Heroes' Prison

Chapter 342 - 334: Temple Statues

Finally, the sound of horse hooves had passed through the woods and appeared before the eyes of the group of Half-Beastmen on the altar!

The riders on these warhorses held torches in their hands, and as a gust of night wind blew, the flames flickered chaotically, casting their deadly visages in a harsh light. Their cold gazes fixed on the direction of the altar from afar.

The leader of this squad, a man riding a Raptor with two ferocious axes in hand, was none other than Huang Yi.

Just moments before, his Incarnation had soared to great heights, surveying this vast land and finally spotting this extensive altar which was easily visible with no trees around.

Moreover, his Incarnation’s ears were incredibly sensitive, possessing Wind Attribute abilities; he heard the chanting of shamanic songs carried by the night winds from the altar and determined the enemy’s direction, after which his true self immediately led a group of players to charge over.

At this moment, Liu Ying also gazed from afar at Huang Yi, the two arch-enemies locking eyes under the night sky, their looks seemingly sparking invisible embers of animosity.

"Young Master Liu Ying, the man at the very front of that team is Instakill. He’s the one who destroyed our tribe. After we teleport to the Muguang Forest in the south, we must carve his visage and have all our clans curse him!" At this time, a Half-Beastman whispered into Liu Ying’s ear in a hushed voice.

The voice of the Half-Beastman was so low that only two heard it, one was Liu Ying, and the other was Huang Yi’s Incarnation flying in the sky, whose ears almost like the wind, clearly heard the voice.

Hearing the Half-Beastman’s words, Liu Ying’s eyes instantly betrayed a glint of hatred, staring unwaveringly at Huang Yi and squeezing out through clenched teeth, "So you are Instakill! This tribe will forever remember today’s enmity. We will surely come back for you!"

Meanwhile, the altar had descended to the ground, and its light began to brighten, signaling that it was about to teleport away!

"Big Brother Instakill, I can expend two levels of Experience Points to use a skill that will interrupt their teleportation!" one of the players urgently said to Huang Yi, wanting to prevent the group’s escape.

A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Huang Yi’s lips as he shook his head, "Your level is critical, there’s no need to stop them. I’ve changed my mind, let them escape!"

"Huh? Big Brother Instakill, that’s not good! We can’t leave any future problems, they will take revenge on us!" one of the higher-ups in the Guild quickly argued, his voice filled with urgency, even readying his weapon to strike!

"It’s fine, I have my plans." Huang Yi waved off the Guild higher-up, simply watching the altar as Liu Ying and the three hundred thousand Half-Beastmen were teleported away.

The next moment, the altar suddenly flashed with a dazzling light, as if a Sun was born right there, a wave of epic, imposing ancient presence overwhelming the forest!

Then, the several hundred thousand people atop the altar vanished.

The last wave of enemies had thus been let go by Huang Yi.

The Guild members behind Huang Yi felt a mix of regret, but it was Huang Yi’s command, and they couldn’t defy it, so they could only watch helplessly as their foes escaped.

"Let’s return, everyone! Continue scavenging the treasures left in the tribe!" Huang Yi ordered the Guild members around him and then rode away on his Raptor, disappearing into the forest ahead. His Incarnation also left the sky.

The team of Guild members turned around, glancing at the now empty altar with a sigh, and made their way back towards the direction of the tribe.

There remained only an Overlord at the site, who looked toward the direction of the altar, then toward the departing Incarnation of Huang Yi, seemingly realizing something, and quickly spurred his Wind Dragon, chasing after the true form of Huang Yi.

"Instakill, did you let those Half-Beastmen escape just now because your Incarnation heard some news?" the Overlord soon caught up with Huang Yi, who was walking alone in the forest, voicing his doubt.

Huang Yi turned to look at him, smiling faintly, "Yes, I heard where they’re heading next, and that location made me give up the idea of killing them."

"Oh? What location?" The Overlord asked curiously, slightly taken aback.

Fixing his gaze on the Overlord, Huang Yi uttered four words, "Muguang Forest."

"Ah!" At the mention of Muguang Forest, the Overlord exclaimed in surprise, eyes darting as he seemed to immediately grasp Huang Yi’s scheme, exclaiming, "You’re sending a fortune over to the Thunder God!"

"Yes," Huang Yi nodded, "The Thunder God’s Sun Island is close to the Muguang Forest; that entire forest is already theirs, firmly within their grip. Their Sun Guild is not like our Hero Guild; we live comfortably, with constant, large sums of money flowing into our accounts daily, whether from Dragon City or Earth Dragon Valley. But the Thunder God’s Sun Guild, they have no such money. The development of their Guild has been greatly hindered. Now, with Liu Ying bringing the tribe’s treasures to Muguang Forest, it’s as if he’s delivering these riches to the Thunder God’s doorstep, readily solving their financial issues."

