Chapter 386: The Furious God of Light, Demon Bull Chariot! (5400)

Cao Xing took a few deep breaths, trying hard to calm down.

Although the probability of corrupting the [Bright Holy Scripture] was relatively low, he decided to try it immediately.

However, to be cautious, he decided to find a place to hide first.

After all, before this, the Church of Light only knew that the demon had taken the scripture.

If he took it out now and was seen, his identity would be directly exposed.

Therefore, he quickly ducked into the passage of the goblin tribe nearby.

After ensuring there was no one around, he took the scripture directly out of his backpack.

The moment the scripture appeared, it began to flip its pages frantically.

"Clatter!"

A rich force of light radiated from it, filling the entire cave and illuminating the surrounding walls!

However, ever since this Bright Holy Scripture was slashed by Assam, it had become much more obedient and did not attempt to resist.

And when Cao Xing took out that [Corrupted Otherworld Insect Crystal], it emitted a rich aura of evil, giving the Bright Holy Scripture a feeling of unease.

The book was trembling slightly.

"There is only a 20% success rate, I hope it works."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing hesitated no longer.

He directly crushed the insect crystal.

"Crack!"

A dense aura of darkness, like a physical substance, fell upon the scripture that was radiating the aura of light.

It was like pouring a drop of ink into a bowl of clear water.

In an instant, this rich darkness began to spread, gradually dyeing the holy pages black.

Meanwhile.

In the distant border region of the kingdom, there was a vast ice field.

Amidst the rolling mountains and ridges, fortresses were built.

Huge fortresses straddled the mountains, like giants blocking the wind and snow.

Because there was a dangerous zone near the Ice Crystal Kingdom — the Shattered Land.

For some reason, various terrifying natural phenomena appeared in the [Shattered Land] all year round.

And these harsh natural phenomena also affected the surrounding areas.

Gale winds howled in the border region, and the temperature was consistently below -70°C, so basically no living creatures lived here.

Only those soldiers sent by the king to guard the area.

These soldiers were stationed in the fortresses all year round and usually only returned home once every few years.

They were also known as the Ice Field Sentinels.

However, recently, the Ice Crystal Kingdom's hostile kingdom, the Velen Kingdom, had repeatedly sent troops to harass the border.

This also caused the Ice Crystal King to continuously send troops to arrive at the border region.

Small and large frictions had occurred between the two sides several times.

But fortunately, everyone was wary of the other side's strength, so they were relatively restrained.

And in a certain unknown corner near the border.

The Seed of Light, along with a group of red-robed bishops, white-robed high priests, and others, were still gathered in that magnificent underground palace.

The young man sat upright on the throne.

Below, a red-robed bishop knelt on the ground and reported respectfully: "Great Child of Light, just as you predicted, we are continuously putting pressure on the border through the relationship with General Ulysses of the Velen Kingdom."

"The old king has already recalled Lieutenant General Kroll and Taside back to the Frost Main City."

"However, because of the previous Lake Doron City battle, Taside was jointly reported by Kroll and other commanders and is currently under investigation by the Circuit Court."

Hearing that last sentence, a look of regret appeared in the eyes of the Seed of Light.

Then it nodded slightly.

Last time they let Taside make a move, they had actually already prepared to abandon this chess piece.

But they didn't expect that there would be too many unexpected situations in that battle.

Before Taside could even be exposed, the Church of Light had completely collapsed on all fronts.

Therefore, the Church of Light had actually been blessed in disguise and preserved an important chess piece.

Of course, being investigated by the Circuit Court was not a simple matter.

At least for some time in the future, this chess piece, Taside, would lose its effectiveness.

And he would also face the punishment of being demoted.

The Seed of Light continued to ask: "How is the situation with Sullivan and Erzigar?"

This red-robed bishop continued to reply: "Archbishop Sullivan has successfully escaped and is currently recuperating in the territory of an Otherworld Lord."

The young man held the Dawn Scripture in his hand with composure and continued: "I understand."

"Tell Sullivan to speed up the progress, and then find a way to deal with that demon."

"Our number of followers is becoming fewer and fewer, and I need the power of the Radiance Chapter."

Speaking of this, a trace of anger gradually appeared in the young man's eyes.

The Bright Holy Scripture has three chapters, and each chapter has its own unique ability.

