Chapter 1463: The Chance To Ascend

Remember when I said I had a feeling that all three items were god-tier equipment? Well, I was wrong—

Barren Ring (Silver-grade)

Strength: +240

Stamina: +225

Passive: Increases user’s Attack by 50

Level Requirement: 240

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This ring was so "OP" that I threw it away the second I saw its stats. It didn’t even have the right to be sold at a stall in Sky City!

Besides equipment, the boss dropped a lot of enhancement gems and magic stones. There were three unusually golden and shiny magic stones among the magic stones though. When I held it in my hands and read its stats, I nearly forgot to wipe my saliva—

Divine Crystal: Quality 100.

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Jackpot alert! Jackpot alert!

One Quality 100 Divine Crystal was worth 100k gold, and all three Divine Crystals were of perfect quality! That was 300k RMB in my pockets!

After I stuffed the three Divine Crystals and the rest of the loot into my bag, I rose to my feet and glanced at the sea of Eldritch Night Watchmen still watching me from a safe distance. My lips curled into a smirk as I said, "I’m the one who killed the Blaze Sovereign, the guardian of this floor. If you wish to take revenge for him, then attack me now before I head to the Samsara Realm! I’m in a hurry here!"

As it turned out, the Eldritch Night Watchmen was capable of an uncanny level of intelligence when their lives were on the line. One of them stepped forward and clasped his hands in a respectful salute before saying, "Lord Blaze Sovereign was an evil man who lied to both his superiors and his subordinates after abusing the denizens of this floor for his personal interests for countless years. We have been displeased with his actions for many years, but we simply lacked the power to go against him. With that in mind, why would we attack you when you have saved us all by removing the devil and eliminating one of the great villains of the Ghost Region? In fact, we would even like you to return to us and become our new champion after you have accomplished our objective…"

I couldn’t stop my mouth from twitching. Say what you want about these opportunistic Eldritch Night Watchmen, but they certainly weren’t stupid!

"I’m a busy man. We’ll see!"

I gave them a wave before sheathing the Xuanyuan Sword and stepping toward the teleportation barrier. The shiny, purple-colored barrier almost looked like a purple lake. Unless I was sorely mistaken, I should be able to enter the second floor just by stepping into it!

Pa!

I flew forward without hesitation and felt my vision brighten. The next thing I knew, I was in a huge valley where lush forest covered the ground and small clumps of buildings and palaces here and there. The buildings were all colored in red though, and it didn’t take a genius to know that exploring them wouldn’t be beneficial to me.

I checked the time and noted that it had been 4 hours since I entered the Purgatory. However, I still knew nothing about Xinran’s current condition at all. The more I thought about it, the more anxious I became. I immediately flew toward the ground at top speed. I needed to find some hints on the second floor. At the very least, I needed to confirm that Xinran was still alive!

……

However, the ground of the second floor was further than I imagined. Ten minutes of flight later[1] what is, I was still a long way away from the ground. Oh well, there was nothing I could do except to fly some more…

I opened my friend list and sent a message to Lin Yixin: "Can you see this, Yiyi?"

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

I didn’t receive a response from her. Next, I tried to call her, but the system said: You cannot contact the outside world from this map!

It really looked like I was cut off completely.

Left with no choice, I brought up the forums and discovered that it was overflowing with rumors on how to complete the ninth class promotion, the ascension, and become a god. Obviously, it was because I had set a precedent and showed that it was possible to become a divine player. There was a pinned thread posted by a person with the ID "Bai Xiaosheng", and the content he wrote painted him as a bigger charlatan than most—

"The Little Heavenly King Has Completed His Class Ascension And Become A God. Who Will Be China’s Next Divine Player?"

According to reliable news, Lu Chen’s journey to become god was a rough one to say the least. He had to climb dozens of mountains, kill nearly a hundred Ancient Immortal Rank bosses, and gather 100 Divinity Fruits to finally ascend and become a god. It was worth it though. Rumor says that he’s now strong enough to go toe-to-toe with a Sovereign Rank boss, and his hidden stats are terrifyingly high. He has also gained the ability to fly without having to transform. We know that a player must be Level 250 or higher to ascend and become a god, but they most likely need to meet some other hidden conditions as well. What a conundrum it is.

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I scanned the replies, and it was a mess as one might expect—

1st comment (Player "The Great Scheme of Ding"): Lu Chen is so incredible! Not only did he become a god, he’s now strong enough to solo a Sovereign Rank boss when our thousand-man parties can fight a mere Ancient Immortal Rank boss and still wipe! Does that mean that a player who has become a god can 1v100, 1v1,000 or even 1v10,000? If that’s true, then that’s seriously broken. In the future, whoever has the most Divine Rank experts shall rule the world!

2nd comment (Player "Warsky"): Well, It’s been a while since I’ve had the 2nd comment…

3rd comment (Player "Stranger of Three Lifetimes"): Right now, there are only 5 players in the China server who are Level 250 or higher. Still, it shouldn’t take long before another god appears. All we need to do is to figure out the way to ascend.

4th comment (Player "Hated By All): Ah~ Mm~ it’s so nice being under Beauty Stranger. Move faster, Momo…

5th comment (Player "Eyes Like Water"): Fuck you, 4th poster!

6th comment (Player "Luo River God of the Capital"): I heard from the grapevine that there is a special way to greatly increase one’s chance of becoming a god and a Divine Throne Guardian…

7th comment (Player "Indigo Collar"): Can you please tell me what that special way is, Beauty Luo?

