"Ye Ming, summon the godfall demon armor. These scales can increase its defense."
Following Ying Youyou's guidance, Ye Ming immediately summoned the godfall demon armor.
Afterward,
He placed the blood lizard scale in his palm. A crimson light flickered, and blood-colored patterns appeared on Ye Ming's palm, enveloping the scale and frantically absorbing its power.
Ye Ming could feel that the godfall demon armor was like a living creature, greedily feeding.
"It's done."
"After absorbing the blood lizard scale, even a Fourth-Tier Fierce Beast wouldn't be able to easily penetrate the godfall demon armor now."
Ying Youyou's voice carried a hint of satisfied smile.
Ye Ming frowned, "Fourth-Tier?"
"If it were crafted into a shield, it could withstand a Fifth-Order Fierce Beast. Why can the demon armor only withstand a Fourth-Tier after absorption?"
Ying Youyou earnestly explained: "The shield's defensive area is very small, and its power is concentrated, so its defense is naturally high."
"The godfall demon armor covers your entire body. The larger area means the power is dispersed, so the effect will naturally be a bit weaker."
"I see."
Ye Ming suddenly understood.
However, even so, he was very satisfied.
"With my current strength, I can easily handle even a Third-Tier Fierce Beast!"
Ye Ming clenched his fist, feeling his body filled with power.
"If before, the first clear of Sky Island would have been difficult for me."
"Then now, I can only say it's a sure thing!"
He had absolute confidence!
Sky Island, first clear!
More rare Materials!
...The next day.
Ye Ming and Ye Xinxin went to Cangbei City.
The two cities were not far apart, so they chose to drive.
They also needed to pick up two teammates along the way.
"Hi Xinxin, is this your younger brother? He looks quite handsome."
"I heard you're going to be our team's Sub-DPS?"
A beautiful woman with tied-up hair, wearing a white T-shirt and super-short denim shorts, walked over.
She opened the back door and sat down next to Ye Ming, maintaining a sweet smile on her pure and pretty face.
"Hello." Ye Ming nodded with a smile.
Ye Xinxin turned her head from the driver's seat and said,
"Let me introduce you."
"Her name is Yue Xiaosheng. Like me, she's a first-year student at Star Demon University, a Third-Tier Contract Master. Her contracted spirit is an S-Rank Wood Spirit Saintess."
"She specializes in support healing and is the team's healer."
Yue Xiaosheng smiled sweetly at Ye Ming, "Hehe, my support ability is excellent."
"When we go to the Secret Realm, you just charge forward, and I guarantee you won't be in any life-threatening danger."
"That's great!"
Ye Ming politely replied, "Then I'll be relying entirely on Sister Xiaosheng!"
Yue Xiaosheng patted her chest, full of pride, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
"By the way, Xiaosheng, why isn't that guy Zhou Qiming with you?"
Seeing Yue Xiaosheng get in the car and close the door, Ye Xinxin asked in confusion:
"Didn't we agree to meet here?"
"He's the Tank (Role) in the team. If he's not here, who will absorb the damage?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you."
Yue Xiaosheng spread her hands, a bit helpless,
"Zhou Qiming went to Cangbei City yesterday, saying he was going to meet a friend and told us not to wait for him."
"That guy is just like that. If it weren't for the lack of a Tank (Role), I wouldn't team up with him even if you beat me!"
After speaking,
She crossed her arms and pouted, clearly somewhat displeased with the guy named Zhou Qiming.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xinxin's brows slightly furrowed, and she didn't say anything more, driving towards Cangbei City.
On the way,
Ye Ming proactively asked, "Sister, is that guy named Zhou Qiming very powerful?"
"He's alright."
"A Third-Tier Contractor, with an S-Rank Giant Beast Saintess. He can temporarily transform into a giant beast, thereby gaining powerful defensive capabilities."
"It's hard to find a Tank (Role) these days, which is why we chose him."
Ye Xinxin said, then suddenly thought of something,
"You've probably heard of Cangnan City's Qingyun Society, right?"
Ye Ming nodded heavily, "I've heard of it!"
Not only heard of it,
He had also killed the third-in-command of the Qingyun Society.
"Could it be?" Ye Ming had a guess in his heart.
"Yes!"
