[Hongming Ring] (Ancient Immortal-grade?
Outstanding ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
Strength: + 2400
Stamina: + 2340
Agility: + 2300
Intelligence: + 2250
Tactics: + 99
Effect: Shapeshifting. When wearing the Hongming Ring, when attacking a target, there is a 5% chance to transform the target into a small zombie, causing them to lose Attack and Defense. Duration: 7 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds
Passive: Increases user's physical attack power by 50%
Passive: Increases user's Defense and Magic Resist by 45%
Passive: Increases user's max HP by 20000
Level Requirement: 230
Luck Requirement: 25
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I weighed the heavy ring in my hand and said, "An Ancient Immortal-grade ring. Even though it's not a Ghost-grade item, its stats are quite impressive. It adds a lot of Attack and Defense, and has a chance to turn a target into a useless small zombie. Who wants this ring?"
He Yi shook her head. "I don't need it..."
Beiming Xue held the Profound Nether Bow and said with a smile, "Big bro, if no one wants it, then give it to me. I like its shapeshifting stats!"
"Mn!"
It wasn't a peerless ring anyway, so I tossed it to Beiming Xue. Then, I looked at the other equipment the boss dropped. Well, there wasn't much to say. They were all mediocre, and the best was a mid-grade Immortal-grade cape. I gave it to Pure Love. I picked up the Strengthening Gems. One of them was a Level 16 Dragonstone Gem, so I rolled for it. I could use it on the Dragon Suppressing Armor and increase its Defense by another 5%.
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Rustle rustle...
I walked out of the tomb. It was snowing outside, and I couldn't see too far into the distance.
"It looks like the Monarch-level boss's coordinates haven't been discovered yet."
I held Coldness of the Nine States and patted the snow off my shoulders. "This map is much smaller than Cross Valley. If a Monarch-level boss is discovered, all the players in the map will get the news. Let's go to the next big graveyard. The experience here is pretty good. Let's try to get everyone above Level 240 by the time we finish this map."
"Mn mn!" The girls nodded in unison.
Riding the Ancient Divine Dragon, I flew at a low altitude in the sea of snow. Suddenly, I glided down. My blade exploded with light as I killed a group of Corpse Eaters. They were all Level 311 Demon rank monsters. They were all experience points!
"Roar …"
A group of Corpse Eaters swayed their sinister heads as they pounced toward me. They swung their sharp claws at my Azure Dragon Shield and Dragon Suppressing Armor, dealing 3000 to 20000 damage each. These attacks weren't fatal. Dozens of Corpse Eaters surrounded me and fought fiercely. He Yi, on the other hand, was at the periphery of the battle. She abruptly swung out her Storm Break. Two sword beams raged through the air as the group of Corpse Eaters charged toward our beautiful guild leader. I raised my hand in time to activate the Ancient Seal and lock onto their aggro.
In the distance, a few black-robed Dark Archmages slowly chanted incantations and waved their staffs. Black dragons swallowed the Azure Dragon Shield, bringing with it a fatal burning sensation. Damn, there are such ferocious monsters in this graveyard?
His body trembled as a string of damage numbers flew up.
“272873！”
“282767！”
“253744！”
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"Ouch!"
I said in a low voice, "Sis, heal me! Fuck, what's up with those black mages? Why do they hurt so much?"
He Yi spurred her Snow Crystal Dragon toward the three mages and used Storm Slash. Beiming Xue narrowed her eyes and said, "Big bro, those are Dark Archmages, Level 311 ancient Immortal Rank minibosses. Why else would they hurt you so much?" I nodded.
I nodded. "There are a total of 11 Dark Mages closing in on me. I'll use God Binding Art to lock down one of them, and Eve will pin down the other three. Beiming, Little Xin, you two focus fire and follow me from the left to the right. We need to hold off this wave of attacks, or we're going to fail miserably. Sis, heal me as much as you can, and Guan Yue, heal Eve. Don't let her die. Summon your pets and we'll kill these Dark Mages together!"
The girls nodded in unison. Beiming Xue stunned a Dark Archmage with Shock Arrow before firing Evil Spirit Volley + Armor Piercing Arrow at the leftmost Dark Archmage. Lian Xin followed up with Origin Force Matrix + Dimensional Storm + Touch of the Dragonkiss. As for me, I bound a Dark Archmage with God Binding Art and unleashed Ancient Seal + Ten Thousand Absolute Sword. Then, I used Coldness of the Nine States and penetrated the miniboss' chest with God Binding Art. It took out a huge chunk of its withered organs and HP.
Bang, bang, bang...
I stomped on the ground and used War Crush three times to kill a dozen or so Corpse Eaters and restore my HP to full. At the same time, I pressed my palm against the ground and unleashed Dragon Suppression Soar. A tremendous amount of energy exploded in the middle of the mob and sent a bunch of Corpse Eaters and Dark Archmages flying into the air. The damage numbers above their heads were soothing to look at.
The Dark Archmages continued to attack me, but my HP was stuck at around 25%. Even worse, 5 Dark Archmages spawned at the same time. This was going to be difficult.
He Yi looked around and said, "There are too many minibosses, and Li Chengfeng's party is nearby. Should we call him over to help us?"
