In short, it's a counter-attack type weapon with the restricted attribute of plague, which isn't very common, so it's not very practical. If Zhang Yanhang were to choose the Plague Devourer, its only use would probably be as an upgrade material for the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist.

But now, rather than caring about upgrade materials for something like the Four Great Emptiness Purifying World Fist, Zhang Yanhang was more concerned about the Divination Tarot Card·Moon, so he immediately began to look over the attribute list of the Divination Tarot Card·Moon.

[Divination Tarot Card·Moon[Fake] (Gate of Truth)]

[Quality: Blue]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, Heavenly God Continent, Sizitak Empire, Underground black workshop in Akbar Village.]

[Durability: 37/37]

[Defensive Power: 25]

[Additional Attributes: Critical Strike Damage +10%.]

[Upgradable, Upgrade Condition 1: Possess 'Divination Tarot Card - Fool[False] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), possess 'Divination Tarot Card·Emperor[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), possess 'Divination Tarot Card·Chariot[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1).

Upgrade Condition 2: Possess 'Divination Tarot Card - Pope[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), possess 'Divination Tarot Card·Wheel of Fortune[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), possess 'Divination Tarot Card·Judgement[False] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1).]

[Usage Requirements: Possess Alchemy or other related Alchemy skills.]

[Score: 70 (Blue item score range from 31 to 70.)]

[Set Effect One: Unrivaled (Two-piece set unlock attribute)]

[Set Effect Two: In the Name of God (Three-piece set unlock attribute)]

[Introduction: The Moon is one of the 78 cards in the Tarot deck, ranked 18th among the 22 Major Arcana cards. It is a card representing bewilderment, difficulty, and anxiety.

Under the moonlight, a lobster crawls out of the water and heads towards the Moon Goddess, choosing the correct one of the two distant towers to approach because it is the only way to meet the Moon Goddess.

The wolf and the hound on the shore, equally drawn by the Moon Goddess, have yet to notice the lobster close at hand. The dog represents the lobster's reliance on the old world, while the wolf represents the lobster's fear.

The Moon is a bridge to the spiritual world, the waxing and waning symbolize change; when the full moon appears, people know it will soon wane, and unease arises spontaneously. The bigger the moon, the closer it is to shrinking. Happiness is marred by the fear of the impending misfortune, instilling a sense of constant unease in people.

The Moon also symbolizes femininity and emotions, indicating careers with artistic or creative elements, and it suggests deceit. However, all the above has nothing to do with the counterfeit product from an inferior small workshop with printing errors.]

"How should I put it, this introduction is as incoherent as ever, completely incomprehensible and totally fit for bamboozling someone. Interpretation relies solely on the diviner's ability to bluff, just spouting some nonsense and it's done.

But compared to the introduction, the increase in critical strike damage that this Divination Tarot Card·Moon provides is indeed very useful, especially since I currently don't have any critical strike damage bonuses."

Right now, Zhang Yanhang only had a 2.5% critical strike damage bonus provided by the White Ten-piece Set, and it was about to be rendered ineffective due to his promotion in rank. Now, it seemed the Divination Tarot Card·Moon was just the thing to fill the gap left by the expiration of the White Ten-piece Set and the Green Ten-piece Set.

"Moreover, because I have both the Star and the Moon tarot cards at the same time, I should also unlock a set attribute soon, which is quite nice." Zhang Yanhang was looking forward to this.

[Item Four]

[Option One: Star Position Pill, Quality Dark Purple, Artifact]

[Option Two: Bodhi Golden Pill, Quality Light Gold, Artifact]

[Option Three: Everlasting Golden Pill, Quality Golden, Artifact]

"As expected from an EX-level Ashen Treasure Box, golden quality items that are normally unencountered keep appearing one after the other, and this time a Everlasting Golden Pill? What is this now?"

Zhang Yanhang's intuition told him it must be some sort of attribute-enhancing elixir, so he immediately opened the attribute list of the Everlasting Golden Pill for review.

[Everlasting Golden Pill]

[Quality: Golden]

[Type: Artifact]

[Origin: Ashen World, Kyushu Continent, First Senior High School of Qingyun City, Logistics warehouse.]

[Usage Effect: Maximum Life Value Conversion Coefficient +3, Maximum Energy Value Conversion Coefficient +3.]

