Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Yin Soul Wood

Translator: 549690339

“High-quality wood?” Song Jian was taken aback, not expecting this kind of thing in the game.

“Little Cheap Brother, my Chopping Skill is only at level 2…” Li Ke’er made a troubled face.

“That’s okay, there are plenty of ordinary trees in this park. You can start harvesting those until your chopping skill is upgraded to level three. Then you can collect these high-quality Yin Soul Ghost Trees.”

Along the way, Song Jian had already spotted many ordinary trees in the park. Li Ke’er can collect the trees herself without the need to compete, so her Chopping Skill will level up quickly.

“Alright, Little Cheap Brother, I’ll go level up my Chopping Skill!” Li Ke’er ran towards a standard quality tree, wielding her iron axe to hew it.

Impatiently, Song Jian advanced towards a Yin Soul Ghost Tree and threw a punch at it.

“Sheesh, this Ghost Tree is hard, and it’s icy cold!” Song Jian massaged his wrist. The Ghost Tree was harder than typical rock, leaving his fingers numb after a single punch. Plus, the Ghost Tree was filled with a frosty Yin energy that would infiltrate his body with every punch.

System: You are harvesting the Yin Soul Ghost Tree. You have touched the Ghost Tree’s Yin energy, causing you to lose 2 Yin Attribute Damage. Your innate skill “Thick Skinned” has been triggered, negating 2 Yin Attribute Damage. Final damage is zero.

“Who would’ve thought my talent would be so versatile.” Song Jian smirked slightly as he continued to punch the tree.

Thud, thud, thud-

The Yin Soul Ghost Tree rocked continuously. After a while, a large piece of splintered wood crumbled from the Ghost Tree, transformed into a white light, and flew into Song Jian’s inventory.

System: You’ve harvested 145 units of wood.

“Wow, is the quantity of wood this high? Got 145 units in just one go? Wouldn’t an entire tree yield thousands of units then?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up. He was initially just interested in the Yin Soul Wood, but even without it, the ordinary wood is also abundant. This place is a sacred land for harvesting wood, far better than the area where Tree Spirits are located.

Song Jian initially planned to gather wood from the Tree Spirit area after defeating the BOSS, but now it seemed unnecessary. He could directly collect wood from here.

Zhao Sihai, who was hiding hundreds of meters away in a small pavilion, was scowling. Leaning on a wooden chair and looking at Song Jian through an 8x scope, he wondered, “What’s this guy up to? Why is he harvesting wood now?”

Zhao Sihai observed attentively for a while, sensing something unusual about the pitch-black forest. The Ghost Trees were significantly different from ordinary trees. Once he took a closer look, he understood why Song Jian was gathering wood instead of fighting the BOSS.

“Shit! I discovered this place first, it’s mine. Now this kid’s taking advantage of it.” Zhao Sihai seethed, his heart throbbing painfully.

Watching one Yin Soul Ghost tree after another fall down, it felt like Song Jian was cutting off slabs of flesh from Zhao Sihai’s body. Each harvested Ghost Tree felt like a bloody chunk of meat being sliced off. The pain was so intense that Zhao Sihai almost stopped breathing.

“Mine, mine, all of these are mine…” Zhao Sihai muttered to himself. Several times, he’d been tempted to pull the trigger, instantly putting an end to Song Jian who was stealing his Ghost Trees, but in the end, he restrained himself.

“Go ahead, keep harvesting. You’re collecting for me. Soon, the stuff in your inventory, the BOSS loot, even your life, will all be mine,” Zhao Sihai muttered to himself, holding back his raging anger.

The quantity of wood in Song Jian’s inventory was rapidly increasing…

Eight thousand units…

Nine thousand units…

Ten thousand units…

Fifteen thousand units…

Song Jian had even forgotten about the Level 5 Elite BOSS, as he transformed into a diligent lumberjack, destructively harvesting the Yin Soul Ghost Trees.

After an unknown amount of time, Song Jian’s inventory had accumulated over thirty thousand units of wood, when cheers rang out from behind.

“Wow, I’ve leveled up! My Chopping Skill is at level three now!” Li Ke’er hopped excitedly towards Song Jian.

Thud-

Song Jian punched the Yin Soul Ghost Tree again, leaving only a stump barely three inches from the ground.

System: You’ve harvested 320 units of wood.

System: Your Chopping Skill has leveled up to level 5.

System: Your Barehanded Combat Skill (Palm Strike) (Basic) has leveled up to level 5.

Chopping Skill: Passive, Level 5; When chopping trees, efficiency increases by 30%, probability of obtaining rare wood Increases by 10%.

Barehanded Combat Skill (Palm Strike) (Basic): Passive, Level 5; Increases palm strike power by 30%, Constitution +1.

Song Jian was pleased to see that both his Chopping Skill and Barehanded Combat had leveled up to 5.

“Constitution +1? So leveling up a passive skill to 5 increases one’s attributes?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up at the sight of the attribute increase in the Level 5 Barehanded Combat Skill.

Song Jian’s Constitution had already reached 7 points, his Vitality Points had increased from the original 250 to 270. His strength had increased a little further.

“Little Cheap Brother, you’re harvesting so quickly! You’ve already harvested such a large area!” Li Ke’er looked at the field of stumps in surprise and declared, “Looks like I need to work harder too, hmph!”

With that, Li Ke’er approached a Yin Soul Ghost Tree, lifted her iron axe, and struck it with all her might.

Thud-

Li Ke’er cried out, “It’s so hard! I can barely hold onto the axe!”

After a moment, she shivered, “It’s, so cold! Why is chopping down a tree this cold? Ah, it even reduces Vitality Points!”

“Hmph, this is one naughty tree!” said Li Ke’er to herself, before lifting her small iron axe and striking the Yin Soul Ghost Tree again.

“Ke’er, watch your Vitality Points. If they drop too low, rest a while on the side to recover your Vitality.” Song Jian called out.

“Rest easy, Little Cheap Brother, I know!” Li Ke’er replied, resisting the icy cold that flowed from the Ghost Tree and continued to harvest diligently.

Song Jian gave Li Ke’er an anxious glance, shook his head slightly, and continued to harvest the Yin Soul Ghost Tree.

A moment later, a Yin Soul Ghost Tree collapsed with a crash, transformed into white light, and flew into Song Jian’s inventory. Amid the white light, there was a strip of black light.

System: You have used the Chopping Skill and harvested 290 units of wood.

System: You have used the Chopping Skill and accidentally received 1 unit of Yin Soul Wood.

A piece of black iron-like wood was quietly lying in another slot in Song Jian’s inventory, emitting a faint glow.