Lin Tianhao was momentarily stunned. No wonder the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress only had this one skill; it turned out all the other skills had been sacrificed.

This time, after clearing the dungeon and holding onto Withered Wood Rebirth, Lin Tianhao still had twelve Skill Books in his possession.

All of them were dropped by the Twisted Treants, offering minimal help to Lin Tianhao.

"Learn Withered Wood Rebirth."

"Sacrifice Skill Books."

Lin Tianhao sacrificed ten of the Treant's Skill Books, successfully upgrading Withered Wood Rebirth to 2-Star.

Withered Wood Rebirth (Passive Skill): 2-Star.

Effect: When your health drops to ten percent, you will immediately restore twenty percent of your health.

Cooldown: 12 hours.

Cost: None.

Proficiency: 0/100 (Proficiency is gained by sacrificing skills; each Skill Book grants 1 point of proficiency, certain special skills may grant multiple points of proficiency.)

Just as Lin Tianhao thought, upgrading by one star increased the health restoration by ten percent, and the cooldown was significantly improved.

This upgrade was undeniably substantial.

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Moreover, with this skill, his survivability was greatly enhanced once again.

Not only that, Withered Wood Rebirth restores a percentage of health, which means even in the late stages of the game, it remains a formidable skill.

Currently, Lin Tianhao's total health is over thirty thousand, so twenty percent is over six thousand.

But what if Lin Tianhao's total health was three million, thirty million, or even higher?

He would still be able to recover by percentage.

Pulling his thoughts back, Lin Tianhao glanced at his experience bar, which was still halfway to Level 10.

With this experience bar, if he wanted, he could reach Level 10 in at most half an hour.

However, leveling up wasn't Lin Tianhao's only goal.

He opened the level ranking.

Lin Tianhao wanted to see the current level rankings.

First: Xiuluo Dijun, Level 11, 25%.

Second: Zhumeng Yanxue, Level 10, 95%.

Third: Wo Bu Ai Qian, Level 10, 91%.

Fourth: Futu Shenlang, Level 10, 90%.

Fifth: Wo Zhen You 20 Li Mi, Level 10, 88%.

...

The differences on the level ranking weren't significant, and Lin Tianhao knew most of these people.

Three of the top five were guild executives, and the other two included a top second-generation wealthy from the Dragon Kingdom, whose level was boosted with money.

The key was, this guy not only had money but also luck and some skill, making him almost inhuman.

As for the fifth person, he was somewhat similar to Zhou Xiaopang, who had some opportunities in the early game that made him stand out.

However, in the mid to late game, his early advantage gradually dwindled.

Eventually, he disappeared from the public eye.

Besides the level ranking, Ragnarok also had an equipment ranking.

Lin Tianhao opened the equipment ranking.

First: Golden Scepter (Gold-grade).

Second: Thunderclap Bow (Silver-grade).

Third: Hydra Shield (Bronze-grade).

Fourth: Hydra Shoulder Guard (Bronze-grade).

Fifth: Hydra Cloak (Bronze-grade).

...

Among the top five, except for the first-ranked Golden Scepter, all the others belonged to Lin Tianhao.

"Indeed, just like in my previous life."

Lin Tianhao thought to himself. That Golden Scepter belonged to Zhumeng Yanxue.

It was a summoning scepter, with the only effect being the summoning of six Level 10 Blackiron Bosses.

In the early game, this was practically a bug-like existence.

A single Level 10 Blackiron Boss could already dominate the current stage, let alone six.

Speaking of which, Zhumeng Yanxue was the boss of the Dream Chasers Club where he previously worked.

She wasn't bad looking, but unfortunately, she favored her relatives, filling the club with her kin, making it a chaotic mess.

But none of that mattered anymore. With a Super God-rank talent, Lin Tianhao was confident he could surpass Zhumeng Yanxue.

The fifty Free Attribute Points from the first clear dungeon reward were all added to attack speed by Lin Tianhao.

His attack speed increased from 2.63 to 3.63.

In fact, when adding points, Lin Tianhao considered whether to add some to movement speed.

But in the end, he decided against it.

Because attack speed was the most compatible with his Hand of Heavenly Punishment.

As long as the attack speed was fast enough, he could stack his health even faster.

Finally, there was that Quest Scroll.

This kind of Quest Scroll was extremely precious.

Because the quests inside weren't given by ordinary NPCs, but by the gods. Completing the quest might grant the Blessing of the Gods.

The Blessing of the Gods, at worst, would enhance attributes, and at best, it was said to grant permanent traits.

Unfolding the Quest Scroll, Lin Tianhao was shocked by the task that appeared inside.

"Sealed beneath the Novice Village lies a Hanba. If the Hanba emerges, it will bring devastation to all life."

"Task Requirement: Kill all NPCs in the Novice Village and destroy the altar, forcing all otherworld adventurers to be born only in the Main City, never to enter the Novice Village again."

"Task Penalty: None."

"Task Reward: Unknown."

Seeing this task, Lin Tianhao's face turned extremely grim.

This task...

It's like something absurdly ridiculous, beyond belief!

In his previous life, Lin Tianhao had encountered all sorts of bizarre tasks.

But today's task?

Destroy the Novice Village?

Is this a task? Is this not just sending him to his death?

In the previous life, players had tried to provoke NPCs, but even a small tavern clerk could deal over a thousand damage with a wave of their hand.

As for the village chief, blacksmith, and others in the Novice Village, their attributes were likely even more outrageous.

Putting away the Quest Scroll, Lin Tianhao didn't immediately accept the task.

Although there was no penalty, he still wanted to think it over.

Exiting the dungeon, a crowd of players had gathered at the entrance.

"Need a strong Priest, anyone with high healing, come quickly. The team has a strong Double Carry, the output is definitely enough."

Double Carry, meaning Archer and Mage.

One for sustained damage, the other for high burst.

"It's been so long, besides Xue Di, has no other player cleared the dungeon? I want to buy equipment, I'm rich and willing to spend."

...

Lin Tianhao glanced at these people but didn't pay much attention.

This was Novice Village No. 10086, and there weren't many truly skilled players here.

Most of them were likely gathered in the more prominent Novice Villages.

From the dungeon, Lin Tianhao headed in another direction.

According to Lin Tianhao's calculations, the higher the level for the village chief's task of hunting ten bosses, the richer the rewards should be.

In the Novice Village, there was another rather special boss.

That was the Bard Zhou Xiaopang encountered.

It was said his true form was a Yellow Weasel, who, due to good fortune, transformed into a human.

But his essence as a demon hadn't changed, and he seemed to be plotting something in the Novice Village.

The strategy from the previous life didn't detail much, and Lin Tianhao only knew a little about it.

Just then, Lin Tianhao's eyes flickered, and he swung his longbow towards his back.

Yes, instead of drawing the bow to shoot, he slashed with the Thunderclap Bow like a blade.

This kind of attack didn't have much lethality, but it could break an unexpected crisis.

"Sizzle!"