Finally, a piece of golden equipment!

And it's exactly the armor I need right now.

Bai Pu suppressed the excitement and joy in his heart and carefully examined the attributes of the [Strong Strike Armor].

[Strong Strike Armor (Sealed)]

[Quality: Hero (Golden)]

[Equipped Position: Upper Body]

[Requirement: Basic Power 15, Basic Endurance 15]

[Attributes: Torso Armor +30, Fixed Reduction of 10 Physical Damage; Endurance +7]

[Additional Skill 1: Strong and Firm: Passive, increases the wearer's resistance to forced displacement effects such as knockback and knockdown. This effect stacks with other similar effects.]

[Additional Skill 2: Evil Qi: Active Skill, upon activation awakens the ferocious aura of the Ox Demon Commander, immediately releases control effects, with an addition of 3 points priority. Cooldown time 12 hours.]

[Durability: 38/40]

[Explanation: Armor forged with gold stone from Red Gold Mountain and the blood of demons, exuding a fierce and evil aura.]

This armor is entirely golden, with red patterns resembling blood, and two horns like golden ox horns extending from the neck to the chest, exuding a fierce aura.

Fortunately, Bai Pu had invested the 7 free attribute points from his college entrance exam into power in advance, otherwise, his basic power would not have been enough to equip this formidable armor.

Bai Pu immediately replaced his Blood Ring Standard Plate Armor (white equipment).

His endurance increased to 33 points, life value increased to 760 points, and his torso armor value soared to 63 points, with a fixed reduction of 10 physical damage!

His tankiness increased significantly.

The two skills of [Strong Strike Armor] are also quite useful. Especially the second skill [Evil Qi], the priority for release control is as high as 6 points!

The ability to release control is most useful in awakened battles, and among low-level Awakened, it is basically impossible to encounter control skills with a priority higher than 6 points.

The first card has already made Bai Pu satisfied with the rewards from this golden treasure chest.

Even if the second card turned out to be miscellaneous items, he wouldn't mind.

However, Bai Pu's good luck was not exhausted.

After flipping the second golden card, what appeared was the image of a ferocious bull-headed demon ghost's skull!

[You have obtained a task item: Demon Lord's Skull.]

[Demon Lord's Skull: Task Item. This blood-stained skull has two fierce bloodshot eyes wide open, exuding endless fury and bloodthirsty killing intent.]

Bai Pu reached out to take the skull and quickly received a prompt from the Spirit Realm Will.

[You have activated Side Quest Step 1: Demon Lord's Skull.]

[Side Quest 1: Demon Lord's Skull]

[Objective: Increase the demon power value of the Demon Lord's Skull. Current Demon Power Value: 300 points (Tier Two).]

[Difficulty: Unknown]

[Time Limit: Equivalent to your remaining time in this world.]

[Reward: Demon Ghost Equipment (Selectable Forms: Hammer, Shield, Armor)]

[Failure Penalty: None]

[Hint: The Demon Lord's Skull only drops at a very low probability from leader-level and above demons in the Heart Demon World. You can feed items containing demon power to the Demon Lord's Skull to increase its demon power value. When you leave this world, the Demon Lord's Skull will transform into corresponding tier Demon Ghost Equipment (depending on the strength of the demon power value).]

The transformation of demon ghosts into weapons is actually a feature of the Heart Demon World.

The strong in the Guardian Camp, after defeating powerful demon ghosts, can turn defeated demon ghosts into weapons.

Warriors wielding demon ghost weapons are called "Ghost Warriors."

For instance, Dongbo Chengzhi is said to possess a demon ghost weapon named "Peacock Feather," formed from a thousand-eyed peacock demon ghost of enhanced leader level.

Demon ghost weapons retain demon nature, and the relationship between the Ghost Warrior and the weapon is both symbiotic and combative.

Once the Ghost Warrior's mind falters and cannot withstand the demon nature of the demon ghost weapon, it will seize control of the Ghost Warrior's mind, turning them into a terrifying demon.

From this perspective, demon ghost equipment is the "Heart Demon" of Guardian Camp Ghost Warriors.

What interests Bai Pu is whether demon ghost equipment can truly be taken out of this world.

