Heroes' Prison

Chapter 353 - 345 Perfect War Soul Mastery

Huang Yi’s mood was rather heavy; he hadn’t expected the Half-beastmen Holy Domain Warrior to arrive so quickly. At this rate, it was likely that within today or tomorrow, they would catch up to him for the kill.

Next, he logged out and checked some other posts.

"The Cornucopia Guild was wiped out by Instakill; the Guild Leader Hanging Ghost unfortunately reincarnated, with a direct economic loss of over a hundred million! As a result, the number of Allied Guilds has plummeted to just 22!"

"Allied Guilds, please hold on a bit longer. Holy Domain Warriors have already come to support! Instakill is already doomed beyond doubt!"

Hot topics on the forum were still dominated by posts related to the hunting order. For a week now, Huang Yi had been in the eye of the storm. The response from the Half-beastmen remained polarized.

The announcement from the Half-Beast Holy Land last night about dispatching Holy Domain Warriors was like a shot in the arm, reigniting hope in many Half-beastmen.

However, the fall of the Cornucopia Guild shook most guilds so much that they withdrew from the alliance, fearing they would be the next to be annihilated.

The entire event had transformed from a contest between players and Huang Yi into a direct game of wits between the Half-Beastmen Holy Land and Huang Yi, with the enemy changing and becoming unprecedentedly powerful.

If Huang Yi could fend off the Holy Domain Warrior sent by the Half-Beastmen Holy Land, he would truly be untouchable, turning this chase into a joke discussed leisurely over a meal.

Following this, Huang Yi entered The Second World. His incarnation did not continue to hunt down the remaining guilds but teleported back to Dragon City and then headed straight to the location of the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure.

Months ago, when Dragon Capital City was besieged by the Skeleton Army, Huang Yi had used the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure spot to trap the Sand Thief King there and had also released a Double-Headed Dragon incarnation, which inflicted a severe injury on the Sand Thief King, who has still not been able to leave.

Now, Huang Yi’s plan was to try to lure the Half-Beastmen Holy Domain Warrior into that barrier and let them fight it out with the Sand Thief King. Regardless of the outcome, it would be trapped inside that barrier, unable to escape.

While en route, Huang Yi began to check the items in his storage ring to see if there was anything useful for the situation at hand.

However, after checking for a while, he discovered something troubling—his Energy Stones were used up!

He had previously obtained 50 C-grade Energy Stones from the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure spot. After killing the Holy Domain Warrior Black Wolf, he acquired over 50 B-grade Energy Stones. But he had been checking the success of his War Soul every day for the past few months and sometimes used the Eye of Time for other matters. During this week, he often used "Judgment" to deal with the guild leaders, and now all his Energy Stones were gone.

His rate of Energy consumption was unimaginable for other players. Others counted their Energy point by point, conserving every bit, but ever since he got that batch of Energy Stones from the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure, he had been spending lavishly. Now, suddenly without any Energy Stones, he felt like a fish out of water.

Energy Stones were resources that could be encountered but not sought. Even by breaking the world record in the Tower of Pantheons, he could only obtain one and there was no standard way to acquire them in bulk. He had killed three Holy Domain Warriors and only Black Wolf’s Storage Necklace contained Energy Stones; neither Black Serpent nor the Half-Beast Chieftain had them, nor were they stocked in the Guild Warehouse.

This development was a significant setback to Huang Yi’s strength. His Eye of Time and Judgment skills would be greatly limited, and with Holy Domain Warriors coming to hunt him down, his situation worsened like pouring rain into a leaking house.

When it rains, it pours, and now his tactics were running thin.

Huang Yi decided to obtain an Energy Stone as an emergency. The fastest way was to break the world record of the 80th floor in the Tower of Pantheons and to obtain the religious item "Heart of Religion," he also had to be the first to clear the 80th floor, which no one has yet achieved.

However, he was not yet strong enough to pass this floor, having trouble with the fifth boss. He needed to make some improvements first.

Huang Yi decided to upgrade his Attack War Soul to the 9th Stage right away and achieve complete mastery of his Perfect War Soul.

He just needed a single Spirit Stone!

Previously, the Spirit Stones obtained by the Guild Instance Group had all been left to the other high-level members of the guild; he hadn’t kept any for himself. Now, practically all the high-level members of the Hero Guild had a Spirit Stone, and there were finally some spare in the Guild Warehouse.

In Dragon Capital City, Huang Yi’s true body personally went to the Guild Warehouse.

A few minutes later, holding a stone the size of a fist, Huang Yi walked out of the Guild Warehouse.

