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Chapter 1396: Chapter 1398: The Blood of Gold Chapter 1396: Chapter 1398: The Blood of Gold Noya gazed at the Golden Blood with an eager expression, and he glanced at Doya by his side, only to find her calm, her eyes not even flickering.

“Sadly, this is probably the closest I’ve ever been to the Golden Blood…” Noya said, his eyes filled with regret.

“Song Jian, thank you for this time. I hope we have the chance to work together again in the future!” Doya said with a smile to Song Jian, waved to him, and her figure slowly vanished.

By completing the golden side quest, Doya’s assessment rating would at least reach B grade. Coupled with the beasts she killed and the items she obtained in the Assessment World, Doya’s Combat Power assessment would be at least B+ or even A-. For Doya, this was an unexpected delight!

“Boss, thank you. When you visit the City of Elf Song next time, contact me; I’ll be sure to treat you well!” Patsha flapped his wings twice, a reluctant look crossing his face as he looked at the plasma flowing on them.

“That’s fine, who knows what will happen when we meet next time!” Song Jian said with a smile.

He waved to Patsha. Although he was from the Alien Clan, he seemed much more reliable to Song Jian than the NPCs from the Human Race!

After Patsha left the Assessment World, the power of the Pet Contract between him and Song Jian also dissipated slowly; after all, Patsha was not a real beast, so it was impossible for him to become Song Jian’s pet in the game world.

The Alien Clan Examinees could be said to have been utterly wiped out, with Patsha as the only exception. If he hadn’t whimsically switched to the Beast Camp, he wouldn’t have become Song Jian’s pet.

Apart from completing the golden side quest and obtaining the boss’s spoils other than the Golden Blood, Song Jian also had a share in the Contribution Points from the beasts he killed along the way, as well as the inner cores he devoured. At the end of the assessment, there would be an overall evaluation!

This time, Patsha’s assessment rating would definitely be much higher than Doya’s and Doya’s, possibly reaching A or even A+. If it weren’t for the fact that the main quest wasn’t completed, dropping three levels, he might even have had the chance to aim for an S grade or higher.

“Song Jian, are you willing to sell that drop of Golden Blood?” Noya asked, approaching him with a hopeful look.

“Oh, you want to buy it?” Song Jian wore a half-smiling, half-mocking expression. Both Doya and Patsha knew that treasures like the Golden Blood were not something they could covet. Such a treasure, even if traded for a fifth-level city, the owner would not likely make the exchange!

The Golden Blood was also known as the Blood of the Divines; its use could imbue one’s bloodline with a trace of divine power, becoming akin to a demi-god.

Such beings were symbols of invincibility among ordinary humans; there were multiple historical records of the Golden Child wielding a Demi-God Artifact or even a God Artifact, slaying demons in epic tales!

“I am willing to offer one hundred million Doomsday Coins…” Noya gritted his teeth and said.

“One hundred million Doomsday Coins?” Song Jian was startled, his face showing a scornful expression.

At the present, most god-favored ones, the players, had generally low levels, the vast majority hovering around level eighty, and many had not yet dealt with currency more advanced than Doomsday Coins, such as Purple Crystals. Therefore, most transactions among god-favored ones, or between god-favored ones and NPCs, were still conducted with Doomsday Coins.

To the average player, Noya’s offer of one hundred million Doomsday Coins was already a considerable fortune, but to Song Jian, it seemed like an attempt to swindle him like a child!

“I’ll give you one billion, just give me one drop of Golden Blood!” Song Jian said sternly, huffing.

Noya’s face turned red immediately, and just as he was about to say something, Song Jian coldly said, “Even if you have completed the golden side quest, if I kill you now, your assessment rating will be reduced, and then, don’t even think about getting a C grade!”

Noya suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured from his head to his tail. His previously eager mood immediately cooled down. He glanced at Song Jian and his figure started to slowly fade away and disappear.

Song Jian could feel the intense malice emanating from Noya. After leaving the Assessment World, Noya would definitely announce in the game world that Song Jian had obtained the golden blood, and might even do everything possible to snatch the golden blood from his hands!

When everyone had left, Song Jian took out the golden blood again, his face filled with regret.

This drop of golden blood looked like a liquid, but it was actually very hard, even harder than a golden diamond. Holding it in his hand, he immediately felt a cool breath being transmitted from the golden blood.

The golden blood could be directly consumed, and after consumption, all attributes would rise by 50 points. Just this benefit alone would be enough to drive everyone in the game world insane!

However, a 50-point increase in all attributes was actually the least impressive feature of the golden blood. The second attribute was that it allowed one to break through to the Legendary Realm without any bottlenecks, as long as they reached the required level!

It should be known that breaking through to the Legendary Realm at tier three Combat Power did not require any battle assessments or evaluations. It needed each person to comprehend their own path of cultivation. There were many who had been stuck at the pinnacle of tier three Combat Power for decades without a breakthrough, and even for the God’s chosen, achieving a breakthrough to the Legendary Realm was not that easy.

But with the golden blood, such bottlenecks did not exist. As long as one reached level 120, they could be directly promoted to the Legendary Realm. For people in the game world, especially those stuck at the peak of tier three Combat Power for decades, this was a treasure they would go bankrupt to possess!

The third attribute was even more enviable, allowing the one who consumed it to possess a trace of divine power and contain the foundation for becoming a god! This, in fact, was already on par with being a demi-god.

If someone at the pinnacle of the Legendary Realm consumed this drop of golden blood, in no time at all, there would likely be a new Demi-God Level powerhouse emerging in the game world.

As long as they could comprehend the Power of Law, they could directly ignite the Divine Flame and step onto the altar of the gods, becoming a new deity!

The temptation to become a god was something no strong being in the world could resist!

It was just a pity that among the properties of the golden blood, there was a final line that appeared in red text for Song Jian, a restrictive reminder.

“This item is for the exclusive use of creatures in the game world!”

In other words, this treasure that everyone coveted and would eagerly consume once obtained was unusable by the God’s Chosen, that is, the players!

“Could it be that they fear players growing too rapidly and overpowering all the natives in the game world?” Song Jian furrowed his brows and secretly guessed in his heart.

In reality, the power of the players had already been growing larger and larger. The mere act of being able to level up from slaying monsters left the NPCs of the game world far behind.

Two to three years of effort by the players could catch up with decades of hard work by NPCs. From any perspective, this was a blatant unfairness, and no wonder the NPCs were now spontaneously beginning to resist the players. The NPCs felt a mix of envy and jealousy, as well as a strong sense of caution, towards these people favored by the gods!

“What should I do with it now? Could it really be that I can only increase the evaluation during the assessment pass?” Song Jian sighed and looked at the golden blood in his hand that emitted an unusual glow, his heart filled with hesitation.

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