The kill record was written with perfect clarity.
Everyone could see it.
Anyone registered on the Awakener Website could see this announcement.
A notification was even sent to every Awakened’s personal account.
Soon, all sorts of threads began to sprout like mushrooms after a rain.
Below the threads, crowds of people were chatting away.
"Holy crap, a Level 15 killing a Level 40 BOSS? Is this for real?"
"The official announcement is out, so it has to be real!"
"Is the guy above stupid? What people are asking is, did the Level 15 really kill it *by himself*?"
"How is that possible? There must have been a team. They just let this Fang Xiu guy land the final blow!"
"Yeah, I think so too!"
"Still, it’s pretty damn impressive. BOSSes are hard to find to begin with, and ones that haven’t been killed yet are even rarer. For a team to find one just to build hype for this Fang Xiu kid is really something!"
"It’s just some rich kid messing around."
"..."
Many people were just speculating.
After all, who really knew what had happened?
But for a Level 15 Awakened to be able to kill a Level 40 BOSS—absolutely no one believed it!
But just then, a dissenting voice emerged.
"Heh, don’t you guys know who Fang Xiu is?"
"Yeah, we know. The ’badass’ who killed a Level 40 BOSS at Level 15."
"Hey, guy above me, are you putting a question mark after the word ’badass’?"
"I’m putting it in quotes, haha!"
"You guys really don’t know? Fang Xiu is a celebrity at our Qingzhou City First High School. If anyone else killed a Level 40 BOSS at Level 15, I’d call it fake. But for him, it’s not strange at all."
"Oh? What do you know? Spill it!"
"What’s there to say? Just search ’Fang Xiu, Qingzhou City First High School’ on this very website. He’s my classmate!"
"Don’t bother. The guy above is definitely a paid shill hired by Fang Xiu to build hype!"
At this point, many people still refused to believe it.
But even more people went ahead and searched.
Then, someone posted a screenshot in the thread.
[Name: Fang Xiu]
[Age: 18]
[Graduate of: Qingzhou City First High School]
[Profession: Sacrificial Master (SSS Level)]
"Holy fuck!"
"This is... fucking awesome!"
"Damn, an SSS Level Sacrificial Master!"
"Holy shit, with that Profession, Sacrificing a Level 40 BOSS might actually be possible!"
"This is just too insane!"
"..."
Although the screenshot contained only simple information, everyone who saw it was blown away.
A Sacrificial Master! That was an incredibly rare Profession.
While it wasn’t a particularly appealing one that many people desired, there was no denying how hard it was to obtain.
And it was an SSS Level one at that, making it even rarer!
Since the Spiritual Energy Revival, almost no one had ever obtained a Profession of that Level!
Of course, this was all most people saw.
But the more perceptive ones noticed that Fang Xiu was a third-year high school student this year.
This meant Fang Xiu had only just gone through his Awakening this year—just half a month ago.
His Awakening was SSS Level, which meant he had started at Level 9.
But now, Fang Xiu was already Level 15.
In just half a month, Fang Xiu had actually gained six Levels.
In the Awakening Realm, this was an absolutely sensational feat.
So, these people began to quietly keep an eye on Fang Xiu.
Then they saw that Fang Xiu had even put a Cultivation Technique up for sale.
It was common knowledge that if a Cultivation Technique could be sold, it meant it was one that had never appeared before.
It was likely either a family heirloom or something he had achieved Enlightenment on himself.
Although everyone assumed it was the former, Fang Xiu’s strength was undeniable—he had advanced six Levels in half a month.
Could it be because of this Cultivation Technique?
At this thought, many people began to secretly purchase Fang Xiu’s Cultivation Technique to try and study it!
And as for Fang Xiu himself, he was...
Completely oblivious!
"ACHOO!"
Fang Xiu sneezed.
He suspected he might have caught a cold from the earlier Ice Seal.
"Master, would you like to rest for a bit?"
Kajimi came over and asked with concern.
Fang Xiu shook his head. "No need, I’m fine!"
The two of them then continued walking forward.
In the vicinity, Fang Xiu spotted quite a few Demon Beasts.
However, the highest-Level Demon Beasts in the Thirty-Sixth Gate World were only around Level 25.
Fang Xiu had no idea why a Level 40 BOSS had appeared here.
But it no longer had anything to do with him.
The BOSS was dead, and the remaining Demon Beasts were even less of a threat.
Fang Xiu killed the ones he could, but ignored those whose Levels were simply too low.
And so, he continued his search.
He did manage to find some rare medicinal herbs.
They could be refined into various Potions.
To Fang Xiu, however, these herbs were just average.
They could be exchanged for Points, but not many.
Still, since he had come across them, Fang Xiu wasn’t about to pass them up.
"Master, there’s a cave over there. It looks a bit like that other cave we were in. Do you think there might be a Treasure Chest inside too?"
Just then, Kajimi pointed to a nearby mountain and spoke.
"How could that be? It was just a coincidence that it was in a cave. If all Treasure Chests were in caves, wouldn’t everyone just be searching in caves?"
Fang Xiu said with a laugh.
Kajimi nodded. "Yes, Master. I understand!"
"But we might as well go take a look. What if there is one?"
Fang Xiu looked toward the cave.
’We’re already here anyway.’
’It would be a shame not to at least check it out!’
"Yes, Master!"
Kajimi smiled.
She then followed Fang Xiu toward the cave.
The area around the cave was covered in freshly melted snow and puddles of icy water.
Although it looked similar to the previous cave, this one was more spacious.
Caves like this were usually inhabited by larger Demon Beasts.
"Kajimi, be careful in a moment. If there’s a Demon Beast, attack immediately!"
Fang Xiu instructed Kajimi.
Kajimi nodded slightly.
The two of them made their way inside.
Soon, they saw a Demon Beast in the cave.
However, this Demon Beast was already frozen to death.
It was a Demon Beast over two meters tall that looked a bit like a pig with purple claws.
’A Red Flame Purple Claw Pig, a Fire-type Demon Beast. No wonder it froze to death!’
Fang Xiu recognized the creature at a glance.
Fire-type Demon Beasts were naturally weak to the Water and Ice Elements.
Especially the Ice Element from a powerful BOSS.
He figured that most of the Fire-type Demon Beasts in the Thirty-Sixth Gate World had probably frozen to death.
"Master, look! Is that a Treasure Chest?"
Kajimi suddenly cried out in excitement.
Fang Xiu froze. ’No way, it can’t be such a coincidence, can it?’
He turned his head and saw a Treasure Chest pinned underneath the body of the Red Flame Purple Claw Pig.
"No way... it’s really that much of a coincidence?"
Fang Xiu was completely stunned. His luck was just too good.
’Could it be because of that ring?’

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