Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan didn’t feel even a bit of excitement, only more confusion. The title of Dark Lord might be highly appealing to players of the Dark Faction, but he himself wasn’t a player from the Dark Faction. Accepting the legacy of Lich King Insol meant betraying his faith in Light, becoming an enemy of both the Human Empire and the Orc Empire!
Become a player of the Dark Faction? That was a joke! He still had a large enterprise in the Human Empire. If he joined the Dark Faction, what would he become? A pariah, someone everyone would try to eliminate. Even if he became powerful, it wouldn’t matter!
This might be a part of a quest, and Nie Yan didn’t know what consequences would come from refusing it.
No matter how bad the situation might be, it would be better than accepting this legacy!
System: Do you wish to accept the legacy of Lich King Insol?
The system issued a second prompt, as Nie Yan had taken too long to decide.
No!
Nie Yan refused the legacy of Lich King Insol.
“Pathetic human, you have forsaken the glory of supreme achievement. Then your only fate is death. Lich King Insol will unleash divine punishment, and pain shall follow you throughout your life, ultimately making you wish for death…”
Echoing in the sky was a faint, chilling laughter.
Nie Yan checked his status. Beside the original Nightmare Curse, there was now an additional Wraith Curse.
Effect of Wraith Curse: Death once every ten days, with a permanent 1% attribute reduction each time. (Removable)
Damn it! This Wraith Curse was even more troubling than the Nightmare Curse!
Nie Yan felt quite frustrated. He regretted coming to explore the treasure of Lich King Insol. At that moment, another system prompt sounded.
“Respected Great Prophet Nie Yan, under the intimidation of darkness and fear, you have upheld your faith in Light. The God of Light shall bestow upon you a great spirituality.”
System: You have obtained Spirituality.
Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan’s heart trembled. He quickly checked his character status. The eight character states below were now complete, radiating dazzling light. They felt like a hot spring, flowing with endless power. Nie Yan felt a warm current surge through his body, instantly spreading throughout him, forming a faint film around his body. This was a powerful force of Light.
“You possess a noble character. They will protect you, driving away all evil. From now on, all curses and negative magic will be ineffective against you. Additional attribute: Divine Power +50.”
Nie Yan felt the dark forces left by the curse of Lich King Insol rapidly receding and eventually dissolving.
The Wraith Curse was first to dissolve, while the Nightmare Curse’s effects were significantly weakened, restoring his attributes to about 60% of their original levels.
After checking the detailed explanation, Nie Yan learned that the dark force of the Nightmare Curse had already deeply rooted in him. It would disappear on its own after a month. The Wraith Curse could be removed. In the future, if he encountered similar curses, he would no longer be affected.
Understanding the usefulness of the curse immunity skill from his many adventures, Nie Yan realized how valuable it could be in certain situations. For example, during this exploration of Lich King Insol’s treasure, if he had had curse immunity from the beginning, he wouldn’t have been in such a passive position.
Besides the curse immunity, the Divine Power +50 attribute also gave Nie Yan hope. Perhaps one day he could really accumulate 300 points of Divine Power, allowing him to wield the Scythe of Death!
Additionally, to advance from Shadow Dancer to the Legendary class, he needed four things: a shattered divine essence, divinity, a divine artifact, and the heart of a sage. He had already collected all eight pieces of divinity and had the divine artifact. He only needed a little more to complete the heart of a sage and collect three more shattered divine essences.
Given the difficulty of the Legendary class transformation, very few people could gather all these items. If Nie Yan successfully transformed, he would become the only Legendary-level player!
This unexpected gain instantly dispelled Nie Yan’s previous frustration.
Misfortune and fortune coexist; the world is so wondrous. When you feel the most frustrated, it might just surprise you with some joy.
Nie Yan took a brief rest on the spot and, accompanied by his group of carrion crawlers, climbed the stairs step by step. The level of detail in the sculpture exceeded his imagination.
As he walked up the stairs, Nie Yan couldn’t help but wonder where the Judgment Staff had gone. It should also be a divine or legendary weapon.
Nie Yan maneuvered his vulture to approach the head of Lich King Insol. As soon as he got within twenty to thirty yards, a black lightning bolt struck from the sky, hitting the vulture. The vulture let out a scream, its body smoking as it plummeted from the sky.
The vulture was instantly killed!
No wonder the vultures nearby dared not approach the statue of Lich King Insol!
