Chapter 3835: The Ancient King

The 【King's Crown】 was highly compatible with Su Xiao, and he estimated that his -22 points of Charisma were by no means the limit. He checked the attributes of the 【King's Crown】. 【King's Crown】 Origin: Witch World. Quality: World-class.

Category: Crown/Form (Once the holder selects the form of this equipment, it cannot be changed until the holder dies or permanently loses ownership; the equipment will then revert to its initial characteristics).

Crown Form: In this state, the King's Crown is likely an active ability. Ring Form: In this state, the King's Crown is likely a passive ability. Note: Selected as Ring Form. Durability: 500/500 points.

Equipment Requirement: Must have been crowned King (Achieved).

Equipment Effect 1: Deathly Still Immortality (Core Passive): Total melee attack intensity +10% (including slashes and kicks), total HP +10% (increases by 166,000 points).

Equipment Effect 2: Malicious Gaze (Core Passive): When killing intent surges in your heart and you stare into a target's eyes, the target will suffer immense psychological pressure and mental damage, taking "True Mental Damage" equal to the difference in your True Willpower × 52.6 per second, accompanied by "Immobilization" and "Line-of-Sight Lock" effects that the target cannot dispel, until the target dies.

Note: This effect is effective against enemies of the same tier but does not provide "Hard Control." Note: This passive effect will be boosted based on the intensity of negative Charisma.

Equipment Effect 3: Power of the King's Crown (Core Passive): You may choose any current 【Equipment Ability】 to significantly enhance it. Note: This effect only applies to abilities attached to equipment and cannot boost abilities you have mastered yourself.

Note: After successfully enhancing this ability, each time you use it, you will gain "Deep Understanding" of the ability. After multiple triggers of "Deep Understanding," you have a high probability of mastering this ability yourself.

Note: This passive effect will be boosted based on Soul Strength. Note: Due to the special nature of this equipment, durability consumption is +300%.

Introduction: This is a powerful and special piece of equipment with an extremely complex internal construction. Fine cracks will appear on the surface during use; this is normal. You need a skilled blacksmith to repair it. Of course, this blacksmith needs superb craftsmanship and a gentle, easygoing temperament. After all, in the myriad worlds, this is one of the five most difficult pieces of equipment to repair.

Rating: 6000 points (World-class equipment rating is 10–6000 points). Sale Price: Cannot be sold after wearing.

The 【King's Crown】 was very strong, which was not unexpected. Effect 1 needs no explanation—a simple yet powerful boost to attack and HP.

Effect 2 was interesting. If an enemy had 100 Willpower, with Su Xiao's current 368 points of True Willpower, if they stared at each other for 1 second while Su Xiao harbored killing intent, it would cause 14,097 points of True Mental Damage.

Enemies of the same tier could naturally withstand it, as Tier 9 powerhouses usually have hundreds of thousands of HP, but if it were someone below Tier 9, they might drop dead just from a glance. Once activated, the aura of a villainous boss is fully realized.

The third ability of the 【King's Crown】 was its core. It was simple and brutal: Su Xiao could choose an ability attached to his equipment to enhance. Of course, this only included equipment he was currently wearing.

Su Xiao attempted to activate the "Power of the King's Crown" ability. A series of abilities available for enhancement appeared: Slash Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan - Demon Blade (Active), Thunder Spirit - World Thunder (Active), Blood Soul Grip - Protective Soul Blood (Passive), Soul - Coronation of the King - Deathly Still Annihilation (Active), Blood Feather - Malicious Damage (Active), Silver - Moonlight Set - Perfect Parry (Passive).

The 【King's Crown】 was incredibly strong; even the Demon Blade ability of Slash Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan could be boosted. This showed the strength of the equipment. It was, after all, one of the three great treasures of the Witch World. What were the three treasures? They were the strongest artifacts or secret treasures since the Witch World ascended to a Transcendent World. In the Witch World, besides the "Moon Mark" of the Wizard faction that had been missing for years, the "King's Crown" was the strongest.

Regarding what to enhance, Su Xiao first ruled out Demon Blade and World Thunder. The former could only be used once per battle, and even if its strength increased, it wouldn't reach a critical level.

The latter could not be enhanced. Su Xiao always believed that bravery and courting death were different. Even though he had recently developed the "Scarlet Finery" to resist World Thunder, his awe of it remained undiminished.

