Chapter 87 Strange Stone Coffin! [Seeking Recommendation Votes]
2016-08-23
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
Modo City. Military Camp.
Today, Modo City is a bit different, as hundreds of people have gathered in the yard at the side door of the City Hall since early morning.
Most of these individuals are elite warriors, some even belonging to the officer ranks in Modo City. In the absence of any way to contain the information, a rumor is circulating among the officers of Modo City, claiming that the higher-ups possess a unique trial method. This method allows individuals to enter and experience it firsthand, honing their combat skills, and even if they d*e inside, they won’t truly d*e. It is said that those who have entered it saw significant improvements upon emergence, with some even touching the edge of legend, which naturally excites many high-level professionists.
Among these people, there is one who is especially unique!
He stands alone at one side of the yard, surrounded by a group of people, appearing both as a power center within Modo City and as someone operating outside its authority.
This person is the Cyclops Pirate.
He is one of the first pirate leaders to follow Soren and has managed the waters from Taro Port to Snake Island.
His involvement in this trial is entirely coincidental; after failing to break through to the legendary level, the Cyclops Pirate learned of this trial through Modo City’s information channels. Subsequently, this long-famous pirate leader directly sought permission from Soren to participate in the trial. As one of the earliest followers, Soren considered it and agreed.
During this period, Soren has been reforming the battlefield dimension.
As a deity, Soren’s advancement is rapid, and his attributes have changed significantly, particularly in terms of basic skills.
His most improved ability lies in alchemy.
“Name: Soren – [Saint Form] [Medium Divine Power].
Race: Half-Elf [Son of Slaughter].
Attributes: Strength 23 (+6), Agility 39 (+6), Constitution 28 (+6), Intelligence 30 (+7), Perception 21 (+6), Charisma 25 (+9).
Alignment: Lawful Evil.
Profession: Level 10 Thief (0/1150000) Level 10 Shadow (MAX/MAX) Level 10 Wizard (0/2725000) Level 12 Archmage (0/3255000) [Seventh Tier].
Health Points: 625/625 [Strong].
Experience: 5,255,075 (Killing Experience), 15,545 points (Professional Experience) [Unallocated].
Skill Points: None.
Attribute Points: None.
Legendary Degree: 300.
Divinity Value: 295 [Medium Divinity]. (300 points needed for [Superior Divinity]).
Divinity Score: 165 [Medium Divinity Score]. (300 points needed for [Superior Divinity Score]).
Divine Power Value: 513/3300. (1200 divine power points needed for ascension to [Superior Divine Power], mastering the divine rule of [Divine Descent]. Current divine storage limit is 3300 points).
Divine Profession: Shadow, Thievery, Half-Elf, Wanderer, Tracking.
Domains: Disease, Poison, Trickery, Slaughter, d*ath, Fear, Evil, Domination, Pirate, Shadow, Plant.
Aura: Evil Aura, Fear Aura.
Status: Normal.
Basic Skills – Stealth 555, Knowledge 435, Theft 425, Lockpicking 375, Traps 315, Focus 375, Negotiation 515, Valuation 325, Deception 375, Intimidation 575, Taunting 315, Performance 315, Listening 425, Evasion 455, Parrying 315, Blocking 275, Healing 275, Searching 435, Investigation 515, Scribing Scrolls 285, Spell Recognition 315, Wilderness Survival 355, Using Magic Devices 275, Cooking 225, Alchemy 475, Forging Magical Weapons 315.
Saint Form – Transcendence, Spell Immunity 1-4 Ring, Epic Divine Power, Instantaneous Spellcasting 1-3 Ring.
Divine Abilities – Space Manipulation, d*ath’s Hand, Reality Alteration, Form Alteration, Divine Shockwave, Language Proficiency, Writing Proficiency, Interplanar Communication, Astral Transportation, Planar Transport.
Legendary Skills – Legendary Spell Construction, Legendary Resilience, Legendary Spell Penetration, Legendary Reflection, Weakness Insight, Perfect Dual Wielding, Universal Skillful Hand, Legendary Evasion, Legendary Combat Skills, Epic Agility, Epic Intelligence, Epic Constitution.
Specialties – Blessing of the Goddess of Magic, Godslayer, Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune, Blessing of the Ocean Goddess, Dragon bl**d Baptism LV2, Heart of Slaughter, Butcher, Deathwalker, Ascetic, Scholar, Profane Speech.
Personal Specialties – Nimble Left Hand, Photographic Memory, Indomitable Power, Photographic Memory, Mastery of Spellcasting, Mastery of Reflex Evasion, Mastery of Intuitive Evasion, Roll Evasion, Agile Movement, Evasion of Sight, Dark Vision, Combat Spellcasting, Movement Spellcasting, Spell Control, Spell Amplification, Spell Extreme Effect, Crafting Magical Equipment, Spell Penetration, Weak Spell Resistance, Weak Cold Resistance, Medium Fire Resistance, Weak Poison Resistance, Weak Electric Resistance, Strong Constitution, Regeneration [Advanced], Psychic Sense 100 ft.
Professional Specialties – Arcane Memory, Arcane Countermeasure, Arcane Rune, Lord of Shadows, Mental Flexibility, Military Weapon [Mastery], Curved Blade [Legendary].
