Heroes' Prison

Chapter 585 - 560 Qianye Fengwu

At this point, Huang Yi’s solo progress record finally came to a halt, and countless people repeatedly opened the leaderboard, only to see no updated records!

The whole world knew that Huang Yi had reached a limit, and if he couldn’t figure out a way to overcome the Iron Blood Torrent of the Master of War, his record would remain at 30% forever!

Huang Yi paced back and forth at the foot of the mountain in the secret realm, occasionally looking up at the long staircase, contemplating methods to counter the Iron Tide!

Time was slipping away, second by second, as if it were leaking money, every second infinitely precious. Tomorrow morning, the festive time would end, and if he couldn’t come up with a solution in the short ten hours or so, he would miss this solo opportunity. He would have to wait for the Heroes’ Guild to grow stronger before challenging it again. But by then, there would be competition, with all the world’s S-tier teams having the qualifications to fight for the first kill.

At this moment, countless people around the world were simultaneously grinding in the Tower of Pantheons. Every second, countless bosses were being defeated, countless secret realms being cleared, and numerous players were leveling up, desperately chasing after Huang Yi, who was leading on the level board.

Included among these were Heavenly Dao. He and four high-ranking members of the Dongying Guild formed a five-man Holy Domain team, grinding levels in the Tower of Pantheons.

"The God of Slaughter’s progress has stopped. It seems he can’t handle the Iron Blood Torrent of the Master of War," a tall female mage was unleashing her magic skills, furiously attacking the final boss while looking at the leaderboard and remarking.

"After the festivity time of Hero’s Continent ends tomorrow, it will be even harder for him to progress," said a burly man holding a shield, blocking the boss’s attacks and standing firm like an unyielding pillar, "Miyamoto Musashi is currently searching for a Special Energy Stone. Let’s hope they find it soon to snatch the first kill for our nation, bringing us honor. The God of Slaughter has been all the rage these past few days; it’s time to put some pressure on him."

"Swoosh!" At that moment, a hunter let loose a powerful arrow that pierced the air, adorned with a stream of light, and furiously struck the boss, leaving him with a chill that took away his last bit of Health Points.

The next moment, the boss’s tall body toppled over, dropping a pile of items.

"See what items dropped?" Heavenly Dao sheathed his Eastern Sword and asked the burly knight nonchalantly.

"Okay, boss!" The burly man nodded, squatting down immediately to pick up the items, narrating as he did so, "There are five Stone Exchanges, an Orange Gear Belt, an Orange Gear Headband, a piece of Grade C material Sulfur Crystal, and... what?! This is!" While speaking, the burly man’s voice suddenly halted!

"What’s wrong?" Sensing the change in the man, the other four members turned their heads, their gazes sweeping towards his palm.

In an instant, all four pairs of eyes were glued to the scene!

In the hands of the burly man, he was holding a fist-sized stone that looked unremarkable with its pale red hue.

"A Special Energy Stone!" The next moment, the tall female mage suddenly murmured in disbelief, her Magic Wand trembling in her hand!

"It’s been so long, our Guild has never produced a Special Energy Stone. I can’t believe we were just talking about it, and it actually dropped!" The hunter player swallowed hard, staring fixedly at that piece of Special Energy Stone.

It turned out that the item in the burly man’s hand was indeed the famed Special Energy Stone known to everyone in the world from the martial competition; a rare treasure not found even in the Reward Vault, unpredictable and coveted. They never expected that this boss would actually drop a Special Energy Stone!

Just then, the burly man who was clutching the Special Energy Stone seemed to think of something, turned his head to look at Heavenly Dao, and said excitedly, "Boss, while the God of Slaughter still hasn’t claimed the first kill of the Master of War, what about handing this Special Energy Stone over to Miyamoto Musashi? If he and Zhitian Shi work together, they could definitely beat the God of Slaughter to it and secure the first kill for our Land of Dongying. The honor will be ours then!"

"Yes!" At this point, the tall female mage also nodded in agreement, "Now, Miyamoto Musashi would surely be willing to pay a high price to buy this Special Energy Stone. Although we could use the stone ourselves, we ultimately don’t have exclusive skills like those of Zhitian, unable to utilize the full potential of the Special Energy Stone. It’s better to trade with Miyamoto Musashi. Not only can we make a profitable deal, but we can also owe him a favor."

"I also think this is the best option..." At this time, the team’s priest also expressed his opinion.

At this moment, aside from Heavenly Dao and that hunter player, the attitudes of the remaining three were to trade the Special Energy Stone to Miyamoto Musashi, allowing it to exert its maximum value and snatch the first kill away from the hands of the Chinese.

