Heroes' Prison

Chapter 572 - 548: 500 Champion Rings

Last night, he leveled up to 120 and his race was ready for another evolution, gaining a new talent and skill from Nefalem’s Bloodline. However, he was still contemplating the evolution, as he couldn’t absorb the blood from that mysterious python and had to switch targets.

"Oh, I’m so sleepy, so sleepy! I’m going to log off and sleep, okay?" Just then, Xiao Chunzi yawned and said wearily with her small face.

"Go ahead!" Huang Yi patted Xiao Chunzi’s head and turned to give Qin Shiyu a meaningful look, as if he intended to do something secretive with her after Xiao Chunzi logged off.

"Humph!" Xiao Chunzi suddenly let out a cute huff, grabbed Huang Yi’s hand, looked up at him and Qin Shiyu, and said, "When I log off, you two better not do anything naughty, you hear!"

After speaking, she slowly logged off and disappeared into thin air.

The room was then left with only Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu, the bright moonlight streaming in from the window, casting its glow on this pair of beauties, as the atmosphere turned slightly amorous.

"Xiao Yu, I’m going to take you somewhere." Suddenly, Huang Yi embraced Qin Shiyu’s slender waist, spread his wings, and flew out the window with her.

"Brother Yi, where are you taking me?" Being held in Huang Yi’s arms, Qin Shiyu’s skin was tickled by his breath, stirring a strange sensation within her. Her long eyelashes curled slightly, and she looked flirtatiously at Huang Yi with her big, blinking eyes.

"A surprise for you, you’ll see in a bit." Huang Yi kissed the beauty within an arm’s reach and said mysteriously.

Soon, Huang Yi brought Qin Shiyu to the Teleport Plaza and quickly vanished within the teleportation circle.

The next moment, Qin Shiyu teleported to her destination.

But when she opened her eyes, she was stunned and couldn’t move, staring at the scene in front of her.

What lay before her eyes was the City of Roses, spectacularly beautiful, with roses covering the entire city! Each brick on the streets, every tile on the houses, every carving on the street lamps, every detail was made of roses, with no other elements in sight! Even the air was permeated with the fragrance of roses, intoxicating. It was truly a fairy tale dream city!

"Honorable Mr. Slaughter, and the respected Miss Qin Shiyu, welcome to the City of Qin Shiyu! The Flower Fairy Princess is honored to meet you." Just then, a sultry voice rang out, and a stunning beauty wearing a petal dress appeared in front of Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu, smiling slightly.

"The City of Qin Shiyu...?" For a moment, Qin Shiyu was dumbfounded, blinking her large eyes blankly, her long lashes fluttering without understanding.

"Yes!" Huang Yi nodded slightly, ran his hand through Qin Shiyu’s long hair, and said, "Happy birthday, Xiao Yu! This city is for you! You once said that the CEO of the Era Corporation, Mr. Huang Sha, planted a city full of roses for the person he loved. I couldn’t think of another gift, so I just followed his example. I hope you like it."

Qin Shiyu trembled softly, gazing dumbly at Huang Yi, biting her tender lips, as moisture gradually appeared in her eyes.

At last, she couldn’t hold back any longer, tears of emotion welled up, and she dived into Huang Yi’s chest and kissed him passionately.

The two of them kissed wildly in that dreamy City of Roses.

"With roses falling all over the city, why do you make one so enamored?" The Flower Fairy Princess watched Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu kissing and suddenly shed tears, as if reminded of a distant past, whispering to herself.

As her words faded, the sky above the city began to be filled with rose petals, like a shower, turning the city even more fantastical.

Meanwhile, standing in the wastelands on the east side of the City of Roses, a sea of figures all clad in Mage Robes stretched as far as the eye could see, filling the entire wilderness.

"One million Mages, heed my command and release Magic Burst Technique to the sky right away!" Suddenly, a young man at the forefront issued an order.

Following that order, the one million Mages in the wilderness all raised their Magic Wands and cast the same skill—Magic Burst Technique towards the sky!

"Crackling!" In an instant, the sky outside the City of Roses exploded with a brilliant display of multicolored lights, illuminating the whole night sky like a myriad of romantic fireworks!

"What’s this?" Qin Shiyu was startled, quickly pulled away from Huang Yi’s lips, and gazed up at the fireworks in the eastern sky in a daze.

"I just had some fireworks set off," Huang Yi said, rekindling the embrace with Qin Shiyu, and kissed her once again, continuing their moment of tenderness.

"Alright! Everyone switch to another skill, Magic Ray!" Just then, the young man among the one million Mages to the east of the City of Roses issued another command.

"Big Brother God of Slaughter, this is all I can help with!" The young man looked up at the sky full of fireworks and murmured to himself.

