Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 215

Chapter 205: Treasure Grounds, Scrambling for Resources

[You have been instantly killed by demigod powerhouse Iron Mountain. The Lifesaver talent has been triggered.]

John resurrected once again, gaining five seconds of invincibility.

Magic spells surged around him. Light and dark magic alternated seamlessly without the slightest gap.

Currently, his strongest attacks were physical ones. If he activated the Sword Immortal skill and combined it with Demon Slayer Slash, he could easily finish off his opponent.

However, John didn’t want to reveal too many of his cards.

For dealing with this guy, the Wrath of the Gods mage skill was more than sufficient.

Boom! Boom!

In just five seconds, over forty spells howled through the air, creating a series of deafening explosions. The powerful forces of light and dark laws intertwined, clashing violently.

Iron Mountain was caught in a pitiful state, losing over four hundred million points of health.

“Damn you!” He was utterly enraged, launching a frenzied counterattack.

As the five seconds of invincibility came to an end, John was instantly killed once again.

Immediately after, the Lifesaver talent was triggered for the second time.

John’s expression remained calm as he unleashed another smooth combination of skills, causing another four hundred million damage.

With the five seconds of invincibility gone.

John rapidly retreated, sending out a wave of soul power—activating his soul skill, Soul Impact.

Buzz!

The air trembled. Iron Mountain, charging in fury, suddenly froze in place.

“Cough!” He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale as he stared at John in horror.

“Such powerful soul energy!” He was shocked and felt a sense of lingering fear. Thankfully, he possessed some soul defense techniques. Otherwise, that attack would have been enough to shatter his very soul.

He couldn’t afford to drag this out any longer.

Gritting his teeth, violent winds howled around him. In a flash, he appeared right in front of John, swinging his axe down with brutal force.

John, however, remained completely unperturbed. The Soul Impact just now had allowed him to gauge Iron Mountain’s soul technique, which was far inferior to his own.

The only pity was that Iron Mountain had soul defense measures, preventing him from being killed in one strike.

But John had another skill up his sleeve.

Buzz!

Another powerful wave of soul energy erupted as he activated Intimidation.

Iron Mountain, with his giant battle axes raised high, stood frozen in place. Intimidation was a soul attack, different from a stun—it directly caused the opponent to lose consciousness.

The Intimidation skill was incredibly potent, but its consumption was equally staggering, draining 100 soul energy points every second.

With John’s current level of soul technique, he could immobilize his opponent for just over a hundred seconds.

But that was more than enough.

Whoosh!

A torrent of powerful light and dark magic spells surged towards Iron Mountain, bombarding him relentlessly.

It was as if John’s skills had no cooldown and required no mana consumption at all.

“Damn it, stop!” The lower-tier god from the Orcs sensed something was wrong and roared angrily as he charged forward to intervene.

But midway through his run, he abruptly halted. He felt an overwhelming presence—a terrifying aura that seemed to be emanating from the Beast Clan’s direction.

He turned to look, puzzled.

Mantra and Michelle also noticed something and glanced towards the Beast Clan’s camp, but they couldn’t detect anything unusual.

John paid no heed to the commotion around him. Wielding his Sword of Divinity and Demons, he unleashed a perfect blend of light and dark energy, each skill connecting seamlessly without the slightest pause.

Just as his soul energy was about to be depleted, he finally managed to obliterate Iron Mountain.

[You have slain a demigod-level powerhouse, gaining 6.76 billion experience points.]

[Plunder talent activated: Strength +200, Constitution +100, Agility +100.]

The notification flashed across his vision, and a deathly silence fell over the area.

Everyone stared in stunned disbelief, their eyes wide open, unable to process what had just happened.

“So… strong…” Kamal couldn’t help but swallow hard. Even though she had mentally prepared herself, she hadn’t expected John to dispatch a demigod-level powerhouse so effortlessly.

The Immortals truly were terrifying. This human could not be allowed to live!

She turned to look at Michelle standing nearby.

Michelle’s brows were tightly furrowed, and she occasionally glanced towards Mantra in the distance.

It was evident that the two of them were communicating via soul transmission.

“Lord Iron Mountain… is dead?” Someone asked uncertainly, staring at Iron Mountain’s corpse on the ground and rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

“That’s impossible. He’s only a seventh-tier, after all!”

“Uh, I think I might’ve spoken a bit too loudly earlier. He’s going to enter the treasure grounds too… Could he target me?”

“What are you afraid of? There are restrictions in the treasure grounds that prevent mutual slaughter.”

“But those restrictions only apply to those at the ninth tier and below. What if this human isn’t affected?”

Everyone fell silent. Entering the treasure grounds was supposed to be an exciting prospect, but now no one felt any joy at all.

They were all terrified that John might come after them once inside.

At this moment, John picked up the items Iron Mountain had dropped, then looked directly at Mantra, who was keeping his distance, and called out loudly, “Sir, may I ask if I can now secure three entry slots?”

Everyone turned their gaze towards Mantra, hoping that he would disqualify John from entering the treasure grounds.

Mantra took a deep breath, his figure flickering as he appeared in the middle of the battlefield. He glanced down at Iron Mountain’s corpse, then looked back at John, his expression wary.

Mantra spoke in an even tone, “Yes, you may.”

“Thank you,” John nodded in gratitude before casually returning to his faction’s side.

Discussions erupted among the onlookers, but John ignored them all.

The few gods beside Mantra didn’t move; they remained standing where they were, seemingly engaged in a soul conversation, discussing something among themselves.

John noticed that there had been some changes in the entry slots for the treasure grounds.

Both the gods’ faction and the Dark Humans, along with the Orcs, demon race, and Beast Clan, had adjusted their personnel.