【Deathly Still Annihilation】 could not be easily enhanced either. This ability concerned the Source of Deathly Stillness. The current seal on the Black King Armguard regarding the "Source of Deathly Stillness" still had two layers. Strengthening "Deathly Still Annihilation" would be equivalent to breaking another layer of the seal, which was courting death.

Thus, "Perfect Parry" became the most suitable ability. As the core ability of the "Moon Wolf Set," Perfect Parry had always been prestigious, and it gave Su Xiao the qualification to fight enemies whose Strength attribute far exceeded his own.

After choosing the "Perfect Parry" ability, it gradually dimmed on the 【Silver Moonlight】 set and transferred to the 【King's Crown】, becoming enhanced with the following effect:

【Perfect Parry (Core Passive): Your parry with a melee weapon will trigger the protective energy from your technique abilities, making the parry a Perfect Parry. Every level of technique-type ability you possess will increase the parry correction by 1 point, currently 257 points. Note: The cooldown for Perfect Parry is 5 seconds (originally 10 seconds).】

【Note: Perfect Parry cannot completely negate the shock damage and energy damage from an enemy's attack, but within the range of the parry correction, you are guaranteed not to have your guard broken.】

With a 5-second cooldown, Perfect Parry was a qualitative change. Su Xiao chose to wear the "King's Crown" as a ring. He now had two ring slots, just enough to equip both "God's Judgment" and the "King's Crown."

Besides the bonuses, the introduction also caught Su Xiao's attention. This equipment was extremely difficult to repair, even rated as one of the five most difficult pieces of equipment to repair in the myriad worlds. Presumably, its difficulty matched repairing leather armor, making it a "source of joy" for Lide.

Repairing both 【Hunting Night】 and the 【King's Crown】 would definitely mean going to Lide. This "double joy" made Su Xiao wonder if Lide would raise his forging hammer and strike him when he explained the situation.

Su Xiao checked his existing 【Honor Recovery Potion x1】, 【Shelter Potion x1】, and 【Dragon Heart Potion x1】. Although he felt there might be strong enemies ahead, he couldn't worry about that now.

Looking at the towering building in the distance, that was the Ancient Altar, the landmark of the Top City. "Roar!"

A dragon's roar came from above as it dove down. Where it passed, screams and gasps could be heard. The black-blue feathers on the back of its wings brushed the air, leaving trails of wind. Although it was possible to fight the Ancient King in dragon-rider form, considering the current strength of the Storm Flame Dragon Dis, Su Xiao abandoned that idea. The high-speed flight of the Storm Flame Dragon was something the War Demon Flame Dragon Barbatoos could not reach. Of course, the war capabilities of Barbatoos were something Dis could never reach.

At this moment, in the Ancient Altar at the center of the Top City.

This was a circular arena several hundred meters wide, open and quiet. The center was the lowest point, with a slight slope toward the perimeter. Dense circular steps made the slope barely noticeable. Combined with the weathered rock, the place looked like a giant stone plate.

Surrounding the arena were towering ring walls, each with a relief carving every few meters. In the past, these were images of past Moon Wizards, but today, they were all blurred, like half-melted candles.

At the center of the arena was a throne made of skulls. These skulls varied in size; some were human, some were several times larger, and some had single horns. All skulls shared one commonality: they had irregular sun patterns and were slowly emitting embers. In fact, in the Sun faction, they also used Ancient Dragon bones for thrones.

The hostility between the Sun faction and the Ancient Dragon faction was truly a twist of fate. When both were top-tier Tier 9 worlds, they not only lacked hatred but held mutual respect, until both worlds were invaded by the Abyss.

They were invaded by the Abyss because they were implicated by the "Temple of Law," the predecessor of the Arcane Eternal Star. The mages of the Temple of Law devoured natural elements, leading to the Abyss invading a large area of worlds in that drifting region.

However, saying the Temple of Law was the predecessor of the Arcane Eternal Star wasn't entirely accurate; they were both composed of mages. "Mage" was a tradition that had existed since the early First Era and only fully rose in the mid-to-late Second Era.

The rise of such a hegemonic force was never achieved overnight. The Mage faction was like this; their tradition had been accumulating since the early First Era. Their rise was both inevitable and the beginning of their self-destruction.

