After reading the contents of the invitation, Ye Shuangluo had only one thought:
These Chaos faction guys really know how to have fun. One Lord of the Stars likes watching opera and monkey shows, while a Great Demon Weapon enjoys chicken and raising gu.
He had a vague premonition that he might encounter other members of the Chaos faction in the future.
Who knows what they would be like.
…
[Due to your Perception attribute being Extraordinary, each increase requires 5 special attribute points.]
Ye Shuangluo looked at the status bar in front of him, lost in thought.
He originally planned to allocate 80 points to “Toughness,” 5 points to “Armor,” and use the last special attribute point to increase Perception.
But he only just realized that increasing the Perception attribute requires at least 5 special attribute points each time.
Given this, Ye Shuangluo canceled his previous allocation plan and quickly devised a new one.
“Increase Toughness entirely.”
Armor and Perception can still be obtained through achievement rewards, but Toughness has not had any opportunities to increase through achievements so far.
In that case, he might as well increase Toughness entirely and rely on achievement rewards for the other two.
Toughness (91)
With this, he had almost perfectly digested his gains from the third Trial World.
Next, it was time to clear out his inventory.
…
Sky Island No. 6
As soon as Ye Shuangluo teleported over, he was greeted by a cacophony of voices.
Many of the languages he had never heard before, yet he could understand their meanings as soon as he heard them.
This was naturally the work of the system. On Sky Island, everyone’s language was automatically translated into others’ ears.
Otherwise, how could communication occur if they couldn’t understand each other?
Ye Shuangluo opened the system map and headed towards the market.
Along the way, he observed the various races around him—birdmen, giants, elves—each with their unique and bizarre attire.
Soon, he entered the market.
[Honored Player, would you like to rent a stall? The stall fee is only 1000 points per hour.]
“Yes.”
Ye Shuangluo retrieved several items he had previously listed at the auction house and displayed them on his small stall.
[Eyes of Charm], [Ice Seal], [Fire Dragon’s Blood], [Soul Kiss]…
He placed the skill books together first, then took out the equipment and displayed them as well.
In no time, the entire stall was filled with the various items he had laid out.
Some had fixed prices, while others were left unpriced, clearly intended for bartering.
Ye Shuangluo sat at the stall, placing Mortal Kill on his lap, silently waiting for customers.
It must be said, the market on Sky Island was much easier for clearing low-end goods compared to the auction house.
The white equipment and items that had gone unnoticed at the auction house were frequently examined by passersby at the market, eventually being purchased by a Mediterranean man.
At that moment, several women had gathered in front of Ye Shuangluo’s stall, though he hadn’t noticed when they arrived.
“Hello, how much for this ‘Eyes of Charm’?”
The woman’s voice was slightly husky, a sexy, smoky tone.
Ye Shuangluo looked her over from head to toe—a wavy hairstyle, oval face, dressed in white light armor. Her striking appearance made men feel a sense of pity, wanting to…
His gaze gradually turned hazy, then quickly cleared.
Just now, he had actually thought this woman was beautiful, even considering giving her a discount.
Once he regained clarity, he looked at the woman again, and she no longer exuded that irresistible aura of pity.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
The woman seemed to understand what had just happened and immediately bowed in apology.
Ye Shuangluo gave her a deep look, from his angle, he could clearly see the woman’s graceful figure hidden beneath her light armor, especially the snowy expanse at her chest.
“…Accept bartering, or offer me a satisfactory amount of points.”
This woman was definitely not simple; her natural charm almost ensnared him.
He was curious about how high her Charisma attribute was.
Could it be that, like his Strength and Constitution, it had reached an Extraordinary level?
“Bartering, huh?”
The woman pondered for a moment, opened the system interface, and seemed to communicate with others.
After a while, she seemed to have finished communicating and presented a piece of equipment to Ye Shuangluo.
“Hey there, how about this?”
[Blade of the Brutalizer]
[Quality: Green]
[Requirements: Strength and Constitution of at least 15, Charisma below 5]
[Sharpness: 11]
[Special Effect: Heart of Brutality
Increases damage when attacking enemies smaller than you and with Health Points below 10%]
[Durability: 55/55]
[Evaluation: A weapon made specifically for brutalizers]
Trash.
Ye Shuangluo lightly tapped the blade of Mortal Kill with his finger, asking if it wanted to devour this thing.
Mortal Kill remained unresponsive, seemingly uninterested.
So Ye Shuangluo decisively shook his head and said:
“No.”
The woman furrowed her brows slightly and took out another weapon from her space backpack.
The effect was equally trash, and Mortal Kill was similarly uninterested.
Next, the woman took out several pieces of green equipment or items with poor effects.
After a few rounds, Ye Shuangluo was getting impatient.
At that moment, a girl with thick bangs and wearing extremely outdated black-framed glasses approached the stall.
“How much for these two skill books?”
She was pointing at [Eyes of Charm] and [Soul Kiss].
Ye Shuangluo was surprised to see the girl with glasses; he couldn’t sense any life aura from her at all, as if she were a ghost.
“Accept bartering, or offer me a satisfactory amount of points.”
He repeated what he had just said to the woman.
The girl thought for a moment, then took out a book from her space backpack and displayed its attributes to Ye Shuangluo.
[Unbeatable Mystical Body]
[Skill Type: Active/Passive Skill]
[Effect: ???]
