Heroes' Prison

Chapter 721 - 689: Promotion to Epic

The 185-level Guardian, after activating his skill, saw his strength surge tremendously, far surpassing Huang Yi—it seemed to be a continuous fury skill.

The pillar of light connecting to the Bright Moon was like a conduit for energy, continuously transferring power to him to sustain his combat expenditure.

"Last Stand!" Huang Yi decisively used his life-saving skill, maintaining invincibility for ten seconds.

This was not a solution; he couldn’t withstand the Guardian in his frenzied state—after ten seconds had passed, he would likely be killed by his opponent. The wisest choice now seemed to be to run away.

But to give up now also felt somewhat unwilling. This Guardian possessed self-recovery skills; if not attacked for a while, the opponent would use the health regeneration skill to return to full health, wasting all his efforts of the day.

Moreover, the 195-level Guardian would break through the Dark Seal and return tomorrow, and if he joined forces with the 185-level Guardian to attack him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened as a huge cloud drifted by, slightly obscuring the moonlight.

The pillar of light from the Guardian’s body, which was connected to the Bright Moon, seemed to be affected, the moonlight transmitted greatly reduced, and the Guardian’s strength was impacted, no longer as formidable as before.

Seeing this scene, Huang Yi’s eyes lit up—the opponent’s skill could actually be affected by the cloud cover. As long as the moonlight was blocked, it was equivalent to cracking the opponent’s skill!

Huang Yi didn’t hesitate to activate Judgment on the Guardian!

In an instant, the sky dimmed, the heavens filled with dense clouds, completely covering the moonlight!

The pillar of light on the Guardian’s body disappeared without a trace, with no moonlight penetrating the clouds to reach him!

"Boom!" A thick bolt of lightning shot down from the dark clouds, splitting into three, pulling the Guardian, Huang Yi, and an Incarnation from the other side of the city into the high skies of the Void Battlefield.

This was indeed a fight to the death!

"Damn it! You actually blocked my moonlight!" The Guardian, who couldn’t sense the power of the moonlight, roared in rage and charged at Huang Yi with his scimitar!

But having lost the strength infused by the moonlight, his power returned to normal, and with only 30% Health Points left, he was in a wounded state, far from as powerful as he was at his peak.

On the contrary, Huang Yi, in the Void Battlefield, had his attack power boosted by 20%, and also pulled the Incarnation to assist, greatly enhancing his overall strength.

Huang Yi motivated Little Dragon, and with a subtle flap of its two wings, left a golden trajectory in the air as he faced the Guardian head on.

"Heavy Judgment!" Huang Yi’s attack was both swift and fierce—the 185-level Guardian had no time to dodge and was solidly struck!

Now, with Huang Yi at his lowest health, his attack capabilities and the chance of critical hits greatly increased!

This time, Heavy Judgment landed a critical hit!

After his Second Transformation, all his Attributes had increased by 30%, and the Critical Hit Effect had gotten an additional 50% boost. His total Critical Hit Effect had long surpassed 300%, meaning the critical would yield 3 times the effect!

And Heavy Judgment was Huang Yi’s strongest damage skill to start with, containing 3 times the Attack Power, compounded by a 30% increase from the Critical Damage Rune!

"Puh!" The Guardian staggered from the severe blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a broken kite!

Huang Yi and Little Dragon’s wings fluttered in constant pursuit, entangling his adversary and going all out with his attacks!

Tons of damage poured furiously onto the Guardian; various negative statuses like Immobilize, Blinding, Slowdown, Bleeding, and more, aggravated the Guardian’s dire situation.

The Guardian grew increasingly weaker under the onslaught, his injuries stacking and his chances of resistance dwindling!

"Puh!" Finally, the Guardian’s body trembled violently as Huang Yi’s Bloodstained War Halberd plunged into him, draining all traces of life and leaving behind a lifeless body.

As the Void Battlefield dissipated, Huang Yi, carrying the Guardian’s corpse, gently floated down from the high sky.

The clouds dispersed rapidly, and the pristine moonlight spilled out once again, casting a silhouette of Huang Yi like a Heavenly God descending to earth.

The journalists looked up at him, speechless, as the 185-level Guardian, impaled on Huang Yi’s halberd, slowly descended from the vast expanse of the Bright Moon...

The visual impact was too intense!

Having killed a level 185 Guardian, Huang Yi was invincible in Northern Sea City once again, with no one able to suppress him.