And the most important ability of the Radiance Chapter is to convert followers.

And now that it had been snatched away by that demon, the expansion of the Church of Light had come to a standstill.

And he was now in urgent need of a large number of personnel.

He sighed in his heart: "If only I could also participate in the Zhuo Mas Claw challenge."

This version update, he had already heard discussions from other Survivors.

There were a large number of recruitment scrolls in the point shop that could be exchanged, in other words, these meant a large number of personnel.

However, since the new version update, although he could continue to use the Survivor's Lord System.

Because he now belonged to the native faction, he could no longer participate in the challenge.

"Otherwise… with these red-robed bishops under my command, I could even sweep the Zhuo Mas Claw of an entire district…"

"In this way, I could have tens of thousands of recruited troops."

He shook his head, casting aside various thoughts in his mind.

The young man continued: "After Sullivan recovers, have Erzigar come to the border as soon as possible, I need it to lead the other armies of the Undead."

"Understood!"

Just as this red-robed bishop stood up, preparing to carry out his order.

The entire underground palace was instantly enveloped by a vast pressure!

The extent of this aura was suffocating!

Everyone felt an irresistible sense of oppression!

The Seed of Light exclaimed instantly!

"It is the God of Light!"

Meanwhile, a majestic voice with a hint of anxiety rang out!

"Seed of Light, come see me immediately!"

The young man's expression changed drastically, and he was so scared that he hurriedly jumped off the throne and scrambled to kneel before the statue.

"God of Light, I am here. Aren't you in a state of slumber?"

The powerful will did not answer, but instead asked: "How long has passed since I went into slumber?"

The young man replied cautiously: "Two… two days…"

Hearing this, this powerful will jolted violently!

Like a volcano about to erupt, it gave people a feeling of extreme oppression and insignificance.

Even those archbishops and red-robed bishops all pressed their heads to the ground at this moment, not even daring to breathe!

The young man asked tentatively: "G… God of Light… what happened?"

The aura was silent for a moment, then said.

"Someone is tampering with my Bright Holy Scripture, seemingly wanting to cut off the divine power connection between me and the scripture!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, it was not just the Seed of Light.

All the red-robed bishops and white-robed bishops in the great hall had expressions of shock in their eyes!

They all knew what it meant if the connection to the scripture was cut off!

This meant it would be very difficult for them to retrieve the [Radiance Chapter].

Moreover, the more critical point was that the three books of the Bright Holy Scripture were a set.

If all collected, they were powerful items comparable to a demigod artifact!

If the Radiance Chapter was lost, this set of demigod artifacts might never be collected again!

The Seed of Light also realized the severity of the matter.

It hurriedly said: "It must be that demon tampering with the scripture. I will immediately have Sullivan head to that location!"

But the will of the God of Light said: "It is too late."

"The one who can have such means should be their Demon Lord."

"But I did not sense the Demon Lord descending, so it must be that the Demon Lord told that demon the corresponding methods!"

Hearing this, the Seed of Light trembled slightly, its tone filled with a hint of anxiety: "Then… what should we do? God of Light?"

The God of Light snorted: "My Bright Holy Scripture was crafted by my own hands when I possessed my godhood. It is closely connected to me and cannot be cut off so easily."

"Unless the Demon Lord comes in person, those demons have no way to erase my mark!"

Everyone on the scene heard this and gradually breathed a sigh of relief.

But just at this moment, that vast will suddenly erupted again.

This time, the entire underground palace was trembling frantically!

And not only that, even the thousand-mile mountains outside the underground palace were shaking violently as if a strong earthquake had occurred!

The snow on top fell down one after another, subsequently triggering avalanches, earthquakes, and various other natural disasters!

And all the red-robed bishops and archbishops on the scene were as if pressed down by a huge mountain, directly lying flat on the ground!

The bones in their bodies made bursts of cracking sounds!

"G… God of Light… what is wrong?"

The Seed of Light was pressed to the ground, asking with difficulty.

The will was silent for a moment, then said angrily: "Damn it! The connection between the Bright Holy Scripture and me has been cut off!"

"What?!"

The scene fell into dead silence.

On everyone's faces, a look of horror gradually appeared.

Meanwhile.

A system prompt appeared before Cao Xing.

