Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Slaying the Queen, Gaining Another Soul Essence
“Could it be because I’m part of the demon race? It feels like The Immortals’ Inheritance doesn’t have anything suitable for me,” Sini muttered, frowning as she stared at the giant sword in front of her.

She could sense a powerful force within the sword drawing her in, but whenever she tried to connect with it, the sensation would vanish.

It was as if that power didn’t want her to refine it.

“Ugh,” she sighed, frustrated, but unwilling to give up so easily. She closed her eyes again and focused, trying to sense the power once more.

…

John awoke around noon the next day.

The days of continuous fighting had taken a toll on him mentally.

As he became aware of the soft sensation beneath him, he realized he had been leaning on Sini the entire time.

A feeling of warmth filled his heart.

Sini hadn’t been training. She was leaning against the trunk of The Tree of Life, staring absentmindedly at The Immortals’ Inheritance, her brow furrowed and her expression glum.

“What’s wrong? Who’s got you feeling so down?” John asked, standing up and looking at her with curiosity.

“Oh, John, you’re awake,” Sini said, her face lighting up before she sighed again. “I can’t seem to obtain The Immortals’ Inheritance. Do you think it’s because I’m part of the demon race?”

“That doesn’t seem right,” John replied, puzzled. He had already removed the restrictions for refining The Immortals’ Inheritance—any race should be able to receive it.

Elsa, Sara, Bonnie, and others had all been able to refine it, so Sini should be able to as well.

“Can you sense the inheritance?” John asked, intrigued.

Sini nodded. “Yes, there’s a strong force, but it resists me. It won’t let me refine it.”

“Resists you?”

John was equally confused. He suddenly remembered that Avis had sensed a powerful bloodline inheritance and asked, “Could it be because your strength isn’t enough yet?”

Sini frowned, thinking for a moment. “I don’t think that’s it. The inheritance seems to have a consciousness of its own and doesn’t want me to refine it.”

Now John was even more puzzled. He knew that The Immortals’ Inheritance was vast, and even he hadn’t fully understood its depths.

Sini’s description of the situation was something he had never encountered before.

Moreover, inheritance powers typically shouldn’t have their own consciousness.

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll just focus on getting stronger for now,” Sini said, deciding to put the issue aside. Since she couldn’t obtain the inheritance, she would continue leveling up.

Over the past few days, Sara and the others had begun to wake up, having received parts of The Immortals’ Inheritance, and their strength had increased dramatically.

Sara, Bonnie, and Behemoth were now able to easily hold off the Hunters at the cave’s entrance, alternating shifts with Elsa and the Undead Lord. John’s intervention was no longer necessary.

John decided it was time to slay a Hunter Queen and enhance his Soul Technique to see if he could activate his One Breath, Three Purities talent.

After informing Sini and the others, he set off alone, leaving the cave.

None of them were worried.

If John could fend off the Hunters while protecting them, he would have no trouble on his own.

Roar… Roar…

The ferocious roars of Hunters echoed as soon as he left the cave, with countless creatures swarming toward him.

Buzz!

A powerful surge of sword intent filled the air. Without even using his ultimate ability, he summoned the Infinite Sword Array, effortlessly cutting down the Hunters.

These creatures were no longer a match for him.

Using Soul Perception, John could clearly sense five massive life forces within the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.

He chose the closest one and began cutting his way through.

The Hunters along this path grew stronger, all of them at the demigod level.

It seemed as though these creatures had sensed his purpose, as their attacks became increasingly ferocious and desperate. They threw themselves at him recklessly, doing everything they could to halt his progress.

The endless waves of demigod Hunters surged like a tide, each carrying 0.1% life damage and capable of soul attacks.

Even a powerful upper-tier god would fall if surrounded by a thousand of these Hunters.

But John had no fear. With his exceptional life regeneration, coupled with the cooldown reduction and skill cost reduction granted by his Wrath of the Gods talent, his ultimate abilities could wipe out demigod-level Hunters in seconds. They posed no real threat to him.

“Hmm, another cave!” John slowed his pace, slaughtering the relentless Hunters as he neared the entrance of a dark cave.

The powerful life force he had been tracking emanated from within—it was undoubtedly a Hunter Queen.

Without hesitation, John charged toward the cave.

“Human, leave this place!” roared the demigod Hunters emerging from the cave in waves.

They fought desperately to block John’s advance, but their efforts were in vain.

Buzz!

The hum of sword intent filled the air as John unleashed his ultimate skill, Return of Ten Thousand Swords. The overwhelming force of his attack sent a storm of sword light raining down, instantly clearing the surrounding Hunters.

A wide, empty space opened up before the cave entrance, and in a flash, John darted into the cave.

Although the cave was protected by restrictive forces, John’s Plundered Shadow Power had reached over 50,000 points, allowing him to pass through the barrier without any resistance and delve deeper into the cave.

Roar… Roar…

More roars echoed through the cave as shadows flickered. Countless demigod-level Hunters rushed at him from inside.

