Chapter 295 ·Comprehensive Talent Upgrades!

As ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍for opening new maps.

It ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍required careful evaluation and consideration.

Little ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Eight suddenly reported, "Master, the latest batch of 100 event participation slots has now been fully distributed."

The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍territory had successfully eliminated the Flame Horn Troll territory in the Sea of Eternal Darkness battle royale.

Thus, ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍it had obtained 100 new participation slots.

This ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍matter was handled by Little Eight.

They were distributed immediately.

Not only was Little Eight extraordinarily efficient.

It was also absolutely objective and impartial.

The moment new slots became available.

It immediately selected suitable candidates from the pool of eligible players to join the Lord Tournament.

Hang Yu didn't need to worry about it at all.

He only needed to keep track of the overall progress.

...

Not long ago.

Luoshui Main City.

Within the Stars Arena.

Two teams of players completed a live-streamed duel.

One side was represented by "Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs."

The other was represented by "Black Baron."

The Scourge Legion was now overflowing with talented players and experts.

Besides the commanders of the Five Great Legions.

There were also figures such as Uncle Tree from the Chivalrous Jianghu Legion, Crimson Night Blade from the Crimson Night Legion, Shadowmoon Azure Wolf from the Dark Night Pavilion, and Emperor Tianlong from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty.

All of them had risen to prominence one after another.

Their momentum of development had been extremely strong during this period.

Not only were these individuals highly capable.

Each also had considerable backing.

And they had already been developing for quite some time.

Black Baron and Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs, however.

Were the newest rising stars.

They had only joined the territory after the conquest of New Wan.

And shortly after the Corpse Lich Lord Campaign had begun.

Altogether.

They had only been in the game for two or three weeks.

Black Baron had already become a Level 20 Warrior.

Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs was only slightly behind at Level 19.

Their astonishing leveling speed naturally had much to do with the forces supporting them.

Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs, Zhao Cong.

Was Little Bell Li Yuling's cousin.

Outside the game, he received support from capital consortiums represented by Li Songlin.

Inside the game, he was assisted by Divine Feather Palace, one of the Five Great Legions.

Thanks to his background.

Zhao Cong's growth had been astonishingly rapid.

He had also recruited many wealthy second- and third-generation heirs who had entered the game.

Together.

These rich young masters and ladies established a player organization called "Qilin Manor."

It was currently a quasi-legion force.

Once conditions matured.

It would officially be established as a Legion under that name.

Led by Zhao Cong.

The players of Qilin Manor.

Were known for spending lavishly and acting extremely high-profile.

They had already gained considerable fame within the game.

As for Black Baron.

He was even more extraordinary.

He had a military background from the Bald Eagle Federation.

Black Baron himself had once served as a captain in the Delta Special Forces.

His overall abilities in every aspect were top-tier.

His combat talent was in no way inferior to Lone Boat and the other elite players.

Although he had only entered the game recently.

He had already produced several remarkable performances.

He founded the quasi-legion player organization "Eternal Black Eagle."

It had already recruited over one hundred players from the Bald Eagle Federation.

Along with dozens more from the United Kingdom, Eastern Ying, and other regions.

It had also secured investment from several of the Bald Eagle Federation's top family consortiums and major multinational corporations.

Although Eternal Black Eagle had not yet officially become a Legion.

Its publicly known background alone made it obvious.

That it would most likely become a top-tier foreign force comparable to Ragnarök.

It might even replace Ragnarök.

And become one of the Five Great Legions.

Whether it was Zhao Cong's Qilin Manor.

Or Black Baron's Eternal Black Eagle.

Both were among the most dynamic and promising new player factions.

At this moment.

The two organizations were locked in fierce combat.

Each side selected fifty players.

Creating a large-scale PK room equivalent to twenty standard Arena PK rooms combined.

The two forces confronted one another in the arena.

Best of five.

The entire series lasted for more than half a day.

The two matches generated tremendous online attention.

After all.

One side consisted of wealthy second- and third-generation heirs.

While the other was suspected of possessing a Bald Eagle military background.

Regardless of how the battle unfolded.

It was guaranteed to become a hot topic.

Before the battle even began.

Netizens from Great Xia and the Bald Eagle Federation were already arguing.

Each side supported its own players.

