Chapter 110 - 85: Clue to the Holy Altar, Magical Bread

Chapter 110: Chapter 85: Clue to the Holy Altar, Magical Bread

A glint flashed in Shen Xing’s eyes. ’Just as I predicted,’ he thought. ’Hellish Roar’s breakthrough this time was massive.’

It unlocked an advanced skill and two Bloodline Skills.

He first checked the description of the first skill.

[Mirror Image Killing Array: Requires casting ’Mirror Image Clone’ first. Then, detonate all clones, causing them to instantly vanish.

After 1 second, deal multiple instances of damage (number of clones x 2) to all enemies within a 10-meter range.

Cooldown: 85 seconds]

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"An advanced finisher for Mirror Image Clone, and an AoE skill to boot. That’s really strong."

After all, the array’s damage was determined by the number of clones.

And through [Sacrificial Evolution], Shen Xing could continuously increase Hellish Roar’s agility, which would increase the number of clones and, in turn, constantly boost the skill’s power.

Next, he looked at Hellish Roar’s two Bloodline Skills.

[Demon Wings (Passive): Partially activates the Demon Power within the bloodline, granting abilities such as short-distance flight and accelerated dives.]

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[Wind of Calamity: Beat its wings to release two Hellfire Hurricanes, dealing intersecting Flame Damage to enemies in an ’X’ shaped path, with a chance to knock them airborne.

Cooldown: 45 seconds]

(Flavor Text: "My wings can unleash infernos, my roar can shatter mountains. I am—Calamity!")

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"These two skills are pretty practical."

"They give Hellish Roar Flying Ability while also enhancing its AoE and ranged attacks."

Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction.

He offered Hellish Roar some words of encouragement, telling it to keep up the good work.

Next, he found Reina and had her absorb the Boss Level Soul that had dropped from killing the Evil Eye the day before.

Firelight surged as flames shot to the sky.

She successfully advanced to Boss★★ and activated an intermediate Magic spell: Flame Nova.

This was an extremely powerful AoE skill that rapidly expanded outward from the caster, forming a ring of fire.

With Reina’s Spirit Attribute, its maximum kill radius could reach up to one hundred meters.

Grand Lord Shen sighed. ’My luck isn’t half bad. I even succeeded with a 50% chance.’

Then, with a wave of his hand, he sent his two great generals, Hellish Roar and Reina, to continue exploring to the west and north of his territory.

As for himself, he wheeled his chair to the center of the territory and teleported the other three treasures into the game.

WHOOSH...

Gray mist billowed out, then slowly dissipated.

Three Gemstones—orange, red, and white—appeared in his hand.

They were the Flame Gemstone, the Power Gemstone, and the Unit Nest Evolution Stone.

"Time to socket the Gemstones and upgrade the nests."

Shen Xing first went to the western side of the territory, to the five-meter-wide pool of magma that served as the Inferior Demon Unit Nest.

Near the pool of magma stood a pitch-black stone pillar with a hexagonal socket in its center.

This was where the Gemstones were socketed.

[Do you wish to socket the Flame Gemstone (Purple) into the Inferior Demon Nest (Elite★)?]

"Yes."

The orange Gemstone sank into the socket, a perfect fit.

The pool of magma began to boil violently, bubbling and releasing a strong stench of sulfur.

The auras of the 15 Inferior Demons in the distance—four of which had been summoned in the past two days—also surged dramatically.

[Socketing successful! All Inferior Demons in the territory gain +15% Fire Attribute Damage and -15% Fire Attribute Skill Cooldown Time.]

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’The Inferior Demon Squad’s power has jumped another level. A single bombardment from them should now be enough to one-shot an Extraordinary Level creature like the Evil Eye.’

Shen Xing mused as he wheeled himself over to the Beastman’s Hut in the center of the territory.

He then took out the Enhancement Stone that Xu Jiayi had given him and used it.

[Use the Unit Nest Reinforcement Stone to upgrade the Beastman Barracks (Normal★★★) to (Elite★)?]

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’It wasn’t that Shen Xing hadn’t considered it. He could have used materials to upgrade the Beastman Barracks to Elite One-Star or Two-Star first, then used the Enhancement Stone to raise it directly to Elite Three-Star.’

’Or he could have upgraded the Inferior Demon Nest to Elite Two-Star, which would have been more cost-effective.’

’But the materials for upgrading the Beastman Barracks were becoming absurdly expensive, and he had no idea when he’d be able to gather them.’

’The Inferior Demon Nest was even more of a long shot. Summoning Inferior Demons required Hellfire Seeds.’

’He had already used up the 15 he had, so he couldn’t summon a single new Inferior Demon, meaning zero improvement.’

’Using it on the Beastman Barracks, however, would allow him to immediately start mass-recruiting Elite One-Star Beastmen—a tangible upgrade.’

So he decided to use the Enhancement Stone now.

[Upgrade in progress. Estimated time remaining: 17 hours, 24 minutes...]

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The entire Beastman Barracks was enveloped in a white halo as the automatic upgrade process began.

’Excellent. By tomorrow, I’ll be able to mass-recruit Elite One-Star Beastmen.’

’I’ll see if I can recruit a full 100 of them to unlock the hundred-man Bond.’

Shen Xing was filled with anticipation.

He then pushed his wheelchair on a leisurely tour of his ever-growing territory.

Gray raindrops pattered down from above. Outside, the thick fog churned, and the roars of monsters were incessant.

Only this territory radiated light and warmth, providing a sense of tranquility.

Shen Xing made a lap around the territory’s perimeter, setting some beast traps and Tripwires before returning to the center.

There, before him, stood a magnificent altar.

Atop a two-meter-high platform stood a Dark Gold statue of a king. It held a sword in both hands, its gaze fixed on the horizon, exuding an air of majesty.

This was the newly constructed [Hero Altar].

’With this altar, I can let Hellish Roar go... court death... no, I mean, go adventuring without any worries.’