The Thousand Branch Trickster Tree was a King grade boss, undoubtedly a powerful plant type monster. Probably the only reason this rock-bodied person was still alive was mainly because the boss had not yet reached her as she was able to notice it before she had been ambushed. Another reason why the rock person still survived after encountering a monster of such caliber was that although the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree had a powerful ranged attack, to execute that skill the monster had to remain rooted to the ground without being able to move; this might work in a battle, but for chasing an enemy that intended to flee rather than fight it was undoubtedly a useless skill.

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"Hey, how about turning into some wood to make a campfire in the middle of this snowy world!?"

Even before Xie Feng reached his target Yue Kai's Double Shot had already hit the boss, successfully attracting the monster's attention. The Thousand Branch Trickster Tree let out a strange sound from what seemed to be its mouth in the middle part of the trunk and looked at the attacking human.

The rock person took the opportunity to slip away and after running for a few more meters was finally able to catch up with the group of Xie Yao and the rest, breathing a small sigh of relief.

Swoosh

Swoosh

Swoosh

Several dark brown branches, over three meters long but so thin that they could be used as a whip, shot out like tentacles from the upper body of the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree towards Xie Feng as he was the closest target at that moment.

Tink!

Tink!

Xie Feng utilized the Calamity Spear to deviate the first two attacks which caused a sound of metal clashing against metal, surprising him a little. Although the monster in front of him was, rightly, a monster, and a boss at that, Xie Feng did not expect that the branches of the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree were so hard as to cause such a deep sound.

Although Xie Feng was a little surprised, that was all; his attention was not affected in the slightest. After skillfully deflecting the first two branches, he quickly swung his body to the right without slowing down and successfully dodged the monster's attack.

After successfully approaching the boss's body, Xie Feng leaned his body forward and put all his weight on the tip of his spear, quickly activating Seven-Strike Hurricane.

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Roar!

The Thousand Branch Trickster Tree roared in pain as it was forced back by the heavy impact of its opponent.

Seven-Strike Hurricane was a powerful skill that allowed Xie Feng to strike seven times in just one second! Although each attack was only equivalent to his 100% and there was no other boost, since he only needed one second to hit, it was the same as inflicting 700% physical damage in a single attack! The only disadvantage of the skill itself was that the user would be forced into 1-2 seconds of stun after using it, however for Xie Feng, who possessed the Pearl of Light, such a disadvantage was as good as non-existent.

In just one second, the 39,000 health points of the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree were reduced to 10,795; in other words, Xie Feng had inflicted 28,205 points of physical damage to the King-grade boss!

To top it off, Seven-Strike Hurricane only had a one-minute cooldown! Unfortunately, the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree would probably not be able to live long enough to experience the power of such a skill again.

Xie Feng's lips curved upward slightly into an indifferent smile and he quickly took three steps forward, catching up with the enemy that had retreated after his previous attack. Without delay, he stabbed again with Redemption Stab.

-8698! (Critical Hit!)

-8698! (Critical Hit!)

-8698! (Critical Hit!)

Roar!

The plant-like beast roared again in pain and with a bang collapsed to the ground, never to get up again.

Even with a passive health regeneration skill, the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree and Xie Feng were only in combat for three seconds so the monster could only recover a total of twelve hundred health. Unfortunately for the mighty boss, Xie Feng not only exceeded it by two levels, but also possessed stats overwhelmingly superior to what a level 22 player should have.

Xie Yao and the rest looked at each other with complicated smiles. Except for Yue Kai's first and only attack, none of them could do anything about it because as soon as the boss appeared, it immediately collapsed on the ground... Since when were bosses so weak?

To defeat a monster like the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree would require at least 40-50 well-equipped players!

On the other hand, the rock person that Xie Feng and the rest had just saved was watching the final unfolding of events with wide eyes. Her pupils were constantly trembling as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing and her rock mouth opened slightly before closing again, only to reopen again.

"Oh yes baby!"

Xie Feng couldn't help but celebrate, attracting everyone's attention.

[Natural Regeneration Armor -

Grade: Golden.

Requirements: Level 20 / Melee Profession.

Equipment Attributes: HP +500 / Defense +80 / Vitality +20 / 5% chance to convert a portion of damage inflicted into HP.

Description: An armor focused on the wearer's health.

(Unique Skill):

Natural Regeneration (Passive): As long as the wearer's body is near the ground and a source of pure water, it automatically recovers 50 HP per second.]

"What a nice armor!" Yue Kai exclaimed.

Xie Feng nodded and did not hesitate to equip it for himself, finally laying to rest the bronze armor that had accompanied him for so long.

The gold-grade armor he had just obtained after successfully killing the boss granted a terrifying 700 health points in total! Its defense was also not low enough to be ignored and even had a small effect attached to it. However, what delighted Xie Feng the most was that the armor also somehow retained the same passive skill that the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree had!

Although the passive skill Natural Regeneration had been greatly weakened in comparison and although it was a limited skill as it needed certain environments to function properly, Xie Feng was delighted! Regenerating fifty health points per second meant that he could practically ignore damage from thousands of players as long as he made good use of his reflexes and mobility; moreover, since the effect did not specify that the armor wearer had to be out of combat, it meant that even while he was fighting the effect still took effect!

However, the golden grade armor was not the only thing that the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree had dropped after Xie Feng defeated it.

[Cedar of Hope -

Grade: Golden.

Requirements: Level 20 / Class focused on support and backup.

Attributes: Magical Attack +90 / Intelligence +20 / 10% chance to regain 5% health after healing an ally.

Description: A magical staff that fell from a monster that can only exist by miracle at the junction of two opposing environments.

(Unique Skill):

Hope Healing (Active): Restores health to allies based on the wearer's magical attack. Effect: Restores the health of a single target based on 100% of the user's magic damage. Cost: 200 MP. Cooldown: 5 seconds.]

Upon seeing the staff, Xie Yao's eyes illuminated intensely and she could not look away from the item. The staff was jade-green in color with a small golden stone on the head and exuded an aura of natural purity that attracted stares just by being there.

"Congratulations, Xie Yao!" Gu Qianxue exclaimed, the happiness in her voice obvious to anyone. "Now you not only possess a mass resurrection skill, you also possess a powerful healing skill!"

Xie Feng also smiled slightly and looked at the girl beside him with loving eyes. "Of course, this staff can only belong to you. Only your aura can match that of this staff weapon... Congratulations, you have officially become the most powerful priestess in the entire Chinese server!"

In fact, not only Gu Qianxue thought so, everyone had the same thought. Not only was Xie Yao the only one who could use the Cedar of Hope, but she was also the one who currently needed it the most.

Xie Yao did not refuse and accepted the weapon with trembling hands.

Although it was a golden grade weapon, nothing special to Xie Feng, to Xie Yao it was completely different. This weapon meant a lot to her since except for a weak magic spell and a resurrection skill that had hardly any use since unless an ally died it was useless, she had nothing else.... However, the appearance of the Cedar of Hope and its active skill Hope Healing had completely changed the situation and, like the name of the item and the skill, had given Xie Yao the hope of finally being able to support those she loved and cherished to bear their burdens.

Xie Feng smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief inwardly when he saw the tearful look on his pretty childhood friend's face. Although Xie Yao might have acted normal during the trip, he knew that she always felt like a burden for not being able to help them properly. Fortunately, the appearance of the Thousand Branch Trickster Tree changed everything after it was defeated.

Now, the most powerful priestess of the entire Chinese server and probably even the whole Samsara world was finally officially born! Normal priests who did not possess revival skills until before they reached level 50 couldn't compare in any way with Xie Yao!