Chapter 89: Sarah’s Transformation, Strength Skyrocketing!

Chapter 89: Sarah's Transformation, Strength Skyrocketing!

"Oh, a Resurrection Altar dropped?"

Seeing the description on the blueprint, Cao Xing was overjoyed.

From today's battle, it was clear that if they encountered some powerful enemies later on, the death of one or two heroes would be inevitable.

Even with recruitment scrolls, newly recruited creatures would need their loyalty cultivated all over again.

With the Kings Altar, Cao Xing could feel much more at ease.

Of course, the cost of resurrection was also very high, and there was a limit to the number of uses.

Looking at the construction requirements above, Cao Xing thought to himself, "This thing requires a truly massive amount of materials, over a thousand pieces of mithril, and 50 Magic Pattern Stones."

"The Magic Pattern Stones on hand only add up to 15 pieces, and as for Eternal Gold Ingots, I don't even have a single one."

Seeing these materials, Cao Xing knew that this wasn't something that could be built in the short term.

He continued to check the next item.

[Ironwall Rune (Gold)]

(Can be used on a recruited creature of Tier 2 or above, increasing their armor by 25 to 35 points)

…

"Not bad, a single rune is almost worth a piece of equipment." Cao Xing nodded.

[Aurora Holy Shield Skill Book (Gold): Exclusive skill book for Aurora Knight]

[Skill Effect: Condenses the power of Aurora, granting a friendly creature 3 layers of Holy Shield. Each layer of Holy Shield can completely block one attack, shattering after being attacked. Cooldown is 120 seconds.]

…

"Holy shit? A Holy Shield skill book? And it can directly stack 3 layers?"

"Doesn't this make me directly invincible?"

Cao Xing was startled!

But soon, he also noticed the subsequent prompt.

Each layer of Holy Shield could block one attack, which meant the shield would shatter after 3 attacks!

However, even so, it was still very strong!

Cao Xing was extremely excited, and at the same time, his thoughts gradually became active.

"Completely blocking one attack—can it block any kind of attack?"

He tossed this skill book to Liu Muxue, "Muxue, learn it first, and then cast a Holy Shield on me to let me see."

Liu Muxue also saw the description of the skill book in her hand, her small mouth slightly parted, and a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.

After all, this was a golden skill book, terrifyingly powerful!

Liu Muxue clicked to learn it.

Then, she softly chanted, "Some people in the world become Aurora Knights due to the favor of the gods."

"I have felt the revelation of the deities; may the shield of holy light protect you."

The next moment, a ball of golden light landed on Cao Xing.

A system prompt appeared.

[Survivor: Liu Muxue has successfully cast the [Holy Shield] skill on you. The talent [Eternal Power] has taken effect, and this skill has become permanent.]

"It really became permanent."

Cao Xing felt a surge of joy, and he also saw three layers of pale golden shields appearing around his body.

He pondered, "However, the 3 layers of Holy Shield can block 3 attacks. What will happen if the Holy Shield shatters?"

Thus, Cao Xing looked at Liu Muxue, "Muxue, try attacking me continuously."

Liu Muxue understood Cao Xing's intention, hoisted the longsword in her hand, and gently poked him a few times.

"Crack! Crack!"

The golden Holy Shields on his body shattered layer by layer.

Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization.

As expected, it was a shield that would shatter no matter what kind of attack it received.

It could block a deity's strike, but it could also be easily broken by a level 1 monster's attack.

At the same time, Cao Xing noticed that the shattered Holy Shield did not reappear immediately; instead, it was condensing a ball of golden power.

After about 60 seconds, 3 thin golden shields appeared on Cao Xing's body once again.

"A 60-second recovery time?"

"Compared to Liu Muxue's 120-second CD, this is already very good."

Because this way, it was equivalent to him having 3 states of invincibility every 60 seconds.

And most importantly, these states could also be buffed onto his subordinates, causing the survival capability of the entire team to skyrocket!

Especially when dealing with powerful, mindless creatures like the Goblin King.

As long as they took turns going up, they could grind him to death directly.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction once again.

Then a snow-white heart suddenly appeared in his hand.

This heart had already stopped beating at this moment, and bizarrely, the shapes of facial features could still manifest on the surface of the heart!

It was extremely similar to that beastly face on the back of the Goblin King's head that they had seen earlier.

[Heart of Corruption: Special Item]

[Item Effect 1: Parasitize it within your body to change class to the hidden class: Corrupted Cultist! All attributes are increased by 100%, and you will learn skills such as Corruption Spread and Corrupted Scales. (After becoming a Corrupted Cultist, you will lose your sanity. Please use with caution!)]

[Item Effect 2: Head to the Borealis Mountain Range at coordinates 53647, 3549, 24671; there is a hidden altar there.

