Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Zhou Ming laughed. Facing the Gray Wolf as it mindlessly charged him again, he activated Soul Plunder and Baptism by Fire. All his Attributes exploded upward, and he entered a close-quarters brawl with the wolf.
He finished it off in no time. With one unwilling whimper, it collapsed and transformed into a massive amount of EXP that filled his EXP bar again and again.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have successfully killed [Gray Wolf] (Elite Monster). Level +12!]
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Golden light rose around Zhou Ming as his Panel Attributes climbed like a rocket.
This leveling speed was insane!
Zhou Ming reveled in it and immediately sought his next target. A few easy punches were all it took to bring another down.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have successfully killed [Gray Wolf] (Elite Monster). Level +6!]
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Congratulations! You have successfully killed [Gray Wolf] (Elite Monster). Level +3!]
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The further he progressed, the easier the grinding became. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Ming had passed Level 20 and was rapidly closing in on Level 30.
Along the way, he opened his skill list to inspect the exclusive skill awarded by the Sin of Sloth and the other two skills that had been enhanced.
[Soul Refinement] (Exclusive SS Rank)
Description: The strength of the physical body is certainly important, but a resilient mind is no less essential.
Skill Effect: Launches a mental attack against the target, inflicting Stun for 1-5 seconds. (The exact duration depends on the difference in strength between both parties.)
Passive Effect: Mental-Attack Resistance +50%
Cooldown: 2 minutes
(Growth-Type)
[Flame Soul Art] (Exclusive SS Rank)
Description: Burning the soul allows the Flame Demon Emperor to pursue greater strength, but a terrible price must be paid.
Skill Effect: All Attributes +120%
Additional Effect: Locked. (Can be activated after absorbing a Flame Dragon’s essence blood.)
Cost: Level -5 and enters a Weakened state for 5 hours.
Duration: Until the battle ends
Cooldown: 48 hours
(Growth-Type)
[Demonic Flame Armor] (Exclusive SS Rank)
Description: One of the Flame Demon Emperor’s exclusive skills. Condenses the fire element to protect and strengthen the user.
Skill Effect: Equips Demonic Flame Armor, granting +80% Tenacity and immediately providing a shield equal to 50% of maximum HP. The skill may be canceled at any time.
Additional Effect: While the skill remains active, all forms of attack deal +100% damage.
Duration: 2 minutes
Cooldown: 5 minutes after the Demonic Flame Armor state is canceled
(Growth-Type)
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Soul Refinement was exceptionally powerful. It perfectly made up for Zhou Ming’s lack of crowd-control skills, and its Mental-Attack Resistance was equally important. In the future, once he forged the Stone of Divine Condemnation into a weapon, insufficient resistance could easily cause its power to turn against him.
Flame Soul Art and Demonic Flame Armor had also received tremendous enhancements.
“I need to absorb a Flame Dragon’s essence blood to activate Flame Soul Art’s additional effect, and I need the Dwarves’ help to forge a weapon…”
Zhou Ming pondered silently. “Looks like once the time is right, I’ll have no choice but to visit the Dragon Domain!”
“Rumble…”
Just as he considered his future plans, dust rose at the far end of the horizon, accompanied by rolling thunder.
Zhou Ming turned and saw an enormous mass of players charging toward him with murderous intent.
“They found me this quickly?” Zhou Ming was rather surprised.
Qianying frowned. “Items similar to a Universe Compass may be rare, but the gods possess deep reserves. They truly aren’t easy to deal with.”
She had also heard the earlier server-wide announcement that raised the bounty.
To put it plainly, the gods wanted to use adventurers to crush Zhouyou Shijie while he was at his weakest, preventing him from raising his Level.
“If they think I’m an easy target now, they’re sorely mistaken!” The corner of Zhou Ming’s mouth rose. He killed a Gray Wolf with one punch, reaching Level 35.
He was not bragging!
Even at Level 1, he had been confident he could instantly kill an ordinary Level 50 player!
