Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1031 - 975 Introduction to the Ten Great Artifacts

At this moment, Huang Yi, Thunder God, Dao Feng, Sharp Sword, and Dragon Spike, the leaders among the Chinese players, are gathered at the top of the Sky Garden, drinking by a flower pool, taking a brief rest.

Just now, during the fierce battle between the avatars of the Seven Archdemons and the Top Ten Guardians, the five of them were rushing back and forth, resisting the aftermath of the battles, their minds constantly under high tension. Now, smelling the fragrance of flowers around, feeling the fresh breeze, and tasting the refreshing wine, they finally relax.

Huang Yi held a bottle of wine, took several swigs, looked at the Sea God’s Pillar in Thunder God’s hand, and said with some relief, "Brother Lei, if it weren’t for your Divine Artifact, we wouldn’t have lasted until now; we would have been killed by Queen of Agony’s avatar three days ago."

Thunder God nodded with a smile, drank the last mouthful from his wine bottle, put down the empty bottle, gently stroked the Divine Artifact in his hand, and said with affection, "The Divine Artifact is indeed very powerful, with super-high attributes that elevate my strength by several levels instantly. It also comes with three Divine-Level Skills, which can trap even demigods when unleashed. It’s a pity that I’m too weak to bring out the full power of the Divine Artifact." Thunder God said with a hint of regret.

"Even if you can’t fully unleash the power of this Divine Artifact, you’ve still secured the position of the world’s top master," Dao Feng said, also touching his artifact Blade of the Sword Emperor, regrettably, "Currently, the artifacts of mine, Sharp Sword, and Dragon Spike have not fully recovered. We estimate that we need to reach at least demigod level to have a hope of upgrading to the finished Divine Artifact. The God of Slaughter’s artifact is still at the embryo stage; its path to ascension is even more difficult than ours!"

"That’s right!" Huang Yi waved his Wrath of the Godslayer, shaking his head, "My Divine Artifact embryo absorbed the powers of two epic equipment, Bloodstained War Halberd and Scythe of Doomsday, only then upgrading to a Second-grade Divine Artifact embryo. Not a single Artifact Skill has emerged! I don’t even know how many levels it needs to rise to count as a finished Divine Artifact."

"Ten levels!" Suddenly, Sharp Sword blurted out an answer. He leaned against the flower pool, staring at Huang Yi’s Wrath of the Godslayer, seemingly very knowledgeable about artifacts, "Your Wrath of the Godslayer is a newly born Divine Artifact embryo, cultivated from the beginning, needs to ascend ten times to reach the stage of a finished Divine Artifact, far more difficult than these inherited artifacts of ours!" Sharp Sword said, wiping the wine stain from the corner of his mouth, "Historically, many Void Gods attempted to craft Divine Artifacts but ultimately failed. Even now, the world only knows of the Ten Great Artifacts."

"You seem to know a lot about artifacts?" Dragon Spike, usually silent, suddenly looked up at Sharp Sword.

Sharp Sword glanced at Dragon Spike, nodded, "Yes! Recently, while I was doing the Hero Trial, I stayed at the Oskan Royal Academy for a while. Unlike you, I didn’t study very hard; even the complex Formation Class I graduated with full marks. My interest mainly lies in the Oskan Library, where I read many books!"

Sharp Sword, talking about books, instantly showed interest, opened up, "That Oskan Royal Library is a massive treasure trove, inheriting complete knowledge from the ’Technological Renaissance’ period of the Ancient Era, even containing many lost secrets, scientific theories, alchemy formulas, engineering blueprints can be found in there. Instakill should know deeply, as the demigod-level Celestial Dome Barrier Dragon City recently rushed to build came from that library. But this precious knowledge is strictly preserved and shelved on the top ten floors, and people generally do not have the permission to view them! Those with permission are mostly top-notch masters, uninterested in such dull knowledge, focusing solemnly on enhancing their power. During my time immersing in that library, I only came across one person interested in these types of knowledge that you should all know, the forum celebrity—Poet."

"No wonder!" Huang Yi suddenly realized. He had encountered Poet last time when checking information at the Oskan Royal Library, where Poet later helped introduce him to Sharp Sword, promoting cooperation between the two in the national war.

It seems Poet and Sharp Sword probably met in that library, eventually becoming friends.

Thunder God opened a bottle of Dwarf Spirits while drinking and asked, "Since you are so knowledgeable, do you know the current status of the Ten Great Artifacts?"

Huang Yi also showed interest, looking expectantly at Sharp Sword, "Yes! I only have a half understanding of the Ten Great Artifacts; you seem familiar with these historical insights, explain in detail for us!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Explain in detail for us! This last bottle of Elven Holy Brew is for you!" Dao Feng also nodded, picked up a bottle of Elven Race’s Holy Brew, enthusiastically opened the bottle cap, and handed it to Sharp Sword.

