Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 956 - 265: Are You Kidding Me!_5

And these days of effort have not been just about background knowledge.

Through strategy guides, he already knew which areas were suitable for exploration and which areas were suitable for top players to hunt.

He also had a rough understanding of the initial estimation of the value of various spiritual materials.

The strategy information provided by enthusiastic players on the forums was enough to help him avoid many pitfalls in the initial stage.

Standing up, Ji Chen moved his somewhat stiff shoulders.

Outside the window, the lights of Imperial Tomb Village were still bright, and the sounds of players' clamor could be faintly heard.

Where to go in the future.

He had already set a small temporary goal for himself, to join the Divine Hall Guild.

Not because the Divine Hall Guild was recognized as the strongest guild in the Player Faction, but because he needed an organization for information exchange.

Interacting with other players could also help him quickly understand this world.

Reduce the sense of alienation and strangeness.

The Divine Hall Guild was clearly the best choice.

His gaze swept over the stack of books on the table, and he slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Learning never ends, it's just temporarily set aside.

Next, he planned to create a few Forbidden Technique Seals to use in conjunction with the Star Vein System to assist his rapid growth.

The Dragon Descendant once taught him many forbidden techniques.

After each use of a forbidden technique, it would cause severe lingering consequences on the body, and some forbidden techniques could only be used once in a lifetime.

For example, the "Burning Star Self-Destruction" Forbidden Technique Seal that all members of the resistance army mastered.

If they found themselves in a desperate situation during their confrontation with the White Demon Clan, they would activate this forbidden technique seal, compressing all the Ability Imprints, flesh, and soul they had cultivated throughout their lives into a single explosive force of destruction.

Other forbidden techniques also had similar characteristics.

They all required squeezing out the body's potential, leaving consequences.

In reality, his shattered body not only carried hidden ailments from his early days as a slave but also consequences from using some forbidden techniques in later warfare.

But in the game, there was clearly no such concern.

No matter how severe the lingering consequences, it was merely a one-hour Resurrection Cooldown.

Reflecting on the past, Ji Chen fell into silence.

Various forbidden techniques information flashed through his mind.

In his contemplation, a sudden inspiration sparked.

He thought of a forbidden technique seal to store energy in an independent space, with the ability named: Spirit Core Pool.

This was a forbidden technique with relatively lighter lingering consequences.

The Dragon Descendant taught them this ability because at the time, the resistance army was being hunted by the White Demon Clan, and they had no storage tools on them, making it impossible to carry the spiritual resources they plundered from the White Demon Clan during their escape.

It was in this difficult situation that the Dragon Descendant proposed this ability.

The effect was to refine spiritual materials into pure energy and send it to an independent space, from which it could be extracted at any time when needed.

However, using this ability required a price, burning Qi-Blood and spiritual power as the key to open the independent space of the Spirit Core Pool.

Back then, the Dragon Descendant set up a coordinate for an independent space, and the members of the resistance army could share the resources in this independent space after activating their body imprints.

In Ji Chen's view, this ability was extremely practical.

In the future, he could pour Spirit Potions and Qi Blood Potions into the Spirit Core Pool space and consume Qi-Blood and spiritual power to extract them directly when needed.

Once his strength grew, the consumption of Qi-Blood and spiritual power needed to activate would be negligible, and high-level Energy Absorption would quickly replenish it.

Compared to needing to grab recovery potions from the Space Bag in the game and having a drinking action to use them,

the Spirit Core Pool space, interfacing with the body's Ability Imprints, would directly input extracted energy into the body.

It's equivalent to mounting a potion reserve pool within the body, allowing for ready access to stored Qi-Blood and spiritual power, making the combat experience in the game more convenient.

Having formed an idea, he acted immediately.

Opening the Trading House, he began to purchase materials.

The Spirit Plants that the Dragon Descendant used back then were not available in the Trading House.

But what he needed wasn't the specific types of Spirit Plants, but the Essence extracted from them, as long as the properties of the Essence were correct it could be made.

