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

Soul Echo +1650

This is the soul echo obtained after killing the existence in the cocoon.

With a basic soul echo of 1500, it seems that the creature in this cocoon is also a small BOSS-level existence.

Ye Yiyi pondered for a moment, then took out a silver-cast iron throwing knife, ready to dig open the big cocoon under his body.

He wanted to confirm one last time whether the guy in the cocoon was the insect magician.

At this time, golden mist appeared in the air. Ye Yiyi turned his head and saw a familiar scene.

Golden spots of light fell from the mist to the ground, and the mottled and broken ancient holy monument broke out of the ground.

On the side, illusory golden light gathered into a human shape, and the saint in black appeared.

She stood among the group of skilled servants and looked around, finally finding Ye Yiyi's figure, so she waved in her direction, then knelt on one knee in front of the holy monument and recited a eulogy.

"The holy monument means that the souls of the heroes have returned to the earth, and the saint has come to offer them their final condolences. This is truly the end."

Ye Yiyi felt relieved, then squatted down to peel off the big cocoon.

When the spider silk was cut vertically, an indescribable stench suddenly came out, and the appearance inside immediately came into view.

Ye Yiyi pinched his nose and looked at the half-insect-like, skinny human corpse with a frown.

This is a severely aged human male. He is not wearing any clothes and his body is almost completely shriveled. No muscles can be seen. The skin covers his bones, making him look extremely thin.

Its metamorphosis process seemed to be only a quarter complete, with only its right leg and lower abdomen completely transformed into a black chitinous shell, while the rest of its body still looked human.

Ye Yiyi understood now. No wonder the big spider had been talking nonsense to delay time. It turned out that the magician's metamorphosis was not yet complete.

If Ye Yiyi was the only one who came here, then she would have just breathed a sigh of relief after going through so much trouble to eliminate the Feathered Knight and the New Queen of the Network. She would have thought the battle was over.

The magician who had just completed his metamorphosis broke out of the cocoon, and the battle suddenly entered the second stage.

At that time, Ye Yiyi probably even wanted to die.

After all, this kind of gameplay is not without precedent, such as a certain nun who is good at using double sickles.

But unfortunately, Ye Yiyi completed the side quest of rescuing the little goblin and received recognition and help from Rusty Mountain.

The original nightmare difficulty has now become a plot-killing game. We can only blame the magician's bad luck.

Shaking his head, Ye Yiyi continued to observe the corpse.

There were two bloody holes on the magician's chest, which were stabbed by Ye Yiyi with a gun.

A mixture of red and green body fluids kept flowing out of the wound, and the foul smell came from the corpse itself.

"Hero...it seems that this person had died long before you took action." Lilylu stood on his forehead and observed him carefully before giving her conclusion.

"It's like this. If you want to become a fairy, you must die first, and then use your remaining body to make a cocoon."

Ye Yiyi replied, "As for the outer layer of cocoon, it was woven on the spot by Wang Xinnv, the new woman from the network. The purpose is simple: to deceive people and pass off fake things as real."

"The eunuch's mother, the rain curtain makes the pigs dizzy." Lilylu imitated his speech in a light voice like a bell.

Ye Yiyi's expression darkened, and she felt deeply that it was a very wrong thing to use idioms in front of the little goblin.

He pushed the corpse aside and continued to observe the cocoon, and soon found an object that could jump out of the light curtain.

A piece of broken pottery, emitting black smoke and infected by a curse.

A book that is quite old but well preserved.

There was also a wooden walking stick with a piece of dark yellow amber inlaid on the top.

"Could this book be..."

Ye Yiyi picked up the book with some excitement, and her heart beat inexplicably faster.

That's the only book a magician can carry with him!

[The Scroll of Stopping the War and Seeking Questions]

Item Description: One of the concentration training methods granted to magicians by the time-honored magic temple "Zhi Ge".

It can open up spell slots, increase the upper limit of concentration value, and grant a permanent effect of slowly restoring concentration value.

Magicians are a group that studies everything and expounds the truth.

Therefore, intelligence is extremely important.

Exploration and inquiry are the first steps into the magic palace.

Possessing magic chapters: [Magic Arrow], [Magic Splash], [Insect Servant], [Gnawing Insect Mist], [Incomplete Feathering]

"Hey! Okay! I got it!"

After watching the light screen, Ye Yiyi's blood rushed to his forehead, his cheeks became hot, and he was so excited that his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

Lilylu was frightened by Ye Yiyi's appearance. She thought that the hero was cursed and the curse had taken effect, making him crazy.

"Don't panic, I'm fine, I'm just too happy."

Using fairy mint to calm the increasingly anxious Lilylu, Ye Yiyi coaxed her to find the saint, while he continued to pick up other spoils to check.

He picked up the cane with the amber tip and examined it carefully.

The cane is not long, about one meter or so. The wooden handle feels very smooth and shiny. It is obvious that it has been held in the hands of the magician for many years and has become patinaed.

"This should be the catalyst for releasing magic—the staff. Huh? There's a bug in this amber."

Ye Yiyi took a closer look and saw a brown unknown insect in the dark yellow amber.

This insect has a long and flat body, and its thin wings are painted with strange blue patterns.

Ye Yiyi then checked the light curtain.

