Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 518 - 85: The Clouds Disperse and the Fog Clears

Chapter 518: Chapter 85: The Clouds Disperse and the Fog Clears

Xiao Jie felt a chill in his heart, thankful that he had come, otherwise...

He hurriedly clicked on the trade.

Suddenly, a paperman appeared in his bag.

Right-clicking to use it,

he saw the paperman slowly drift to the ground and with a "poof," it emitted a cloud of white smoke, inflating like a balloon and instantly transforming into the likeness of Xia Yi the Unrivaled.

At this very moment, sitting in front of his computer scratching his head, Xia Yi the Unrivaled suddenly noticed his screen returned to normal, and he was overjoyed. Seeing Xiao Jie next to him, he sighed with relief.

"Brother Sui Feng, I knew I had the right person, hahaha, it’s finally back to normal."

He had been in contact with Xiao Jie for a while and roughly knew what had happened. Looking at the puppet master before him, his heart blazed with fury.

"Damn, it was this old geezer who screwed me over! I’m going to chop you down today!"

Xiao Jie jumped, "Hold on a second, Xia, are you sure you want to start a fight here?"

If they really had to fight, it wasn’t entirely impossible, but they needed to be fully prepared and have an exit strategy.

Otherwise, if it attracted a horde of ghosts, that would be trouble.

Although Xia Yi the Unrivaled was furious, he knew what was at stake.

"Damn, what a humiliation, screw this, next time we meet in the wild, I’ll definitely explode him."

The puppet master’s mask morphed into a smiling face, "Young brother, if you can’t stop thinking about me, perhaps we can meet alone some other day. Maybe our fate isn’t over yet, what do you think?"

This made Xia Yi the Unrivaled a bit uneasy because the puppet master’s techniques were truly mysterious, and he had no idea how he had been ensnared.

Being a physical profession, he truly had no countermeasure against such sneaky methods.

But he wouldn’t show weakness, "Hmph, let’s meet then, we’ll meet at our usual spot in a month, and if you don’t show up, you’re a coward!"

Thinking to himself, it wouldn’t hurt to hire a few magic masters as henchmen and get some magic artifacts to protect himself, he had to get revenge.

The puppet master nodded slightly, "Then it’s settled, I accept this contract."

System prompt: You have challenged the puppet master to a duel and triggered the duel task — "One Month Pact."

Task description: Duel with the puppet master outside Youquan Town in Ghost Mist Ridge in one month.

Task reward: ?????

Failure penalty: All faction reputation -500, and receive temporary title "Deserter" for 30 days.

Xia Yi the Unrivaled was stunned, not expecting to trigger a task, but he was a fierce one, "Then it’s settled!"

As the group left the stage, when they walked far enough, Xiao Jie couldn’t help asking, "Xia, how did you mess up exactly?"

"Don’t ask, I was gathering herbs when the Yin Tide burst. I wanted to find a place to hide, but suddenly a Shiyi Old Demon appeared right in front of me, do you know what that is?"

Xiao Jie certainly knew; he and I Want to Be Immortal had previously fought Shiyi Little Demons, and this Shiyi Old Demon would obviously drop even better items.

"Yep, then did you chase after it?"

"Of course, I heard that Shiyi Old Demon drops Orange Equipment. So, I chased it and suddenly a mist appeared. I stumbled around and ended up in a place that looked like a Heavenly Cave, then a group of fairies surrounded me... Oh right, I even got an Orange Weapon, this isn’t a loss at all."

"Are you sure it’s an Orange Weapon?"

Xia Yi the Unrivaled immediately opened his backpack.

[Golden Paper Sword (Miscellaneous)

Item Introduction: A sword folded from golden paper, seemingly a prop used for paper opera performances.]

"Damn!"

"Do you really plan to duel him in a month?"

"Of course, I must avenge myself, don’t worry Brother Sui Feng. I was schemed against before, but with a head-on fight, I won’t lose to him."

Xiao Jie hesitated, "But the puppet master is Level 48..."

"What’s there to fear at Level 48, didn’t you overturn Xiong Ba at Level 29 when you were just Level 15?"

"That was because I relied on the Supreme Sword Technique."

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, I will soon have the Supreme Sword Skill too."

Xiao Jie thought that sounded more reasonable.

"But Xia, how will you counter that puppet master’s Evil Techniques?"

This question suddenly left Xia Yi the Unrivaled somewhat speechless.

"Don’t worry, by then I’ll prepare more magic artifacts and talismans."

Bai Ze spoke gravely, "That paper puppet doesn’t seem to be an ordinary magic, at least it’s completely different from the Heavenly Soldiers summoned by talismans."

Ye Luo added, "I think the key lies in this ’Disciple of Painting Saint Temple.’ Have you heard of this Painting Saint Temple before? If even a castaway disciple is so formidable, what if it’s a high disciple? Might they not be able to turn the fictitious into reality, creating a person from a drawing..."

Xiao Jie’s thoughts suddenly stirred, this reminded him of an incident from the past.

When Chen Tianwen was attacked, he had gone to Chen Tianwen’shouse to get an elixir, encountering several papermen.

According to Chen Tianwen, it was done by people from the Pantheon, could it be that someone in Pantheon mastered the secret technique of Painting Saint Temple?

Most likely.

"Let’s go, we can talk about the duel later, I need to get the incense back first, and see if there are any other items worth buying here."