Now…
No matter how many came, he would kill them all!
“Brothers of the Myth Guild, strike while he’s weak and finish him off!” Bawang led from the front. The moment he spotted Zhou Ming at the head of the battlefield, he raised an arm and shouted, “Zhouyou Shijie is only Level 35 right now! He’s a total scrub!”
“Hahaha…”
Zhou Ming burst out laughing. “I never thought I’d see the day someone called me a scrub!”
“Sorry about this, Zhouyou Shijie!” Submit and Perish charged at the head of the crowd, acting exceptionally eager. “It’s not that I’m ruthless. The bounty is just too generous!”
Unlike Zhouyou Shijie and Rule by Inaction, who preferred to operate alone, Submit and Perish had established one of the premier guilds in Destiny, the Supreme Guild.
Defeating Zhouyou Shijie, the number one player in the Eastern Region, would bring unimaginable fame to his guild. How could he possibly resist?
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Barrier Breaker · Submit and Perish has used the skill [Forbidden · Water Dragon’s Protection]. All Attributes +50%, restores 1,000 HP per second. Duration: 5 minutes!]
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Barrier Breaker · Submit and Perish has used the skill [Forbidden · Wind Dragon’s Descent], dealing 1,400% damage based on his Attack to all enemy units within a 200 x 200 area. This skill has an extremely high chance to inflict Tear, Launch, Knockback, and other effects. Movement Speed +100% and Cast Speed +50%. Duration: 3 minutes!]
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“ROAR!”
As Submit and Perish unleashed his signature forbidden spell, wind-element power converged into an azure dragon in midair. It then spread its wings, dove, and charged at Zhou Ming.
A sharp light flashed through Zhou Ming’s eyes. “Bring it on!”
“Ding!”
[System Notification: You have used the skill [Baptism by Fire]. All Attributes +50%. Duration: 2 minutes!]
“Ding!”
[System Notification: You have used the skill [Soul Plunder] on Barrier Breaker · Submit and Perish, plundering 15.8% of his Panel Attributes. Duration: 5 minutes!]
“Ding!”
[System Notification: Flame Venerable · Zhouyou Shijie has used the skill [Demonic Flame Armor], gaining +80% Tenacity and immediately receiving a shield equal to 50% of his maximum HP. In addition, all forms of attack deal +100% damage while the skill remains active. Duration: 2 minutes!]
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“BOOM!”
Fiercely burning armor laced with black substance wrapped around Zhou Ming, giving off an unmistakably demonic air as he stood in imposing splendor.
In the next instant, fire-element power gathered in Zhou Ming’s palms and formed the power of Heavenrend. He thrust both hands forward and met the wind dragon head-on.
“BOOM!!!”
Fire and wind collided violently. The two forces entered a deadlock, collapsing the ground beneath them into a deep crater.
Even so, Zhou Ming remained rooted in place without moving an inch.
His extraordinarily high Growth Ratings, combined with the +80% Tenacity granted by Demonic Flame Armor, allowed him to ignore Wind Dragon’s Descent’s Launch, Knockback, and similar effects.
Besides, the power of Heavenrend gathered between his palms was hardly something to underestimate!
“What the hell?” Submit and Perish stared blankly. “He stopped a forbidden spell with his bare hands?”
“Break!”
Zhou Ming’s hair rose despite the absence of wind. The flames burning across his body grew fiercer, swelling to more than ten meters high and making him look like a god who commanded fire.
“Ding!”
[System Notification: You have used the skill [Forbidden · God of Blazing Flames]. All Attributes +200%, Attack gains an additional +200%, all damage is converted to fire-element damage, and the damage of all other skills gains an additional +200%. Duration: 30 minutes. After use, enters a Weakened state for 2 hours!]
“Hiss!!”
Gaibang Laoda and the many other players who had joined the battle sucked in sharp breaths, unable to believe their eyes.
A forbidden spell!
Now this was a real fucking forbidden spell!
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