[Character: Xie Zhongyuan (Deceased)
Status: Spirit
Profession: Sword Cultivator
Secondary Profession: Alchemist
Level: 15]
Ye Qiu was stunned by the info.
Dead?
Spirit?
The ghost spoke, "Friend, my name is Xie Zhongyuan.
I am the direct disciple of Village Chief Uncle Xu, taught personally since childhood, and at thirteen, I reached Level 15!"
"People like me are born with a mission—to kill the alien demons breeding in Novice Village's secret realm!"
"That day… it was my turn.
I was very afraid, but I could not retreat, could not disappoint my elders, could not let previous generations die in vain.
I had to face the alien demon!"
"But…"
"It was too strong!"
"Even at Level 15, with my master's true teaching, just one encounter, the Split Fiend tore me apart, draining my essence!"
Fear filled his face as he spoke.
Finally, he rushed to Ye Qiu, eyes wide, urgently saying, "Run!
Anyone who enters here will surely die!
That alien demon cannot be killed!"
"Escape and tell my master Uncle Xu to move all the villagers and relocate immediately!"
He then silently wept.
He died at only thirteen!
Ye Qiu was silent for a moment, then solemnly said, "Don't worry, I'll handle the rest!"
Passing through Xie Zhongyuan's spirit, Ye Qiu advanced deeper.
Xie Zhongyuan was stunned, then hurried after him, calling out, "Don't be foolish! That's an alien demon! I died at Level 15 from one encounter; what can you do?!"
To enter Novice Village's secret realm, players must be under Level 15 and have bone age under twenty.
Xie Zhongyuan was called a once-in-a-thousand-years talent by all the elders, personally trained by Uncle Xu.
Everyone had high hopes for him.
He didn't disappoint, reaching Level 15 at age thirteen, mastering the Sword Immortal technique to perfection!
He was confident—no one at the same level could defeat him!
Yet, he was instantly killed by the alien demon!
"Shh!"
Ye Qiu gestured for silence, his face serious.
Nearby, a dark dungeon echoed with loud snoring!
Approaching, a huge figure appeared.
Its entire body lay sprawled, occupying the entire fortress inside—like a small mountain!
Xie Zhongyuan's face showed terror, shouting, "It… it has grown again!"
Fortunately, the spirit's voice couldn't be heard by the demon.
Heaven's Eye!
Ye Qiu checked the demon's info—
[Rare Tier Demon: Split Fiend
Level: 20
HP: 23,000
Skills: Cell Division, Shield Barrier, Devour Blood Essence, Symbiotic Foster Link, Ultimate Evolution]
"Whoa!!!"
"Five skills?!"
"Different from last life!"
Ye Qiu took a deep breath.
Lighting the Molotov, he threw it at the Split Fiend.
A preemptive strike!
"Buzz!!!"
The sleeping Split Fiend woke up with a painful scream, eyes opening, emitting an eerie howl.
Xie Zhongyuan was both scared and amazed.
Scared of the Split Fiend, amazed at the persistent burning effect of the Molotov!
The Split Fiend instantly activated [Shield Barrier]—
a shield that blocked one attack.
But this powerful skill was immediately popped, bursting like a bubble!
"Human! You're asking for death!"
The Split Fiend, now able to speak, rose.
Nearby, rows of human bones appeared, very terrifying!
"Run!"
Though a spirit, Xie Zhongyuan felt genuine fear, retreated, and hid.
Ye Qiu remained calm and composed.
Memories from his previous life were vivid.
Split Fiends were a type of demon.
Their tiers, like monsters, were Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary.
Normally, demons at the same tier were much stronger than monsters.
"The core and strongest skill of the Split Fiend is [Cell Division]!"
"Every time the Split Fiend is killed, its body splits into a clone identical in size, level, and skills!"
"The clone is physical.
The difference is, killing the original causes further splits, but killing a clone only strengthens the original!"
"So if you kill a clone by mistake, the Split Fiend gets stronger, and you are wasting your effort—a sure death!"
In his previous life, Ye Qiu's Split Fiend had only two skills—Cell Division and Shield Barrier.
It didn't have the other three.
He guessed this demon had undergone special demon clan enhancement, making it stronger and adding skills!
But as long as the basic skills matched, Ye Qiu was not worried!
He charged forward with sword and Molotov, "Slash Technique Nine, Sixth Move—Red Dot!"
His target: the Split Fiend's heart!
To kill the Split Fiend, only the heart could be destroyed for an instant kill!
Striking other areas wouldn't achieve a one-hit kill, and would trigger other actions!
At the same time, the Split Fiend swung its arm, releasing numerous grain-sized "meat eggs"—the skill [Symbiotic Foster Link].
Ye Qiu did not dodge.
Fully armored, he was not afraid of this skill!
Indeed, the eggs fell off easily, unable to attach.
Upon hitting the ground, the eggs died one by one!
Because Ye Qiu had applied insect repellent on his protective suit—the kind that kills cockroaches!
These eggs were fragile, even weaker than common larvae.
Against cockroach-killing poison, they were like water!
His Fine Steel Sword pierced the Split Fiend's heart.
"-23000!"
[Ding! You struck the demon's weak point, triggering instant death!]
Green blood splattered!
"Pain! It hurts!"