Just like before a major sporting event.

They analyzed every possibility.

And even placed bets.

Each side had its own advantages.

Qilin Manor possessed superior equipment thanks to Divine Feather Palace's assistance.

Eternal Black Eagle held a slight advantage in levels.

And its members possessed greater combat quality and experience.

The final result was 1:4!

Qilin Manor suffered a crushing defeat.

Videos of the duel rapidly spread across the internet.

Content creators and military bloggers alike began analyzing each side's tactics.

While evaluating the combat capabilities of every participant.

This naturally ignited another wave of popularity.

Without question.

The outcome disappointed Great Xia's netizens tremendously.

While Bald Eagle Federation netizens celebrated enthusiastically.

"Great Xia's players aren't that impressive after all. Even with better equipment, they still weren't Eternal Black Eagle's match!"

"Praise Black Baron!"

"Without question, he's the Federation's hero today!"

"The Bald Eagle Federation's players are about to rise across the board! We're already a global superpower in reality, and we'll become the strongest number-one Legion in the game as well!"

"Ragnarök only deserves to become our subordinate!"

"..."

Naturally.

Players from Great Xia and elsewhere were extremely dissatisfied.

"That's hilarious!"

"You beat a group that isn't even an official Legion yet, and you're already dreaming about becoming the number-one Legion?"

"There are already several hundred Tier 3 players now. Do you even have a single Tier 3 player? You must've been drinking on an empty stomach to get this drunk!"

"What's so impressive about beating a bunch of spoiled rich kids? If you've really got guts, challenge one of the Five Great Legions!"

"Forget the Five Great Legions—even medium-sized Legions like Heavenly Dragon Dynasty or Chivalrous Jianghu are way out of Eternal Black Eagle's league!"

"The times have changed!"

"So what if you're powerful in reality?"

"No one in Twisted Three Kingdoms is going to indulge you!"

"..."

The arranged battle between the two organizations.

Sparked fierce arguments among netizens everywhere.

Situations like this had become common over the past two days.

Regardless of which side won or lost.

Every additional PK match held in the Arena.

Generated another batch of Essence for the territory.

Allowing the newest batch of Azure Dragon Guards to grow rapidly.

Lord Hang Yu didn't care about the factions or affiliations among players.

As long as competition and internal rivalry developed in a healthy way.

Continuously generating income for the territory.

That was enough.

After the duel ended.

The two teams met once again.

Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs.

I Don't Eat Beef.

And the other Qilin Manor players.

Naturally gnashed their teeth in frustration.

Meanwhile.

The Eternal Black Eagle players beside Black Baron.

Were all smiles.

Filled with satisfaction.

"You lost."

Black Baron said, "According to our agreement, the losing side will voluntarily withdraw from hunting the Thousand-Eyed Centipede Nest in the northern Death Wasteland. I assume you won't go back on your word."

Zhao Cong snorted.

"Don't worry. My word is as solid as iron. But I'll remember today's humiliation. One day, I'll repay it tenfold—or even a hundredfold!"

"Hahaha, you?" A player from Eternal Black Eagle named "Terminator" mocked. "Even if you try another ten or a hundred times, the result will still be the same!"

"Enough!"

Black Baron stopped Terminator and the others from mindlessly provoking them.

Although Qilin Manor wasn't his opponent.

It had deep ties with Divine Feather Palace.

If Divine Feather Palace stepped in to back Qilin Manor.

Eternal Black Eagle's current strength would be completely incapable of resisting.

Black Baron had no intention of making an enemy of Divine Feather Palace.

As a Legion secretly cultivated by the Bald Eagle Federation government.

The target Black Baron most wanted to replace.

Was Arthur King's Ragnarök.

The opponent he needed to be most wary of.

Was the Undying Dragon Soul.

Which was suspected of being cultivated by the Great Xia government.

Both were among the Five Great Legions.

If Divine Feather Palace were added to the list.

It would be an utterly foolish decision.

Although the territory had imposed certain restrictions on open-world PK.

It had not banned it completely.

Once a top-tier faction was truly enraged.

The consequences could still be disastrous.

Black Baron said, "If you're still unconvinced, we'll accept your challenge anytime in the Stars Arena."

With that said.

There was nothing more to discuss.

Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs.