Place the Heart of Corruption on it to summon the Fallen Mountain God. After defeating it, you can become the new Mountain God, or make other choices…]

(Note! The Fallen Mountain God is extremely powerful. Do not approach it easily before your level reaches 60~)

…

Cao Xing frowned. This thing seemed to be related to a powerful existence—the Mountain God.

However, this Mountain God seemed to have some problem, having the prefix "Fallen" added to it.

"A quest item?"

Clearly, this was not a quest Cao Xing could execute right now.

In any world, beings with the word "God" attached to them possessed unimaginable mighty power.

As for the first option, Cao Xing didn't consider it at all.

He would have to have a burnt-out brain to choose to parasitize this thing inside his own body.

Thus, Cao Xing directly tossed this heart into his backpack.

At this point, almost all the items dropped from the Goblin King had been checked.

Cao Xing still had one last golden item in his hand, which was a golden greatsword.

[King's Blade (Gold)]

It was precisely the weapon the Goblin King had held previously.

But because there was a level restriction requiring level 20 to use, Cao Xing tossed it into his backpack for now.

After he finished checking these items, Sarah's transformation was also nearing its end.

While continuing on their journey, the others were also keeping their eyes on Sarah.

A moment later, the aura on Sarah's body underwent another peculiar change.

She reined in all that chilling and fatal feeling, becoming even more restrained.

It was similar to the feeling of not making a move unless necessary, but once making a move, it was bound to be stained with blood.

A system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance has completed her transformation, advancing into a chieftain-tier creature. All attributes are increased by 30%, and she has learned a new skill: Shadow Bloom!]

[Shadow Bloom: Enters a state of Deep Phantom Invisibility, moving speed is greatly increased, and the next 3 attacks will not break her out of the stealth state. Furthermore, each attack applies 1 layer of Shadow Mark effect.

After 3 attacks, detonates all Shadow Marks, dealing full damage! Cooldown: 300 seconds]

(Skill Introduction: A life destined to be forever hidden in the darkness is like an epiphyllum in the silent night; its instantaneous blooming is like the blossoming of a bloody flower.)

…

Cao Xing's gaze narrowed slightly, and he praised, "What a strong skill!"

This newly acquired skill could be said to have brought Sarah's assassin nature to the ultimate extreme.

Deep Phantom Invisibility was equivalent to strengthening her concealment ability. Even chieftain-tier creatures of the same level would find it very difficult to discover her existence.

Coupled with the ability to detonate full damage after three attacks, her instantaneous burst was terrifying to the extreme!

He glanced at her attributes.

[Phantom Assassin: Sarah Blade Dance]

[Race: Dark Elf]

[Level: Level 20, 31024 / 100000 (Tier 3 Chieftain-tier Creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to expand]

…

Powerful, unprecedentedly powerful!

Eighteen thousand vitality, plus over two thousand attack power—it was basically one-shotting them.

Even an elite-tier creature like Dabai could at most last less than 30 seconds under Sarah's hands.

"Too freakish!"

Cao Xing sighed in exclamation while a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

Because the stronger Sarah was, the more he could rest easy.

Even after the novice protection period ended next, there would be no need to worry!

"Sarah, congratulations."

Cao Xing offered a word of encouragement as usual.

Sarah gently nodded, "Thank you, esteemed Lord, my power shall forever be driven by you."

…

The team continued along the forest path, walking down the mountain.

After about ten minutes, they had descended to the halfway point of the mountain.

Juliette of the Tree Spirit Race sat in the bucket of the forklift robot, a look of having survived a catastrophe on her face.

During the time she was captured by the Troglodytes, she truly felt that she was dead for sure.

She would never get to see her younger sister and clansmen again.

But she didn't expect that a strange lord would suddenly rush over and save her.

With a gaze of gratitude, Juliette stared at that figure atop the tracked robot.

"This Lord Cao Xing possesses powerful strength and even cares about his subordinates… Little Nive is truly lucky to be accepted by such a lord."

"And the other clansmen, they should be able to live a good life in this lord's territory…"

Juliette gradually relaxed, her gemstone-like blue pupils beginning to look around curiously.

And right at this moment, she seemed to notice that by the edge of a high mountain cliff nearby, some special things were growing.

"My… My Lord…"

Juliette spoke timidly.

Cao Xing turned his head and asked doubtfully, "Juliette, what is it?"

Juliette carefully pointed at the cliff, "Th… There are some magic plants over there."

Hearing this, the other recruited creatures also cast their gazes over.

On the steep cliff, a few blue petals were growing, surrounded by bare rock walls, possessing a lonely kind of aesthetic.

Andrew at the side asked doubtfully, "That seems to be just some ordinary Ice Orchid, not really a magic plant."

