Chapter 292 ·Tier-4 Corruption Source! Bountiful Spoils!

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The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍battle inside the Secret Realm Space had likewise reached its critical moment!

Led ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍by Ye Li Meng, Black-Eyed Rui Ge, and Little Bell, the players were joining forces to besiege the Big Boss.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍monster composition within the Den of Evil Sins was not complicated. There was only a single Tier-4 commander-class Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend, along with five to eight hundred Evil Eyes.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Eye Fiend Boss was a Level 31 Tier-4 commander. Its mobility was rather poor, and it lacked powerful offensive abilities, making it little more than a living target. It was not nearly as difficult to deal with as everyone had imagined.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍it could control the Evil Eyes and launch attacks through them. Although the Evil Eyes themselves were extremely fragile, they possessed extraordinary attack range, attack power, and accuracy.

Ordinary Tier-3 Players could not even survive a single shot.

Black-Eyed Rui Ge said, "It's recalling the Evil Eyes outside! Everyone, hurry up and kill the Boss! Otherwise, once all the little monsters return, one round of concentrated fire will wipe every one of us out!"

Most of the Evil Eyes were scattered around the nest.

Since the Evil Eye Fiend Boss was under threat, it naturally summoned them to its rescue.

Hundreds of Evil Eyes were closing in from every direction.

The Scourge Army had very little time left!

Everyone immediately launched attacks against the Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend.

-95! -213! -153! -312! -54...

Although the damage dealt was not particularly high, thanks to their overwhelming numbers, the Eye Fiend's HP bar was visibly being worn down.

The Eye Fiend was hardly a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. It immediately split open its horrifying, blood-filled maw and spewed out enormous quantities of thick black mist, instantly filling the temple hall and affecting every player present.

【You have been affected by "Evil Curse Demonic Mist." You have entered a Petrified state for 5 seconds!】

【You have been affected by "Evil Curse Whispers." You will suffer 50 Spirit Damage per second!】

【You have been affected by "Evil Curse Illusions." You will be attacked by illusions!】

【......】

The Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend expelled the black mist with astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the entire space was engulfed by fog.

Not only did everyone suffer Spirit Damage.

They were also afflicted by all kinds of negative status effects.

The Petrified state was by far the most fatal.

Once members of the Scourge Army became petrified and unable to move, they had absolutely no way of dodging the laser-like attacks from the Evil Eyes.

Moreover.

After covering everyone in black mist, the Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend caused countless tentacle-like illusions to emerge from within the fog.

These illusions possessed physical attack capabilities.

Further restraining and hindering the players.

"Damn it!"

"This thing is ridiculously strong!"

"Even if it's only third- or fourth-rate among commander Bosses of the same level, it's still a Tier-4 existence! It's an entire major tier above us! Fighting it is way too difficult!"

"......"

Although the Eye Fiend's offensive abilities were not particularly lethal and could not kill players quickly.

It successfully restrained the entire group.

The black mist simultaneously inflicted Spirit Damage, illusion interference, Petrification Curses, and other effects.

At the same time.

It concealed the movements of the Evil Eyes.

Making them even harder to guard against.

Under the Eye Fiend's control.

The surrounding Evil Eyes launched rapid attacks.

Laser-like beams rained down one after another.

More than a dozen players were instantly killed.

"This is bad!"

"We have to figure something out!"

"Otherwise we're definitely getting wiped!"

"......"

Everyone desperately searched for a solution.

At that moment.

Ye Li Meng let out a furious roar.

An invisible soundwave spread outward instantly.

Not only did it dispel the negative effects affecting himself and his companions.

It also directly shattered all the Evil Curse Illusions that had formed within the nearby black mist.

"Shock Roar works!"

"Everyone who knows this skill, use it together!"

Shock Roar was a fairly common green skill within the territory.

It could dispel negative status effects.

As well as break mental illusions and even illusionary realms.

Ye Li Meng, Mad Blade Old Wang, Street Slayer, Salted Fish Thrust, and other warrior players.

