This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Soul Echoes Required for Upgrade: 847

When your skill reaches 15 points, you gain the skill trait Agility.

Personal Characteristics: 1. Nothing to Lose (Having nothing, you will never experience loss again, but will also cherish future gains. The total amount of Soul Echoes you receive increases by 10%)

2. Skill Features: Agility (Increases torso sensitivity, increases casting speed, increases weapon attack speed, and makes it easier to escape from traps.)

Learned combat skills: [Dash and Thrust]

Combat Skill Proficiency: [Wind Wing Shelter] (1/30)

Item Proficiency: [Poison Sting Ring] (1/20)

"Have you acquired the first characteristic?"

Glancing at the light screen, Ye Yiyi seemed to be lost in thought as he saw a new entry in the personal characteristics column.

The so-called characteristics are the passive abilities that are automatically acquired when the attributes are increased to a multiple of 5.

The skill characteristic of "Agility" has the effect of increasing attack speed and torso sensitivity.

There is no need to say more about the attack speed. As for the torso sensitivity, it is manifested in the game as reducing the physical damage received and increasing the movement speed in abnormal terrain such as swamps.

Ye Yiyi took out a tear stone and played with it in his hand.

The dark tearstone flips in the dazzling finger gymnastics, dancing like a nimble butterfly.

As for the actual effect, in addition to the above description, it should also have the ability to improve flexibility.

"Not bad, it's become a little stronger."

Ye Yiyi grasped the Tear Stone with satisfaction, then stood up.

"My dear hero, are you ready to set off?" Beside him, the saint also stood up.

"Yes, there's a crypt nearby. I plan to explore it and see if I can bypass the sealed gate of the ancient ruins through the crypt."

"Ancient ruins...are they ancient ruins left over from the time of the ancient kings?"

"Yes."

The saint thought for a moment, then took out a small and exquisite metal lamp from somewhere and handed it to Ye Yiyi.

"My dear hero, if you are going to go deep into the dark underground where there is no sunlight, please take this with you."

"what?"

Ye Yiyi looked at it in confusion, then his eyes lit up and he reached out to take it.

“Is this a waist lamp?”

"Yes, this is something left over from a long time ago. It should still be usable."

【Portable waist lamp】

Item Description: A portable lighting device that can be hung on the waist and illuminate the surroundings while holding weapons in both hands.

Crafted using ancient techniques, its light can be turned on and off at will.

In the era of land nations, where exploration extended to alien planets, explorers always carried this item with them as they journeyed deeper into the darkness.

Hanging the waist lamp around her waist, Ye Yiyi smiled.

"Thanks. I was just worried about the lighting problem after going downstairs."

"This is only a small help. Hero, if you find any goblins in the ancient ruins, please inform them of the existence of the Cursed Temple."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure your message is delivered!"

Ye Yiyi packed up his things and turned around impatiently to walk out of the area covered by the light of the holy monument.

The saint in black watched Ye Yiyi leave, and then her figure turned into a point of light and disappeared.

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Chapter 16: Immovable as a Mountain

Walking out of the range covered by the light curtain of the holy monument, Ye Yiyi looked up at the sky.

Less than half an hour had passed since the Eagle-Wing Knight Master was defeated. Although the sky was still bright, the sun was about to set below the edge of the basin, and an orange-red sunset glow was floating on the horizon.

"Let's hurry up before it gets dark."

Ye Yiyi withdrew his gaze, walked out of the woods and headed towards the camp.

The Eagle-Wing Knight had been gone for such a long time that the spiders carrying the millipede's body didn't even notice.

When Ye Yiyi walked to the camp gate, this group of hardworking spiders were still immersed in the joy brought by the millipede corpse.

Eagle Wing Knight? Who is he? I don’t know him!

Leave me alone, I'm eating, eating, eating, eating!

Ye Yiyi simulated the psychological changes of the office worker Spider in his mind while walking into the camp.

Finally, an alert spider discovered Ye Yiyi's presence.

After staring at the spider that was suddenly stunned for a while, Ye Yiyi activated the Poison Sting Ring without hesitation.

A large amount of green smoke poured out from Ye Yiyi and soon covered the entire camp.

The alert spider reacted immediately, waving its two longer legs in front of it and raising its upper body to issue a sharp warning.

"Jiji!!!"1

Ye Yiyi was casting a spell when he was caught off guard and burst out laughing!

Thanks, that's the first time I know what spiders call!

At this time, the green smoke in the sky had condensed into poisonous thorns and fell like raindrops.

Several spiders that had just crawled out of the millipede's corpse were immediately nailed to the ground by poisonous stingers that fell from the sky. No matter how they waved their limbs, they were still unable to move.