I shook my head and said, "No, Chengfeng's fighting the tomb boss right now, so he can't leave right now. We'll do it ourselves!"
As I said that, I immediately used Ice of the Nine Continents and froze a group of mobs in place. This gave us a lot of time to heal and deal damage. Burning Blade Slash swept through the mobs, and the first miniboss let out a scream before collapsing to the ground. At the same time, I shouted, "Little Xin, use Frozen Domain and freeze those 7 Dark Mages! Make sure to focus your aggro on them so that you don't get one-shot!"
"Don't worry, big bro!"
Lian Xin was no longer the immature girl she used to be. Her understanding of the game and mechanics were top-notch, so I didn't need to remind her of anything.
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Just like that, we continued to pin down the Dark Magic Lords and deal damage. By the time we had killed the eighth Dark Magic Lord, there wasn't much pressure on us anymore. He Yi, Lian Xin, Beiming Xue and I were in charge of killing the Dark Magic Lords while Murong Mingyue and Pure Love healed us.
After a full 40 minutes, we had killed 17 Dark Magic Mages, and countless Ghouls had died beneath our feet. Holding Cold Nine States, I looked around to see what the Dark Magic Mages had dropped. Only then did I realize that we were at the connection points of nine large graveyards, which was a place that all players would fight for. No wonder there were so many Dark Magic Mages and Ghouls.
I bent down and picked up a black card from the ground. It had been dropped by the Dark Mage. I flicked my fingers and the card landed in Lian Xin's hands. I smiled and said, "Little Xin, this card is pretty good for DPS …"
Lian Xin glanced at it and her heart started beating faster. "Oh, big bro, it's not just good, is it?"
[Dark Archmage Card]: Increases user's Magic Attack by 150% and reduces cast time by 45%. Level Requirement: 230, 20 Luck. Duration: 180 minutes.
Beiming Xue picked up a few cards and said, "11 in total, and each one lasts for 180 minutes. Sister Xin can use them again!"
I nodded. "Yes, keep the card active. We've arrived at the Holy Helmet Ruins. This is the Land of Chaos Origins introduced in the patch. I think the Chaos Expedition event is nearing its end. At this time, we just need to think about earning points. There's no need to save cards."
Swhoosh!
The card flew out of Lian Xin's hand and buffed her. She didn't plan to save them.
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I continued forward, and my experience bar was filled to the brim after sweeping through three big cemeteries. My Undead Sparks were also filled to the brim. Four hours later, the UI showed that there were less than 14 of the 99 big cemeteries left. However, the legendary Emperor Rank boss still hadn't shown up, and the players who wanted to kill the boss couldn't help but feel a little lonely.
Beep!
It was a message from Stranger of Three Lifetimes: "Lu Chen, where are your coordinates?"
"The center of the 99 graveyards. What's up, Momo?"
"An Emperor Rank boss has appeared!"
"Where is it?"
"It's at coordinates (33 327,21727). It just spawned, but it's Pop Culture's leveling ground. Lonemoon Ying and less than 100 people are already fighting it. We're waiting. Pop Culture definitely won't be able to hold out for long, so hurry up and bring your people over. I'm worried that other guilds will show up soon, and we won't be able to take care of it then. A Emperor Rank boss has a high chance of dropping a Ghost Armament. Even if we can't get it, we can't let the foreigners benefit from it."
"Okay, we'll be there right away!"
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I brought up Coldness of the Nine States and jumped onto the back of the Ancient Divine Dragon. I pulled Pure Love onto its back and said, "Girls, get on your mounts and get ready to go. The first Emperor Rank boss of this map has spawned at coordinates (33 327,21727). We're going there right away and don't let other guilds take it away. Stranger of Three Lifetimes and Eyes Like Water are there for now, but they can't do it alone!"
After that, I sent a message to Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, Lin Yixin and Chaos Moon and told them to lead their parties to the boss. It didn't need to be a lot of people, just elites. It was just a boss, after all. Even if they mobilized a million soldiers, they might not be able to take it.
The cold wind howled, and snowflakes pelted our faces like pebbles. It was supposed to be a cold season, but the moment I heard that an Emperor Rank boss had appeared, my heart immediately burned with passion. Mn, an Emperor Rank boss with seventy-two Ghost Armaments definitely couldn't miss this opportunity.
Currently, only six of the twelve Divine Armaments had appeared, so most people had given up on the idea. However, there were a total of seventy-two Ghost Armaments, so there was a very good chance that they could get their hands on them. Moreover, the Heaven Suppressing Chain, Crimson Dragon Arm, Soul Fright Bell and more were well-known to the world, so Warsky, Wang Dongliang, Candlelight Shadow and the rest of the players all believed that "with a Ghost Armaments in hand, the world is mine". The competition for Ghost Armaments might even be more intense than the competition for Divine Armaments!
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Swhoosh!
The Ancient Divine Dragon passed through the dense snow and abruptly stopped on top of a small mountain ridge. When I looked down, I saw a gigantic figure roaring angrily in the snow. There was no doubt that it was the Emperor Rank boss, and a dozen or so players from Pop Culture were fighting it. The ground was littered with player corpses. It looked like Pop Culture was about to be wiped out.