[Successfully corrupted equipment: Bright Holy Scripture · Radiance Chapter (Legendary). The divinity of this equipment has disappeared, its level has been lowered, and it is currently in an unowned state.]

(Note: Due to the lack of divinity in this equipment, some special effects have been sealed. It requires divine power to restore them.)

…

At this moment, a look of wild joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He could barely hold back a loud laugh.

"Hahaha! It worked!"

"Even with a 20% probability, I succeeded. Please call me the King of Luck, hahaha!"

Cao Xing was too excited because this meant he had effectively gained another legendary piece of equipment.

"Great, this thing is now in an unowned state, so I can bind it to myself for use."

However, Cao Xing also noticed the note at the end.

Some functions were sealed, and the level was reduced.

With a nervous heart, he glanced at the attributes.

[Bright Holy Scripture · Radiance Chapter (Unbound)]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Equipment Level: Level 50]

[Equipment Type: Off-hand Weapon]

[Equipment Effect ①: All Attributes +1000, Casting Speed +20%]

[Attached Effect ②: Will of Light (Holding this scripture, you are the spokesperson for the Will of Light. When launching any Light-attribute attacks, increase attack range and attack intensity by 30%!)]

[Attached Effect ③: Eternal Fire (Consumes a large amount of Faith Power to ignite flames on all non-friendly units, removing their camouflage state, reducing all attributes by 30%, and causing 1% HP loss per second for 1 to 10 minutes. Cooldown: 12 hours)]

[Attached Effect ④: Radiance Chapter (Can be used through this scripture to release various powerful Light-attribute skills, including 'Chain of Light', 'Forbidden Spell · Divine Punishment', 'Forbidden Spell · Radiance for All Ages', etc…)]

(Note: Due to insufficient divine power in the scripture, forbidden-level skills cannot be released)

[Attached Effect ⑤: Mark of Light (Lacking divine power, this effect has been sealed.)]

…

After glancing at the attributes, a look of surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again!

"Both Will of Light and Radiance Chapter can be used, which means only one effect is sealed?"

"This is too awesome!"

He had originally prepared himself for two or even three effects to be sealed.

Now, only one effect was unusable, and it was an effect that didn't have much impact.

Cao Xing could only say that he felt relieved…

Of course, although most of the effects could be used, the scripture's attributes had been slightly reduced.

For example, All Attributes +2000 had become All Attributes +1000, and the Light-attribute attack increase had gone from 50% to 30%.

Also, forbidden-level spells could not be used.

But this could still provide Cao Xing with immense help!

At this moment, another system prompt appeared.

[Do you want to bind the item: Bright Holy Scripture · Radiance Chapter (Legendary)?]

…

Cao Xing pondered for a moment.

Clearly, as an off-hand weapon, this scripture was very suitable for a mage.

However, in comparison, it was even more suitable for a Light-attribute mage.

Even if Cao Xing bound it now, it would only add 1000 to all attributes…

Although there was an improvement, it was really a waste for a legendary piece of equipment.

Clearly, there was only one choice now.

That was to give it to the Holy Priest — Isabelle!

Of course, her current level was the same as Cao Xing's, which was Level 48.

She still needed to wait two levels to bind this legendary off-hand weapon.

But that was just a matter of these two days.

At that time, after Isabelle bound the [Bright Holy Scripture], her attack power would be raised to another level.

Coupled with the skills that came with the scripture, the improvement might be even more terrifying than a potential advancement.

Thinking of this, his mood improved even more.

Cao Xing put the scripture into his backpack and then walked out of the cave with satisfaction.

The warriors had also finished cleaning up the battlefield by this time.

Looking at the large pile of loot on the ground in front of him, Cao Xing walked over and picked it all up in one go.

[Obtained: Goblin Elite Soul * 12]

[Obtained: Imperial Soldier Recruitment Scroll * 75]

[Obtained: Intermediate Heart of Strength * 584]

[Obtained: Intermediate Elemental Crystal * 3751]

[Obtained…]

There weren't any particularly good things dropped by these goblins.

Most of them were some Intermediate Heart of Strength and Intermediate Elemental Crystals.

But Cao Xing was no longer short of these things.

Then there were a large number of white-tier weapons and a massive amount of arrows.