This youth was none other than the leader of the Xuanyuan Guild Mage Group, and also the world’s number one Fire Mage—Dong Huan! To avoid Qin Shiyu’s detection, Huang Yi had deliberately not called anyone from the Hero Guild but went to Dong Huan instead, asking him to have their one million mages wait here to set off the most spectacular fireworks show in history.

Meanwhile, on the western side of the City of Roses, a dense crowd of people stood clustered together.

The man at the forefront, with a languid yawn, said, "All hunters, immediately release Explosive Flame Arrows into the sky! Don’t worry about the consumption of arrows, the guild will reimburse you!"

Having said that, the man closed his eyes, seemingly eager to catch up on some sleep, uncaring about how much money was wasted on the arrows used by his subordinates.

Because he was Dugu Lengcang.

Instantly, the eastern and western skies above the City of Roses burst into brilliant fireworks, illuminating the sky in a dance of light and color, one after another!

At this moment, there were only countless fireworks, countless roses, and two people kissing, as if it were eternal.

...

This night, Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu both spent in the City of Roses, which would be a rare quiet day for the city.

Following that, the City of Roses, named after Qin Shiyu, would open to the outside world as another major enterprise of the Hero Guild. Such a beautiful city was bound to attract countless players to visit.

Not until the next day’s dawn did Huang Yi log off.

After having breakfast, exercising, bathing, and using the toilet... once all those activities were completed, he logged in again to check the online forum.

"Heroes’ Guild narrowly secures the team championship, and Mr. Slaughter is honored with the title of Martial Saint!"

"World in shock! Mr. Slaughter admits the last instant-kill potion was fake! The actual number of instant-kill potions is three!"

"During the awards ceremony, Miyamoto Musashi publicly insults Chinese players, tarnishing his image and sparking outrage, leading to condemnation by players from various countries!"

"Era Corporation announces that to welcome the coming of the Holy Domain era, the Reward Vault will be permanently open in all system cities! The Tower of Pantheons will feature new Stone Exchange drops!"

...

"Recapping the tournament’s highlights, the players’ ranking is unveiled!"

Just then, Huang Yi spotted a recap thread and couldn’t move his gaze away. This post, written by Poet, listed some of the outstanding individuals from the tournament.

The most remarkable individual was naturally Huang Yi, with Miyamoto Musashi ranking second. They were the only two Heavenly Domain players so far. The last team battle was basically a battle between these two, with players below the Heavenly Domain hardly being able to interfere, practically ignorable.

Among female players, Zhitian Shi was undoubtedly the first, unmatched by anyone. Her Corpse Fusion skill allowed her to temporarily reach the Heavenly Domain or even the Heavenly Domain level, truly a Divine Skill!

Finally, Poet spent a considerable part of the write-up on the rookies.

The best-performing newcomer was without doubt T.N.T. In the individual battle, he and Sharp Sword were the only two players with full points, each earning 31 points; and his God Nation Team in the round-robin was tied with the Yanhuang Legion as the only two full-point teams! Many believed he had a good chance of claiming both the Martial Emperor and Martial Saint titles. It was just that he was a bit unlucky. In the individual round of the last eight, he lost to Huang Yi, and in the team round of the last eight, he was defeated by Thunder God’s Sun Team.

Among the newcomers, the Hero Guild had two notable members. One was Xiao Chunzi, who demonstrated top-level abilities such as Resurrection in Place, Mass Resurrection, and Skill Copying. The second was Quick Spike, the master of the Warrior Hall, a regular player who almost made it into the top sixty-four of individual battles, a record second only to Yang Yuheng among the regular players. Poet predicted that with the arrival of the Holy Domain era, the status of regular players would begin to rise, and Quick Spike’s future achievements would be even higher.

Last but not least, Poet highlighted a newcomer Chinese player named Gentleman, a mysterious figure with no prior records and unknown to anyone before this. Yet, in this tournament, he charged into the top 128 and even defeated a well-known super-first master in China—Desire Arises from the Heart.

Desire Arises from the Heart had consistently been among the top ten experts in China, besides the five super-first masters, the likes of Unbeaten, and Desire Arises from the Heart were the strongest, and the Desire Dominion Guild under his command was also one of the top ten guilds in China. Whether it was individual strength or team power, they were very strong. However, this obscure Gentleman had defeated even Desire Arises from the Heart, indicating how terrifying his strength was!

Moreover, Gentleman did not use any particularly outstanding skills in the competition, just some regular skills, leaving himself plenty of room to spare.

However, he withdrew from the contest before the round of 64! This made people very curious—as someone who had made it so far to the top 128, just one match away from entering the round-robin, why did he suddenly give up? That was quite peculiar!

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