Transformation, consume the reward! (5200)

It can be said that the harvest this time has completely exceeded Cao Xing's imagination!

Just as mentioned before.

After emerging from the Battle of the Oracle, Cao Xing's overall strength underwent a qualitative change!

Not just his personal strength, but the strength of the entire territory as well.

"This trip, although fraught with danger, I was almost wiped out by that terrifying existence."

"But the rewards are also quite terrifying!"

"Now, let me check my attribute panel first!"

[Name: Cao Xing]

[Race: Blue Star Human]

[Class: Frost Dragon Mage]

[Level: 54, 175235 / 4000000 (Tier 6)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

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"Damn…"

"The boost after becoming a hidden class is truly terrifying!"

"I feel like even Bosses of the same level are being crushed by me!"

A strong sense of joy welled up in Cao Xing's heart!

This time inside, counting the 20% attribute bonus from the [dragon heart], plus the 50% attribute bonus from changing to a hidden class.

That's a total of 70% attribute increase!

It has completely surpassed Boss-level creatures of the same tier!

Moreover, 50% attributes is not the maximum boost from changing to a hidden class.

Besides that, Cao Xing also activated three additional special skills.

He glanced at his attributes.

[Crystal Control (Passive Skill): All skills carry Crystal Power, skill damage increased by 20%]

[Ice Crystal Fury (Passive Skill): After casting magic 10 times consecutively, the attack range and attack damage of the next spell are increased by 100% (currently effective on Legendary skills), trigger interval: 10 minutes]

[Doomsday Ice Star (Forbidden Spell): Summon a certain number of Doomsday Ice Stars in the sky (quantity: Spirit * 10) to bombard all enemies below. The damage coefficient is 334% per meteor, and upon explosion, it instantly releases intense cold air and Crystal Power, freezing enemies and applying 1 layer of Vulnerability effect. Cooldown: 10 hours.]

(Note: This skill contains powerful energy and may destroy the terrain; please use with caution.)

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After reading the descriptions of these three skills, Cao Xing was once again amazed!

"Holy cow… even a Forbidden Spell-level skill has appeared, this is too fierce!"

"And, this doesn't look like an ordinary Forbidden Spell; it's a Forbidden Spell formed by combining the powers of Ice and Crystal!"

Just as the system described, Forbidden Spell skills contain extremely strong destructive power!

Once used, whether it's the damage coefficient or the range, it has already surpassed Cao Xing's currently most powerful skill—Frozen Miles.

Of course, the other two skills are also very powerful!

Especially the second one, [Ice Crystal Fury], this ability can actually double the attack power and range of skills!

The most critical point is that it can be applied to Legendary skills!

How insane this is goes without saying.

Cao Xing just wanted to say, "It's freaking strong!"

"Only now am I a true Archmage!"

He was overjoyed!

Besides these three skills, a special ability called Trait was also activated.

He glanced at the panel.

[Trait: Crystal (Unique)]

"This thing doesn't show anything; I don't know what it's for yet…"

"But since it was left for me by the Crystal Dragon, it must be quite important."

Cao Xing decided to study this Trait slowly when he has the chance later.

"Very good, next, it's time to digest the other reward."

Next, naturally, is the gold point reward!

He first looked at the leaderboard.

[Five Major Faction Point Leaderboard (Ended)]

[1st Place: Cao Xing, Cumulative Points: 31.4156 million, Faction: Crystal Dragon Faction]

[2nd Place: Angelina Zorn, Cumulative Points: 1.9132 million, Faction: Nature Goddess Faction]

[3rd Place: Bai Zhi, Cumulative Points: 1.8542 million, Faction: Life Goddess Faction]

[4th Place: Wang Tao, Cumulative Points: 1.7667 million, Faction: Order Goddess Faction]

[5th Place: Caleb Freck, Cumulative Points: 1.5762 million, Faction: Wind Goddess Faction]

[6th Place…]

…

On the leaderboard, Cao Xing is the only one with an eight-digit number.

A full 30 million gold points, daunting to others!

He calculated in his mind.

"After the 16th day ended, I had over 17 million gold points."

