Even with a single drop of blood, I will still be invincible!

This was the first time Su Mubai had ever seen lifespan consumed in days.

Nevertheless, he still thought 120 days of life was too expensive.

Gems can be synthesized. By finding a jeweler, you can combine three gems to create a gem of a higher grade.

It's just a matter of paying some handling fees.

Of course, the higher the grade of the gemstone, the lower the success rate of synthesis, which is also related to the skill level of the jewelry maker.

The reason why the cost of upgrading [Cataclysm] to level four is so high can only be due to the characteristics of Cataclysm.

After thinking about it, Su Mubai finally decided to take advantage of the situation for free.

Having learned from the experience of instantly killing the Skeleton Warrior, he decided to extend his lifespan to more than 10 years first.

As for the gold coins, he was given 600, leaving him with only 158. He had to keep them for a rainy day.

You have obtained three "Level 2 Spirit Gems".

[Level 2 Spirit Gem]: Spirit +20, can only be socketed into armor.

Incidentally, Su Mubai also upgraded all the remaining gems for free.

It's useless, but it can be sold for money.

Critical strike gems are significantly rarer than attribute gems, and the cost of Ascendancy and Cataclysm gems is five times higher.

[Level 2 Critical Strike Gem]: Critical Strike/Spell Critical Strike +2%, can only be socketed into the main weapon, and only one gem can be socketed into the same piece of equipment.

"Three level 2 spirit gems give you 60 spirit points, plus the upgrade and the Undead Will Necklace, that's enough!"

Having met the equipment requirements for the [Robe of the Deathspeaker], Su Mubai was immediately in a great mood.

His gaze fell upon the monster's corpse dozens of meters away, and a thought struck him.

[Hint: You have successfully extracted 2 points of Death Energy from the corpses of 20 common wild monsters, "Bison".]

As Su Mubai leisurely replenished his death energy, preparing to continue leveling up while lying down, a message suddenly appeared in his mind.

About 500 meters to his right, a skeleton discovered a treasure chest in the wild!

"That's right."

Su Mubai smiled and got up, heading towards the coordinates.

How could there be no treasure chests in such an unexplored wilderness map?

Now we've finally found one.

Wild treasure chests cannot be moved or taken away; they can only be opened on the spot.

These treasure chests are either hidden in secluded places or guarded by powerful monsters.

The higher the level of the treasure chest, the stronger the monster guarding it.

It's definitely not something players can easily obtain.

The treasure chest found by the skeleton warrior belonged to the latter category, and there were more than a dozen grassland wolves and a wolf king that was much larger than a bison around the chest.

This is a silver-level BOSS. If other players encounter it, they will inevitably have to go through a tough battle.

But against Su Mubai's army of skeletons, a mere silver-level BOSS with more than ten enhanced elite monsters was simply no match.

As soon as Su Mubai approached, before he could even check the Wolf King's stats, seven or eight skeleton warriors swarmed towards him.

[Heavy Strike]!

-15195, -15236, -30410! ...

A series of terrifying damage numbers popped up, and the Wolf King's health bar vanished instantly, causing him to collapse and die.

At the same time, dozens of fireballs and hundreds of arrows arrived in an instant, unleashing a barrage of fire on the remaining prairie wolves.

-2937, -2908, -6002! ...

-6096, 5981, -12108! ...

In an instant, the wolves guarding the treasure chest fell to the terrifying output of the skeleton army.

The reason it can deal such high damage is closely related to the [Advanced Dead Man's Aura] contributed by Reggie.

With the added bonus from the class's special abilities, this skill increases all attributes of the Skeleton Army by 60%!

[Defeat the level 10 enhanced elite monster, the Prairie Wolf, to receive an additional 50% bonus for monsters above their level and 450 experience points.]

……

[Defeat the level 10 Silver-tier BOSS "Prairie Wolf King" to receive an additional 50% bonus for defeating bosses of higher levels, and 36000 experience points.]

