Absolute Death Game-Chapter 407 - 34: The Legacy of the Ancient God’s Strength

The tiger's stripes seemed to be in the shape of flames, its fur a blazing red, glaring ferociously from where Xiao Buli had stood moments ago. He hadn't expected the Fairy Forest to be teeming with fierce beasts, no wonder his master had repeatedly warned him not to wander into the woods alone.

Seeing that its pounce had missed, the fierce tiger grew anxious and started to run towards Xiao Buli. As it ran, the already reddish tiger suddenly burst into fierce flames, its body completely enveloped in firelight, causing the leaves it passed to curl up from the scorching heat.

Xiao Buli realized that this tiger must belong to the Fire Element beasts. Without wasting words, he immediately switched to the Ancient Ice Blade, pinched the Sword Technique, and charged towards the tiger with the Ice Blade. With a slash, he opened a long cut on the tiger's back. Due to the Ice Blade's Water Element Attributes, the fire on the tiger's back was extinguished considerably.

The tiger let out a thunderous painful roar that echoed through the forest, and lashed out with its paw at the Ice Blade. Xiao Buli quickly urged the Sword Technique, making the Ice Blade dance in the air.

Dodging the tiger's sharp claws while looking for an opportunity, he fiercely thrust at the tiger's body. Despite its majestic appearance, the tiger wasn't very agile, and soon after, all the flames on its body were extinguished. Due to the special effects of the ice, its movements also seemed to slow down.

Before long, overwhelmed by the Ice Blade, the tiger was on its last breath. Xiao Buli retrieved the Ice Blade and approached, recalling that all the fierce beasts he had sealed in the mortal realm had perished in battle. Now, he was indeed in need of a magical pet, so without considering the tiger's combat strength and agility, which were inferior to the silver wolves he had encountered earlier, he decided to seal it in as well.

Just after completing this series of actions, Xiao Buli suddenly heard a voice by his ear, "I am over here."

The voice was neither male nor female, gentle and kind, stirring a sense of déjà vu in Xiao Buli.

"Who?" Xiao Buli became alert and looked behind him, but saw nothing but disorderly leaves, no sign of anyone.

"I am over here," the voice came through again, and this time he heard it clearly. The voice was not coming from behind him but from inside his mind—it was the deformed creature he had released before. The sound had been weak at first, which was why he hadn't recognized it right away.

Excited, Xiao Buli wondered if his fate with the creature was one of destiny or karma. He had been tracking the traces of an Ancient Demon, and that had led him to this creature. He quickly parted the branches and followed the sound.

Though this giant was small compared to other giants, standing at over a dozen meters tall, Xiao Buli didn't need to search very hard to find the creature lying on the ground, on the brink of death.

"You were looking for me?" Xiao Buli asked in his mind from a distance, knowing that the creature could communicate spiritually, thus there was no need to be close for them to converse.

"Yes," the creature slightly lifted its head and looked in Xiao Buli's direction with its large black eyes, seemingly full of expectation.

"It seems you've failed," Xiao Buli said to himself, feeling rather sorry for the creature. "Did you anticipate this outcome?"

"Of course." For the first time, an expression appeared on the giant's face—a faint smile. The originally fierce countenance now seemed somewhat pleasant. It turns out a smile really could make one beautiful, Xiao Buli thought to himself.

"Then why did you initiate the siege in the first place?" Xiao Buli inquired.

"Because it was bound to happen. Moreover, the result and the process are two different things; not being successful doesn't mean we shouldn't try," the creature tilted its head, seemingly confused by Xiao Buli's question, its own strange logic appearing somewhat presumptuous.

Xiao Buli chuckled mentally, "To do something you know won't succeed seems utterly pointless."

"Pointless? The significance of this action lies in the doing," the creature seemed not to care about Xiao Buli's amusement, and it was unclear what it was really thinking, but Xiao Buli felt he couldn't understand.

"It seems our ideologies are at odds," Xiao Buli sighed.

This time the giant didn't respond but nodded slightly. After a while, the voice in Xiao Buli's mind spoke again, "I am going to die," without any change in tone or emotion, stating it as if simply remarking that the flowers had bloomed or the trees had grown taller—so indifferently. "There is something we both wish to accomplish."

"What is it?" Xiao Buli asked.

"Kill me," the giant said.

"You want me to kill you?" Although this was undoubtedly something Xiao Buli would do, such a request coming from the creature itself seemed... odd.

"Exactly," the creature affirmed once more.

"Is this some kind of mission?" Xiao Buli probed, thinking that such a peculiar setup in a game usually hinted at a hidden quest: "Do you have anything you need me to do for you?"

