Chapter 1 The Equipment Frenzy

Having had several dozen of their own people killed, the Glorious Temple naturally retaliated without hesitation, their dense magic sweeping across and instantly killing several casual players.

The scramble for equipment immediately turned white-hot.

"Anyone who dares to approach the corpse of Wandering Soul Princess Aina will be killed without exception! Whoever dares to come up and snatch equipment is going against our Glorious Temple! No mercy!" Xing Zhi Huihuang said, his voice filled with killing intent. He thought that Nie Yan had asked him to help kill Wandering Soul Princess Aina in order to seize the equipment on her body. Since he had already agreed to Nie Yan, he absolutely couldn't go back on his word. Even if it meant offending all the players present, he had to get the equipment!

The players of the Glorious Temple received the order and began to slaughter the nearby casual players, reaping swathes of them.

How could the strength of these casual players compare to that of the Glorious Temple's elite?

Anyone who even hinted at trying to snatch equipment was blasted to the ground by magic.

"Damn, the Glorious Temple is too ruthless. They'll kill anyone for a few pieces of equipment."

The players on the periphery were quite dissatisfied with the Glorious Temple's indiscriminate killing. Several more powerful factions began to unite to deal with the Glorious Temple, and the area became a chaotic battlefield.

Five thieves rushed over, trying to snatch equipment, but were detected by the Glorious Temple's priests using Light Illumination. Xing Zhi Huihuang rushed forward, killing them one by one with a single sword strike. At this moment, Xing Zhi Huihuang was like a blood-soaked god of slaughter.

"If they dare to charge again, bombard them with AoE magic!" Xing Zhi Huihuang said coldly.

Balls of flame rained down from the sky, slamming into the areas where the casual players were gathered, and screams of agony echoed.

These ragtag troops were clearly no match for the Glorious Temple. They were killed and retreated again and again, and the central area was taken over by the Glorious Temple.

The open space in the center finally quieted down. Xing Zhi Huihuang walked to the corpse of Wandering Soul Princess Aina, bent down, and picked up the equipment on the ground.

Seeing that the battle was settled, Nie Yan didn't expect to get any equipment. He recalled Holy Knight Leves and prepared to leave.

Just then, Xing Zhi Huihuang contacted Nie Yan via voice chat and said, "I have completed my mission. All the equipment of Wandering Soul Princess Aina is in my hands. There are three pieces in total, and two of them are Level 100 Legendary equipment. If it's inconvenient for you to appear, I'll send someone to store them in your personal warehouse."

Nie Yan had originally thought that Xing Zhi Huihuang's large-scale slaughter was to seize the equipment, but after hearing what Xing Zhi Huihuang said, he understood. Xing Zhi Huihuang thought that what he wanted was the equipment dropped by Wandering Soul Princess Aina, so he took the risk of offending so many to help him get it. If he didn't accept, he would be letting Xing Zhi Huihuang's kindness go to waste. Xing Zhi Huihuang had offended several powerful forces and made many enemies in order to snatch these pieces of equipment.

"Thanks, let me know if you need anything in the future," Nie Yan said. As the guild leader of Nirvana Flame, his promise could very well change the fate of the Glorious Temple.

"No need to thank me. Our Glorious Temple has already received more than two thousand pieces of equipment. Having received such great favor, doing these things is only right," Xing Zhi Huihuang said, feeling a little overwhelmed by the favor. Nie Yan's words carried much more weight than those few pieces of equipment.

Seeing that the items dropped by Wandering Soul Princess Aina had fallen into Xing Zhi Huihuang's hands, the players could only retreat in frustration and gradually disperse. With no equipment left, there was no point in staying here.

This matter could be considered to have come to an end, leaving only a field of corpses.

"I'll go first, contact me if you need anything," Nie Yan said, bidding farewell to Xing Zhi Huihuang and disappearing into the vast jungle.

Having killed Wandering Soul Princess Aina, he could be considered to have put a worry to rest. Once he reached Level 100, he could prepare to go to the Sacred Hall to complete the Shadow Dancer job advancement quest.

While traveling through the jungle, Nie Yan suddenly remembered that he had a Level 100 Legendary piece of equipment in his bag.

Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets: Requirement Level 100.

Item Description: A legendary item forged by the Hilton Fortress blacksmith Angelesh. Its excellent defensive capabilities can effectively protect the wearer from harm.

Stats: Defense 720-768, Block Chance +20%, All Control Skill Levels +1, All Free Skill Levels +2.

Nie Yan took off the gauntlets he was wearing and put on Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets. The stats of this legendary equipment really made Nie Yan feel good. All Control Skill Levels +1, including skills like Stun and Muffle, were increased by one level. Looking at Spine Break, it had increased from Level 11 to Level 13. Shadow Strike and other skills had increased from Level 10 to Level 12.

The Spine Break skill was both a Free Skill and a Control Skill, but the two attributes of the Guardian Gauntlets did not stack, so it was only Level 13. The already ridiculously powerful Spine Break skill was now even more insane. Nie Yan looked at the effects of the Spine Break skill. The control time had reached twelve seconds. Even a Lord who was hit by Spine Break would probably be stunned for at least eight or nine seconds. As for Shadow Strike and other skills, the base skill damage had also greatly increased.

He should go back and socket the Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets with three gems. That way, the stats would increase a lot.

Socketing the Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets, an excellent piece of equipment that would be difficult to replace for a long time, with gems that reduced the level requirement was obviously not worth it, so Nie Yan had always been reluctant to socket the Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets with level reduction gems. He waited until he leveled up to Level 100 before taking out the Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets. He had several excellent gems that added Agility and Evasion in his hands, and using them to socket the Angelesh's Guardian Gauntlets would be quite good.

Nie Yan found a hidden place and began to read the Return Scroll. A white light flashed, and he returned to Calore City.

He bought some high-level bandages in Calore City, then went to the Starry Night Potion Shop and got more than twenty bottles of Master-level Instant Recovery Potions and a large number of potions for detoxification and corrosion removal, then socketed the gems into the gauntlets. Everything was ready.

Nie Yan explained the affairs of the guild. Everything in the guild was developing in a good direction. Nirvana Flame had advanced to a Level 7 guild, the number of members had exceeded 110,000, and the strength had increased rapidly. Branch guilds had been established in several other cities, and they had virtually become the overlords of one side. For the time being, no forces could threaten Nirvana Flame, so he could leave with peace of mind.

Just as he was about to set off, a system notification rang.

System: Player Po Luo has stored three pieces of equipment in your warehouse.

It was sent over by someone from Xing Zhi Huihuang. Nie Yan's heart stirred. The equipment dropped by the Level 100 mutated Lord Wandering Soul Princess Aina should be quite good. He wondered if there was any equipment that he could use.

Thinking of this, Nie Yan turned and walked toward the personal warehouse.