The Spiritual Puppet extended its two giant iron hands, grabbing the wings of the giant bird and pulling down fiercely!

"Gah!!!"

The immense sense of falling made the giant bird let out a series of intense screams.

At this moment, a hint of despair appeared in the bird's eyes.

It knew that once it lost the ability to fly, what awaited it was a dead end.

"Gah! Gah!"

The giant bird kept screeching, seemingly calling for help.

Han Xing sensed that from the distant Sky Island forest, a strange aura was rapidly approaching, seemingly trying to stop him from killing the giant bird.

The aura wasn't strong, appearing somewhat weak.

However, at this moment, Han Xing was already resolute in his determination to kill the giant bird.

"Today, no matter who you call, they won't be able to save you!"

In the next moment, Han Xing waved his hand again, and 7 more Spiritual Puppets suddenly appeared.

Eight iron giants over 4 meters tall occupied all the space in sight.

Just looking at them was a complete visual shock.

The aura continued to rush in swiftly, getting closer and closer.

Just then, Han Xing suddenly spoke coldly to the forest, "If you want to reveal yourself now, then come out!"

As soon as the words fell, the forceful rush of the strange aura in the forest suddenly halted.

At this moment, the Leader-level giant bird had already been slammed into the ground by the Elite Puppet.

Bang!

The ground erupted with a powerful impact.

This fall directly made the giant bird cough up a mouthful of blood, feeling as if its internal organs were shattered.

After landing, it tried to struggle again.

At this time, the eight Spiritual Puppets surrounded the giant bird, giving it no chance to escape.

And within the encirclement, Coal Ball continued to inflict damage on it.

The giant bird emitted piercing cries, but what awaited it were basin-sized metal fists and streaks of black light.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Spiritual Puppets punched out one after another, each punch landing squarely, causing the giant bird to scream in agony.

In no time, the bird was covered in many wounds, its blood and flesh flying.

Its aura grew weaker and weaker, clinging its last hope onto the aura in the forest.

However.

Whether it was fear of the puppets' combat strength, or fear of Han Xing's recent words.

The terrifying aura in the forest gradually retreated...

At this moment, the giant bird was utterly desperate.

In its final moments of life, it only saw a few terrifying giant metal feet, filling its vision.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After a series of screams.

This level 10 giant bird leader was stomped to death by the Spiritual Puppets.

Looking at the misshapen, bloodied corpse on the ground.

Han Xing took a deep breath, his inner rage gradually easing.

Just then, a prompt sounded in his ear.

[Successfully killed giant bird Jiale (One-star Leader-level Creature), you gained experience value*18000, pet Coal Ball gained experience value*14400]

System announcement: "Since you are the first Survivor in the entire server to kill a Leader-level monster, you receive a first-kill reward: Spirit Core*5000, Space Backpack Blueprint (Blue)*1, you receive an additional reward: Blood Curse Antidote Formula*1."

"Another first-kill reward!?"

Han Xing was immediately astonished, "And a blue backpack blueprint!"

Previously, Han Xing felt his backpack space was somewhat insufficient. This first-kill reward unexpectedly gave him a blue Space Backpack Blueprint.

Han Xing even wanted to check the reward immediately, but when he thought of the terrifying presence in that forest.

He temporarily stored these items in his backpack, immediately maneuvering the Sky Island away from there.

A dozen minutes later, he was tens of kilometers away from the forest.

Only then did Han Xing slowly say, "This should be far enough, luckily that thing didn't follow."

He let out a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't know what was in that cave, nor its strength.

Just by the horrifying aura that continuously made one's heart palpitate, it at the very least possessed strength greater than the giant bird leader.

Luckily, Han Xing deduced from details in murals that the aura likely didn't want to expose itself before others, otherwise, it wouldn't have hidden behind the giant bird.

His threat truly had an effect.

After escaping danger, Han Xing began examining the attributes of the backpack blueprint.

[Space Backpack (Blue)]: Can create a backpack with 100-200 slots of storage space, with slight attribute amplification effects.

[Required materials for crafting]: Spirit Core*200, High-quality Beast Hide*3, Ether*2000.

[Crafting success rate 25%, (with Divine-level Craftsman Talent bonus, crafting success rate is now 100%)]

[Equipment requirement]: LV10.

Han Xing nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, the blue backpack has at least 100 slots of space, much larger than my current Space Backpack!"

"However, there's a requirement to equip it at level 10, which isn't much of a challenge for me."

Just killing that level 10 Leader monster made his experience bar soar to 95%, soon to reach level 9.