I Don't Eat Beef.

And the others left while cursing under their breath.

Losing to a group of foreigners who had entered the game during the same period.

Filled them with tremendous humiliation.

However.

As the saying went.

Shame could inspire determination.

These young masters and ladies.

Resolved to work harder than ever.

They would definitely reclaim today's humiliation!

As for the result of this duel.

Black Baron wasn't surprised at all.

After all.

He himself had been an elite special forces commander hardened through countless battles.

Both he and his subordinates.

Also received direct support from the Bald Eagle Federation.

Under such circumstances.

How could they possibly lose to a bunch of rich heirs?

In fact.

Black Baron had never regarded Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs and his group as true opponents.

From the very beginning.

The benchmark for both him and the forces behind him.

Had always been the Five Great Legions!

Of course.

The potential shown by Scallion-Braised Pork Ribs and his companions.

Still exceeded expectations.

Originally.

He had planned to win 5:0.

Unexpectedly.

They managed to take back one round at the very end.

Regardless.

The outcome remained unchanged.

After this battle.

Black Baron's reputation would spread even further.

He firmly believed.

That one day.

He would stand at the summit of the Scourge Army.

And earn the right to compete with the other top-tier Scourge players.

This concerned not only his own honor.

Nor merely his Legion's glory.

It also represented competition between nations.

【Ding! Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the "Sea of Eternal Darkness" event mission. Please report to the event map within 60 minutes. Otherwise, you will be deemed to have forfeited this round of the event mission!】

Just as Black Baron and his subordinates.

Were making plans for their future development.

A system notification suddenly appeared on Black Baron's interface.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"I've been selected for the Sea of Eternal Darkness event!"

"What? You got an event slot?"

"That's incredible! Congratulations, Boss! I can't believe our Legion gets to participate in a frontline mission so soon!"

Black Baron was overjoyed.

He immediately entered the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

…………

Lord's Castle.

Core Hall.

Hang Yu had been constantly monitoring the players' activities.

Especially the ongoing event in the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

Little Eight had selected a total of eighty-five Scourge soldiers.

Along with fifteen territory citizens.

As a super-intelligent assistant.

It possessed extraordinarily powerful computational capabilities.

It could effortlessly observe and record.

Every action.

Every performance.

And every capability.

Of every single individual throughout the territory.

Little Eight conducted comprehensive multidimensional evaluations.

For every player or citizen meeting the admission requirements.

Then prioritized those with greater potential.

Allowing them to undergo training in the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

In the blink of an eye.

Fifteen or sixteen hours.

Had already passed since the destruction of the Flame Horn Trolls.

Hang Yu's six hundred citizens and retainers.

Continued piloting the island toward the deeper reaches of this sea.

Their objective.

Was to search for other competing Lords to hunt.

As well as higher-level Secret Realm Spaces.

Throughout the past half day.

The Scourge Army couldn't determine.

Whether their luck had been good.

Or bad.

Because they hadn't encountered a single Lord's island.

During this time.

They passed through three green Secret Realm Spaces in succession.

Although all were green-quality Secret Realms.

Their scale and difficulty.

Were somewhat lower than the previously encountered Den of Evil Sins.

Not only were the monsters fewer in number and weaker.

Even the Secret Realm Bosses serving as the spatial anchors.

Were all Level 30 Commander-class monsters.

Commander-class units below Tier 4.

Posed little threat to this elite Scourge Legion.

While challenging these three Secret Realms one after another.

At most.

The first attempt resulted in heavy casualties.

Or nearly a complete wipe.

Due to their unfamiliarity with the environment and monsters.

By the second attempt.

They passed without issue.

The entire process.

Was thrilling.

Yet ultimately safe.

Although they replenished fuel three times.

The Lord's island.

Still experienced a decline in Blessed Flame duration.

Only eleven hours remained now.

This filled all participating citizens.

With a growing sense of urgency.

Merely clearing the lowest-level green Secret Realms.

At their current efficiency.

Clearly failed to make ends meet.

The flame would inevitably burn out.

No one knew.

What terrifying catastrophe would occur.

Once the Blessed Flame was extinguished.

"We need more fuel!"

"We can't keep wasting time at these low-level supply points!"

Everyone desperately hoped.

To find a high-level supply point.

