The Growth Stage Hell Phoenix! Asha Hess’s Level 35 Challenge!

Although Talents are difficult for others to discover…

There are some special and Hidden Classes in this world that can peek into other people's information.

Therefore, the Talents of some powerful experts were leaked in his previous life.

Although Qin Feng didn't know a lot, it wasn't difficult to find the Talents of a few useful players and plunder them.

"However, this Talent Plunder is permanent."

"Once plundered by me, unless the opponent obtains a divinity armament, it's impossible to retrieve the Talent…"

"Moreover, since I've plundered their Talent, I certainly won't let them continue to exist."

"So… I can only look for some hostile 'lucky ones' to strike."

Qin Feng would never use such an sinister method on his own people.

But using it on enemies was naturally for the best.

Next, Qin Feng continued to check the spoils of this harvest.

Besides an Assassin's Mythic-grade gloves and a Sublimation Scroll, there were also two Legendary-grade Assassin skill books.

The Legendary skill book was 'Endless Nightmare'.

Qin Feng had already learned this skill, but back then, the skill level was only 21.

So, Qin Feng directly overwrote it to learn the new version.

Raising the level of 'Endless Nightmare' to 30!

With the increased level requirement, under the state of 'Nightmare Descent', the nightmare gauge stacked on surrounding enemies per second increased from 40 points to 49 points.

Admittedly.

The 'old days catastrophe snake tooth' on Qin Feng's person had previously restricted the Great Calamity Underworld King from having abilities surrounded by Upper Affixes.

But that was a restrictive adjustment made by the God Forsaken Game based on its BOSS template.

When Qin Feng took the 'old days catastrophe snake tooth' into his possession and converted it into a local world item, there was no such negative restriction.

Therefore, it would not affect the effect of Qin Feng's Endless Nightmare skill.

As for the other Legendary skill book, it was 'Shadow Body'.

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【Shadow Body (Legendary). Assassin passive skill. After learning, gain 60% additional Dark Element damage reduction and 20% Dark Element damage amplification. Level requirement: 29.】

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This skill was quite good.

After all, Qin Feng's Shadow Blade dealt 'Dark Element' damage.

While increasing Dark Element damage, it also provided 60% Dark Element damage reduction; both were passive effects and worth evolving.

However…

Qin Feng glanced at his evolution points.

After the previous seven days of monster grinding plus the recent Crimson Tengu Magic Bird, Qin Feng had accumulated a total of 82,000 evolution points.

"I still want to save up 144,000 evolution points to evolve the Mythic-grade Thieving Hand of the Saint to Ancient-Grade."

"But… these evolution points are really hard to save up."

Qin Feng let out a sigh.

So, he learned the 'Shadow Body' skill first without evolving it for now.

Anyway, Qin Feng's current combat power was sufficient, so there was no rush to upgrade; he would evolve Thieving Hand of the Saint once more first.

At most, it would just be another five or six days of grinding!

Having settled his own matters.

Qin Feng then released Grey Chicken and Osirio.

Among the loot dropped by the Crimson Tengu Magic Bird this time were several 'Hellfire Feathers', which Grey Chicken could absorb to gain energy and grow!

Before this, Grey Chicken, the Hell Phoenix, had always been in its infancy.

Now, it finally had a chance to grow up a bit!

…

When Osirio and Grey Chicken were released.

Grey Chicken was immediately lively and bouncing around.

But in the underground area of the Evil Spirit Academy, Osirio even had to lower his head, or else he would hit the ceiling.

"Sigh, being too big has its troubles too!"

Osirio sighed and then looked at Grey Chicken with a face full of resentment: "I told you long ago not to be in such a hurry to grow up. I, Brother Dragon, finally met a potential wife… Bam! Gone!"

Grey Chicken jumped onto his back and also sighed, propping its chin with a small wing, looking melancholy: "Don't think too much, wives and such are all fleeting clouds! Besides, that one… she's Legendary-grade while you're Epic-grade. Do you think she'd even look at you properly? It's better to find an opportunity to raise one from scratch later!"

Hearing this, Osirio felt it made a lot of sense.

