Chapter 315: Breaking Through to Tier 5, A Powerful Boost! (5400)

Cao Xing did not immediately pick up the loot dropped by those White-robed Priests. Because there were still some enemies nearby that hadn't been dealt with!

Everyone wasted no time and began heading down to help Sarah and Assam finish off the stragglers.

It took three minutes. Throughout the entire hall, and even in those small rooms, all Hunters were killed.

[Ding! You have destroyed a large Hunter camp, Reputation +500]

[In this battle, a total of 217 Hunters were killed, gaining 2612 Honor Points]

"Haha, gaining twenty-six hundred Honor Points in one go, how satisfying!"

At this moment, Cao Xing glanced at his Honor Points. [Honor Points: 4148]

"I already have four thousand Honor Points, enough to exchange for four Destroyer Siege Crossbows, and with a little more, I can exchange for a Neros Cannon."

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Alright, let's start cleaning up the battlefield."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to split up and take action. As for him, he went straight to the place where the two White-robed Priests died and picked up the loot scattered all over the ground.

[Obtained: Staff of Divine Punishment (Gold)]

[Obtained: Longsword of Revelation (Gold)]

[Obtained: Soul of Leader Bocar Adler * 1]

[Obtained: Expert-level Heart of Strength * 3]

[Obtained: Soul of Chieftain-level Black-robed Priest * 4]

[Obtained: Advanced Heart of Strength * 7]

[Obtained: Church of Light · White-robed Priest Mask * 2]

[Obtained: Church of Light · Black-robed Priest Mask * 10]

[Obtained: Hunter Mask * 113]

At this moment, Cao Xing took a deep breath. "Damn, it really is true that murder and arson lead to golden belts; another massive drop!"

"As expected, plundering is the fastest way to acquire resources!"

The gains from this wave were astonishing. A full two Gold-tier weapons, one Leader-tier soul, plus 4 Chieftain-tier souls!

What surprised Cao Xing the most was that this time, it didn't just drop 2 Expert-level Hearts of Strength, but 3!

This meant that he would once again possess at least two Tier 5 powerhouses!

However, he didn't plan to distribute these Hearts of Strength to his subordinates. Instead, he prepared to use them to boost his and Liu Muxue's strength first. After all, it had been a while since they reached the level cap of 40; it was time to make a breakthrough!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he first took a glance at the attributes of these two Gold-tier weapons.

[Staff of Divine Punishment (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Equipment Level: Level 40]

[Magic Attack: 873 ~ 942]

[Attached Effect ①: Spirit +180, Constitution +80, Magic Critical Hit Rate +20%]

[Attached Effect ②: Elemental Resonance (The holder has a higher affinity for elements, increasing spell casting speed by 25%)]

[Attached Effect ③: Descent of Divine Punishment (When casting spells, there is a 30% chance to summon the power of divine punishment, causing the enemy to suffer a massive lightning strike, dealing 157% magic damage and reducing their Magic Resistance by 200 points for the next 20 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds)]

(Equipment Description: The light of the Staff of Divine Punishment is the lightning that pierces the darkness; its dazzling radiance is a warning to evil. Before it, darkness has nowhere to hide, and evil shall surely be purified!)

[Longsword of Revelation (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Equipment Level: Level 40]

[Physical Attack: 854 ~ 917]

[Attached Effect ①: Strength +150, Agility +80, Constitution +80]

[Attached Effect ②: Gale Armor Penetration (When attacking, ignores 200 points of enemy armor)]

[Attached Effect ③: Light of Revelation (When attacking, has a 45% chance to deal additional true damage equal to Attack + Strength * 1.2 to the enemy)]

(Equipment Description: In countless fierce battles, this longsword has witnessed the rise of one hero after another; beneath its blade, all enemies tremble in fear.)

After reading the attributes of these two weapons, Cao Xing nodded inwardly. The attributes were quite good and could significantly increase combat power. Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then called Isabelle over.

"Isabelle, give me your weapon." The Holy Light Priest obediently handed her staff to Cao Xing. Then, Cao Xing handed the [Staff of Divine Punishment] in his hand to her.

Although this weapon was not a Holy Light-type staff, its attributes were extremely powerful. Moreover, the two subsequent effects could significantly boost Isabelle's damage.

