Chapter 249: First Kill Reward, Nightmare God’s Divinity Fragment! (6200)

Chapter 249: First Kill Reward, Nightmare God's Divinity Fragment! (6200)

[Congratulations! Because you are the server's first Survivor to kill a commander-grade creature, you have obtained the first kill reward: Ice-Sealing Thousand Miles Skill Book (Orange) * 1]

…

Three consecutive system prompts made Cao Xing let out a long sigh of relief.

Especially that final first kill reward, which made him even more excited!

This time, the reward was actually an orange-quality, meaning epic-grade skill book, and its attributes must be terrifyingly powerful!

As for the prompt that the Church of Light's favorability had turned into hostility, he directly ignored it.

Anyway, he and this organization had long since been considered enemies.

Suppressing his excited mood, he cast his gaze toward everyone on the field.

At this moment.

Assam, Andrew, and the other combatants stood in place with excited expressions.

This battle could be said to have twists and turns at every turn.

From the witch displaying terrifying strength to over a dozen minutes of difficult combat.

And then to the opponent using [Dark Forbidden Domain] to force everyone's skills into cooldown.

Everyone could be said to have pulled out all their trump cards.

Then, the variable of the red-robed bishop appeared, forcing Cao Xing to use his own strongest trump card.

But fortunately, they still won in the end.

The entire team emerged completely unscathed, winning this battle!

As for the Black Fog Lord, his summoning time had also ended at this moment.

He glanced at Blot, then let his gaze fall upon Cao Xing and Duke Baradin.

He nodded slightly.

Then he turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared from the spot.

On the field, only Cao Xing and his group remained, along with Duke Baradin's undead army.

Cao Xing walked over at this moment: "Your Grace, thank you for your help once again."

Duke Baradin smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It was just a casual effort."

"It's just that Lord Cao Xing, just as I said, is not an ordinary person and can always provoke some extraordinary things."

"This time, you actually even provoked a trace of divinity from a deity!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing also shook his head helplessly.

Although he had some preparations before entering the ancient castle, the enemies encountered inside might be very powerful.

But he didn't expect…

Behind this, it actually still involved the plan of a deity.

No, to be precise, it should be two.

One is the God of Light.

The other is the Nightmare God Démǔ.

Cao Xing disrupted the plans of two deities this time. It would be fine if he wasn't exposed.

Once exposed, he would really be finished!

Cao Xing also gave a wry smile, "I don't want to either, but these guys always seem to run into me."

"This time, I've really crossed paths and made enemies with these two deities."

Duke Baradin, however, comforted him: "There is no need to worry, Lord Cao Xing."

"I just heard that Nightmare God say that they are trapped in the Abyssal Land."

"And according to mythological legends, the Abyssal Land is specially used to imprison those deities who have committed mistakes and lost their divine status."

"In other words, that is simply a prison for imprisoning deities."

"Therefore, they won't be coming out so easily."

Hearing this, Cao Xing instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being targeted by two deities all at once, even if they were deities who had lost their divine status.

He definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.

After relaxing, Cao Xing also saw Baradin's attribute panel.

This time, it was finally not a bunch of question marks.

Just as Cao Xing expected, the other party was a level 50 commander.

Moreover, because of the blessing of over a thousand undead troops, his attributes surged by a huge margin, comparable to the Dark Witch.

Cao Xing said at this time: "Your Excellency Baradin, how come I feel like you are even stronger than last time?"

The other party chuckled and said: "Indeed, thanks to Lord Cao Xing for helping us resolve the danger of the underground palace."

"Now, that underground palace has guided more Ascalon undead back."

"And as a Duke, possessing a portion of the authority of the Ascalon Kingdom, the more soldiers there are around me, the stronger my power becomes."

"I estimate that after some time, I will be able to make a breakthrough to Tier 6."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.

His [Ascalon Book of the Dead] still had 1 use left.

And the stronger Duke Baradin was, the greater his help would be to him.

"That's fantastic!"