"Sure! Anyway, it’s not a big secret; you can find it at the Oskan Royal Library too." Sharp Sword cheerfully took the bottle of Elven Holy Brew, raised it for a drink, with a dashing smile, revealed sparkling teeth, "The Ten Great Artifacts of The Second World are ranked by reputation, meaning they are ranked by the richness of related legends. The most famous artifacts include four pieces, three of which are in our possession: the Sea God’s Pillar, Blade of the Sword Emperor, Sword Emperor’s Blade. The remaining one is the Thunderbolt Staff of Thunder Empress, the Ancient God Sealer, which is currently held by the Pope."

When Sharp Sword mentioned the Pope’s name, his tone was somewhat chilly, suggesting some past conflict between them. "Below that is the most controversial artifact—Magic Dragon Wings! This artifact belongs to the Eternal God Sealer, Dark Demon Dragon Molei, crafted from its pair of wings, rumored to have some connection with the God of Space, and thus carries some space-related abilities. This artifact allows people to traverse the void effortlessly, crossing the universe, bypassing spatial barriers, and exploring various worlds. However, this artifact has been lost, last appearing in the hands of the Eighth Great Demon King, Crab Emperor during the Remote Ancient Era but was reversed into a Magic Instrument by the King of Hell. Later, Thunder Empress slew Crab Emperor, and the Magic Dragon Wings vanished without any traces since."

Sharp Sword took a large swig of wine and continued, cataloging the artifacts, "Next is Dragon Spike’s Sacred Dragon Fang! This artifact belongs to the Eternal God Sealer, Golden Holy Dragon, Jin Shenglin, crafted from its two dragon fangs. Its fame is second only to Magic Dragon Wings; not much needs introduction here; you can just ask Dragon Spike. Ranked seventh is [Bible of Faith], the artifact of Primordial Era God Sealer, God of Faith, Johns, visually appearing as a book, acquired by the Egyptian player leader, Pharaoh. He obtained it early, securing the Best Priest Award during the first Annual Festival and becoming the world’s top priest that year. Now, he has practically gained John’s full inheritance, is powerful, and recently defeated Russia’s super first-class master, Giant Bear, claiming the World Stone resources on that mysterious island."

"The eighth-ranked artifact, everyone just witnessed it in the dean’s possession; that is the Holy Giant Dragon Georgia’s artifact—Time of Georgia. Contrary to the Magic Dragon Wings, this artifact is linked to the God of Time in the Divine Realm! It originates from the warfare between Golden Holy Dragon Jin Shenglin and Dark Demon Dragon Molei, where Molei’s child, Gibit, followed Holy Giant Dragon Georgia but was killed by Georgia’s subordinate, sparking enmity between Molei and Georgia. At that period, Georgia had already established a connection with the God of Time, whereas Molei eventually pursued the God of Space. Both diverged, became adversaries, causing their respective artifacts to incline towards time or space abilities. I am not entirely clear on this; the dean should know more details!"

Huang Yi nodded with understanding, "I know some of this plot; I recently lived through it during a Hero Trial! These three Dragon Clan God Sealers grew up as playmates but eventually led to infighting, truly the whims of fate."

Dao Feng stroked his chin, looked at Sharp Sword, "Then, it should only leave the last God Sealer Bloodhoof’s artifact and the first God Sealer Barbarian God Lietian’s artifact!"

"Yes! These two artifacts are considered the secrets among secrets, with only scant parts of their information preserved throughout history. Now, both artifacts have been lost, unknown where they are buried," Sharp Sword nodded, his expression turning solemn, "The ninth Great Artifact is Bloodhoof the Ascendant’s artifact—[Bloodstained Elegance]! All I know is that it is a cloak; the rest of the information is unknown. Bloodhoof the Ascendant was a fateful God Sealer, first forcibly enslaved by the Fire God, barely attaining a drop of Pact of Water to wash away this shame but then mysteriously died during his Divine Enthronement, leading his artifact cloak to disappear since. Investigating his death might unveil more information about this cloak! It represents the biggest task in The Second World in recent eras. Back then, God of Slaughter first leveled up to 100 and took this task, aiming to lead the world’s strongest players to explore the Fallen God Continent to uncover this secret, but nothing has been discovered yet. God of Slaughter needs to step up his efforts!"

Sharp Sword glanced at Huang Yi.

Huang Yi smiled apologetically, "I am very busy at present; now encountering the invasion of the Seven Archdemons; I haven’t managed to spare time investigating. However, since I am honored to take on this task, I will certainly look into it! At that time, I might invite you all along, as well as super first-class masters from other countries, because this is a global task, requiring joint efforts to complete."