Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Wang Sunluo faced significant challenges in reclaiming the land.

Ordinary chosen ones without top-tier talent or heroic spirits need at least eight level 6 individuals working together to fight, otherwise their chances of winning against this Bloodstained Loyal General are slim.

Xiao Yu fought Xiong Heng for nearly ten rounds before defeating him, and Sun Wu also took twenty or thirty rounds to defeat the weaker level 5 lord Gongsun Sheng.

Now it can be wiped out in one round.

It was absolutely stunning!

Xiao Yu was able to achieve such results mainly because Zhao Gang and others attracted attention, and secondly because he used the "deceive the heavens and cross the sea" tactic to catch the enemy off guard.

Although Wang Sunluo realized the sneak attack with his keen intuition, he underestimated Xiao Yu's ability to break through defenses because of his high defense and shield counter skills.

The Corpse-Slaying Whip's single strike ignored all defenses, triggering a soul-crushing attack.

It also triggered a soul critical strike.

Taking advantage of Wang Sunluo's brief dizziness, Xiao Yu activated the Blood Tiger Slash attached to the Blood Tiger Battle Blade, easily beheading him with its powerful burst of force.

Sun Tzu did not take action.

But he made the greatest contribution in this battle.

The new skill "Deceive the Heavens" is so damn useful!

Not only can they silently bypass the defenses and infiltrate the enemy camp, but they can also launch surprise attacks in battle!

Whether it's grinding monsters or running dungeons.

Whether it's stealth attacks or evasion, it's incredibly effective.

It's a pity it's a military strategy technique rather than a heroic spirit skill, otherwise I would have definitely learned this ability.

There were also some miscellaneous soldiers.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals are nothing to worry about.

Xiao Yu didn't need to lift a finger; Zhao Gang, Fatty, and Xia Xia could handle it all.

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +450, "Heroic Spirit Crystal: Blood Slash" +1, Green Heroic Spirit Essence +1!]

"A secret crystal has appeared!"

Heroic Spirit Crystals are equivalent to skill books.

Xiao Yu has never personally obtained a Secret Crystal.

His only "Concealing Breath Technique" crystal was obtained through an exchange with Su Qingmeng, which shows how low the drop rate of this item is.

Blood Slash is a green-grade martial arts skill that can only be used by heroes of green quality or higher through fusion.

Xiao Yu knew about this skill.

This is a relatively common skill in the ancient deep sea, but it is an excellent green quality skill.

There's nothing to hesitate about.

Xiao Yu used the "Blood Qi Slash" on Sun Wu.

Sun Wu, as an orange-quality hero, has enough soul slots and has already fused two soul crystals and one soul weapon!

[Soul Essence - 120!]

You have learned the skill "Blood Slash" through the spirit of "Sun Tzu, the Master of War"!

Xiao Yu mastered the Blood Qi Slash.

[Blood Qi Slash], a green quality skill, can consume up to 5 points of mental energy to condense a stream of blood energy to activate "Blood Qi Combo" or "Blood Qi Strike". Cooldown time is 10 seconds... Current level 1, maximum level 4.

Blood Slash is a green skill.

This skill includes two white-quality sub-skills: "Blood Qi Combo" and "Blood Qi Strike".

The former involves wrapping the weapon with the power of blood and qi to enhance each attack until the blood and qi are exhausted, making it highly efficient and suitable for group battles.

The latter unleashes the power of blood and qi in one strike, resulting in higher explosive power and damage, and can also generate sword and blade aura to create short-to-medium range attacks.

Both uses are good.

The most distinctive feature of Blood Slash is...

This skill not only consumes mental energy, but also life energy each time it is used. However, it is precisely because of this that its power is more outstanding than most similar skills.

Therefore, it is a very good green quality skill, which not only has high practical value, but also has great potential for improvement.

Xiao Yu doesn't have any decent attack skills and can only rely on the skills attached to his equipment to deal damage. Now that he has Blood Qi Slash, his strength has increased significantly!

Not only did Xiao Yu become stronger.

Sun Tzu's close-combat prowess also increased significantly.

"Boss!"

"Resolved!"

Zhao Gang, Fatty, and Xia stepped forward to report.

Xiao Yu glanced at the pollution level. The team's pollution level was just over 30%, which was generally under control. However, they needed to speed up the process a bit.

Keep the other spoils safe.

The four men passed through the camp and found a deep-sea buoy resembling a local shrine beneath the horizontal gate.

Activate the buoy to complete the transfer.

Arrive in the second area.

The mountainside of Gusu Demon Mountain contains gardens, government offices, warehouses, and ancestral temples. The number of monsters is less than at the foot of the mountain, but the proportion of elite monsters is higher.

There are three types of monsters in this area.

