Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1004 - 949 Handling the Essence of Life

This suggests that other BOSSes in The Second World might be found here too!

Huang Yi turned his head and took in this world around him. He wanted to continue exploring the Underworld, but there was no Teleportation Circle on Sun Island, so he would have to traverse the area himself to leave, which would be a waste of time.

Moreover, the Seven Archdemons would descend on The Second World soon to avenge the Queen of Agony’s incarnation. He needed to hurry back and make some strategic deployments.

Huang Yi held the piece of Orange Gear Armor in his hand and immediately chose Resurrection.

The familiar sounds of noise filled his ears, and before his eyes appeared blinding, vivid lights. Huang Yi couldn’t help but raise his hand to shield his eyes, gradually adjusting to the brightness before finally opening them.

In front of him was a vast square with scattered figures, surrounded by buildings adorned with colorful banners fluttering in the salty sea breeze.

This was precisely the Revival Square of Sun Island! The mundane atmosphere rushed back in stark contrast to the absolute silence of the underworld he had just left.

At this moment, Huang Yi suddenly froze, blankly staring at his hand!

His hands were empty, holding nothing!

But while in the Underworld, he was clearly holding that piece of Orange Gear Armor! It disappeared after Resurrection!

Could it be that the gear from the Underworld can’t be brought out?

Huang Yi couldn’t help but recall Sharp Sword’s performance during the national battle; back then Sharp Sword only used skills attached to equipment like his, but wasn’t wearing the same gear as him!

It seems there are indeed some restrictions between the Underworld and The Second World.

Suddenly, ten dazzling golden lights shone on Huang Yi, lighting up the entire Revival Square with brilliant gold, attracting the attention of everyone around.

This kind of golden light was very familiar, clearly the light from a level up!

"[System Prompt]: You, along with the Sword Emperor, Sword Emperor, Thunder God, and Dragon Emperor, successfully killed the Queen of Agony’s incarnation, splitting 100 billion Experience Points equally. Your level has risen to 269."

Finally, the rewards for killing the Queen of Agony’s incarnation were evident!

Huang Yi had previously been level 260 but dropped to level 259 after dying once, and now he leveled up to 269, a full ten levels!

This wasn’t the Experience Points from the Queen of Agony’s incarnation, but a special reward from the system for their outstanding contribution, totaling 100 billion, with each receiving exactly 20 billion, enough to significantly boost the levels of the five of them!

Huang Yi immediately opened the leaderboard to check, and sure enough, the top five on the World Rankings were precisely the five of them—

1st: God of Slaughter (Level 269, China)

2nd: Sword Emperor (Level 263, China)

3rd: Thunder God (Level 258, China)

4th: Sword Emperor (Level 252, China)

5th: Dragon Emperor (Level 251, China)

6th: Zaisin (Level 219, India)

7th: Uncle Mark (Level 219, United Kingdom)

8th: Jian Feng Kuai (Level 219, China)

9th: Slightly Cold and Icy (Level 218, Singapore)

10th: Stephen Jinzhou (Level 218, United States)

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From this leaderboard, it’s clear that there’s a divide into two tiers, with the top five all above level 250 and then dropping directly to level 219 at the sixth position, with the lower rankings very close together.

Killing an incarnation of the Queen of Agony directly reshaped the World Rankings!

However, Huang Yi’s level advantage was quickly being caught up. Before killing the Queen of Agony, he was at Level 260, leading Dao Feng by dozens of levels, creating a nearly insurmountable gap.

But he is of the Divine Class, and leveling up is far more challenging than for Dao Feng and others. Plus, as his level increases, gaining levels becomes progressively harder!

Two hundred billion Experience Points only raised him by 10 levels, while it allowed the other four to rise by dozens of levels. Particularly Dao Feng, who was now just a few levels short and would soon surpass him!

Furthermore, this situation would only worsen in the future. After the top five in the rankings, most players are of the Common Class, leveling up at 2.1 times the rate of Dao Feng’s group, let alone someone like Huang Yi with a Divine Class.

In addition, after killing the Queen of Agony’s incarnation, The Second World has entered the Heaven Sent Era, initiating a universal sprint. The opportunities that were once accessible only to expert players are now being made available to regular players, which further diminishes the advantage of top players like Huang Yi.

Lastly, with the large-scale invasion of the Demon Clan, a vast number of low-level Demon Cores will inevitably emerge, accelerating the leveling pace for lower-level players. It will be quite challenging for Huang Yi and others to obtain Demon Cores of corresponding tiers, as top-level demonic creatures won’t appear in mass, making it difficult to acquire their cores. Additionally, Huang Yi and his team are the primary targets of the Demon Clan, and they might fall at any given time.

One might say that the current prominence of Huang Yi’s group is only temporary, and they can only enjoy these last few days. Soon enough, players lower on the rankings will catch up.

Huang Yi lifted his head and gazed at the sky.

