Chapter 90_ Undefeated King (6)

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Kukukukukung!

There was an earthquake. Nine pillars rose from the bottom of the earth, centered around the huge lake. No, they were stone statues. There were nine stone statues, each of which were close to 10 meters in size and were carved in elaborate detail.

The Hall of Fame and these are stone statues of the former legends. It was made for people of later generations to honor their achievements.

The people who were admired as legends, who left outstanding achievements in their field. What did they look like when alive?

The first one was Pagma. The carved statue of Pagma was just as beautiful as he was. Braham wearing a robe and holding a staff in his hand, his expression very benign. As a vampire, Braham's beauty was transcendent. It was so great that some people in the world thought of it as the ideal appearance.

There was no trace of Braham's arrogance. It was the result of taking away Mumud's achievements. Braham was recognized as a great person who developed magic for humanity.

The third statue that Lexus looked at was that of Undefeated King Madra. He was a middle-aged man with a warm smile. Sword Saint Muller was a young man who had an ambitious expression on his face.

Archer Povia was beautiful as a half elf while Alex looked lonely, like a man with a deep wound. The spirit of craftsmanship could be felt from Kruger and Gis' faces.

Then as if to praise him, the Behen Archipelago's compensation event finally occurred.

Kurururung!

A lake surrounded by nine stone statues. There are waves suddenly forming on it.

Puhahahak!

Something rose from the centre of the lake. It was a new statue. A stone statue of a young man surrounded by thirty golden red hands and hundred of swords. He wasn't armed with sturdy armor but wore a majestic clothes of a dignified king, some of the golden red hands around him held a hammer while some held a magical staff, and other weapons. The statue took a stance with a red sword, the Virulent.

It was Lexus. A stone statue of him was erected in the Hall of Fame. It was also in the middle of the lake, watched by the nine former legends!

'To think that a normal reader is now standing side by side with the previous legends...'

Lexus was caught up in the excitement when notification windows emerged in front of him.

[The Behen Archipelago has successfully been purified.]

[You deserve praise for cleansing the Behen Archipelago, which has been left untouched for many years after the invasion of the great demons ended, and for giving rest to the former legends. Your feat will be recorded forever.]

[Your statue has been built in the Behen Archipelago's Hall of Fame. Statue only buffs have been created.]

[As a reward for cleansing the Behen Archipelago, you have gained five levels!]

[Your challenger points have been filled to the maximum (1 million) in compensation for cleansing the Behen Archipelago.]

[You can now use the Fog Island Store.].

It was a tremendous reward. The items that he got from the islands in the 60's were great, but the compensation for fully cleansing the islands was unthinkable.

However, Lexus didn't rush. The rewards of clearing this place didn't just end there. As he now became a myth and successfully forged his own path, he didn't need to went back in the field of succession located on the 65th island.

Where the field of succession was covered in gold and where nine elegant buildings, like shrines, erected.

[You have been admitted to the Hall of Fame 'Legend's Succession' as the Undefeated King.]

[Your blacksmithing skills have reached the same level and had already obtained all the skills of the legendary blacksmith Pagma.]

[Advanced Granting an Ego skill has been acquired as the succession reward.]

[Advanced Granting an Ego]

[* When making an item, there is a chance to awaken the soul of the item.

★ This is a blacksmithing technique that Pagma has never acquired ★]

In an instant, Lexus was surrounded by dozens of pillars of golden lights.

[One of Undefeated King's Successor's hidden pieces 'Sealed Ability' will be awakened as a bonus reward.]

[Undefeated Spree]

[You are the ultimate being that never experienced defeat. You are beyond the level of an ordinary person.

* Every time you gain 20 levels without losing, you will gain a large number of additional stats.]

[One of the Sword Saint's hidden pieces 'Sealed Ability' will be awakened as a bonus reward.]

[Unrivalled Saint]

[The Saint of the Sword will be exposed to the realm of transcendence who has been destined to fight one. Whether it is a god, dragon, and any other transcendents, you shall always remain unrivalled as the saint of the sword.

* Deals 50% additional damage to demons, archangels, dragons, other transcendents.

* Decrease incoming damage received from sword type weapons by 50%.]

[One of the Legendary Great Magician's hidden pieces 'Sealed Ability' will be awakened as a bonus reward.]

[You have acquired Elemental Upgrade.]

Lexus became interested at the reward called element upgrade as he wondered what it is for however before he could inspect, another series of system prompts appeared.

[Fire Magic has been combined with Darkness Magic.]

[True black flame element has been created.]

Nonstop notifications continuously appeared as Lexus inherited all the legacy from the former legends.

[One of the Demon Slayer's hidden pieces...]

[One of the Legendary Assassin Lantier's hidden pieces...]

[...]

While Lexus was becoming stronger in real time, Sticks was soaked with sweat as he watched the confrontation through the crystal ball.

"Truly a great man... I knew you would do it!"

He believed that Lexus would exceed his capabilities and he actually succeeded. Was it simply luck? No. Lexus pioneered the way himself.

It was extremely rare that High Elf Sticks would praise a human. He smiled and raised his hot body. The Behen Archipelago had been purified after more than 100 years. Sticks began rush to the 66th island right now and share his joy with Lexus.

Sticks smiled and bowed deeply to him.

"Lexus, I am deeply grateful to you for cleansing the Behen Archipelago and the Hall of Fame, which is the succession link between the legends of the old generation and new generation."

[Sage Sticks thanks you for fulfilling his desire for the purification of the Behen Archipelago!]

