Chapter Fifty-Five: Title Quest Complete

With a flash of piercing violet light, the longsword spun upward, stabbing into the black energy armor covering the ferocious beast. Violet energy surged from the blade, mingling with the black aura nearby, emitting a fierce sound of energy devouring.

The leading senior sister’s movements never paused. Her left arm, clad in an embroidered robe, seemed to lose all color, save for her index finger, which trembled unnaturally. Light and shadow shimmered there, as though barely containing a surging power.

Under Chen Qi’s gaze, all the emerald light seemed to converge upon that single fingertip, slowly reaching toward the violet sword—like a celestial descending to the mortal world, untouched by the scent of smoke or fire.

That ethereal touch landed lightly on the sword, and nothing seemed to happen, except Chen Qi noticed the woman’s figure retreating swiftly.

Suddenly, at the point where her finger touched, a singularity appeared, compressing a dense green radiance that expanded rapidly with time.

In the centipede beast’s terrified eyes, the green point had grown to the size of a basketball, spinning and drawing even the violet energy from the sword into its vortex.

As the swirl of violet and green spun faster and faster, the black energy armor dimmed abruptly. Like snow crushed beneath a millstone, it vanished, leaving only a thin shadow behind.

Seeing the vortex of violet and green suppressed and no longer expanding, the centipede beast showed no relief. As a dominant beast, it vaguely sensed these energies were far from simple.

Indeed, a violet rune suddenly ignited on the sword at the vortex's core. Ancient and mysterious, it seemed to subtly reveal some profound secret of the world.

As the rune shone, the expanded energies contracted sharply, the vortex collapsing into a singularity—now half violet, half green, like a yin-yang fish swirling around the rune, exuding an unstable aura.

The rune finally exploded, thundering loudly. Chen Qi, who had been watching intently, felt his vision shift. There was no lake, no beast—only endless violet and green, blinding him utterly.

As the brilliance faded, Chen Qi felt his sight returning, though everything still spun rapidly before his eyes.

After several rounds of blinking, realizing his vision had recovered, Chen Qi quickly looked around.

Despite enduring such an attack, the centipede beast did not die immediately. Its massive body floated in the lake, its many legs twitching faintly, antennae atop its head stirring—it was still barely alive.

Just as the senior sister prepared to finish it off, an eager and hungry male voice sounded:

"Senior sister, may I do it?"

Seeing her confused expression in the distance, Chen Qi leapt twice in place, splashing water, and repeated his request excitedly.

Glancing at the half-dead beast, the leading senior sister nodded lightly, sheathing her sword.

With her approval, Chen Qi approached the centipede beast, his long blade once again drawn.

Of course, he remained extremely cautious; after all, protagonists always get replaced in the end—television dramas had taught him that much.

He observed the beast for a full minute; seeing no reaction and its aura weakening further, Chen Qi finally struck.

Yet he did not fully strike; instead, he changed his technique, using the back of his blade to repeatedly tap the beast’s head.

His purpose was simple: to slightly awaken the beast, let it see who was slaying it, and thus collect more beast spirit resentment.

After Chen Qi’s patient tapping, the centipede beast finally opened its eyes weakly. Its crimson pupils held confusion, as if surprised it was not yet dead.

His reflection appeared in its gaze, along with an irrepressible smile. The beast’s pupils quivered rapidly, its legs flailed, and its aura plummeted—it seemed barely able to breathe.

Seeing this, Chen Qi hurriedly plunged his blade into the beast’s wound, working it back and forth, claiming the last blow.

No treasure chest appeared as expected, but a prompt from the "Sprout Space" sounded:

[Title Quest: Beast Spirit Hunter completed. Advanced Title Quest unlocked: Beast Spirit Slayer.]

Quest Description: Slaughter vast numbers of beasts, demons, spirits across various worlds to collect 300 points of beast spirit resentment.

Current beast spirit resentment: 34/300

Note: Changing worlds will greatly reduce your current beast spirit resentment. Cherish each battle opportunity.

Glancing at the new quest, Chen Qi focused on his newly acquired title:

[Beast Spirit Hunter]

Origin: Sprout Space

Quality: Primary

Category: Title

Title Effect 1: Hunter (Passive) – Increase damage to demon beasts by 15%.

Title Effect 2: Blood Feud (Passive) – While wearing this title, demon beasts’ favorability toward you decreases.

Title Effect 3: Intimidation (Passive) – Demon beasts weaker than you lose fighting spirit when facing you, increasing their chance of fleeing.

Note: "Demon beasts" includes demons, beasts, spirits, monsters, and some non-humanoid lifeforms.

Note: To equip or remove this title, you must be out of combat and remain motionless for 10 seconds.

Description: Those who hunt demon beasts will inevitably be hated by them. Stained by their blood, you will gain corresponding power. Beast Spirit Hunter—where will your future lead?

Price: Not for sale

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Curious about how the title felt, Chen Qi immediately chose to wear it.

Standing motionless for ten seconds, he felt a tremor in his heart. There seemed to be no change, yet his aura felt subtly altered, touched by something indescribable.

Suddenly, a desire to hunt ferocious beasts surged in his mind, as if he had been born for this purpose.

The leading senior sister ignored Chen Qi’s odd behavior and issued orders:

"Xiao Wei, your father is the Third Elder in charge of internal affairs. You should be familiar with beast materials—estimate the contribution points for all the beast materials here."

The round-faced inner disciple immediately set to work, examining the beast's corpse, while Chen Qi and the others followed the senior sister toward the central stone platform.

As they drew near, the "Sprout Space" issued a brief, powerful prompt:

[Discovered Heavenly Treasure: Phoenix Blood Stalactite Elixir]

[Phoenix Blood Stalactite Elixir]

Origin: Cangxing Continent

Quality: Violet

Category: Heavenly Treasure

Usage Requirements: Tier Two, Constitution 28, combined Strength and Agility over 40

Effect: After consumption, nourishes vitality, elevates blood quality, greatly enhances physical recovery, significantly boosts constitution, repairs hidden injuries, slightly improves innate talent, and has a small chance to awaken corresponding bloodline abilities.

Score: 320++

Description: A drop of true phoenix blood fell upon the rock, forming an underground stalactite cave over countless years. With the interplay of earth’s spiritual energy and the lingering power of phoenix blood, stalactite elixirs slowly formed, and only the finest became this heavenly treasure.

Price: 5000 universal points

Note: Each tier can use corresponding heavenly treasures only once; their value far exceeds other items of the same quality.

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Seeing the clear tier-two restriction, Chen Qi swiftly dismissed any unrealistic desire to claim it.

Though he believed his contribution in this battle was substantial and that he was not far from tier two, the intense heat in the eyes of the other inner disciples showed their determination to claim the treasure.

Regardless of status, this world always bows to strength!

He could only hope the beast materials were valuable enough to fulfill the second stage of his main quest.

With this thought, his gaze turned to the round-faced girl rushing over, his eyes burning brighter than anyone else, pupils shining like stars.