Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Immortal Transformation!
Pillaging all living beings, rebirth of the true self.
Well, this approach of yours isn’t much different from proving the Way with strength.
Chi Yuan was animated in speech, while Wu Chang listened on the side, feeling alarmed.
He feared Chi Yuan might, in a single lapse, slap the mask onto his face, achieve divine power on the spot, and slaughter him for fun.
Fortunately, the judgment of the Goddess of Fortune was accurate enough to prevent him from doing something foolish that would deliver his head on a silver platter.
Upon receiving the Shadow Mask, he found that the skill description on it had changed.
"Item Name: Shadow-Facing Face."
"Artifact Level: B (Growth Possible)."
"Item Skills: Shadow Collection."
"Skill Description: Human Face (Black) and Human Face (White) can respectively record a target’s silhouette and summon it for battle. Shadow targets with a level ≤15 can be perfectly replicated; for targets with a level >15, combat power will fluctuate based on the user’s level and energy attribute. If the silhouette is destroyed, it can be summoned again after 24 hours."
"Item Skills: Rebirth of True Self."
"Skill Description: The Shadow-Facing Face will condense a whole new body inside it, which shares the level and attributes with the user, enjoying all player privileges. It can independently choose a profession, and the user can freely transfer skills and items between the true self body and the main body. While controlling the true self body, the main body will not be entangled by cause and effect."
"Item Skills: Immortal Transformation."
"Skill State: Not Activated."
"Item Description: ???"
Looking at the newly upgraded Shadow-Facing Face, Wu Chang was at a loss for words.
As the artifact level of the Shadow-Facing Face rose from C to B (Growth Possible), the duplicate level cap of the Shadow Collection skill increased from 12 to 15.
The enhancement was significant, but compared to other changes, it seemed unimportant.
The originally required skill Freedom, necessitating the simultaneous wearing of two half masks, transformed into the Rebirth of True Self that Chi Yuan mentioned.
This skill essentially gave him a backup body, a perfect disguise.
With a backup body, he wouldn’t have to worry about being found out for clearing the Moonlight Sanatorium.
Moreover, since the backup body could independently choose a profession and the skills could freely transform with the main body, if he didn’t misunderstand, it was equivalent to having two professions.
The effect of this, not to mention in the Abyssal Game, would be an explosive presence in any online game.
If the effect of the Rebirth of True Self already made one suspicious that Chi Yuan had activated a cheat, then the Immortal Transformation skill left Wu Chang’s status no different from the skill description, with a head full of question marks.
What does this mean, there’s someone even stronger?
He initially thought that the Rebirth of True Self was invincible, never expecting a skill more formidable than it.
Although he didn’t know the exact effect of Immortal Transformation, just from the name, it couldn’t be weak.
He slowly put away the Shadow-Facing Face and turned to Chi Yuan.
Dude, you’re a C-level boss, not only capable of producing B-level artifacts, but they are growth-capable B-level artifacts.
Do you think what you’re doing is appropriate?
Wu Chang was certain that if he hadn’t appeared, letting Chi Yuan continue to develop in seclusion on Huai Mountain, he could indeed accomplish what he spoke of, "pillaging all living beings, rebirth of the true self," and make a huge impact.
Chi Yuan took in Wu Chang’s reaction thoroughly, smiled, and asked, "Young Hero Wu, are you satisfied?"
"Satisfied! Absolutely satisfied!" Wu Chang nodded vigorously.
If possible, he would give Chi Yuan a five-star rating.
From the current standpoint, the effect of the Shadow-Facing Face is more powerful than the S-level Mortal Poison, so what could possibly be unsatisfactory?
Chi Yuan nodded and said, "Then you owe me a favor."
"You just say what you want."
Let alone a favor, even if it were ten favors, or if Chi Yuan needed his help to play the auspicious replica to the point of losing control and descending upon Blue Star, as long as the point of erosion was not in Xia Country, he would agree a hundred times.