He nodded: "True, forget it, I won't dwell on it. I really should learn from the Boss; raising them yourself is the best!"

Qin Feng was preparing the materials for Grey Chicken's growth.

He was a bit speechless upon hearing this.

How did learning to 'raise' someone become something from me?

Who did I raise??

Qin Feng pulled out a pile of materials from his storage box within the Greedy Space, then stood up and tapped Osirio's skull: "You know nothing but nonsense all day. If you keep this up, if I get any Mount Ascension Stones or anything later, I'll give them to Shamiya first, and you can wait in line."

??

!!

Upon hearing this, Osirio immediately perked up and said seriously: "Don't worry, Boss! From now on, if you tell this Old Dragon to go east, this Old Dragon will never go west!"

"If I tell you to go east, you go east."

Qin Feng glanced at him: "What's this 'never go west'? Are you playing word games with me? What if you go south, north, northwest, or northeast then?"

Osirio's face immediately fell into a mournful expression.

Even this could be predicted??

While joking around, Qin Feng tossed all the fire-attribute materials he had collected from before until now to Grey Chicken in one go.

Letting it absorb them!

Obviously, Grey Chicken's growth would take time.

Qin Feng wasn't in a hurry.

"Now there are two more things to do."

"One is the God of Bones' tomb; this 'Bone Authority' ring seems like it might undergo some changes after entering the tomb…"

"The other is Asha Hess's Level 35 challenge."

Qin Feng thought for a moment while Grey Chicken was growing here.

He left Osirio here to look after it and ran to the Magma Church in the deepest part of the Evil Spirit Academy himself.

In the solitary environment, Qin Feng took out a golden bell.

Asha Hess's Summoning Bell!

Now at Level 35, he could summon this Judgment Emissary again.

When Qin Feng rang the bell…

A soft ringing sound echoed within the Magma Church, and before long, a white-robed phantom slowly condensed in front of Qin Feng—it was indeed Asha Hess!

When her figure appeared, her pale golden eyes looked toward Qin Feng, revealing a concerned smile.

"Inheritor, you have finally reached this step."

"This is the penultimate trial I give to you…"

She came to Qin Feng's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

Then she raised her hand, her jade-like fingers nimbly sketching, gradually drawing a teleportation portal in mid-air!

It was a circular teleportation portal with a pale golden frame, clearly different from ordinary portals.

Even in Qin Feng's eyes, he saw that beyond the frame of the portal, there were even faint spatial cracks; those cracks appeared and closed intermittently, and within them, there seemed to be an extremely violent storm surging!

"This is… a portal leading where?"

"The next trial location?"

Qin Feng asked.

Asha Hess didn't speak for the moment, but continued to wave her jade hand, completely sketching out the circular golden teleportation portal.

After a full five minutes.

Asha Hess finally stopped her movements.

At this time, Qin Feng looked into her golden pupils and saw a hint of fatigue in her eyes.

It was clear that creating this teleportation portal was not easy even for Asha Hess.

This made Qin Feng even more curious!

This Level 35 trial…

The difficulty seemed a bit ridiculous?

"The last challenge reward gave me the Blade of Judgment."

"What will this reward be?"

"Of course, the most crucial thing is that the difficulty of this challenge will likely be much harder than any previous challenge!"

Qin Feng thought to himself.

And when the golden teleportation portal was fully presented.

Qin Feng saw that through the golden portal, he could already see a vast plain.

If one looked closely, one could see that the plain was not static; many monsters were stampeding through it, crossing the scene batch after batch…

There were also some powerful class-holders hurrying across the plain.

Some were being hunted by monsters.

Others were hunting monsters.

The most important thing was…

In the distance of that plain in the scene, Qin Feng seemed to see a familiar sight—it was a towering hexagonal spire!!

"That spire…"

"Looks a bit familiar!"

Qin Feng racked his brain and finally thought of a scene from the memory fragments he had encountered.

It was from the memory fragments of 'Six-Fingered Warlock · Vikri'.

That hexagonal spire was clearly a place that the Six-Fingered Warlock · Vikri had also visited.

One of the holy lands of the Youlan Civilization, the Elemental God Tower!

