Heroes' Prison

Chapter 515 - 505: Name Bestowing Attributes

The first attribute from the name bestowing bonus only added 50 Strength Holy Domain Points, which converts to a massive 5,000 regular Strength points! It was as if this bonus was tailored specifically for Huang Yi’s aggressively offensive class. As for Miyamoto Musashi’s Martial Emperor Title bonus, it was an addition of ten Holy Domain Points to each of the Four Major Attributes, which amounts to an additional 1,000 points for each attribute, a rather mediocre enhancement.

The second attribute from the name bestowing effect, not dropping equipment upon death, is something countless people would desire!

The reason everyone fears dying in the wilderness is that death entails penalties such as leveling down, equipment drop, and even reincarnation. The prospect of dropping equipment is a nightmare that formidable players fear the most. Huang Yi’s current loadout is mostly Legendary Equipment, and there’s a high chance that dying could mean dropping one of those items, a loss that is exceptionally heavy. However, with this name bestowing effect, he doesn’t have to fear dropping equipment ever again.

From now on, death for Huang Yi will only mean loss of levels or reincarnation.

The last three attributes from the name bestowing effect are complementary and related to levels.

After recently leveling up to the Holy Domain, Huang Yi also came to understand some of the new mechanics of the Holy Domain ranks. One significant change from before entering the Holy Domain is the increased difficulty of leveling up.

Before the Holy Domain, pretty much everyone belonged to a nondescript tier, with uniform experience requirements to level up, treating all equally. However, after reaching the Holy Domain, players within each rank began to face different leveling up difficulties.

It’s easiest for ordinary players to level up, requiring the least Experience Points and gaining the least in terms of attribute upgrade. The higher the Race or Class, the more difficult it becomes to level up, but the more significant the attribute enhancement with each level up.

Players from Advanced Races need 30% more Experience Points to level up, but the increase in Attribute Points they receive upon leveling is also 3% higher.

Players from Advanced Classes need 40% more Experience Points to level up, but the increase in Attribute Points they receive upon leveling is also 4% higher.

Players from Rare Races need 50% more Experience Points to level up, but the increase in Attribute Points they receive upon leveling is also 5% higher.

Players from Rare Classes need 60% more Experience Points to level up, but the increase in Attribute Points they receive upon leveling is also 6% higher.

This setting, to some degree, narrows the gap between ordinary players and top-level experts. Although their abilities are not strong, their speed of Leveling Up after reaching the Holy Domain will be a significant advantage for them.

For players like Huang Yi, who are at the very top, leveling up will be more challenging in the future. They belong to both a Rare Race, needing an additional 50% Experience Points to level up, and a Rare Class, requiring an extra 60% Experience Points, which together means an additional 110% Experience Points required—over double that of an ordinary player. While normal players level up with 100% Experience, they need 210% Experience to Level Up!

Huang Yi’s name bestowing attributes from the God of Slaughter significantly reduce his leveling difficulty.

The third attribute is an automatic level-up every month, which means leveling up without the need to grind, allowing one to Level Up automatically without doing anything in a month. Over a year, this amounts to a decent 12 Levels.

The fourth attribute reduces Experience Points needed for leveling up by 10% against the base required for ordinary players, which means that Huang Yi’s Experience needed to Level Up went from 210% for the ordinary player to 200%, slightly easing his leveling difficulty.

The last attribute is somewhat similar to the effects of Status Level, where a higher level means a stronger suppression of enemies, and surpassing an enemy by 30 levels will lead to a qualitative change in effect.

"What’s the date today?" At this moment, Huang Yi suddenly asked Qin Shiyu.

"It’s the 31st." Qin Shiyu was momentarily stunned, then shyly lowered her head, speaking sweetly. Her birthday was just a few days away, and she thought Huang Yi was asking because he remembered her birthday.

"The 31st, huh?" Huang Yi mused for a moment. It was the early hours of the morning, and in just over twenty hours, the God of Slaughter’s Name Bestowing attribute would bring him a Level Up!

Previously, when Huang Yi used the Ancient Giant to crush the Demon Clan’s army, he obtained 23 Demon Cores, 20 of which were unique, allowing an instant Level Up when consumed at the corresponding level.

Most of these 20 Demon Cores were for the Junior Holy Domain levels, and there were successive cores for Levels 100 to 108, which means an instant jump to Level 108. Then, there were three more consecutive cores for Levels 110 to 112.

He had just been missing a Level 109 core, which was a gap, but if he leveled up to 109 today, then with the automatic Level Up tomorrow, he could bypass this hurdle and jump to Level 113!

This level would significantly close the power gap with Miyamoto Musashi!

Miyamoto Musashi currently holds the Martial Emperor Title, with a Status Level of +1. Although both he and Huang Yi are Primary Holy Domain, Musashi’s attributes can exert an additional 20% effectiveness, and Huang Yi’s attributes are weakened by 20% when facing him, resulting in a 40% attribute gap!

