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Chapter 1105 - Chapter 1105 Chapter 1107 Eye of Insight_1

Chapter 1105: Chapter 1107: Eye of Insight_1 Chapter 1105: Chapter 1107: Eye of Insight_1 The Insect Soldier boss’s heavy steps charged toward Song Jian, leaving deep footprints with every step on the ground as if cutting into tofu, its blade-like forelimbs constantly swinging, slicing through the surrounding pillars without the slightest delay.

However, it had run less than ten meters before its hard carapace was already tattered and torn, revealing the purplish-red flesh within. Its body was covered in wounds, each one reaching deep into the purplish-red muscles, with purplish-red blood spurting out, turning everywhere it passed into a trail of blood.

Now, each Spirit Sword in Song Jian’s Thousand Swords Art was close to five thousand points in power, which was a lot for the 65th-level Lord-grade boss with only hundreds of thousands of Vitality Points. The mere hundred-plus Spirit Swords were enough to trouble it, making it unnecessary to use the even more powerful Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation.

In no time at all, the Lord-grade boss had become a corpse, with purifying karmic fire burning on its body, quickly reducing it to a pile of ashes. Around these ashes lay a scattering of items in various colors. A 65th-level Lord-grade boss had a certain chance to drop Dark Gold Quality items, and this time, luck was on his side, as he actually managed to find another Dark Gold Quality Skill Scroll, brightening Song Jian’s eyes from afar.

Dark Gold Quality skills could no longer provide experience for the Thousand Swords Art, but in the auction house, Dark Gold Quality Skill Scrolls were always highly sought after, and prices remained high. The Skill Scroll dropped by a 65th-level Lord-grade boss would start at at least one million Doomsday Coins, as long as it wasn’t a skill specific to some special class.

Song Jian stealthily made his way to the island path, a narrow path just wide enough to accommodate two people side by side, like a stone bridge connecting the island to the outside. If a group wished to enter the island, the Lord-grade boss need only guard the path to ensure that most melee fighters could only watch as spectators.

Song Jian first picked up all the items dropped by the boss, but among the spoils, only the Dark Gold Quality Skill Scroll was worth a glance; the rest were mostly materials and at most worth tens of thousands of Doomsday Coins.

Glancing at the Skill Scroll, it was a defensive skill for a Demon-slayer Mage, capable of raising the Mage’s resistance and defense by 15% and also conjuring a magical shield that could absorb three thousand points of damage.

Song Jian looked at it and immediately felt disappointed. Had this skill been for another Mage class, the Skill Scroll would have been worth at least three million Doomsday Coins. However, Demon-slayer Mages were a special kind of Mage class, known as the Warrior amidst Mages, with naturally strong defense and resistance, and they already had the highest number of defensive skills among magic classes, so if Song Jian could sell this Skill Scroll for eight hundred thousand Doomsday Coins, he would consider himself lucky.

Shaking his head, Song Jian stuffed the Skill Scroll into his inventory. The scroll was a disappointment; the Demon-slayer Mage class was scarcely populated, and their items rarely sold for high prices.

Song Jian sighed and turned his attention to the golden treasure chest, hoping it would bring him some surprises.

As his gaze fell upon the chest, indeed, it presented him with the first surprise. It was a locked chest, and when he touched it, the system’s prompt was that it required at least an expert-level lockpicking skill to open.

Expert-level, currently, only those rogues who specialized in the study of lockpicking could possibly achieve this. Ordinary rogue players wouldn’t waste their time and energy on a skill like lockpicking, which was only occasionally useful.

But Song Jian had the Key of Oblivion; he did not need lockpicking skills as this Master Key could automatically open all treasure chests of Epic Quality and below.

It was only when Song Jian began to unlock the chest that he realized, a normal Dark Gold Quality chest would take at most five to ten minutes to open, but this chest in front of him needed thirty minutes.

That was inevitable. The Key of Oblivion’s default was to meet the minimum requirements to unlock the chest, which also meant the slowest time. Now, the Key of Oblivion’s default to open this Dark Gold chest was equivalent to an expert-level lockpicking skill.

However, at this moment, Song Jian wasn’t concerned with the danger around him and didn’t mind the length of time it took to open the chest. The longer it took, the more precious the items inside, and Song Jian couldn’t wish for the unlocking time to be even longer.

5%… 10%… 20%… 60%…

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Click~

A crisp sound rang out beside Song Jian’s ear, the treasure chest opened, and a dazzling dark gold glow burst forth from within.

“Dark Gold Quality!” A smile appeared on the corners of Song Jian’s mouth.

Dark Gold Quality was the pinnacle of Gold Quality; if it was equipment, then every attribute of the equipment would be top-notch. Ordinary Gold Quality equipment might sell for a million, but Dark Gold Quality equipment could sell for at least five million!

Upon opening the chest, Song Jian first took out two pieces of high-quality cake which, when eaten out of combat, could not only restore Vitality Points and satiety but also temporarily increase Agility by fifteen points.

In addition to the two pieces of cake, Song Jian also took out a bottle of Silver Quality “Boluoji Fierce Wine,” which could increase melee damage, but it would cause drunkenness. It wasn’t very useful for the average player, but for those who had mastered the “Drunken Fist” technique, the higher quality the alcohol consumed during the technique, the greater the damage inflicted.

The Drunken Fist technique was not only impressive in damage but also increased evasion, making it especially suitable for one-on-one combat. Therefore, it was favored by many close-combat professionals; for the likes of monks and pugilists, “Drunken Fist” was a must-learn skill.

There were many such professionals in the alliance; this bottle of Silver Quality fierce wine would surely be in demand. Thrown into the alliance’s warehouse, it would probably be fought over by many.

Song Jian continued to search twice more, but only found some sundries, none of which were Dark Gold Quality. However, he was not anxious; since a dark gold glow had blossomed, there certainly would be a Dark Gold Quality item in the chest.

Continuing his search, at last, Song Jian pulled out a Skill Book radiating a dark gold light, the Eye of Insight.

“A universal skill?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up; universal skills were the most valuable of all because they had the widest audience. All players could learn them, and most of these skills were auxiliary, which although couldn’t increase a player’s combat strength, could play a significant supportive role during a typical game adventure.

Lockpicking, for example, was a universal skill. As long as one wasn’t a rogue class player, anyone who got it would learn it themselves. Encountering a treasure chest in the wild and not being able to open it was one of the most painful experiences.

However, such skills were also priced extremely high. The starting bid for Lockpicking in the auction house was at least three million Doomsday Coins, sometimes rising to five million or even higher, more expensive than a Gold Quality skill book. Song Jian hadn’t learned Lockpicking to date, not because he couldn’t afford it, but because he felt the cost-performance ratio was too low and was reluctant to spend the money.

“Skill Book: Eye of Insight”

“Usage Requirements: None”

“Effects: Learn the Eye of Insight skill. Eye of Insight (Active): Pupil Technique, Level MAX. Usage effect: Analyze the attributes of the target. The weaker the target’s strength, the more comprehensive the attribute information obtained. The stronger the target’s strength, the less attribute information obtained. When used, there’s a certain chance to provoke the target. For five seconds, the target’s hostility will focus on you and cannot be transferred!”

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