8th comment (Player "Chaos Moon"): You’re only Level 246, 7th poster. You couldn’t ascend even if you knew the way…

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I was surprised when I saw Luo River God of the Capital’s comment. Was there really a "special way" to ascend and become a god as soon as possible? It would be very disappointing if that was true. I had thought that I would be able to hold onto my advantage for a very long time…

I hurriedly checked the official database. It was there I found something new regarding the Divine Throne Guardians—

Divine Throne Guardian: It is rumored that the Divine Throne Guardians are all cultivators who cultivate divine energy. One of the ways of acquiring divine energy and creating a Divinity is to refine 100 precious gemstones called Divine Crystals. However, this method has a very low success rate, and the Divine Crystal must be of perfect quality.

"What the fuck!"

My eyes widened at the short passage. It was clear now that 100-Quality Divine Crystals were the key to completing the class ascension and becoming a god. However, how low was this success rate exactly? One in a hundred, a thousand or even 10,000? It was an absolute scam to players, but a genius way for Eternal Moon Corporation to recoup all the gold it had paid out to its consumers. After all, Divine Crystals were extremely expensive, and 100-Quality Divine Crystals in particular were worth 100k RMB each. One thing for certain, P2W players were once again granted preferential treatment over the F2P players…

On second thought, maybe not. 10 million RMB for a low chance to ascend sounded incredibly wasteful even for a very rich person. Gold sinks were like taxes, certain and everyone hated them!

Very soon, I found a conversation between Warsky and Wang Dongliang—

Warsky: Haha, I knew it! Perfect Divine Crystals are one of the key materials to ascend and become god!

Wang Dongliang: What’s there to be happy about, 2nd poster? There are only so many Divine Crystals out there, not to mention ones that are Quality 100. Can you even collect that many Divine Crystals? I should tell you now that I have collected 20 + Quality 100 Divine Crystals already. Just watch, Ray of Sunshine may have lost the Heaven Suppressing Necklace, but he may yet be the second player in the world to become god!

Warsky: Pooh! As long as I keep turning in the Divine Crystals, it’s only a matter of luck before I ascend and become a god!

Wang Dongliang: At least get to Level 250 first before you do that, idiot!

Warsky: …

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I caressed the 3 Divine Crystals in my bag and beat myself up a little for rolling and losing all the perfect-quality Divine Crystals I had gotten from boss fights before. What a shame!

Still, this was a great business opportunity. The price of 100-Quality Divine Crystals was going to skyrocket, and it was absolutely going to surpass its base value. Once more, a bloody storm of RMB loomed on the horizon. Say what you want about Eternal Moon, but they sure as hell knew how to earn their buck… that being said, as long as Eternal Moon Corporation didn’t put up Perfect Divine Crystals for sale in their shops, it was still a respectable game company.

I sent a private message to He Yi on the forums: Eve, you’ve seen the notice, right? It’s time to start collecting Perfect Divine Crystals. There’s no need to spend big money purchasing them from black-hearted traders though. Just ask within our guild and purchase them at a fair price. You, Beiming, Little Xin, Chengfeng and Little Gui will need them for your own ascensions.

Very soon, He Yi responded to my private message: "Of course. How are you doing in the Purgatory?"

I replied: "It’s okay. I’m entering the second floor now, but I still didn’t hear anything about Xinran. I’m worried, but I suppose that no news is good news in this case. Anyway, I’m getting back to the grind, so talk to you later…

He Yi: Okay. I’m fighting a boss with Little Gui and Beiming myself. Be careful…

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I finally turned off the forums. Despite the system’s claims, it couldn’t actually turn of ALL of my communication methods. That being said, it was exceptionally troublesome to communicate like this. Not everyone could keep the overlay with forums turned on, respond, and fight at the same time.

Whoosh!

The air current suddenly grew a lot more turbulent. It was because I was really close to the ground now. After performing a backflip and landing in the middle of a thick forest, I looked up and found myself standing on a road that spread to every direction like a giant web. Standing in front of me was a group of undead swordsmen. Not only were they armed to the teeth, the blue sheen of light covering the surface of their armor made it clear that they were magical equipment. According to Dark Pupils, their level and stats were incredibly high as well—

Swordguard (Deity)

Level: 322

Attack: 57,000~81,500

Defense: 94,000

HP: 9,500,000

Skills: Sword Mastery, Undead Energy, Fiery Triple Strike

Introduction: The Swordguards are the guardians of Purgatory’s second floor and the first obstacle of the Samsara Realm. The Purgatory stationed a massive army in the Samsara Realm because the souls of countless Human Realms and Heaven Domain experts are imprisoned in this place. Because of their lingering divine consciousness that can’t be wiped away, these experts have been prevented from reincarnating, so as not to return as powerful enemies. Naturally, the Samsara Realm is also the residence of many powerful Purgatory experts who guard the gates of Ghost Region at all times. The Swordguards were extraordinary human swordmasters until they died and became puppets of the dead. They represent an extremely powerful fighting force in the Purgatory.

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"1, 2, 3, 4…"

I counted 25 Swordguards patrolling the clearing directly in front of me. I would have to kill them all to pass through the area. Moreover, I had no idea where the third floor entrance was just like before, so I could only make my way one step at a time.

I slowly pulled the Xuanyuan Sword from its sheath. When the time was right, I charged straight toward the enemy!

1. T/N: the heck? Let’s say he’s flying at a speed of 100 meter per second, that’ll be 60km after ten minutes. And he’s still "a long way" from the ground? What a waste of space… ☜