Along with some Ranger and Abyss Monk players.

Had all learned this skill.

Everyone roared simultaneously.

Breaking the Petrification effect.

The various illusions quickly dissipated into nothingness.

"Great!"

Warrior Like the Wind was overjoyed.

But before he could celebrate for even two seconds.

A beam from an Evil Eye shot out of the darkness.

Like a sharp sword.

It instantly blew off his head.

-3532 (Lethal Critical!)

Within the dark mist.

More beams followed one after another.

Over ten more players died in succession.

There was simply no way to defend against or resist them.

"Damn it!"

"This fog is way too troublesome!"

"Is there any way to get rid of it?"

At this moment.

The Level 25 Abyss Monk Player Glorious Years stepped forward.

"Let me try! I just learned an amazing new skill!"

As he spoke.

A cyan medicinal pill condensed before him.

When the cyan pill flew into the air.

It immediately released a stream of pure qi.

Causing the surrounding black mist to rapidly dissipate.

Little Bell exclaimed.

"It works! That's great!"

"Brother Hui is amazing!"

"What skill is that?"

"I know! It's one of the three great alchemy arts from the Medicine King's Pill Codex—Medicine King's Clarity Pill!"

"What? Isn't Medicine King's Clarity Pill a rare blue-quality skill? Brother Hui from the War God Hall actually mastered it? Even Old Pig from Wings of Freedom and Sister Dawnlight from Divine Feather Palace haven't managed to learn it yet!"

"Then you don't know the story. During the Old Wan City mission, Brother Hui's luck exploded, and he got a blue skill card from a treasure chest."

"......"

As one of the three great alchemy arts within the Medicine King's Pill Codex.

Medicine King's Clarity Pill was formed by combining the two high-quality green alchemy arts, Detoxification Purification Pill and Heart-Calming Spirit Pill.

It was currently one of the territory's strongest support skills in both effect and Authority Level.

As the alchemy technique condensed in midair.

Glorious Years controlled the cyan treasure pill as it circled around the hall.

Although it could not completely suppress the black mist.

It significantly thinned the dense fog.

Under such circumstances.

As long as they activated their Abyss Eyes.

Their Abyss Eye spiritual perception was enough to lock onto any target.

Whoosh!

Three Evil Eye beams simultaneously shot toward Glorious Years.

Mad Blade Old Wang immediately flashed in front of him and used his giant golden shield to deflect them.

Chimera Wraith said, "Commander Ye, Commander Black-Eyed, Commander Arthur King, you lead everyone in attacking the Boss. Commander Toasting the Moon and the rest of us will deal with the smaller monsters."

"Alright!"

The five major Legions quickly divided up their responsibilities.

Toasting the Moon, riding his Black Dragon Spirit Horse, made the first move.

He simultaneously activated the secret technique Dance of Wind Wings, gaining vastly improved flight ability and speed.

Riding his warhorse.

He charged ninety degrees up the temple walls.

Leaping rapidly between the stone pillars.

Effortlessly avoiding multiple Evil Eye attacks.

Abyss Eye Lock-On!

Earth Dragon Arrows fired continuously!

-3113 (Lethal Critical!)

-2751 (Lethal Critical!)

......

Although the Evil Eyes possessed tremendous offensive power.

Their own bodies were extremely frail.

Their enormous eyeballs were obvious weak points.

As long as one landed a hit.

It was easy to trigger a critical strike.

The Earth Dragon Arrow possessed incredible penetration and destructive force.

Nearly every arrow claimed one kill.

Little Bell unleashed "Windfire Descent!"

Chimera Wraith unleashed "Grand Explosive Flame Blade!"

Both were newly mastered blue-quality skills.

A rain of dozens of explosive wind arrows blanketed a group of Evil Eyes ahead.

Meanwhile.

An enormous Explosive Flame Blade spread across an immense area over an incredible distance.

Instantly killing six Evil Eyes.

"The big shots are incredible!"

