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Chapter 1258 - Chapter 1258 Chapter 1260 Purple Crystal

Chapter 1258: Chapter 1260: Purple Crystal Chapter 1258: Chapter 1260: Purple Crystal The Demon Bone Monk’s injury recovery speed was way too fast; if it could also rapidly restore Vitality Points, that would be way too overpowered. Such abilities simply weren’t something a level seventy-something Elite Boss should possess.

Having recovered from his injuries, the Demon Bone Monk gave Song Jian an evil, charming smile. His fierce face bore no trace of handsomeness anymore. At this moment, the Demon Bone Monk resembled a human-shaped hedgehog covered with bone spikes. His flesh on his cheeks was torn open by protruding bone spikes, dripping with blood. Even his smile seemed nauseating.

Song Jian glanced in the direction of the Zhenmo Temple, only dozens of meters away. The temple was eerily quiet. His gaze then fell back on the Demon Bone Monk, and his brows furrowed.

They were too close to the Zhenmo Temple. If he used the Thousand Swords Art, the commotion would be too great and could easily alarm others within the temple. Song Jian didn’t know if the temple was filled with monsters like the Demon Bone Monk, but judging by the Demon Bone Monk’s appearance, his status in the temple probably wasn’t very high, which meant there were definitely more formidable beings inside.

Song Jian crossed the Sky-breaking Sword in front of his chest, narrowing his eyes. Even without using the Thousand Swords Art, he was confident in facing an Elite Level Boss of a similar level.

With a whoosh, Song Jian disappeared on the spot, his figure darting towards the Demon Bone Monk like an arrow.

Mysterious Moonlight Sword!

When Song Jian reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Demon Bone Monk, the Sky-breaking Sword in his hand thrusting through the opponent’s chest and out the back. The Demon Bone Monk suddenly found himself floating as if gravity no longer held him, and he lost control of his body.

Swish, swish, swish~

Several sword lights burst forth from the Demon Bone Monk’s body, blooming like a brilliant lotus flower. His body completely out of control, he floated mid-air. A cold smirk appeared on Song Jian’s lips as he mercilessly hacked the Sky-breaking Sword at the Demon Bone Monk.

At that moment, the Demon Bone Monk was entirely defenseless. The cutting edge of the Sky-breaking Sword met the Demon Bone Monk’s skeletal-wrapped shoulder, and the flashing blade, like a hot knife through butter, encountered no resistance and easily sliced through the external bone layer on the shoulder.

The momentum of the Sky-breaking Sword didn’t wane. After breaking through the external skeleton around the shoulder, the flesh inside wrapped by bones stood no chance against the slashing attack.

With a slash, an arm wrapped in external skeleton flew high into the air, and simultaneously, the Demon Bone Monk’s body plummeted to the ground, regaining control over his body.

The armless Demon Bone Monk, undiminished in ferocity, roared as he charged at Song Jian. As he neared Song Jian, the external bone covering his body suddenly gleamed, with sharp bone spurs shooting out like arrows towards Song Jian.

This must be the Demon Bone Monk’s ultimate move. Dozens of long and short bone spurs enveloped the area around seven or eight meters where Song Jian stood. Most significantly, the distance between them was less than three meters, so Song Jian had very little time to react.

Seeing the Demon Bone Monk’s outburst, Song Jian instinctively used the Soul Wander skill; his entire body turned semi-transparent. Just as he finished casting, numerous bone spurs passed through his body. Song Jian didn’t wait for the Demon Bone Monk to react, moved in close, and aimed the Sky-breaking Sword at the Demon Bone Monk’s neck, slashing fiercely from top to bottom.

With the Soul Wander active, Song Jian was incredibly fast, and the Demon Bone Monk, in his rigid state after using his ultimate move, could only watch as the sword slashed at his neck, suddenly feeling the threat of death enveloping him. Panic showed on his fierce face.

Slash~

The strike from Song Jian landed fiercely on the Demon Bone Monk, and as he moved past, his blade cut through the monk. In his skill bar, the innate ability “Holy Sword” subtly glowed, the typical slash unexpectedly triggering the “Indestructible” effect of the Holy Sword.

Song Jian casually flicked the Sky-breaking Sword, shedding the fresh blood from the blade, and turned to face the Demon Bone Monk.

At that moment, the Demon Bone Monk stood rooted to the spot, one hand severed at the shoulder and the other outstretched as if grasping at something. He resembled a statue, motionless.

In a short while, a line of blood began to dye the already tattered grey robes of the Demon Bone Monk. It ran diagonally across his body from one side of his neck down to the other side at his waist, and his upper body slowly began to slide sideways.

With a thud, the upper half of the Demon Bone Monk’s body fell to the ground. Two seconds later, the lower half followed.

A single sword stroke had bisected the Demon Bone Monk’s body, swift and decisive. This was the power of the innate ability “Holy Sword”; once the “Indestructible” effect triggered, anything it met would be cleaved in two without fail.

For ordinary flesh and blood monsters, triggering the Indestructible effect could result in a ‘fatal’ damage akin to instant death. Unless it was some sort of boss with outrageous vitality, such damage for most monsters meant certain death upon triggering.

System: You have killed the Demon Bone Monk;

System: The Demon Bone Monk is a common creature within Zhenmo Temple, battle experience increased by 0.6%. As the Demon Bone Monk is located in the special sacrificial area of Zhenmo Temple, this reward is doubled, battle experience increased by 1.2%.

System: You have killed the Demon Bone Monk, Zhenmo Temple reputation decreased by 10 points, your reputation with Zhenmo Temple is now ‘Cold’;

System: You have killed the Demon Bone Monk, earned 8 points of Church of the Holy Light reputation, your reputation with Church of the Holy Light has now opened and is ‘Neutral’;

Regarding reputation, Song Jian only glanced briefly before pushing it to the back of his mind. In the game, various factions existed, and killing certain faction-related monsters would always initiate reputation with some factions. To Song Jian, this had become commonplace; he already had reputations with over a dozen factions, ranging from friendly to hostile.

What drew Song Jian’s attention were the battle experience points gained. The Demon Bone Monk was merely a level 70+ Elite Level BOSS. With his current level, killing such a monster would, at best, yield just a few percent of a percent in experience, barely noticeable in the experience bar. But now, killing one Demon Bone Monk directly boosted his battle experience by over one percent. This meant killing a hundred Demon Bone Monks could increase his level by one–a several dozen fold increase in battle experience!

“Could it be that this is the shortcut to the Legendary Realm that the girl mentioned?” Song Jian frowned slightly, contemplating.

Even if it was just for rapidly increasing Experience Points, Song Jian still had about seventy to eighty Purple Crystals, enough to boost his level by five or six. Even though the battle experience gained here was multiplied by dozens of times, it couldn’t compare with Purple Crystals.

“What a pity. It would have been great if you could have dropped a Purple Crystal,” Song Jian muttered to himself, walking over to the Demon Bone Monk’s corpse. Around the body, numerous items had dropped, mostly common blue and green ones, nothing special. Just then, a faint purple hue emerged from underneath the corpse–a Purple Crystal the size of a fingernail appeared before Song Jian’s eyes.

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