In the Youlan Civilization, after the God Forsaken Game descended and players developed into the mid-to-late stages, several neutral super-powers rose, even standing above nations.

One of them was the 'Elemental Association'.

That towering hexagonal spire was the iconic building of the Elemental Association's headquarters.

As for that spire, it wasn't built by players after the God Forsaken Game arrived; it was a landmark that existed before the game's descent and was later used as the headquarters for the 'Elemental Association'.

However…

That was from the memories of Six-Fingered Warlock · Vikri.

Because the Youlan Civilization was in a constant cycle of reincarnation,

Qin Feng didn't know what this hexagonal spire had been used for in later times…

In any case,

through this spire, Qin Feng could confirm that the golden teleportation portal Asha Hess had drawn indeed led to the Youlan Civilization!

"My next challenge location is in the Youlan Civilization?"

"And looking at the situation on the other side of the portal… it seems this Youlan Civilization is currently undergoing the fusion of game and reality?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but ask, "Is this already the ninth year after the God Forsaken Game descended upon the Youlan Civilization?"

Hearing his question, Asha Hess pursed her lips and gave a light smile.

She moved closer to Qin Feng, shook her head, and said, "Inheritor, the other side of this portal is indeed the Youlan Civilization. However, even with my power, I can only barely allow you to see the situation of the Youlan Civilization, but I cannot send you there."

"The Youlan Civilization is your final trial."

"In the Youlan Civilization, there exists a relic of the Ancient God of Judgment that has not yet been obtained by other players."

"Inheritor, you may go there and find a way to obtain that relic; that is the content of your final trial."

"As for this Level 35 trial…"

"…it requires you to personally and truly clear this teleportation portal. Only then can you truly travel to the Youlan Civilization!"

Hearing Asha Hess's words, Qin Feng was somewhat shocked.

The Youlan Civilization was his final trial?

And there was another relic of the Ancient God of Judgment in the Youlan Civilization?

But…

The portal before him was not yet passable.

His Level 35 challenge content was to activate this golden teleportation portal!

Asha Hess continued her explanation.

Qin Feng learned more about this golden portal, and after understanding it, his admiration for Asha Hess grew even deeper…

It turned out that this portal was something Asha Hess had opened by force.

In a sense, it bypassed the rules of the God Forsaken Game!

One must know that before a civilization undergoes Ascension, it is absolutely impossible for players to travel to other civilizations.

But now…

Asha Hess had broken this ironclad rule with her terrifying power!

Furthermore, if Qin Feng passed through this golden portal to the Youlan Civilization, his identity would automatically be converted into a player of the Youlan Civilization.

It just so happened that the Youlan Civilization was currently undergoing the fusion of reality and game.

If Qin Feng were to bring about the Ascension of the Youlan Civilization while there…

Then Qin Feng would head to the Order Land as a player of the Youlan Civilization!

"In that case, wouldn't I avoid attracting Qin Wuyue's attention?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but marvel.

Asha Hess was simply a genius!

Of course,

Qin Feng was still a long way from truly heading to the Order Land.

Even helping the Youlan Civilization ascend would not be easy; at least with Qin Feng's current strength… he still couldn't do it!

After all, Qin Feng had viewed the Ascension process of the War Civilization through Diabad's memory fragments.

Although Diabad hadn't personally participated,

he had seen a lot of recorded information.

During the civilization Ascension process, Mythic-grade monsters spawned quite frequently, and Ancient-Grade monsters were numerous. At the very end… an Ultimate BOSS would appear, an Immortal-grade monster!

Only by defeating that Immortal-grade monster could a civilization successfully undergo Ascension.

With Qin Feng's current combat power, killing Mythic-grade monsters was fine if he played it smart.

But facing Ancient-Grade monsters, Qin Feng's attributes were still insufficient.

He stood even less of a chance against Immortal-grade monsters.

"That Immortal-grade monster is meant for the top powerhouses of an entire civilization to raid together. In the War Civilization, over four hundred people participated in the raid!"

"Among them were even dozens of powerhouses who had returned from the Order Land."

"My current combat power can be said to be top-tier among ordinary players."