[Usage Requirements: Constitution lower than 100 points, Intelligence lower than 100 points.]

[Score: 440 (Golden item score range from 351 to 440.)]

[Introduction: In this dark era when the Heavenly Dao is hidden, and immortals, demons, and gods have all turned deformed due to their forced interpretations of the Heavenly Dao, only simultaneous advancements in physical body and mana can barely resist the omnipresent power of deformation in the air. — Former Supreme Elder of Qingyun Sect, current Chairman of Qingyun City First Senior High School, Mourner]

"This introduction pretty much implies that this Everlasting Golden Pill is related to the keyword 'deformation' in the selection options, while the previous options, the Plague Devourer and the Scythe-tailed Serpent Spear, are probably related to forests or animals.

However, isn't this Everlasting Golden Pill too strong? It can actually increase both the maximum life value and energy value conversion coefficients by three points each. I remember I only gained a total increase of five points for each during my last promotion in rank. Golden quality items really do live up to their name, making Fourth Tier items much stronger than those of the Third Tier, deserving of a pill named after the Supreme Elder of Qingyun Sect."

From the name of the Everlasting Golden Pill, Zhang Yanhang even suspected that the pill might have been concocted by the Supreme Elder Mourner himself.

"After I consume this Everlasting Golden Pill, my life and energy value limits will surely surge once again."

But although the Everlasting Golden Pill was indeed potent, Zhang Yanhang didn't forget to check out the effects of the Star Position Pill and the Bodhi Golden Pill of Dark Purple Quality that came before it. He found that both were just weaker versions of the Everlasting Golden Pill, offering no real value for selection. Thus, he immediately clicked on the last item slot.

[Item Five]

[Option One: Deformed Puppet, Quality Light Gold, Equipment]

[Option Two: Demonized Puppet, Quality Light Gold, Equipment]

[Option Three: Resentment Puppet, Quality Golden, Equipment]

"Resentment Puppet? Well now, that's another Golden Quality item. And before that, there's a Light Golden Quality Deformed Puppet and a Demonized Puppet."

Out of curiosity, Zhang Yanhang first checked the Attribute list of the Deformed Puppet and the Demonized Puppet, only to find that the functions of these two things were quite similar; one could be used to create Self's deformed avatars while the other for demonized avatars.

However, the avatars' strengths are fixed and cannot inherit the attributes from himself, making them somewhat lacking in usefulness. If Zhang Yanhang were to create one, the most likely use would be to gain an additional errand boy for serving tea and water.

So, after checking the Attribute lists of both the Deformed Puppet and the Resentment Puppet, Zhang Yanhang quickly moved on to examine the Attribute list of the Golden Quality Resentment Puppet.

[Resentment Puppet]

[Quality: Golden]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, Kyushu Continent, Qingyun City First Senior High School, Logistics warehouse.]

[Durability: 5/5 (Unrepairable)]

[Defensive power: 50]

[Special Attribute: 1. Resentment Protection. 2. Resentment Transfer.]

[Resentment Protection: When the user is subjected to a fatal attack, Resentment Protection is automatically triggered, consuming one Durability point as a price to block this fatal attack (including instant death judgement), with a cooldown time of 24 hours.]

[Resentment Transfer: Each point of Durability consumed will grant a 5% Energy Attack Bonus and a 5% Remote Attack Bonus. When the Durability is depleted, the Resentment Puppet will automatically convert to an Immortal Technique Puppet and inherit all bonuses.]

[Usage Requirements: None.]

[Score: 440 (Golden items are scored between 351 and 440.)]

[Introduction: Every time I see this Resentment Puppet, I can't help but reminisce about those reckless younger days. To help me focus on Cultivation, my master made me decisively sever my worldly concerns, including killing my own family, the Li family of five. But after I truly followed my master's advice and killed everyone, including my parents, I felt a sense of loneliness.

Perhaps it was the folly of a young heart, but I secretly used a secret method of our sect to seal the souls of my parents, younger brother and sister, as well as the big yellow dog that had grown up with me, into my sister's favorite doll she gave me when I left home on my journey to immortality. I turned it into a Resentment Puppet that accompanied me day and night.