"This will make Thunder God die of happiness!" Overlord shook his head with a smile, "You two brothers really know how to help each other out!"

"It’s only natural, Sun Guild is my guild, we are all one family. I am even more eager to see our two guilds grow together, always giving outsiders the illusion that we are sworn enemies. If our development speed far surpasses that of Thunder God’s Sun Guild, then outsiders will no longer have this illusion, because they will no longer be guilds on the same level," Huang Yi said meaningfully.

"Let’s tell Thunder God the good news tomorrow when we have breakfast," Overlord chuckled with a grin, the old wrinkles on his face bunching together.

Afterward, the two slowly made their way back to the tribe.

By now, the Hero Guild’s various sub-groups had completely scoured the tribe of the remaining spoils of war, all of which were piled up in an open space, amassing into a mountain.

Sunset, Nameless, and Mirror Broken, several high-ranking members, stood in front of the pile of treasures, conversing about something. Meanwhile, the other members of the Hero Guild looked at the mountain of spoils of war with saliva creeping down their throats and eyes filled with envy, but they had no authority to take them. They could only exchange for them with contribution points.

"Big Brother Instakill, all the spoils of war have been scavenged!" At that moment, Sunset saw Huang Yi arrive and promptly stepped forward to report: "The preliminary estimate of these treasures is around two billion Gold Coins, which is totally unworthy of the scale of this tribe. The majority of the tribe’s wealth must have been taken by people!"

"Hmm! I know," Huang Yi nodded, he needed Liu Ying to bring those treasures to Thunder God to solve their guild’s financial problems.

"Among these items, what is the best thing?" Huang Yi stared at the small mountain made of spoils of war and asked.

"We’ve sifted through them, and the best items are these two!" Sunset said and pointed at two items that were specifically placed to one side.

Huang Yi turned his head to look; among those two items, there was a scroll and a bundle of skin.

His gaze focused on the bundle of skin.

This skin was permeated with dragon-shaped patterns that were not artificially engraved but naturally formed. Under the moonlight of this night, the skin absorbed the moonlight, appearing quite mystical.

"Dragon beast skin?" Huang Yi turned to look at Sunset.

"Yes! This is indeed one of the top-level materials, Dragon Beast Skin!" Sunset nodded.

Huang Yi’s mouth curved up slightly. He had been looking for this material. Dragon Beast Skin, just like World Stone and Flowing Cloud Fabric, was rare and limited in quantity, a non-renewable resource. Dragon Beast Skin was stripped from a rare creature named "Dragon Beast," and to date, Huang Yi had only heard about one Dragon Beast, which was Thunder God’s mount—a rare Sea Dragon Beast.

The greatest use of Dragon Beast Skin, along with World Stone and Flowing Cloud Fabric, was to repair and craft Legendary or higher equipment! The Hero Guild’s main base in the Heavenly Pit possessed the World Stone, which Qin Shiyu had found with great difficulty. Huang Yi’s boots, "Harbinger of Doomsday’s Footprints," and the axe in his hand, "Ghost Axe," both Legendary Equipment, would need that World Stone to repair once their durability was depleted.

During the time Huang Yi was searching with Overlord for the Heart of the Sand Thief King, he had caused the death of the Black Serpent. From that event, he obtained two items, one being the mysterious Python Blood, and the other a piece of Legendary Cloak named "Black Dragon’s Hide." However, since the cloak had no durability, he couldn’t wear it yet. He needed to find top-level materials like Dragon Beast Skin to repair it.

Now, having finally obtained this top-level material, there was hope that he could wear the Legendary Cloak at last!

Huang Yi examined the second item, which was a sheepskin scroll—

Temple Statue Construction Technique (Special Item)

Architects can learn this construction skill in bulk to massively construct temples and install a religious deity’s statue inside the temples for the faithful to worship. The statue will accumulate the Power of Faith from the worshippers and provide a certain Attribute Bonus to the faithful in return.

"Power of Faith!" Huang Yi’s gaze stayed on these four words.

He had been taken to a church in Xuanyuan Town to catch dragons in Earth Dragon Valley by Ruoshui, where a group of Saintesses were singing. Later, those Saintesses sang the "Gospel of John" for him, granting him 20 points of Power of Faith.

The system had hinted that he needed a total of one billion points of Power of Faith to receive a spirit, and the spirit was precisely one of the conditions to become an Epic Hero. Otherwise, even with the name "God of Slaughter," he could only become a Legendary Hero.

At that time, Huang Yi felt powerless. It was hard to imagine when he would amass one billion points of Power of Faith. Even if he did nothing and stood on the streets letting people serenade him with the "Gospel of John," he didn’t know how long it would take to gather one billion points of Power of Faith.

But now, with the "Art of Deity Sculpting," he could develop in this direction, establishing his own temples across the land, letting others worship his statues and accumulating the Power of Faith from everyone. In this way, gathering one billion points of Power of Faith would be much easier. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)