This attribute gap was too significant, making it almost impossible for them to fight each other!

However, now that Huang Yi has the Name Bestowing Attributes, he can significantly reduce this gap!

If Huang Yi leveled up to 113, he would be leading Miyamoto Musashi by 11 levels. According to the last attribute bestowed by the God of Slaughter’s naming, for every level he surpassed his enemy, his attributes would increase by an additional 1%, and his enemy’s would decrease by 1%! In that case, even under normal circumstances, the gap between their attributes would only be 19%, a margin within an acceptable range.

"Eh? Right, the level gap!" At this moment, Huang Yi suddenly let out a light exclamation, the concept of level difference sparking a recollection!

With a flip of his hand, he immediately took out a necklace from his storage ring. The necklace was entirely made of stones, resembling something from the Stone Age and exuding a rough, Half-Beastmen-like presence.

This necklace, named the Ancestral Necklace, was a drop from the Half-Beast Chieftain, back when he wiped out a Half-Beast Tribe. At the time, an entire set dropped, including two rings and a waist pendant in addition to this necklace, but the jewelry set required Level 100 to wear, so it had been stashed away in the storage ring until now.

This set of Orange Gear jewelry caught Huang Yi’s eye because of its unique set properties, which included a skill named Level Up—

Each piece could temporarily increase one’s own level by 20, along with the attribute bonuses that came with the level increase, lasting for 10 seconds with a cooldown of 10 days, and the effects of the four pieces could stack.

Once he used this necklace, he could boost himself by 80 levels in one go! Although it was only for a short 10 seconds, coupled with the last attribute from the name-bestowing system, it was terrifying!

He could raise his attributes by 80% and weaken the enemy’s by 80%. Moreover, his level had now surpassed the enemy by more than 30 levels, so his attacks would be undefendable, and his enemies’ attacks would be ineffective against him!

Of course, this was not the only advantage, but Huang Yi’s use of this skill also indicated that his status level would skyrocket!

He would effectively be at Level 180, that of a Top Holy Domain Expert, three status levels higher than a Primary Sanctuary Expert, completely able to suppress Miyamoto Musashi! And for the rest of the Heavenly Group members, it would be even more terrifying, as they faced the dual pressure of Huang Yi’s status level and status hierarchy!

Status Hierarchy, with each hundred levels conferring an advancement in rank! Now, as a Level 100 Holy Domain Warrior, Huang Yi’s status was an entire tier above those beneath the Holy Domain! Against those who were under the Holy Domain, his attributes would exert twice the effect, while those mere ants below would have their attributes reduced by half, a four-fold difference!

If Huang Yi used the Level Up skill and shot up to a Level 180 Top Holy Domain, he would gain 4 status levels of difference, which could work in conjunction with the status hierarchy!

The Status Hierarchy, along with the Status Level, plus the last attribute from the naming, made the gap so vast that it was difficult to even estimate!

Now, Huang Yi finally understood why those Half-Beastmen Holy Domain Warriors who had pursued him before looked down on him so much! The gap between the Holy Domain and those beneath it was truly insurmountable!

Huang Yi quickly put on the set of jewelry and felt his strength leap forward significantly, taking a big step closer to the championship of the team competition!

Thinking of equipment, Huang Yi once again took out two items from the storage ring, those being part of the rewards for placing second in the individual competition!

Miyamoto Musashi had been the champion, earning three Legendary items, one of which was an important weapon. Since Huang Yi already had a Legendary Weapon, the two Legendary pieces he got for being the runner-up were more than enough for him.

Huang Yi caressed the item in his palm while Qin Shiyu and Xiao Chunzi looked on expectantly, gently opening one of the boxes.

When the box was opened just a crack, the entire room burst into brilliance as if a small sun had dawned!

Inside the box, there lay a pool of golden liquid that seemed like some precious metal that had been melted down.

Huang Yi shared the attributes of this radiant mass with Xiao Chunzi and Qin Shiyu—

Legendary Embryo (Special Item)

Upon use, it can draw in the light of a Yellow Star from the starry sky and automatically undergo Cui Guang, turning into a piece of Legendary Armor for any part other than a weapon, named after the user’s title.

"Big brother, which piece do you want to turn it into?" Xiao Chunzi asked curiously at this moment.

These two pieces of Legendary Equipment could become any chosen piece, as long as it was not a weapon, and would also be named after him, a supreme honor!

"I’ll go for the pants and the helmet!" Huang Yi quickly made his choice.

In terms of jewelry, he had just equipped the Ancestral Set and did not need to switch. As for armor, he already had four pieces of Legendary, leaving only three empty spots for a belt, helmet, and pants. Amongst armor pieces, the coat, pants, and helmet were more important, while the importance of bracers, shoes, belts, and cloaks was lower.