It means that when you receive an attack exceeding 500 points of damage, a defense shield with a defense of 5000 will automatically trigger.
"A life-saving treasure."
Without hesitation, he equipped this piece of accessory.
With a power-up, a breakthrough in realm, and a way to join the immortal sect, Su Yu looked up at the sky, feeling vast and boundless.
He casually focused on a fleeing spirit creature, extended his hand, and with a flick, the Ice Soul with a hint of thunder sound sliced through the air into the water. He clearly sensed an increase in the speed of the flying sword's attack.
The increase was not very large, but he felt it was very noticeable.
"This is just the beginning. When Swordsmanship improves in the future, reaching the level of mastery, the enhancement will be quite exaggerated."
"The future is boundless!"
With a thought, he made a few slashes and cut the Fish Spirit into pieces, then stood up and flew towards the depths of the demon camp.
Five hours later, as the central tower of the demon camp collapsed, a statue representing the Yuanjiang River God was re-erected, with invisible ripples exploding like lightning covering the entire Poisonous Mist Swamp, indicating that the demon camp was completely destroyed.
Afterwards, the guild called in a large number of craftsmen and resources, using the demon camp as a foundation to build a city.
According to some officials in the guild channel, there is a medium-sized Spirit Vein in the center of the demon camp, and the guild plans to rely on the Spirit Vein to establish a large stronghold, incorporating the entire Poisonous Mist Swamp within the guild's sphere of influence, and radiate outward.
The guild's third main force group will be stationed here for a long time, and the Poisonous Mist Swamp will become the station for the third main group.
However, these are matters for the guild high-ups to consider, and the subsequent matters have nothing to do with Su Yu.
He first returned to the guild headquarters to settle the rewards for this activity.
Thanks to landing the final blow on the Black Water Profound Snake, he gained a total of 168 guild contribution points, with a 100% additional subsidy from the guild, totaling 336 guild contribution points.
Previously, there was a remaining 25 guild contribution points, totaling 361 points.
With so much guild contribution, he could directly exchange for a Tier Four Flying Sword or Magical Treasure.
However, Su Yu did not use them immediately; he decided to save them and exchange for a good treasure once he had enough.
After leaving the guild, he returned to the Poisonous Mist Swamp, reuniting with Zhuang Zhuo and the other three.
Zhuang Zhuo took out the Qingmu Boat, and the four of them got on and flew towards the north of the Poisonous Mist Swamp, saying:
"We previously discovered a nice place with a small spiritual eye, suitable for establishing a gu pit. The BOSS previously occupying that place has just been cleared, so let's get there quickly and take it."
An hour later, the flying ship arrived at the northern part of the swamp, where they saw an endless water surface, and in the distance, a small island about two or three kilometers long stood.
The island was lush with vegetation, and a faint spiritual pillar in the center of the island rose into the sky. Approaching the island by flying ship, they could see the dense trees shrouded in faint spiritual mist, with shadows moving back and forth inside.
"This is the place."
Zhuang Zhuo pointed to the faint spiritual pillar in the center of the island and said:
"The gu insects refined with a spiritual eye will have higher quality, with a certain probability of producing top-grade gu insects, which can sell for....."
The voice suddenly stopped, and Zhuang Zhuo's expression changed as he shouted:
"Damn it, someone's here to snatch the place."
Su Yu also saw a Fire Spirit Ship flying over from afar and stopping above the island.
The Qingmu Boat quickly approached and stopped twenty meters away from the Fire Spirit Ship, where they could see more than twenty guild members on the Fire Spirit Ship.
Zhuang Zhuo stepped forward with cupped hands and said:
"Brothers ahead, we got here first."
A few people jumped off the Fire Spirit Ship, and one in the center glanced up and down at the four of them and asked:
"Newcomers?"
Zhuang Zhuo did not answer directly, and said seriously:
"According to guild rules, new areas are first come, first served, and we arrived first."
At this moment, another person jumped off the Fire Spirit Ship and smiled, saying:
"You indeed arrived first, but you haven't acted yet. The guild rule of first come, first served means you have to take the place first, not just say it's yours. Otherwise, I could walk around the Poisonous Mist Swamp and claim all its resource sites."
Zhuang Zhuo paused for a moment, turned to look at his teammates, silently asking for their opinions with his eyes.