The Split Fiend screamed in agony, fell heavily, and quickly died.
Xie Zhongyuan, hiding and watching, was shocked.
He stared wide-eyed, unable to believe the once unbeatable Split Fiend
that killed him with one touch, was dead!
"Big brother, you're amazing!"
Xie Zhongyuan floated over.
Before he reached Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu said, "He's not dead yet."
Turning, Ye Qiu saw the startled Xie Zhongyuan retreat again, so fast that Ye Qiu was caught off guard.
He shook his head.
No wonder those who came before died—they didn't understand the Split Fiend!
But that made sense, since the alien demon invasion only truly began at the fall of Novice Village—the so-called "version 2.0."
Now, it was "version 1.0."
Demons here were still "Legendary" creatures that players couldn't touch.
NPCs were still exploring demons, and would only know their abilities after "version 3.0 Descension of the Ancient Gods."
Ye Qiu stepped back, holding his Molotov, watching the Split Fiend's body split down the middle, quickly becoming two identical ones!
During splitting, spatial energy twisted the environment—a kind of rule power, an innate demon talent, but uncontrollable by the demon.
During splitting, any external attacks were erased by spatial forces, making the demon immune to harm!
"Heaven's Eye!"
At the moment the Split Fiend finished splitting, Ye Qiu checked both forms' info!
He accepted the task mainly because of Heaven's Eye!
Left one—
[Rare Tier Demon (Original): Split Fiend
Level: 20
HP: 11,500
Skills: Cell Division, Shield Barrier, Devour Blood Essence, Symbiotic Foster Link, Ultimate Evolution]
Right one-
[Rare Tier Demon (Clone): Split Fiend
Level: 20
HP: 11,500
Skills: Cell Division, Shield Barrier, Devour Blood Essence, Symbiotic Foster Link, Ultimate Evolution]
"Found it!"
Ye Qiu threw the lit Molotov at the left Split Fiend.
Bang!
The Molotov shattered, flames spreading.
[Shield Barrier] activated immediately!
Both original and clone had a shield that blocked one attack!
But, against the "bug-like" Molotov, this powerful skill was useless!
Ye Qiu attacked again.
Poke!
This time he hit the Split Fiend's heart again.
"-11500!"
[Ding! You hit the demon's weak point, triggering instant death!]
The Split Fiend, just "resurrected", died once more.
Its clone was furious, rushing at Ye Qiu recklessly!
Though Ye Qiu's other stats might not stand out, his agility was terrifying-
better than some Level 30–40 players!
Swoosh!
He imitated Xie Zhongyuan, immediately dodged!
"Can you dodge somewhere else?"
A voice came from beside him.
Ye Qiu glanced, saw Xie Zhongyuan's spirit, stuck headfirst into a wall.
Ye Qiu sighed, "You're dead, why are you scared?"
Boom! Boom! Boom!…
The Split Fiend clone was destroying everything, the fortress shaking!
Xie Zhongyuan peeked out, muttering, "Right, I'm dead, why be scared?"
Ye Qiu told him, "When the Split Fiend is close to finishing splitting, call me."
Xie Zhongyuan hesitated, then nodded firmly and floated away.
Soon, he returned, still fearful, saying, "It's alive again!"
Ye Qiu showed no emotion, stood up.
With his knowledge of the Split Fiend, and his previous life's guide,
"Common Split Fiend splits 3 times."
"Rare Tier Split Fiend splits 6 times."
Holding his Fine Steel Sword and Molotov, Ye Qiu stood tall, marching forward.
Behind him, Xie Zhongyuan watched his back, seeing ghosts of predecessors
who came here knowing death awaited, but still ran headlong—for a sliver of hope!
They were born in Novice Village, to guard this home, to protect everyone living here!
Outside, Ye Qiu used Heaven's Eye, quickly locating the original Split Fiend
among the three.
On its third split, its HP dropped sharply to 7,666, but its strength remained!
Knowing its weak spot was the heart, no matter how much HP it had, it was still one-hit kill!
Bang!
As before, Ye Qiu broke the Split Fiend's [Shield Barrier], dodging attacks from three Split Fiends, and struck the heart precisely!
He repeated the process.
Finally, the Split Fiend reached its sixth split—the maximum for a Rare Tier Split Fiend!
"Not bad, not so hard," Ye Qiu felt confident.
Mainly because it had a weak point that could be instantly killed!
Also, he was prepared with items against the Split Fiend, especially the Molotov!
Without it, the difficulty would increase several levels!
Most importantly, there was Heaven's Eye!
This skill was the Split Fiend's nemesis, allowing him to immediately find the real one, avoiding killing clones, which would only make it stronger!
As Ye Qiu thought this, the special Split Fiend's corpse suddenly began to tremble!
Its sixth split finished!
But—
"Something's wrong!"
Ye Qiu's eyes widened.
The Split Fiend, after splitting six times, suddenly grew bigger by a large margin!
And it kept expanding!
The attacking Split Fiend clones stopped moving, standing still!
Only the original one was radiating golden light!
Ye Qiu quickly threw a Heaven's Eye glance at it.
[Legendary Tier Demon: Ultimate Split Fiend
Level:???
HP:???
Skills:???
Status: Unstable]
"Holy crap!!!"
Ye Qiu's eyes were wide open.
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