She grasped the dark blue staff, feeling the abundant magic power within it. Then, she performed a standard salute towards Cao Xing.

"Thank you, respected Lord, your radiance guides me alongside the Church."

[Due to your generous gift, the loyalty of territory member: Isabelle Gospel has increased. Current loyalty: 100] (Loyalty is full; the other party will now unconditionally execute any of your orders.)

Seeing the system prompt, a smile curved on Cao Xing's lips. Isabelle already had 95 loyalty, and this time it rose directly to the maximum value. Moreover, her change seemed significant. She had placed Cao Xing's name before the Church. This showed that in her heart, this woman had already made Cao Xing her belief.

At this moment, he gazed at the woman before him. Feeling his gaze, Isabelle's holy, angel-like face seemed somewhat unnatural. She asked softly, "Lord, what is it?" Cao Xing laughed, "Nothing, keep up the good work."

The Holy Light Priest bowed slightly, "I obey your will, respected Lord."

Cao Xing was very satisfied with her performance. However, Hilda's loyalty was not yet full. This Blood Spider Queen had followed him for longer than Isabelle and was quite a difficult woman to handle. But no matter how difficult, Cao Xing had raised her loyalty to 97, and it would soon reach 100. Cao Xing also wanted to see if, at 100 loyalty, this arrogant Blood Spider Queen's attitude would change. Thinking of this, a smile curved on his lips.

The staff had been distributed. As for the other Gold-tier longsword, there was no suitable candidate for the time being, so Cao Xing put it into his backpack. Then, it was time to distribute the Expert-level Hearts of Strength. Cao Xing called Liu Muxue over and gave her one directly.

As for the other one, Cao Xing prepared to keep it as a backup. It would be better if they both succeeded. In case someone failed, the second Heart of Strength could be used to continue the breakthrough.

So, he said directly, "Use it, Muxue." The beauty nodded slightly, her face filled with some anticipation. Then, the two of them crushed the Hearts of Strength in their hands together.

"Crack! Crack!" Pure power flowed into their bodies. Their auras began to rise rapidly! The Frost power that froze everything and the sacred Aurora power spread and diffused from the two!

Everyone felt these two auras and couldn't help but turn their gazes over. Tong Chuchu held her pistol and said happily, "Big Brother and Big Sister are going to get stronger again!" Little Elisa echoed, "That's great, Elisa must also work hard to become stronger!" "Hmph!"

Meanwhile, the two's transformation was nearing its end. From Liu Muxue's body, an endless power of Aurora burst forth instantly. A feast of colorful light instantly filled the hall! Then, these Aurora powers were all absorbed back into her body.

[Your subordinate lord: Liu Muxue has successfully transformed and become a Tier 5 Aurora Knight, Basic Attributes increased by 100%] [Due to her significant attribute increase, she has completed a sublimation transformation, HP +50%]

Liu Muxue wore an excited smile on her face, then trotted to his side. Like a little woman, she happily shared her joy with her lover. "A-Xing, I succeeded!" Cao Xing smiled and stroked her hair, "Not bad, it's good that you succeeded."

As for himself, he actually failed the breakthrough. Fortunately, he had anticipated this situation. So, Cao Xing took out the second [Expert-level Heart of Strength]. He crushed it directly and absorbed the pure power contained within. As the Frost power on his body continuously overflowed.

This time, no more accidents occurred. "Hum!" A terrifying aura of frost swept past! With the accumulation of two Hearts of Strength, Cao Xing officially broke through to Tier 5!

[Congratulations! You have successfully used the Expert-level Heart of Strength and transformed into a Tier 5 Frost Mage (Expert-level).] [Due to your significant attribute increase this time, you have completed a sublimation transformation, HP increased by 50%] [Skill: Intermediate Ice Elemental Control has been upgraded to Advanced Ice Elemental Control.]

Feeling the tyrannical power within his body, a satisfied smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips. "Very good, finally broke through to Tier 5." With an excited mood, he checked his and Liu Muxue's attributes.