According to the rules of the Spirit Realm Will, task rewards can 100% be taken out. But the demon nature remaining on demon ghost weapons, if taken out, could cause an Awakened to lose control and become a demon, which would be another kind of demon invasion.

The Superstar Alliance has been deeply involved in the Heart Demon World for so long, yet no demons have appeared in the real world, suggesting there must be a method to help Awakened avoid the demon nature of demon ghost weapons.

Perhaps it relates to the acquisition process. If Bai Pu wants to obtain a demon ghost weapon, he must first obtain the highly unlikely drop, the Demon Lord's Skull, and then slowly cultivate it by feeding it items containing demon power.

For native strongmen, they have a chance to obtain a demon ghost weapon as long as they defeat a demon ghost one-on-one.

Bai Pu thought for a moment and first gave the B-level demonized weapon [Cat Demon's Claw] to the Demon Lord's Skull.

The ferocious bull's eyes gleamed with blood, opened its ox mouth, and bit into the [Cat Demon's Claw], chewing it with great force. Its bite was unbelievably good.

The Demon Lord's Skull chewed and swallowed the [Cat Demon's Claw] in just a few bites. When Bai Pu checked again, its demon power value had already increased to 330 points (Tier Two).

A B-level demon ghost weapon provided 30 points of demon power value.

Bai Pu still had two [Ox Demon Shields], and after careful consideration, he decided to keep the [Ox Demon Shields] for now, without continuing to feed them.

Putting away the [Demon Lord's Skull], Bai Pu stood up, left a command for the Hundred-eyed Demon and the Demon Spider Lady, and returned directly to Wangbei City.

This return, at the city gate, the two guards looked at Bai Pu with eyes full of awe, and no longer had the small-minded idea of demanding a city entrance fee from the beginning.

Because Bai Pu had slain a large number of elite demons, including a leader-level Ox Demon Commander! His reputation in the Guardian Camp had already reached the respect level.

Although Bai Pu had not yet proclaimed his merits, his reputation was hidden, but the natives of the Guardian Camp had a potential change in perception of him.

Bai Pu proudly entered the city, and the whispers of the guards followed, with comments like how dignified the Samurai lord just now was, and how respectable.

Returning to the city, Bai Pu headed to Beiming Dojo and found Dongbo Chengzhi.

The long-haired blue-clothed swordsman was practicing swordsmanship. He wielded an ordinary sword, tracing arc-shaped trajectories with the tip of his sword as he casually swung it.

It was the trajectory of the wind.

With Dongbo Chengzhi's movements, it seemed as if the wind in the courtyard was quietly echoing, gathering into a whirlwind force, swirling around Dongbo Chengzhi.

Dongbo Chengzhi's form was like the wind, like a phantom, seen in front one moment and behind the next, making it impossible for the eyes to catch.

Even from Bai Pu's perspective as an observer, it was so terrifying, one can only imagine, if facing this Dancer of the Wind directly, the pressure would be overwhelming, completely unable to resist the all-pervasive "wind" attack!

"The wind told me a message."

Dongbo Chengzhi sheathed his sword, smiled at Bai Pu, "You've returned, and you've achieved quite a bit of merit."

Bai Pu handed over a piece of beast hide and coughed lightly twice: "This is the map of the Black Swamp outskirts, with the intelligence I gathered on the demons."

Bai Pu absolutely did not mention the fact that he had slain a lot of demons.

Dongbo Chengzhi took the beast hide map, and after examining it, showed a hint of surprise: "This map is very detailed, you must have put in a lot of effort."

Bai Pu shook his head and said, "Not really."

Seeing Bai Pu neither taking credit nor being arrogant, Dongbo Chengzhi appreciated him even more.

Spirit Realm Will prompt message: [Dongbo Chengzhi's favor level towards you has increased, current favor level: Acquaintance (400/1000).]

Actually, Bai Pu didn't exert much effort. With the Demon Spider Lady, the Demon Traitor around, he could obtain as detailed a map as he wanted. However, to avoid arousing suspicion, Bai Pu provided a relatively concise map of the outskirts.

[Side Quest: Exploration of Black Swamp completed.]

[You have gained Guardian Camp Merit Points: 320 points. Current accumulated merit points: 360 points]

[Since you have not obtained the Oath Curse Seal, the Guardian Camp Merit Exchange Function is not activated, and you cannot perform merit exchange.]

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