Heroes' Prison

Chapter 354 - 346 Prideful Death God

Now that his strength had greatly increased, he could finally challenge the 80th floor that no one had ever cleared before!

Huang Yi immediately went to the teleportation circle, teleported to the 80th floor, replenished all sorts of magic items, and boosted his strength to the maximum to start crushing his opponents.

"Scorched Earth!"

"Judgment!"

"End of the World"

Huang Yi, wielding his broadaxe, unleashed three wide-range abilities in succession. After a 30% surge in his attack power, the lesser monsters died swiftly, falling like cut wheat, turning into experience points for him, which were much more substantial than before. Having upgraded his Attack Spirit to the 9th Stage, his level dropped to 82. With the gap in levels reduced, the experience points gained increased significantly.

Some of the lesser monsters were even higher in level than him, and upon their death, they turned into wisps of Dark Breath that he absorbed.

Huang Yi steadily pushed forward, killing the surrounding lesser monsters, one by one, the bosses fell under his axe as well, even the final fifth boss was not spared.

System Prompt: Congratulations on clearing the 80th floor 1-player room of the Tower of Pantheons, with a clearance time of 30 minutes and 49 seconds, becoming the record creator for this floor. You will receive a substantial reward!

System Prompt: Congratulations, you’ve earned the Special Achievement - Record Creation, Special Achievement Points +1, Attack Speed +1%. Record Creation: Become a record creator in the Tower of Pantheons.

Another Special Achievement! Huang Yi had just obtained a Unique Achievement, and now he had secured another Special Achievement, with an additional 1% to his attack speed, which was better than nothing.

With hopeful expectations, Huang Yi opened the chest in front of him, which contained the system’s reward for him.

Inside the chest were still three items, just like before.

The first item was an experience orb at 50%, which Huang Yi directly chose to absorb, although his level remained at 82.

The second item was a Grade-A Energy Stone, which Huang Yi carefully stowed away in his storage ring. Now, it was his only Energy Stone, to be used sparingly, no more wasting it like he used to.

The third item was a stone the size of a fist, which was milky white and seemed to emanate a feeling of Holy Light.

Huang Yi immediately picked it up to check it.

Heart of Religion (Special Item)

According to the prompt of the Heart of Religion, completing all the steps allows for the creation of a religion.

Current prompt: Let the Heart of Religion receive the blessing of one million priests.

This was indeed the Heart of Religion, requiring the first Record Creator to obtain it.

Since he now cleared the 80th floor, it meant that a total of 8 Hearts of Religion had been released so far. Even if all the Hearts of Religion were used up, only 8 religions could be created, which was far fewer than guilds. A religion could not be established whenever one wished.

Religion and guilds are quite different, such as in terms of territories. Guilds have guild territories; where a guild’s territory lies, so does its sphere of influence, which is more centralized. The development of a guild is closely related to the condition of its territory.

Religions, on the other hand, do not require territory. They can build churches of their religion anywhere in the world, such as in any city on the exclusive continent of the United States, as long as the city lord agrees. With a church, they can preach, develop followers, and gather the Power of Faith.

Huang Yi exited and holding the Heart of Religion in his hand, sent a message to someone: "Prideful Death God, come quickly to the teleportation circle. I have something for you. Have your priests deal with it. This thing is very important; you should handle it personally."

This Prideful Death God, too, was a brother who had performed exceptionally well in the Rose Prison. He was supposed to have arrived in Dragon City long ago, but he encountered an adventure on the way that delayed him for a long time, only reaching Dragon City the day before yesterday.

His Rare Class was that of a priest, so Huang Yi directly appointed him as the head of the Priest Hall. More than a million priests in the Hero Guild were now under his command.

"Okay!" The Prideful Death God immediately replied.

Before long, the figure of the Prideful Death God appeared ahead. In his twenties, clad in a white priest’s robe, he was tall and thin, giving off a very refined air.

Huang Yi immediately took out the Heart of Religion and handed it over to him, saying, "This is the Heart of Religion. I’m going to create a religion. You have more than a million priests under your command. Organize them and let this Heart of Religion collect the Blessing skill from one million priests."

"You want to create a religion?" Prideful Death God was a bit startled as he took the Heart of Religion and looked at it, "I’ll get it done as quickly as possible, within one week for you." After saying this, he hurried away to attend to the matter.

Huang Yi continued to grind the Tower of Pantheons, now working on the 81st floor, skipping the 80th. He would break another record when his level was higher, which would yield even more experience points.

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As such, the day gradually passed away.

The bright, enormous full moon rose into the sky, its silver moonlight spilling onto the boundless Desolate Sands.

In the distant reaches of this sandy sea, a trail of dust suddenly arose, racing toward this location with extreme speed, like a gust of wind swiftly sweeping through.

