The events were sudden.
Not to mention Lin Feng.
Even the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning himself hadn't expected it.
The sword array battle was clearly lost.
Originally.
This way, his soul could break free.
Although it would fall into Lin Feng's hands.
It was still better than being imprisoned in this place forever.
Hidden from the sun.
Having to rely on drinking to pass the time.
After all.
Wine, while pleasant, eventually runs out.
That kind of unwillingness and loneliness is the most torturous to the heart.
And he saw hope in Lin Feng.
But he never expected.
Just as he was about to be liberated.
A strong intent came from within his consciousness.
Devour this stranger!
Consume the other party with his own soul!
His mind naturally resisted this.
But now he was being controlled.
Even with his utmost resistance,
His immortal power and Primordial Violet Qi could only exert about a third of their strength.
He lunged towards Lin Feng.
The Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning closed his eyes in pain.
As if unwilling to witness the tragic sight of Lin Feng being devoured by himself.
But moments later.
When he opened his eyes.
He was utterly shocked.
He saw Lin Feng, unharmed.
And.
He himself had broken free from the chains' control.
His pure soul floated towards Lin Feng on its own.
Then.
He felt as if he was left with only one thought.
To obey Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was his master.
He felt a hint of joy.
A unique sense of freedom.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng felt no joy of reward.
Instead, he felt a sense of lingering fear.
He had never imagined.
That with the mission almost complete, a sudden change would occur.
The soul of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, for some unknown reason, had regained some strength.
And launched a soul attack on him.
Fortunately.
Under the protection of his domain.
His Chaos Immortal Power and Primordial Violet Qi were still slightly superior to the opponent's.
In this life-or-death struggle.
He had narrowly won.
This mission was Lin Feng's most perilous one in the game.
He had been on the verge of defeat multiple times.
Ultimately.
He had persevered.
He wondered.
What use this strange reward would be.
He began to examine his spoils in his inventory.
...
Shangqing Heaven, Mi Luo Palace.
The face of the Heavenly Lord of the Beginning was grim.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
His plan had failed?
How was this possible!
How could the opponent's sword array surpass that of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning?
Moreover.
After he had completely released control and restored the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning's strength.
According to the trend of the Heavenly Dao rules, the opponent should have been compelled to launch a soul attack on the mission target, that stranger.
Even if his soul was currently incomplete and his strength not fully restored.
Combined with the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning's own resistance, which might prevent him from exerting his full power.
But even with a tenth of his power, it should have been enough to devour the opponent.
This way.
He could have used the Heavenly Dao link, by controlling the soul of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning, to control this unexpected stranger.
However.
He had failed to devour him.
He shook his head.
Was the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning's own resistance that strong?
That final blow must have been limited by the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning's influence.
It probably didn't even unleash one percent of its power.
Allowing this stranger to instead complete the mission.
And obtain the soul of a mythological sage.
Moments later.
He closed his eyes.
And exhaled softly.
Forget it.
It was just a minor setback.
Let that stranger revel in his brief triumph.
When that world can withstand higher energy levels and its world tier has improved.
He would make his move to claim it then.
That time would not be long!
...
After the soul of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning drifted over automatically.
Lin Feng received the corresponding system prompt.
"You have completed the eighth ring of the unique chain mission [Lost Guardian]."
"You have received the reward of the complete soul of the Heavenly Lord of Tongtian (Mythological Grade)."
Lin Feng opened his inventory.
And saw a humanoid material.
He gently touched it with his mind.
"Do you wish to absorb the complete soul of the Heavenly Lord of Tongtian (Mythological Grade)? Your sword-related spells, divine abilities, domains, as well as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and Immortal Slaying Sword-related treasures will all be enhanced."
"Or you can convert it into a fixed treasure, enjoying the same effects."
Although.
The effects of both methods seemed to be the same.
To Lin Feng.
The difference was enormous.
Absorbing it would be a one-time deal.
But a treasure.
Could be strengthened!
After only a moment's consideration, he chose to convert it into a treasure.
And a brand new treasure appeared.
[Soul of the Heavenly Lord of Tongtian]
Grade: Innate Spirit Treasure
Type: Auxiliary
Slot: Special
Equipment Requirement: 50 million points of Chaos Immortal Power
Increases final sword qi-based true damage by 200%.
Increases base power of sword qi-based attacks by 200%.
Increases range of sword qi-based attacks by 100%.
Increases effectiveness of sword-based domains by 100%.
Increases power of Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram and Immortal Slaying Sword-related treasures by 100%, reduces usage requirements by 50%.
Lin Feng's eyes lit up with joy.
The attributes of this treasure were truly powerful.
It could almost multiply the strength of any sword-wielding player countless times.
For Lin Feng, it was also of considerable help.