"During the 13 days of defending the city afterward, just from the Crystal reward settlements, I was given over 8 million gold points in total."

"Then I successfully defended the Main Crystal, and was given another 5 million gold points as a reward, bringing my cumulative points to 31 million!"

Cao Xing just wanted to say.

Comfortable… so comfortable…

Now, it's time to see how to spend these gold points to maximize the benefits.

"Previously, I exchanged for 5 dragon hearts and 50 Master-level Heart of Power, spending 15 million gold points…"

"Plus the hundreds of thousands of gold points spent on revivals during that time."

"In other words, I still have 16 million gold points left to use."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing calculated in his mind.

"With these 16 million, I can first spend 10 million gold points to exchange for the scales in the shop."

"Then use the free exchange quota for 1st place on the leaderboard to redeem that drop of blood."

"This way, not only can I empty the Gold Point Shop, but I'll still have 6 million left to squander…"

Thinking of this, a look of excitement appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again!

This trip, his gains were truly too great!

To have even emptied these powerful items from the Gold Point Shop—if it were any other Survivor, it would be unimaginable!

After making his decision, Cao Xing immediately began the exchange.

[Whether to spend 10 million gold points to exchange for Krakatoa Scale * 1]

[Whether to consume 1 free exchange opportunity to exchange for Krakatoa Blood * 1]

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Cao Xing clicked 'Yes' for both.

The next moment.

The exchange limit for these two materials in the Gold Point Shop was reached.

And in Cao Xing's backpack, there was an extra scale and a heart.

With an excited mood, he first took that scale out of his backpack.

Instantly, an invisible, powerful aura radiated out, directly covering the entire territory.

It was similar to the Zhuoma scale he had obtained before.

The Krakatoa scale was also over thirty centimeters wide, and could be used as a small shield.

However, the Zhuoma scale was nearly transparent in color, while the Krakatoa scale was dark purple.

On it was a beautiful crystal flower, just like the dragon he saw at that time.

He glanced at the attributes.

[Ancient Dragon: Krakatoa Scale]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Armor: Unknown]

[Special Effect: Crystal Power (Immune to all Lightning attribute attacks)]

[Special Effect: Furious Dragon (Contains the fury of Krakatoa; when attacked, it will reflect 50% of the damage received)]

(Note: A scale from Krakatoa, containing powerful Crystal and Furious power. If handed over to a Legendary blacksmith and provided with the corresponding materials, it might become a powerful Legendary-grade piece of equipment.)

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Cao Xing's spirits were lifted.

"Damn, this scale has such strong attributes!"

Not to mention anything else, just the one point—immune to all Lightning attribute attacks—shows how powerful this scale is!

Although the Zhuoma scale also has the effect of immunity to physical attacks.

But it can only immunize against below Legendary-grade.

And this Krakatoa scale has no such description.

In other words.

This thing can directly immunize against even god-level Lightning attribute attacks!

If this scale could be crafted into armor or a shield, it would truly be impervious to all lightning!

And there's a 50% damage reflection effect at the back, which goes without saying.

If one has enough HP, one could even bounce the enemy to death.

"However… it's very difficult to craft it into equipment…"

"Not to mention having no idea about the required materials, just finding a Legendary blacksmith is an extremely difficult task."

Cao Xing shook his head and carefully put the scale away.

He looked at the other item in his backpack.

[Ancient Dragon: Krakatoa Blood]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Effect: Blood containing the power of an Ancient Dragon. After fusing with it, one can change to a dragon-series hidden class, gain a significant attribute boost, and activate additional skills.]

(Note 1: This blood can be used on Survivors, and also on territory residents.)

(Note 2: Because the power contained in the blood is too strong, only beings above Legendary-grade can fuse with it, otherwise they will explode 100%.)

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"Is this another item that can change one's class to a hidden class?"

"I just don't know what the difference is between this dragon-series class and my Frost Dragon Mage?"

He thought about it, there should be a difference.

After all, what he received was the power of a dragon, not blood.

Moreover, this drop of blood can only be used by beings above Legendary-grade, so he had to put it in his backpack for now.

