Chapter 2177

Clang!

As the stars shattered, a burst of blue light erupted from the Star Forging Hammer, and in an instant, Lin An's shield in his hand became like a celestial staircase, instantly shattering into hundreds of fragments.

I don't know if it's because the equipment made from the Death String differs from standard gear, but when the shield exploded, he clearly felt that the power retained within was greater!

After briefly hovering and dispersing, the Upper White Dao fragments shot into his chest at lightning speed; Lin An shuddered all over, feeling a mighty, heavy force surge from his heart and quickly spread throughout his body!

A pale yellow light flashed across the Death God War Armor, and at the same moment, Lin An suddenly sensed a faint rock rule covering his body's surface.

"The strengthening effect seems much better than imagined?"

"Ding, strengthening succeeded!"

"Current war armor strengthening progress +1! Constitution increased by 1! Gained earth element rule affinity!"

"Ding, new rule reserve added: Heavy Star Body (can be optionally attached after strengthening to War Star level)!"

Lin An subconsciously touched the Death God War Armor on his body; compared to the mask strengthening he previously exchanged for 250 points, the strengthening effect this shield provides is actually not much worse than that mask.

Moreover, this strengthening also slightly increased earth attribute resistance. As for the extra 1 point of constitution, it was automatically converted into physical strength.

Although not much, the improvement is genuine.

Even smoother than he imagined, Lin An let out a clear breath, unable to keep a smile from curling his lips.

Great, aside from the hassle of obtaining the artifact, the combined effect in hand is better than he previously thought!

Especially he noticed that the converted equipment is more suitable for strengthening; calculating, the corpse he converted is actually worth around 300 points!

"My physical strength is now much stronger than before; this equipment's strengthening boost is about 0.3%, which looks half of what it was before, but actually exceeds 1%!"

"Based on my Death God War Armor, I still need nine pieces to upgrade to the fourth-stage limit, and 99 pieces to strengthen into true War Star-level equipment!"

"Before the Star-Destroying level, a piece of equipment strengthened to the limit can provide a 30% power increase; seven pieces would be 270%! Plus seven optional rules..."

"Heaven-defying!"

"After quickly estimating how much he could theoretically strengthen before entering the next match, Lin An couldn't help but sigh. Although all this came from his desperate efforts and hard work."

"But Lin An himself feels he's become somewhat of a freakishly strong."

"The increase in rules is hard to calculate in terms of power boost, but assuming 100% is fine."

"At least a 540% increase, plus the power boost from the Death String, but in just a few days Lin An suddenly realized that if he were to summit Star Brilliance, his combat power would likely surge more than tenfold compared to before entry! This doesn't even count the reward for getting first place, nor the possibility that external major civilizations might court and invest in him."

"Putting aside his joy, Lin An quickly returned to his most rational state."

"Although many of his pressures have eased at this moment, his confidence in sweeping through Star Brilliance has increased greatly, but he also knows the road ahead won't be easy, and he isn't qualified to let his guard down."

"Moreover."

""Fully strengthening requires 700 War Star corpses; although it doesn't seem many, we also need to consider whether the converted equipment is suitable for me.""

""The stronger the corpse, the better the effect, and the higher the future limit. Moreover, strengthening is irreversible...""

"Having been strengthened twice, Lin An also noticed that the rules stored in the Death God set are related to the strengthening object itself."

"If only 'fragmented corpses' of some trash races are put in, the rules he can finally choose would be useless."

"Therefore, the War Star-level corpses he needs are far more than this; he can even piece together different corpses and fuse them into stronger equipment!"

""I don't know if those corpses underground can be converted.""

""If so, the equipment converted from those corpses would probably have an even more explosive effect!""

"Lin An let out a clear breath, restraining the urge to return below now. Although those few Star-Shattering level corpses aren't too far from the exit, going back and forth still takes considerable time."

"As for these fifth-stage entities in the necromantic space, he still wants to convert them first."

"Soon."

""Ding, conversion successful, obtained War Star-level equipment: Bone-Splitting Blade Arm.""

""Ding, conversion successful, obtained War Star-level equipment: Cursed One's Visage.""

""Ding, conversion successful, obtained War Star-level equipment: Lizard Tail War Hammer.""

"As the Death Knell lit up repeatedly, the prompts of successful conversion kept sounding."

"If an outsider were present, they would probably see it."

"In the necromantic space shrouded in gray mist, as if never seeing daylight, Lin An at this moment is like the most ruthless butcher, constantly dismembering, piecing together corpses, and then 'suturing' them onto himself."

"Also like the embodiment of pain and death."

"Star Brilliance Virtual Space."

"In a corner of the space, Gu Yan Shan stood alone, somewhat forlornly watching the tens of thousands of representatives before him, whose debates erupted like a battlefield."

"Some were ecstatic, some were constantly courting other civilizations, and several major powers were facing off, as if war would break out in the outside world at any moment."

"As the rules of the Star Brilliance Battle changed, the number representing the betting points above their heads suddenly broke through the 1.3 million mark. Under such a terrifying figure, it was like the world's most tempting drug, driving all civilization representatives in the space into frenzy. Each person fantasized about taking those points, continually entering the Star-Destroying level in the virtual space from the outside world, and this space was about to overflow."

"No one dared to not take this match seriously; after personally seeing many civilizations' strongest also enter, they stared bloodshot-eyed like desperate gamblers placing bets."

"Gu Yan Shan could imagine that the opponent was likely betting the hopes of their entire civilization; in just these few minutes, he had heard many Star-Shattering level individuals selling their own kin, and even fifth-stage beings willing to be sold as war slaves and cannon fodder, just to turn the tide."

"If combat were possible inside the virtual space, he would have no doubt that those who knew they were hopeless, who had misjudged the Star-Destroying level and even Star-Shatterers, would now be so desperate as to lose reason, dragging others along to die with them."

"Of course, this has nothing to do with him; after Gu Si Man made a fatal mistake, even said to be a betrayal of the giants, they are no longer qualified to participate."

"The giant demon squad has been wiped out, leaving only Gu Yi, who was also captured. Moreover, that foolish kid they previously chose has caused them to lose completely."

"Looking at the last fifty points left by the elder in his hand, Gu Yan Shan gave a wry smile, utterly unsure what to do."

"Yes, the elder council let him stay here, actually still clinging to a last sliver of fantasy: fantasizing that if he focuses here and places bets again, he might possibly make up for previous losses."

"However, he really doesn't know who he should choose."

"With a sigh, Gu Yan Shan had no choice but to keep checking the Star Brilliance rankings, cautiously judging the top ten thousand teams."

""If nothing unexpected happens, the team that human is in should soon be eliminated.""

""Competition is really intense; these teams are just too strong.""

Inexplicably, unable to tell who was stronger or weaker, the ghosts and spirits of Gu Yan Mountain seemed as if by divine arrangement, and I couldn't help but want to look back.