Living Amber Wand

Requirements: Strength 6, Intelligence 20

Attribute correction: Strength E, Intelligence B

Durability: 96/100

Item Description: A staff held by a magician who studies insect magic.

The amber on the top of the staff is called "living amber".

The Firefly King, who was infected by magic, was sealed inside.

Therefore, it can strengthen the magic of insects.

The lonely magician befriended a knight stationed in the mountains and discovered the secret of the holy poem.

But endless exploration and questioning will eventually lead to curses and betrayal.

"20 intelligence points required? That's a bit high."

But Ye Yiyi was still very happy. Now he had both the concentration method and the catalyst for casting spells. He glanced at the light screen and saw 17799 soul echoes, which was enough for him to become a magician, a noble profession.

"After that, you can focus on adding points to Intelligence and Concentration. Magic is very strong in the early and middle stages, and the output is completely overflowing! There's no rush for Faith for now, you can add more later."

After planning the future upgrade route, Ye Yiyi collected the two items and finally picked up the least conspicuous but most dangerous piece of pottery.

[Fragment of the Cursed Universal Cauldron]

Item Description: Fragments of the Universal Cauldron, long lost and infected by Stagnation.

Stubborn curse power can be handed over to the Holy Maiden of the Curse Hall for purification and removal.

"Damn! It's actually the fragment of the universal cauldron!" Ye Yiyi widened his eyes.

At this point, his purpose of exploring the ancient ruins has been perfectly exceeded!

“Never had such a great start!”

With a sigh, Ye Yiyi suddenly shuddered and subconsciously rolled his eyes.

! ! Frantic! !

I almost forgot this thing has a curse.

Ye Yiyi quickly stood up, walked past the skilled servants who were cleaning the area, and headed towards the saint.

Chapter 31 [Concentrated Feces] and Mage Points

The battle was finally over, and the skillful servants fully utilized their functions as sweeping robots, consciously cleaning up the battlefield one by one.

When the skilled servant hurriedly passed by and arrived at the holy monument with the fragments of the universal cauldron, the saint had already finished mourning and was having a cordial conversation with Lilylu.

Seeing Ye Yiyi coming, the saint smiled and bowed slightly to him.

"Hero, you're back."

"Well, I'm back."

Ye Yi answered unconsciously, and suddenly felt that this conversation had a sense of déjà vu.

"Is this the tacit understanding between an old married couple?"

He couldn't help but let his thoughts wander, then he coughed twice, and under the pure gaze of the saint, he felt the filthiness of his own thoughts.

But I really want her to be my wife...

Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, he handed over the fragment of the universal cauldron wrapped in cursed black smoke.

"Saint, this is a fragment of the Universal Cauldron, but it's been cursed. Do you have any solution?"

The saint looked down and saw Ye Yiyi holding the cursed fragment and handing it to her. Her beautiful brows immediately frowned.

She didn't answer, but stretched out her hands and placed them on the fragments of the universal cauldron.

Golden light overflowed from her palm, and the cursed black energy that was wrapped around the fragments dissipated in an instant, like a shadow in the sun, which could not escape her sight.

"Amazing!"

Ye Yiyi's eyes lit up, and before he could brag, the saint used her slender hands wrapped in black gauze to tightly grasp his outstretched hand.

"Hey……"

There was a soft and silky rustling feeling in the palm of my hand; it was the black gauze caressing the skin of my palm.

Ye Yiyi raised his head in surprise, only to see that the saint had come closer, her emerald green eyes looking at him filled with worry and fear.

He was speechless for a moment, all kinds of thoughts in his mind became a mess.

"What's this for? Why is the Saint looking at me like that? Could it be that she can read my mind and see through my dirty thoughts?"

At this moment, he heard the Saint Lady whisper in her ethereal voice:

"My hero, please promise me that you will not touch cursed objects unless necessary.

"I don't want to read a eulogy for you in front of the hero's monument one day..."

Listening to the saint's words mixed with worry and fear, Ye Yiyi was a little amused and helpless.

I thought something was wrong, it turned out to be because of this.

He knew that the saint was right, but the saint didn't know that he had actually opened it.

But people with high emotional intelligence will not explain at this time how awesome their cheat is, not to mention that even the stagnation curse and the siege of the decadent kings can't do anything to him.

Ye Yiyi stretched out his other hand, covered the saint's palm, and then gave her a bright smile.

"I understand. Thank you for your concern. I will pay attention to it next time."

The saint was stunned. She raised her head to look at Ye Yiyi's bright smiling face, then lowered her head to see him gently pressing her hand.

The scorching heat came from the palm of her hand through the thin black gauze. The saint realized what was happening and looked away in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Ye Yiyi calmly let go of the saint's hand.

The little fairy beside him held the uneaten fairy mint and flew to Ye Yiyi's shoulder. He didn't say a word, but just watched the scene with a smile.

"Cough cough..."

Ye Yiyi pretended to cough twice, trying to ease the saint's embarrassment.

The saint didn't say anything. She faced the holy monument and turned around, holding something.

When she looked at Ye Yiyi again, all the embarrassment was gone, and her eyes were full of tenderness and calmness.

"My lord hero, this is a gift from the knights who have returned to earth. They thank you for removing the curse and helping them avenge their death."