Heroes' Prison

Chapter 191 - 189: Spirit_2

"Okay!" The next moment, to everyone’s surprise, Huang Yi nodded in agreement with Dao Feng.

The Spirit Stone could ensure a 100% success rate in advancing to the War Soul’s 9th Stage, an incomparable treasure for Dao Feng and his team that could fulfill a wish they hadn’t achieved in nearly two years. But for Huang Yi, the Spirit Stone wasn’t nearly as significant; he could use the Eye of Time to see success rates and was bound to reach the 9th Stage eventually. Therefore, he was happy to oblige and let Dao Feng have the Spirit Stone.

"Eh?" Dao Feng was taken aback, along with everyone else, staring at Huang Yi in confusion, not understanding why he would give up such a powerful item for something of no use to him.

"Thank you!" Dao Feng opened his mouth, and a myriad of thoughts condensed into these two words. Then, taking a deep breath, he bent over and grabbed the Spirit Stone.

In that moment, his arm trembled slightly as he picked up the Spirit Stone, caressing it in his hand and slowly closing his eyes.

Huang Yi could totally understand how Dao Feng felt at that moment. For two years, the other had been unable to advance to the 9th Stage, and instead, Thunder God had caught up, a blow that was nothing less than devastating.

It could be said that the 9th Stage of the War Soul was Dao Feng’s biggest heartache. He didn’t know how many levels worth of Experience Points he’d wasted trying to break through, and now, after two years of yearning, his wish was on the verge of coming true!

The next moment, Dao Feng opened his eyes, turned to look at Dong Huan, and stuffed the Spirit Stone into his hands, saying, "Dong Huan, take this Spirit Stone and use it to elevate your War Soul to the 9th Stage."

The entire place was taken aback, Huang Yi included, as they stared at Dao Feng in puzzlement.

"Eh? Big Brother... why, why give it to me?" Dong Huan stuttered, bewildered.

"Kid, have you forgotten? Today is your birthday!" Dao Feng said with a slight smile, clapping him on the shoulder.

"Big Brother, I..." Dong Huan started, his eyes reddening, and he was suddenly choked up, unable to speak.

"You’re eighteen this year, right? You’re a man now, don’t act like a woman. You’re the world’s number one Fire Mage; if you can’t even maintain your composure, how will you face those who support you in the future? If you really want to give thanks, thank Instakill. This is from him."

"Okay!" Dong Huan pursed his lips, nodded slightly, and with tears clouding his vision, looked at Huang Yi and choked out, "Thank you, Big Brother Instakill."

Huang Yi smiled faintly and patted his shoulder: "You should still thank your Big Brother Dao Feng. All I did was give you a Spirit Stone, but he has given you something much more valuable."

With that, Huang Yi turned to look at Dao Feng, and his thoughts drifted to someone from his past.

Many years ago, when he was even younger than Dong Huan and not yet number one in the organization, there was someone like Dao Feng, the number one back then, who had given Huang Yi encouragement on many occasions. That person had been like a big brother, using his own strength to protect Huang Yi as he grew up.

One day, that person died during a mission and became a permanent memory of Huang Yi’s youth. As time passed, Huang Yi grew up and eventually became number one in the organization, taking that person’s place. Many began to call him "Big Brother," just as he had once called that man.

Although that person had been dead for a long time, the spirit he had instilled in Huang Yi had stayed with him, helping him overcome countless adversities, and leading the people in the organization time and again towards a distant faith.

"Instakill, choose from these next items," Dao Feng then said, pointing to a few things on the ground, "If it weren’t for you today, we couldn’t have achieved this first kill."

"Alright, thank you!" Huang Yi nodded, bending over to pick up an item without any hesitation.

He picked up a scrap of paper titled "Corpse Canon: Corpse Refinement Technique," a Mystical Technique recording the Zombie King’s research on the manipulation of corpses. That particular scrap happened to describe the method of refining corpses.

After evolving into the White Dragon, Huang Yi had learned a skill to create an External Incarnation but had not been able to create an actual form. He had enough materials; the morgue of the Heroes’ Prison stored corpses of powerful beings from various eras, providing whatever materials one might need. However, these corpses were at the Level 100-200, and with his current level of strength, he had no way to process them. Now, with this Mystical Technique, he would be able to handle those corpses.