How I miss those good old days when the Heavenly Dao had not yet become deformed. Although I've discussed this issue with other Supreme Elders of the sect, I still find it incomprehensible why the Heavenly Dao has become so distorted. — Former Supreme Elder of Qingyun Sect · Now Chairman of Qingyun City First Senior High School, Mourner

"This Resentment Puppet, how should I put it, although it's Golden quality with a full Score, I feel it's definitely much more powerful than the previous full-coverage Mechanical Prosthetic Body. That one could resurrect, but it was a one-time Equipment; once the Mechanical Prosthetic was destroyed again, it could no longer resurrect.

However, this Resentment Puppet is different. It can be triggered repeatedly, reactivating once every twenty-four hours, and can be triggered a total of five times. Just on this point alone, the Resentment Puppet is much stronger than the Mechanical Prosthetic Body.

Moreover, it's even more powerful than the Proof of Dominator I obtained before. The Proof of Dominator is just a one-time Artifact, and it only grants three seconds of Invincible State. Sure, it's handy, but it can only be used once and then it's gone, while the Resentment Puppet, even if its Durability hits zero, can still be converted into an Immortal Technique Puppet.

Also, every point of Durability consumed grants a 5% Energy Attack Bonus as well as a 5% Remote Attack Bonus. If all five points of Durability are used up, that's a 25% Energy Attack Bonus and a 25% Remote Attack Bonus—that's equivalent to the bonus provided by two normal Equipment combined, truly very impressive."

Zhang Yanhang felt that the most powerful aspect of this Resentment Puppet was that upon reaching zero Durability it could be converted into an Immortal Technique Puppet, giving him the freedom to choose compared to the other two life-saving Items he had.

If he didn't want to save his life and only pursued Offensive Power, he could completely spend five days to deplete all Durability to obtain an Immortal Technique Puppet that only provided an Attack Power Bonus, while the other two Equipment items were really just for saving life and otherwise useless.

Or rather, unless it was a life-and-death crisis, they couldn't enhance his power at all, which really was a bit disappointing—okay, maybe being able to save his life was already very important.

"Speaking of which, although this Resentment Puppet is useful, something about this description seems off. Can the big yellow dog really be counted as one of the family of five? Shouldn't it be considered part of the livestock?

Or could it be that my vision is too limited and I've failed to grasp the true meaning of this sentence?

For instance, if I were to interpret it from a reading comprehension angle, it might be possible that the sentence, while literally just referring to the murder of the parents and siblings, also implicitly indicates that Mourner's last shred of humanity was utterly wiped out at that moment, hence the description of the entire Li Family of five being slaughtered."

Of course, if interpreted that way, it would be very easy to mistakenly believe that Mourner took the underground level minus one as the fifth level of understanding, so he directly gave up on pondering, as he has always been poor at reading comprehension.

"So, I choose '3 Ash Source,' 'Demonized Crystal (Essence),' 'Divination Tarot Card - Moon[Fake] (Gate of Truth),' 'Everlasting Golden Pill,' 'Resentment Puppet.'"

After reviewing all five Item positions from the Ashen Treasure Box in the Demonized Swamp, Zhang Yanhang quickly made his final decision. The Time Pause instantly vanished, but since there were still four hundred fifty-nine Drop Treasure Boxes to open, which would take at least twenty minutes or more, Zhang Yanhang immediately reached for the next Drop Treasure Box.

...

October 29, Thursday, the fourth day after the Double Ninth Festival, and also the first day Zhang Yanhang left the Ashen World, 5:55 AM, Qin Island City, Xingfuli District, Apartment 505, bedroom.

Finally, after spending almost twenty-five minutes, Zhang Yanhang finally finished opening all four hundred fifty-nine Drop Treasure Boxes. However, before tallying his gains, Zhang Yanhang decided to first check his Soul points balance to see how many Soul points he had earned after opening four hundred fifty-nine Drop Treasure Boxes.

[Soul points: 494146 (+122380)]

"To have actually gained 122380 Soul points? Surprisingly, that's quite a lot."

Zhang Yanhang guessed that a significant contribution to these hundred and twenty thousand Soul points must have come from the Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boars; after all, each of the Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boar's Drop Treasure Boxes could yield 3600 Soul points, which altogether was over twenty thousand Soul points, accounting for one-sixth of the total.

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