Chapter 245 - 154: Epic Level Longbow, A Massive Harvest of Resources

Chapter 245: Chapter 154: Epic Level Longbow, A Massive Harvest of Resources

"Oh? There’s more?" Shen Xing raised an eyebrow.

"Yes! The Skinners Lady Renna killed dropped a lot of loot, and I collected it all."

Shen Xing remembered. He’d been so overwhelmed by the massive pile of resources just now that he had almost forgotten.

With another wave of his hand, he swept all the loot from Blood Roar’s grasp into his backpack.

[Acquired: Large Soul Stone x6]

[Acquired: Soul Stone x4,782]

[Acquired: Advancement Material - Impure Blood x3]

[Acquired: Vinar Silver Coins x24,167]

[Acquired: Glowing Boss Soul (Tier Three) x1]

[Acquired: Ordinary Soul Fragment x325]

[Acquired: Elite Soul Fragment x42]

[Acquired: Elder Council Secret Letter x1]

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’Another three Advancement Materials, more than seven thousand Soul Stones in total, and over twenty thousand Silver Coins.’

’Combined with the supplies I plundered earlier, the profit from wiping out this band of Skinners is ridiculously high.’

Shen Xing marveled internally. He was even tempted to find a few more Skinner camps and raze them to the ground.

Of course, he knew the reason for such a huge haul was that this particular group of Skinners had plundered numerous passing merchant caravans.

A typical Skinner camp wouldn’t be nearly as profitable.

’I can turn this Boss Level Soul directly over to the Anomaly Handling Bureau in exchange for contribution points.’

’A Tier Three Soul is worth about three times as much as a Tier Two, so this one should sell for around 28 million.’

’Then, I’ll put the other three Advancement Materials up for consignment. By tomorrow, I’ll be able to add three more Extraordinary Level soldiers.’

Shen Xing quickly formulated a plan for his new loot.

Next, he synthesized all the Ordinary, Elite, and Boss Soul Fragments in his backpack.

The synthesis yielded:

Dim Ordinary Soul x112

Bright Elite Soul x16

Glowing Boss Soul x1

He then distributed them among his Beastmen, Skeleton Archers, and Hellfires.

Over a hundred Level 9 soldiers absorbed the Souls at once, and pillars of light shot up from every corner of the territory.

[Evolution Successful! One of your Beastmen has evolved to Ordinary Potential.]

[Evolution Successful! One of your Hellfires has evolved to Boss Potential.]

[Evolution Successful...]

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A flood of notifications scrolled past his eyes.

Shen Xing did a quick tally.

Out of 112 Dim Ordinary Souls, 76 evolutions were successful.

Out of 16 Bright Elite Souls, 9 were successful.

The Boss Level Soul was also a success. The Hellfire that evolved from it successfully awakened the [Meteor Shower] skill, enabling it to launch pinpoint "nuclear" strikes against its enemies.

After processing all these rewards, it was time for the main event.

He still hadn’t checked the attributes of the two pieces of equipment he’d gotten from West!

Filled with anticipation, Shen Xing first took out the red ring.

[Red Flame Heart Ring]

[Quality: Gold (Precious)]

[Equipment Level: 15]

[Equipment Attributes: Spirit +100, Fire Attribute Damage +20%, Critical Strike Rate +20%]

[Equipment Effect: Flame Soul (When launching a Magic Attack, there is a 25% chance to activate the Flame Soul within the ring, which will randomly reset the cooldown of a Tier Three or lower spell. This effect has a 75-second cooldown.)]

(Note: A long-faded inscription is engraved on the inside of the ring—"To my dearest Colleen.")

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’It resets cooldowns and even boosts Fire Attribute Damage and Critical Strike Rate...’

Shen Xing caressed the searingly hot ring, feeling the vast Flame Power contained within it.

’Obviously, there’s no question who this ring should go to. In the entire territory, only one person can unleash its full potential.’

He placed it in his backpack and took out the second treasure.

WHOOSH...

An intense burst of cold erupted, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet by dozens of degrees. Tiny, flower-like ice crystals even began to form in the air.

Shen Xing gripped the exquisitely crafted yet bone-chillingly cold Great Bow. He thought to himself, ’An ordinary person wouldn’t even be able to use this thing.’

’You’d freeze your own hand numb before you could even loose a few arrows.’

He chuckled and checked its attributes.

[Ice Burial]

[Quality: Orange (Epic)]

[Weapon Level: 20]

[Weapon Attributes: agility +300, Power +200, Ice Attribute Damage +30%, Chance to Freeze +10%]

[Equipment Effect 1: Ice Flower Mark (All arrows that hit a target leave behind one "Snowflake Mark." Each mark reduces the target’s movement and attack speed by 5%. This effect stacks up to 15 times.)]

[Equipment Effect 2: Ice Flower Blooming (On every successful hit, an ice flower explodes, dealing 15% splash damage to enemies within 5 meters and applying one "Snowflake Mark.")]

[Epic Effect: Ice Burial (When a target accumulates the maximum number of "Snowflake Marks," unleash a Frost Funeral upon them! The target will be forcibly frozen for 1-5 seconds, and all marks will detonate simultaneously. Each mark inflicts burst Ice Attribute damage equal to 50% of Attack Power.)]

(Note: "Lady Frostwinter invited me to a funeral, but she failed to mention that I was the guest of honor." —Nameless Hunter)

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’These attributes... are insane.’

’Especially that final Epic effect. It actually has a forced freeze and an incredibly high damage multiplier.’

’15 stacks of Snowflake Marks times 50%... that’s a full 750% damage multiplier. That’s ridiculous.’

Shen Xing let out a soft sigh. It was an Epic Weapon, through and through.

In terms of raw power, it was nearly on par with Blood Roar’s [Dusk Purgatory].

However, there were still significant differences between the two.

Blood Roar’s [Dusk Purgatory] excelled at area-of-effect attacks, specializing in wide-scale destruction and terrain annihilation.

This bow, [Ice Burial], was better suited for single targets, specializing in slows and single-target burst damage.

’There’s only one person this weapon is suited for: Black Arrow.’

’As a hidden class, the Ice Bone Undertaker, his skills and attributes are a perfect match for this weapon.’