The giant shook his head again, "You will naturally know what needs to be done when the time comes. However, whether you have the capability to take on this task still needs to be verified by me, because only a true warrior can accomplish it."

"How do you verify?"

"Battle."

Damn, after all that talk it's still going to be a fight, this part is so much like one of those plot quests, where although the BOSS converses with you, in the end, it comes down to a fight. Xiao Buli chuckled to himself, thinking that with the freak's condition right now, let alone fighting, even standing up was an issue.

Yet the moment that freak finished speaking the word "battle," his body suddenly emitted a bright white light, and his bloodlessly pale body immediately appeared sacred. A visible Strength coursed through him, and soon he stood up from the ground.

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Seeing this, Xiao Buli was shocked and considered shooting a signal flare, but then he thought he might as well test the waters first.

Sword Control Technique—Straight Lightning Sword!

The Ice Blade in his hand shot out, aimed directly at the giant's throat.

However, the giant didn't care about the tiny flying sword at all, swatting it aside with his hand. With a flip of his right hand, a ball of lightning appeared, which was only the size of a ball to the giant, but an enormous entity to Xiao Buli—a two-meter-diameter Lightning Sphere crackling with electric arcs and searing energy slammed down from above. Xiao Buli hastily used Shadow Clone to dodge, barely avoiding the brunt of it, though his body still felt a jolt of electricity passing through. Thankfully, having dodged most of it, the little that hit him might as well have been an adrenaline shot.

Xiao Buli renewed his spirit, changing his Sword technique in hand. The flying sword changed direction, thrusting at the back of the giant's head. The giant, without turning his head, casually flicked his hand backward, and a surge of lightning came up from the ground. Xiao Buli immediately jumped away, losing control of the sword, which flew out obliquely in mid-air and did not harm the giant at all.

The two exchanged blows, with the giant seemingly having eyes all over his body. Although Xiao Buli and the flying sword were both too small for him, he managed to come out with surprising victories every time, effectively restraining Xiao Buli.

Xiao Buli saw that this couldn't go on and used his Sealing Skill to summon the Lava Giant Python. Having left the Lava Cave, the python had lost its ability to spew flames, but its massive size and strength were undeniable. The several-dozen-meter-length python took advantage of its size in the fight.

Moreover, with its immunity to Fire Element magic, the Fireball Lightning in the giant's hand only caused moderate damage to it. With the python engaging the giant head-on, Xiao Buli's flying sword was relentless. Watching for the right moment, he would strike swiftly.

This strategy did deplete a significant amount of the freak's health points, but the giant's health was surprisingly high. Realizing this wouldn't work in the long run, Xiao Buli quickly commanded the Lava Giant Python to change tactics.

Receiving Xiao Buli's intent, the python moved like lightning, weaving from left to right around the giant's body. Taking him off guard, it wrapped tightly around the giant, restraining his limbs.

Seeing the opportunity arise, Xiao Buli took a Cloud Thunder Leap and rose into the air, grabbing the Ice Blade from mid-air and ascending into the sky. The giant was desperately struggling in the python's embrace. Xiao Buli didn't dare to fly too high, hovering only tens of meters above the giant before plunging down.

He thrust the Ice Blade viciously, accompanied by lightning, and Xiao Buli forcefully landed on the giant's head. A huge burst of electrical light spread over the crown of the giant's head. Xiao Buli's Ice Blade pierced through, dealing Thunder Strike damage and instantly dispatching the giant.

Seeing that its master had succeeded, the python slowly slid off the giant's body. However, due to the giant's muscles still violently struggling just a moment ago, he did not fall immediately. The giant's black eyes gradually turned a pale gray, and a strange smile crept across his lips.

Xiao Buli stood atop the giant's head, hardly believing it, until the pleasant sound of the system notification rang in his ears:

Killing an Ancient Divine Descendant, you have earned the title 'God Slayer,' and have inherited the power of an Ancient God.

God Slayer: Obtained by defeating a divine being with Divinity on your own. Wearing this title, all lowly beings shall kneel at your feet.

In addition to this, a new BUFF appeared overhead.

Power Inheritance of the Ancient God: After successfully defeating an Ancient God on your own, its power will temporarily be at your disposal for seven days.

Xiao Buli looked at his body, only to feel the silvery white light that had surrounded the giant was now enveloping him, bringing an indescribable comfort to every limb and bone, as if he had endless energy. With but a thought, a ball of lightning formed in the palm of his hand, exactly like the attack the giant had used.

Upon searching the body, no equipment dropped, but instead, a strange stone tablet fell out, clearly an item related to a quest.

Looking at the stone tablet, which seemed quite ancient, with strange characters written on it, Xiao Buli touched it, yet no system notification sounded in his ear. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to to vote and support with monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)