"Congratulations, Your Grace!"

Duke Baradin smiled.

At this time, Cao Xing glanced at the summoning time, with only the last 10 seconds remaining.

He took out a crystal ball from his backpack, then asked: "Your Grace, this crystal ball can create a portal."

"Can you see if, with the power of this crystal ball, we can directly enter the underground treasury?"

The Duke observed it for a moment.

A slight astonishment appeared in his eyes as he said: "To think there is such a magical thing…"

"Although I have never entered that underground treasury, according to my estimate, it should be possible!"

Hearing this, a look of pleasant surprise instantly appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

But Duke Baradin's next sentence made him stunned once again.

"Lord Cao Xing, after you go in, have you thought about how to come out?"

This question truly left Cao Xing dumbfounded.

That's right! How the hell am I supposed to come out after going in?

Could it be that he had to stay inside for seven days and wait for the [Dark Crystal Ball] to cool down?

Seeming to notice the confusion on Cao Xing's face.

Duke Baradin chuckled and said: "Lord Cao Xing, the time is up."

"If you are ready, you can come to the underground palace to find me again."

Cao Xing also nodded.

As the words fell, Duke Baradin and his undead army disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, the entire ancient castle was left with only Cao Xing's party and the two corpses lying on the ground.

One was the red-robed bishop.

The other was that witch.

Just as Cao Xing was preparing to go collect the spoils of war.

He saw that beautiful witch on the ground tremble slightly.

"Huh? She's still alive?"

Cao Xing quickly led his people and walked to her side.

He glanced at her attributes.

[Forest Witch: Francesca]

[Race: Half-Elf]

[HP: 1 / 1,018,532]

[Status: Near Death (All healing effects reduced by 99%), Mental Confusion, Internal Injuries…]

…

Clearly, this witch had reached her final dying moments.

Just as mentioned before.

After the system update, having 1 drop of blood left did not mean you could continue to bounce around vigorously.

That last 1 point of HP meant she was severely injured and could die at any moment.

At this moment, the witch seemed to have also sensed Cao Xing and his group.

Her pale lips parted slightly, and then she made a weak sound.

"Thank you…"

"Now… please release me…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing pondered for a moment.

Then he asked: "Do you want to live?"

Some doubt appeared in the eyes of the witch on the ground.

Before she could speak, Cao Xing spoke again.

"Think it through before answering."

Hearing this, a trace of struggle appeared on the witch's stunningly beautiful face.

A moment later, she said with breath as delicate as silk: "I… want to live…"

Hearing this, a smile appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

"Good, then join my territory and become a member of my subordinates."

"No matter what your identity was in the past or what you have experienced, after joining my territory, everything starts anew."

"Do you agree?"

Finishing his words, he sent a recruitment invitation to this witch.

The witch hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.

[Recruitment successful: Francesca has joined your territory, territory population + 6]

…

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing finally smiled.

In this way, among his subordinates, there was finally the first commander-level creature.

Victoria has not been contacted yet, so she doesn't count.

And with the addition of this witch named Francesca, his territory's strength would surge dramatically!

Of course, the premise was being able to save her back from the near-death state.

The witch's injuries were very severe. Although it was caused by Cao Xing and his group beating her, there was no other way given the situation at the time.

Such serious injuries were a bit troublesome to treat.

First, one had to use Purification while clearing her negative statuses.

Then feed her medicine to treat her internal injuries.

Cao Xing said: "Muxue, cast a few Purification spells on her first."

Liu Muxue obediently raised her long sword and continuously released [Purification] for this witch.

Then, he himself took out a few bottles of [Cloud Yak Milk] from his backpack to treat the witch's internal injuries.

At this moment, in her hazy state, the witch felt her head being lifted up.

Then she found some kind of liquid being poured into her mouth…

After a full 5 minutes of treatment.

The witch's injuries finally improved slightly.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Next was to start restoring her HP.

He looked at Andrew, Isabelle, and Liu Muxue beside him.

Then he said: "Now, start casting healing skills on our member."