It was nighttime; a massive Bright Moon hung in the resplendent starry sky, filled with countless stars. Originally, it was a beautiful scene. But now, the sky was no longer whole, with a noticeable gap. It was the black hole they created when they killed the Queen of Agony, a dark and chaotic void, with only a faint glimmer of starlight visible.

This was a wound in The Second World, never to be healed.

Huang Yi’s incarnation soared up into the sky, heading straight towards the black hole!

The black hole remained shrouded by the "Sea God Domain" released by the Thunder God, like a piece of blue glass, shielding it from the gales of the outer universe.

Huang Yi’s incarnation charged in without hesitation, immersing himself once more in that dark chaos, arriving at the cosmos starry sky.

He quickly surveyed his surroundings and immediately saw an endless expanse of black flesh floating silently in space, stretching as far as the eye could see, gently undulating like a black ocean.

Within the flesh, a body and a head were faintly visible, rising and falling. It was unmistakably the Queen of Agony! However, now her head was deathly still, devoid of any life. Her expression in death was grotesquely twisted, eyes wide open, staring relentlessly at her distant body, full of resentment.

This incarnation perished here, but the vast Essence of Life did not dissipate. Once another incarnation of the Queen of Agony arrives, she could reabsorb the Essence of Life, creating another powerful incarnation. By then, the efforts of Huang Yi’s group would be utterly in vain!

"Ah-Yi, you’re here!" A familiar voice suddenly called out from the distance, accompanied by a middle-aged man in heavy Armor—it was the Thunder God.

"Where’s Dao Feng and the others?" Huang Yi asked, looking around without seeing anyone else.

"They couldn’t wait to undertake the Third-tier Trial. I stayed behind to deal with the Queen of Agony’s Essence of Life. My pet is absorbing the Essence of Life right now!" Thunder God pointed to the distant Sea of Demonic Blood.

Huang Yi focused his vision and spotted a golden little shark swimming in the Sea of Demonic Blood, devouring the Essence of Life with its mouth wide open.

This shark was different from normal sharks, covered in golden Dragon Scales, an unknown breed. However, the little shark was clearly still in its Juvenile Phase, looking quite immature.

The Thunder God glanced at the little shark, smiling slightly: "Never seen that before, have you? It’s a Dragon Shark, a hybrid offspring of the Golden Holy Dragon and Deep Sea Battle Shark, an exotic creature that has only appeared a few times in history. Recently, when I visited the Sea God Palace searching for Sea God Relics, I found this little Dragon Shark in its Underground Palace, likely left by the Sea God in ancient times. Despite so many years, it’s still in the Juvenile Phase, who knows when it will mature."

"Doesn’t it have a shortcut to maturity?" Huang Yi asked, eyeing the little Dragon Shark.

"Of course, it does! And it’s right in your hands!" Thunder God nodded, turning to Huang Yi, "The Dragon Shark has the bloodline of the Golden Holy Dragon. If your Golden Holy Dragon can reach the Adult Phase and provide some mature Dragon Blood for my little Dragon Shark, it can grow rapidly! It’s just that your Golden Holy Dragon is still in the Growth Phase, so the Dragon Blood’s effect is currently limited."

Thunder God gestured to the vast Sea of Demonic Blood before them, "We must deal with this Essence of Life before another incarnation of the Queen of Agony arrives! My little Dragon Shark’s appetite is too small to consume all this Essence of Life. Hurry, release your Little Dragon to gorge itself!"

"Alright! But once my Little Dragon, the glutton, appears, there might be nothing left for your Dragon Shark to eat." Huang Yi joked, summoning the Little Dragon with a wave of his hand.

"Swoosh!" A beam of golden light shot across, heading for the boundless Sea of Demonic Blood faster than the eye could see! It was the Little Dragon!

It seemed to have been waiting for Huang Yi to release it to feast on the Essence of Life. As soon as it appeared, it lunged forward, its dragon eyes glowing as it wildly absorbed the essence.

Instantly, the entire Essence of Life Sea swirled like a vortex, rushing towards the Little Dragon, being absorbed at a speed far exceeding that of Thunder God’s Dragon Shark. In no time, the Queen of Agony’s ocean of blood and flesh had diminished by half.

As the vast Essence of Life surged into its body, the Little Dragon’s black Phoenix Feathers grew more refined, exuding an increasingly powerful aura, the momentum of a top-level creature becoming more evident and seemingly advancing toward the Adult Phase.

"The Queen of Agony’s Essence of Life carries Demonic Aura. My Dragon Shark has to be cautious while absorbing it, yet your Little Dragon devours it with abandon. Aren’t you worried about any issues?" Thunder God was slightly astonished.

"Don’t worry!" Huang Yi replied confidently with a smile, "It has already absorbed the unfinished incarnation of a King of Curses previously, and now assimilating this incarnation of the Queen of Agony aligns perfectly. I’m just not sure if it will reach the Adult Phase after consuming all of it."