However.
Such a high equipment requirement.
For ordinary players, it was an unattainable dream.
Currently, only a few dozen players had advanced to Human Immortal and possessed over 100 points of immortal power.
And.
Apart from his teammates.
Most others had the most basic immortal power.
Moving up.
They could refine their immortal power to 2x, 5x, 8x, or even 10x.
Ultimately.
They might have a chance to convert it into Chaos Immortal Power.
This equipment requirement of 50 million Chaos Immortal Power was unimaginable for others.
However.
For Lin Feng, there was no threshold.
Even if it were ten times higher, his immortal power would still be sufficient to equip it.
But.
Given the perilousness and difficulty of the mission, Lin Feng was somewhat dissatisfied with such attributes.
He had survived a confrontation with a near-mythological sage.
Shouldn't he have been given a treasure that could allow him to deal with mythological sages with a single sword?
A thought crossed his mind.
He wondered if the rewards from such missions could be enhanced?
He tried it casually.
"This item is a unique special item. Upon enhancement, it will be forcibly bound and untradeable. Continue?"
Lin Feng nodded.
Of course, he would continue!
Such a treasure, once enhanced by himself, could not be sold to others.
"You have consumed 500 points of Chaos Immortal Power to upgrade [Soul of the Heavenly Lord of Tongtian] to the first tier."
Each tier of enhancement did not increase the base attributes.
Lin Feng then accelerated the process.
After consuming a total of 32.76 million Chaos Immortal Power, he upgraded it to the highest sixteenth tier.
During this period.
Various attributes had been enhanced to a certain extent.
The effects became increasingly potent.
And in the final evolution choice this time.
An option appeared to forcibly increase the grade.
Lin Feng unhesitatingly selected it.
Upon upgrading to Innate Supreme Treasure.
All base attributes were increased.
But the equipment requirement also rose again.
Reaching a staggering 100 million points of Chaos Immortal Power.
It had reached the level wearable by legendary sages.
However.
Even this requirement was still not Lin Feng's limit.
He chose to continue enhancing it.
With the fourth and eighth tier enhancements, the base attributes increased slightly.
It was not until the twelfth tier enhancement that a significant improvement occurred.
Moreover.
A new characteristic appeared: Defense Break!
This characteristic was very practical.
It surprised Lin Feng slightly.
The true surprise came from the sixteenth tier enhancement.
In addition to the normal increase in base attributes.
An option he had long dreamed of appeared.
Can be materialized!
He unhesitatingly selected it.
His heart was filled with excitement.
This way.
In reality, he would also be able to unleash powerful sword qi damage.
And.
Both the base attack and other aspects had significantly increased.
If he encountered an enemy like the one before.
Even if he held a wooden sword in his hand.
With the bonus from this treasure, he would be able to easily kill them.
He had thought.
His good luck for this time had ended.
He was already impatient to materialize it.
Then.
He would materialize a sword-type weapon again.
And then he could go offline to see the damage.
And test its effects.
But when the options for the final twenty-tier enhancement appeared.
Lin Feng was utterly stunned.
When he selected the final option.
He felt his body tremble slightly.
Only one thought remained in his mind.
This time.
He had truly struck it rich!
He quickly enhanced the newly appeared characteristic and the previous Defense Break to their maximum tiers.
Then.
He began to admire it quietly.
[Soul of the Heavenly Lord of Tongtian] (Twenty-Tier Enhancement) (Can be Materialized)
Grade: Innate Supreme Treasure
Type: Auxiliary
Slot: Special
Equipment Requirement: 100 million / 500 million Chaos Immortal Power
Increases final sword qi damage by 1000%.
Increases base power of sword qi-based attacks by 500%.
Increases range of sword qi-based attacks by 300%.
Increases effectiveness of sword-based domains by 300%.
Increases power of Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram and Immortal Slaying Sword-related treasures by 200%, reduces usage requirements by 75%.
[Defense Break] (Twenty-Tier Enhancement): Deals an additional 100% damage to targets with defense, or those currently in a defensive spell or divine ability state, and prevents the target from entering a defensive state for 30 minutes.
Priority: Innate Supreme Treasure / Supreme Divine Ability / Primal Law
[Soul Transformation into Sword] (Twenty-Tier Enhancement): Related sword-type weapons can be inscribed into the treasure. Each time, a certain amount of Chaos Immortal Power can be consumed to materialize them, with 10% of the original weapon's effects; characteristics cannot be materialized; Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram and Immortal Slaying Sword-related treasures, when materialized, can enjoy 100% of the original base effects and 50% of the characteristic effects.
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Thanks to Shang Xirui, who likes Sanhu, for the bubble milk tea, and thanks to the Black Dragon Demon Lord of Mount Hua for the likes.
Thank you to both friends for your support!