It was a person, furiously riding a mount.

The mount was a ghastly Magical Beast with two heads, each bearing only one eye that emitted a bloodthirsty red glow like twin red lanterns, exceptionally conspicuous against the night. Its mouth was slightly open, revealing fangs and dripping saliva. When a droplet of its saliva fell to the ground, it would corrode a small pit in the sand.

This kind of Magical Beast is known as a Two-Headed Lin; born at the Holy Demon level, it is equivalent to a Holy Domain Warrior among humans.

Yet, this powerful Two-Headed Lin was merely that person’s mount.

On its back sat a Half-Beastman with a majestic aura, who at the moment was closing his eyes, seemingly in meditation.

His golden skin was covered with rough patterns — the Beast Patterns that only emerged after a Half-Beast ascended into the Holy Domain. The Beast Patterns on this Half-Beast’s body were even more pronounced and intricate than those on the Half-Beast Chieftain Huang Yi had previously slain.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that some of the starlight from above was being absorbed into these patterns, reminiscent of the final process of equipment crafting — Cui Guang.

"Hmm? An incarnation of Instakill?" Just then, the Half-Beastman suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of cold light in his gaze, looking intently in a certain direction.

His gaze was sharp and piercing, seemingly able to cut through endless space, arriving at a distant location first, where he saw the incarnation of Huang Yi.

This formidable Half-Beast, named Barbarian Pattern, was the Holy Domain Warrior sent by the Half-Beast Holy Land to assassinate Huang Yi. Having been dispatched last night, he had already sensed Huang Yi’s presence tonight, right in the nearby desert, quickly closing in on him.

Barbarian Pattern rode the Two-Headed Lin beneath the moonlight, galloping forward, shaking the earth and kicking up a trail of dust, racing straight toward the direction of Huang Yi’s incarnation, like Death itself rapidly approaching.

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At the same time, Huang Yi’s incarnation was mounting a Velociraptor, sprinting swiftly under the moonlight. He was close to reaching the treasure spot of the Golden Holy Dragon!

Just at that moment, he abruptly felt a chill engulfing him, as if being targeted by a venomous snake. This was his Perception Attribute at work. Mages and assassins had the highest Perception Attributes, but even Huang Yi, a mere Warrior, detected such a distinct intent to kill, indicating how intense the assailant’s murderous intent must be.

Clearly, the other party had set his sights firmly on him, deliberately letting out this murderous intent, so he could clearly sense it.

Huang Yi’s heart sank, almost certain that it was that Holy Domain Warrior. He had come faster than Huang Yi had thought, catching up in just a day.

Huang Yi squeezed the sides of his mount, urging it to rush towards the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure at full speed, disregarding everything else. Now at the final stage of the chase, the Holy Domain Warrior would soon catch up, given their speed.

The sense of imminent death grew increasingly evident, making Huang Yi’s skin involuntarily break out in goosebumps. The Velociraptor seemed to sense it too; with a hint of panic in its eyes, it began to gallop even faster.

Finally, the entrance to the treasure of the Golden Holy Dragon appeared ahead. The Velociraptor charged straight in!

And the murderous intent reached a critical point, about to catch up any moment; Huang Yi could even feel the ground trembling slightly!

Upon entering the Stone Chamber, Huang Yi immediately called back the Velociraptor and swiftly transformed into his White Dragon Form, flying up to the ceiling and triggering the Barrier mechanism!

"Boom!" The massive stone walls slid open to reveal the Barrier of the Golden Holy Dragon once more; within it was a blurry vista that beckoned one to explore.

Huang Yi knew that the powerful Sand Thief King was trapped inside that Barrier; just entering it would bring him face to face with the beast, whose current condition was unknown!

"Instakill, you really flee quite fast!" Just then, at the entrance to the treasure spot of the Golden Holy Dragon, a calm and powerful voice resonated. The voice was filled with strength, echoing thunderously within the Stone Chamber.

Huang Yi turned to look, only to see the entrance now blocked by a Two-Headed Demon Beast.

Atop this beast sat a Half-Beastman with an overpowering presence, his Beast Patterns as distinguishable as if carved by a blade, faintly twinkling with starlight.

The Half-Beast’s eyes were electric, watching Huang Yi with a detached gaze, as if he had already locked onto him, ensuring that there’s no escape from this pursuit, no matter where he ran.

The next moment, Huang Yi, without hesitation, darted into the Barrier, vanishing from the Half-Beast’s view.

"Hmm? Hiding inside this Barrier?" Seeing Huang Yi’s incarnation dash into the Barrier, Barbarian Pattern let out a scoffing laugh, unconcerned, as he slowly urged the Two-Headed Lin forward, preparing to step into the Barrier himself. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)