Chapter 359: Martial God (1/2)
“Fuck…”
My heart sank as I exchanged astonished looks with Lin Yixin. “It looks like Candlelight Shadow became a Famous General after killing a Purple Gold Rank boss and leveling up because of it.”
“Mn…”
“...”
I opened the Famous General Heavenly Ranking and saw Candlelight Shadow, and only him, sitting at the first spot of the ranking. As the first player to become a Famous General, he was rewarded with the super General Skill, “Ghost God Prophecy”. The exact effects of the skill were described on the ranking list as well.
Ghost God Prophecy: Select a target and cause them to die 600 seconds later. The effect is nullified if the skill user is killed!
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My heart sank even lower. Select a target and cause them to die 10 minutes later? Isn’t that the same as killing someone outright? Fuck! The only real flaw I noticed was how long it took to kill an opponent. If it was 60 seconds instead of 600 seconds, practically everyone would avoid Candlelight Shadow like a plague. This General Skill was best used against a top-tier opponent. All he needed to do was cast Ghost God Prophecy, slip away and wait 10 minutes to collect his target’s dead body. What a ridiculous skill it was!
I sucked in a deep breath. “Not good, I can’t believe Candlelight Shadow got ahead. Just how strong is that bastard really? And come on, it’s just a Purple Gold Rank boss, if that’s all it takes to become a Famous General then I…”
Lin Yixin gave me a comforting pat on the shoulder. “C’mon, lighten up. Candlelight Shadow is the number one ranker in Wind City, so his chances to become a Famous General criteria were higher than most players’ in the first place. Plus, he killed a Purple Gold Rank boss that’s probably several levels higher than him, so it makes perfect sense that his feats qualified him to become a Famous General. All things considered, his chances were at least 25% or higher.”
I nodded and relaxed. She was right. According to the rules, the Top 15 players of each super city—those who were named in the Heavenly Ranking to be exact—had a chance of becoming a Famous General, and the higher the placement, the higher the chances. Candlelight Shadow was ranked first in Wind City, and he was as famous as the sun in China. It was only a matter of time before he became a Famous General.
Still, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had to beat Warsky Alliance and Hegemon Palace at the War Holy Temple to establish their reputation in Sky City. We didn’t even have time to bask in the limelight before Candlelight Shadow stole it from us again. Of course I wouldn’t be happy about this!
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Hmm whatever. Grind first, everything later!
The first floor of the Arctic Temple was only as wide as an apartment building. I still hadn’t leveled up yet despite having killed almost 50 Ice Hounds, but we did find a couple of good items. The problem was the level requirements on them were too high—Level 115 or so—and they were only Silver-grade or even Dark Steel–grade, so unless they were especially good, the only place for them to go was a stall.
We continued to press forward until we arrived at the end of the map!
We saw a cave with wind and snow blowing out of it. It was the entrance to the second floor.
I couldn’t help myself. “Are there no bosses on this floor?”
Lin Yixin suddenly pointed to the right and smiled sweetly. “Hey, look! That ice sculpture looks so cute!”
“Huh?”
I turned around and was surprised by what I saw. I hadn’t noticed it earlier, but there was an ice sculpture to our right. In fact, it wasn’t really an ice sculpture, but a fox that was frozen in ice. The fox had bright indigo fur and a beautiful appearance, but it was completely immobile due to the ice trapping it inside!
Both of us walked closer to check out the “ice sculpture”. Lin Yixin stared at it with a yearning look in her eyes before complimenting, “What a beautiful fox!”
I nodded. “Mn, it looks just like you.”
“Fuck…”
I stepped forward and poked it with the Purgatory Sword. I wasn’t trying to do anything at all, but then the ice suddenly shattered into pieces!
“You!”
Lin Yixin would’ve gotten angry with me if the fox trapped inside the ice didn’t suddenly come to life and glared at us with harsh eyes. Crouching with puffing up its indigo fur to make itself more intimidating, it growled as if it would attack us at any moment!
A blood red line of text was floating above the little fox’s head. My mouth fell open when I read it. A boss? A Purple Gold Rank boss even? WTF?
Then I saw its level and almost burst out in laughter—
Ice Fox (Purple Gold Rank Boss)
Level: 1
Introduction: An Ice Fox is a creature born from the essence of the cold air in the arctic regions. It is a natural magic beast that wields great mastery over ice magic. Sightings are few and far between because it usually resides within the ice caves deep below the ground.
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“Wah! Level 1, Level 1…”
Both Lin Yixin and I exchanged a smile with each other. We’re rich! My Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf is unique, but this Purple Gold Rank boss can’t be too far behind!
I stared at my little wolf for a couple of seconds before saying, “Yiyi, I have my little wolf already, so you should be the one to seal this. You’re long overdue for a pet change anyway. Good luck. If your karma is good, then this Ice Wolf is all yours!”
“Mn.”
Lin Yixin shot me a grateful look before pulling out her Sealing Cards. To be entirely honest, I hadn’t acted completely out of generosity and good will. It would threaten my image if I ran around with a pet fox, especially with all those stories about foxes turning into great beauties. What if someone saw me grinding with it in the morning and wondered if I grinded with it at night as well? That would be too degenerate!
Swhoosh!
The first Sealing Card circled the air for a moment before transforming into a magic formation. The fox screeched at its shackles a bit more violently than expected, but it didn’t evolve and become uncapturable. In the end, the magic formation disappeared and announced Lin Yixin’s first failure!