[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king":3,"chapter-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-337":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Bone King: Welcoming the Birth of the King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349545,4592,"Chapter 337: Harvest: High-Tier Class [Lord of Corruption]","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-337",337,"\u003Cp>Wind Moon, the nineteenth day of the fourth month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valley of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past three days, the humans in the oasis have not dared to approach the central area, because the Hero is staying there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are, of course, not afraid of the Hero, but rather the dragon captured by the Hero; a terrifying pressure shrouds that area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother who lost little Nick wanted to see the dragon that killed her child, but before she could get close, she was knocked unconscious by that pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the oasis, only the strongest, Ya Laer, is able to approach that area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying a meal, Ya Laer treads on the fine, soft green grass and arrives at the central zone near the water source, a layer of dense sweat unconsciously breaking out on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not her first time approaching this place, yet her body remains uncontrollably tense, a feeling of genuine horror and panic rising from within, just like a cat whose fur stands on end when it senses danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo—hoo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She takes two deep breaths to steady the palpitations in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer walks deeper inside; she can already hear the soft sound of flowing water and sees a small wooden house coming into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a faint scent of blood in the air, and she can vaguely feel that the temperature here seems higher than in the surrounding area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by glancing at the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer feels a sense of trepidation, a desire to drop the food in her hands and turn to flee; this emotion of \"fear\" is completely beyond her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when facing the powerful Gray Dwarf clan, with her entire race on the verge of extinction, Ya Laer had never felt as terrified as she does now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard the Hero mention that this seems to be a power called \"Dragon Might,\" which can have a suppressive effect on enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after being defeated and captured alive by the Hero, it can still release such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer truly cannot imagine just how powerful and majestic the Hero, who could fight and defeat a dragon, must be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer sighs inwardly; that is a realm beyond her understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This unimaginable strength fills Ya Laer, who reveres power, with obsession, worship, and a yearning that captures her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Ya Laer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm, gentle voice comes from the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer’s heart skips a beat at this sound, and her body trembles unnaturally, like a believer unable to suppress their excitement and worship after receiving a response from a deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She carefully places the meal in her hands about ten meters away from the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your, m-meal, it is placed here, Hero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer stammers slightly, not knowing if it is due to the pressure in the air or her own nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She does not dare to get any closer to the wooden house, fearing that the power of the Dragon Might will cause her to make a fool of herself in front of the Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After placing the food down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Laer leaves the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creak—squeak—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling open the wooden door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng walks out of the wooden house, his face full of contemplation and complex thoughts as he reaches the place where the tray is placed, sits cross-legged, and begins to eat heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength, going hungry for a few days would actually be no problem, but as a human, breathing, eating, and sleeping do not disappear just because his strength has increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past two days, he has been studying the [Heart of the True Dragon King]; the more he studies it, the more he discovers the uniqueness of this heart, as it contains not only alchemy techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also some special magic and ritual powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it is very headache-inducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Greed Kings possessed the World-Class Item [Unknown Grimoire], and the basic effect of this World-Class Item is to record all tier magic in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, this includes all tier magic from the \"Yggdrasil\" game before the descent, and Tang Zheng cannot be certain if this World-Class Item developed other derivative abilities after appearing in this other world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the background, every World-Class Item is an object formed from a destroyed world, possessing power rivaling a world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this [Heart of the True Dragon King] was created using an ability derived from the [Unknown Grimoire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much he studies it, he will inevitably have no results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng's current line of thought is not to figure out how this heart was made, but how it turned the Dragonoid Ladon into a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, he does not need to know how a refrigerator is manufactured for the time being; he needs to figure out how to use the refrigerator first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days have passed without any harvest, but from the mouth of the Dragonoid Ladon, Tang Zheng has asked for some information about the Eight Greed Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The respective appearances and racial guesses of the Eight Greed Kings, and there is one other thing that concerns him quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging by the timeline, the Eight Greed Kings only suddenly went to war with the 'God of Darkness' Surshana and killed them after wiping out a large number of Dragon Kings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must have been some irreconcilable conflict; perhaps the Slane Theocracy knows something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Tang Zheng ponders, he finishes his meal and stands up to return to the wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden door closes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the empty house, the Dragonoid Ladon lies unconscious on the ground, remaining under the control of \"All-Species Charm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng speculates that the \"Dragon Might\" autonomously emitted from the opponent originates from the [Heart of the True Dragon King].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has little effect on him, to the point of being negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level gap between the two is not large, and the \"Divine Body\" of the [Valkyrie] also has relatively strong resistance to various negative statuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng does not look at the Dragonoid Ladon for the moment, instead focusing on his attribute panel; in the past two days, besides research, he has not forgotten to collect experience points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Experience Bar: 5,500,001\u002F360,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collected 4.5 million experience in three days, which, added to the previous 1 million, has accumulated to 5.5 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough to raise [Dark Knight] to max level.\" A smile appears on the corner of Tang Zheng's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he could not have wasted time studying magic and items; just collecting 5.5 million experience points would have been enough to give him a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consume experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s heart stirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experience in the experience bar begins to consume and decrease rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total Level: 51\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Experience Bar: 440,001\u002F850,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basic Class: Genius 10lv (Warrior...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intermediate Class: Dark Knight 10lv\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High\u002FSpecial Class: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the 5.5 million experience points consumed in one go, [Dark Knight] is thoroughly raised to max level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng sits cross-legged in the wooden house, his aura rising continuously with the increase in level; as he breaks through level 50, a layer of faint, flowing light flashes across the surface of his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the increase in numerical values,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng senses carefully this time, perceiving a change in his life level from the inside out of his physical body; although it is only for an instant, it is incomparably clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one does not pay close attention, it is easy to confuse it with the increase in physical strength during a level-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the 'Hero Realm' from level 28 to 29 is a bottleneck, then level 50 is the second layer of the bottleneck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging by the level of tier magic, it belongs to the 8th tier (50–56lv).