Ye Xinxin seemed to have seen through his thoughts and immediately replied,
"It's just as you think, Zhou Qiming is the son of the Qingyun Society's leader."
"He has some status, I suppose."
Upon hearing this,
Ye Ming couldn't help but let out two bitter laughs in his heart.
This world is truly small; anything can happen.
He wondered whether this guy named Zhou Qiming was good or bad.
Hopefully, he wasn't a fool.
Ye Ming thought silently... Cangnan City and Cangbei City are adjacent. After an hour's drive, Ye Ming and the others arrived at Cangbei City's Teleportation Hall.
Because of the opening of a new Secret Realm, many people had gathered.
A New Secret Realm meant more undeveloped treasures.
Everyone wanted a piece of the pie.
After entering the Teleportation Hall, Ye Xinxin immediately called Zhou Qiming.
Before long, Zhou Qiming walked over with someone.
"Zhou Qiming, we agreed to come together. Why didn't you keep your promise?"
Ye Xinxin frowned; she disliked teammates who broke agreements like this.
Zhou Qiming, who was 1.8 meters tall and had permed hair, laughed heartily as if nothing was wrong,
"Hahaha, Captain Ye, don't be angry. Didn't I just come to meet a friend?"
"To be honest, you should thank me."
"After all, I found a Third-Tier Contractor to be our sub-DPS!"
Zhou Qiming moved aside.
A man in green clothes stepped forward and smiled at Ye Xinxin and the others,
"Hello everyone, my name is Xu Shen, and I'm Zhou Qiming's friend."
"I'm a Third-Tier Contractor, and my contracted spirit is an A-Rank Rain Sword Saintess."
"My contracted spirit's Rank isn't high, but I think I should be qualified to be this Sub-DPS."
As soon as he spoke,
Ye Xinxin's expression froze, and her face looked displeased,
"Zhou Qiming, don't you know that the maximum team size for this Sky Island is no more than four?"
Zhou Qiming nodded calmly and nonchalantly, "I know, why?"
"If you know, why did you still bring another Sub-DPS?"
"I already told you that my younger brother would take on the Sub-DPS role!"
Ye Xinxin's tone became a bit stern, "What do you mean by this?"
"Are you intentionally trying to embarrass me?"
"Captain Ye, don't say such unpleasant things!"
Zhou Qiming frowned and snorted coldly,
"I called my friend here for the sake of our entire team."
"I acknowledge your strength, but what about your younger brother? If I remember correctly, you said his contracted spirit is a Witch, right?"
"Witch Contract Masters are already useless, let alone him being only a Second-Tier!"
Ye Xinxin angrily retorted, "Ye Ming is different from other Witch Contract Masters!"
"Don't judge him with prejudice."
"Heh heh, how is he different?"
Zhou Qiming glanced at Ye Ming with disdain, his tone growing more aggressive,
"In this world, who doesn't know that Witch Contract Masters are trash?"
"Ye Xinxin, I acknowledge your strength, but if you insist on letting your brother be the Sub-DPS, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"One bad apple spoils the barrel. I'd rather not be in this team!"
"Tank (Role)? Whoever wants to be it, be it!"
With that, Zhou Qiming turned to leave.
"You curse someone and then leave?"
"Who gave you the nerve!"
Just then,
Ye Ming darted forward, his eyes burning with anger, and threw a punch!
Bang!
His speed was incredibly fast, and his punch landed on Zhou Qiming's face.
A powerful force poured out, and with a crack, it directly broke Zhou Qiming's nose!
Zhou Qiming clutched his nose, his pupils suddenly constricting,
"You, you!"
"You actually dared to hit me!"
Ye Ming cursed angrily, "I hit you because you deserve it!"
Bang!
Another punch was thrown, this one landing on Zhou Qiming's stomach, making him kneel on the ground, trembling in pain.
"You damn it!"
Zhou Qiming's face was filled with terror.
He never expected that as a Third-Tier Contractor, his Physical Body strength would be inferior to Ye Ming's!
"Heh heh, so you do feel pain, huh?"
Ye Ming squatted down, looking at Zhou Qiming mockingly,
"Don't you like to show off? Keep showing off? Why did you stop?"
"You called me trash? What, now you can't even take two punches, so who's the trash after all?"
"No ability yet you try to show off. Zhou Qiming, don't you think you're shameless?!"