Although the witch had a status of 99% healing inhibition on her body.

But this didn't have much of an effect.

Anyway, Cao Xing's [Ice Healing Art] and Andrew's [Life Bloom] were both permanent.

At worst, it would just consume a bit more time.

As healing skill after healing skill fell into her body and received the blessing of [Eternal Power].

Above the witch's head, recovery numbers of +21, +21 appeared…

Compared to her millions of HP, it was somewhat negligible.

But to everyone, this was a very good sign.

Five minutes later.

The witch's HP had already recovered to over 20,000.

She had already broken away from the [Near Death] state.

The recovery numbers above her head also turned into +211, +211.

"Very good, the recovery numbers have greatly increased!"

Cao Xing was overjoyed.

As the witch's HP continuously recovered.

Her complexion also gradually improved.

Her originally pale lips turned back into a deep green tint, appearing eerie and beautiful.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing directly said: "Muxue, come over and support her, and continue feeding her Life Secret Potion and milk."

Hearing this, Liu Muxue also obediently squatted down.

Placing the witch's head on her own lap, she fed her medicine.

As for Cao Xing himself, with an excited expression, he came to the place where the red-robed bishop died.

Because he had already seen a brilliant soul the size of a head burst out from the ground.

And beside it, a dark-yellow large axe!

Cao Xing said excitedly: "This is the first commander-level creature I've taken down. I hope the items that dropped won't disappoint me!"

Carrying a sense of anticipation, he directly gathered all the spoils of war into his possession.

[Obtained: Commander-grade Soul of Red-Robed Bishop Eugene (Orange)]

[Obtained: Twilight Battle Axe (Orange)]

[Obtained: Red-Robed Bishop Mask (Orange) * 1]

[Obtained: Battle Berserker Rune (Gold) * 1]

[Obtained: Expert-level Heart of Strength * 1]

[Obtained: Expert-level Elemental Crystal * 15]

…

"Holy shit! Holy shit!"

"Three orange-quality items, one gold-quality item, hahaha!"

He was overjoyed!

Killing a commander-level creature, although extremely difficult.

But likewise, the returns were also terrifyingly huge!

He impatiently glanced at the attributes.

[Commander-grade Soul of Red-Robed Bishop Eugene (Orange)]

[Effect: Can be used on a Tier 5 or below boss-grade creature, making it highly likely to evolve into a commander-grade creature, with a success rate of 45% ~ 55%]

…

"Good, good, good, the first commander-grade soul has finally been dropped by me!"

Cao Xing was extremely excited.

However, who to give this soul to made him feel a bit hesitant.

After all, there were many boss-grade existences under his command, and they were all very important.

Their advancement methods were all different.

Just like Blot, after advancing to a boss, he actually activated a powerful skill to summon commander-grade creatures.

No one knew whether the advancement of others to commander would give Cao Xing another surprise.

And Hilda.

The system prompt stated that after transforming this Blood Spider Queen into a commander-grade creature, there would be a qualitative change.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing ultimately called Sarah over.

As his top general, Sarah's performance in all aspects was impeccable.

Furthermore, she deserved to gain even stronger power.

Cao Xing directly handed this glowing soul into her hands.

Feeling the formidable power contained within, Sarah's pupils instantly constricted!

"Lord… This is…"

Not only Sarah, but everyone else present also sensed the powerful energy contained within this soul and turned their gazes over.

Especially Hilda; within her smoky, beautiful pupils, a trace of desire even appeared.

Cao Xing waved his hand, "Use it, Sarah. I hope you can break through smoothly."

Upon hearing this, there was still some hesitation in Sarah's eyes.

But she met Cao Xing's resolute expression.

Seeming to have made up her mind, she nodded solemnly.

At this moment, amidst the envious gazes of the other subordinates.

Sarah directly slapped this tyrannical commander-grade soul into her own body!

This time, there was no system prompt for an increase in loyalty.

Because she was already a die-hard existence by nature, equivalent to everything belonging to Cao Xing.

