Heroes' Prison

Chapter 565 - 545 The Moment That Captivates the World

At this moment, Miyamoto Musashi still maintained his usual affable image, with a gentle smile always on his face, seemingly unaffected by the outcome of the team competition. But whether he felt any irritation or disappointment deep down, no one knew.

Mr. Huang Huapeng approached Miyamoto Musashi, nodded slightly, took a box from the tray held by a ceremony attendant next to him, and handed it over to him.

The reward for the runner-up was merely symbolic: a Level D Energy Stone for each member of the team, a total of five hundred. They were given to Miyamoto Musashi to distribute among his team members privately.

"Thank you!" Miyamoto Musashi took the box seriously and politely said thank you in Chinese. Although Era of Corporation maintained a great distance from governments around the world, its founder, Mr. Huang Huayi, as well as its current president, Mr. Huang Sha, and CEO, Mr. Huang Huapeng, were all Chinese.

After presenting Miyamoto Musashi with his award, Mr. Huang Huapeng turned to Huang Yi.

At this moment, he finally showed a gratified smile, couldn’t help but pat Huang Yi on the shoulder, and affectionately said, "Mr. Slaughter, we meet again. Last time, I presented you with a second-place individual competition medal, and this time it’s the champion. You did great, congratulations to you and your team!"

With that, he took a box from the tray held by the ceremony attendant and handed it to Huang Yi.

Inside this box were five hundred storage rings named after the Heroes’ Guild, one for each of the five hundred members. These storage rings had slight attributes, making them extremely precious, effectively giving their wearers the advantage of an extra piece of equipment. This was a reward only for champions of the combat tournament’s team competition and was not available to even the individual champion, Miyamoto Musashi.

Afterward, Mr. Huang Huapeng began to present the second reward. He glanced around at the Heroes’ Guild standing behind Huang Yi and waved his hand.

In an instant, five hundred orbs of light emanated from his hand, entered each member of the Heroes’ Guild, and raised everyone’s level by one. Huang Yi’s level went from 120 to 121.

Next, Mr. Huang Huapeng started to present the last award. He took a golden, shining medal from the tray held by the ceremony attendant, and it had an image that was unmistakably Huang Yi’s own portrait!

This was the Martial Saint Medal!

Mr. Huang Huapeng solemnly picked up the medal and personally pinned it to Huang Yi’s chest, signifying he was the world’s one and only Martial Saint!

This title was granted only to the leader of the championship-winning team, corresponding to the individual competition’s Martial Emperor Title!

Huang Yi couldn’t help but stroke the medal on his chest and feel the power within. Now, he had become even more powerful!

[Martial Saint]:

Constitution, Strength, Agility, and Intelligence each increased by 5 Holy Domain Points; when in team status, all team members gain an increase of 2 Holy Domain Points in these four attributes

Status Level +1

When attacked by multiple enemies, the ten enemies with the highest attack power have their All Attributes reduced by 20%, lasting until the end of the battle

Normal attacks inflict an extra 10% Holy damage; in team status, all team members’ normal attacks inflict an additional 2% Holy damage

Full Penetration +15 points; in team status, all team members gain an increase of 5 points in Full Penetration

This title, granted only to the leader of the champion team, enhances attributes that reflect teamwork, and among the five added attributes, three are very useful to him.

The first attribute is Status Level +1. This gives Huang Yi a significant edge when facing non-heroic characters of the same level, and even when facing individuals one Status Level higher, he won’t be afraid, at least not in terms of Status Level.

The second attribute, when attacked by multiple enemies, reduces the All Attributes of the ten enemies with the highest attack power by 20%, lasting until the end of the battle. The design principle of this attribute is to enhance the teamwork abilities of the champion team, but it perfectly complements Huang Yi’s Class Talent—Legal Protection. His Legal Protection Talent is to receive damage only from the ten highest-damage attacks at once, which is why he dares to confront swarm tactics. With the Martial Saint Title attribute, this ability is greatly improved.

The third attribute is that normal attacks inflict an extra 10% Holy damage, and in team status, all team members’ normal attacks inflict an additional 2% Holy damage. After awakening the Nefalem’s Bloodline, Huang Yi’s normal attacks already inflicted 20% Darkness-based damage and 10% Holy damage. With the Martial Saint Title, both types of top-tier damage are now at 20%!

In the future, if Huang Yi encounters situations where even his abilities can’t breach the defense, he can use normal attacks. The 20% Darkness-based and 20% Holy damage will be difficult to withstand.

"You have one more reward!" Mr. Huang Huapeng spoke up again, he turned his head to look at Miyamoto Musashi on the other side and said, "Now, the Heroes’ Guild and Martial Arts Guild will be directly nominated for the Best Team Award at the next annual grand ceremony! Congratulations to you all!"

Having finished, Mr. Huang Huapeng led the applause!

In the stands, an endless outpouring of clapping erupted from all directions, and the spotlight converged on Huang Yi and his Heroes’ Guild!

At this moment, they were the absolute protagonists, the focus of the entire world.

"Next, let us invite the Martial Emperor and Martial Saint to give their speeches!" The host turned his head to Miyamoto Musashi and Huang Yi and made an inviting gesture with his hand.

