Excitement subsided, Qin Feng closed the attribute panel.
Just then, a gentle breeze blew, carrying a whiff of pungent, rancid odor.
“Huh! This… is the scent of a Venomous Nine-Ring Snake!”
Qin Feng took a deep sniff of the air, his eyes shining.
Immediately, he followed the scent and began to sneak towards its source…
For the past three hours, others had been diligently slaying beasts.
He had been wandering, essentially mapping out the situation of the beginner’s plain.
This vast plain was home to only five types of Level 1 beasts, namely the Bloodtooth Rabbit, Rodent Giant Rat, Grassland Gray Wolf, Raging Wild Boar, and Venomous Nine-Ring Snake.
The first four beasts were of no significance to him, leaving only the Venomous Nine-Ring Snake, from which he could extract twice.
However, Venomous Nine-Ring Snakes were rare, making them highly sought after.
Now that he had discovered the trail of a Venomous Nine-Ring Snake, how could he miss it?
At present, he cautiously stalked forward.
The wind blew softly, carrying the scent.
The closer Qin Feng got to his target, the stronger the pungent, rancid odor became, mingled with an unusual, fruity aroma.
Strange!
How could there be a fruity aroma?
Curiosity piqued, Qin Feng accelerated his stealthy approach.
Soon, he arrived at a small grove, the smell even more potent.
He knew his target was nearby.
Immediately, he crouched down, using low shrubs to conceal his figure.
In this world filled with danger, he had to be constantly vigilant.
After walking about ten meters, he finally caught sight of his target through the gaps in the bushes…
Underneath a large tree ahead, a five-meter-long python lay coiled.
Its body was adorned with nine red rings, making it exceptionally eye-catching.
It was the Venomous Nine-Ring Snake!
Qin Feng took a deep breath, his heart brimming with excitement.
Killing this snake would grant him more energy attributes.
The Venomous Nine-Ring Snake was the strongest Level 1 beast on the beginner’s plain.
It was also the only Level 1 beast that could provide energy attributes.
During this period, Qin Feng had realized that energy attributes were the most difficult to obtain.
The harder something was to get, the more valuable it was.
“Huh! This snake’s belly…”
Suddenly, he noticed that the snake’s belly was incredibly swollen, as if it had swallowed something.
This made it appear somewhat sluggish as it coiled on the ground.
Furthermore, he spotted a small mound of dirt behind the giant serpent.
Growing beside that mound was a half-foot-tall spiritual herb.
The herb had seven fan-shaped green leaves, with a red spiritual fruit at its apex, the size of a ping pong ball.
The unusual, fruity scent he had detected earlier emanated from that red fruit.
The giant serpent currently lay coiled in front of the fruit, seemingly guarding it.
“This red fruit must be a treasure. Otherwise, this giant snake wouldn't be guarding it like this. Looks like I'm going to strike it rich this time!”
Upon seeing the fruit, Qin Feng's eyes lit up with excitement.
He was tempted.
At that moment, he grabbed his twin blades and stealthily moved towards the giant snake.
Soon, he reached a position five meters from the serpent.
But just then, the giant snake suddenly turned its head, its vertical snake eyes fixated on his location.
It had discovered Qin Feng!
Realizing his exposure, Qin Feng no longer concealed himself, and charged directly at the snake, ready to kill.
Swish~!
A piercing sound echoed through the air, leaving a trail of afterimage.
With the boost from his speed talent, his velocity surpassed even that of the speed-oriented Grassland Gray Wolf.
Hiss~!
The giant snake was taken aback and reared up, lunging forward.
Qin Feng sidestepped, easily evading the snake's bite.
The giant snake's speed was inherently slower than Qin Feng's.
Now, with its bloated belly, it was even clumsier.
Qin Feng closed the distance instantly, bringing his blades down in a flash of cold steel.
Crack~ crunch~ crunch!
Ssh~!
A series of sounds of scales shattering!
Mixed with the sound of flesh being cut!
Those incredibly hard snake scales were shattered into dozens of pieces by Qin Feng's single strike.
Hiss~!
The giant snake writhed in agony, instantly turning its head and opening its jaws to bite.
A wave of stench hit him, a foul odor filling his nostrils.
Qin Feng swiftly dodged, quickly putting distance between himself and the serpent.
Hiss~!
Enraged, the giant snake relentlessly pursued him.
But after only a few meters, a bloody line appeared across its seven-inch point.
Pff~ Ssh~ Ssh~!
The wound then widened, and snake blood spurted out!
The giant snake felt a sharp pain in its seven-inch point, its body went limp, and its pupils dilated.
