the piece of Equipment.
Then he checked the item’s information.
[Fish Scale Armor: Defense +30]
A very simple Attribute.
But even with just this, it would fetch a high price if he sold it.
Fang Xiu put it away immediately.
Then, he took out the Poison Scorpion Dagger that had dropped earlier and plunged it straight into the Demon Beast’s head.
’There really is a Demon Core!’
As he felt something hard inside, a smile spread across Fang Xiu’s face.
Whether or not the Demon Core had a Skill, a Tier Three Demon Core was valuable in its own right.
With that, Fang Xiu extracted the Demon Core.
"This... how can you tell if it has a Skill?"
Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Core in his hand. It didn’t look much different from the others he had seen before.
’How am I supposed to tell if it has a Skill?’
"This... I’m not sure either!"
Kajimi shook her head.
She didn’t need Demon Cores with Skills to obtain her own.
No one had ever even mentioned such things among the Succubi.
"I’ll look it up!"
Fang Xiu thought for a moment and decided to check the website Yuan Heng had given him. He figured there might be some information there.
[How to tell if a Demon Core has a Skill?]
[What do Demon Cores with Skills look like?]
[What’s the difference between a Demon Core with a Skill and one without?]
[Identification Skill & Identification Device: The Ultimate Tools for Determining if a Demon Core Has a Skill!]
’Identification Skill? Identification Device?’
Fang Xiu took a look. ’This stuff actually requires a Skill like Identification Skill?’
’Isn’t that something only the Appraiser Profession has?’
’No wonder a life Profession like Appraiser is more sought-after than others.’
’So Demon Cores need an Appraiser for Identification.’
There was also something called an Identification Device, which was state-manufactured.
It didn’t have a price; you had to exchange Points for it.
And the cost wasn’t low, either—a full 10,000 Points.
Fang Xiu didn’t have nearly enough Points right now.
Besides... to make the exchange, you had to go to an Awakening Hall in one of the major cities.
Inside the Gate World, Fang Xiu had no way of doing that.
’Hm? What’s this... "For Non-Appraiser Professions: How to Preliminarily Judge if a Demon Core Has a Skill Without an Identification Device? No-Fluff Guide? Practical? 90% Accuracy Rate?"’
Fang Xiu saw a post that looked very promising.
It was written by a non-Appraiser who had figured out how to determine if a Demon Core contained a Skill through their own methods.
The post was even pinned.
It seemed like there must be some truth to it.
He opened the thread and first skimmed through the replies.
"Tried it. It’s very accurate!"
"I thought this was a joke post, but it’s not bad. Mostly accurate!"
"I checked it against my own, and it seems to be true!"
"Damn, OP, you’re a genius! How many Demon Cores did you have to analyze to get this kind of experience!"
"From what I’ve heard, the OP is actually a researcher who specializes in Demon Cores. It’s credible!"
Many people had tried the method and confirmed it.
Except for a few who said it wasn’t perfectly accurate, everyone else claimed it worked.
Moreover, Fang Xiu noticed that the author was the same person who wrote the previous post he saw, "What’s the difference between a Demon Core with a Skill and one without?"
’I’ll take a look.’
Fang Xiu carefully read the method described in the post.
Then he took out the Demon Core he was holding.
’The post says that Demon Cores with Skills contain a bit more Spiritual Power than those without... a comparison between Demon Cores of the same Level?’
Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Core in his hand, recalling the post’s instructions.
He closed his eyes and began to sense the Demon Core in his hand.
’Hm? It seems... there is a difference!’

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