More spiders rushed towards the deep pit in the underground cave. The one running in the front was the one who was staring at Ye Yi.

Seeing the spiders running away, Ye Yiyi was not in a hurry, because his original intention was to drive away the spiders and clear out this camp.

Fortunately, the spiders were timid and did not rush to attack him together.

Otherwise, if he cast several poison sting spells in a row, he would have to go to the Holy Monument to replenish his mana...

?

Ye Yiyi suddenly woke up.

That's right! The holy monument is right next to me, and there's no limit to how much mana I can restore. Why don't I just cast a spell and wipe out all these spiders?

"Hahahahaha!!!"

These spiders are living echoes of souls!

Besides, this is not a game. Even if the monster dies, it will not be refreshed by sitting on the holy monument!

If not now, when?!

Ye Yiyi collapsed and quickly activated the magic ring to release the spell!

Large clouds of green smoke poured out from his body, covering the sky and turning into poisonous stings that fell down one after another.

But it was too late. Most of the spiders had already burrowed into the deep pits in the ground, and the stingers they released later only nailed the unlucky ones who had no time to escape, but did not kill them all.

"I'm so fucking at a loss!"

Ye Yiyi was so sad that she wanted to cry but had no tears. She pulled out the Meteor-Chasing Moon Master and sent the spiders that were shaking their limbs on the ground to heaven one by one.

After killing all 14 spiders in a row, the light curtain will refresh.

Soul Echo +770

Current Soul Echoes: 1121

Soul Echoes Required for Upgrade: 847

"I can upgrade again, ah... what a loss."

Ye Yiyi glanced at the light curtain, then looked at the tragic camp full of dead spiders. He sighed helplessly and turned to walk out of the camp.

After returning from leveling up with the Saint of the Cursed Temple, the camp hadn't changed at all and was still the same as before.

"It seems that the spiders are afraid of me killing them, so they dare not come out."

Ye Yiyi stood beside the deep pit and looked inside, thinking silently in his heart.

Although I lost a lot of soul echoes, it was not completely without gain.

After using the magic ring twice, the proficiency level increased to (3/20).

Kill 14 Nephila spiders, providing him with a total of 770 Soul Echoes.

By this conversion, a Nephila spider can provide a total of 50 soul echoes.

Of course, after adding a 10% increase in personal characteristics, it becomes a 55.

Combined with the remaining soul echoes from the previous upgrade, it was enough for him to level up and have 274 soul echoes remaining.

Ye Yiyi added this attribute point to the blue bar, which was most needed.

Now, his level has reached level 11, and the upper limit of the blue bar has reached 80 points.

"The next level up will require 1000 Soul Echoes, which is a lot more than before. Is it because I'm at level 11?

"However, the cost-effectiveness of adding blue bars in the early stage is still high. The upper limit is 6 points when you level up."

Thinking of this, Ye Yiyi temporarily left the deep pit and walked towards the wooden house.

The campsite has two cabins and a stable.

Ye Yiyi had searched a wooden house before, and now there is only one left.

Walking into the half-collapsed wooden house, Ye Yi looked around.

After many years, the wooden house has become dilapidated, but you can still vaguely see what it looked like back then.

This seemed to be a woodshed, with sawdust that had rotted beyond recognition in the corners. On the wall hung hand axes and saws, as well as a shield that seemed to be decorative.

"Why is there a shield hanging in the woodshed? Do knights also follow feng shui?"

Ye Yiyi was a little confused, so he walked forward and took off the rusty shield with a faintly visible eagle logo on it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the shield was in hand, a light curtain popped up.

【Eagle Wing Knight Shield】

Required Strength: 10

Attribute correction: Strength D, Skill E

Durability: 89/200

Skill cost: [0/10]

Item Description: A shield depicting an eagle with outstretched wings.

Because a small amount of silver is added to the cast iron during forging, it is light in weight and suitable for people with less strength.

The eagle with spread wings possesses the power of the wind and once helped the Grand Duke to remove the curse, so it is regarded as a totem by the people of the principality.

Combat Skill: Solid Shield

Raise your shield, concentrate your strength, and be determined to protect.

It can temporarily enhance defensive performance and withstand difficult-to-resist attacks.

It consumes concentration points and can withstand more powerful attacks.

"I laughed. I found a treasure while picking up trash."

Sweeping the light curtain, Ye Yiyi felt happy.

There are two rooms together, one has a sword and the other has a shield.

Are you giving sword and shield sets to new players?

"It's just that the durability is a bit low. I don't know if it can last until the proficiency is full."

As for the fighting skills, he had seen them before. The Eagle Wing Knight Master used them when he blocked his sword and spear attack.