[Soul Slayer Powder]
[Effect: Can enchant weapons, granting them the special effect "Soul Extinguish"]
[PS: This item’s effectiveness is greatly reduced against living souls and benevolent spirits]
[Evaluation: You’ve already met one master craftsman; this is an item crafted by another master craftsman]
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Ye Shuangluo stared intently at the small bottle Su Zhan had taken out, which contained a special powder.
This powder was specifically designed to combat the Ghost Legion.
Just moments ago, Su Zhan had personally enchanted his Mortal Kill with it.
According to Su Zhan, the effect of this powder lasts only three days.
In other words, they needed to complete this mission within three days.
Coincidentally, three days later was also the old emperor’s birthday.
"Grand Strategist, I have one last question. The Ghost Legion has at least tens of thousands of soldiers, while we have less than a hundred. Even with the Soul Slayer Powder, it’s hard to destroy the entire Ghost Legion, isn’t it?"
Su Zhan smiled slightly and replied:
"The Ghost Legion is a special army. No matter how many times you destroy them, they can always come back, unless…"
Su Zhan paused, a terrifying killing intent emanating from him.
"Unless you kill their leader, the Legion Commander. At that point, the entire Ghost Legion will be annihilated."
Ye Shuangluo felt the terrifying killing intent from Su Zhan and couldn’t help but be curious.
Did he have a grudge against the Ghost Legion’s commander? Why did his killing intent become so intense at the mere mention of the commander?
Su Zhan quickly regained his previous calm demeanor, but his hand, gently stroking the blade, still trembled slightly, indicating that his heart was not as calm as it appeared.
"In any case, our goal is to kill the Ghost Legion’s commander. The dog emperor’s two-hundredth birthday is coming up, and he will definitely be in the capital."
Ye Shuangluo guessed that "he" must refer to the Ghost Legion’s commander.
The opponent’s combat power was likely on par with Su Zhan’s, so Ye Shuangluo didn’t expect to take him down and complete the main quest beyond expectations.
He decided to honestly kill 500 ghosts and then find an opportunity to take out a vice-captain.
……
Sitting on the bed in the inn, Ye Shuangluo opened the system menu and checked the battle logs.
[Detected enemy weapon attack. Your passive skill "Master of Weapons" second special effect: Conqueror activated]
[Opponent must undergo a Will judgment… Judgment passed, opponent is immune to your skill effect]
This was the battle log from his fight with Su Zhan. His Master of Weapons skill had not failed.
"Conqueror" activated, but Su Zhan’s Will passed the judgment, allowing him to attack normally.
This was the first time Ye Shuangluo had encountered someone who could pass the judgment.
Before this, "Conqueror" had always been invincible when enemies used weapons in battle.
But the fight with Su Zhan taught him a harsh lesson, showing him that "Conqueror" was not omnipotent and that not everyone would fail the judgment.
Even so, "Conqueror" remained a powerful special effect, effectively helping Ye Shuangluo deal with minor enemies.
In future battles, only those who could pass the "Conqueror" Will judgment would qualify to fight him; those who couldn’t were just fodder to be easily dispatched.
Thinking this, "Conqueror" seemed like a perfect detector for minor enemies.
After a brief internal joke, Ye Shuangluo put away his smile, closed his eyes, and began to review his battle with Su Zhan.
"Maybe I shouldn’t have attacked from here. If I had attacked the lower part, I might have broken through his defense…"
Ye Shuangluo continuously replayed the battle in his mind, occasionally mimicking moves with Mortal Kill.
After an unknown amount of time, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Congratulations, Reserve Player, your skill: Blade Mastery has leveled up]
[Congratulations, Reserve Player, your skill: Blade Mastery has leveled up]
[Congratulations, Reserve Player, your skill: Blade Mastery has leveled up]
[Congratulations, Reserve Player, your skill: Blade Mastery meets the conditions and has automatically advanced to Blade Proficiency]
[Blade Proficiency Lv.1]
[Effect: Increases damage by 10% when using blade weapons]
[Evaluation: Congratulations, you’ve taken another step on the path of blade mastery]
……
"Whew."