Miyamoto Musashi nodded, took a step forward, looked around the entire venue, and finally fixed his gaze on Huang Yi. He slowly said, "I actually don’t have much to say. Mr. Slaughter defeated us in the team match, which I admire. However, there has been one question I can’t figure out, and I would like to ask Mr. Slaughter, if you are willing to answer it?"

After speaking, he looked straight at Huang Yi, still wearing that faint smile on his face.

But that smile had a chilling quality to it, like a venomous snake that had raised its head high, flicking its forked tongue, ready to bite Huang Yi at any moment.

Upon hearing this, the audience became curious, wondering what question Miyamoto Musashi was going to ask. Many in the crowd even started to chant, urging Huang Yi to respond quickly.

"Sure, ask away," Huang Yi said calmly, no particular emotion detectable in his tone, as if engaged in a casual conversation.

Miyamoto Musashi looked directly at Huang Yi, as if interrogating him, and said, "After Zhitian Shi self-destructed, she was revived by Meiji using a revival ability that ignored Corpse Shatter and fused with your corpse, reaching Level 213, nearly an invincible existence. But why would you rather use an Attribute Exchange Potion, a Special Energy Stone, and Skill Copying, and not the instant-kill potion? Don’t you still have a bottle of instant-kill potion? I happen to have a deep study of S-grade potions. Do you dare to hand that bottle of instant-kill potion over for me to examine?"

This question was like a knife piercing fiercely into Huang Yi’s heart!

Miyamoto Musashi’s words were sharp with overflowing killing intent, cutting to the quick!

The award ceremony suddenly turned into a battlefield without gunpowder! The martial arts competition had concluded, but at this ceremony, he launched another contest with his words against Huang Yi!

It was during the award ceremony for the individual match, where they had already clashed once, that Huang Yi broke through Level 100 first, delivering a harsh slap to him! Now, it was his turn to strike back!

Miyamoto Musashi became suspicious of Huang Yi right after the recent team match had ended.

In that team match, even at the most critical moment, Huang Yi had not used that bottle of instant-kill potion, filling him with doubt and suspicion.

He had scrupulously reviewed the previous match recordings and noticed something amiss! Already the person with the most S-grade potions in the world and intimately familiar with them, he observed something odd about Huang Yi’s four bottles of instant-kill potions upon close inspection—they seemed different, not completely matching the characteristics of an S-grade potion. But exactly which parts were off, he couldn’t pinpoint. After all, he had only viewed them through match recordings, never having seen them in person.

But with this seed of doubt, coupled with Huang Yi’s performance in the team finals, it became quite intriguing. The evening provided him with the perfect opportunity—before an audience of ten billion—he threw out the question!

Under the pressure of public opinion, Huang Yi would have no choice but to hand over that potion for examination, and then the truth would surely be revealed. If Huang Yi dared to refuse, the whole world would notice something fishy!

The entire audience began whispering to one another!

It wasn’t just Miyamoto Musashi; many viewers and reporters worldwide were also puzzling over this issue. After Zhitian Shi used Corpse Fusion for the second time, becoming immensely powerful, Huang Yi could have just used one bottle of instant-kill potion to kill her—the least costly method. Even many reporters had predicted he would use the instant-kill potion next during their commentary. That was the logical move, but he had not done so, instead choosing a higher cost to deal with Zhitian Shi—an unusual course of action.

If Huang Yi was holding back the instant-kill potion for a more potent move from Zhitian Shi, that wouldn’t make sense. The combination of an Attribute Exchange Potion, a Special Energy Stone, and Skill Copying was more powerful, with sustained effectiveness, capable of handling more difficult situations. Even if Zhitian Shi revived again and pulled out stronger moves, Huang Yi wouldn’t be afraid—that would be his trump card, far superior to a single-use instant-kill potion!

When employing trump cards, one progresses from weak to strong, saving the biggest for last. There was no reason to play it too soon. This made Huang Yi’s actions too unorthodox, baffling to understand!

At this moment, the gazes of the audience, the host, Mr. Huang Huapeng, CEO of Era Corporation, the Martial Arts Guild, the Heroes’ Guild, and everyone else were fixed on Huang Yi!

Huang Yi’s gaze remained calm as he slowly surveyed the entire venue. With slender fingers, he deftly flipped his hand and pulled out a Magic Bottle from his storage ring!

In that Magic Bottle was a massive drop of blood-red liquid. The world was already too familiar with this potion—it was Huang Yi’s signature potion, the instant-kill potion!

This small bottle of potion had become like a peerless pearl, drawing the eyes of the entire world! Miyamoto Musashi himself swallowed hard, staring fixedly at the bottle!

Just then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Huang Yi slowly opened the potion’s cork, twisted his wrist, and tilted the bottle mouth toward the ground!

"Drip-drop!" The next moment, that massive drop of blood-red liquid poured out onto the ground, making a faint sound as it hit, slight yet echoing throughout the venue.

In an instant, the entire venue fell silent! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with your Recommendation Ticket and Monthly Ticket at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is the greatest motivation for me. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)