Tony’s voice suddenly echoed in John’s mind again, “Kid, the six new entrants are all ninth-tier peak powerhouses. With the help of divine beings, they’ve managed to kill demigods before. As soon as they get their hands on a supreme treasure inside, they’ll become demigods themselves. Their plan is to take you down in the treasure grounds!”

John also noticed the personnel changes, six people had been swapped out.

Coincidentally, his Wrath of the Gods talent had just upgraded again, requiring him to kill six more demigod powerhouses.

And based on previous arrangements, there would likely be more than just these six targeting him.

“I can handle them,” John whispered to himself confidently.

Tony remained worried. “Are you sure about this? I can guarantee your safety on the Skyline Continent, but once you enter the treasure grounds, no divine being can intervene.”

“Don’t worry, I have a few cards up my sleeve.” John felt curious about how Tony could ensure his safety, but he didn’t ask further.

Seeing John’s confidence, Tony didn’t say anything more.

Before long, the list of participants was finalized.

Mantra stepped forward and announced calmly, “Everyone, get ready to enter the treasure grounds.”

As he spoke, powerful elemental energy surged around him, effortlessly tearing open the space, creating a spatial rift at the peak of the snow mountain.

This was the entrance to the treasure grounds—only those below the ninth tier could enter.

Mantra spoke again, “Remember, this spatial rift will only remain open for one month. You must exit within that time, or you’ll be trapped in the treasure grounds until it reopens again three hundred years later.”

John was surprised. The treasure grounds only opened once every three hundred years. There must be an abundance of valuable treasures inside.

The gods’ faction, along with the ten Azure Family disciples, were the first to enter.

They were followed by the Angel Race, Dark Humans, and Orcs…

John’s group was assigned to go in last.

But he didn’t mind.

“Elsa, stay close to Tony. If you encounter any danger, ask him for help.” John was concerned about Elsa’s safety and reminded her earnestly.

“Alright.” She glanced at Tony, who stood among the Beast Clan’s ranks. Although puzzled, she didn’t ask any questions.

Leading the way, John and his three companions entered the treasure grounds one by one.

Buzz!

Spatial energy fluctuated, and they found themselves in a desolate landscape.

Behemoth took a careful look around and said in surprise, “Master, this doesn’t seem to be part of the Skyline Continent’s space.”

John nodded; he sensed it as well.

“Husband, what should we do next?” Sara asked curiously, scanning the surroundings.

It was their first time in the treasure grounds. Without any prior experience, they were unsure of what to do.

“Follow that guy,” John said, noticing a ninth-tier demon from the Evil Demon Race up ahead. He quickly moved to follow.

The demon noticed John tailing him and was startled. He came to an immediate halt and said respectfully, “Sir, I have no enmity with you. You wouldn’t target me, would you?”

“Stop with the nonsense. Whatever treasures you’ve found—hand them all over,” John said coldly.

The demon’s face was filled with despair as he pleaded, “Sir, I’ve just arrived! I don’t have anything yet. But I do know that there are Earth Spirit Stones in the mountains up ahead.”

“Earth Spirit Stones? What’s that?” John asked, puzzled. It was the first time he had heard of such an item.

The little demon quickly explained, “They can enhance your affinity with earth elements and help you comprehend the laws of earth elemental power. Sir, I can take you there.”

He eagerly led the way.

John and his companions didn’t worry about the demon playing any tricks and followed him immediately.

Before long, they arrived at a hidden cave brimming with dense earth elemental energy.

John found over a dozen Earth Spirit Stones inside. Just as the demon had described, these stones indeed enhanced earth elemental affinity.

He hadn’t expected to find such valuable treasures here. After collecting all of them, he turned to the little demon and asked, “Are there any more?”

The demon shook his head frantically. “Sir, I only know of this one location.”

“Alright, you can leave now,” John said, not making things difficult for the demon. After all, the laws of the treasure grounds prohibited mutual slaughter.

The demon seemed to receive a pardon, bowed deeply, and quickly fled in panic.

“Let’s keep going,” John said, and the group continued their search for more treasures.

The Earth Spirit Stones weren’t of much use to them. They were primarily items needed to fuse with the human faction’s supreme treasures from the Skyline Continent.

None of John’s group had refined those specific treasures.

But they could keep the stones for Ada and the others.

John’s team was practically like a band of robbers, looting everything they came across and reaping a substantial harvest.

They collected Earth Spirit Stones, Wind Spirit Stones, Water Spirit Stones, and Fire Spirit Stones.

They even found rare Light Spirit Stones and Dark Spirit Stones, which respectively boosted Light and Dark Elemental Affinity.

These two types of Spirit Stones were indeed useful for John and his companions.

Especially the Dark Spirit Stones, which enhanced Dark Elemental Affinity and allowed for deeper comprehension of the laws of darkness. They could even be used to fuse with the demon race’s supreme treasures.

John divided the fourteen Dark Spirit Stones between Sara and Bonnie.

Each Dark Spirit Stone increased Dark Elemental Affinity by 1 point. Once they reached 100 points of affinity, they would be able to fully comprehend the power of darkness and perfectly fuse with the demon race’s supreme treasures.

“Let’s go find some more people,” John said, after having just stripped a dragonkin powerhouse of everything he had, gaining seven Bloodline Awakening Stones in the process.

These stones could help magical beasts awaken their bloodlines and fuse with the Beast Clan’s supreme treasures.

Since John had no use for the Bloodline Awakening Stones, he handed them over to Behemoth.

“Godslayer, aren’t we going a bit too far?” Bonnie couldn’t help but speak up.

All the treasures they had obtained so far had been plundered from the hands of other race powerhouses.

The others, fearful of John’s strength, didn’t dare resist at all.