So they could obtain a large amount of fuel all at once.

Only then.

Could they face the coming battle royale more calmly.

Through the forums and social media discussions.

Hang Yu could easily tell.

That players had become completely hooked.

On this unknown-filled adventure.

The level of discussion and popularity.

Was currently extremely high.

The Sea of Eternal Darkness battle royale.

Was far more than simply entertaining.

The participating citizens.

Had all earned tremendous rewards.

As the Lord.

Hang Yu naturally profited enormously as well.

Besides harvesting massive quantities of Essence.

Every spatial node within the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

Produced one Special Pollution Source.

Up until now.

Hang Yu already possessed one Tier 4 Pollution Source.

And three Tier 3 Pollution Sources.

Without question.

These were extraordinarily valuable gains for him.

Over the past several days.

The territory had continued cleaning up.

The remaining regions of the Wan City map.

During this process.

They purified another six secondary Pollution Sources in the wilderness.

Among them.

Four were Tier 2 Pollution Sources.

And two were Tier 3 Pollution Sources.

Hang Yu's current Talent Point reserves were:

Tier 2 Talent Points: 24.

Tier 3 Talent Points: 6.

The harvest was abundant!

For a very long time.

Hang Yu had always been desperately short on Talent Points.

As a result.

He had only upgraded his Talents to a limited extent.

But now.

The time had finally become ripe for improvement.

For any Lord.

Lord Talents had an enormous impact on strength.

If every Talent.

Could be upgraded to its maximum level.

Then among Lords of the same Tier and level.

One could practically dominate without opposition.

Suppose.

Every upgradable Talent reached maximum level.

Hang Yu estimated.

That he would easily possess strength at the absolute ceiling of an Abyssal Monarch.

In that case.

Even opening an extremely dangerous map such as Shouyang Mountain.

Would give him sufficient confidence.

Through normal territorial development alone.

Maxing out every Talent.

Was practically impossible.

However.

This Lord Tournament in the Sea of Eternal Darkness.

Allowed Hang Yu to see a real opportunity.

This.

Was also one of the tournament's greatest meanings and values.

Hang Yu reviewed his current Talents.

Tier 1 Talents: Heart of the Pioneer (Max Level), Lord's Aura (Level 3).

Tier 2 Talents: Soul of the King (Level 1), Stars Overlord (Level 1).

Tier 3 Talents: Human Emperor Physique (Level 1), Human Emperor's Will (Level 1), Human Emperor Domain (Level 1).

There was still a huge shortage of Talent Points.

1 Tier 3 Talent Point = 10 Tier 2 Talent Points = 100 Tier 1 Talent Points!

Unlocking a Tier 1 Talent required only 5 Tier 1 Talent Points.

Upgrading from Levels 2 to 5 respectively required 10, 20, 50, and 100.

Unlocking Tier 2 through Tier 4 Talents required 10 corresponding Talent Points.

Upgrading from Levels 2 to 5 respectively required 20, 40, 80, and 200.

Tier 1 Talents were easy.

Hang Yu casually converted fifteen Tier 2 Talent Points.

Into one hundred and fifty Tier 1 Talent Points.

Then upgraded Lord's Aura to maximum level.

The primary function of Lord's Aura.

Was strengthening the territory's citizens.

When this Talent was first activated.

Its effect was as follows.

【Lord's Aura】, Tier 1 Lord Talent, Current Level 1. You may influence all retainers and citizens, increasing their Health, Mana, and all attributes by 15% for two hours. Each target may only receive this effect once per day.

Now.

The Talent had reached maximum level.

【Lord's Aura】, Tier 1 Lord Talent, Current Level 5... You may influence all retainers, citizens, and targets within towns, increasing their Health, Mana, and all attributes by 30%. You may also affect resource facilities within your territory to increase production by 10%, or inflict a negative effect upon non-territory citizens within your territory, reducing their maximum Health by 10%.

At maximum level.

Lord's Aura.

No longer possessed any cooldown limitation.

Its enhancement effect.

Was now more than twice as powerful as at Level 1.

Thanks to this ability.

The strength of the territory's forces.

Would rise by an entire level.

Not only that.

A max-level Lord's Aura.

Actually possessed production-enhancing effects as well.

All resource-producing facilities within the territory.