"But if placed among those four hundred people, I might only be upper-middle tier; I definitely couldn't be the strongest…"

Players who had reached the Order Land would receive a massive boost.

Specifically, one could tell just by looking at the Thunder Fairy. Fairy Kite's damage and methods could be said to completely outclass Qin Feng's, and she was a high-level npc exiled from the Order Land.

It was easy to imagine how high the combat power stats needed to be to take down an Immortal-grade monster!

So, the current Qin Feng was definitely not qualified.

Of course,

now was not the time for him to head to the Youlan Civilization; that was his challenge mission for after Level 50.

Before that, what Qin Feng needed to do was…

…challenge the 'World Spine' of the Blue Star Civilization!

Obviously, Qin Feng had never heard the term 'World Spine' and had no idea what it was.

But after Asha Hess explained, Qin Feng understood.

It turned out that every civilization world would give birth to five 'World Spine' BOSSes when the God Forsaken Game descended. They were initially Mythic-grade, and the BOSS level would increase along with the players' average level, generally staying 20-30 levels higher than the average.

The World Spine was also one of the paths for a civilization to undergo Ascension early.

As long as all five World Spine BOSSes were killed, the civilization would naturally undergo Ascension without needing to go through the ninth year of fusion.

But…

it was easy to imagine.

Defeating five World Spine BOSSes was definitely more difficult than killing an Immortal-grade monster!

Otherwise, it wouldn't serve as a condition for a civilization's early Ascension!

Of course,

the first World Spine wasn't highly difficult; it was just a normal Mythic BOSS.

But when one World Spine fell, the remaining World Spines would all receive massive buffs. By the time only one remained, that BOSS's combat power would surpass the Immortal-grade!

"Inheritor, you do not need to kill all five World Spines."

Asha Hess pursed her lips and explained, "To truly open this portal to the Youlan Civilization, you only need to kill three World Spines and release the energy within them."

"In addition… among all the Ascension civilizations in the universe, those capable of ascending by killing five World Spines account for less than one in ten thousand."

"These civilizations have, without exception, become giants in the universe!"

"I wonder if the Inheritor can do it?"

Hearing this, Qin Feng smiled.

He looked at the Holy Emissary beside him. "Hess, you just need to tell me if it's possible for me to do it alone. As long as it's possible, then I will certainly do it."

Upon hearing this, a touch of gratification appeared in Asha Hess's golden eyes.

"Then—farewell, Inheritor."

Her lips moved slightly as she slowly uttered those few syllables in the Ancient God Language.

Qin Feng was slightly stunned. He turned to look and saw that the white-robed figure beside him was actually developing some cracks.

"Are you going back to the Judgment Land?"

But Qin Feng soon realized.

The current situation seemed different from when she had dissipated like starlight before!

"Wait."

Qin Feng suddenly reached out, but his hand passed through Asha Hess's figure, causing her originally graceful form to shatter like glass!

"From now on, the Judgment Land truly belongs to you alone…"

Asha Hess's body had already shattered, leaving only that sacred and noble face remaining in the air with a faint smile. "Now, my remaining power is insufficient to support me in continuing to assist you…"

Qin Feng had a bad premonition.

To help him, Asha Hess seemed to have violated that 'original agreement' many times.

Although on the surface it looked like she had bypassed the original agreement, but…

…did those actions really come without any price?

As if sensing Qin Feng's worry, Asha Hess closed her golden eyes and sighed. "Inheritor, do not rely on me too much…"

"I will leave behind a double; she will continue to assist you and can increase your skill levels for you."

"Rest assured—she will be very hostile toward you, but she cannot act against you unless you reach the Supreme Heaven…"

"I… hope… you can survive…"

"I… hope… you can ascend the divine throne…"

"I… hope… to see you again, to serve you…"

As the final syllables of the Ancient God Language fell, Asha Hess's form completely shattered!

Before Qin Feng, only white fragments filling the air remained, along with that golden teleportation array that had yet to truly open!

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(Happy Mother's Day everyone~ The update is late, so this chapter has been padded to 5000 words~ Please, big bosses, grant some 'Power for Love'~~)