Chapter 285

Mu Yi

A tremendous roar echoed across the battlefield, the earth trembling as if bombarded by cannon fire, and a massive sound wave surged forth, accompanied by flying sand and stone!

With a gust of wind blowing, the smoke and dust dissipated.

Mu Yi's figure emerged from the smoke and dust, and at his feet lay the corpse of a headless elite heroic spirit, lying still.

「Zongwang Prompt: Congratulations, player, you have defeated the elite heroic spirit—Great Swordsman Viscen Tuk. You have met the basic clearance conditions; outside of combat, you may exit the Challenge Dungeon at any time. 」

Zongwang Disaster Coin

Universal Experience

After truly witnessing Mu Yi's battle now, she realized she was completely no match for him; if she once had confidence to fight him, that is no longer the case.

But now things are completely different; facing Mu Yi, she probably doesn't even have the ability to resist.

Zongwang Prompt

But just now, she personally witnessed Mu Yi defeat the opposing elite heroic spirit with an almost one-sided crushing dominance.

The opponent had almost no power to resist; his swinging great sword could tear rifts in the earth, yet it could not leave even a single mark on Mu Yi.

Most importantly, the maid Aili and Mu Yi are old acquaintances; she clearly understands that what Mu Yi is showing now is only a part of his strength.

Heroic Spirit Inheritance

It is precisely this realization that lets her clearly see that Mu Yi, having revealed only the tip of the iceberg, has already left her far behind.

「Princess, you already knew? 」 Aili couldn't help but ask Lily.

No, I don't know—just a gut feeling!

Lily's eyes flashed with divine light as her calculation model spell reassessed Mu Yi's combat level.

Above Legend?

Looking at the spell's calculation feedback, Lily's eyes showed curiosity; she wondered what adventure Mu Yi had undergone to achieve such a great transformation in so short a time.

After the battle ends, let Mu Yi tell me his story!

Lily felt curious; the mystery surrounding Mu Yi grew more familiar, not diminishing but becoming richer, filling her with curiosity about him.

And on the other side, he looked at the headless corpse of the Heroic Spirit at his feet.

Actually, Mu Yi was also quite surprised; long-term overlevel combat had made him almost forget the final effect of the Soldier Lord's divine ability.

This effect—his attacks always hit and the enemy's always dodge—let him always anticipate the enemy when fighting this Heroic Spirit.

He perfectly dodged the opponent's exquisite yet barbaric greatsword, then slashed his slaughter blade across the opponent's neck, finishing the kill.

The corpse of the Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk began to gradually turn into light and dissipate; within the light, the Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk reappeared.

Young warrior, I wish your future be supremely glorious; to entrust my strength to your hand and aid your growth is my honor!

Mu Yi slightly bowed, showing respect to the Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk; having witnessed the horrific scene of the Abyss Demon invasion, he held great respect for those Heroic Spirits who resisted the Abyss Demon.

Perhaps... you might actually be able to do it...

The Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk looked at Mu Yi, his body gradually fading in the light, turning into flowing light that dissipated in the air.

Zongwang Prompt: Congratulations, player, you have earned the recognition of the Elite Heroic Spirit—Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk; you have met the basic clearance conditions, and outside combat you may exit the Challenge Dungeon at any time.

Zongwang Prompt: Your challenge reward has been increased!

What a beautiful world...

The Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk raised his head to look at the firmament, as if recalling something, and completely dissipated between heaven and earth while smiling.

At that moment, a rich golden light appeared where the Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk had vanished, continually flashing with dazzling radiance.

Heroic Spirit Fragment?

As Mu Yi picked it up, the golden light faded.

As the golden light faded, an item resembling a crystal appeared in its place.

Instantly, a notification appeared on his retina:

You have obtained an Elite Heroic Spirit Fragment (Epic).