Heavenly Dao’s expression remained calm, his slender eyes slowly sweeping over the expressions of the four others, yet he did not take a stance. Instead, he smiled faintly and posed a question, "Do you think the threat of God of Slaughter is greater, or is Miyamoto Musashi’s threat greater?"

Hearing these words, the other four were all taken aback. The female mage pondered for a moment and said, "The strength of the two is similar, but it should be the God of Slaughter who poses the greater threat. Although in the martial arts tournament, he and Miyamoto Musashi each took a championship, everyone knows that if he had not conceded in the individual competition, but had tried his best to compete, then it would be unclear who would be the Martial Emperor."

"I’m not referring to that." Heavenly Dao shook his head and continued, "In my eyes, the God of Slaughter is a lion from afar, while Miyamoto Musashi is a fierce tiger before us."

With these words, he continued to look at the four of them and asked again, "What do you say, is the distant lion a greater threat or is the tiger before us?"

This time, the four of them fell silent, all deep in thought.

Heavenly Dao slowly walked up to the burly strong man, took the Special Energy Stone in his hands, and gently stroked it with his fingers, saying, "The threat of the God of Slaughter is indeed great, but he is too far away from us, at least for now we will not have any competition with him, so no matter how strong he is, he poses no threat to us. On the other hand, Miyamoto Musashi is right by our side, someone we must face every day. There’s a saying in China, ’one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.’ This Land of Dongying is one such mountain. On the surface, Miyamoto Musashi and I, the two fierce tigers, seem to get along very well, but behind the scenes, Miyamoto Musashi and I have always been competing."

As he spoke, Heavenly Dao’s tone became slightly stern: "Miyamoto Musashi, on the surface, possesses the demeanor of a leader, but he is narrow-minded at heart, intolerant of anyone above him. In the martial arts tournament’s team competition finals, he temporarily became the sole leader of the Land of Dongying, leading experts from all walks of life, and even I had to temporarily yield to him due to public opinion pressure. This man has great ambition, and once he has enough strength, he will definitely unify the entire Land of Dongying. As his greatest enemy, our fate will surely be the worst. To achieve his goals, he is unscrupulous, capable of anything, and we must guard against him!"

"Big brother’s analysis makes sense." At this time, the hunter player who had been silent finally spoke up, his tone slightly chilly, "I really dislike Miyamoto Musashi! His actions are too extreme, too cruel, and after the team competition finals, he subtly assumed the role of master of the Land of Dongying, not taking our Dongying Guild into consideration at all! There are even high-level members of the Martial Arts Guild privately claiming, calling for our Dongying Guild to merge into their Martial Arts Guild and become their subordinate force, which is far too arrogant!"

Heavenly Dao nodded, put the Special Energy Stone into his storage ring, looked around at the four players, and said, "We’ll keep this Special Energy Stone for ourselves, and not just that, any member of our guild who finds a Special Energy Stone should not trade it to Miyamoto Musashi. But this must be kept secret, do not let this matter spread, we still have to maintain a peaceful relationship with him on the surface, after all, I am the Guardian of the Land of Dongying, I don’t wish to see us in internal conflict."

"Yes! Big brother!" The four players immediately nodded, showing a receptive demeanor.

Afterwards, the five players teleported away.

At this time, the entire Land of Dongying was in search of Special Energy Stones, but no one knew that Heavenly Dao had one in his possession.

...

Gradually, the night passed, and Huang Yi didn’t stay immersed in The Second World, racked with contemplation. Like usual, he logged off and slept for a while. However, during walking, eating, and using the restroom, his mind was pondering over a solution to the Iron Blood Torrent challenge.

The morning sunlight spilled down, warming the entire world, and after finishing breakfast, Huang Yi didn’t even visit the forums, going straight into The Second World.

As soon as he logged on, he immediately opened the leaderboard to check the progress records of the Tower of Pantheons’ 100th Floor. The record still showed his achievement from the previous night, unbroken by anyone. It seemed that this night, Miyamoto Musashi and Zhitian Shi hadn’t found the Special Energy Stone, otherwise, the first kill would have been theirs by now.

Huang Yi relaxed, quickly teleported to the 100th Floor of the Tower of Pantheons. With only a few hours left until the end of the festive period, if he couldn’t come up with a solution in these last hours, he would miss the best opportunity, and might even fail to secure the first kill.

Upon entering the secret realm, Huang Yi quickly climbed the steep staircase, sprinting towards the mountaintop of the realm.

Three minutes later, he finally reached the summit. The area before him opened up, and as he looked back down the mountain, everything below seemed immensely small, giving him a liberating feeling.

Suddenly, he was taken aback, his gaze blankly fixated on the foot of the mountain as if a spark of light flashed across his mind! (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)