CHAPTER 641: CHAPTER 639: I WANT TO BECOME STRONGER, IS THAT OKAY?

Fake! It’s all fake!

"My grandparents were kind, humble, and virtuous, respecting the elderly and loving the young, they could never end up in Hell!"

Jiang Yuan had already been fooled once, even stabbed in the heart by the boss, so angry that he swung the Soul Refining Banner with his right hand and the Soul Hook with his left, cursing profusely as he launched a frenzied assault without any strategy.

As it turns out, the genes of his homeland were excellent; the angrier he got, the calmer he became.

He only felt his blood boiling but managed to stay composed, and his brain worked many times faster than usual.

Using the Soul Hook primarily to scrape fragments of loot into the Storage Bag, with Skills and the Soul Refining Banner as backup, he even found time to release the Earth Spirit Flame and burn away many snake-like tentacles.

Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the earth shook, and mountains trembled; the sinister mental attacks of the Demonized Red Snake echoed in Jiang Yuan’s ears, occasionally accompanied by the whispers of grievances from the Mutated Skull.

His health bar plummeted "swoosh" down, but with medicine, it rose again, the physical pain no longer mattered.

He had only one thought now—kill them!

He had prepared for so long, diligently completing tasks, just when he was about to harvest and bring back the entire world fragment for cultivation, only for them to use his deceased elders as a weapon to hurt him—perish already!

[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]

[...+1]

[Willpower +10]

...

The grievances inherent in the Mutated Skull trembled, daring not to whisper anything extra except for necessary reminders; it did not doubt for a moment that if it truly infuriated him, he would smash it in anger.

Finally, when the eerie Demonized Red Snake was blasted apart, scattering eyeballs, snake heads, tentacles, and filthy blood all over the floor, it cautiously asked, "Can I become stronger?"

"Suit yourself." Exhausted and panting heavily, Jiang Yuan sat down hard on the ground, only then realizing his whole body was aching as if falling apart.

Since entering the Wilderness World, he had fought many battles of varying sizes, but today’s fight lasted the longest.

Had he not been adequately prepared beforehand, he might not have managed to persevere. If he let his mind slip even a little, he could have easily found himself ensnared in the Illusion Realm created by the boss’s eyeballs, suffering severe damage.

Fortunately, the grievances within the Mutated Skull occasionally gave timely reminders, and his Willpower had stabilized somewhat; he could swiftly regain clarity.

Although each close call didn’t actually necessitate the use of a Resurrection Talisman, the remainder of the process resembled battling a boss in a game—fight for a while, take medicine, and use whichever Skills had cooled down.

When the eerie Demonized Red Snake’s health was critically low, the collection of 500 Mysterious Soul Fragments was finally completed.

[Side Quest: Human Support Plan]

[Quest 8: Use the Soul Hook to collect 500 Mysterious Soul Fragments (500/500) completed. Reward: Acceleration Card +5 distributed]

[Quest 9: Use the Soul Hook to collect 1000 Mysterious Soul Fragments (0/1000). Reward: Acceleration Card +10]

After over half an hour’s relentless effort, the boss was finally defeated, and the data needed for task 9 had reached 561/1000.

He clicked to unload the Exoskeleton equipment, took the Mutated Skull from the inventory, randomly placed it on the ground, and panted heavily, saying, "Take care of yourself. If you become unusable due to contamination, I’ll smash you directly."

From the massive skull emerged a wisp of pale gray smoke-like grievance, cautiously circulating above the writhing tentacles on the ground before returning quietly to the skull.

[Mutated Ghost Head grievance +100, Attack Power +500]

Wow! It’s even a growth type!

Jiang Yuan’s eyes instantly brightened as he looked at the system notification.

The current Mutated Ghost Head’s Attack Power increased to +2500; Critical Strike +75%, making it particularly easy to deliver Critical Strikes using the Exoskeleton equipment.

He poured himself a cup of tea and sipped leisurely, his health bar and Physical Strength Bar filled up, and the pain and exhaustion in his body gradually dissipated.

The progress of the special task displayed 75%, the remaining work was to purify these contaminants, and then he should be able to claim this land.

"Bring that little girl over to work first!" He opened the interface and clicked the Sealing Rune to summon his sister.

In the quiet summer courtyard.

The bored Azure Bird had been restless for ages, sensing the summoning from her brother, she enthusiastically jumped up and shouted excitedly, "I’m gonna charge! Haha... Indeed, to brother, I’m the most useful!"

Being the first among all the quietly waiting summoned courtyard members was satisfying, she smugly raised her chin at the annoying Big White Snake, grabbed an ax, and with her glistening little bare feet, stepped into the Sealing Rune, disappearing instantly.

Bai Yunqi folded his golden fan, gnashing his teeth, saying, "What’s there to be proud of! It’s always been me fighting alongside the Venerable Family. She’s probably just called over to clean up the battlefield."

Yun Shu and Yun Mo dared not provoke his wrath, nodding their heads like little chickens pecking rice;

Xie Chenyuan added, "Jiang senior’s actions are naturally prudent, perhaps first summoning her to accompany Miss Hu."

Old Granny Huang and Leng Yutang were deeply engrossed in discussing how to modify the Puppet based on Yun Shu’s internal structure notes, completely absorbed and oblivious to their affairs.

The scorching summer wind blew across the farmland, making Bai Yunqi more restless, as he flicked open his fan with a swish, fanning it non-stop.

The fact that they went into the void for so long without a single message, and this sudden summoning calling for a not-so-strong little girl, could it be that no fighter is truly needed?

"Alas! Others have a Family Immortal and want the Family Immortal to handle everything, but this Venerable Family..." He sighed silently.

Xie Chenyuan listened and shot him a careful glance, his thoughts noted the irony—not just you and Miss Hu, even my old ancestor acts youthful around Jiang senior. Brother Bai, have some self-awareness; at best, you’re merely a ’pet’ nurtured by Jiang senior.