Elite Heroic Spirit Fragment:

Item Level: 20

Type: Material

Quality: Epic

Use:

1. Heroic Spirit Inheritance (using it grants the Heroic Spirit's specialty; challengers using it can additionally gain a skill)

2. Heroic Spirit Summoning (limited to the Summoning Terrace, consuming Zongwang Disaster Coin and Universal Experience, special summoning of a Heroic Spirit, with a chance of failure)

Description:

The fire passes on, the heroic soul never dies.

The heroes who guard the world, after achieving their deeds and dying, still choose to preserve their power to provide aid to future generations.

Even after departing the material world, in the pure soul realm, the hero's divinity still shines with brilliant human radiance.

Using it, you will gain the Heroic Spirit's power and grasp the truest course of fate…

PS: Hero? I don't consider myself a hero.

I am not a hero; I am merely a wielder of a great sword seeking revenge… that's all——Great Swordsman-Wesker-Tuk

Mu Yi gazed at the information appearing on his retina, holding the fragment in silence; finally he temporarily placed this Heroic Spirit Fragment into his item bag.

Even though it is an Elite Heroic Spirit, being on the outermost ring means its power is relatively low, and the chance of dropping equipment is also lower.

Even though Mu Yi was currently shimmering with Lily's blessed luck spell, no epic equipment dropped.

What a terrifying guy!

The vampire in the shadows, through his familiar, incredulously witnessed Mu Yi's slaying of the Great Swordsman.

Give up this target; even if we all go up together, our chances of winning aren't that great.

The barbarian berserker in the party chose to give up with a rather pessimistic attitude.

It's rare to hear such words from the mouth of a battle maniac like you!

The hunchbacked Undead Mage beside them looked at the barbarian berserker with some surprise; normally, he would be the one recklessly launching a challenge.

Only when there's a chance to win is it called a battle; facing such a monster, that's just suicide!

The barbarian berserker said seriously, he may be brutal and violent, but he's not an idiot.

If he were to challenge anyone he meets, why not just go provoke the God of War?

He can still tell the difference between battle and suicide; as long as there's a one percent chance of victory, he will launch into battle without hesitation.

But looking at Mu Yi, he sees no chance of victory at all, even if they all go up together.

Although the challenge limits the number of participants, rules always have loopholes.

They aren't new to this dungeon either; they've worked out a wheel-tactics approach that fits their evil identity.

Using this method, they killed many Heroic Spirits last time and reaped considerable benefits.

However, this method takes too much time, so they must first deal with their competitors.

In this dungeon, once you're taken out once, you basically lose any chance to turn things around.

Once they eliminate their competitors, they'll have ample time to use their wheel-tactics against these Heroic Spirits.

Give up, go find other prey; their target should be the legendary hero in the city, and we don't have much conflict with them!

From the shadows came a cold voice without any fluctuation.

However, those familiar with vampires know this is already the last excuse the proud vampire has found for himself.

Moreover, the others didn't object either; Mu Yi and his group intend to challenge the Legend, while their target is a large number of Epic Heroes, and indeed there isn't much conflict between them.

Let's go… uh-oh!

The vampire controlling the familiar's face changed dramatically.

After Mu Yi put the fragment back into his pack, he shook his head with some regret, suddenly felt something, then turned his head to look into the void, and the divine light in his eyes flared up violently!

All the cover made of piled-up obstacle debris was penetrated by Mu Yi's Thousand-mile Eye, and the familiar hiding behind the cover was instantly exposed to his sight.

An Asura Sword instantly pierced the void, pinning the little bat familiar to the ground.

A familiar… a vampire? Looks like someone wants to take a shot at us!

Lily's surroundings rippled with magical aura; turbulent magical power shot along the familiar, locking onto the distant evil squad at high speed.

Not good!

At the same time, the evil player squad lurking in the dark all had their faces change dramatically!

Run! the vampire shouted loudly, leaping out from the shadows.

However, before his words even finished, the sky instantly filled with dark clouds, and a thunderbolt carrying intense destructive aura locked onto their area in an instant.