[Name: Cao Xing] [Race: Blue Star Human] [Level: Level 40 0/500000 (Tier 5 Frost Mage)] [Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

[Survivor: Liu Muxue] [Race: Blue Star Human] [Level: Level 40 0/500000 (Tier 5 Aurora Knight)] [Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

At this moment, Cao Xing looked at his and Liu Muxue's attributes and let out a heavy sigh of relief! Too strong! Although there was still a gap compared to Tier 5 Leader-tier creatures like Renice.

However, as Survivor Lords, their attributes were already insanely overpowered!

Cao Xing's mental energy had even directly exceeded two thousand!

And most importantly, the two of them possessed four status skills.

"Ice Healing Art restores 3643 HP per second, and combined with Andrew's Life Bloom of 1390 HP, that adds up to over five thousand HP restored per second!"

"At the same time, the armor from Ice Armor Technique has also been significantly increased!"

"And on Liu Muxue's side, it's even more terrifying; Blessing of Courage adds a direct 2800 to attack power!"

What does this even mean?

It's equivalent to directly increasing Cao Xing's attack power by more than 40%!

And if this status were applied to those Tier 3 or 4 subordinates, their attack power could directly double!

Cao Xing had previously estimated that once his hundreds of combat personnel all broke through to Tier 4, they could take on a thousand-man Tier 5 knight order, but that estimate was too low!

According to current estimates, taking on a two-thousand-man Tier 5 knight order would be no problem at all!

Feeling the surging mana within his body, Cao Xing excitedly said, "Very good, now if I use Demon Transformation, my attributes can increase by another 100%.

"At that point, I'm afraid I'll possess combat power at the Tier 6 leader level!"

"Even soloing a Tier 5 commander would be a breeze!"

At this moment, he had absolute confidence in his own strength!

Beside him, Braum exclaimed, "Lord, this transformation of yours is truly powerful."

"Your aura now makes me feel like I am completely no match for you."

Cao Xing smiled, "You are only Tier 4 right now, so of course you are no match for me."

"Once you break through to Tier 5, you will be."

Upon hearing this, a look of anticipation appeared on Braum's face.

Based on the loot from clearing this large camp, it should drop at least one or two Expert-level Heart of Strength.

If all the remaining large camps are cleared, it would be enough for all his subordinates to break through to Tier 5!

Meanwhile.

Sarah appeared by Cao Xing's side.

She also sensed the sudden, massive surge in Cao Xing's power.

A beautiful curve appeared at the corner of her mouth, as if she were also happy about his successful breakthrough.

"I have already found the location of their warehouse; just as you expected, there is a large amount of food inside."

Upon hearing this, a look of pleasant surprise immediately appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

"Very good, take me there!"

This was the first large camp they had cleared tonight, and Cao Xing was very much looking forward to the loot inside.

The two of them walked through the cave hall.

Soon, Sarah led him to a stop in front of a stone door.

As Sarah threw a dagger, the seal on the stone door was broken.

"Rumble!"

The stone door opened.

Waves of a smell mixed with grain and mold drifted out from inside.

Before them, a large number of bags filled with food appeared.

Cao Xing's pupils instantly constricted. "Damn… so much?"

Inside, he saw hundreds of bags of food!

Various types of rice and wheat were piled into a small mountain!

Among them, there was also quite a bit of air-dried cured meat hanging overhead.

However, the humidity in this cave warehouse was too high.

Cao Xing even saw that some of the grains had already become moldy.

He didn't care; he walked straight over and collected all the food inside in one go.

[Obtained: Blackened Corn Kernels (40KG) * 57 bags]

[Obtained: Slightly Damp Wheat (40KG) * 62 bags]

[Obtained: Sprouted Barley (40KG) * 53 bags]

[Obtained: Air-dried Cured Meat * 362KG]

[Obtained…]

Just as he expected, most of the food here had become damp.

However, Cao Xing didn't mind.

Anyway, this food wasn't for him to eat.

The altar of the gods only said to sacrifice 1000 units of food; it didn't say that this damp food couldn't be sacrificed.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing happily started looting even more vigorously.

It took almost two minutes to completely loot the resources in the entire warehouse!

In the end, Cao Xing had accumulated 11,723 kilograms of food here, equivalent to over fifty thousand units of food!

It was enough to let over 50 of his warriors break through to Tier 4!

He patted his backpack with satisfaction and sighed, "As expected of a large camp, this harvest is really good!"