Hmm… Everything in the true sense of the word…

Next, it would depend on whether Sarah's breakthrough went smoothly.

However, the success probability of commander-grade souls seemed somewhat low.

And Cao Xing had also prepared for failure.

Taking advantage of the time she was breaking through.

Cao Xing checked the attributes of the other two epic items.

[Twilight (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Weapon Type: Battle Axe]

[Equipment Level: Level 40]

[Attack Power: 1473 ~ 1584]

[Attached Special Effect ①: Strength +300, Physique +150, Hit Rate -15%]

[Attached Special Effect ②: Heavy Axe (Critical Hit Rate increased by 20%, Critical Damage increased by 30%)]

[Attached Special Effect ③: Consecutive Slash (If an enemy is successfully killed, increases Strength by 5% for the next 20 seconds, can stack up to 1 time)]

[Attached Special Effect ④: Twilight (When launching a physical attack, a 45% probability to deal true damage equal to (2 * Strength + 2 * Weapon Attack Power) to a single enemy.)]

(Equipment Introduction: This is the most satisfying work I have forged in my life. I named it Twilight, meaning that enemies who see this weapon will welcome the twilight hour of their lives — Forging Master: Nelson Kingsley)

…

"What a simple and brutal weapon!"

Cao Xing couldn't stop exclaiming.

The four special effects above each enhanced practical combat capabilities.

Especially the third and fourth special effects.

One increased Strength, and the other could deal true damage based on one's own attributes.

The combination of these two special effects was even more formidable!

Speaking of which, this was Cao Xing's first time obtaining an epic-grade weapon.

The formidable attributes were heart-throbbing.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a Mage class.

Cao Xing would have even wanted to use this battle axe himself.

"This battle axe should be usable by the two Centaurs."

"However, their current levels are still too low. Once they reach Level 40, they can equip this powerful weapon."

Cao Xing thought happily, and then began to check the other orange item, which was the last one.

[Church of Light: Red-robed Bishop Mask (Orange)]

[Slot: Special Equipment]

[Equipment Attributes: All attributes increased by 50 points.]

(Note: Red-robed bishops possess immense power within the Church of Light. Wearing this mask allows free entry and exit into certain restricted areas of the Church of Light.)

…

Seeing this mask, Cao Xing suddenly had a different idea in his mind.

"Huh? This mask actually has such an effect?"

"In my inventory, there is still a bottle of Polymorph Potion."

"Can I transform into the appearance of this red-robed bishop Eugene, and then wear the mask to impersonate his identity?"

Of course, the premise was that the Church of Light would not announce the news of this bishop's death.

But this also provided Cao Xing with a different line of thought.

That was, he seemed to find a way to infiltrate the interior of the Church of Light and obtain more intelligence.

He satisfiedly put it into his inventory and began to check the last thing.

[War Berserker Rune (Gold)]

[Effect: Can be used on a recruited creature of Tier 5 or above, increasing its Strength by 80 ~ 120 points]

…

"Such a strong rune, it can actually increase so much Strength?"

Cao Xing's heart stirred.

However, this thing could only be used on existences with Tier 5 strength, meaning at least Level 40, which was still some distance away for them.

At this point, the spoils of this red-robed bishop were considered checked.

Then, another skill book appeared in his hand.

It was precisely the first-kill reward obtained just now from slaying the red-robed bishop.

The black booklet exuded a strong icy aura.

On the cover, four characters were written in ice-blue font — Frozen Thousand Miles.

Glancing at the attributes.

[Frozen Thousand Miles Skill Book (Orange): Frost Mage Skill Book]

[Quality: Epic]

[Skill Effect: Consumes a massive amount of mental power without requiring a casting action, rapidly generating ice fog on the ground ahead to cover all enemies within 100 meters * 2000 meters ahead (the coverage will continue to increase as the mental attribute increases), reducing their movement speed by 50%;

and generating a large number of ice spikes, dealing 2 * 112% damage to all enemies within the range. The duration of Frozen Thousand Miles is 30 minutes, cooldown time: 3 hours]

(When the elements begin to crystallize, every inch of land their feet tread upon, every breath of air they take, and even every drop of blood flowing in their bodies are slowly condensing into crystals…)

…

"Terrifying!"

Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank.

This was the skill with the most terrifying range he had ever seen, without a doubt!

Directly covering an area of two thousand meters ahead, one could imagine what kind of concept that was.

Moreover, the attack range of this skill would continuously increase as Cao Xing's mental attribute increased.

One could only say, truly worthy of an epic-grade skill!

Too overpowered!

Without hesitation, Cao Xing directly clapped his hands together and clicked to learn.

[Successfully learned skill: Frozen Thousand Miles…]

…

In an instant, a massive amount of memories flooded into his mind.

It took Cao Xing a full two minutes to finish absorbing them!

When he opened his eyes, even his exhaled breath carried ice fog…

He glanced at everyone present.

Sarah was still in the state of transformation.

And Francesca's injuries had mostly recovered.

However, she was still in a weakened state, snuggling in Liu Muxue's arms.

Beside them, Elisa and Little Chuchu squatted on the ground, curiously staring at each other.

These two little girls seemed to like this pretty witch very much.

Meanwhile, those four Nightmare Archers were in a dazed state.

It seemed they had suffered an extremely severe blow.

"Why… has the deity we believe in become like this…"

"Isn't She the great Nightmare God, why has She fallen to this extent?"

Menlita and the others muttered to themselves…

Meanwhile, Isabelle said, "Don't be sad. I think you all anticipated this result ten thousand years ago."

"The Nightmare God Démǔ was punished by the Six True Gods because of committing a serious mistake."

"So many years have passed, and He has become even more fallen."

"He abandoned you believers long ago. Since that's the case, why still feel sad for Him?"

As an existence from ten thousand years ago, Isabelle naturally knew some inside information.

What surprised Cao Xing was that this woman, who was extremely fanatical in her faith toward the Holy See, would actually say such words.

However, considering her character introduction, it was quite normal.

Under her comfort, those few Nightmare Archers also gradually regained their composure.

Their eyes filled with grateful expressions as they looked at Isabelle.

At this time, Cao Xing noticed that where the black shadow of the original Nightmare God Démǔ had been blasted apart, something seemed to have dropped.

He leaned over to take a look and found it to be a black crystal the thickness of a thumb.

It seemed to still radiate a peculiar energy.

When Cao Xing's right hand touched it, a system prompt appeared.

[Obtained: Démǔ's Divinity Fragment * 1]

…

"Divinity Fragment, what is this thing?"

Glancing at the attributes.

[Démǔ's Divinity Fragment: Special Item]

[Item Introduction: The divinity fragment inside the former Nightmare God Démǔ, containing powerful Nightmare power. Because He lost His divine persona, the divinity fragment can no longer automatically return to His body.]

[Item Effect: After use, it allows a lord or resident to change class into a powerful hidden class: Nightmare Apostle or Nightmare Courtier, Nightmare Executioner, Nightmare Hunter, etc…]

(Note: Although the divinity fragment is powerful, this power still belongs to the Nightmare God. After changing class to a Nightmare professional, one will be suppressed by Démǔ.)

…

"Holy crap! This is actually another item that can change class into a hidden class!"

"And it looks even more formidable than demon professionals!"

Cao Xing was immensely shocked!

However, this thing also had a flaw, which was that it would be suppressed by the Nightmare God.

It would be fine if that guy was trapped in the Abyssal Land for a lifetime and couldn't come out.

If the other party came out, then the existence who changed class to a Nightmare class would be as good as useless.

Therefore, this thing must be used with caution.

Cao Xing put it into his inventory.

At this moment, the transformation on Sarah's side was nearing its end.

A peculiar power continuously emanated from her body.

After a moment, a black moon actually rose behind Sarah.

This moon connected with her, seeming to endow her with a different temperament.

…

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