novelraw Chapter 271-3: The Final Boss of the Easter Egg Chapter, Overall and Personal Ratings (3)
Chapter 271-3: The Final Boss of the Easter Egg Chapter, Overall and Personal Ratings (3)
Steeling himself, he issued a command to Nurarihyon.
[You pointed the Ritual Exorcism Wand forward. The figure of the Origin-Tracing Nurarihyon blurred and flickered…]
[A salty, oceanic tang suddenly filled the air around the palace. In the unseen distance, waves crashed against reefs in a rhythm that sounded close to your ears…]
[As seawater welled up out of nowhere, an enormous shadow descended silently!]
[It was a terrifying deep-sea colossal sea monster! Eight thick, muscular tentacles writhed with power, each sweep of them accompanied by roaring waves.]
But he didn’t stop there. Lin Xun continued casting skills.
[You took out a talisman covered in blood-red runes and activated the Onmyoji Forbidden Art: Onmyo Talisman – Filth Purification Rebirth!]
[Black fire ignited, and the yellow-paper talisman turned to ash. The blood-like tadpole-script runes poured into the deep-sea behemoth’s body…]
[A thunderous roar erupted. The sea monster’s body swelled rapidly. Its pitch-black eyes turned blood-red, emanating a savage, ferocious aura.]
[The mountain-sized deep-sea behemoth swung its massive tentacles, lashing the Supreme Freedom Demon King over and over. Each strike tore huge chunks of the demon’s blood-red armor away.][Dozens of suction cups the size of millstones clung to the demon’s body even as the tentacles pulled away, sucking away thick clouds of bloody mist and leaving the armor visibly thinner and duller.]
Yin Linlin was speechless. Lin Xun had completely overturned her understanding of what a Fifth Difficulty Apostle could do.
The others felt much the same. They were all Fifth Difficulty Apostles, so why was the gap so absurdly wide?
It was like watching a whale of a cash-spender playing next to a completely free-to-play player. In theory, they were in the same game, but in practice the whale was fully geared in divine equipment while the free player was still stuck in the newbie village gathering mushrooms…
“Is he… actually hacking?” Yin Linlin couldn’t help thinking.
Li Xingyue and Du Cheng finally arrived at the Shaking Light Palace. With all seven Star Lords together, their combined firepower exploded, skills streaked across the sky like fireworks, slamming into the final boss.
It wasn’t just the Seven Star Lords dealing damage, summoned creatures joined in a relentless bombardment.
Before long, everyone working together managed to deplete the boss’s armor gauge completely.
At this point, the Supreme Freedom Demon King had no way to disengage and attack the other Celestial Palaces.
Standing before it were the seven Apostles and a host of summoned creatures. Even just Nurarihyon in its True Celestial Demon Form could stall it for quite some time.
With the Celestial Demon Nurarihyon acting as a shield, the rest could attack freely.
Finally, after the Valkyrie unleashed a fully-charged Radiant Light ultimate skill, the final boss finally collapsed.
[Your Watcher, Battle Angel – Valkyrie, has defeated the Supreme Freedom Demon King – Mara.]
[As the colossal body of the Supreme Freedom Demon King toppled with a thunderous crash, the Resting Page at the center of the Demon-Subduing Altar erupted in a blinding light!]
[Mighty Apostle, valiant Star Lords, you have successfully defended against the final Outer Demon invasion!]
[The power of the Demon-Subduing Seal gradually recovers. The Seven Star Lords have secured a hundred years of peace for the human realm…]
[But the Outer Demons cannot be destroyed. A century is more than enough for them to recover their strength.]
[When their power again reaches its peak, cracks will reappear in the seal. The nine races of Outer Demons will inevitably return in force…]
[Apostle, as the master of this Easter Egg Chapter, please touch the Resting Page to finalize the Interpretation Rating for this chapter.]
In the conference room, everyone let out a long breath. The hardship of playing on the increased difficulty had far exceeded their expectations.
At last, they could enjoy the relief of victory. All eyes turned to Lin Xun, waiting for him to finalize the rating.
[You strode away from the Shaking Light Palace and approached the Demon-Subduing Stele…]
[You reached out to touch the Resting Page. Your powerful soul resonated with the page.]
[You may now use the following functions of the page.]