"We can't just slack off either!"

"Let's go!"

The others also joined the assault.

The Evil Eyes were numerous and highly dangerous.

However.

Their true threat lay in lurking in ambush and using attack ranges far beyond those of the players.

Sniping from completely unexpected angles and directions.

But inside the building.

The space was relatively confined.

These monsters could no longer fully exploit their advantages.

The players, on the other hand.

Could use obstacles for cover.

Thus.

As long as fewer than one hundred Evil Eyes attacked simultaneously.

The players' current lineup and strength were sufficient to handle them.

Ye Li Meng, Arthur King, Black-Eyed Rui Ge, and the others seized the opportunity to launch all-out attacks against the Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend.

Although the Eye Fiend's mental attacks and black mist were extremely troublesome.

The players had already found ways to counter them.

At least for the time being.

These abilities could no longer threaten the top players.

Only a few minutes later.

Thanks to the players' coordination.

The Eye Fiend Boss's HP bar was completely depleted.

This Tier-4 commander-class Boss.

Collapsed beneath their siege.

The instant the Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend died.

It dropped a green loot sphere.

At the same time.

Every Evil Eye throughout the entire space had its eyeball explode and died.

Only then did everyone realize.

The Eye Fiend and these Evil Eyes shared a symbiotic relationship.

Once the Eye Fiend died.

The Evil Eyes immediately perished as well.

"We did it!"

"I can't believe we actually defeated an Abyss Commander-class monster a whole major tier above us!"

"So this is all a Tier-4 commander amounts to!"

"Hahaha!"

"......"

Although fewer than one hundred players remained alive after the battle.

There was no doubt they had succeeded.

Without relying on any NPC assistance.

They had cleared the entire space using only their own strength.

Once upon a time.

Even against commander-class Bosses of the same level.

Or even lower-level commanders.

Players had needed to sacrifice hundreds of lives just to barely contend with them.

Yet now.

They had crossed an entire major tier.

And defeated a commander-class Boss.

Every player could clearly feel the improvement in both their strength and combat techniques.

The sense of accomplishment was immensely satisfying.

At that very moment.

A notification from the Will of the Stars appeared in everyone's mind.

【This Space Node will close in 180 seconds!】

【Please collect your rewards promptly!】

Midnight Pig Slayer said, "What's going on? Does this mean we've cleared it?"

Chimera Wraith nodded.

"This 'Den of Evil Sins' should be a temporary node created by the Will of the Stars through a designated anchor point. That anchor should've been the Evil Eye Fiend we just killed. Now that the anchor has been removed, this space will lose its stability."

Ye Li Meng said, "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and collect the loot!"

"Damn it! So many Evil Eyes died outside! There's no way we'll be able to recover all the drops!"

"Move quickly!"

"Every extra piece we pick up counts!"

"These are wild monsters, not humanoid enemies! They drop tons of materials!"

"......"

The players first collected the Boss's drops.

【You obtained loot: Abyssal Essence Points +910,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +20,000, Evil Eye Fiend Tentacle ×232, Evil Eye Fiend Blood ×301, Evil Eye Fiend Gem ×80, Evil Eye Fiend Essence Soul ×5!】

The total amount of Boss materials dropped was fairly average.

However.

These several hundred materials.

Were all green-quality Tier-4 materials!

Every single piece possessed astonishing value.

Most satisfying of all.

The Eye Fiend Boss had dropped a full eighty gems.

At the current stage.

Tier-4 gems were incredibly rare and extraordinarily valuable.

No one had time to think further.

They immediately hurried to collect the drops from the smaller monsters.

To the players' delight.

Whether the Evil Eyes had been personally killed.

Or had died indirectly after the Evil Eye Fiend's death.

All of them counted as valid kills.

Triggering the tenfold drop rate.