Corrupt sorcerers and treacherous officials are quite common.

There are at least thirty or forty of these two types of monsters scattered throughout the gardens and government offices.

It doesn't have strong attack power itself, but it is a typical pollution-type monster. Its attacks come with a high pollution value, which is more disgusting than simple damage.

In addition, there is a special elite monster in this area whose name contains an official title. Although it is not a named corrupted monster, its strength is comparable to that of a rare elite monster and it is not easy to deal with.

The second area is riddled with spell traps.

There are also natural traps formed by deep-sea nightmares.

For example, randomly spawning historical pustules can disguise themselves as random treasure chests or other illusions. Once you get close, you will be greatly corroded and your pollution will increase significantly.

Kill the boss first, then clear out the mobs.

Sun Tzu launched the "Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea" campaign, ignoring obstacles along the way, and passed through gardens and government offices.

You have entered the "Temple of Souls"!

There are three figures here.

[Fallen Sima], Level 5 Rare Elite...

This is a rare elite monster of the warrior type. Its skin is withered, like a dried corpse, and its armor is covered in rust but inlaid with gems. Its weapon is a broken greatsword.

[Fallen Situ], Level 5 Rare Elite...

This was a bloated, rotting, pus-oozing fat man whose once magnificent official robes were now crawling with maggots.

[Soul-Eating Grandmaster - Bo Pi], Level 5 Lord Unit...

As the regional boss.

This thing has no physical form; it is made up of a cloud of chaotic gray smoke and wears a robe made of dozens or even hundreds of face skins sewn together.

If you look closely, you'll find that the faces are all from the same person, but the expressions are all different, which is quite strange.

"Is this Bo Pi?"

Bo Pi was the Grand Chancellor of the State of Wu during the reign of King Fuchai.

He was a typical treacherous minister, ambitious, greedy, and lustful. He harmed loyal ministers internally and colluded with enemy states externally, causing the Wu state, which originally had an absolute advantage in the struggle between Wu and Yue, to lose its favorable opportunities and gradually decline.

"Bo Pi himself isn't particularly strong, but he's a troublesome opponent."

"He has a skill called 'Soul-Eating Possession' which randomly possesses the Fallen Situ or Fallen Sima around him. The abilities are completely different depending on the possessed target."

Lu Dahai asked, "Then how do we fight?"

"We will take down Fallen Situ and Fallen Sima instantly, but then he will immediately possess the nearest Chosen One."

"His methods of possession have an almost 100% success rate in the nightmare environment of the deep sea."

Xiao Yu emphasized, "With our current methods, we don't have a good way to restrain ourselves."

Jiang Xiaxia immediately thought of the tactics used to deal with the treacherous ghost Fei Wuji in the ruins of Yingdu.

She immediately said, "Then let him possess my weapons. That way, even if he succeeds, he won't be able to exert much power."

Xiao Yu nodded: "Let's do it that way!"

"Deceive the heavens and cross the sea!"

With a wave of his hand, Sun Wu made everyone disappear again, easily entering the depths of the Soul-Eating Temple. They successfully arrived at the BOSS within fifty meters.

"Aggression burns like fire!"

Xiao Yu cast a level 2 fire spell on Sun Wu, who then opened the military manual and unleashed a large-scale destructive skill.

"A volley of arrows!"

Countless arrows imbued with fire-attribute attack effects rained down, engulfing all three targets.

The Fallen Sima and Fallen Situ were hit by six or seven arrows and instantly fell into a state of near-death.

As for the evil Bo Pi?

Its damage immunity is extremely high when it is in human skin form!

Although easily torn apart by the rain of arrows, the shattered human skin quickly reformed, while at the same time attempting to possess the bodies of those around him.

"Strike Arrow!"

"Mental Fireball!"

Xiao Yu and Lu Dahai respectively hit the Fallen Sima and Fallen Situ, who were both low on health.

If Xiong Heng and Ji Ling are considered top-tier level 6 rare elites, then these two can only be considered entry-level level 5 rare elites.

Even with deep-sea enhancements.

Its strength is not very high.

He was defeated in seconds with almost no suspense.

Xia had already summoned her weapons and charged forward.

After losing its target, the corrupted Bo Pi naturally locked onto the nearest unit, and countless eerie human skin faces loomed over from all directions.

In no time, the blades were covered in the mortar.

The weapons immediately went out of control.

"Hehehe! The chosen one! Finally, the chosen one has arrived!"

Bo Pi burst into wild laughter.

He has no intelligence in his human form and only awakens when he successfully possesses a target. However, his maniacal laughter suddenly stops after only a few seconds.

"This body... how can it be so weak?!"

After feeling the power within my body.

Bo Pi was dumbfounded!