[Learning Requirements: Requires learning prerequisite skill]
[Evaluation: Its value is undeniable. If you have the prerequisite skill, it’s worth going bankrupt for.]
“This skill is very valuable. It was a gift from a troublesome guy as a greeting. It’s more than enough to exchange for these two skill books; you won’t lose out.”
The girl’s tone was calm and indifferent, as if she was certain Ye Shuangluo would make the trade.
In fact, he did plan to trade.
The reason was simple. When he stared at the attributes of this skill book, the learning requirements suddenly became blurry, and then he saw the prerequisite skill.
[Learning Requirements: Possess the prerequisite skill “Unbeatable Stance” (fulfilled) and stack at least 300 layers]
Goodness, although he suspected there might be a connection just from the name, he didn’t expect there to actually be one.
So Ye Shuangluo quickly opened the trading interface, placed the two skill books up, and the other party also placed the [Unbeatable Mystical Body] skill book.
Both sides felt they weren’t losing out; it was a win-win trade.
However, the woman beside them was not happy.
“Wait, boss, I was here first. Shouldn’t there be an order to selling things?”
Ye Shuangluo ignored her protest and firmly pressed the trade button.
He had long seen through her; this woman was deliberately trying to fool him with junk.
Although [Eyes of Charm] was trash in his eyes, in the hands of a Charisma-specialized female player, it could definitely shine.
Its market price was at least around thirty thousand points, while the weapons the woman offered were worth at most ten to twenty thousand points.
As a Charisma-specialized player, she was clearly aware of the value of [Eyes of Charm], so she deliberately tried to trade junk for it, attempting to take advantage of him.
If it weren’t for Sky Island’s restriction on player combat abilities, he would have already drawn his sword for a friendly exchange with her.
The two skill books on the stall vanished instantly, and the [Unbeatable Mystical Body] skill book officially bound to him.
“Wait, I was planning to buy that [Eyes of Charm], you can’t just take it—”
The woman tried to stop the girl from leaving, but when her fingers touched the girl’s shoulder, a terrifying Killing Aura erupted from the slender figure before her.
The terrifying Killing Aura instantly drew the attention of countless players around, who all cast curious glances at the girl.
Ye Shuangluo tilted his head slightly; what a terrifying Killing Aura, not even weaker than when he comprehended [Menacing Star].
The girl extended her left hand towards the woman, and the mithril ring on her ring finger instantly lit up.
In the next moment, an invisible chain linked their wrists.
[You have been locked by “Phantom Demon” using a special skill. In your next game, the other party will enter the derivative world with you.]
“You’re with ‘Phantom Demon’!”
The woman exclaimed in shock upon seeing the system interface, then looked at the girl with eyes full of horror, as if she had seen something terrifying.
Upon hearing the woman’s words, more than half of the players who had been watching with amusement quickly averted their gaze.
They didn’t want to be targeted by the lunatics of the “Phantom Demon” organization.
Ye Shuangluo frowned slightly. “Phantom Demon”? Is that the name of a guild? Why is everyone reacting so strongly?
The woman panicked. She had only wanted to snatch a skill at a bargain, how did she end up provoking the lunatics of “Phantom Demon”?
The Phantom Demon organization was said to have been founded by someone imitating the notorious interstellar pirate “Ten Phantom Demons” from a certain world.
It wasn’t a guild; all its members maintained their partnership through contracts and code names.
Phantom Demon’s rise to fame and fear was marked by a battle where three members slaughtered over ten thousand players and millions of natives.
It was said that a player who was cut into a human swine but forcibly teleported back, saving his life, recalled:
“At that time, we were already at the gates, about to win.
But those three lunatics opened the gates, arguing as they walked out.
They seemed dissatisfied with their rankings within the organization, so they kept arguing.
Eventually, they decided to compete to see who could kill more.
Those three lunatics were on a completely different level from us, it was a one-sided massacre.
And… they laughed while killing, as if it was something joyful.”
After this battle, Phantom Demon became infamous, known as lunatics everyone feared and avoided.
It was said that the most representative feature of Phantom Demon members was the mithril ring they wore.
The ring stored a special skill that could lock onto other players.
If someone offended a member of Phantom Demon, they could lock onto them and follow them into the same world to eliminate them.
In short, Phantom Demon members were all personally selected and invited by the leader, without exception, they were strong enough to crush ordinary players.
More importantly, they were all vengeful lunatics.
The girl ignored the fearful gazes of others, gave Ye Shuangluo a polite smile and nod, then turned and left.
After the girl left, the woman looked at Ye Shuangluo with resentment.
If the stall owner had sold her the skill earlier, she wouldn’t have been targeted by a Phantom Demon member.
She knew very well that she was doomed in the next game, and under such despair and pressure, she didn’t dare to resent the Phantom Demon member.
So she could only resent Ye Shuangluo.
The young man noticed the woman’s venomous gaze and smiled kindly, releasing a torrent of Killing Aura.
This overwhelming Killing Aura drew the attention of everyone within a kilometer.
The woman looked at the young man in shock; this Killing Aura was even stronger than that of the “Phantom Demon” girl.
Ye Shuangluo looked at the woman coldly, as if looking at a moving corpse.
He knew exactly what the woman was thinking, which is why he was disdainful.
Sure, you should pick the soft target, but how can you be sure I’m weaker than her?
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