【You picked up loot: Abyssal Essence Points +38,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +759, Evil Eye Eyeball Fragments ×42, Evil Eye Tentacle Fragments ×53, Evil Eye Blood ×32, Evil Eye Essence Soul ×1!】

【You picked up loot: Abyssal Essence Points +38,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +759, Evil Eye Eyeball Fragments ×46, Evil Eye Tentacle Fragments ×50, Evil Eye Blood ×25, Evil Eye Essence Soul ×1!】

【......】

As Level 30 elite monsters.

The ordinary Evil Eyes had fairly respectable drops compared to monsters of the same level.

Not only did they drop high-quality materials.

They also dropped the extremely rare Essence Soul materials.

There were a great many Evil Eyes within this space.

Some had died far too far away.

Making it impossible to retrieve their drops before the allotted time expired.

This left the players deeply pained.

Meanwhile.

Luoshui Main City.

Within the Core Hall.

The moment the players killed the Boss.

Hang Yu received a notification from the Will of the Stars.

【Ding! Challenge successful! Secret Realm Treasure Chest +1!】

It turned out that clearing Secret Realm Spaces awarded the territory with a treasure chest.

Hang Yu immediately examined its contents.

【You opened the Secret Realm Treasure Chest: Abyssal Magic Crystal +100,000, Blessing Crystal +10, Eternal Darkness Observation Tower ×1, Touch of Original Sin ×1!】

This had merely been an ordinary farming node within the tournament.

Receiving rewards of this caliber was already excellent.

Besides the Magic Crystals.

The chest contained three additional rewards.

Ten event materials.

One event facility.

And one special material.

The so-called event materials and event buildings referred to items usable only during this tournament.

They could not be brought back.

And even if they were.

They would be unusable.

【Blessing Crystal】... Introduction: A crystal containing the power of the Stars' Blessing. It can be added to the Blessed Flame, extending its burning duration by one hour.

Clearly.

This was fuel.

Successfully clearing this farming node.

Had yielded ten Blessing Crystals.

Meaning.

The Blessed Flame could continue protecting the humans within the Sea of Eternal Darkness for another ten hours!

Hang Yu was very satisfied.

Within this Lord Tournament.

The final comprehensive score would mainly depend on two factors.

First.

The longer one survived.

The better.

Second.

The more vigorous the Blessed Flame remained.

The better.

Originally.

Only a little over four hours remained.

Now.

With these ten crystals.

The Blessed Flame would continue burning for at least another fourteen hours.

【Eternal Darkness Observation Tower】... Introduction: A Lord Tournament-exclusive building. Once constructed, it can see through certain illusions of the Sea of Eternal Darkness, greatly extending scouting and detection range.

As an event-exclusive building.

It could only be constructed upon the island.

Its function was similar to obtaining an eight-times scope in a battle royale game.

Once the territory's island possessed this facility.

Its reconnaissance capabilities would be greatly enhanced throughout the tournament.

It would be able to discover enemy islands before they discovered it.

Thus.

Securing the initiative strategically.

These two rewards.

Were extremely useful for the tournament.

But.

Could not be used within the territory itself.

The item Hang Yu was truly interested in.

Was the final reward.

【Touch of Original Sin】, Tier-4 Corruption Source... Introduction: A severed tentacle left behind by the Eye of Destruction after it destroyed a plane. It possesses extremely powerful corruption abilities.

【You have discovered a Special Abyssal Corruption Source. Absorb it immediately?】

"A Tier-4 Special Corruption Source?!"

Hang Yu was instantly overjoyed.

This was absolutely a treasure.

It resembled the Crimson Skull.

Or the Filthy Youngling's Flesh Chunk.

That he had previously obtained.

Materials of this kind.

Were generally related to Evil Gods.

The Eye of Destruction mentioned in the description.

Even if it had not yet become an Evil God.

Was most likely one of an Evil God's highest-ranking offspring.

Thus.

Even a mere severed tentacle.

Had been capable of nurturing a Tier-4 commander like the Evil Sin Evil Eye Fiend.

Such Special Corruption Sources could be directly absorbed by the territory.

And converted into Talent Points!