Xiao Jie first went to the pawn shop to buy back the Black Rosewood Incense, an invaluable item that couldn’t be wasted; unexpectedly, the price had shot up from 4000 to 8000.

Xiao Jie had only 6,000 ingots left after his purchase.

When "I Want to Be Immortal" saw this, he immediately transferred 3,000 over.

"Feng, these more than 8,000 ingots I’ve won thanks to your capital, so here’s 3,000 for you."

"I’ll also give you 5,000. Thanks to that information fee you gave me, I was able to complete the task," Ye Luo said, also transferring 5,000 ingots over.

Xiao Jie did not hesitate to accept them, and now he had 14,000 ingots in his bag, just enough to buy some good stuff to take out.

The group wandered around the Ghost Market and really found a lot of good things.

First up were the various weapons.

Although the attributes of the weapons here were extremely poor, only having a few points of attack power,

they all had a special effect - Soul Slash.

They could damage ghosts, which was great merchandise to sell for a few taels of silver.

For ordinary players, these low-level Soul Slash weapons at least ensured they weren’t completely helpless when encountering ghosts.

However, selling them for a high price was unlikely as their attributes were too lousy.

Ye Luo bought four Sorrow Sticks and four Soul Piercing Spears in one breath, planning to take them out and make a profit.

"I Want to Be Immortal" spent 5,000 ingots on a Soul Nourishing Jade, to enhance the attributes of his Wolf Spirit Baby. His Wolf Spirit’s combat power was really weak and lacked presence; enhancing it might make it more useful.

For a moment, Xiao Jie wasn’t sure what to buy.

There wasn’t much of use to him in the Ghost Market. Maybe he should buy a recipe or something to take back?

After wandering around the food district of the Ghost Market twice, he finally found something interesting from an old lady.

[Mengpo Soup (Food)

Use: Turns all your used attribute points back into free attribute points. (Cannot be used on players above Level 30).

Item Introduction: Said to be a strange soup passed down from the Netherworld, possessing mysterious powers that make people forget their past.]

What a fantastic item, a point-reset tool!

Especially for those players who initially followed a physical route and wanted to switch to the Magic System later—it was absolutely a treasure for rebirth.

If you had misplaced points early on and wanted to change professions later, this item made it all possible.

5,000 ingots for one bowl, Xiao Jie immediately bought two.

He still had 4,000 ingots and was considering how to spend them.

Xia Yi the Unrivaled suddenly said, "Brother Sui Feng, lend me some ingots. I need to buy four ’Other Shore Flowers.’"

"What do you need the Other Shore Flowers for?"

"For the Supreme Sword Skill task, why else would I come to this damned Ghost Mist Ridge?"

Xiao Jie didn’t refuse and directly transferred all the remaining ingots.

Xia Yi the Unrivaled bought the task items at the pharmacy, his mood greatly improvement, although it was risky, he finally gathered all the necessary items for the task.

Bai Ze suddenly asked, "Don’t you need Grandmaster Level Swordsmanship to learn the Supreme Sword Skill?"

"That’s natural," replied Xia Yi.

"How did you train your Grandmaster Level Swordsmanship, Brother Xia Yi?"

"What else? Just by fighting monsters. I’ve been using a sword since Newbie Village, and I reached Grandmaster Level Swordsmanship before even hitting Level 30."

Bai Ze sighed deeply upon hearing this.

Xia Yi was somewhat puzzled and asked Xiao Jie, "What’s with this guy sighing?"

"He’s Level 29 and wants to switch to being a Sword Master. He needs to push his swordsmanship to Grandmaster Level, but he’s about to level up, and it feels hopeless..."

"Weapon Skill? Swordsmanship Grandmaster?"

"Yes, even if I keep using swordsmanship to fight monsters, it won’t work."

Xia Yi laughed, "This is where I come in; I can handle it. I know a place where you can spar with NPCs to increase weapon proficiency. I’ll take you there."

Bai Ze was overjoyed, "That would be fantastic, Xia, you are truly my brother! Here, take these 3,000 ingots."

Xia Yi didn’t hesitate and took the 3,000 ingots, then went to buy some Ghost Mist Grass and Netherworld Lamp Grass, spending all of it in one go.

After shopping around, the four of them had spent nearly all their ingots.

"Sister Ye Luo, how do we leave?"

Ye Luo simply said, "No need to fuss—look up at the sky."

At this moment, it was noon, and the sky was not as dark as before. A faint sunlight could be seen shooting through the clouds, and although it was still dim, there was a hint of brightness.

The surrounding houses gradually became semi-transparent, and the ghostly residents started to appear misty, only the outlines of the five people remained clear.

Xiao Jie asked in surprise, "What’s happening?"

Ye Luo explained, "At noon, the yang energy is at its strongest, and the Yin Tide just erupted before, causing the yin energy to be depleted briefly. Therefore, the Ghost Market can no longer exist in the mortal world. After all, humans and ghosts are different, and it usually cannot manifest."

As if to prove Ye Luo’s words, the surroundings began to fill with mist, as if the houses and towns were melting under the sunlight.

A few minutes later, when the mist had completely dispersed, Youquan Town had completely vanished, leaving only the ruins of Qingquan Town, with no sign of the Ghost Market left.

A ray of sunlight shone through the clouds, illuminating them, and Xiao Jie watched the scene on the screen, feeling as if he had just had a strange dream.