[1. Teleport: …]
[…]
[4. Interpretation Rating: Star Lord Apostles, you have completed the Easter Egg Chapter. After finalizing the Interpretation Rating, this extra journey will end.]
[Calculating Overall Interpretation Rating…]
[The Seven Star Lord Apostles successfully defended against the first wave of Outer Demon invasions. None of the Celestial Palaces fell. Interpretation Rating increased…]
[The Seven Star Lord Apostles successfully defended against the second wave of Outer Demon invasions…]
[…]
[The Seven Star Lord Apostles chose to destroy the Seal Core. Interpretation Rating increased massively…]
[……]
[The Seven Star Lord Apostles successfully repelled the Supreme Freedom Demon King – Mara. Interpretation Rating increased!]
[Overall Chapter Settlement Complete…]
[Congratulations to the Seven Star Lord Apostles!]
[You have received an SSS grade Overall Interpretation Rating!]
[This rating is the highest possible for this chapter! You will receive the maximum settlement rewards!]
[You have obtained Star Lord’s Crowned Diadem (Legendary-grade item)!]
The moment the Overall Rating appeared, the conference room erupted.
“An SSS rating… So there really is a triple-S rating?”
“This is my first time seeing it too. If it hadn’t happened today, I would’ve thought SS was the ceiling.”
“This… this is really an eye-opener!”
“You’re telling me! Normally, we farm the same dungeon over and over, and it’s already rare to get a single S rating. As for SS, I’ve never gotten it even once… And this was just a normal-difficulty dungeon, on Nightmare difficulty, getting an A rating would already be amazing.”
“The reward is a Legendary-grade item, worthy of an SSS-grade rating…”
Lin Xun didn’t have time to join in the discussion. Because once the Overall Rating settlement was complete, it was time to settle the Personal Rating.
[Calculating Personal Interpretation Rating…]
[In the nine waves of defense, you slew a total of 11,673 Outer Demon monsters. Interpretation Rating increased enormously!]
[The Celestial Power Blessing value of the First Celestial Palace you defended, Celestial Pivot, never fell. Interpretation Rating increased enormously!]
[You slew a total of 12 ordinary Outer Demon bosses, 2 enhanced Outer Demon bosses, and 1 final Outer Demon boss. Interpretation Rating increased enormously!]
[Personal Chapter Settlement Complete…]
[This Chapter Settlement Complete…]
[Congratulations! Mighty Apostle!]
[You have received an SSS grade Interpretation Rating!]
[This rating is the highest possible for this chapter! You will receive the maximum settlement rewards!]
[You have obtained Golden Tortoise Shell of Celestial Pivot (Epic+ grade item)]
[You have obtained Northern Dipper Heaven’s Sword Technique Manual (Legendary-grade item)]
[You have obtained Life Soul Casket of the Greedy Wolf Star Lord (Legendary+ grade item)]
Lin Xun immediately broke into a broad smile. Even without having checked the detailed stats yet, out of the four rewards, three were Legendary-grade and one was Legendary+.
All he could say was that the Easter Egg Bookmark was truly a treasure trove.
Everyone began discussing the range of Personal Ratings. Among the Apostles, Du Cheng’s undead army had killed the most enemies, and he received an S-grade Personal Rating.
Lu Caiyi and Shangguan Yu also earned S-grade ratings, while the others all ended up with A-grade.
Once everyone was done gossiping, they turned to look at Lin Xun, waiting for this top-tier powerhouse to reveal his own rating.
Lin Xun had just opened his mouth when Li Xingyue suddenly stood up and announced.
“Lin Xun spent a great number of precious items to help us clear this chapter. Among them, the most valuable was definitely the defensive item that protected the Shaking Light Palace, that alone must have been at least Legendary-grade…”
“More than half the credit for clearing this Easter Egg Chapter belongs to Lin Xun. And now that I’ve received such generous completion rewards, as a direct beneficiary, I feel it’s only right to compensate him for part of his losses.”
Li Xingyue promptly manifested a radiant, shimmering Spirit Essence item, Fading Chunk Spirit Essence of Profound Unfathomability.
This Spirit Essence item alone was worth a full five hundred thousand.
Their female superior pressed the Spirit Essence into Lin Xun’s hands, then swept her gaze around the room, her meaning unmistakable:
It’s your turn to show some gratitude!