Including Spirit Fields.

Life Spirit Springs.

Stars Mines.

And similar facilities.

Would enjoy a 10% increase in output.

Even the Magic Crystals produced by the territory's Blessings.

Would increase by 10%.

In the long run.

As the territory's Blessings.

And resource facilities continued expanding.

Lord's Aura alone.

Would generate tremendous additional economic benefits and returns.

"As expected of a max-level Talent."

"It really is unbelievably powerful!"

Hang Yu planned.

To grant Lord's Aura permanently.

To all territory NPCs without restriction.

Allowing their strength to advance another major step.

As for players.

Outside wartime.

They would still need to pay to activate it.

Once Lord's Aura became a permanent effect.

Experts such as Jia Xu.

Dian Wei.

Zhou Cang.

And Wen Pin.

Would all become even stronger.

Jia Xu would possess quasi-Monarch-level strength.

While Dian Wei.

Would become a genuine Abyssal Monarch-level combatant.

Thus.

Both Tier 1 Talents.

Had finally reached maximum level!

According to Hang Yu's understanding.

Max-level Talents.

Did not represent the end of their growth.

Even max-level Talents.

Could continue evolving and awakening.

It was simply.

An extremely difficult process.

Requiring opportunity.

Fortune.

And luck.

That was not something worth considering at present.

Hang Yu then shifted his attention.

Toward his Tier 2 Talents.

【Soul of the King】, Tier 2 Lord Talent, Current Talent Level 1. Every time the number of your citizens increases tenfold, your maximum Health and Mana increase by 10%. Once your population exceeds ten thousand, you unlock the Talent Skill "King's Might."

【Stars Overlord】, Tier 2 Lord Talent, Current Talent Level 1. Every additional Abyssal Nightmare conquered by you increases your maximum Health and Mana by 5%. This effect stacks without limit.

These two Talents.

Were both extremely useful.

The effect of Soul of the King.

Depended partly upon the size of the territory and population.

And partly upon the Talent's own level.

Hang Yu currently possessed a population of over four hundred thousand.

Population milestones of 10.

1,000.

10,000.

And 100,000.

All activated Soul of the King's enhancement.

In other words.

It had stacked five times in total.

Granting a 50% increase to maximum Health and Mana.

That was already a considerable enhancement.

Enough to significantly strengthen his overall power.

Moreover.

This Talent.

Also granted an extremely important and practical Talent Skill.

King's Might.

If both his population.

And Talent level.

Continued increasing.

This Talent's effects.

Would become even stronger.

Its Talent Skill.

Would also continue strengthening.

Or even undergo a complete qualitative transformation.

As for the other Talent.

Stars Overlord.

Its effect also increased Health and Mana.

But instead.

It stacked endlessly.

Based on current maximum values.

With the current foundation provided by seven maps.

The Health and Mana increase from Stars Overlord.

Already exceeded Soul of the King.

Despite both being only Level 1 Talents.

If its Talent level could be increased.

Its effects would undoubtedly become even more powerful.

However.

How could upgrading a Tier 2 Talent possibly be easy?

The Talent Points currently in Hang Yu's possession.

Were nowhere near enough.

To raise even one Tier 2 Talent to maximum level.

He could only choose.

Between the two Talents.

Regarding this.

Hang Yu did not hesitate.

He chose to strengthen Soul of the King first.

Although Soul of the King's Health and Mana bonuses.

Were inferior to Stars Overlord.

It continued scaling.

As the population expanded.

Most importantly.

The Talent Skill derived from Soul of the King.

Was extraordinarily useful.

Its improvement to combat power.

Was exceptionally significant.

If the Talent could be upgraded several more levels.

The effects of King's Might.

Would increase dramatically.

Or even undergo a complete transformation.

He currently possessed six Tier 3 Talent Points.

Which could be converted.

Into sixty Tier 2 Talent Points.

Combined with the remaining nine.

He would have sixty-nine Tier 2 Talent Points available.

That was enough.

To upgrade Soul of the King.

To Level 3.

However.

That still wasn't enough.

Hang Yu turned his gaze.

Toward the Pollution Sources in his possession.

By converting these Pollution Sources.

He could obtain even more Tier 3.

Or even Tier 4 Talent Points.

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