After checking these two rewards worth 10 million gold points.

Cao Xing continued to ponder, "I still have 6 million points left. What should I exchange them for?"

There are still some good items in the point shop.

For instance, weapons, equipment, and Expert-level emblems.

Cao Xing analyzed the situation, "I must exchange for those ten Expert-level emblems. After all, my territory has many life-class professions that all need emblems to increase their proficiency."

"For ten of them, it will cost a total of 1 million points…"

"That leaves me with 5.12 million points…"

"There's no need to exchange for those sets; with my leveling speed, they'll probably be obsolete soon."

"How about… I just exchange them for 170 Expert-level Heart of Strength to let all the Dragon Blood Warriors break through to Tier 5?"

"That way, I'll still have about a hundred left to cultivate other troop types!"

With that thought, Cao Xing made his decision.

[Consume 1 million points to exchange for Expert-level emblem * 10?]

[Consume 5.1 million points to exchange for Expert-level Heart of Strength * 170?]

"Yes."

In an instant, all 6 million-plus points were consumed.

Then, Cao Xing used the remaining points to exchange for several sets of purple and blue equipment.

In the end, not a single point remained.

"Not bad, not bad…"

"These items will not only bring Harold a step closer to becoming a Master-level Blacksmith, but they will also significantly boost the strength of my legion!"

Of course, besides these point rewards, there was an even more important reward.

That was gold point!

He checked his total gains from this period.

[gold point: 928]

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Before entering the Battle of the Oracle, Cao Xing had 263 gold points.

During the Battle of the Oracle, the main crystal was preserved until the last day, earning a total of 465 points.

Plus, placing first on the leaderboard gave him another 200 gold points, so he was now approaching 1,000.

"Very good. I can spend 300 of these points to exchange for the other two pieces of the Ancient Winter set."

"After all, the stats on this level 50 epic set are quite powerful, and it will be useful for a long time."

"With the remaining 628 points, I can exchange for six Leader-level recruitment scrolls, or one Commander-level and one Leader-level scroll…"

The Gold Point Shop still had many powerful scrolls.

Such as the Dragon Shaman, or the Saintesss Personal Guard and Dragon Blood Warrior.

There were also some Commander-level scrolls for classes Cao Xing didn't recognize.

"This is a tough choice… Commander-level creatures are much stronger than Leader-level ones, and they have their own exclusive commander skills."

"But if I exchange for a Commander-level scroll, I'll only have enough points left for one Leader-level scroll…"

A look of hesitation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

And when he noticed that the Gold Point Shop still hadn't disappeared, he seemed to realize something.

"It seems this Gold Point Shop will remain permanently."

"I'll have other opportunities to exchange for these scrolls later."

"So for now, I'll just exchange for one Commander-level and one Leader-level scroll."

After making his decision, Cao Xing immediately began the exchange.

[Consume gold point * 300 to exchange for Ancient Winter Bottoms (Orange) and Ancient Winter Boots (Orange)?]

[Consume gold point * 600 to exchange for Dragon Shaman Recruitment Scroll (Leader-level) * 1, Jode Ironfrost Recruitment Scroll (Commander-level) * 1?]

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"Yes."

The next moment, two pieces of orange equipment and two recruitment scrolls appeared in Cao Xing's backpack.

At this moment, all 900 gold points were spent.

Cao Xing patted his backpack with satisfaction.

"Very good. I've pretty much used up all my gains from this trip."

He glanced at the stats of the other two pieces of orange equipment and was pleasantly surprised!

The bottoms had a defensive effect; when attacked, there is a 100% chance to trigger a magic shield, blocking 27% of magic damage.

The boots provided magic amplification; when casting magic, there is a 30% chance to increase the skill's damage by 50%.

What interested Cao Xing even more was the set effect of this epic three-piece set.

He checked the stats.

[Winter Arrival: Ancient Winter Set Effect]

[Set Effect: Once activated, centers on the user, lowering the temperature within a 3,000-meter diameter by 20°C ~ 30°C (this temperature does not affect friendly units). It is accompanied by a heavy blizzard, which interferes with enemy vision and reduces movement speed.

