ACSP: Chapter 78: Exclusive Resources, An Attack that Strips Vision!
"You can open these chests as you like, but the chests you get in the secret realm next time must all be given to me, no matter what kind they are..."
Jiang Chen said, looking at Li Yanran and the other three.
This was a Gentleman's Agreement.
He wanted to lay down the terms first to avoid conflicts later.
"No problem. Being able to enter a secret realm with you is a gain for us even if we don't get any chests."
Li Yanran agreed without hesitation.
Wang Shanshan and the others nodded along upon seeing this.
The rewards after clearing a secret realm weren't just chests; there were also other material rewards and experience points.
Besides, with Jiang Chen around, their clear time would inevitably be greatly reduced.
In the grand scheme of things.
A mere chest was nothing at all.
Next, Li Yanran and the other three each received three Silver Chests from Jiang Chen.
In the novice stage, one can open at most three chests a day.
Most of what they opened before were Bronze Chests.
Only occasionally could they open a Silver Chest.
An opportunity like this, to open three Silver Chests in one go, was a complete luxury for them.
Li Yanran and the others' luck was quite good.
Two out of the three Silver Chests yielded a significant amount of experience points.
As four faint golden lights flashed in succession.
Li Yanran, Wang Shanshan, Lin Ye, and Yuan Danqing all successfully reached Level 21.
After leaving the novice stage, all four of them unlocked a new skill.
Li Yanran unlocked Kurenai Yuhi's signature genjutsu — [Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death]!
This technique is a high-level genjutsu developed based on Wood Release, and its power is impressive.
Without a Dojutsu at the level of the Mangekyo Sharingan, it is difficult to see through.
Wang Shanshan unlocked Tenten's [Twin Rising Dragons], which can greatly increase the number of ninja tools thrown; it's a large-scale killing skill.
And Lin Ye and Yuan Danqing unlocked [Partial Multi-Size Technique] and [Passing Fang] respectively!
Li Yanran and the other two were ecstatic, but only Yuan Danqing looked gloomy.
Wang Shanshan asked curiously, "Danqing, didn't you level up too? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Yuan Danqing covered his face and smiled bitterly, "I just unlocked a new skill. The power is good, but it requires a Ninja Dog's cooperation, and that Ninja Dog has to learn the Beast Human Clone. Tell me, these days, where am I supposed to get a Ninja Dog?"
Raising a Ninja Dog takes a lot of time and energy.
This made things difficult for Yuan Danqing for a while.
He clearly unlocked a powerful new skill.
But it was as if he hadn't.
Because without a Ninja Dog's cooperation for the Beast Human Clone.
This new skill simply couldn't be performed.
To this, Li Yanran and the others also expressed their helplessness.
After all, raising a Ninja Dog wasn't something they could help with.
However, just when Yuan Danqing thought his unlock was for nothing.
Jiang Chen's voice suddenly came to his ear: "Actually, you don't need to worry too much about that Beast Human Clone. The essence of Passing Fang is to have a physical clone cooperate with you. If you use a Shadow Clone or another physical clone to perform this skill, it should be the same."
A physical clone?
Yuan Danqing's eyes lit up.
That's right.
The Beast Human Clone is also a type of physical clone.
Since it's a physical clone.
Then using another clone to replace it should work too!
Thinking of this, he immediately formed hand seals and produced a [Shadow Clone] he had just learned a while ago!
"—Passing Fang!"
The next second.
As Yuan Danqing's original body and the clone spun at high speed simultaneously.
Two terrifying tornado-like hurricanes instantly rose into the sky, like two roaring dragons, crashing straight through several rooms of the infirmary.
When Yuan Danqing steadied himself and looked back.
There were only two shocking, giant holes left behind him.
Everywhere they passed was left in ruins!
Those reinforced concrete walls were like paper under his impact, fragile and unable to withstand a single blow.
"Amazing, the power of this Passing Fang is at least twice as strong as Piercing Fang."
Yuan Danqing's face showed an excited expression.
The skills he had unlocked before, apart from [Piercing Fang], were mostly tracking skills.
That [Shadow Clone] was a skill scroll he bought from someone after listening to Jiang Chen's advice last time.
However.
Now with this [Passing Fang], he had finally stepped up in terms of damage output.
"You brat, couldn't you go outside to test your new skill?"
At this moment, City Lord Li Hongfei's scolding rang out from the other side of the hole.
Hearing this, Yuan Danqing immediately bolted out the door and ran out through the side exit in embarrassment.
Not long after.
Jiang Chen also led Li Yanran and the others out of the infirmary.
"Wait for me here for a moment. I'll go to the garage and get a car."
Li Yanran said as she prepared to fetch a car from the garage, but Jiang Chen called her back.
Everyone thought he wanted to walk to the entrance of that Secret Realm.
To their surprise, in the next second...
He directly used a Summoning Jutsu and summoned the giant eagle, Garuda.
"Holy crap! It's a flying summoning beast!"
"I saw a giant eagle summoning beast flying high above the city before. So it was yours, Jiang Chen!"
"What a domineering summoning beast..."
Looking at the giant eagle spreading its wings and flying high in the sky, Li Yanran and the others were all incredibly envious.
Giant summoning beasts were standard equipment for the strong!
They dreamed of having one.
They hadn't expected Jiang Chen to have one already.
Jiang Chen used a Body Flicker to jump onto Garuda's back and looked down at Li Yanran and the others. "Aren't you coming up?"
Only then did Li Yanran and the others snap out of their shock.
They jumped onto Garuda's back one after another.
Then, Garuda let out a long cry towards the sky, flapped its wings, and its body instantly turned into a streak of light, racing towards the Secret Realm entrance of the [Forest of Death].
Li Yanran knew the location of the Secret Realm entrance. Under her guidance, Jiang Chen's group soon arrived at a black primeval forest.
However...
Just as they approached that forest...
Yuan Danqing's brow furrowed instantly. "Strange, why is there such a heavy scent of blood in this forest..."
Wang Shanshan's expression was solemn. "Could something have happened to that Secret Realm?"
Li Yanran frowned and said, "Impossible. That Secret Realm was taken over by our City Lord's Mansion a while ago. There are many level 60+ stewards guarding it now. How could something have happened?"
Jiang Chen looked down at the foul-smelling primeval forest beneath his feet.
"Let's go down and take a look first."
After saying that, he directly released the Summoning Jutsu.
The group landed quickly.
Without a word, Yuan Danqing decisively formed hand signs and performed the [Four Legs Technique], boosting his sense of smell to its absolute limit.
However, in the next second...
Amidst the dense scent of blood in the surroundings, he actually smelled the scents of several strangers.
And the scents of two of them were right near them.
"Jiang Chen..."
Yuan Danqing was just about to warn the others.
But at that moment...
A massive black curtain suddenly spread from all around them at an extremely fast speed.
The moment the black curtain enveloped them...
Everyone fell into total darkness.
Their vision was completely stripped away.
"What's going on?"
"I can't see anything."
Li Yanran and the others were instantly pale with fright, not knowing what had happened.
At this time, a cold voice suddenly rang out from the darkness: "More trash. I thought someone coming on a flying summoning beast would bring me a little fun!"
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