At the same time, Hunters began to appear at the cave’s entrance, closing in on him from both sides for a two-pronged assault.

John showed no fear. In the cramped cave, the threat posed by these Hunters was nearly insignificant.

The ground was littered with broken eggshells, and rows of Hunter eggs were neatly lined up along the rocky walls.

These were all the Hunters that had been resurrected by the Queen.

Without hesitation, John attacked, destroying them all.

The giant eggs shattered, revealing the fragile, undeveloped Hunters inside, their pained wails echoing through the cave.

This sight enraged the surrounding Hunters even more. They grew increasingly frenzied, roaring as they charged at him.

“Human, you are unforgivable!”

“Tear him to pieces and offer him to the Queen!”

“Roar…”

Their furious roars echoed through the cave, the Hunters piling up faster than they could devour the bodies of their fallen comrades.

John strode forward over the heaps of corpses, moving deeper into the cave.

The Hunters were furious and frenzied, but they were no match for him.

As he pressed onward, the cave became so packed with Hunters that it was almost impossible to move.

Behind him, the echoes of roars and wails filled the air.

Countless Hunters were being slaughtered, but even more were rushing to take their place. Many were being trampled to death by their own kind as they scrambled to block John’s path.

John suspected that the Hunter Queen had sensed the danger and had ordered the Hunters, both inside and outside the cave, to do whatever it took to stop him.

“Do you really think this will slow me down?” he muttered with a cold smirk, dark energy swirling around him.

Buzz!

The air trembled as he cast a powerful dark magic spell—Annihilation!

Whoosh!

The Spell Combo triggered, summoning multiple Dark Orbs, which rapidly compressed into small black holes.

The immense gravitational pull began devouring everything in their path.

Even the powerful demigod-level Hunters were sucked into the black holes, instantly shredded to nothingness.

Blood mist filled the air.

Guiding the Dark Orbs, John advanced toward the depths of the cave.

Suddenly, the cave opened up into a larger chamber, filled with more Hunters.

At the far end, lying on an elevated stone platform, was the Hunter Queen.

“Human, leave this place!” the Queen roared in terror, unable to move. Her expression was one of fear and fury.

John had no intention of talking. The Immortal Sword flew out from within him as he unleashed his ultimate skill once again—Return of Ten Thousand Swords.

Buzz!

The sword intent buzzed through the air as an overwhelming pressure filled the cave, and countless sword beams rained down in the confined space.

Roar…

The Hunters had nowhere to escape. The sword beams shredded them to pieces.

The Hunter Queen fared no better, struck by wave after wave of sword light, leaving her covered in wounds.

Her health was immense, but under John’s relentless attacks and percentage-based life damage, even she wouldn’t last much longer.

“Human, stop! I’m willing to remove the Hunters’ hatred mark from you. If you kill me, the mark will deepen, and you’ll never escape the Hunters’ pursuit!” the Queen, sensing the looming threat of death, hurriedly pleaded.

John sneered, “Heh, I don’t care.” To him, these weak Hunters posed no threat, no matter how many came.

Sure, they could overwhelm him with sheer numbers, but once he was outside, in the open world, he could outrun them easily. There was no way they could stop him.

“Human, you underestimate the Hunters! There are beings among us stronger than demigods. Cross us, and your death is certain!” the Hunter Queen threatened once more.

Stronger than demigods?

John frowned slightly. If a large number of lower-tier god-level Hunters appeared, they could indeed pose a threat to him.

But by then, his own strength would have improved as well. He was willing to take the risk.

“Die!” John declared coldly. Wielding the Sword of Divinity and Demons, he unleashed the powerful forces of light and darkness, casting endless magic across the entire cave.

The surrounding Hunters were swiftly obliterated, and a barrage of magic rained down upon the Queen.

“No…” the Queen let out one final, bitter cry as her life force was rapidly drained. Her massive body burst open, scattering loot across the ground.

John’s eyes lit up—there it was, a Soul Essence.

[You have slain the Hunter Queen and earned 100 billion experience points.]

[Your level has increased to 1703…]

[Plunder talent activated: Soul Technique +1000, Shadow Power +1000.]

[Your Hunters’ hatred mark has deepened. You will now face relentless pursuit from the Hunters.]

…

The notifications flashed in front of him. John’s level had risen to 1703, and at level 2000, he would be ready for his eighth class advancement.

With the sheer number of Hunters in this area, it wouldn’t take long for him to reach the eighth tier.

In addition to the experience, he had once again plundered 1000 points of Soul Technique and 1000 points of Shadow Power.

His Hunters’ hatred mark had deepened, but John didn’t care in the slightest.

“Human, you are unforgivable!” came the furious roars of the Hunters flooding into the cave. Seeing their Queen dead, they were enraged and charged toward him in a frenzy.

John smirked as the air around him trembled with the surge of his powerful soul force.

With the Queen dead, these Hunters had lost their ability to resurrect. He unleashed Soul Impact, enveloping the Hunters in an effort to annihilate them completely.