Unlike the previous Special Corruption Sources.

This one.

Was a Tier-4 Special Corruption Source.

Which meant.

It would produce Tier-4 Talent Points!

How incredible was that?

He hadn't even broken through to Tier 4 yet!

Although this Special Corruption Source would most likely produce only one Tier-4 Talent Point.

That single point was equivalent to ten Tier-3 Talent Points.

Or one hundred Tier-2 Talent Points.

Or one thousand Tier-1 Talent Points.

Hang Yu had barely upgraded his Tier-2 and Tier-3 talents at all.

Because of that.

The value of this material.

Was probably no less than that of a Tier-4 purple material.

"Special Corruption Sources are incredibly rare. I never expected they could be obtained so easily in the Sea of Eternal Darkness. It seems this Lord Tournament will yield even greater rewards than I imagined."

Hang Yu believed.

The Touch of Original Sin was not unique.

If he continued exploring more Space Nodes.

He would surely obtain even more Tier-4 Special Abyssal Corruption Sources.

Of course.

As for this Touch of Original Sin.

Hang Yu had no intention of converting it immediately.

He wanted to accumulate several Corruption Sources first.

Then selectively absorb and convert them.

After all.

Some Corruption Sources were themselves highly valuable materials.

Capable of producing many unexpected uses.

If he wanted to convert them.

He could do so at any time.

They were essentially stored Talent Points.

But once converted.

They would disappear forever.

"Those fellows have contributed quite a bit. I can't treat them unfairly."

Hang Yu converted the Magic Crystals into double-value Contribution Points as rewards.

Then directly used the Blessing Crystals and Eternal Darkness Observation Tower on the island.

When Black-Eyed Rui Ge and the others were teleported back from the Space Node.

Every one of them received a notification from Xiao Ba.

【Ding! Challenge successful! Eternal Darkness Observation Tower ×1, Blessed Flame +10 hours, 20,000,000 Contribution Points awarded (freely distributable among your team)!】

The moment they saw the notification.

The members of the Scourge Army erupted in excitement.

"We did it!"

"The Secret Realm Spaces are fuel for the Blessed Flame!"

"As long as we clear Secret Realm Spaces, the Blessed Flame can absorb more energy!"

"Holy crap! Twenty million Contribution Points! That's insane!"

"What's the Eternal Darkness Observation Tower?"

"......"

Meanwhile.

The battle against the Flamehorn Trolls.

Had likewise reached its conclusion.

The Flamehorn Trolls did not even receive an opportunity to surrender.

Lord Jiao Yang's five hundred elite troops.

Were utterly crushed beneath the Human territory's offensive.

It had become a completely one-sided massacre.

【You have been eliminated!】

"It's all over!"

Jiao Yang received the notification from the Will of the Stars.

He knew.

His three great generals.

Along with all 497 elite soldiers.

Had been completely wiped out within the Sea of Eternal Darkness!

His vision darkened.

He nearly coughed up blood.

Although this loss would not threaten his territory's survival.

It was severe enough to cripple its vitality.

He would need at least one or two years to recover.

Who could possibly have imagined.

A Human territory could be this terrifying?

That fellow called Dian Wei.

Was simply a monster!

Even if Jiao Yang had personally entered the battlefield.

He probably would not have been able to defeat him.

Not to mention.

Lords could not personally fight in this tournament.

He had lost.

Completely.

Utterly.

Yet.

He accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.

Although Jiao Yang's losses left his heart bleeding.

He also became deeply curious about the Human Lord who had defeated him.

Although he belonged to the lowest Lower Race.

He had recruited a group of native followers blessed with extraordinary Fate and terrifying strength.

His future growth potential.

Was impossible to estimate.

At the moment Lord Jiao Yang was eliminated.

Hang Yu also received a notification from the Stars.

【Ding! You eliminated the Flamehorn Lord. Blessing Crystal +2. Tournament troop limit +100!】

Only one hundred?

That was rather little.