At his current leveling speed, reaching Level 10 isn't that far off.

At this moment, Han Xing took out another reward item from his backpack.

[Blood Curse Antidote Formula]: According to this formula, a potion that can lift the Blood Curse can be made.

"Antidote formula? What is the Blood Curse?"

Han Xing became interested. Compared to the two formulas he obtained before, this one was quite different.

Below it, there was even a lengthy introduction text.

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Before the Great Collapse Era, the Witch Race, as one of the hundred tribes in the Holy Spirit Realm, possessed formidable power.

One day, during a tribal ritual, the Witch Race leader heard whispers in his ear, believing it to be the souls of ancestors communicating and guiding him to a higher, sacred place.

He asked the voice how to lead the Witch Race to prosperity.

The voice remained silent briefly before uttering a few words.

Faith, sacrifice, blood...

Upon hearing the instruction, the Witch Race leader was overjoyed. With the ancestors responding, the revival of the Witch Race seemed hopeful!

Since then, he continuously communicated and conversed with that voice.

Until one day, he finally received the complete sacrificial information.

Only then did the Witch Race leader realize the enormity of the sacrifice, which required the full might of the tribe to complete.

Thus, Witch Races from around the world were summoned back, and a grand, vast ritual was underway.

However, it was precisely this ritual that drew four terrifying entities from the alternate space.

The names, pasts, and abilities of those four entities were unknown...

The only common trait was their ability to spread curses, with a speed and intensity unprecedented!

When the four terrifying curses spread across the entire Witch Race Territory like wildfire.

That night, the Witch Race was nearly exterminated.

Recognizing the severity, the Elf King and Giant King, at their peak, brought their tribe's holy artifacts to curb the curses.

Yet despite this, they only managed to arduously slay two of the bizarre entities.

The other two bizarre entities retreated back into the alternate space.

With the crisis averted, the surviving Witch Race began to recuperate.

However, what the Elf King and Giant King failed to notice was that at the place where they slew the bizarre entities, a drop of crimson blood seeped into the soil.

This drop of blood was one of the curse's sources.

Years later, a fearsome entity reawakened.

He prepared to unleash another terrible calamity.

But having experienced failure, this entity became more cautious, preparing slowly and methodically.

Moreover, he had already identified a suitable target.

Under his subtle manipulations, this entity's remnant soul successfully arrived at the Land of the Abandoned Gods.

He intended to complete his scheme in this Holy Spirit Realm location where no living creature dared to enter.

Now, his plan is nearing completion.

By then, the entire sky over the Land of the Abandoned Gods will be stained with blood, a spectacle known as the Blood Tide.

Under the Blood Tide, all creatures will uncontrollably become distorted, terrifying beings.

Only those who consume the Blood Curse Antidote can be immune to this curse.

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After reading this lengthy formula introduction, Han Xing inhaled sharply.

He had thought this was merely a simple potion formula, but unexpectedly, it was tied to a tremendous event!

Who is this entity making the arrangements?

Does it have any connection with the presence in the nearby woods?

When will the Blood Tide burst forth?

Han Xing knew none of this.

All he knew was if no one stopped it, this disaster would eventually occur!

Han Xing took a deep breath, contemplating, "Currently, among all surviving humans, I'm probably the only one with this information!"

"The native inhabitants of this world may or may not know, but I cannot contact them nor inform them of the situation..."

"Moreover, the item info above seems to mention that the Land of the Abandoned Gods where I'm located is a place even the natives dare not tread lightly."

"In other words, if this disaster unfolds, the tens of billions of humans on Blue Star will be the first to bear the brunt!"

"This is troublesome..."

Han Xing furrowed his brows, "Under the Blood Tide, all creatures will mutate."

"And must possess the Blood Curse Antidote to resist the curse?"

Han Xing seemed to have caught onto some key information and suddenly realized the importance of the potion formula in his hand.

In the future, if the Blood Tide breaks out, then this potion formula could potentially be the key to changing the course of the event!

With this in mind, Han Xing directly clicked to learn the formula and checked the materials needed for crafting.

[Blood Curse Antidote]: Consuming it can remove the Blood Curse.

[Materials required for crafting]: Cursed Blood*1, Divine Aurora*1, Witch Root Grass*1, Spirit Core*100.

The potion crafting formula wasn't complex, but the three key materials were ones Han Xing had never heard of.

"It seems these materials aren't obtainable at the current stage; I'll have to check the trading channel when there's an opportunity."

After reading the information on this formula, it felt as if a shadow loomed over Han Xing's heart.

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