Bang~!
A dull thud!
It collapsed onto the ground, its body convulsing for a moment before ceasing all movement.
In a single encounter, Qin Feng had slain the giant snake.
He breathed a sigh of relief, deeply satisfied with his performance.
This outstanding display was not merely due to his powerful physique but also to his extremely high combat talent.
It was the first time he realized that his combat talent wasn't weak; it was just that his previous frail body had not allowed it to manifest.
Hum~!
At that moment, a white light shot up from the giant snake’s body, flowing into his own…
【Successfully killed Level 1 Venomous Nine-Ring Snake, gained +40 energy points!】
Qin Feng felt a surge of warmth throughout his body, an incredible sense of comfort. A level progress bar appeared in his mind.
【Level】: 1 (70/100)
Killing a Venomous Nine-Ring Snake yielded 40 energy points, indeed stronger than the Rodent Giant Rat.
Now, all he needed was to kill one more Level 1 beast to easily level up to Level 2.
So it seems leveling up isn't difficult at all!
Thinking this, Qin Feng smiled with satisfaction.
However, he had no idea that if he were to utter this thought out loud, all one hundred billion people on Earth would curse him to death.
In the current beginner state, humans were inherently weak, and there were hardly any individuals who could fight a Level 1 beast one-on-one.
Then, Qin Feng strode towards the snake’s corpse, placing one hand on its body…
A flash of white light erupted!
【Endless extraction successful! Gained 2 points of energy attribute!】
Awesome~!
My energy increased again!
Right, why was this snake’s belly so big?
Qin Feng’s gaze returned to the snake’s belly.
To be honest, a major reason he was able to slay the giant snake so easily was because its belly was too large, making it slow and clumsy.
If it had been a normal Venomous Nine-Ring Snake, he would have had to put in more effort.
Thinking this, he gripped his steel blade and, enduring the snake's stench, made a downward cut along the seven-inch point.
Sizzle~!
A flash of cold steel!
The snake’s white flesh was torn open!
The snake’s belly was split open!
A human corpse, covered in mucus, tumbled out of the snake’s belly.
Holy shit~!
This snake actually ate people!
Qin Feng was taken aback!
However, he quickly regained his composure.
In this world of carnage, death was a constant companion.
It was an eternal melody.
He had gradually grown indifferent to it!
At that moment, he crouched down, placing one hand on the person’s corpse, and attempted an Endless Extraction…
He didn't know if it would even work in this situation.
Hum~!
A moment later, white light flickered!
【Endless extraction successful! Second time obtaining F-rank talent—Visual Enhancement!】
Qin Feng was delighted. It actually worked…
【Two talents automatically stack and enhance! Your Visual talent upgrades to E-rank talent—Visual Overhaul!】
【Visual Overhaul: Vision enhanced twentyfold, with night vision ability.】
【Talent evolution successful, automatically awakened talent skill—True Sight.】
【True Sight: Active skill, can discern the essence of things.】
“Haha!! It’s possible!”
Qin Feng’s heart swelled with joy.
He never expected that inadvertently extracting an F-rank talent would lead to such a significant change.
Turns out, he already had F-rank Visual Enhancement.
The corpse also possessed F-rank Visual Enhancement.
Upon successful extraction again, his Visual talent would be stacked and enhanced, evolving into E-rank Visual Overhaul.
Endless Extraction was truly extraordinary!
In actuality, everyone’s talents could be upgraded and evolved, but the conditions were extremely stringent, the difficulty immense, and there were level restrictions.
But Qin Feng’s talent evolution was clearly different.
As long as he extracted the same type of talent multiple times, there was a chance for it to evolve.
This made his talent evolution significantly easier than others.
Moreover, after a talent ability evolved successfully, there was a certain probability of awakening a talent skill.
The odds of this were very low.
However, just now, after his Visual talent evolved, he actually succeeded in awakening a talent skill—True Sight.
This was also Qin Feng’s first skill.
At this time, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and turned his gaze towards the red spiritual fruit in front of him…
True Sight instantly activated, and a light screen popped up in his vision.
【Name】: Red Python Fruit
【Grade】: First-Order Spiritual Fruit
【Effect】: Non-toxic, consumption enhances constitution and increases resistance to poison.
True Sight is really awesome!
It immediately identified the fruit's details.
Qin Feng was ecstatic.
With this skill, he could identify many unknown things.
This was a huge advantage for grabbing resources!
Speaking of which, this Red Python Fruit was also a treasure, as it could enhance constitution.
His weakest attribute was constitution, and this fruit was perfect for that purpose.
Thinking this, he happily walked toward the fruit..................