Combat Skills – Summon Shadow, Shadow Leap [300 meters], Shadow Assassination, Shadow Travel [2 times], Vampire’s Touch (Divinity), Sword Intent [Heavy Split], Sword Intent [Horizontal Slash], Sword Intent [Decapitation], Sword Intent [Waist Cut], Sword Intent [Spinning Dance], Spinning Slash.”
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To complete the reform plan for the battlefield dimension, Soren raised his Archmage profession level by two levels.
He allocated all his skill points into Alchemy, raising it to 475 points in one go, while also acquiring the specialty of [Legendary Spell Construction] to support the reform process.
This ability is similar to the Princess’s Magical Reconstruction, allowing for changes to the spell form and effects according to one’s will. The application in combat is akin to the Princess’s Frost and Snow Incarnation, but Soren primarily focuses on aspects related to Alchemy.
At Soren’s level, advancing to a higher level becomes very challenging.
He currently has over five million Killing Experience stored up. While this seems like a lot, it’s hardly enough when utilized—it might at most elevate him by two levels.
As for now,
Killing ordinary enemies holds little significance for Soren; he now needs at least legendary-level enemies to make it worthwhile. Therefore, in order to continue increasing his profession level, Soren’s target remains focused on the Demon God of Fear. According to an adventure log from his past life, after the task of destroying the Throne of Slaughter was completed during the era of the God of Slaughter – Baal, the Son of Slaughter at that time gained an astonishing thirty million points of experience!
Had the Son of Slaughter not abandoned his ascension, a new powerful evil god would likely have been born long ago.
Soren now hopes to pull off a big move; he doesn’t expect to gain thirty to fifty million Killing Experience from destroying the Throne of Fear, but one or two million should not be too little, right?
After all, the Demon God of Fear also possesses Strong Divine Power!
Moreover, the God of Slaughter – Baal and the present Demon God of Fear are in very similar states, both nearly dead yet alive, with their core souls and powers preserved within the Throne of Slaughter (Throne of Fear).
What Soren hopes for now is to obtain the soul energy contained within.
For Soren, if he can acquire around thirty million Killing Experience, it should be no problem for him to rise ten levels, enough to stand up to enemies with Strong Divine Power!
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After a long wait, these individuals finally entered the battlefield dimension through a portal.
At this moment, significant changes have occurred on the first layer of the battlefield dimension; the previously altar-like connection devices have all been removed. Entering, the Cyclops Pirate and others saw a grand hall guarded by two Diamond Golems, with a patrol of Iron Golems around. In front of the hall is a large square, with a massive purple crystal in the center, connected by translucent crystal tubes, slightly revealing the magic energy flowing through them.
Soren truly invested heavily this time!
He directly used divine power to alter the space and size, almost conjuring the square hall from thin air, and as a large number of skill points were channeled into Alchemy, Soren made rapid progress in mastering Alchemy, quickly establishing an energy channel linked to the [Elemental Furnace].
“Eh?”
“Why does everything here look different from last time?”
Among the trial participants, there seems to be someone familiar, apparently named ‘Jack.’ The Cyclops Pirate listened to the voices nearby and then followed the golems’ guidance into the hall.
Upon entering the hall, he immediately saw rows of neatly arranged…
Well.
How should I say this?
They look like rows of stone coffins, topped with translucent crystal lids, and what the golems want these hundred people to do is lie inside them.
“Do we enter the trial grounds by lying in here?”
The Cyclops Pirate murmured as he looked around, everything filled with a magical aura: the massive crystal chandelier, the pale purple magic energy tubes, the Diamond Golems watching everyone with intimidating eyes, and the walls etched with strange runes, though their purpose remains unclear.
The soldiers of Modo City are accustomed to obeying orders.
Though slightly unaccustomed to everything before them, someone soon complied and lay inside a stone coffin.
The Cyclops Pirate did not rush.
He kept an eye on those who entered first. When the first batch lay inside, the crystal glass on the coffins automatically closed, and immediately, bright points of light flickered to life at the ends of the coffins. Soon after, the people inside became immobile, appearing to fall into a deep slumber, their chests rising and falling with their breaths.
“So this is how we enter the trial’s illusion?”
The Cyclops Pirate thought for a moment. Seeing those around him entering, he also chose a coffin to lie down in.
Unlike the others, the somewhat anxious Cyclops Pirate did not immediately fall asleep. It was only after a while that he began to feel drowsy. Once he ceased to resist, he soon slipped into deep sleep.
A faint red light flickered.
When the Cyclops Pirate released his mind and sank into deep slumber, he reopened his eyes to find himself beneath a bl**d-red sky.
“Hey!”
“You lowly human! What are you still doing here?! The demons are almost breaching the city gates! Hurry up and fight!”
Crack!
A loud whip crack echoed; before the Cyclops Pirate could assess his surroundings, he received a lash above his head. When he turned to look, he immediately saw a fierce-looking Lust Demon urging him onto the battlefield.
Incredible!
Though he received a lash, the Cyclops Pirate’s expression was one of great delight.
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(PS: Two updates tomorrow.) (To be continued ~^~)