【Burning Sun Star - Kiliad】 and the "Ancient Dragon Kingdom - Ebeias" survived the Abyss invasion one after another. Following the "World of Eternal Light," they became the second and third Transcendent Worlds. The battle of destiny between the two began.

Each world had different characteristics. Having entered dozens of worlds, Su Xiao knew this clearly. 【Burning Sun Star - Kiliad】 and the "Ancient Dragon Kingdom - Ebeias" had "Scorching Sun" and "Frozen Cold" characteristics, respectively—one hot, one cold, roasting and freezing each other.

A cruel situation emerged: if the Sun faction flourished, the "Ancient Dragon Kingdom - Ebeias" would be roasted dry; if the "Ancient Dragon Kingdom - Ebeias" flourished, the "Burning Sun Star - Kiliad" would be frozen into desolation.

Each other's prosperity was each other's doom. Stop developing? Impossible. Ancient Dragons gave birth to offspring, strengthening the "Ancient Dragon Kingdom - Ebeias," while praising the sun strengthened the "Burning Sun Star - Kiliad." Thus, they had to fight to the death—a conflict beyond hatred: the survival of their races.

This history had passed for too many years. An era was not a few thousand or tens of thousands of years; it was a very, very long time. When the White Dragon Girl of the Ancient Dragon faction was born, it was already the Third Era.

Even the White Dragon Girl, the sole heir of the Ancient Dragon faction, didn't fully understand the conflict between the Ancient Dragons and the Sun. Such secrets were only recorded in the Soul Library, and not even having a "Library Badge" qualified one to read them. Of course, as the "Original Sin Keeper," Su Xiao was qualified to borrow these historical records.

Speaking of which, the White Dragon Girl was a top-tier little rich girl. She inherited the legacies of both the Ancient Dragon faction and the Sun faction. However, she was trapped in the Forbidden Tower of "Ebeias" by the Sun God Clan. By the Third Era, the Sun God Clan finally defeated the Ancient Dragons. Even though both worlds had fallen to Tier 8, they had won. Their mentalities were basically:

First Era: For the race, the other must be destroyed.

Second Era: Destroy the other, seize their destiny, and rebuild the glory of the Ancient Dragons/Sun.

Third Era: We have fought for two eras; the enemy must be destroyed.

The epic war between the Beast race and the Sea race in the Wind Sea Continent originally felt soul-stirring, but compared to the Ancient Dragon and Sun factions, the Beast and Sea races were mere children. The Ancient Dragon and Sun factions were the strongest war races in history, fighting for two full eras and the beginning of a third.

In the Ancient Altar, on the throne made of skulls, sat a burly figure. He was at least four meters tall, his black battle armor appearing as if scorched by fire, clinging to him like a second skin. His arms were covered in black scales, and the scales on his right shoulder showed signs of having been severely scorched, presenting a semi-melted state.

Even today, embers still flickered at the edges of these melted scales, showing how powerful his opponent had been—likely an equal rival from his peak, probably the former leader of the Sun faction.

The Ancient King's slightly messy gray-white beard was tied up. His skin color had a gray-white feeling, and the wrinkles and scars on his face made the sense of time on his face crisscross. Having slept for tens of thousands of years and just awakened, those vertical pupils already revealed the domineering spirit of a king—not despising everything, but the indifference after experiencing the years.

His tattered black cloak still faintly showed its former glory. His wild, gray-white hair hung loose, and against the backdrop of deep abyssal black, he appeared incredibly formidable.

A black greatsword nearly three meters long, just right for the Ancient King, was stuck in front of him. Darkness flowed from this abyssal weapon like incense smoke, gradually spreading and covering most of the Ancient Altar's floor.

"Rumble~"

A muffled thunder brewed in the sky. On the high platform at the edge of the Ancient Altar, the aura of the Council Elders, like black whirlpools, remained silent. Although to the outside world, the members of the "Star Tower" were equals, they knew that in front of this Ancient King, not having to crawl on the ground was already a favor.

Beside the three Council Elders were the Ghost Sisters who had acted with Sha; they were hiding in a recessed wall, preparing to watch the impending death battle. "Crack!"

Golden World Thunder streaked across the black cloud whirlpool in the sky, causing the Ghost Sisters to tremble; as ghost-type entities, they feared World Thunder. A dragon's roar came from near and far as the Storm Flame Dragon flew over, circled the Ancient Altar, and landed. "Roar!"