And the only Guardian capable of killing him, a level 195, wouldn’t return until tomorrow, which meant he could do as he pleased for the next ten-plus hours.

Huang Yi silently looked at the corpse of the level 185 Guardian. The reason he didn’t use "Heavy Judgment" to shatter the opponent in the end, but instead killed him with a normal attack, was to preserve his body so he could absorb it into his War Soul as his own Soul Spirit.

The last time he went to Dragon Tomb, he killed numerous high-level and top-level Magical Beasts, turning his War Soul into a collection of Soul Spirits all above level 170. This Guardian being at level 185 marked a considerable enhancement.

Huang Yi immediately extended his hand and placed it on the body of the level 185 Guardian!

A cloud of white smoke was extracted from the corpse, forming the visage of the Guardian as he was in life, which was his departing soul.

Huang Yi absorbed it into his body, replacing one of the Soul Spirits over level 170.

In an instant, his War Soul’s bonuses grew slightly stronger, with an extra increase of 2% in attack and 1% in defense.

Now, the Guardian was left with nothing but a clump of blood essence!

And the second condition for Huang Yi’s Legendary Pants, the Godslayer’s Star, to ascend to Epic was to absorb the blood essence of a Holy Domain Warrior above level 180!

In a flash, streams of blood-red light rose from the corpse of the Guardian, merging into his Legendary Pants, rendering them surging with Blood Qi, and giving them a more ferocious and bloodthirsty appearance than before.

It didn’t take long for the Guardian’s body to be completely drained, with all its blood essence absorbed into Huang Yi’s Legendary Pants.

"[System Prompt]: The second condition for the ascension of [Godslayer’s Star] to Epic has been met. The third condition is: Absorb 20 Holy Crystal Stones."

The third condition arrived!

For others, gathering 20 Holy Crystal Stones may take an unknowable amount of time, but Huang Yi had previously killed the Sand Thief King, an Emperor who had dominated the Desolate Sands through multiple eras, amassing countless treasures, including dozens of Holy Crystal Stones.

He immediately took out 20 Holy Crystal Stones and let the Godslayer’s Star absorb them. As the Godslayer’s Star absorbed the Holy Scripture Stones, its aura became increasingly intense. Ancient letters began to emerge on its surface, as if recounting monumental sagas from times long past, Chapters of ancient scriptures narrating the changes of the ages and the eternal transformations of the world.

Finally, after all 20 Holy Crystal Stones were absorbed, the Godslayer’s Star suddenly underwent a form of sublimation, transforming into a mass of Blood Qi with no shape to speak of!

An equipment without a form was simply unprecedented; all that remained was a mass of Blood Qi.

But Huang Yi clearly felt that the Legendary Pants were indeed still a piece of equipment that he wore, their attribute bonuses still effective, only their form had suddenly turned into a mass of Blood Qi. This mass of Blood Qi surrounded his lower body, casting a bloodthirsty and ferocious aura around him, as if he were standing amidst an endless sea of corpses and a river of blood.

It was then that an extraordinary phenomenon arose within the resplendent starry sky!

The bright Cyan Star in the starry sky suddenly shot down a pillar of cyan light, piercing through the vast Star River, and directly descending into The Second World, landing upon the Godslayer’s Star adorning Huang Yi!

This beam of cyan light connected heaven and earth, ceaselessly channeling cyan starlight into the Godslayer’s Star!

The red Blood Qi began to be adorned with specks of cyan light, flickering non-stop, turning into a nebula brimming with the mysteries of the cosmos.

The reporters witnessing this spectacle stood transfixed, murmuring their commentary: "Dear viewers, after Godslayer killed that level 185 Guardian and absorbed his blood essence, he once again triggered a Cui Guang! Moreover, this is a Cyan Star’s Cui Guang, indicating he has gained another piece of Epic Equipment! It seems that after every battle, Godslayer’s strength increases to some extent. We can never predict just how powerful he is because as long as there’s battle, he’ll continue to grow stronger..."

Finally, the pillar of cyan light connecting the sky and The Second World faded, the Cui Guang complete, and Huang Yi received that long-awaited system prompt—

"[System Prompt]: [Godslayer’s Star] has ascended to Epic Equipment."

This was his second piece of Epic Equipment!

His strength would once again escalate because of this Epic item, his already invincible power growing even more so!

If he were to continue growing at this rate, there’d be no point for other players in The Second World to even play; it was completely unbalancing!