This fist-sized stone is engraved with intricate patterns, and indeed, it’s a spirit stone that common players deem priceless, able to guarantee a 100% success rate for enhancing a War Soul to the 9th stage.

However, the increase provided by the spirit stone is still random; it could be either 9% or 10%.

That didn’t matter. If he randomly received a 9% increase, then he could just use another spirit stone, until he reached 10%. For him, with deep pockets, a few spirit stones were nothing to fuss over.

The next moment, Huang Yi immediately used the spirit stone.

The spirit stone abruptly turned into a burst of red light and merged into his body!

[System Prompt]: Congratulations on raising your Attack War Soul to the 9th layer, current effect: Attack Power +10%. Your Attack War Soul has reached the Great Accomplishment State, comprehending the Attack Mystery: Attack Power further increased by 20%. Only one Mystery can be activated at a time.

With this, Huang Yi had completely traversed the path to a Perfect War Soul!

After his long-lasting efforts, he finally raised the 7th, 8th, and 9th stages of his Life Soul and Defense War Soul, and filled all the layers from the first to the ninth of his Attack War Soul – a total of 15 layers!

This represents a Perfect War Soul, ensuring the maximum possible increase in attack power, while also considering the highest life and defense increases achievable, with a total increase from all three War Souls reaching 108%!

The next moment, a grand voice echoed between heaven and earth—

"[System Announcement]: [God of Slaughter] has activated the 7th, 8th, and 9th layers of three War Souls and filled every layer of the main War Soul, achieving a total increase of 108%, becoming the first player to cultivate a Perfect War Soul. As a reward, 1000 Public Prestige points awarded, and the obtainment of [Unique Achievement]—[Perfect War Soul], adding +1 to China National Honor Value."

This announcement resounded in every corner of The Second World, on every continent, every island, in the ears of every player!

In an instant, everyone was completely stunned!

A Perfect War Soul was always just a topic of theoretical discussion; nobody ever expected someone to actually achieve it. The chance of success was too low, and the amount of Experience Points required massive. Even if one used the experience from a level 100 character to nourish it, it would still be incredibly difficult to cultivate. What’s more remarkable is that Huang Yi’s Perfect War Soul reached an amplitude of 108%, indicating that every layer was maximized! It was the pinnacle of perfection!

Strictly speaking, 108% is not the highest possible value. A higher theory exists, which involves filling the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th layers of two War Souls and then the 7th, 8th, and 9th layers of the remaining War Soul. Such a combination could result in a higher total increase, but not as effective as Huang Yi’s, whose method maximized his main attribute—attack. Filling all nine layers of the Attack War Soul ensured maximized attack power, and only under this condition did he consider the Life and Defense War Souls.

This may well be the only Perfect War Soul in the history of The Second World, and it’s even less likely anyone else will achieve it in the future because the higher the level, the less cost-effective it becomes to invest in War Souls, and no one else is willing to pay this price!

From now on, the total increase brought about by Huang Yi’s Perfect War Soul will always be over 20% higher than that of other players!

Moreover, he’s fully activated the Mystery of all three major War Souls. Although only one Mystery can be activated at a time, he could freely switch between them anytime, almost like a divine "Borrow Light" effect.

The greatest advantage of Borrow Light is that whichever attribute is lacking can be temporarily converted to the desired one, and now Huang Yi’s Mysteries possess this functionality. When he is about to suffer massive damage that cannot be dodged, he can temporarily switch to the Life Mystery for an extra 20% Health Points, ensuring he can withstand the next blow. And when he requires an attack boost, he can temporarily switch to the Attack Mystery for an immediate increase of 20% in attack power, sharpening his offensive force.

[System Prompt]: Congratulations on obtaining the [Unique Achievement]—[Perfect War Soul]. Unique Achievement Points +1, daily Energy Value recovery increased by an additional 5 points. [Perfect War Soul]: Activates the 7th, 8th, and 9th layers of three War Souls and fills every layer of the primary War Soul.

Huang Yi has earned another National Honor Point, accumulating a total of 4 National Honor Points, making him the player with the most National Honor Points in the world. Furthermore, his Perfect War Soul brought him another Unique Achievement attribute, increasing his daily Energy Value recovery from 10 points to 15, which is a nice little benefit.

The 9th layer of the Attack War Soul provided Huang Yi with a 10% increase in his attack power; as a player with a berserk attack job, the increase was terrifying, instantly boosting his attack power from over 53,000 to more than 59,000.

But it didn’t end there. Next, Huang Yi shifted his War Soul Mystery from Life to Attack, further increasing his attack by another 20%!

This shot Huang Yi’s attack power directly through 70,000!

This magnitude of increase was comparable only to the boost from a Job Change, akin to raising his attack power by 30% all at once today!

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