The success rate of fusing Nanming Lihuo with the Frost Sword surprisingly became 100%!
Although the success rate of the fusion between Frost and Nanming Lihuo had changed, when Bai Ye switched back to the famous sword Bloodthirsty and the Shadow Battle Axe, the success rates remained at 5% and 1% respectively.
This indicated that the success rate was not random, but fixed, or rather, it depended on the weapons being fused.
Bai Ye pondered and attempted to fuse the Frost Sword with the famous sword Bloodthirsty and the Shadow Battle Axe.
The result was a 10% success rate for the former and still 1% for the latter.
However, to Bai Ye's delight, the fusion of the famous sword Bloodthirsty and the Shadow Battle Axe had a success rate of 30%.
After several attempts, Bai Ye finally understood some of the patterns.
First, fusing weapons of the same type resulted in a success rate bonus, such as flying swords with flying swords, and axes with axes.
Alternatively, weapons with similar characteristics or natures, even if not of the exact same type, would receive a less significant but still present bonus, such as a flying sword with a regular sword.
Second, fusing items of the same attribute also provided a bonus, such as fire attribute with fire attribute, or water attribute with water attribute. As a secondary option, items of the same type of immortal spiritual energy also had a bonus, but spiritual energy and magic did not combine well.
Third, the outcome of each fusion was uncertain. The combination of Nanming Lihuo and the Frost Sword did not necessarily result in the Frost effect every time. However, once successfully fused, the success rate became 100%, and the resulting item would always have the Frost effect.
As a result, most attempts failed after half a day of trying. Only one more successful fusion occurred: Nanming Lihuo and the Flying Flame Sword, with a 65% success rate, successfully synthesized Nanming Lihuo (Flame), increasing the number of weapons in the Gate of Babylon to nine.
The most regrettable part was the fusion of the Frost Sword and the Flying Flame Sword. Despite the clash between ice and fire, they were both flying swords of the same quality, and the 50% success rate still resulted in failure.
Bai Ye could only sigh, "I hate these probability games the most."
Regardless, Bai Ye had discovered a new way to exploit bugs.
That was to use the gacha machine to draw weapons, and then use those weapons to fuse with each other. This way, he could have a chance to obtain several weapons each day to fill the Gate of Babylon.
Bai Ye did not yet know how many weapons would be needed to upgrade the quality of the Gate of Babylon, but at least it wouldn't be difficult to gather fifteen weapons to raise its quality from white to green.
As Bai Ye mused, he reached out and wiped away the light screen before him, then looked around.
The Holy Grail War had ended, and Bai Ye had been thrown back into the Honor Valley.
Mulan and the others, of course, were not foolish enough to wait around forever. There was no one in sight.
What could Bai Ye do?
He could only continue his journey honestly!
Although the matter of the Great Wall was concluded, Bai Ye still planned to visit it again. If necessary, Bai Ye wouldn't mind staying for a while longer.
After all, the Great Wall held immense potential for excavation, and the restricted areas there had not yet been opened.
Secondly, both Kai and Li Xin were confirmed heroes with golden quality possession abilities. And while Bai Ye wasn't interested in the hero tombs on the first floor, he could try to see if he could obtain a quest to upgrade his access to the hero tombs.
It was just a bit of a waste of the Nanming Lihuo sword.
This was a divine weapon no less than the Xuanyuan Sword. If he could find a restricted area, Bai Ye could once again declare the game over and send everyone home.
As it stood, Bai Ye could only spend his time on the road. After all, it would take several days to travel from the Honor Valley back to the Great Wall, and the gacha machine would surely have reset.
He proceeded on his way.
And then...
Bai Ye found himself lost!
The Honor Valley was more complex than Bai Ye had imagined, and it had more than one entrance and exit. Bai Ye wandered in the Honor Valley for two hours, and after finally exiting it...
Bai Ye suddenly discovered a zone boundary before him!
Without needing to look, he knew he had taken the wrong path. The Great Wall was not in this direction at all, and Bai Ye did not recall crossing any zone boundaries when he first arrived.
But since he had come this far...
Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, then simply stepped across the zone boundary.
After all, there was no hurry for the Great Wall. Judging by the fact that the restricted area had not been opened, the restricted area of the Great Wall was not something that could be opened at the present time. It was already good enough to have found a hidden quest.
Moreover, as long as it was related to the hero zone, Bai Ye felt there was hope for upgrading his access to the hero tombs.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had entered the third level of the hero tombs, and he had not obtained access from the Great Wall.
As Bai Ye thought, he passed through the zone boundary.
Soon...
A forest appeared before Bai Ye.
It felt very strange!
The entire forest did not look verdant, but rather...
Deep, sinister, and ominous!
Occasionally, the wind would blow, shaking the branches, and the leaves would rustle with a "sha, sha" sound.
Bai Ye looked around and couldn't help but say, "This is a supernatural area, isn't it?"
It had a very sinister feel, as if the forest ahead was a gaping maw, waiting for its prey.
Just then...
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted area, Mount Natagumo, all participants currently in the supernatural ghost area will be sent to different locations within Mount Natagumo in three minutes."
"Restricted Area Mission 1: Defeat a member of the Spider Demon family of Mount Natagumo (this kill can be transferred between chosen ones). Mission Reward: Random ability of the defeated spider demon x1."
"Restricted Area Mission 2: Rescue a member of the Demon Slayer Corps (this rescue can be transferred between chosen ones). Mission Reward: Nichirin Blade and random basic breathing technique x1."
"Restricted Area Mission 3: Defeat the controller of the Spider Demon family, the Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Demon Moons. Mission Reward: Demon Blood x1, random Blood Demon Art (Spider Demon) x1, Divine Stone Fragment x15."
"Gentlemen, for the sake of obtaining Divine Stone Fragments, please strive to kill each other."
...
Bai Ye tilted his head, "What's going on?"
This sudden activation of the restricted area caught Bai Ye by surprise for a moment, then he couldn't help but laugh.
Before, he was always the one to open restricted areas. Now, he was finally enjoying the treatment of someone else opening a restricted area and being forcibly pulled into it?
Besides that...
"It's Mount Natagumo. So, one can enter here without going through the magical area!"
Bai Ye finally knew where he was.
It was indeed a supernatural area, or more accurately, this area was also called a ghost area.
It was an area filled with all sorts of demons and the demon slayers who fought against them.
And Mount Natagumo was the area where the Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Demon Moons, under the command of the Demon King, resided.
At the same time, Bai Ye had also been to the Mount Natagumo restricted area in his previous life.
However, in his previous life, Bai Ye had been a failure in the Mount Natagumo restricted area.
At that time, Bai Ye was still very weak, and he hadn't come here willingly. He had been forcibly pulled into the restricted area, and not only had he failed to complete any of the restricted area missions, but he had also almost been killed by other chosen ones.
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