Looking at the system notifications flooding the screen, and the experience bar suddenly jumping by nearly 10%.

Su Mubai was somewhat shocked by his own abnormality.

A Silver-level BOSS was just killed instantly?

If I find a few more treasure chests like this, wouldn't I be able to level up to level 10 immediately?

Unfortunately, silver-level bosses are obviously rare in the beginner village. Su Mubai dismissed this unrealistic idea and slowly stepped forward.

You have received 1 gold coin and 38 silver coins.

You have obtained one Level 1 Agility Gem.

You have obtained 1 "Basic Skill Book".

You have obtained 5 "Wolf King's Fang" silver-grade materials.

You have obtained the Silver-tier equipment "Wolf King Leather Pants".

You have obtained the Silver-tier equipment "Wolf King Leather Armor".

You have obtained the Silver-tier equipment "Wolf Fang Dagger".

You have obtained the Silver-tier equipment "Cruel Shoulderpads".

Aside from materials and negligible amounts of money, the Grassland Wolf King doesn't drop much.

All Su Mubai could use was one piece of equipment and that beginner skill book.

"Advanced to the next rank."

With a thought, Su Mubai upgraded all the equipment to the gold level and also got the skill books to the intermediate level for free.

Cruel Shoulder Pad

Shoulder armor

Grade 10

Gold

Durability 100/100

Physical defense +28

Magic Defense +35

Spirit +15

Constitution +15

Spell Power +20

Having seen legendary equipment, Su Mubai was no longer interested in gold-level equipment.

Put them all in your backpack and equip them or sell them when you reach level 10.

With a thought, the intermediate skill book instantly transformed into a golden light and merged into his brow.

[You have used "Intermediate Skill Book" x1, skill points +5, current available skill points: 11.]

After hesitating for a moment, Su Mubai did not choose to immediately upgrade the level of the [Death Absorption Feedback] skill.

The main reason is that he's about to reach level 10 and wants to see if he can learn any new skills from the [Grimoire of Death].

"It's not too late to level up after you reach level 10."

Having made his decision, Su Mubai's gaze fell on the treasure chest in front of him.

The treasure chest was not large, and was entirely silver-white with some inscriptions carved on it.

An unlocked "Silver-level treasure chest" has been discovered. Should you open it?

The system prompted him, but Su Mubai decisively chose "no".

He wanted to test his own theory.

Can the [Cataclysm] talent be used on things that don't belong to you?

Thinking of this, Su Mubai took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the silver-grade treasure chest in front of him, and a thought flashed through his mind.

[Catastrophe]!

[Target: Silver-tier treasure chest]

[Hint: Please select the promotion rank: Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3.] (Click to view details)

"Sure enough!"

Su Mubai's face lit up with ecstasy.

If a treasure chest can be upgraded, it means that he can get the upgrade items inside twice for free!

After all, the treasure chest and the items inside it are not the same thing!

Suppressing his excitement, Su Mubai clicked to view the details.

Option 1: Upgrade to [Gold-level Treasure Chest], no cost.

Option 2: Upgrade to [Dark Gold Chest], costing 2000 gold coins.

Option 3: Cataclysm to [Epic Chest], consuming 200 years of lifespan.

Although he was eager to know what kind of Cataclysm traits the treasure chest would gain from [Cataclysm], Su Mubai couldn't upgrade it, so he had no choice but to get it for free.

"Advanced to the next rank."

The next moment, the treasure chest in front of them lit up with a dazzling golden light. Its surface was like flowing water, and the silver color gradually faded, revealing a golden hue.

A few seconds later, the silver-grade treasure chest underwent a complete transformation.

An unlocked "Gold-level treasure chest" has been discovered. Should you open it?

"Turn on!"

This time, Su Mubai firmly placed his hand on the treasure chest.

The treasure chest slowly opened in the golden light, revealing two items lying quietly inside.

Beneath a staff made of an unknown material lay a yellowed parchment scroll.

"what is this?"

Su Mubai picked up the two items with some curiosity.