Chapter 297
Yuxun Ge's smile faded, replaced by a cold glare. She spat, "I curse Shaleng of the Winter Sea! Every seven days, he shall perish by the bloodsucking of his own pet. Only when Shaleng feeds his flesh and blood to a hundred different beasts will the curse be lifted!"
She had intended to say a thousand beasts, but the words shifted uncontrollably to a hundred. It seemed that this curse and its counter had to maintain a certain balance, preventing it from becoming too outrageous.
As soon as her words fell, a complex and exquisite black magic pattern appeared before her. A silver light shot from the beginning of the pattern, swiftly traversing its length until it reached the end, whereupon the pattern slowly dissipated, the curse taking form!
After casting another curse on Shaleng's pet, she accelerated towards Dragon Island, not pausing for a moment. Whenever hunger struck, she snacked on some food mid-flight; when fatigue set in, she drank energy potions, her mind constantly replaying the events.
She employed several skills to boost her flying speed and finally arrived at Dragon Island on the afternoon of the 17th.
As she rushed to the entrance of the Holy Grail Dragon's lair, the head of the Holy Grail emerged from within.
Yuxun Ge spoke directly in Dragon Tongue, "Elder, how can I save Tulang?"
She did not hide any details about Tulang's plight, even if it might anger the Holy Grail and Beisui. All she wanted was for them to understand Tulang's condition and to help her.
The Holy Grail appeared unhurried, taking a moment to assess Yuxun Ge's orange-red wings, but Beisui had already flown over, cradling Tulang in his claws. He cast several healing spells on her, but to no avail.
The Holy Grail sighed, "Dragon scales are not a big deal. Tulang did not deceive you; we do indeed shed scales every hundred years. Although it’s a bit early, she has visited the Tower and her soul has grown significantly. Shedding scales early is not a bad thing. The real issue lies with her lost dragon blood... She has lost a third of her primal power, and if it continues, her form will change."
Yuxun Ge flew up to Beisui's claw level, gazing at Tulang, and asked, "What can I do?"
The Holy Grail replied, "Retrieve her lost blood. She knows how to do it, or you can collect pure energy crystals, though the latter requires a vast amount."
Lost power? The curse she had placed on that thorny pet might just work, but Yuxun Ge was not satisfied; she wanted to know more. "Are there any other methods?"
The Holy Grail's beautiful eyes turned to Yuxun Ge, her demeanor as cold as ice, yet her voice was gentle: "In the world battlefield, as long as you keep winning, she will receive rewards and evolve.
"For Tulang now, even if you kill her to bring her back to life, it won’t help. What she has lost is not attributes or skills. If it cannot be restored, not only will the attack power of all her skills decrease, but she will also only gain 5 to 7 free attribute points upon her next level up."
At that moment, Beisui also ceased his spells, returning the mini Tulang to Yuxun Ge's side. "She’s stabilized now; you can use skills, but the loss of her primal power cannot be fixed."
Yuxun Ge embraced Tulang, looking at the two dragons before her, and said earnestly, "It’s my fault. I’m sorry. I will make it right and help Tulang recover."
The tip of the Holy Grail's tail brushed against the sleeping Tulang. "No need to apologize. This was her own choice."
Even Beisui, who had maintained a tense expression, added, "Yes, you don’t need to apologize to us. This is your story with Tulang; she must take responsibility for her choices."
Yuxun Ge no longer made promises to Beisui and the Holy Grail. Tulang was responsible for her choices, and so was she; she too needed to take responsibility for her decisions.
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After thanking and bidding farewell to the Holy Grail and Beisui, Yuxun Ge took Tulang back to Blue Star through the Cat Head. Once she settled Tulang, her first task was to transform into the form of the owl she had used during her trade with Heifei and head to the Su family manor to find Heifei.
When she arrived, Heifei was asleep. Yuxun Ge landed directly in front of him, and the people of Dinghai glanced her way but did not approach.
Yuxun Ge got straight to the point, "What are the side effects of exchanging attributes with a powerful being using Reversal Moment?"
Heifei didn’t even open his eyes but chuckled with glee, "Looks like you’ve tried it."
Yuxun Ge pulled out several gold bricks she had taken from the Han family, casually kneading them to erase their markings, shaping them into indistinguishable golden spheres, which she then placed on the ground.
"I’m buying your information. The gold coins were used to purchase Reversal Moment, so this is all I can offer."