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought flashes through Tang Zheng's mind, and after [Dark Knight] reaches max level, it also thoroughly stabilizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in the entire wooden house seems to undergo some distortion with Tang Zheng as the center, causing the brightness in the room to drop by a few degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black energy overflows, turning into a faint black mist that appears and disappears, forming an irregular shape around Tang Zheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attribute panel vibrates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class construction information satisfied]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng's gaze falls on the attribute panel, looking at the information that appeared, appearing as if he expected it, though his heart is still a bit excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class [Genius] has been converted to [Paladin]]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class construction achieved—Low-tier class [Paladin 10lv], Intermediate-tier class [Dark Knight 10lv]]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Triggered High-tier class: Lord of Corruption]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you wish to take the class?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take the class.\" Tang Zheng responds in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class: Lord of Corruption\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: High-tier class\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ability Effect:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passive·\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Power of Corruption\": All attacks or skills can have negative attribute erosion damage added to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gift of the Fallen\": Grants certain bonuses to negative attribute and stealth-type skills, and increases holy attribute resistance by 20%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heart of Darkness\": Grants complete immunity to movement impairment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Active Skill:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura of Sinking: Releases a special aura that can shroud a 15m radius, causing a binding effect on everyone within range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Description: Betray that useless faith; the physical shell is merely a useless vessel. Only darkness and despair are eternal. We are the destroyers of order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Note: For every level gained, the four attributes (MP, HP, Physical Defense, Magic Defense) increase by 15 points.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the successful acquisition of the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint black mist permeating Tang Zheng's body quickly became dense, with a faint black light flickering on the surface, looking somewhat eerie and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of oppression filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black light faintly flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes. Looking at the black mist coiling around his body, he raised his arm and gave a casual wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mist dissipated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Similar to the situation with [Holy Knight] and [Lord of Holiness], both are further enhancements of the previous class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng scanned the class information for [Lord of the Fallen] on the attribute panel and compared it with [Lord of Holiness].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that the new class seemed even more practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Power of Pain\" and \"Power of Corruption\" of the Dark Knight look somewhat similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the effect of \"Power of Corruption\" can not only add negative attributes to normal attacks but also to skills, making the attack methods more diverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The class name sounds impressive, but overall it is still relatively mediocre,\" Tang Zheng evaluated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the class's passive abilities, what surprised Tang Zheng most was the addition of \"complete immunity to movement impairment,\" and even the class skill is a range control type, all of which are quite practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and grabbed at the void, and a magic greatsword appeared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy attribute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface of the blade vibrated slightly, and a layer of holy energy covered the magic greatsword. Tang Zheng flipped his wrist: \"Negative attribute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holy energy on the magic greatsword immediately twisted and dissipated, replaced by a layer of black energy, looking somewhat terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Mad Mage] and [Magic Swordsman] can be used together to employ physical attack methods of the four elements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that I have [Lord of Holiness] and [Lord of the Fallen], I can also use holy and negative attributes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng chuckled; unknowingly, he found that he could already use the power of six attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the resistances he possessed on the attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complete curse immunity, complete movement impairment immunity, fire attribute nullification, poison attribute resistance II (below 30lv), dark attribute resistance (80%), holy attribute resistance (40%), extra weapon specialization (Slash 100%, Range 50%).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: Brand new information has been updated in the comments section.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy and negative attributes are theoretically completely opposite, yet now I can use both powers simultaneously,\" Tang Zheng thought thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not forgotten that when he was preparing to learn \"Undead Summoning,\" he discovered a skill conflict with \"Angel Summoning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now there was no class conflict; presumably, it is related to the fact that the basic construction of both high-tier classes originates from the base class [Holy Knight].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next is to level up these two high-tier classes; I wonder if it will trigger a special class,\" Tang Zheng's eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to downgrade, removing [Dark Knight] from the class build and retaining only the newly acquired high-tier class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng continued to study the \"True Dragon King Heart\" of the dragon-man Ladong, and indirectly learned from the other's mouth the true situation surrounding this Valley of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place is located at the far east of the entire continent, in a very remote position; apart from the dragon-man Ladong, there are basically no strong individuals present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Tang Zheng was most worried about—whether there would be other True Dragon Kings or remnants of player forces—also did not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng walked out of the wooden house and came to the outskirts of the water source, seeing the two people who had been waiting for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Hero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Hero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya La'er and Chieftain Diyelong spoke respectfully in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Tang Zheng defeated a giant dragon in front of everyone's witness, the entire oasis population's feelings for Tang Zheng were no longer just respect, but also added worship and fanaticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to leave the oasis tomorrow, so I'm telling you in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng waved his hand very casually, signaling that the two did not need to be so restrained, and spoke with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya La'er let out a cry of surprise and hurriedly looked up: \"Lord Hero is leaving so soon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, Lord Hero stayed here for half a month, and she thought he would stay longer this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya La'er unconsciously pinched her pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ya La'er, Lord Hero naturally has his own ideas,\" Chieftain Diyelong rebuked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to be so serious, Chieftain Diyelong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I obtained more detailed intelligence about this area from that dragon-man who attacked you, so I have new ideas,\" Tang Zheng said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2362,"2026-06-21T02:30:17.060Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fe1db11af57ec1f2c831355c90a2773d234b9f0e77982898dd9e51b4527d7ede","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-338","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-336",357,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-cover.jpg"]