After spending 1250 sacrificial power to procure materials, he attempted to generate the "Spirit Core Pool Mark" in his body as taught by the Dragon Descendant.

However, this attempt resulted in an unexpected situation for Ji Chen.

He followed the Dragon Descendant's method the entire time.

But even after all the prepared materials were exhausted, the Spirit Core Pool Mark couldn't be completed.

Unsure where the problem was, Ji Chen decided to try again.

He opened the Trading House and purchased another batch of Spirit Plant Essence to continue the unfinished process.

As more and more sacrificial power was consumed, Ji Chen gradually became bewildered.

The steps to outline the Spirit Core Pool Mark had no issues, and the imprint's trajectory connections were all normal.

But the Ability Imprint seemed like a bottomless pit, as he couldn't fill in the last stroke needed to generate the imprint.

Having already invested 3592 sacrificial power, Ji Chen could only grit his teeth and continue trying.

It wasn't long before the investment in sacrificial power reached 12848 points.

This left Ji Chen completely dumbfounded.

The Perception View provided by the Eagle-Headed Demon was fixed on the Spirit Core Pool Mark inside his body.

The complex patterns drawn by the deep blue spiritual power were 99% complete, but the final crucial connecting line just wouldn't close no matter how much spiritual resources he infused.

Giving up at this point, how could he be reconciled?

"One more time!"

He continued the investment, and the Spirit Core Pool Mark still greedily devoured the Spirit Plant Essence, like an abyss that could never be satisfied.

When the investment reached 23,000 sacrificial power, Ji Chen considered giving up.

If he kept investing like this, his remaining sacrificial power would likely be completely drained.

Even if successful, it would only provide convenience in consuming potions, not generate sacrificial power returns.

"One last time."

When half of the last 1239 points of sacrificial power of Spirit Plant Essence had been invested, the Ability Imprint spiritual pattern that never closed suddenly completed itself.

"Big loss."

Seeing it finally made, Ji Chen felt his temples throb with anger.

It's fortunate it was a success, and consuming potions will be much more convenient in the future, indirectly enhancing his strength.

Next was an activation test.

Attempting to activate the imprint, as the spiritual power infused, the shadow of the Spirit Core Pool space slowly unfolded in his consciousness.

The next second, Ji Chen's expression froze.

The Spirit Core space, which was supposed to be empty, was now filled with dozens of floating energy orbs of varying shapes, each radiating a familiar wave.

"You must be kidding!"

Ji Chen's pupils contracted sharply.

The energy group floating in the Spirit Core Pool space was all too familiar, as they were energy substances from the White Demon Clan's world.

His gaze focused on a crimson energy orb.

This energy orb's name was Red Sky Blood Flame, derived from the "Iron Spine Canyon" battle, plundered from the hands of the White Demon Clan as a batch of Spirit Ore.

At that time, after winning the battle, they refined the captured Spirit Ore into Red Sky Blood Flame energy.

After sending it into the Spirit Core Space, they decisively withdrew from the battlefield.

The Red Sky Blood Flame essence devoted to the Spirit Core Space back then was consumed in subsequent battles.

The remaining orb, left intentionally by the Dragon Descendant,

who at the time joked to them:

"This orb of Red Sky Blood Flame Elemental Energy, no one use it, let it be a keepsake of our victorious campaign, so every time we open it, we'll remember those old friends who fell behind early."

After that battle, 327 names were forever carved on the monument.

Only this flame remained, flickering in the depths of the Spirit Core Space, preserving the faded battle flags, shattered oaths, sealed in the amber of time.

As his consciousness focused on the slowly shimmering crimson energy orb, Ji Chen's breath nearly stopped.

Why such an outrageous phenomenon occurred, the answer was obvious.

The Spirit Core Pool he created in the game had actually connected to the Spirit Core Pool space that the Dragon Descendant had established in the otherworldly realm years ago.

All the floating materials here were the residual energy substances left before their group's disbandment, yet unused.

Every energy orb carried a piece of the struggle's past.

Returning to his senses.

Hiss~!

Ji Chen instinctively took a deep breath, his heart pounding:

"I knew there was something off about this game!"