Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“A Quasi-Commander boss. There's such a rank?” Ji Ye wondered out loud.

“Yeah, such things do exist.” Lu Zhishen, who was beside him, had some additional information in his head.

A Quasi-Commander represented an Elite creature that was only slightly stronger under normal circ.u.mstances. However, in a short period of time, they could unleash the combat strength of a Commander!

“Thankfully, this Mandrill is only a Quasi-Commander. If it's a Commander, it might be able to continue using that yellow light. Master, your Black Serpent Sword might not be able to injure it!”

Lu Zhishen was slightly relieved.

This Mandrill was an Extraordinary Rank-2 creature. Although it was only a Quasi-Commander, it could temporarily unleash the power of a Commander. Even he was unable to fight it head-on.

Of course, it was mainly because he didn't have any suitable weapons.

If he was holding an Extraordinary weapon that was similar to the Black Serpent Sword, or a 500-pound Frost Metal Meditation Staff, he could use the weapon to break through the Mandrill's black fur or shatter its internal organs with the staff. Even though the Mandrill's level was higher than his, Lu Zhishen was confident that he could defeat the Mandrill alone.

After all, it was just a monster. In terms of intelligence, it was far inferior to humans!

While they talked, the dead monster began glowing, leaving three “item spheres” behind.

The first item was a pair of claws, generated by the monster's own sharp claws.

[Mandrill Fists]

[Level: Extraordinary Rank-2]

[Rarity: Superior]

[Claws forged out of the hardest part of a Mandrill's nails. Contains considerable extraordinary power.]

Curious, Ji Ye put the gloves on.

After a bright yellow flash, he felt his hands were becoming several times heavier. No doubt the extra weight would be added into his punches if he could control it. Not even Lu Zhishen would be able to compete with such inhuman strength.

After all, legend had it that the Phantom had the ability to rip apart tigers and leopards. Augmented by the yellow light, it was almost invincible in raw strength against adversaries at the same rank.

“Chief Lu, you can have this.” Ji Ye decided to hand over the weapon since his wrists were already occupied by the amethyst blades.

Lu Zhishen checked the new weapons in awe. Even though he had been briefed about some interesting knowledge upon being summoned to this world, he had yet to actually witness all the amazing magic with his own eyes, such as interesting tools that popped up from dead monsters.

Ji Ye reached for the second sphere. As soon as he touched it, he felt how a new message entered his mind.

[Earth's Boon]

[Level: Extraordinary]

[Rarity: Excellent]

[Created by a human martial artist, by studying the natural talent of a Mandrill. Allows the user to absorb the energy of nature and command the power of earth.]

“A skill, nice. And a cultivation skill at that.” Ji Ye suddenly felt a rush of joy overwhelm his mind.

That “unlucky western player” who had summoned an ancient Chidragon warrior had already confirmed for everyone that cultivation was a thing inside the Land of Inheritance. He had even become famous because of it, because modern youngsters usually regarded cultivation to be “cooler” than traditional wuxia.

This “Earth's Boon” didn't sound like much as far as its name was concerned. But it was still a cultivation art.

I can study a cultivation skill and inner strength at the same time, right? If not, I can always fuse them up, Ji Ye pondered in excitement.

He a.s.sumed that there were restrictions that prevented players from freely studying all sorts of skills. But his Fusion skill could bypa.s.s that. Though he still needed to confirm it first.

Lu Zhishen didn't seem to be interested in the new skill, as he had already received a powerful skill when he was summoned to this realm.

Ji Ye put away the sphere and decided to examine it back in the settlement. Doing so in the wilds could be risky.

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Next, he looked at the remaining sphere, which came from the monster's severed neck.

[Mandrill Blood]

[Level: Special]

[Rarity: Common]

[The blood of a Mandrill contains a small trace of a certain deity's will, which can be used to keep filthy beings at bay.]

He noticed that this blood could not be directly fused. Ji Ye guessed that perhaps it was a privilege that could only be obtained after killing a Commander-level creature.

“A deity? Keep filthy things away?” Ji Ye read the description with a strange look. He definitely wasn't expecting such a tool from a monster that almost looked like a ferocious ghost itself.

He had read about certain mythology stories that described monsters turning into G.o.ds and deities with enough training and growth. This Mandrill probably was such a case.

There was a problem though. Such monsters ill.u.s.trated by eastern mythologies such as Journey to the West tended to reincarnate into something else after they were killed. Ji Ye was getting worried that the Black Serpent and this ape were going to get back at him at this rate, just like that Bronze Bull.

But on second thought, such a concern was uncalled for. According to the description of the monster blood, both the serpent and the Mandrill had “a small trace” of something mightier inside them. They probably would not come back to life like real G.o.ds and divinities.

Besides, Ji Ye was confident that he could deal with those monsters with enough preparation. He'd welcome them to receive more loot from them.