Heroes' Prison

Chapter 702 - 673: Epic Sphere

Yun sat on the back of the Little Dragon, looking up at the Heavenly Curtain Barrier high in the sky, revealing a contented smile.

"Little Dragon, let’s go! We’re off to kill!" Yun patted Little Dragon’s head, urging it to circle around Northern Sea City from above, beginning to seek out targets to kill, earning Experience Points and Battle Merits.

It was prime time for logging in, and though many members of the Martial Arts Guilds were afraid to come online due to his presence, there were still some people to be found.

Little Dragon flapped its wings joyfully, circling high above Northern Sea City. Its wings covered the moonlight, casting vast shadows below, resembling golden Wings of Death. Wherever it went, disaster and death followed, with people transforming into Yun’s Battle Merits and Experience Points.

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After killing for about two hours, Northern Sea City had almost become a ghost town, with the login peak forcefully repelled by Yun.

His military rank had now reached the highest level of Senior Officer—Colonel.

[Colonel] (Military Rank, Senior Officer)

When treated by players from the same country, healing effects are increased by 16%.

When facing enemy country players, Attack Power is increased by 16%.

Movement Speed increased by 15%.

The Experience Points gained from killing enemy country players is doubled.

The loss of Battle merits upon death in war is reduced by 20%.

The cumulative benefits of military ranks add up little by little. Just yesterday, Yun was merely a Private, and in just one day’s time, he had risen to the rank of Colonel, a speed far beyond what regular players could imagine.

The Attribute boosts of a Colonel are already quite considerable, marking a qualitative improvement, with a 16% increase in Attack Power alone. Of course, this increase only applies to enemy country players; if there’s no war between the two countries, then these boosts are nullified.

Beyond the rank of Colonel lies the rank of Brigadier General, a brand-new general tier that is very hard to promote to, requiring a massive amount of Battle Merits.

Meanwhile, through rampant killing, his Level had gradually risen to 159, firmly securing the first position on the World Rankings, a full 8 Levels ahead of the second place, Yang Yuheng!

Seeing that there was no one left to kill in Northern Sea City, Yun finally decided to go for his Job Change’s Second Transformation challenge!

The First and Second Transformations are worlds apart, with a huge gap in strength. No matter how high his level might be now, he still wouldn’t be a match for that Level 185 Guardian; only a Job Change is the real way to rapidly improve one’s strength.

However, before that, there was one more thing he needed to do—break the leveling record and reach Level 160! Then, he could undergo the next Evolution, making his strength even more formidable. With that in mind, the trial would be more likely to succeed.

He immediately rode Little Dragon as fast as lightning to the City Teleportation Matrix of Northern Sea City. The teleportation settings in Northern Sea City currently allow some people to come and go freely, while strangers are only allowed in but not out; Yun belonged to the latter, unable to teleport out. However, the Tower of Pantheons is a system feature, accessible through any city’s teleportation matrix.

Currently, Yun could no longer break records in the 140th floor of the Tower of Pantheons, as his Level had reached 158, and recording-breaking was restricted to no more than 15 levels above a floor’s number. Yun’s level was already 18 higher, so even if he cleared it, it would not count as a world record.

If the 140th floor record was unattainable, then it had to be the 150th floor, but this floor had only a five-thousand-players mode, requiring a whole team to defeat the boss within, a feat Yun’s current strength could not achieve.

In the end, he teleported to the 160th floor of the Tower of Pantheons, where this time he didn’t rush through but leveled up by farming minor monsters while also attempting to break the record.

With the second highest level in the world at 150, Yang Yuheng would definitely not be able to defeat the 160th floor. The world record for this floor was destined to be set by Yun first—if he cleared it, he’d be establishing the initial world record for this floor!

The first person to create a world record always receives a hefty reward!

After firstly creating the world record on the 80th floor of Tower of Pantheons, he received the core item for creating a religion, the Heart of Religion;

After creating the first world record on the 110th floor, he obtained a blueprint for constructing the Cloud Sail Battleship, which is currently being tirelessly studied by the shipbuilders at the Hero Guild’s shipyard;

After creating the first world record on the 120th floor, he obtained a Dragon Tomb Map, which made the Dragon Tomb journey a rewarding one for Little Dragon;

Creating the first world record on the 130th floor rewarded him with a Commandment of the Pantheons, which allowed him to bypass floors in the Tower of Pantheons, saving Yun a considerable amount of Level Grinding;

Each of these rewards was extremely significant, far beyond the common rewards received for breaking records. This time, Yun was filled with expectation for the brand-new special item from floor 160, wondering what kind of powerful Treasure he would acquire.

"Come forth, Blood God!" This time, Yun didn’t call upon Little Dragon, but instead, summoned the Blood God. Little Dragon tended toward being a Mount, while Blood God was more of a killing machine, with greater Area-of-Effect attack capabilities than Little Dragon.

