Everyone's a Hunter? I'm a Hunter x Hunter!

Is the treasure hidden in the Giant Mushroom Rainforest?!

Lu Xiu's eyes lit up slightly.

Although I don't know if an intermediate treasure map can definitely condense into a platinum treasure chest.

But it should at least be a gold chest, right? Or is it possible to generate a chest that's even better than a platinum chest?

The database is still too small. Once I get more intermediate treasure maps, I'll have more experience.

Let's just consider it another Platinum Treasure Chest for now. Regardless of what kind of items it might contain, the 20% all-attribute bonus from the Treasure Hunter talent after opening the Platinum Treasure Chest alone made Lü Xiu drool.

For me, this was equivalent to a dragon meat feast!

Thinking of this, Lü Xiu couldn't wait any longer.

With a flick of his right hand, a black rope shot out, entangled the stem of a mushroom, and his figure immediately flew away into the distance.

Lin Nanwen, who was using the Mirror of Spiritual Flow, assumed that Lü Xiu was practicing and did not pay any attention.

Soon, Lü Xiu flew over a thousand meters into the giant mushroom rainforest.

An intermediate-level treasure map unfolded before him, with red dots marking the location of the treasure.

The location of the treasure was not too far from Lü Xiu.

Just keep walking west along the shore of Demon Fish Lake, the location is at its westernmost point, about a hundred meters from the lakeshore...

When there are only one kilometer left to reach the target location.

The treasure map transformed into an arrow and appeared before Lü Xiu, guiding him to continue his actions.

However, upon seeing the direction the arrow was pointing, Lü Xiu couldn't help but frown.

The arrow is slightly tilted downwards; if you follow this direction, the treasure chest must be underground.

Lu Xiu continued moving without stopping and soon arrived at the location marked on the treasure map.

The arrow in front of us was pointing straight at the ground.

"Earth Escape!" Lu Xiu didn't know how far the treasure chest was from him, but the Earth Exchange Token was the only way for him to quickly go deep underground.

If even a 100-meter-long underground tunnel can't reach the treasure chest, then he'll have no choice but to dig a hole down where he is.

Lu Xiu, who had activated his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical escape technique), instantly fell into the mud and quickly swam towards the depths of the earth.

Only two seconds had passed.

Lu Xiu's vision suddenly switched from complete darkness to bright lights.

The body freefalls after being detached from the soil!

It's still upside down!

He quickly flipped in mid-air, twisted, and landed smoothly. Only then did Lü Xiu realize that he had arrived in an underground space!

This space appears to have been artificially created.

The ground was flat and smooth, with pillars standing on both sides, supporting the rocks above. Four torches were stuck in the walls, and in the very center of the space was a dark red altar.

On the altar, a large yellow eel, over ten meters long and more than two meters thick, with messy golden whiskers on its face and flashes of pale blue electricity on its body, was being pinned to the ground by a black bone spear, with dark red blood spreading beneath it.

On the head of this giant eel, Lü Xiu saw the name he had been searching for.

Dragon Beard Thunder Eel LV86

"So the dragon-whiskered thunder eel was here!" Lu Xiu exclaimed in astonishment.

Previously, he and his master thought that the Dragon Whiskered Thunder Eel had left the Demon Fish Lake on its own.

I never expected to be nailed here.

However, Lu Xiu could see that the dragon-whiskered thunder eel's body was still undulating slightly, and that the name on its head had not disappeared, indicating that it was still alive.

So here's the question.

Who pinned the dragon-whiskered thunder eel here?

Lu Xiu had no way of knowing, but whoever pinned the dragon-whiskered thunder eel here, from this moment on, it belonged to him!

I suddenly have a craving for eel rice.

Brush a layer of savory and rich eel sauce onto the surface of the grilled eel until golden brown, then place it on top of freshly cooked fluffy rice with distinct grains, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions.

Take out your chopsticks, tear off a piece of soft and sticky eel meat, and shovel it into your mouth along with the rice.

That aroma, that taste~~~

Hiss~

Lu Xiu's eyes flashed with a faint golden glint of greed as he drooled. He reached into his spatial backpack with his right hand, took out the Ice Blade, and then took out two thick strips of cloth to wrap around the hilt of the blade. He then slowly walked toward the Dragon Whisker Thunder Eel.

Electric eels are not eels, but the dragon-whiskered thunder eel in front of us, judging from its structure, is more like an eel that has mastered the power of lightning, rather than an electric eel that is naturally capable of generating electricity.

The dragon-whiskered thunder eel seemed to sense Lü Xiu's killing intent. It opened its eyes weakly and looked at Lü Xiu calmly, without any fear or panic, and even with a hint of hope for relief.

"It seems you've been tormented for a long time."

"Don't worry, I'll strike quickly, there won't be any pain." Lu Xiu gripped the knife in his right hand and plunged it into the dragon-whiskered thunder eel's undulating gill openings with all his might!

"puff!"

The sharp blade pierced into the flesh and blood, eventually penetrating the brain!

Crimson blood immediately flowed down the ice blade, covering the ground once again.

[Defeated Dragon Whisker Thunder Eel LV86, gained 6409484 experience. Experience gained from defeating a higher-level enemy is increased by 1000%, and experience gained from defeating a higher-ranking enemy is increased by 400%.]

[Level increased, all attributes +1, free attribute +1, current level: 37]

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[Level increased, all attributes +1, free attribute +1, current level: 40]

[Note: Your level has reached the cap. Please complete your job advancement as soon as possible.]

Killing the Dragon-Bearded Thunder Eel, a level 50 higher than himself, instantly boosted Lü Xiu's level to 40 with the massive experience gained. Had he not reached the beginner hunter's cap, he might have leveled up a few more times.

However, it wasn't wasted. All the extra experience was stored in his experience bar, and once he completed his career advancement, he would still be able to level up as many times as he was supposed to.

Lu Xiu pulled out the Ice Wheel Cutter and put it into his spatial backpack along with the Dragon Whisker Thunder Eel.

This is clearly not the place where the dragon-whiskered thunder eel is cut.

Once the dragon-whiskered thunder eel disappeared, all that remained on the dark red altar was blood and the black bone spear nailed to the ground.

Lu Xiu stepped forward to examine it, and the attributes of the black bone spear immediately became clear.

Demon King Blood Thorn

Grade: Perfect

Rating: 80

Attack +1020, Strength +25, Agility +20, Constitution +30.

Additional Skill 1: Blood Spike (Passive, always inflicts bleeding status when dealing damage)

Additional Skill 2: Blood Boiling (Active: Activates the blood in the body, increasing the user's attack speed and strength attributes by 100% for 10 minutes. Cooldown: 10 hours)

Equipment requirements: Strength ≥ 300, Constitution ≥ 500

Durability: 3000/3000

Description: Made primarily from the skeleton of the Swordfish King, this weapon is refined through repeated processing with highly concentrated demonic blood and metal. The wielder can feel the roar of their own bloodline and wield this mysterious power; however, if struck by the bone spear, the wielder will bleed uncontrollably until death.