The Storm Flame Dragon Dis roared at the Ancient King from a hundred meters away, causing the Ancient King to open his eyes. The moment he was stared at by those vertical pupils, Dis bared its sharp teeth. Although it was startled by the Ancient King's aura, it definitely did not back down.

Su Xiao walked down along the dragon's wing, and the Storm Flame Dragon spread its wings and flew off. Its subsequent mission was to stay far away. Bahar was not particularly skilled at carrying others for long-distance spatial movement, so moving Bubu Wang and Amu to a location over a hundred kilometers away was already its limit.

Su Xiao stopped ten meters away from the Ancient King. Even though the formidable enemy hadn't released his aura yet, he could feel the pressure coming toward him—like an invisible mountain range gradually pressing down, getting heavier and heavier.

"Crack, crack, crack~"

Cracks appeared on the ground beneath Su Xiao's feet. "Boom!" Darkness erupted from in front of him, and just as it was about to engulf him, Blood Qi surged upward. "Thud!"

Darkness and Blood Qi eroded each other at the boundary, creating large, fine, dark-red spatial cracks. Within the Blood Qi, the Eye of Mystery floated behind Su Xiao. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

【Eye of Mystery activated. This detection will randomly select one attribute for comparison between enemy and self. Random selection range: Strength, Agility, Stamina, Charisma, Intelligence.】

【Random selection complete. Detection attribute: Strength. Your Strength: 539 points. Enemy Strength: 662 points.】

【Note: Due to the Eye of Mystery's characteristics, 50% of the enemy's data has been successfully detected.】

(Data stream, do not leak)

Name: Ancient King.

Category: Ancient Dragon God / Transcendent / King of Realms / Abyssal Keeper (Former). HP: 65.3% (Permanently dropped by 34.7% due to severe weakness).

Ancient Dragon Power: 85,200/1,600,000 points (Due to multiple injuries, the current maximum recovery is 85,200 points). War Soul Power: 120,000/120,000 points. Strength: 662 points (True Attribute).

Agility: 548 points (True Attribute).

Stamina: 620 points (True Attribute). Intelligence: 385 points (True Attribute). Charisma: 0 points (True Attribute).

Skill 1: Immortal Dragon Scales (Ancient Dragon God Exclusive Passive, X): Ancient King negates 50% of all damage. Note: This characteristic has high priority.

(Data stream)

Skill 2: Eternal Life (Transcendent Exclusive Passive, X): Total HP +350%. Skill 3: Grasp of Power (King of Realms Exclusive Passive, X): Ancient King can manipulate gravity, frost, and darkness.

Skill 4: Ancient Flying Dragon King (Passive, X): This unit ignores all control-type abilities, HP +41,000 points, Physical Defense +235 points. Each time it takes damage, Physical Defense increases by 25 points (this bonus stacks up to 500 points).

Skill 6: Abyssal Sword of Judgment (Passive, X): Ancient King is qualified to use any Abyssal weapon without paying any price and will not be eroded or backlashed by any Abyssal weapon.

Skill 7: Ancient Dragon Combat Technique (Technique Passive, Lv. 92):??

Skill 9: Abyssal Greatsword (Technique Passive, X): When Ancient King uses an Abyssal greatsword, such attacks receive triple damage bonuses from Strength, Agility, and Stamina, plus damage bonuses from 128 "passive abilities" derived from Ancient Dragon Combat Technique.

Note: Attacks with the Abyssal greatsword carry strong knockback, heavy shock damage, strong armor penetration, and lethal characteristics.

Skill 13: Ancient Flying Dragon (Ultimate Active, X): In this form, Ancient King's combat style changes, and combat power increases moderately.

Skill 14: Ancient Dragon King (Ultimate Active, X): In this form, Ancient King's combat power increases significantly. Skill 15: Ancient Dragon God (Ultimate Active, X): This is Ancient King's strongest form.

Skill 17: Dark Cold (Ultimate Passive, X):???

Skill 19: King of Kings (Supreme Passive,????): This ability can no longer be used.

Skill 20: End of All Things (Supreme Active, X): When Ancient King's HP is below 35%, he can use this ability once (due to Ancient King's current state, after using this skill, it will enter a cooldown of 127,750 natural days).

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