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Chapter 1214 - Chapter 1214 Chapter 1216 Soul Crystal

Chapter 1214: Chapter 1216: Soul Crystal Chapter 1214: Chapter 1216: Soul Crystal Looking at the task details, Song Jian fell into deep thought. It seemed to be an open-ended task reward. If he chose to hand over the Soul Crystal to Situ Kaiss, the task would probably end there, and the reward would be Situ Kaiss’s NPC friendship. The task description mentioned a certain chance of obtaining the Mechanical Flesh Puppet Beast blueprints, but Song Jian estimated that getting them directly would be very difficult.

The key issue was his renown with Situ Kaiss. By handing over the Soul Crystal to him, he could initiate a personal renown system with him. Afterwards, he could accept some other side quests from Situ Kaiss to increase their mutual renown. Once their renown reached a certain level, he would be able to purchase or obtain the Mechanical Flesh Puppet Beast blueprints through other means.

Looking at the Death Lord standing quietly above Situ Kaiss, covered in indistinct flesh, Song Jian was certain that the blueprints for creating a Mechanical Flesh Puppet Beast were definitely of Legendary quality.

“Such a powerful Puppet Beast, just having one would certainly give a huge advantage in the game world!” Song Jian stared at the Death Lord and thought, “The most terrifying thing is, if I have the blueprints to create it, such fearsome beings could be mass-produced…”

Just imagining hundreds of Death Lords charging together, such a formidable force would even make King Level monsters retreat!

After pondering for a while, Song Jian looked at the other choice. Clearly, if he chose to refuse, the task would continue, and the rewards would accumulate further. However, the subsequent task content was bound to become increasingly difficult!

Song Jian scrutinized the Death Lord, thinking to himself, “If I refuse, I’ll probably become direct enemies with Situ Kaiss. There’s even a possibility that he’ll try to snatch the Soul Crystal from me…”

Glancing at Situ Kaiss, even though the dwarf’s face was still full of smiles, Song Jian could clearly sense that his patience was gradually wearing thin.

Having thought for a long time, Song Jian finally made his decision!

“I’m sorry, Situ Kaiss, I cannot hand over the Soul Crystal to you,” Song Jian said, shaking his head.

At this point, Situ Kaiss had become an Abyssal creature. If the Soul Crystal was handed to him, then the Mechanical Flesh Puppet Beast, the Death Lord, would become even stronger and more perfect, which would enhance the power of Abyssal Hell.

Thinking about swarms of Mechanical Flesh Puppet Beasts charging towards human cities made Song Jian shudder!

At the moment Song Jian made his choice, an alarm went off in the task bar, warning him to maintain a safe distance from Situ Kaiss!

Hearing Song Jian’s refusal to hand over the Soul Crystal, the dwarf Situ Kaiss’s expression immediately darkened, and his eyes became fierce. The Abyssal aura around him intensified, and even above his head, a devilish skull took shape, baring its teeth and clawing menacingly at Song Jian.

Song Jian gripped the Sky-breaking Sword, watching Situ Kaiss with vigilant eyes, readying himself for battle. As if sensing its master’s mood, the previously motionless Death Lord suddenly came to life. “Clink clank clink clank” went the mechanical frictions from within its body. Its mouth, full of sharp teeth, opened wide, and a mechanical tongue, resembling that of a snake, slithered out, emitting a low growl towards Song Jian!

“I regret that you’ve made such a choice,” Situ Kaiss said in a cold tone, his eyes filled with disappointment. However, he did not immediately attack, but instead slowly retreated.

Song Jian saw that his and Situ Kaiss’s reputation values were rapidly declining, having fallen from friendly to indifferent and even starting to slide toward hostility!

But ultimately, the reputation value between the two of them halted at the lowest end of indifference. Situ Kaiss sized up Song Jian, also assessing his combat power in her mind, and clearly, Song Jian’s strength made Situ Kaiss not immediately choose to be hostile!

“There’s more than one Soul Crystal in this prison, and I hope we can still be friends,” Situ Kaiss said before she slowly backed away and then turned to walk down another corridor of the Dark Prison, with the Death Lord closely following behind her like a loyal servant!

“Whew, this mechanical flesh-and-blood Puppet Beast puts so much pressure on someone, I hope I don’t encounter it again!” exclaimed Song Jian, shaking his head.

The strength of the mechanical flesh-and-blood Puppet Beast created by Situ Kaiss had reached the very peak of Legendary Level. If it truly obtained a Soul Crystal and became more perfect, the final strength of the Puppet Beast might break through to King Level!

The combat power of King Level monsters is actually about the same as players at Legendary Level. Players, after passing the third tier combat power assessment, have to choose a path to stick to and keep refining themselves if they hope to advance to Legendary Level.

While there is a gap between first tier, second tier, and third tier combat power, it’s not as huge as one might imagine. If a player’s evaluation in the first and second tier combat power assessments is high, in reality, a player with second tier combat power isn’t that much different in strength from a player who only received an average evaluation in the third tier combat power assessment!

However, the gap between third tier combat power and Legendary combat power is like the difference between heaven and the Abyss! The gaps between first, second, and third tier combat powers are quantitative, but the gap between third tier combat power and Legendary combat power is qualitative!

Even if Song Jian’s strength was formidable, capable of solo killing Legendary Level BOSSes, in front of a King Level BOSS, it didn’t amount to much. Sometimes, King Level BOSSes that have survived for a very long time have their own territories, and players might be killed by other monsters within the territory of a King Level BOSS before they even get a chance to see it!

“I really don’t know how this Death Lord was made. If it truly advances to King Level, it might be even three times stronger than a regular King Level BOSS!” thought Song Jian inwardly.

Just then, the content in his quest log suddenly changed!

System: The content of the quest “Demon Suppression Tower Trial” has changed–you must prevent Abyss Priest Situ Kaiss from obtaining the Soul Crystals! There are a total of three Soul Crystals in the Dark Prison, and you must obtain these three Soul Crystals before her, otherwise the quest will fail, and all previously accumulated quest rewards will be wiped clean!

Afterward, two locations on the quest map began glowing; these were the locations where the Soul Crystals were stored. Song Jian had to reach these places first and obtain the Soul Crystals!

“Ah~” Song Jian couldn’t help but roar out, as this was forcing him into a rivalry with Situ Kaiss! Moreover, it could also be gathered from the content of the quest that while Situ Kaiss had been a Holy Light Priest before, she had now become an Abyss Priest! This was clearly the rhythm of having turned to the dark side!

With time pressing, after releasing his shout, Song Jian still obediently ran towards the quest location closest to him. He didn’t want to confront Situ Kaiss just yet and had to get the two Soul Crystals before her.

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