Battle for Supremacy Across Realms: From Novice Village to Lord of the Gods

In a short while, Emperor Qin had cleaned up the battlefield.

He retrieved the steel knife that had been knocked away by the giant rat with gnats, gathered the novice short swords beside the two corpses, and tore off the fat man's relatively clean chef's uniform, wrapped it in a ball, and threw it on his back.

These things are hard currency in the apocalypse; they can be exchanged for dry food and medicine, and not a single bit can be wasted.

After finishing everything, he glanced at his own attribute panel and felt extremely relieved.

In less than an hour, his strength and agility reached the average level for adults, and he also possessed three genuine talents.

The panel displays a 1-star combat power, but everyone knows that the combat power assessment only considers the basic four-dimensional attributes and does not take into account talent bonuses.

The Heavenly Dao's assessment of combat power is fairly accurate when applied to ferocious beasts, since they lack complex talents. However, when applied to humans, the error is enormous.

Someone with multiple talents like him is severely underestimated. His true combat strength is guaranteed to be at least 2-star peak, just one step away from stepping into the 3-star threshold.

Just as Emperor Qin turned off the control panel, his nose suddenly twitched.

With a tenfold enhanced sense of smell, it immediately detected a very faint scent of blood, drifting in from the northwest on the wind. The scent was getting closer and closer, clearly indicating that something was approaching.

His heart tightened, thinking that the wounded beast had come looking for him. Just as he tensed up, he heard a jumble of footsteps in the distance, mixed with loud cursing. The voices were incredibly loud.

"Damn it, our group has had the worst luck imaginable. We ran into two giant rodents as soon as we stepped out the door, and two of our brothers are dead!"

"That's right, Li Yue and Zhou Cheng died so unjustly, and the rest of us were also injured and almost all of us died here."

"Boss Hu is really something else! He lured a rat into a pit and killed it while fighting and retreating, otherwise we'd all be dead!"

"Stop talking nonsense! The other giant rat escaped, badly injured. It's definitely nearby. Don't let someone else get it. Hurry up and find it!"

"Go! Quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the footsteps quickened, and a group of people headed straight for them.

Qin Dilin instantly understood that the giant rat he had killed was originally the spoils of war of this group, and that they had come looking for him.

Judging from the noise, there were five opponents, all of whom were veterans who had just gone through a fierce battle. Even if they were injured, he would not be able to gain the upper hand by going alone.

Besides, he was the one who seized the opponent's victory first, so there was no need for a head-on confrontation.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Dilin crouched down and burrowed into the waist-high weeds, his steps as light as a cat's. Using his increased speed, he stealthily made his way into the distance.

With the added speed, he became exceptionally agile, and by relying on his sense of smell to anticipate the route, he avoided the direction of his opponent's movement.

Within half a minute, he retreated more than 100 meters away and completely hid in the dense bushes.

Not long after, several furious roars erupted behind him, their rage palpable even from a distance.

"Which scoundrel stole my bargain? Show yourself!"

"You bastard, you dare steal our spoils! Don't let me catch you!"

Qin Dilin, hiding in the bushes, almost burst out laughing. He was never a soft-hearted person; this place was a dog-eat-dog world, and being soft-hearted would only lead to his death.

The only way forward is to seize resources, exploit talents, and survive.

You either become stronger and move forward, or you become nourishment for others; there is no third way to choose.

Ignoring the shouts and curses behind him, he turned around and, relying on his superhuman sense of smell, continued searching for corpses on the grassland, quietly making a fortune.

In less than fifteen minutes, he followed a faint fishy smell and found the carcass of a Bloodfang Rabbit.

He pressed his palm against the ground, instantly gaining 2 points of power. Qin Dilin was secretly pleased, but he didn't stop and continued his search.

The other two hundred or so newbie groups were still desperately besieging and killing level 1 ferocious beasts, fighting until they were bloodied and battered.

Qin Dilin, on the other hand, won without lifting a finger, taking advantage of every opportunity. He didn't need to fight or take risks; he simply followed the scent of blood, looting corpses to extract attributes. He lived an incredibly comfortable life, making him arguably the number one leveling king in the newbie plains.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Qin Dilin found more than a dozen ferocious beast corpses.

Bloodfang Rabbit, Gnawing Giant Rat, Grassland Gray Wolf, Frenzied Wild Boar, Highly Venomous Nine-Ringed Snake... I searched for almost every common ferocious beast in the beginner plains.

After much trial and error, he finally figured out the rules of endless extraction.

Each level 1 ferocious beast can only be extracted a maximum of three times, with a fixed 2 attribute points each time. The fourth extraction will not produce any further results, making it a complete waste of effort.

At this moment, he had already extracted the Bloodfang Rabbit, Giant Rat, Gray Wolf, and Wild Boar three times each, so searching further would be useless.

I only encountered the highly venomous nine-ringed snake once, and I haven't even reached the maximum number of times I've encountered it yet.

In addition, seven newcomers died in three hours, and he only found one human body.

I also managed to extract F-level visual enhancement, which gave me night vision and farsightedness, an unexpected bonus.

After Qin Di Lin disappeared into the hidden bushes and confirmed that the surroundings were safe, he brought up his personal attribute panel again to examine it carefully.

[Name] Qin Dilin

[Level] Level 1 30/100

[Strength] 20

[Agile] 21

[Physical Constitution] 18

[Energy] 30

[Talent] Endless Extraction SSS-level, Super Strength Enhancement D-level, Speed ​​Enhancement E-level, Sense of Smell Enhancement F-level, Sense of Vision Enhancement F-level

[Skills] None

[Combat Strength Assessment] 2 stars

Looking at the 2-star combat power on the panel, Qin Dilin's lips curled into a smug smile.

This is just the data on paper; if you include the SSS-level Endless Extraction and four support talents,

His true strength is guaranteed to be at least 3-star peak, and he might even reach the 4-star threshold.

In today's beginner plains, he already has the confidence to take on any level 1 ferocious beast single-handedly.

No longer needing to hide in the shadows and pick up scraps like at the beginning, they have finally gained a firm foothold.

As the excitement subsided, Qin Dilin casually closed the attribute panel. Just as his fingertips touched the screen, a gust of evening breeze brushed his face, and a strong, fishy smell rushed straight into his nostrils.

His nose twitched slightly, instantly identifying the source of the scent. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he whispered, "It's a highly venomous nine-ringed snake."

Having confirmed the trail, Qin Dilin did not delay any longer. He bowed and crouched low, stealthily following the scent.

For the past three hours, the other trial participants had been fighting desperately in the novice plains, and they were all exhausted and powerless.

He wandered around, having already thoroughly explored the terrain and distribution of ferocious beasts across the entire plain.

There are only five types of level one ferocious beasts in the beginner plains.

These are the Bloodfang Rabbit, the Gnawing Giant Rat, the Grassland Gray Wolf, the Frenzied Wild Boar, and the last one is the highly venomous Nine-ringed Snake.

The first four attributes were useless and had already been completely exploited by him; only the Nine-Ringed Serpent could trigger endless extraction twice.

Unfortunately, these snakes are elusive and rare, and he had searched for them for a long time without finding a trace. Now that he had finally encountered one, he was determined not to let it go.

The Qin Emperor lowered his voice and held his breath, slowly approaching under the cover of vegetation; the stench of fish and mutton grew stronger and stronger.

There was also a hint of sweet fruity aroma mixed in, which was completely different from the pungent smell of snake.

He was puzzled. How could there be a fruity fragrance in this desolate and dense forest?

Puzzled, he slowed his breathing and quickened his pace, soon entering a grove of trees where two scents mingled and wafted towards him.