Only then did Heifei open his eyes. Although he was not entirely satisfied with the golden spheres, he preferred them over nothing and was amused by the owl's predicament.
He said, "Everything has a price. Equivalent exchange is best. Adjusting the contract parties is also acceptable; even a 1% life value for a 100% life value is not bad, because contracts don’t concern equality, only winning and losing, and life values can be restored.
"Attribute points and divine talents are also possible, but there’s a limit. If the difference in attribute values or the tier of divine talents is too great, every time you make an extremely unfair exchange, fate will compensate elsewhere. How many attributes did you exchange?"
"Ten times my original amount."
"Hahahaha! That’s truly unfortunate! After making an unfair trade, in the near future, you or a being closely related to you will lose an equal value of primal power, while the other party will receive a compensation from fate."
Indeed, these top-tier mysterious skills and items often came with hidden rules if not explicitly stated.
Yuxun Ge recalled her experiences in the Tower. She had exchanged for S-tier divine talents more than once; why hadn’t anything happened then? Was it because the exchanges in the Tower hadn’t truly been realized?
Seeing the owl's serious expression, Heifei laughed heartily, "You really got the short end of the stick, didn’t you? I learned countless lessons to get to where I am now."
Yuxun Ge crossed her arms in contemplation. She had indeed suffered a significant loss, a wake-up call that struck her hard, but there was still a way forward! What if she tried a different approach?
She asked Heifei, "What if I act as a middleman? For example, I take your 100 points of intelligence and give them to another player with 8 points, then return the 8 points back to you. In the end, my intelligence remains unchanged, but yours and the other player’s are swapped. Would I be punished, or would the other player bear the consequences?"
Heifei fell into deep thought.
He didn’t know; he hadn’t played such a trick!
But Yuxun Ge soon abandoned this idea, finding it uninteresting.
Shaleng had already reached that level. Not to mention that specific attributes were invisible on the world battlefield, they were all calculated as comprehensive combat power. Even if she could see them, those attributes must be astronomical figures. She worried that if she swapped them, she might not even take a few steps before meeting her end.
However, Yuxun Ge asked, "What if I use Reversal Moment and then kill the opponent?"
Heifei fell silent, having previously tried to hide this information with quick retorts.
Yuxun Ge understood Heifei's reaction; it seemed that killing the opponent could resolve this issue, even if not completely, it would certainly weaken the impact.
The Scorpion Monument—she had originally reversed her agility attribute with it in a moment of desperation to escape. Even if she returned to that moment, she wouldn’t be able to kill the Scorpion Monument.
But because of that… she didn’t even know where to begin her reflection.
To deal with Mi Yasi, she had rented Reversal Moment from Heifei, and through her trade with Liang Paozhou, she had obtained the location of Mi Yasi's lair. Ultimately, carrying Reversal Moment, she had encountered the Scorpion Monument near Mi Yasi's lair and had to exchange their agility to escape.
The time limit of the World Tomb and her deal with Mist Blade dictated that she had to enter the battlefield by January 15, or she would lose the World Tomb she had obtained.
Every step had been her best and most reasonable choice at the time.
Knowing the drawbacks of Reversal Moment, Yuxun Ge didn’t linger any longer and returned home directly. She still needed to send a message to her past self, advising her not to bring resurrection skills.
She took out the Violent Moon and discovered on her way to Dragon Island that it had completed its upgrade, though she had been too preoccupied to deal with it earlier.
**[Violent Moon] (S-tier) (Upgradeable)**
Someone has stolen a piece of the moon and locked it away; the moon belongs to no one.
**[Skill 1] Planet:** You can fly anywhere, but you must mark an object or living being as your star. The distance between you and the star (in meters) must not exceed the sum of your life and mana values, and must not be less than your level. Time to mark the star: 2 seconds. Using this skill consumes at least 5 mana points per second; the faster you fly, the more mana you consume.
**[Skill 2] Time-Space Walk:** You can briefly return to the past or travel to the future, with a time span (in days) not exceeding your age, and a stay duration (in minutes) not exceeding your level. You must not be seen by your past or future self; if you are seen, your life value will drop to zero. You can bring pets; cooldown time: 24 hours.
(Note: Items left in the past will not exist for more than 48 hours; after 48 hours, they will be lost in the river of time. Do not attempt to change what has already happened; you cannot bear the cost.)
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