In other words.

If the troop losses during a battle exceeded one hundred.

Then even eliminating the opponent would result in a net loss.

The Lord Tournament truly was difficult.

Lords had to survive, develop, and wage strategic battles.

All while managing an extremely limited military force.

Of course.

For Hang Yu.

None of this posed any difficulty.

The Scourge Army suffered no permanent losses.

As long as they won.

They always profited.

Furthermore.

Each defeated competing lord.

Apparently allowed one to plunder part of the opponent's Blessing Power.

This time.

The two additional Blessing Crystals.

Extended the island's duration by another two hours.

The Blessed Flame's remaining duration.

Rose from fourteen hours.

To sixteen.

The Scourge Army.

Was celebrating enthusiastically across the island.

Although Dian Wei had intervened in this victory.

Most of the Flamehorn forces.

Had actually been killed by the Scourge Army.

Because of this.

The loot drops.

Were astonishingly generous.

Especially those from the three Flamehorn Hero Units.

These had all been top-tier commander-class powerhouses.

Without Dian Wei.

The combat power of those three alone.

Would have effortlessly swept away every member of the Scourge Army present.

【You picked up loot: Essence Points +2,000,000, Magic Crystal +20,000, Furious Flame Great Axe ×1, Blazing Flame Ring ×1!】

【You picked up loot: Essence Points +1,950,000, Magic Crystal +18,000, Blazing Flame Armor Four-Piece Set ×1!】

【You picked up loot: Essence Points +1,950,000, Magic Crystal +18,000, Explosive Flame Meteor Hammer ×1!】

As Starsea Units.

They dropped enormous quantities of both Essence Points and Magic Crystals.

In addition.

Their equipment drops.

Were all high-enhancement.

High-quality.

Top-tier equipment.

Aside from the three Flamehorn generals.

The several hundred Flame Bull Warriors from the Flamehorn territory.

Were no ordinary opponents either.

......

【You picked up loot: Abyssal Essence Points +38,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +300, Flame Bull Warrior Warhammer ×1, Flame Bull Warrior Legguards ×1!】

【You picked up loot: Abyssal Essence Points +38,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +300, Flame Bull Warrior Battle Axe ×1, Flame Bull Warrior Helmet ×1!】

【You picked up loot: Abyssal Essence Points +38,000, Abyssal Magic Crystal +300, Flame Bull Warrior Greatshield ×1!】

【......】

The Scourge Army had fought on two fronts.

Both inside and outside the Space Node.

Both battles ended in victory.

And yielded tremendous rewards.

The Essence Point gains alone.

Were already astonishing.

Every player could easily receive tens of thousands.

Not to mention.

The immense value of all the loot and other rewards.

"Long live the Scourge Army!"

"Long live General Dian!"

"Long live the territory!"

The morale of the Scourge Army soared.

They had now fully realized.

Just how valuable this event truly was.

Even without extraordinary mission rewards.

If they could survive until the very end of the competition among one thousand lords.

The Essence Points.

And all the loot accumulated throughout the event.

Would amount to an astronomical fortune.

"This place is a paradise for grinding monsters, leveling up, and farming equipment!"

"I have a feeling that by the end of this event, our strength and levels will experience explosive growth!"

"This is fantastic!"

"This event really is an enormous welfare event!"

"We still can't let our guard down. There are plenty of top races and Tier-4 Lords participating in this tournament!"

"So what?"

"Kill them all!"

"The higher their level!"

"The better the loot!"

"As long as the Scourge Army stands united, with Strategist Jia, Divine Physician Zhang, and our three generals, then no matter how strong the enemy is, we can fight them!"

"......"

By now.

The Scourge Army fully understood the significance and value of this event.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become immensely stronger.

However.

No matter how tempting the rewards were.

Whether they could actually claim them.

Depended entirely on their own ability.

If they were eliminated within a day or two of entering the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

Then no matter how many opportunities existed here.

None of them would have anything to do with the Scourge Army.

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