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Chapter 622: Chapter 622: The Lord of Earth Element

The location that the goblin mentioned was a marshland more than ten miles to the northeast. Within this marshland, besides countless soil elemental creatures, there was also a type of slime monster that gave Song Jian a big headache.

The slime monster’s level was slightly lower than the soil elementals, being only level twenty-eight. Its power was not strong, but the slime monster was like a puddle of mud, exuding a rotten stench of decayed food. Its attacks were splash attacks, spraying large clumps of foul-smelling mud from its mouth. The odor of the mud lingered no matter how much one washed, leaving a faint smell, which was a huge nuisance to Song Jian.

Light Strike!

Earth Teeth Assault!

Spiritual Sword Control Technique!

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Upon encountering such creatures, Song Jian would use abilities with a large attack range. He would kill the slime monsters before they could get close; this was the only way Song Jian found to get rid of the smelly odour.

The nauseating stench of the slime monsters was headache-inducing, but the items they dropped after being killed were excellent. Sometimes they even dropped treasure chests of various qualities, ranging from broken to ordinary, complete, and exquisite. Different quality chests could contain equipment of varying qualities. Song Jian even opened a silver-quality single-handed axe from an exquisite chest. Naturally, he couldn’t use such a weapon, but other players coveted silver-quality weapons. If he placed it in the auction house, it would be sold out instantly.

There were a vast number of soil elemental monsters here, and their defenses were at least 30% higher than monsters of the same level. If one were not careful, they would provoke a large group of them. For players of slightly weaker strength, it was impossible to farm and level up here. Not only would their weapons be damaged, but attracting a large group of monsters could prove less efficient than farming somewhere else.

However, this place was a leveling paradise for Song Jian. The defense of the soil elementals was nothing to him. Even if they were numerous, they couldn’t pose a threat to him. In just one morning, Song Jian’s experience points increased by a third, which pleased him. He even felt the urge to stay here for a few more days to farm monsters and level up.

However, what regretted Song Jian was that after killing hundreds of soil elementals and raising his experience points to level 29 and 34%, he hadn’t obtained a single Earth Spirit Bead.

According to the goblin merchant, the Earth Spirit Bead also had grades. The higher the grade of the Earth Spirit Bead, the more abundant the soil elements contained within, and the greater the range it could cover.

Song Jian was intent on obtaining a high-quality Earth Spirit Bead that could shield the Black Dragon, which would then allow him to ride the dragon into the Protection Black Mist.

Everyone knew that the area covered by the Protection Black Mist was substantial. Initially, it took him almost a day to walk out of the Protection Black Mist with the Shadow Circus Troupe.

In the evening, after farming the soil elementals all day, Song Jian looked at the scattered rocks in the marsh and couldn’t help frowning.

“Is the drop rate so low, or is that goblin merchant just cheating me?”

In a day’s time, Song Jian had killed at least two hundred soil elementals, and countless slime monsters. His experience points had risen to 49%, yet he still hadn’t found a single Earth Spirit Bead.

Just as Song Jian was hesitating, the marshland beneath his feet suddenly shook. At a distant part of the ground, a small hill suddenly rose from the ground as if it were a living being.

Song Jian furrowed his eyebrows. This sudden hill gave him a dangerous vibe.

Rumble~

Mud and water splashed everywhere, and a giant rock monster slowly stretched out its body.

Song Jian stared at the rock monster in the distance, which looked like a small hill, with surprise. This was simply a larger version of the soil elementals. It stood over ten meters tall, its body composed of numerous rocks. Even the slightest movement it made caused a “rumble” noise.

“Soil Elemental Lord? A level thirty Boss? And it’s a Boss with level one combat power?” Song Jian said, narrowing his eyes as the properties of this giant monster flashed in front of him.

“Human, you randomly kill my kin, are you declaring war against the mighty king of soil elementals?” The giant Soil Elemental Lord uttered in a low voice, causing Song Jian’s head to buzz.

After hearing the Soil Elemental Lord’s words, Song Jian finally understood why it had appeared. It seemed that he had farmed the soil elementals too egregiously today, which had provoked it.

“Damn, I was careless!” Song Jian slapped his forehead, cursing under his breath.

When he first started playing this game, Song Jian realized while leveling up by killing the game’s monsters, that farming monsters in one area for too long would provoke the Boss. But because he wanted to obtain an Earth Spirit Bead, Song Jian disregarded this unwritten rule of the game. He had farmed the soil elemental monsters for an entire day and ended up provoking the Soil Elemental Lord, Boss.

“Ordinary soil elemental monsters have a very low drop rate, I wonder if you, as a Boss, would drop an Earth Spirit Bead for me!” Song Jian said to himself as he focused on the Soil Elemental Boss.

Song Jian’s damage now could be on par with level one combat power. However, his other attributes couldn’t match up to those possessing level one combat power.

But Song Jian was not alone. With a thought, a dragon’s roar echoed across the world, and the Black Dragon, flapping its wings, appeared in mid-air.

The Black Dragon was currently over six meters in length, but compared to the over ten-meter tall soil elemental, whether in terms of size or momentum, it was slightly deficient. Nevertheless, the Black Dragon continued to roar at the Soil Elemental Boss next to Song Jian, demonstrating a preparedness to fight.

“Dragon Clan, do you truly wish to make an enemy of the soil elementals?” The Soil Elemental Lord bellowed upon seeing the Black Dragon.

The Dragon Might of the Dragon Clan had almost no effect on elemental creatures. Therefore, the Soil Elemental Lord showed no signs of fear and instead seemed a little angry upon seeing the Black Dragon’s appearance.

Song Jian couldn’t care less. He summoned the Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword and rushed towards the Soil Elemental Lord. The Black Dragon flapped its wings and sprayed a hot Dragon Breath towards the Soil Elemental boss.

The Soil Elemental Lord let out a roar of fury. It raised its hands towards the sky, and suddenly, a stone sphere more than one meter in diameter was formed and thrown towards the Black Dragon in the air.

Song Jian showed a trace of a smile. The Soil Elemental Lord subconsciously considered the Black Dragon as the primary threat and ignored his existence.

But this was normal. Regardless of size or level, the Black Dragon was much stronger than Song Jian, and to the Soil Elemental Lord, which already possessed level one combat power, only the Black Dragon, which had level one combat power, was qualified to be its opponent.

Song Jian reached the foot of the Soil Elemental Lord and slashed his sword at its leg.

A flash of golden light, and Song Jian felt as though he’d met no resistance. His sword had effortlessly sliced through the Soil Elemental’s leg.

The unique ability, “Holy Sword,” was activated from the first slash. This was a pleasant surprise.

Boom!

A section of the rock leg more than a meter long was directly severed and flew toward a nearby marsh pit.

Suddenly, Song Jian felt himself swallowed by shadow. An angry roar echoed from above. Looking up, he saw the massive Soil Elemental Lord leaning towards him, like a person losing balance and falling over.

Song Jian’s face changed drastically. His figure turned into a cloud of black mist, and with a dramatic increase in speed, he moved away.

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