"In this way, as long as I loot a few more large camps, I can solve the breakthrough resources for all my warriors!"

In the Gale Snowfield, within 400 kilometers of Cao Xing, there were still four more large camps like this.

And his goal was to take down all of these camps.

Then, Cao Xing walked out and collected all the other loot into his backpack in one go.

He accumulated another 74 masks, plus some Intermediate Heart of Strength, and a few Elite Souls.

After confirming there was nothing left, Cao Xing soon led his men out through the narrow passage.

Jonard and Josent were still waiting outside.

Seeing Cao Xing and the others come out, Josent respectfully reported, "Lord, you have come out."

"During the time you were inside, no one came out!"

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Well done, Jonard, Josent."

After speaking, he and Liu Muxue spent a bit more time applying buffs to everyone again.

In an instant! Everyone's already terrifying attack power, recovery ability, and armor surged significantly once again!

Especially Sarah. She was now a level 45 Commander-level Assassin with a base attack power of 7800.

Now, after the [Blessing of Courage] bonus, it directly broke ten thousand!

Coupled with her terrifying critical hit rate, this assassin would become a nightmare for everyone when she got serious!

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction. After everything was ready, he said, "Let's go, on to the next location!"

He quickly planned the route on the map to head to the next large camp, while destroying the small and medium-sized camps along the way.

From 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM, taking two hours, Cao Xing and his group pushed all the way to the location of the second large camp!

This camp was also located in the deep mountains and forests, and these cultists had even built a stockade here. The defenses were strict.

However, in the face of the absolute power of Cao Xing and his group, these defensive forces were useless.

This time, the battle was even more straightforward. Since there was only one White-robed Priest inside.

Cao Xing still followed the old routine, first using the [Ancient Weapon: Primitive Cube] to gather the monsters. Then Francesca flew into the sky to cast a global silence.

Then, after a wave of focused fire from everyone, that White-robed Priest didn't even have time to react before being instantly killed on the spot!

The remaining cultists were completely wiped out by Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, Assam, and the others in a crushing defeat.

When the last Black-robed Priest died in Cao Xing's demonic flames, he said unwillingly, "Damn demon, the God of Light will not let you off…"

System prompts appeared.

[This battle resulted in the killing of 184 members of the Church of Light, gaining 2283 Honor Points.]

[Ding! You have destroyed a large camp of the Church of Light, Reputation + 500]

Then, Cao Xing followed his usual practice and looted extensively. He again obtained over ten thousand kilograms of food, plus two Expert-level Heart of Strength, and a golden war saber. Only then did he take everyone and leave.

At this moment, there were still three such large camps on the map. Cao Xing checked the time. It was now 5:32 AM.

"According to the plan, our operation this time must stop before 12:00 PM." "It seems I need to speed things up!"

Thus, Cao Xing began to re-plan the route, abandoning the small outposts that required detours, and specifically raiding medium and large outposts!

It was a clean sweep all the way, and the system prompts kept flooding the screen.

[This battle resulted in the killing of 218 members of the Church of Light, gaining 3042 Honor Points.] [Ding! You have destroyed a large camp of the Church of Light, Reputation + 500]

[This battle resulted in the killing of 221 members of the Church of Light, gaining 3156 Honor Points.] [Ding! You have destroyed a large camp of the Church of Light, Reputation + 500]

By around 11:00 AM, their assault team had almost traversed the entire Gale Snowfield, destroying nearly 40 large and small outposts. They killed thousands of Church of Light cultists. At the same time, they also harvested a massive amount of resources!

Of the five large outposts on the map, four had already been destroyed by them. And those medium outposts added up to over 20! If the Church of Light knew about this, they would definitely be heartbroken. This was equivalent to uprooting their years of development in the Gale Snowfield all at once!

At this moment, Cao Xing and his group stood on the hillside of a high mountain. This was the location of the last large camp on the map.

Everyone saw that on this hillside, there was a camp built against the mountain. Many houses had been built on it, along with defensive works like Primary and Intermediate Elemental Arrow Towers. With the advantage of the terrain, this place was also easy to defend and difficult to attack.

But under the absolute strength of Cao Xing and his group, these defensive arrow towers were completely ignored. "Charge!" Following Cao Xing's order, this group of powerful beings under his command rushed straight in!