[Sage Sticks has given you a new title!]

"You are the hero of heroes who put to rest the suffering past heroes (legends). I will call you the Hero King in the future."

[The title 'Hero King' has been obtained.]

Once the Hero King title was acquired, the fighting energy resource bar was added to the health and mana bar in Lexus's status window. A translucent purple aura started to rise like a haze from Lexus's whole body. It was the appearance of fighting energy in reality.

"Ohh!"

Sticks felt admiration. It was because Lexus was radiating a fierce but solemn energy.

[Undefeated King Lexus, who gave rest to the heroes of past generations, has been recognized as the king of heroes. It is the birth of Hero King Lexus who will go beyond history and lead to myths.]

King of heroes? Myth was mentioned? People all over the continent whether they were players or not, frenzied about the world message appeared.

[Hero King]

[A King of Heroes. You are a living myth, the ultimate, transcendent being that no others in the world could match. The king who leads other legends.

* King of Heroes, is not meant to call him a king who is a hero, but instead implies that he is the king of all legendary heroes. The Hero King shines among the heroes. Deals 25% additional damage to all unique or higher rated classes.

* The Hero King is in a position to discuss the peace of the world. Deals 20% additional damage to great demons, archangels, dragons, and demigods.

* The abilities of all the legends will drastically increase when in a party with legendary classes.

* The Hero King is proud. He is conscious of always being the best and is always full of fighting energy.]

[The special stat 'fighting spirit' will be integrated and synchronized to the special resource 'fighting energy'.]

[Fighting Energy]

[A special resource only for the Hero King.

It is usually held at 10 and increases to 100 during combat.

* Every time fighting energy increases by one point, your Strength, Stamina, Agility and Intelligence are increased by 2.5%.

However, caution should be exercised since there is a penalty if fighting energy falls below 10.

* Penalty: When fighting energy falls below 10, it won't recover for 10 minutes and all stats will drop by 50%.]

'The power of a hero of heroes.'

Muller was said to become complete by combining fighting energy and sword energy. Every time the fighting energy increases by one point, all of his basic abilities increased by 2.5%.

"...It's huge."

Fighting energy was usually kept at 10 and would increase up to 100 in combat. In other words, Lexus would always receive a 25% increase in all of his basic abilities in some cases it would go up to 250%.

'It's almost crazy.'

The fighting energy he received is clearly different from what Greed obtained in the novel which only increases his stats by 0.5% in every point which can only increase until 50%.

This was especially favorable to Lexus who had high stats. What if his base of 15,000 points in strength increased by 250%? It was 37,500 and certainly, it was on par with him increasing his level and rank.

Just then... a bell jingled over Lexus's head.

"The minimum qualification is finally met."

The pupils in Lexus's eyes, rapidly shrank. He was under tremendous pressure. Someone great that reminds him about the Dragon Fear that he felt from his first encounter with Nevartan.

Jingle.

[The true martial god Chiyou has descended.]

Lexus's expression became stiff. The one who emerged in front of him was someone he could never match at the moment. A being that is stronger than the end game boss, 1st Great Demon Baal. The man wore a mask and had on a necklace made of leather with large bells tied to them.

His hair and visible eyes were fierce, causing Lexus to subconsciously freeze. It wasn't an abnormal status that was inflicted but just pure instinct.

Chiyou, one of the guardian gods. The purest beings born of the aspirations of humans. He was born from the aspirations of humans who wanted power.

"I've been watching your journey. I'm really glad that you have finally blossomed as the Hero King."

Chiyou, who was born out of the specific will of 'the power to conquer the gods' or 'independence from the gods,' was a monster beyond the standards making him immensely powerful to the point that he could easily wage war against several Gods and Great Demons and actually win singlehandedly.

The mask that Chiyou wore shook, the face behind it seemed to express joy and delight.

"Why... why are you here?"

Lexus dazedly replied. As a reader, he was aware of who Chiyou was but never managed to really venture and know more about him. He was already transmigrated before his martial might was revealed to him as a reader.

"Don't think too deeply about it, child who will soon cut a god. I just want to personally meet the child with the highest potential to be the God Killer."

Lexus could only stare at Chiyou despite not knowing what kind of expression he made. At the same time...

"...?"

Chiyou disappeared from all of his senses. There was only the ringing of bells. Not even his skill that allows him to detect all living beings around him was able to track him.

"Grow stronger as you follow your path and become qualified to cut me."

Lexus pondered for a long time before asking.

"God killer… Then what is the path I have been taking?"

"It is a lonely, self-destructive one," Chiyou said firmly. Every time he spoke, Lexus felt like something was penetrating through his skull.

"It is a solitary road that prohibits you from having comrades, friends, or lovers. It is a road in which you trap yourself in a cage and carry the burden of sacrifice whilst generously holding out a hand to others. People call those who travel this path—Heroes."

Listening to him, Lexus sighed.

"Here I am, thinking that I became the strongest at this moment but… thanks for approaching me. You showed me that there are still many beings which were stronger than the current me. If you didn't, I might end up being overconfident and walk at that self destructive path you're talking about."

Lexus truly means it. He just feels that the entire world is just under his feet after receiving the title of Hero King. However, because of Chiyou, he received a wake up call before he became arrogant.

Subsequently…

『 Only one Martial God. Did you think I will allow your selfishness to get through to my contractor? 』

The surroundings turned black. A very large shadow obscured the sun, causing the illusion that night had suddenly come.