Chapter 127: 4-Star Dark Set, Pet Evolution!
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[The Dark Armor - Warrior type]
Defense +20%!
Attack +20%!
Damage +10%!
Damage Reduction +10%!
Maximum HP +30%!
Lifesteal +20%!
Strength, Endurance, Spirit, Agility, Constitution all +80!
Set Skill: Intimidation Domain (Active skill, creates a 30-meter radius circular field, reducing the damage dealt by all enemies within by 15%. Lasts 10 seconds, 30-second cooldown. Identical domain effects do not stack.)
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[Dark Armor- Archer Type]
Attack Speed +40%!
Attack +30%!
Movement Speed +20%!
Damage +20%!
Maximum Mana +30%!
Armor Penetration +30%!
All Stats +80!
Set Skill: Slaughter Domain (Active skill, creates a 30-meter radius circular field, increasing the damage of all allies, including the user, within by 15%. Lasts 10 seconds, 30-second cooldown.)
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The Apocalypse Black Dragon and the Dark Skeleton King each donned their own Level 35 4-star all-gold Dark Sets, resulting in an evolution of their attributes.
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[Dark Skeleton King] (Lv35, Rare):
Attack: 1780
Physical Defense: 1300
Magical Defense: 1260
Mana: 4250
HP: 12,800
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[World-Destroying Black Dragon] (Lv35, Rare):
Attack 2695—over 600 points higher than Zhang Yue, a Mythic Necromance.
Thanks to the set bonuses and the Level 2 Black Dragon Bloodline, the Black Dragon's attack power is increased by a full 60%!
Defense: 900
HP: 7900
Both are significantly lower than the Skeleton King in these attributes.
However, as things stand, the Black Dragon's combat power is on par with any Tier 3 Knight profession.
For wealthy families like Infinite, Glory, and Heavenly Guild, obtaining gold equipment is a breeze.
But even they can only acquire low-tier gold equipment of 2-3 stars.
At Level 30-40, 4-star equipment is considered rare and priceless. Even crafting it requires a massive amount of advanced materials, making small batches possible but mass production impossible.
Thus, the equipment on the Skeleton King and Black Dragon stands at the pinnacle of gear among new professionals worldwidem
Additionally, there were two rare skill books:
[Warrior AoE Skill: Swordstorm]
[ Mage/Beasttamer Skill: Soulstorm]
For ordinary professionals, acquiring rare skills can be troublesome.
This is because the upgrade cost of rare skills is double that of regular ones.
The consumption of energy in all aspects is immense.
Even top professionals like Tian Yu and Tian Xin'er likely have average skill grades no higher than B.
But for Zhang Yue, upgrading rare skills from D-grade Swordstorm and Soulstorm to S-grade Swordstorm and Soulstorm was as simple as throwing some energy at them.
Nearly 20 million energy units—just a small amount to Zhang Yue.
The power of S-grade rare skills is self-evident:
[Swordstorm: Summons 100 sword shadows to form a storm in a 30-meter radius, dealing up to three instances of 150% physical damage to enemies within the area. Lasts 3 seconds, 20-second cooldown]
[Soulstorm: Similar to Sword Shadow Storm but with slightly higher single-instance damage at 180%]
These skills are even stronger than Zhang Yue's other AoE rare skill, Infernal Judgment, with the same 20-second cooldown.
Zhang Yue distributed the two rare skills, giving one to himself and the other to the Dark Skeleton King.
The Apocalypse Black Dragon seemed dissatisfied, glaring at Zhang Yue arrogantly.
"Don't worry, the next rare skill will be yours."
The tsundere dragon turned its head away in a huff, ignoring Zhang Yue.
With the journey through the Gate of Hell complete, Zhang Yue prepared to enhance the bloodline purity of [Demon: Deaths Eye] to see what hidden features could be unlocked.
But as it was late, this task was left for the next day, after the first match of the Provincial Championship.
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The Next Day
News and advertisements about the [Provincial Championship] flooded everywhere.
[Heavens Hall Group Chat:]
Wu Haotian: "@Zhang Yue, boss, are there any special rewards for advancing in the Provincial Championship?"
Ouyang Ling'er: "A big slap for you. (sneaky laugh)"
Lin Tian: "Let's talk after advancing. Don't get knocked out in the first round."
Wu Haotian: "No way! If we don't get ten wins in a row, I'll take your surname."
Ning Tiantian: "What if we don't make it through..."
Zhang Yue: "Just do your best. No pressure for anyone."
At 10 a.m., amidst the anticipation and nervousness of professionals worldwide who had advanced from the regional selection, the competition finally began.
Participants logged in one after another.
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Provincial Championship Rules:
The competition is divided into Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced rounds.
Today's Primary Round: Ten matches total. Each victory grants 8 Honor Points. Winning more than five matches advances the participant to the Intermediate Round.
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Time began, and Zhang Yue immediately joined.
"Ding~ Your opponent for this match is [Shadow Divine Charmer] a professional from the Shadow Guild of Zhening Province. The match officially begins!"
The Shadow Guild, as one of the top three guilds in Tianlang, the capital of Zhening Province, ranks among the top ten across the entire province.
This Level 34 elite assassin named [Shadow Divine Charmer] is even the vice president of the Shadow Guild, known for his exceptional strength.
