Chapter 187 - 136: First on Two Lists, Rewards Upgraded

Chapter 187: Chapter 136: First on Two Lists, Rewards Upgraded

A notification announced the official end of the Rain God Illusion Realm.

At that moment, comment sections in every country absolutely blew up!

"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! WHAT HAPPENED?!"

"That woman... Her flames burned down the entire Rain God Illusion Realm, along with the Rain God Avatar!"

"That’s insane! It’s horrifying! I’ve never seen anything like this. Is that even allowed?"

"Oh my God, I must not be fully awake yet!"

Everyone was utterly bewildered and shocked.

A few people, however, managed to stay rational and posted their confused questions in the comments.

"So what exactly happened? How could one of Shen Xing’s Soldier Types release such terrifying flames?

"Yeah, aren’t you only allowed to bring Tier Two Soldier Types into the Illusion Realm at most? Her power far surpasses the limits of Tier Two, right?"

"If I’m not mistaken, that woman must be a Hero with some kind of special Constitution, one who holds a forbidden power. However, that power is extremely difficult to wield. She must have been provoked this time, which is what triggered it."

"So that’s it. I was wondering why she hadn’t shown how badass she was before. Turns out the activation requirements are just really strict."

"That Lachlan... why did he have to go and provoke Shen Xing?"

"Fucking hell. Look what happened. Not only did he fail to surpass him, he even handed him first place."

"Yeah, so stupid and malicious. The other Lords must hate his guts by now."

Just as that player said, the other Lords now utterly despised Lachlan.

’Everything was going fine. It would’ve all been over in five minutes, but no, you just had to go and provoke him.’

’Damn it. Just look at this mess.’

’Not only did you fail to screw him over, you made all the other Lords suffer the agony of being burned alive.’

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「Meanwhile, in the top-floor conference room of the Jiang City Pioneer Association.」

A group of high-level officials from the bureau opened their eyes and looked at each other, speechless.

"Shen Xing... he’s incredible," Elder Wang remarked in awe. "To think his territory has such an extremely rare Hero with a forbidden Constitution."

"Indeed." Vice Director Liu, who was sitting opposite him, nodded. "It’s truly unexpected that a newcomer who’s been developing for less than a month would have such a strong foundation."

"If his elite forces weren’t so low-leveled, I’m afraid that even Lachlan and Asada Hitomi combined wouldn’t have gained any ground."

He paused, then his tone shifted. "However, while forbidden Heroes are powerful, their drawbacks are also quite apparent."

"Every time they use this power, they fall into a long slumber, and they don’t distinguish between friend or foe."

The others murmured in agreement.

Just then, Zhou Zheng, who was in the corner, suddenly chuckled. "Never mind whether it’s a forbidden Hero or not. Is that really the main point?"

"The point is, Shen Xing took first place again!"

"Including the previous Points Ranking, that makes him number one on two leaderboards. He’s already broken a record!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the conference room paused for a moment, then broke into genuine smiles.

That’s right. Number one on two leaderboards!

An honor no one from the Celestial Star Country had obtained in many, many years.

And it was achieved in Jiang City, by a young man in a wheelchair.

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「Two minutes earlier.」

After being eliminated by Asada Hitomi’s sneak attack, Shen Xing was teleported back to his territory.

His wheelchair, of course, came with him.

He sat in his wheelchair, looking at the bewildered faces of Hellish Roar, Great Demon, Dahou, and the others beside him.

"Lord... I... I’m not dead?" Hellish Roar took a step forward, asking in disbelief.

"Of course you’re not dead." Shen Xing smiled. "This is a special Secret Realm. You don’t truly die inside; you just get teleported back to the territory. I forgot to tell you all."

Hellish Roar paused, stunned, before nodding in realization. "I see... That’s great. I thought I wouldn’t be able to serve my Lord anymore."

Great Demon and Dahou, standing nearby, also looked relieved.

Earlier, while helping Xu Jiayi fight the Rain God Avatar, a huge wave had suddenly crashed down, pulling them to the bottom of the lake.

They thought they were going to drown.

But when they opened their eyes, they were back in the territory. It felt like a dream.

’Thank goodness, thank goodness.’

Time ticked by as Shen Xing waited patiently by the Teleportation Gate.

’Reina, Blood Roar, Black Arrow, and Hei—my four top fighters—are still in there.’

’I hope they can hold on a bit longer and take down a few more Rain God Avatars.’

’But they’re all in bad shape, and Lachlan probably won’t give up. Best not to get my hopes up.’

Just as he was thinking this, a grand notification rang out in his mind.

[Ding! The Rain God Avatar challenge has officially ended!]

[Locking in rankings...]

[Lock-in successful. Your final rank is: 1!]

[Congratulations, you have received a ranking reward: Rain God’s Blessing (Epic Level)!]

Shen Xing: "???"

’Huh? I’m in first place?’

’Wait, what’s going on?’

’He clearly remembered that before he was eliminated, there was still a pretty big gap between him and Dolores, and Lachlan was closing in fast.’

’Logically, he’d be lucky to hold on to second place, let alone get first.’

Before he could snap out of it, another series of notifications flashed before his eyes.

[Ding! Attention, Pioneer Shen Xing!]

[Because you have completed the unprecedented feat of slaying a Rain God Avatar in this Rain God Illusion Realm...]

[Your original reward, Rain God’s Blessing (Epic), will be upgraded to: Rain God’s Blessing (Legendary)!]

[And you will receive additional rewards: Rain God’s Tear of Hope (Orange) *3, Rain Saint (Orange)]

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"!!!"

Shen Xing was dumbfounded all over again.

’Killed a Rain God Avatar? A Legendary blessing? Me?’