Blade Mastery advanced three times in a row, perhaps due to accumulated experience or the pressure from the battle with Su Zhan, or maybe both.
In any case, he had grown stronger.
Grasping the hilt of Mortal Kill, his battle companion seemed even more comfortable in his hand than before.
Sheathing Mortal Kill again, Ye Shuangluo sat by the window and gazed at the starry sky.
The starry sky of this other world was brilliant, unlike the Main World, which was shrouded in smog, where stars were rarely visible.
Here, the stars were dazzling, visible at any time.
He searched the sky for a while before finding the Breaker Star that had chosen him as its Fate Master.
For some reason, among the three stars of the "Seven Kills, Greedy Wolf, Breaker Star" constellation, Seven Kills and Greedy Wolf were exceptionally bright.
But Breaker Star was dim, like a candle about to go out, ready to be extinguished by any slight breeze.
This puzzled Ye Shuangluo, who continued to gaze at Breaker Star.
After a while, he noticed that the starlight from Breaker Star seemed to be shining on him.
The starlight didn’t bring any noticeable changes, only an inexplicable sense of hunger.
This hunger wasn’t a physical need for food but felt more like his soul was yearning for something.
Ye Shuangluo pondered the starlight on his body, thinking he might be craving more starlight.
But looking at the dim Breaker Star, he felt this was a bit too demanding.
Ah, no, it was demanding too much of the star.
He guessed that soon, Breaker Star’s companions, Seven Kills and Greedy Wolf, might kick it out of the "Seven Kills" constellation.
Ye Shuangluo knew Breaker Star’s condition was abnormal, but he had no way to help, as he didn’t even know why Breaker Star was so dim.
Hmm? Wait.
Ye Shuangluo suddenly thought of someone who might know why Breaker Star was so dim.
The king of the Rebels, the man who had predicted his arrival by observing the stars.
Su Zhan had personally said that the king of the Rebels was skilled in star observation.
Since he could observe the stars, he must know why Breaker Star was so dim.
……
Ye Shuangluo found Su Zhan and expressed his desire to ask the leader about why Breaker Star was so dim.
"Why is Breaker Star so dim? You don’t need to ask His Highness; I can answer that."
Su Zhan put down his book, stood up, and walked outside, where endless starlight immediately bathed him.
Ye Shuangluo looked up at the sky and found the star emitting the starlight.
Seven Kills, a member of the "Seven Kills" constellation, was exceptionally bright even among the myriad stars.
Seven Kills even seemed to be overshadowing the constellation’s central star, Greedy Wolf.
Ye Shuangluo had a sudden guess and tentatively asked:
"Could it be… the stronger the Fate Master, the stronger the star?"
Su Zhan nodded, and Ye Shuangluo was instantly struck, looking up at the stark contrast between Seven Kills and Breaker Star, feeling deeply affected.
Seeing Ye Shuangluo’s reaction, Su Zhan chuckled and comforted him:
"Don’t worry, Breaker Star isn’t like this because of you.
It became like this because over a hundred years ago, its previous Fate Master… was killed."
Ye Shuangluo asked in confusion:
"Does the death of a Fate Master cause such great harm to the star?"
"Usually, it wouldn’t, but Breaker Star is special.
Breaker Star is a star of war, and each Fate Master is an unparalleled warrior.
Each time they are defeated, Breaker Star suffers significant damage.
Especially the previous Fate Master, who was the number one in the world."
"Wait!"
Ye Shuangluo interrupted Su Zhan, having noticed a contradiction.
"If the previous Fate Master was the number one in the world, how was he killed?"
Su Zhan looked towards the direction of the palace, his tone somber as he said:
"Because he was the number one 'human,' and the one who killed him was an immortal."