Upon seeing that his opponent this round was a Beasttamer, Shadow Divine Charmer's eyes clearly flashed with a hint of smugness.
It was as if, in his view, victory was already within his grasp at that moment
"A Beasttamer making it to the provincial championship is no small feat."
"However, there's no point in going further. Your match ends here."
After saying this, Shadow Divine Charmer, leveraging the extreme speed of an assassin, charged toward Zhang Yue with a dagger in hand.
In contrast, Zhang Yue stood motionless in place.
He waited for the opponent to enter his shooting range.
Boom!
With a slight lift of his staff, an S-Rank Infernal Judgement descended from the sky. With an extreme precision, it struck the high-speed Shadow Divine Charmer with pinpoint accuracy.
-9078 critical hit!
As the health bar above his head, which was full, was instantly emptied, Shadow Divine Charmer, who was sprinting at full speed, dropped on the spot.
[Ding~ Congratulations on defeating your opponent [Shadow Divine Charmer]. Glory Points +8]
On the other side, Shadow Divine Charmer, who had been teleported outside the arena, still hadn't figured out what had just happened and looked utterly baffled.
He immediately opened the guild chat.
Shadow Divine Charmer: "Damn it! I got one-shot by a Beasttamer with a fireball spell. Can anyone explain this to me?"
Shadow Tian Xia: "Vice President, did you encounter that Beasttamer from Lin Hai City named 'Zero'?"
Shadow Divine Charmer: "How did you know? His ID is Zero. Is this guy that powerful??"
Shadow Wu Shuang: "Zero, boss! The one who treats the Infinite Guild like his personal ATM! (terrified) (terrified)"
Shadow Divine Charmer: "Crap! His single fireball did 9,000 damage. Brothers, if you encounter this Zero, just surrender. Maintain your dignity."
The provincial competition level indeed raised the quality of opponents far beyond the city-level competition.
At the city-level, it was still common to encounter freelance professionals, but in the provincial championship, nine out of ten opponents were guild professionals.
However, for Zhang Yue, it made no difference.
No matter who the opponent was, the battles typically ended in 3 seconds, and the entire process only required one Infernal Judgement..
With an overwhelming push, he achieved ten consecutive victories and easily secured 80 points.
After waiting for over ten minutes, Lin Tian and the others also finished their matches.
As the former vice president of the Infinite Guild and the former president of the War God Guild, the Rare-Class Flame Knight Wu Haotian and the Rare-Class Thunder Mage Lin Tian, both with extraordinary strength, achieved ten consecutive victories each.
As for Ouyang Ling'er, after equipping her with a few pieces of gold gear and leveraging the rogue class's unreasonable theft skills, she also secured eight consecutive victories.
Ning Tiantian advanced to tomorrow's intermediate round with a record of seven consecutive wins.
This meant that in today's preliminary round, the Heavens Hall had a 100% advancement rate.
They created a record for the guilds with the highest advancement rate in history.
After the competition ended, the group left the safe zone at Dawn Sanctuary together and headed for the wilderness.
On the way, Lin Tian remarked, "You can clearly feel the provincial-level opponents are much stronger than those at the city-level. With round after round of eliminations, I think the next matches will only get tougher."
"It's a pity we don't have the economic foundation of guilds like Infinite or Supreme. I'm already Level 35, but I'm still wearing the Level 25 gear I had when I left Infinite. It's long overdue for an upgrade," Wu Haotian bluntly pointed out the issue.
After a pause, Wu Haotian asked Zhang Yue, "So, what did you get from that Hell Chest yesterday?"
Before Zhang Yue could speak, Ouyang Ling'er exclaimed, "If it could contain 10 million in cash, that'd be amazing."
"In this world, the most critical resource isn't money."
As Zhang Yue's words fell, both Ouyang Ling'er and Ning Tiantian simultaneously asked, "Then what is it?"
"Energy." Zhang Yue raised his hand, examining the Demon Contract on his left hand, and said, "No matter how much money you have, without energy, you won't get far in this world."
Only then did the group notice the blood crystal ring on Zhang Yue's hand, which clearly stood out as extraordinary.
"This isn't equipment, is it?" The internet-savvy and well-informed Ouyang Ling'er immediately recognized the type of ring: "It's a Artifact?"
"Judging by its appearance, it should be a common-grade Artifact, right? Its grade is too low, so it probably isn't worth much."
Wu Haotian was surprised: "An expert! You can tell all that just by looking?"
At this moment, Zhang Yue glanced at Ouyang Ling'er and said, "You do have an eye for quality, but you missed one detail."
"Its value is far higher than you imagine."
The Demon Contract's Energy Contract effect would indeed seem insignificant if used by an ordinary person, merely increasing energy gains by 5%.
However, on Zhang Yue, who possessed the Ten-Thousandfold Energy Buff, it was a different story entirely.
Five percent of ten thousandfold is still 500 times.
And this was only the effect at the common grade. As the grade of the Demon Contract increased in the future, this effect would grow even stronger.
Most importantly, the energy extracted by the Demon Contract could be transferred.
This meant that the Artifact broke the limitation of "professionals in this world cannot trade energy," enabling Zhang Yue's ten-thousandfold energy to be shared with others.
This implied that from now on, all members of the Heavens Hall would have access to infinite energy.
This was a resource that no amount of money from the likes of Infinite, Supreme, or Tian Family Guilds could buy.
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