In addition to the "treasures" that elite-level monsters possess, king-level BOSSes occasionally have "secret treasures" discovered by some.
However, since they are "secret treasures," they are not easily obtained.
In the fifty years of China's development on Ghost Star, a total of 1,748 king-level BOSSes have been slain, but only 27 secret treasures have been found, most of which were unexpectedly obtained when weaker BOSSes were killed in the early stages.
The secret treasures of map BOSSes are even harder to find, with only four discovered so far.
This ratio is not very high globally, but it ranks at a medium level.
As for the Guardian Lord, since no secret treasure has been found, there is a saying that the Guardian Lord doesn't have any secret treasures at all.
It is precisely because secret treasures are so rare that Jiang Kai is so shocked at this moment.
But even though he found a secret treasure, the problem is that he's about to die!
Jiang Kai is fixed on the throne, with a dozen thick black tentacles instantly stabbing toward him.
Jiang Kai hurriedly used his finger strength to shoot out darts.
Only then did he realize how naive it was to think he could cut through the tentacles with darts.
Due to the previous exhaustion, Jiang Kai couldn't temper the darts, and just throwing them with his fingers greatly reduced their attack power, not to mention the tentacles' incredible defense.
Out of nine darts, two landed critical hits, yet they couldn't even penetrate the tentacles' defense!
Seeing that he was about to die on the throne of the Frozen Merman, Jiang Kai shouted in anger.
"Phantom!"
In an instant, Jiang Kai's body entered a phantom state! The fierce attack of the tentacles passed directly through his body and smashed hard onto the throne.
Missing their target, the tentacles suddenly went limp on the throne, and the ones binding Jiang Kai also fell off him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Kai quickly jumped to the side.
He looked in horror at the black, still wriggling tentacles on the throne, shivering involuntarily.
Those things seemed like the intestines of the Merman Lord, or some kind of worm, but either way, they were disgusting enough.
Fortunately, the Merman Lord's Death Vengeance finally became ineffective after one strike.
"I... I survived?" Jiang Kai couldn't believe it himself.
Who would have thought that what saved him this time was the Ghost Armor!
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"No wonder the chance of obtaining a secret treasure is almost one in a thousand. Just like earlier, if it weren't for the Ghost Armor, even if I found the secret treasure, I would have died for sure under normal circumstances," Jiang Kai said with lingering fear.
Actually, there's another point: even if others had the Ghost Armor, there's a high chance it would have already blocked one attack in the previous battles.
But Jiang Kai severely injured the Merman Lord without suffering physical attacks and was sucked into the underground ice palace, allowing him to activate the void state during the final strike!
Thinking about the secret treasure, Jiang Kai suddenly woke up.
Secret treasures don't exist forever; they will gradually disappear after the owner's death, eventually vanishing permanently with the owner.
In other words, every minute Jiang Kai wasted here meant one less minute for the secret treasure!
And now, he only had about nine minutes to search for the secret treasure in the ice palace!
With this in mind, Jiang Kai didn't care about the tentacles anymore and turned around to run!
"Secret treasure! Where is it!"
The underground ice palace was vast, with complex passages. Jiang Kai used all his strength to frantically shuttle through the corridors.
If it were a normal palace, Jiang Kai might have had a hard time finding the secret treasure in such a short time, but the ice palace had one feature: the walls were made of ice bricks.
In other words, they were transparent!
It wasn't long before Jiang Kai saw a huge purple-gold treasure chest!
The chest emitted a faint purple mist all over, possibly a sign that it was dissipating.
However, the distinctive color made it easy for Jiang Kai to spot it.
Jiang Kai touched the ice wall in front of him, anxiously moving back and forth. He was just one ice wall away from the secret treasure!
"Over there!" After confirming the direction, Jiang Kai immediately ran along the ice wall.
A few minutes later, Jiang Kai finally reached the treasure chest.
He quickly opened the chest and took out the items inside.
He didn't care what he was taking out; he just wanted to grab as much as he could, feeling like he was in a timed supermarket sweep.
"Don't disappear, there's still so much stuff!" Jiang Kai shouted anxiously, "Damn, it's so heavy... come out!"
Unfortunately, Jiang Kai didn't have much time. Before he could fully exert himself, the chest began to blur.
Jiang Kai took the opportunity to grab another pile of stones, managing to pull them out before the chest disappeared.
After the chest vanished, Jiang Kai was utterly exhausted.
"Fighting a BOSS wasn't this tiring..." Jiang Kai panted as he sat on the ground, "If only Old Hu and Ruan the Ghost had come down with me..."
Soon, Jiang Kai realized how naive that thought was; those two would likely have been killed by the tentacles immediately.
Jiang Kai looked at the pile of items on the ground. Although there were many things in the chest he didn't have time to take out, he wasn't too bothered.
He had narrowly escaped death and happened to find a palace with excellent visibility. Even if he tried again, he probably wouldn't do better than this time.
"I did my best." Jiang Kai sat up straight, looking at the pile of treasures beside him, his eyes gradually burning with excitement.
"It's time to inspect the loot!"
This was the secret treasure of a king-level BOSS, and Jiang Kai didn't hesitate to take out the appraisal card he had prepared in advance and began appraising each item.
[Beginner Heavenly Book Fragment, can upgrade any skill to level two.]
The first item nearly drove Jiang Kai crazy.
There are two ways to upgrade skills for each profession: one is through specialized skill books, where professional skills require corresponding professional skill books, and ordinary skills require corresponding ordinary skill books.
Obtaining specialized skill books relies on luck or the guild's powerful resource integration capabilities.
The other way is the universal "Heavenly Book Fragment."
Heavenly Book Fragments can upgrade all skill levels, including professional skills and acquired skills.
However, the number of Heavenly Book Fragments required varies depending on the skill's strength; the more directly combat-related the skill, the more fragments are needed.
But without a doubt, Heavenly Book Fragments are an essential treasure that you can never have too many of.
"Damn, it's a Heavenly Book Fragment. This thing is rarely seen in the exchange, the demand is too high! I remember one page can sell for over 500,000 Alliance Coins! There are 100 pages here! 50 million!"
100 pages of Heavenly Book Fragments should be enough to upgrade three to four skill levels.
"My dear friends, come, come, I'll give you the best spot in my card pouch, have a good rest..." Jiang Kai carefully placed these "big brothers" into his card pouch and continued to check the spoils.
[Merman Secret Elixir (inactivated), 3 pills, can permanently increase base attributes by 100 points upon use, requires special Merman preservation methods, exposure to air will cause the effect to fail (cardification does not affect its effect loss), currently 20% potency remaining.]
Jiang Kai's eyes widened, his mind racing, as he grabbed the three pills and stuffed them into his mouth.
These secret elixirs could only be stored in the chest, and now that their effect was severely diminished, Jiang Kai had to eat them quickly.
A graceful female voice sounded at the right time.
[Congratulations, you have consumed the Merman Secret Elixir, gaining 60 points of permanent attribute increase, calculated within base attributes, enjoying post-class change bonuses.]
[Please allocate 60 free attribute points within 10 seconds, or they will disappear.]
Jiang Kai was stunned.
60 free attribute points? How should he allocate them? Strength, Physique, Agility, Mental Strength... they're all important!
With too little time to think, Jiang Kai quickly decided.
"60 points... all into Agility!"
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