Of course, once Little Dragon advanced again, moving from the Growth Phase to the Adult Phase, things would be a different story.

Next, Huang Yi and the Blood God advanced together, with the Blood God’s four arteries acting like fire hoses, spraying corrosive blood in all directions, sizzling as it burned the smaller monsters, dealing damage every second.

Meanwhile, Huang Yi unleashed four ultra-wide-range attack powers! Instantly, thunder roared, magma covered the ground, and poison mist spread out! Thousands of monsters were enveloped at once, rapidly turning into corpses, and transforming into his experience points.

Huang Yi and the Blood God plowed through the opposition directly ahead, unstoppable and all-powerful, bringing an end to life wherever they went.

Finally, Huang Yi stood before the first BOSS.

"Adventurer, you can’t pass my level!" At this moment, the BOSS shouted the all-too-familiar line. He stood with his arms behind his back, exuding confidence, looking down on all enemies.

"Heavy Judgment!" Without another word, Huang Yi clenched the Bloodstained War Halberd and thrust it forward with a Heavy Judgment!

"Boom!" The next moment, the BOSS was sent flying, unable to hold his stance.

Ever since the Bloodstained War Halberd was promoted to Epic, Huang Yi’s strength had become much greater than before.

Afterward, Huang Yi recalled the Blood God and summoned the Little Dragon, taking advantage of its speed to slowly whittle down the BOSS, just like he had done with the guardians of Northern Sea City before!

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An hour and a half later.

In the Void Battlefield, Huang Yi exploded the last BOSS, which was at level 170!

"[System Prompt]: Congratulations on clearing the Tower of Pantheons level 160 solo mode, with a clear time of 95 minutes and 23 seconds, setting a new record for the level. You will receive a generous reward!"

Finally, Huang Yi set a brand-new world record for level 160, his fifth world record creation! And he would also receive his fifth super reward.

In the void ahead of him, a glittering treasure box appeared, the extra reward for breaking the world record.

Huang Yi immediately approached, took a deep breath, and expectantly opened the lid of the box.

Inside the treasure box, four items lay peacefully, much like before. They were an Experience Pill capable of increasing experience points by 50%, a Grade-A Energy Stone, a Soul Crystal the purpose of which he was unsure, and a bead emitting a cyan light.

Huang Yi’s gaze fell on that cyan-lit bead at the end.

The bead, the size of a fist, emitted a familiar cyan light, much like the Cyan Star in the sky. Paired with the shape of the bead, it looked like a miniature Cyan Star, exquisite and beautiful.

Full of anticipation, Huang Yi checked its attributes—

[Epic Sphere] (Special Item)

A treasure containing the essence of the Cyan Star’s light, it can be merged into a piece of Legendary Equipment to give it the potential to grow into Epic Equipment. Once the conditions are met, it can be promoted.

It was indeed related to Epic Equipment! In fact, the moment Huang Yi saw the appearance of this bead, he vaguely guessed that it must be related to Epic Equipment, and it turned out to be true.

Currently, Huang Yi had one piece of Epic and eight pieces of Legendary equipment. Among those eight Legendary pieces, Thunder Left Hand and Sand Thief King’s Dream were already at the Semi-Epic Tier and did not need this Epic Sphere.

Of the remaining Legendary equipment, the most important would undoubtedly be the chest armor, pants, and helmet. Among all the pieces of armor, these three were the most significant, while the bracers, boots, belt, and cloak were a notch below.

Huang Yi’s chest armor was the Dragon General Armor bestowed by the Sea Dragon Emperor, his pants were the Godslayer’s Star rewarded at the martial arts tournament, and his helmet was also obtained from the martial arts tournament, named the era of Godslayers.

He thought for a moment, and finally chose honor, deciding to use the Epic Sphere on his Legendary Pants, the Godslayer’s Star.

The Godslayer’s Star was a very special pair of Legendary Pants, sparkling with gold and with exquisite patterns, with stars dancing upon them. Chains made of starlight dangled from the waist, giving them a very distinctive look.

Huang Yi wove all the starlight chains of those pants together into a net, then placed the Epic Sphere into the net.

At once, the Epic Sphere automatically fused with the starlight chains to become a part of the Legendary Pants, Godslayer’s Star, indistinguishable from the rest. It was like a bright pearl inlaid on the pants, dazzling and eye-catching.

Just then, Huang Yi received a system prompt—

"[System Prompt]: The [Godslayer’s Heart] has been merged with the Epic Sphere and now has the potential to be promoted to Epic Equipment. The first condition to achieve this upgrade: Reach level 160."

Seeing the first condition, Huang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He was currently level 159. And with the world record he had just set, he had gained an Experience Pill that could increase his experience by 50%. If he could break another record and obtain one more Experience Pill, he would be able to reach level 160 and fulfill the first condition!