Continuing upward along the stairs, he reached the top of the Judgment Staff. It was a large circular hall. The walls and ceiling were made of an unknown material, glowing like crystal.
This hall was about 10 by 10 yards in size, obviously the result of special spatial magic.
Looking toward the center of the hall, there was a table with several items on it, and nothing else.
When Nie Yan was still about five or six yards away from the center of the hall, he dared not advance further. He sent one of his carrion crawlers forward to probe the way.
The carrion crawler waddled toward the central table. After only a few steps, something terrible happened.
With each step the carrion crawler took, its feet felt as if filled with lead, becoming heavier. Soon, its body gradually petrified, turning into a stone sculpture, which quickly weathered away into dust and vanished.
Nie Yan checked the situation. As the carrion crawler advanced, it suffered at least twenty curses. The most severe were the Petrification Curse and the Erosion Curse. The Petrification Curse turned it into a stone statue, which then rapidly eroded, more terrifying than any killing technique.
Was it only curses?
Nie Yan smiled slightly. If it were in the past, he might have feared these curses, but just now, he had acquired immunity to curses!
To be cautious, Nie Yan took out a scroll and summoned a small mechanical spider.
Mechanical units also had curse immunity!
Under Nie Yan’s control, the mechanical spider crawled forward. It didn’t trigger any traps along the way, confirming that it was indeed only curses!
After confirming safety, Nie Yan walked toward the central table.
As he advanced, waves of dark forces surged toward Nie Yan, but they were all isolated outside his body by a membrane, unable to approach him.
These curses, which were extremely powerful for ordinary players, had no effect at all.
Passing through this cursed area, Nie Yan reached the central table. Looking at it, there was a ring and a scroll on the table, nothing else.
Nie Yan checked his backpack and found that the treasure map of Lich King Insol had already disappeared.
So it was these two items!
Nie Yan picked up the scroll and examined it. It recorded a powerful spell called “Apocalyptic Cataclysm,” which would resurrect all corpses within a radius of three thousand yards and allow the caster to control them. Their attributes were 120% of their original levels when alive, with a casting time of sixty seconds. This skill scroll was disposable.
This skill was practically an undead forbidden spell, even more powerful than typical undead forbidden spells. Ordinary resurrection spells usually only restored corpses to 50% of their original strength.
If this scroll were used in a war, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for the enemy.
Putting the scroll into his backpack, Nie Yan picked up the ring on the table. He immediately felt a wave of evil energy coming towards him, but fortunately, due to his eight character states, it couldn’t affect him.
The ring was made of some unknown material, gray and white in color, like bone. There was a tiny skull on the ring, faintly smiling.
Nie Yan checked the attributes of the ring.
Ring of Lich King Insol: Legendary, Divine Artifact (Bound to owner).
Item Description: The ring once used by Lich King Insol in life. It contains extremely powerful evil forces. If one cannot control it, it will cause the user to degenerate into a lich.
Attributes: When equipped, this item reduces the target’s defense by 30% and attack by 20% upon striking enemies. If the wielder is a Necromancer, all attributes increase by 300%, all summoning skill effects are enhanced by 300%, and all summoning skills are automatically upgraded to their maximum tier.
Additional Attributes:
– **Apocalypse Summoning**: Summons three初级Apocalypse Guardians (upgradeable skill).
– **Soul Control**: Each kill resurrects the target on the spot as the wielder’s dark servant until death.
Ring of Lich King Insol!
Another divine artifact, this was truly a divine-level item. Nie Yan could hardly imagine how powerful a necromancer would become if they obtained this ring. Although he wasn’t a necromancer himself, other attributes of this item were also very useful to him. The skills of Apocalypse Summoning and Soul Control were both very strong. Looking at the attributes of the Apocalypse Guardians, each one was only slightly inferior to a Gold Earth Dragon, with 200,000 hit points. Although they didn’t have as many skills as the Gold Earth Dragon, their durability surpassed even that of the Gold Earth Dragon. Unfortunately, Paladin Lavers couldn’t heal them because the Apocalypse Guardians were dark creatures. Moreover, this skill was upgradable, with Intermediate and Advanced Apocalypse Guardians being even more powerful.
The attributes of this item were truly worthy of the title of a divine artifact!
Nie Yan removed one of his rings and put on the Ring of Lich King Insol. Other rings, such as the Crawler’s Ring, could be replaced, but this Ring of Lich King Insol should be worn at all times. Apart from those two skills, its basic attributes were also quite impressive.
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