Trembling At A High Altitude

"What's that kid doing bouncing around so close?" the man called Bear Big, standing next to Bald Qiang, asked.

"He probably thinks he's contributing too," Bald Qiang laughed.

"So, Li Bai and the others gave him a busted blade?" Bear Two also chimed in.

"Li Bai and his gang are too wicked, throwing unwanted trash to the newbie, and that newbie probably thinks he's got a treasure sword," Cui Hua, the only woman among them, spoke up too.

"Indeed, that's mean! If that newbie were with us, we'd at least give him a usable weapon and make it clear he shouldn't get too close, his contribution is meaningless," Bald Qiang suddenly felt a moral superiority over Li Bai and his crew.

"Poor newbie," Bear Big clicked his tongue.

It wasn't surprising they felt this way.

Li Teng was the only Minor Special Engagement among the eight of them, no different in the eyes of others than the most bottom-rung extras just starting in Film and Television City, striving hard probably to win the favor of Li Bai's team.

But there was no way Li Bai and his gang would actually let him join!

As Bald Qiang and the others chatted, the Evil Ghost, enraged and low on health, suddenly burst out a wave of intense ghost energy with its Ghost Claw.

Li Bai, Xiang Yu, and the others, having had experience, promptly used their movement skills to dodge it.

The unsuspecting Li Teng behind them didn't react in time and was directly blown away by the blast, landing butt-first, quite awkwardly, right in front of Bald Qiang and his group.

"Kid, don't go up there and join the excitement, these people are setting you up!" Bear Two, closest to him, called out to Li Teng.

"Everyone is working hard to contribute, how can I just stand by and watch?" Li Teng dusted off his bottom, got up, and charged back in.

"This kid's got some stubbornness in him!" Bald Qiang exclaimed, not sure whether he was praising or mocking.

"Old Monk, got your eye on him?" Bear Big glanced at Bald Qiang, who was known as a monk in the real world, hence his companions didn't call him Bald Qiang, but Old Monk instead.

"If he had some strength, I might consider recruiting him to confront Li Bai together, but looking at it now, probably not," Bald Qiang shook his head.

"A newbie without dozens of ghost plays under his belt coming here is just asking for death," Cui Hua scoffed.

As the four of them talked, the black mist swirling around the Evil Ghost grew weaker and weaker, clearly about to be finished off.

"Charge, brothers!" Bald Qiang leaped up, brandishing a huge iron hammer, and charged into the battle.

Bear Big, Bear Two, and Cui Hua followed suit and rushed in.

Li Teng had already stealthily added over six thousand Life Resources from this Evil Ghost.

But now, he was no longer most interested in these Life Resources.

Of course, it wasn't that Life Resources weren't important, but he now had higher ambitions.

Such as skills and such.

After Bald Qiang and his group joined the battlefield, the scene turned chaotic.

Ultimately, amidst the chaos, the Evil Ghost thunderously fell to the ground.

"Cracking successful!"

"Obtained Life Resource Points: 17,625 points."

"Obtained Soul Power Skill: Netherworld Cold Ice LV1."

The experience bar that followed started at 100,000, indicating that upgrading this skill from LV1 to LV2 required the consumption of 10,000 Life Resource Points! For each level up, the required resource amount would double.

Of course, Li Teng wouldn't be so foolish as to use his Life Resources for these skill upgrades.

"..."

"Obtained Soul Power Skill: Netherworld Cold Ice LV6."

"Obtained Basic Passive Skill: Ghost Armor LV15."

"Ghost Armor Skill Great Accomplishment."

"..."

"Obtained Basic Passive Skill: Ghost Armor LV20."

"Ghost Armor Skill Perfect Accomplishment."

"..."

"Obtained Basic Passive Skill: Ghost Armor LV23."

...

Li Teng had acquired another new skill this time: Netherworld Cold Ice, at level LV6.

His Ghost Armor Skill, however, had advanced to LV23.

It felt like this Evil Ghost likely had some other skills, but it seemed the Death God APP could only steal up to two skills at a time.

Still, Li Teng was quite satisfied.

To steal is to steal, but the key was that he also learned the skill levels.

This was awesomely powerful!

He could even save on skill upgrades.

What Li Teng found a bit odd was that, despite his Ghost Armor reaching such a high level and feeling significantly more formidable in defense than before, he couldn't generate a layer of black mist around his body like those Evil Ghosts to form a visually cool mist armor.

But this was probably for the best, otherwise, he would have a hard time explaining it to the other actors.

After all, he still needed to continue leeching Life Resources and various skills from them, better not to arouse their suspicion for now.

How should he use this Netherworld Cold Ice skill?

While the seven actors were scrambling for loot, Li Teng walked alone to a distant rock and sat down.

He checked his wristwatch and discovered there was an additional option for exchange!

Life Resources could be exchanged for Soul Power.

But this time, 10 Life Resource Points could only be exchanged for 1 point of Soul Power.

The Netherworld Cold Ice skill required the consumption of Soul Power to be used.

Perhaps... the Ghost Blade skill was akin to the Ghost Guys' physical skills, and this Netherworld Cold Ice skill corresponded to the Ghost Guys' magic skills?

Testing it on a few wild ghosts when he got the chance should clarify this.

"Damn!"

"The treasure has been stolen!"

"Who stole it?"

"That woman, it's a pearl!"

Li Bai and his companions cursed.

"Hahahaha, I got the Nether Cold Pearl!" The woman in Bald Qiang's group, after hearing Li Bai's team speak and realizing they couldn't hide it anymore, held up a black pearl and laughed triumphantly.

At this moment, actors couldn't attack each other; once she got it, it was hers, no one could steal it.

"Damn!"

"Lucky as hell!"

"Man proposes, God disposes!"

"Don't be envious, next time the luck will be mine!"

"Who knows?"

The others were clearly envious, jealous, and resentful.

Unlike the Ghost Blade in Li Teng's hand, although the Nether Cold Pearl was a Ghost Guys' Magical Treasure, it couldn't be used without the corresponding Cultivation Skill. However, after being refined through some related scripts, it could also serve as a human Magical Treasure, greatly aiding those who practiced Ice Skills.

Of course, the effect would be significantly reduced, possibly only half as powerful as the corresponding Ghost Skill.

Even so, it remained a Magical Treasure.

A treasure of immense value.

This was also why these people risked their lives to enter this script.

The Ghost Blade could certainly be refined as well, but the cost of refining was too high, even higher than forging such a weapon from scratch, naturally no one undertook such thankless tasks.

Li Teng didn't envy these people for obtaining any treasures at all.

They had their treasures, and Li Teng had his own gains.

These gains were more important for the current Li Teng.

Of course, should the opportunity arise, he wouldn't mind claiming that Nether Cold Pearl for himself.

Now was not the time.