That evil squad plotting mischief instantly tensed up all over, feeling the sensation of being locked on.

What the hell are these guys!

The vampire couldn't believe it; they were detecting from several kilometers away, and even through the familiar as a relay.

Yet they were still directly locked onto the area where their true bodies were—this is neither magic nor science.

Boom—rumble!

Roaring thunder fell from the heavens, flashing lightning illuminating the whole world in a sudden blaze, shattering the darkness completely.

Their reaction is really fast!

Lily somewhat dissatisfiedly put away her staff glittering with artifact light, feeling not entirely satisfied with her own results.

Two got away—the vampire and the barbarian; indeed they're hard to kill! Mu Yi glanced at the area where the thunder struck.

The five-member evil squad, under the thunder's roar, instantly had three vaporized, with only two barely managing to escape.

The vampire escaped thanks to his speed, weaving through shadows to avoid most of the lightning strikes, while the barbarian survived purely because he's thick-skinned and tough, taking the lightning head‑on, his whole body scorched black, yet he still managed to run.

Although before reaching Legend, warriors have an extremely high death rate, there's no doubt they are the toughest bunch to beat.

The distance is too great, and Lily isn't in the mood to chase, after all their main goal is to deal with the Legendary mage, not to get tangled here with these malicious evil players.

Moreover… Mu Yi glanced around; Lily's surging magical fluctuations have already drawn many curious onlookers.

They aren't bloodthirsty either; they can't really go and kill all those investigators, can they?

After checking the battle map, the three set off toward the next area.

Lily basically didn't take action, silently accumulating power; she wants the Legendary mage's spells, but more so she wants to directly parse the opponent's magic during the duel.

Rather than obtaining the opponent's Heroic Spirit fragment inheritance.

She sought out Mu Yi and Aili mainly so they could escort her on the road.

After all, for a mage profession, the strongest state is always when prepared.

Although Lily's strength and destructive power might be the greatest among these players, there are also not a few players capable of threatening her life.

Even mages after reaching Legend are like that; they basically have fixed guard friends to display their destructive power that's strong to the point of inhumanity.

A qualified Legendary mage will never lack followers and friends at his side.

And Lily, as an orthodox mage, naturally also needs people to provide her protection.

The maid Aili was born for this purpose, so Lily almost always brings Aili wherever she goes; this is also a basic qualification of a competent mage, never letting herself fall into a helpless, isolated state.

Mu Yi looked at the battle map; the boss of this area is a Star mage.

Star Calamity - Solaria:

Elite Heroic Spirit

Star Mage template;

Known spell abilities: Star magic, Arcane magic (best demonstrated by summoning a comet to strike, while its own defensive capability is weak).

"Star Mage?" Mu Yi, who wasn't very familiar with mages, turned his gaze toward Lily.

"A variant of the mage class; powerful mages can even move the sun, but… this profession is heavily restricted during the day before reaching Legend."

Lily, who knew it inside out, gave Mu Yi a detailed introduction, saying she herself could be called a Star Mage.

"If she could appear together with these two Heroic Spirits here, perhaps we could also slay a Legend."

Lily looked at the two obviously protective Heroic Spirits near the Star Mage and shook her head.

One can imagine how terrifying the damage this Star Mage inflicted on the Abyss Demon was under the protection of two guards.

But at this moment, after the Challenge Dungeon split the three apart, they went from being an unstoppable tank turret to becoming only able to take hits—a tortoise and a fragile glass cannon.

On Lily's battle map, most bosses are marked with detailed information, indicating they have been defeated before.

While others have only simple information, meaning they have not been defeated before.

This is unavoidable; the Dungeon's challenge difficulty can reach up to level 30, but all participants are players below Legend.

Lower-tier Legend professionals, with a well-coordinated team, can even prepare like dragon slayers and specifically kill it.

But those high-tier Legend professionals are nearly impossible to defeat for Zongwang Players.