During Winter Arrival, all friendly ice-attribute attacks increase by 30%, and attack range increases by 30%. Duration: 120 seconds. Cooldown: 1 hour.]

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"Oh? Another temperature-lowering effect?"

"If I wait until I reach Legendary rank and learn the [Eternal Sin Ice Prison] skill, then combine these two, wouldn't I be able to freeze enemies to death instantly?"

Cao Xing thought with a chuckle.

Obviously, this set effect was excellent.

Especially in this world, its lethality was greatly boosted.

Cao Xing equipped both items.

In an instant, a powerful surge of magic welled up within him!

His stats increased once more!

Furthermore, because the bottoms and boots were in the same color scheme as the robe he was already wearing,

they now felt like a complete set, invisibly enhancing Cao Xing's aura!

Cao Xing admired himself narcissistically.

With this, his journey in the Battle of the Oracle had officially come to an end.

As for the other two scrolls in his backpack, Cao Xing decided to wait until he went out to fight before using them for summoning.

Meanwhile, the excited Survivors were currently engaged in a heated discussion in the chat channel.

Because Cao Xing had activated the dragon magic at 7:00 PM, the live broadcast had been interrupted.

Therefore, the Survivors outside did not know what had happened afterward.

Even the Survivors from the four major camps didn't actually know what had specifically occurred.

They had been teleported away before they even saw the crystal land transform into a dragon.

But there was one key piece of information: Cao Xing had held out.

He had held out until the very last moment under the assault of the massive legion of God's Servants.

Some Survivors from the four major camps said excitedly,

"Brothers, you didn't see it! The final scene was so shocking! The whole world was covered in amethyst flowers; it was like a dreamlike world, dangerous yet charming."

"Right, and Great Lord Cao Xing kept his promise after the dragon magic ended, letting us all go out to farm points. He's so trustworthy!"

"That felt so good! In the last two hours, I earned as many points as I did in the previous seven or eight days. I made a killing!"

"It really was great, but it's a pity we couldn't help Great Lord Cao Xing. We thought he wouldn't be able to hold on several times, but he still managed to pull through."

The other Survivors in the four major regions could feel how spectacular it must have been just by listening to their accounts.

While feeling excited, they also felt a great sense of regret that they hadn't been able to participate in this Battle of the Oracle.

At the same time, they secretly swore to themselves to improve their strength as quickly as possible.

If they encountered such battlefield events again, they would definitely participate.

Meanwhile, after this Battle of the Oracle, the entire four major regions became incredibly admiring of Cao Xing.

It was for no other reason than that Cao Xing was one of them.

Plus, he had still thought of others and helped everyone farm points even during such a dangerous time.

That kind of character alone was something not everyone could achieve.

It could be said that many of these top Survivors owed Cao Xing a favor after this Battle of the Oracle.

In the future, if anything were to happen, if Cao Xing were to raise his banner, even if not everyone would help, he would certainly have a significant number of supporters.

Amidst everyone's heated discussions, the time reached 6:00 AM, the very moment of dawn!

Dazzling rays of dawn light shone from the distant horizon.

Illuminating snow-capped mountains, forests, and ice lakes.

At the same time, it shone upon the various Survivors' territories, making the buildings within them gleam brilliantly.

And the protective shield that had guarded the territories for a month melted away like ice and snow.

This also meant that the Battle of the Oracle had officially ended.

A system notification appeared.

[Attention all Survivors: The Battle of the Oracle has ended. You have survived the adaptation period of the Frozen Era…]

[Next, your survival journey will enter a new chapter!]

[Do not let your guard down. Due to unknown factors, the world environment will become even harsher. Powerful natural disasters will erupt from time to time, so you must take precautions.]

[Please use the development period to improve yourself or the overall strength of your territory as much as possible.]

[In the near future, a brand new expansion pack will arrive, and you will face brand new, more powerful enemies.]

[The difficulty of this expansion pack is extremely high, and individual strength will seem relatively small. Only by working together and making the right choices can you become the last Survivor…]