Then, Shi Ning stepped forward and asked:
"What do you mean by that? Isn't it first come, first served? Or is it whoever is strongest claims it? That doesn't seem to fit the guild rules, right?"
Su Yu didn't speak; he needed to see what this group intended to do before deciding.
If they really intended to seize it by force, he would surely report to the guild.
The law of the jungle is not wrong; that's indeed the rule outside, but inside the guild, there are guild rules to follow.
The two people leading this group exchanged a smile, one of them saying:
"First come, first served doesn't work, and whoever is strongest also doesn't fit the guild rules. I'd be uneasy just leaving. I have a proposal, let's settle it by the old rule of a duel."
"We won't bully you. Our team also has a few newcomers from your cohort. How about a best of three matches, and whoever wins takes it?"
Zhuang Zhuo frowned, saying:
"We need to discuss this."
"As you wish."
The four returned to the Qingmu Boat, where Zhuang Zhuo said:
"What do you think?"
Gu Zhiqiu shook his head directly, saying:
"I've just looked at the newcomers on their flying ship. Two of them are in the same secondary league as Mr. Su, making a three-match, two-win system unstable."
Everyone frowned.
Seeing this, Su Yu said:
"Ask them if we can have a knockout-style duel. I only need to beat two."
They were all stunned for a moment before thinking it over, and Meng Chen nodded, saying:
"That might be worth trying."
Gu Zhiqiu and Shi Ning also nodded, saying:
"We have no choice but to try it."
Having made a decision, Zhuang Zhuo immediately went over to discuss it with the other side. Li Hai smiled and agreed:
"Of course, that's fine."
With a wave of his hand, a few newcomers flew down from the Fire Spirit Ship, with one stepping forward, cupping his hands and saying:
"Li Tianjie, please give me your guidance!"
They exchanged glances and asked each other in low voices:
"Who will go first?"
Zhuang Zhuo was the first to speak, saying:
"I'll go first to test the waters."
"Moreover, I have 27 Red Flame Flying Centipedes and might not necessarily lose."
Having said this, he stepped forward, raised the Hundred Gu Banner with a swing, and 27 Red Flame Flying Centipedes of level 27 poured out and surrounded him.
The opponent smiled slightly, flipping his hand to reveal a silver banner. It was also a Hundred Gu Banner, and with a gentle wave, a silver vortex appeared, from which a swarm of double-winged centipedes flew out and surrounded him.
"Red Flame Flying Centipede!"
He was actually also on the gu refining path, with gu insects identical to Zhuang Zhuo's, and in even greater numbers, totaling 56, albeit at a slightly lower level of around 24.
Seeing this, Zhuang Zhuo looked grim. With double the number, only three levels lower, he knew he was unlikely to win.
He considered admitting defeat, but in front of his companions, retreating without a fight would surely lower his standing, so he gritted his teeth and swung the Hundred Gu Banner, whereupon the two identically matched swarms of gu insects engaged in a melee.
"I can always buy a new batch if needed."
The two swarms of gu insects entwined in combat, and both men each summoned a defense treasure to protect themselves. Zhuang Zhuo took out a Tier Three Thunder Talisman, unleashing a thick bolt of lightning, while Li Tianjie summoned a black gourd that, when inverted, released numerous black threads that struck at Zhuang Zhuo, causing his Defense Treasure Light to tremble incessantly.
Aside from this, neither side had other tactics.
In the gu refining path, it's evident they have no talent in Swordsmanship. If they had the talent, they would certainly pursue the Sword Dao, not this alternative path.
Both sides being newcomers, the fight was lackluster; neither the Thunder Talisman nor the black gourd could break through the opponent's defense right away.
However, the gu insect battle quickly reached a conclusion, with Li Tianjie's insects leveraging their numerical superiority soon gaining the upper hand and biting Zhuang Zhuo's Red Flame Flying Centipedes to death one by one.
As each one fell, Zhuang Zhuo felt his heart ache.
However, his flying centipedes did have a level advantage, which meant for every 1.5 they lost, the opponent lost one.
Within two minutes, Zhuang Zhuo's 27 Red Flame Flying Centipedes were reduced by six, with the rest all injured, while the opponent had only lost three.
Su Yu, squinting his eyes as he watched, turned to Shi Ning and the others, saying:
"Ask Mr. Zhuang to concede. Developing this batch of centipedes was no small task; losing them all would be such a waste."
"Alright."