The attributes of these weapons were low.

Cao Xing thought to himself: "Currently, I have quite a lot of various green and white weapons in my backpack."

"But the soldiers in my territory can't use so many weapons."

"So, either I hand them all to Harold to melt them down."

"Or I can take them to the market to trade."

"The Survivors' levels have just increased, so they can use them."

"Although these weapons aren't worth much, focusing on quick turnover with small margins will still earn a lot of money."

After cleaning up the loot dropped by the goblins, Cao Xing's gaze turned to the distance.

There were six catapults there, and a war chariot with ox horns.

These were also things that Cao Xing was quite interested in.

He walked over and took a look.

[Giant Strength Catapult (Blue)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Armor: 150]

[Durability: 3216 / 4000 (Each attack reduces durability by 10 points)]

[Range: 100 ~ 1100 meters]

[Attack Interval: 3 ~ 10 seconds]

[Maximum Load Capacity: 1500 kg]

[Attack Power: Depends on the projectile]

…

Cao Xing commented: "These are relatively ordinary catapults."

"However, besides stones, they can also throw other things."

"With sufficient ammunition, the destructive power they cause is still quite terrifying."

"This thing can be brought back to the territory."

Then, his gaze turned to the chariot with a ferocious design and a pair of ox horns on the front.

[Magic Ox Chariot (Gold): Special War Tool]

[Quality: Rare]

[Armor: 800]

[Durability: 16214 / 20000]

[Maximum Occupancy: 4 people]

[Movement Speed: 100 km/h]

[Attack Power: 7952 ~ 8733]

[Attached Effect: Magic Ox Charge (Activates the remaining soul power of the Earth-Splitting Magic Ox, allowing the chariot to accelerate instantly and charge forward 200 meters. Cooldown: 40 seconds)]

[Magic-Breaking Horns (The hardest horns of the Earth-Splitting Magic Ox, causing a magic-breaking effect on magic shields or magic obstacles hit, rendering them ineffective. Cooldown: 100 seconds)]

(Note: A chariot made by combining the horns of a boss-level creature, the Earth-Splitting Magic Ox, with special craftsmanship. It is a war tool recently developed by the Ice Crystal Kingdom's War Research Department, crafted by Master Assam Martin…)

…

"Oh? So my ice wall was shattered the moment it touched these horns because of the 'Magic-Breaking Horns' effect."

"This chariot is a good thing." Cao Xing exclaimed.

This Magic Ox Chariot was indeed a good thing.

If used well, it would be a major weapon against mages on the battlefield.

However, this thing belonged to the same type of war tool as the [Destroyer Siege Crossbow], which could not be buffed by Eternal Power, causing its threat level to drop sharply.

However, this did not affect its value.

Just as Cao Xing was thinking this, a system prompt appeared.

[Do you want to bind the special item: Magic Ox Chariot?]

(Note: Binding will occupy 5 population.)

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

"Can it be bound? Doesn't that mean the Magic Ox Chariot can become a friendly creature?"

"Wouldn't that mean it can be buffed by Eternal Power?"

His heart was suddenly filled with wild joy!

Cao Xing clicked to bind it directly.

Then he raised his staff and released an Ice Healing Art.

Instantly, the Magic Ox Chariot's durability began to recover significantly!

Seeing this scene, a look of wild joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Haha, it really works."

"This way, the lethality of this Magic Ox Chariot on the battlefield will be raised by more than one level!"

Unable to wait, he cast various status skills on the chariot, significantly increasing its armor and recovery ability.

Then, Cao Xing called Tyren over.

"Respected Lord." The old mage said respectfully.

Cao Xing said directly: "Old Tyren, send four smart mage apprentices over now and let them learn to operate this Magic Ox Chariot."

"I need you to drive it back to the territory in a while."

Hearing this order, Tyren was stunned for a moment.

After all, it was common for them to learn magic, but having mages learn to drive a vehicle was truly a first.

However, he did not refuse and said respectfully: "I understand, my Lord."

After speaking, he left to give orders.

Cao Xing turned his head and continued to give instructions to the others.

"All Nightmare Archers, stay on guard outside."

"Everyone else, come with me to search inside the tribe."

Upon hearing this, everyone mobilized.

Then, a group of over a hundred people entered the goblin cave.

…