After making some arrangements, Ye Mingqiu found a room near the gate in the city. After repeatedly checking that there were no enemies around, he took off his armor and washed off the blood grime with clean water.
It wasn't because he had a cleanliness obsession; it was because the blood grime sticking to his body felt uncomfortable and would also affect his movements in battle. Getting rid of it would make him feel much better, and the smell of the blood grime was also quite strong, too fishy to leave on.
The clean water came from a treasure chest. Water is a resource, so it can be obtained as such. However, in most cases, water is no different from trash, so many Spiritualists feel quite upset after getting water from a treasure chest.
This is no different from getting air.
However, for Ye Mingqiu, a little water resource wasn't useless. After all, finding water also takes time and effort. Although not much, saving a little energy is always a good thing.
After giving his armor and body a brief wash, he sat down by his armor and let himself dry naturally, then put the armor back on and sat by the door to doze off.
Taking off the armor and lying down for sleep is comfortable, but sleeping too comfortably might get him assassinated. Sitting with armor on allows him to sense the movements at the door to the greatest extent and respond and wake up as quickly as possible if someone comes.
"Sigh~ Surviving... is tough."
Ye Mingqiu sighed while he took out a Blood Crystal Stone from Storage Space, observing it carefully. He was curious about what this thing could do and how to use it. If he could use it, it would undoubtedly enhance his combat power greatly.
He brought the Blood Crystal Stone close to the Blood Crystal Necklace to test if there could be any reaction between them. If the Blood Crystal Necklace could be enhanced by the Blood Crystal Stone, that would be great too.
But unfortunately, there was no reaction.
"Sigh~"
Ye Mingqiu sighed, not surprised when the dropped Blood Crystal Stone touched the Bronze Battle Spear and created a strange ripple.
[Prompt: The Bronze Battle Spear and Blood Crystal Stone have created a wonderful reaction, leading to unknown changes. After the changes are completed, the transformed weapon will belong to you.]
"Oh?"
Ye Mingqiu's eyes brightened. He was just worried about not having a good weapon to use, and here it came!
He didn't just wait. He placed the Bronze Battle Spear and the Blood Crystal Stone together and took out the remaining three Blood Crystal Stones, placing them all beside the Bronze Battle Spear, trying to enhance it as much as possible.
The Bronze Battle Spear trembled slightly, as if sensing the surrounding changes. Ye Mingqiu speculated that the Battle Spear might be awakening an Artifact Spirit, hence the special change.
Conditions for awakening an Artifact Spirit are various; one of them is a blood offering, where countless living beings' blood nourishes the weapon to produce an Artifact Spirit.
Ye Mingqiu had killed an unknown number of people in one battle, with the Bronze Battle Spear drinking blood countless times, and in such a short period, it kept drinking blood, giving it a certain probability of producing an Artifact Spirit under special circumstances, and the Blood Crystal Stone happened to be that opportunity.
He smiled, and cut his finger, letting a drop of blood drip onto the Bronze Battle Spear. Blood mist lingered, and the Bronze Battle Spear emitted waves.
[Prompt: The Artifact Spirit of the Bronze Battle Spear has recognized you as the master.]
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Dawn pierced through the night, the first sun rays scattering into the room, and a gentle breeze caressed the boy's cheek, waking him from an already restless sleep.
Ye Mingqiu suddenly opened his eyes, surveying the surroundings. After finding nothing unusual, he heaved a sigh of relief, slightly relaxing and continuing to lean against the wall. It was unknown how many times he was startled awake like this tonight, fearing that upon waking, he'd face an assassin's blade and fall into eternal slumber.
"Is it already daylight?"
He murmured to himself, then turned his gaze to the Bronze Battle Spear beside him. By now, the Bronze Battle Spear had completely absorbed all four Blood Crystal Stones, transforming into a Blood-red Battle Spear.
Check information
[Prompt: You have gained the recognition of the Artifact Spirit and can view detailed information.]
Normally, the information obtained by a Spiritualist is just the basic brief information. Detailed information requires special appraisal items or an Appraiser profession to be seen, but recognition from an Artifact Spirit is another channel to view detailed information.
[Blood Spear]
Tier: Tier One
Quality: Silver
Category: Battle Spear
Attack Power: 18-29
Durability: 80/80
Equipment Requirements: Power 50, Agility 50, Constitution 50, Spirit 50, Life 3000.
Prompt: You have obtained the recognition of the Artifact Spirit, allowing you to ignore the equipment requirements.
Equipment Traits:
① Unstoppable: Sharpness +3
② Blood Crystal Divine Power: While wielding the Blood Spear, your life recovery efficiency is increased by 100%. After the weapon's durability is depleted, it can recover itself with durability, and the recovery speed can be accelerated by nurturing with blood. Absorbing Blood Crystal Stones can further enhance the Blood Spear Attribute, generating new abilities.
③ Life Source Power: When sustaining fatal injuries while holding the Blood Spear, the Blood Spear will unleash the Life Source Power within the Blood Crystal Stone to heal your injuries, including but not limited to a ruptured heart, shattered brain, or losing 80% of key organs, fully healing them.
Completion of healing will result in a permanent loss of the Blood Crystal's Life Source Power, significantly reducing attributes. The healing effect of Life Source Power will decline with the increase of your Life Limit.
④ Spiritual Erosion: The Life Source Power within the Blood Spear has strong erosive capabilities. While wielding the Blood Spear in battle, your spirit will be subjected to an erosion effect, making you more frenzied and bloodthirsty than usual.
Supplement 1: The Artifact Spirit has exempted over 80% of the erosion effect, preventing mental damage.
Supplement 2: During Spiritual Erosion state, Reaction Speed and Perception Ability are enhanced.
Supplement 3: For those who haven't gained the Artifact Spirit's recognition, when picking up the weapon, the Artifact Spirit will increase the erosion intensity by over three times. Failing the resistance judgment results in a permanent reduction of Basic Attributes and Basic Life Limit, leading to death.
Introduction: A weapon specialized according to its master's Will, demonstrating extreme rejection for others' use, and an ultimate life-saving capability, highlighting its master's Will...
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To be honest, Ye Mingqiu was shocked to see the equipment requirements. These attribute requirements are probably unusable even by Level 10 powerhouses! The requirements are ridiculously absurd! If the weapon couldn't be used after enhancement, it would be a disaster!
Fortunately, with the recognition of the Artifact Spirit, he can use it without regard to equipment requirements.
The Blood Spear's effects are exceptionally powerful, with extraordinary life-saving abilities, life recovery efficiency differing from natural life recovery speed, and also providing enhancement when healed by healers. Recovery efficiency is an exceptionally potent attribute.
But then again...
A weapon specialized by its master's Will? Am I that scared of death? Can I be that fierce on the battlefield if I'm afraid of dying? Do you take me as a masochist seeking thrills?
But speaking of which, the Life Source Power of such extreme life-saving ability is still quite nice.
Ye Mingqiu really likes it.
Now he can be more reckless while courting death!
Unfortunately, the Blood Spear's effect ④ has a noticeable negative effect, corroding the wielder's rationality. This effect means it can't be used in friendly sparring because what if it incites a killing intention while sparring? That would be bad.
However, it's not a big issue; being bloodthirsty during a battlefield slaughter isn't a problem, as in war, there is no right or wrong, and only the victors have the right to speak.