Afterward, Huang Yi refrained from taking more items. After all, he had already received ten Class C Energy Stones and a pair of Legendary Boots, along with the "Corpse Canon: Corpse Refinement Technique," which were well beyond the reward he was initially promised by Dao Feng.

Those Legendary Boots were meant for those in the Physical-Attribute classes, and Huang Yi planned to keep them for Qin Shiyu, so her strength could soar tremendously. Huang Yi was the first person in the world to possess Legendary Equipment, and he knew exactly how much of an improvement a piece of Legendary Equipment could bring to a person. Without the "Harbinger of Doomsday’s Footprints," he definitely wouldn’t have been able to achieve today’s first kill.

"Instakill, we’re holding a celebration party tonight; you should come too!" At this moment, Dao Feng invited Huang Yi to join, while members of the Yanhuang Legion around him looked on at Huang Yi with anticipation.

"Sure!" Huang Yi nodded, not wanting to disappoint them. After the celebration party was over, he was planning to head to Dragon City to find Qin Shiyu.

...

Huang Yi left the group and was forcibly teleported out by the system, then he began to solo level the Tower of Pantheons.

Solo leveling was much easier than tackling it with five thousand people. Huang Yi grinded until the afternoon and acquired a significant amount of Experience Points.

Twenty-four hours had passed since he last enhanced his War Soul, so he could now use the Eye of Time to check the success rate of the 5th Stage.

First, he took out a C-grade Energy Stone and spent a minute replenishing his completely depleted Energy Value, then he started the War Soul enhancement.

[System Prompt]: Enhancing the 5th Stage War Soul requires 50% of the Current Level’s Experience Points and 5 Level 40 Boss Crystals. Success rate is 50%. Do you wish to enhance?

The next moment, Huang Yi activated the Eye of Time and used his Energy Value to check the success determination.

This time, the system finally adjudged his attempt a success!

Huang Yi immediately confirmed the War Soul enhancement!

His 5th Stage War Soul was activated at once, but he was unlucky this time, only receiving a 5% increase to his Health Points.

He didn’t pay too much attention to it as it was something he could always return to enhance. Previously, his enhancement at the 3rd Stage was also at the lowest value. Whenever he wished, he could re-enhance the 3rd Stage, but what was most urgent now was to finish enhancing the subsequent stages.

Combined, the five layers of War Soul had already increased Huang Yi’s Health Points by a total of 18%!

If these were Attack Spirits, Huang Yi’s strength would have risen to a new level. However, he was on a completely different path of War Soul, a path that only existed in theoretical posts on forums. It had been proposed by countless people but never actualized; it was the most perfect War Soul plan in theory!

If Huang Yi wanted to achieve this plan, he couldn’t choose an Attack Spirit for the first War Soul.

Gradually, the sun set, and Huang Yi strolled around in Xuanyuan Town.

The golden afterglow shone in this vibrant town, reminiscent of the rising morning sun, all bathed in golden light. The members of the Xuanyuan Guild, who were walking back and forth on the streets, were all smiling broadly and animatedly discussing today’s achievement of the world’s first kill.

"Why didn’t Big Brother Dao Feng recruit Instakill into our Guild? With him, our Guild would be even stronger! We’d be able to claim first kills often."

"I guess Instakill is like Thunder God; probably one of those who value freedom and would not settle for being under someone. They could create their own Guilds; there’s no need for them to join us."

"Thunder God is so unlucky. He just broke the world record for the 40th layer, and his support rate had barely surpassed Instakill’s. I guess by tomorrow he’ll fall behind again. That number one spot is going to be relinquished no sooner than it was warmed up..."

Huang Yi, listening to the conversations of passersby, couldn’t help but think of Thunder God again.

It was now less than a month to The Second World’s annual grand ceremony, entering the final sprint phase. The only uncertainty he had was about Thunder God. Without Thunder God, Huang Yi was confident he could win the Best Rookie Award, but Thunder God’s achievements were no less impressive than his, and his strength was far greater. The prospect of the Best Rookie Award was hanging in the balance.