Chi Yuan’s presence weakened, he coughed as he said, "If possible, take good care of An Rong."
"Who is An Rong?" Wu Chang looked baffled, wondering what part of the plot he had missed.
"The little one you let go, the last ember of Huai Valley Village."
Wu Chang hesitated and said, "I’d love to promise you, but as I’m traveling, I don’t stay in one place long enough, so I fear I can’t take him with me."
Chi Yuan appeared regretful, struggling to take out a Jade Pendant from his bosom, "If the Jade Pendant shatters, it means he is in danger, you should at least help him once..."
Saying this, Chi Yuan couldn’t wait for Wu Chang’s response before losing all signs of life.
Though dead, his gaze still fixed on Wu Chang, seemingly waiting for Wu Chang’s reply.
Wu Chang bent over to take the Jade Pendant from Chi Yuan’s hand, solemnly saying, "I promise you."
Perhaps hearing Wu Chang’s reply, Chi Yuan’s open eyes slowly closed, a slight smile on his lips.
With Chi Yuan’s strength, if there was resentment, it would be a glaring red at least.
But the deceased Chi Yuan left not even a faint red regret, let alone a blood-colored will.
His vows fulfilled, grudges and grudges all vanished.
Perhaps he truly was liberated.
Wu Chang stood quietly before Chi Yuan for a moment, then turned to enter the village, fetching a hoe.
He carried Chi Yuan on his back, with a hoe in hand, climbing all the way to Spring Comes Mountain.
At the place in Huai Valley Village that first welcomed the arrival of spring, he dug a hole beside the Spring Locust Temple and buried Chi Yuan in it.
He took half a partially burned Magic Sword and placed it on the grave as a tombstone.
After completing everything, the morning sun rose in the distance, the bonfire for keeping the New Year’s Eve burning out in Huai Valley Village.
The notice of clearing appeared before Wu Chang.
"Player has completed the main quest one: Go to Huai Valley Village, participate in the End of Year Festival."
"Player has completed the main quest two: Protect Huai Valley Village, complete the End of Year Ritual."
"Player has completed the hidden side quest: Find the source of Demon Qi in Huai Valley Village."
"All main quests completed, once the countdown ends, player will be forcibly transported out of the plane of the instance."
"Remaining maximum time to stay in the current instance: one hour."
As the instance was completed, the cold sensation surrounding Huai Valley Village disappeared.
A small black sphere rose from the Bottomless Pit under Hollow Mountain, slowly flying into Wu Chang’s hand.
"Item Name: Erosion Core."
"Item Description: Spring of Power."
Like the small black sphere obtained in the Moonlight Sanatorium, they were Erosion Cores formed when the instance was nearing out of control.
But the Erosion Core produced by this C-level instance was noticeably smaller than the Erosion Core from the Moonlight Sanatorium.
He took out the Mortal Poison, the Erosion Core seemed to be drawn to it, directly merging into Leman’s eyes.
"Absorbed a small Erosion Core, accumulating Energy Points: 1."
"Cleared a C-Level instance, accumulating Energy Points: 0.5."
"Current accumulated energy: 1.5/10."
The energy accumulated by the Mortal Poison was influenced by the instance level.
The Erosion Core from the Auspicious Replica instance was noticeably smaller than the one from the Moonlight Sanatorium, and the instance level was also one level lower.
Clearing a C-level out-of-control instance offered 1.5 energy points, and if he cleared the Moonlight Sanatorium again, he should earn at least 2.5 energy points.
Targeted by the game, each time he entered an out-of-control instance was dangerous, yet at this pace, it wouldn’t take many more instances to max out the energy for the Eye of the Evil God.
He stored the Eye of the Evil God back into his personal space, taking one last look at Chi Yuan’s grave and Huai Valley Village before choosing to leave the plane of the instance.
After the appetizer, it was time for the main course of instance settlement.