"Honored warrior, demonic monsters refer to those creatures corrupted by the evil forces of the demon realm. They are scattered across every corner of the Huaxia Great World, and you need courage to seek them out yourself."
NPC Yan Ruoxue's words made Jiang Yuan feel like he'd discovered a new continent. He quickly pressed on: "The demon realm? What kind of place is that?"
"The demon realm, also known as the Shura Realm, is the stronghold of the demon race. The people there are vicious and murderous, like devils, hence the name 'demon race.' The demons are bent on conquering the human world, constantly sending their minions to harass human homes. Many places in the Huaxia Great World have already been attacked by the demons, and the demonic monsters are the creatures they've created!"
Yan Ruoxue patiently explained to Jiang Yuan. After hearing her explanation, Jiang Yuan continued asking: "Isn't there anyone stepping in to stop them?"
"Of course there is. The celestial realm and the Buddhist realm regularly send celestial and Buddhist soldiers to suppress the demons, but the demons are very cunning. As soon as they encounter the armies of the celestial or Buddhist realms, they immediately retreat back into the demon realm."
Whenever the demon realm was mentioned, Yan Ruoxue would grind her teeth in hatred.
"How do you enter the celestial realm or the Buddhist realm?"
Jiang Yuan looked at Yan Ruoxue curiously and asked.
"When a player reaches level 120 and completes the ascension quest, they can freely enter and exit the celestial and Buddhist realms."
"Level 120? That seems a bit far off for me right now. Forget it for now—I'll go find those demonic monsters instead!"
After bidding farewell to the sect envoy, Jiang Yuan prepared to set off in search of demonic monsters. Passing by the bookstore in Jinyang City, Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped, because he just remembered that there was an epic-level skill book for the summoner class in his backpack that he hadn't learned yet.
"Since I'm here, I might as well see if there are any suitable skills."
Jiang Yuan looked at the bookstore's signboard and stepped inside.
"Honored warrior, how can I help you?"
The shopkeeper was a short, stout middle-aged male NPC. Seeing a customer enter, he asked warmly.
"Boss, show me all the summoner class skill books you have here."
Not long after Jiang Yuan spoke, the bookstore owner carried over a dozen summoner skill books and placed them in front of Jiang Yuan.
"Why are they all white and blue skill books? Not even a purple one."
Jiang Yuan looked at the dozen or so skill books before him and sighed helplessly.
In the end, Jiang Yuan picked out two blue summoner skills.
[Arcane Mark]: Use arcane magic to mark an enemy, making it the primary target for your summoned beasts. After 30 seconds, the mark explodes, dealing a certain amount of magical damage to the enemy.
[Summoned Beast Follow]: After using this skill, all summoned beasts within the map are teleported to your side. Using it again cancels the follow command.
"Boss, what basic mage skills can a summoner learn?"
After paying for the two skill books, Jiang Yuan asked the shopkeeper. Besides summoning skills, all Jiang Yuan had left were basic attacks.
"There are some. Fireball, Lightning Bolt, and Ice Arrow—these are all basic mage skills that summoners can learn."
The bookstore owner said this and quickly retrieved those skill books for Jiang Yuan.
"I'll take all of these."
Jiang Yuan scooped up the five skill books, stuffed them into his backpack, paid the owner twenty silver coins, and turned to leave the bookstore.
He learned all five skill books in one go, then also learned the epic-level summoner skill book from his backpack. After that, he opened his skill panel to check.
[Super Mythical Skill: Summoned Beast Frenzy] [Common Skill: Summon Wild Boar] [Common Skill: Fireball] [Common Skill: Lightning Bolt] [Common Skill: Ice Arrow] [Common Skill: Arcane Mark] [Common Skill: Summoned Beast Follow] [Epic Skill: Soul Sacrifice]
"Holy crap!"
When he saw the last epic skill he'd learned, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but let out an exclamation!
[Epic Skill: Soul Sacrifice]: Use a soul secret technique to sacrifice the current summoned beast. The player gains all attributes of the sacrificed summoned beast for 30 minutes. Mana cost: 1000
"Haha! This skill is a perfect match for my super mythical passive!"
After obtaining this skill, a sudden inspiration struck Jiang Yuan, and he thought of a bizarre development path: stacking all points into toughness and constitution. Jiang Yuan figured that as long as his own body was tough enough to take hits, even the strongest enemies would be easily dealt with by his thousands of summoned beasts!
He quietly walked to a secluded corner, summoned his wild boar, and then silently chanted in his mind: "Soul Sacrifice!"
A flash of white light appeared, and the wild boar he'd just summoned vanished instantly. Then a surge of immense power flooded into Jiang Yuan's body. He quickly opened his attribute panel!
[Character Name]: Jiang Yuan [Character Class]: Summoner (Unspecialized) [Character Level]: Level 50 [HP]: 18,200 [MP]: 12,000 [Magic Attack]: 2500—2500 [Physical Defense]: 5000 [Magic Defense]: 5000 [Strength]: 105 (Affects physical attack and physical defense) [Intelligence]: 245 (Affects magic attack and magic defense) [Constitution]: 182 (Affects HP and HP recovery speed) [Spirit]: 210 (Affects MP and MP recovery speed) [Agility]: 101 (Affects physical and magical critical hit rate) [Toughness]: 36 (Reduces physical and magical damage taken) [Attribute Enhancement]: Fire Enhancement 10, Ice Enhancement 20, Light Enhancement 0, Dark Enhancement 0 [Attribute Resistance]: Fire Resistance 5, Ice Resistance 5, Light Resistance 5, Dark Resistance 5 [Equipped Gear]: Bone Jade Staff, Zombie King's Armguard, Spirit Ring, Corpse King Robe, Sapphire Necklace, Cloud-Piercing Boots, Hu Tiehua's Talisman [Learned Skills]: Summoned Beast Frenzy, Summon Wild Boar, Arcane Mark, Summoned Beast Follow, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Ice Arrow, Soul Sacrifice
"Not bad. At least my HP got a huge boost. Once I stack up toughness later, I'd like to see who can still hurt me."
Jiang Yuan thought smugly to himself. A full tank-build summoner—probably not a single one could be found in the entire Dragon Kingdom server!
"I hope that after specializing into Nine Spirits Summoner, I can learn even more powerful summoning skills. Then, when I use Soul Sacrifice, my attributes will get another big boost!"
Walking through the streets of Jinyang City, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt a surge of anticipation for the hidden class of Nine Spirits Summoner!
After successfully specializing, what kind of summoner skills would he end up with?