Juliette shook her head, "Mr. Guardian, that is not an Ice Orchid… That is a Moon-Condensing Flower. The rhizome of an Ice Orchid is relatively thick and robust, allowing it to better absorb nutrients."

"As for the Moon-Condensing Flower, its rhizome is slightly thinner; it can only survive by absorbing some magic power, so its survival rate is very low and it is usually hard to see."

Seeing Juliette speak with such certainty, Cao Xing already believed her by more than half.

Although he didn't know what the Moon-Condensing Flower did, since it was a magic plant, it surely had its special efficacy.

The previous [Mutated Thorn Vine Seeds] had proven this point.

However, this cliff was a bit steep, and taking them down was a bit difficult. If he accidentally fell, even if he didn't die, he would be heavily injured.

Seeming to see the problem Cao Xing was facing,

Kantor the Centaur volunteered, "Lord, let Kantor go and help you retrieve them!"

Cao Xing asked doubtfully, "In such a steep place, are you sure there's no problem?"

Kantor patted his chest and replied, "No problem! Respected Lord!"

"The Centaur race has to learn to climb mountains since childhood; Centaurs who can't climb mountains would have long ago fallen and turned into Centaur paste!"

Kandaer at the side also nodded, "That's right, Lord, we Centaurs like climbing mountains and hate Centaur paste!"

Cao Xing nodded, "Then go ahead, Kantor, remember to be careful."

Kantor saluted, then stomped his hooves and charged toward the cliff face.

"Clop, clop, clop."

A burst of hoofbeats sounded.

With a few bounds, he swiftly leaped onto a protruding rock at the edge of the cliff, and then taking advantage of the momentum, leaped another bound, springing three to four meters high directly.

The Centaur's movements were incomparably agile, like a dancer on the edge of a cliff. In just a few moments, he climbed up a height of over a hundred meters and then arrived before those few blue petals.

Under everyone's gaze, Kantor reached out and carefully plucked them down.

Then, with a few bounds, he steadily came back down.

He respectfully came before Cao Xing and handed over the blue flowers in his hands with both hands, "I have successfully fulfilled my mission, Lord!"

Cao Xing nodded, "Well done, warrior Kantor."

He took them, and a system prompt appeared.

[Obtained: Moon-Condensing Flower (Blue) * 4]

It really was the Moon-Condensing Flower!

Cao Xing glanced at Juliette beside him and couldn't help praising.

As expected of a figure with the title of Botanist; this pair of sisters were both rare talents.

[Moon-Condensing Flower (Blue): Magic Plant]

[Effect 1: Planted in the territory, it can condense a drop of Moon-Condensing Dew every 24 hours.]

[Effect 2: When consumed for the first time, it can increase Spirit by 5 points]

…

Cao Xing asked, "Juliette, what is Moon-Condensing Dew, and what does it do?"

Juliette softly replied, "Lord, Moon-Condensing Dew is a kind of magic dew that is said to help mages quickly recover their mental power."

Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization.

Understood! This thing was simply a mana recovery item, allowing him to continuously cast various magics without feeling mentally exhausted.

But if he wanted to obtain Moon-Condensing Dew, he first had to plant the Moon-Condensing Flowers.

Cao Xing asked, "Is there a way to plant this kind of Moon-Condensing Flower in our territory?"

Juliette pondered for a moment, "The growing conditions for the Moon-Condensing Flower are relatively harsh; it needs to take root in some extremely cold places that also have magic fluctuations."

"However, if there is a large amount of Ice Crystal Stones, it's possible to simulate the growing environment of the Moon-Condensing Flower, and then through some small techniques I've mastered, there is a high probability of successful transplantation…"

Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up with joy, "Then there's no problem!"

Ice Crystal Stones—although he didn't have many on hand and might not necessarily be able to simulate the Moon-Condensing Flower's growing environment on his own,

the Ice Crystal Stones in the hands of the entire District 174 surely wouldn't be few.

By then, Cao Xing could completely use the supplies in his hands to trade for a batch.

"Juliette, you are a Tree Spirit person full of wisdom."

Receiving Cao Xing's praise, Juliette lowered her head a little embarrassedly.

But she still let out a soft "Mn."

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction, and the team continued moving forward.

Before long, they arrived in a strange mountain forest.

A system prompt appeared.

[You have discovered a special area: Evil Rabbit Mountain]

[Map Introduction: This is a dangerous section of the Borealis Mountain Range. There is a group of Iceball Pitching Rabbits here that attack passing merchants, robbing their goods and food. They are notoriously infamous; please pass through with caution.]

Seeing the introduction above, Cao Xing chuckled.

"In this heavy snow, even rabbits can become bandits?"

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