Chapter 331: Further Evolution, Rare·Transcendent Set!
Zhang Yue finally lowered his staff and dropped his guard.
He didn't kill Sakura but left directly.
Crimson Chain and Nightshade hurriedly helped Sakura, who was slumped on the ground.
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Meanwhile.
On the way to the Hell of Demons dungeon, Zhang Yue opened Feixin and sent Ouyang Ling'er a message: ["Help me look into the cross-national meeting between the Dragon Nation and the Eastern Nation 15 years ago."]
Ouyang Ling'er's efficiency was unquestionable.
In less than half a minute, she replied to Zhang Yue's question:
["15 years ago, the Eastern Nation invited the Dragon Nation to send delegates to participate in a cross-national meeting. The main agenda was peaceful coexistence and a joint campaign in the otherworld to safeguard the peace of both nations."]
["Subsequently, the Dragon Nation dispatched 15 delegates to the Eastern Nation to participate. However, later, due to dissatisfaction with some terms in the agreement, the Eastern Nation attempted to add several overbearing clauses, which were rejected. This led to them harboring murderous intent towards the Dragon Nation's delegates."]
["At the time, a man named Sakura Fujin led his family to protect the Dragon Nation's delegates during their retreat. But as a result, his family was charged with treason and executed by the Eastern Nation's emperor, Inoue Amano."]
So it seemed that what Nightshade had said earlier was partially true.
But the key lay in the latter part.
Zhang Yue asked: ["Anything else?"]
["Nothing else… There's no record of it in the news!"]Ouyang Ling'er paused, then exclaimed: ["Oh, I get it! Wait a moment, guild leader!"]
This girl was indeed clever, grasping the point immediately.
Not long after, Ouyang Ling'er sent another message,["I found it! When the Sakura Fujin family was wiped out, one survivor remained—a four-year-old girl who was taken by our Dragon Nation's delegates to the Dragon Nation."]
["What's her name?"]
["Sakura!"]
At that moment, Zhang Yue felt relieved.
He had already decided in his heart.
If the information Ouyang Ling'er dug up differed even slightly from what Nightshade had said, he would immediately return and kill that Eastern Nation priest, Sakura!
Because no stain from the Eastern Nation was allowed on the Dragon Nation's territory.
But as it turned out, Sakura was indeed from the Eastern Nation, yet she wasn't a stain.
So be it. Zhang Yue didn't dwell on it further.
On the other hand, Ouyang Ling'er was curious: ["Guild leader, why are you asking about this?"]
["Nothing, just curious."]
Ouyang Ling'er was perceptive: ["You probably ran into Sakura, didn't you?"]
["But according to the information I found, Sakura grew up in the Dragon Nation from the age of 4, learning our culture and language. Other than the Eastern Nation blood flowing in her veins, she's essentially one of us!"]
["She's aware of her identity and the crimes the Eastern Nation has committed against the Dragon Nation in recent years. That's why she's been trying to atone for it in her own way."]
["In her own way?] Zhang Yue asked. ["What way?"]
Ouyang Ling'er replied:["Before she turned 18, she studied medicine diligently and treated wounded Dragon Nation citizens for free. After 18, her talent was recognized, and she was granted the holy priest class by the heavens. She's since been healing and saving lives in the otherworld."]
"[This girl is pretty decent. If you meet her, guild leader, don't end her. She's different from those Eastern Nation scum!"]
Zhang Yue didn't expect to encounter Sakura again in the future.
———
Soon, he arrived at the Hell of Demons.
Gripping his weapon, he summoned his three "sons" and began farming the third to seventh-tier demons scattered throughout the dungeon.
After his Transcendent Set evolved from 11 stars to 12 stars, Zhang Yue's strength improved significantly.
His damage output in the Hell of Demons rose from over 600,000 to more than 800,000.
Still, he couldn't compare to his youngest son, the Armageddon Black Dragon, or his middle son, the Phantom Predator.
At best, he was just a bit stronger than his eldest son, the Skeleton King.
Hell of Demons was truly an excellent place to farm magic cores.
Last night alone, Zhang Yue had easily collected over 3,000 cores.
Today, he farmed all day from morning till night.
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At 7 PM, he tallied his gains.
Apart from leveling himself up to 80 and raising his sons to an average level of 78, he'd obtained:
15,000 third-tier magic cores,
2,000 fourth-tier,
800 fifth-tier,
200 sixth-tier,
and 50 seventh-tier cores.
At this point, two missions in the 14th world had been successfully completed.
Returning to the Dawn Camp, Zhang Yue found Angel Mia and began exchanging magic cores for anti-demon equipment.
By coincidence, he once again ran into the scattered players he had seen the previous night.
Seeing Zhang Yue, the group became excited.
"Wow, it's Zero God again!"
"Didn't Zero God just submit a ton of magic cores last night? He's back already!"
"Come on, we're here too, aren't we?"
"No, I mean, Zero God submitted so many cores last night—probably days' worth of farming—so I didn't expect him to be back tonight."
"In a single day, Zero God might not have as many cores as last night!"
While the scattered players speculated, Zhang Yue opened his inventory and dumped out all the magic cores.
In an instant, 18,000 cores piled into a mountain.
The scattered players all wore the same stunned expression:
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Zhang Yue didn't forget his main task. He used 14 seventh-tier cores to exchange for 7 12-star anti-demon equipment selection boxes.
He then selected a full set of 12-star anti-demon gear and extracted the set skill [Enchantment] into the third skill slot of his Transcendent Set.
Next, he exchanged all remaining cores for random boxes.
Since the random boxes required only half the cores of the selection boxes and were meant as fodder for the Transcendent Set, he didn't care about specific pieces.
Finally, after spending all his magic cores, Zhang Yue acquired 250 pieces of 11-star anti-demon equipment and over 100 pieces of 12-star gear.
He refined all the equipment into gold-tier with one click.
Then, he fed them to his Transcendent Set.
Each gold-tier 11-star item provided 3% growth.
Each gold-tier 12-star item provided 5% growth.
After using all the equipment, all seven parts of the Transcendent Set reached 100% growth.
Next came the evolution.
[Ding~ Congratulations! Your 12-star Excellent·Transcendent Set has evolved into the 13-star Rare·Transcendent Set. Equipment attributes have been enhanced, and the fourth skill slot is now unlocked! The effects of set skills [Void Shield], [Thunder Force], and [Enchantment] have been strengthened]
Zhang Yue's stats soared again.
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Attack: 70,000
Defense: 40,000
Health: 900,000
Mana: 250,000
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He surpassed the mage in attack, the knight in defense and health, and the assassin in speed. A true all-rounder.
The enhancements to the three set skills were equally exciting:
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Void Shield: Converts 70% of damage received into a shield. While the shield lasts, it increases allied attack by 30% and damage dealt by 50%.
Thunder Force: Increases lightning skill damage by 300%, reduces all lightning skill cooldowns by 30%, and cuts mana cost by 30%.
Enchantment: Enchants a weapon, consuming 1% max health per second to increase damage by 300%, armor penetration by 50%, and crit rate by 30%.
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Unstoppable!
Although he could continue farming magic cores to evolve the 13-star Transcendent Set into a 14-star version, Zhang Yue decided not to waste more time on it.
The 13-star version was more than sufficient.
Zhang Yue was ready to head to the 15th world.
[Ding~ Would you like to initiate the World Boss Challenge?]
"Yes!"
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