Chapter 970: The Sixth Shattered Divine Spark!

After confirming that nothing was missing, Nie Yan continued grinding monsters with the Light-Dark Holy Dragon. As for the fallen Golden Earth Dragon and Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon, he resurrected them. After a brief period of weakness, they quickly recovered.

By the next day, both legendary skills of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon had cooled down. Nie Yan located the second Dark Demon King and continued the challenge.

After defeating that Dark Demon King, it dropped an Ancient Scale and a Skill Book. However, no second Shattered Divine Fragment appeared, which left Nie Yan somewhat disappointed.

Regardless of what the skill book was, it was still far inferior to a Shattered Divine Fragment.

He glanced at the skill book.

“Phaeneth’s Phantom: Legendary Skill, available only to Rogues. Requirement: Legendary Class.”

It turned out to be a skill book usable only after obtaining a Legendary Class.

Phaeneth was an immortal legend among Elven thieves. This skill book was actually named after him. Nie Yan had no idea what effect the skill book would have, as there was no description written on it.

In fact, there were already many Legendary Skill Books stored in the Bull Tribe guild warehouse. These were obtained by Bull Tribe players defeating level 200 Demon-Lord bosses. Since no one had yet ascended to a Legendary Class, these skill books remained unused and continued to accumulate. Among them were another two skill books specifically for Rogues.

Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel a surge of anticipation. Once he ascended to Legendary, he could learn more than three legendary skills!

And all that was left was acquiring a single Shattered Divine Fragment!

Since Shattered Divine Fragments couldn’t be traded and didn’t drop, Nie Yan could only obtain them by himself. However, the server provided no clues about how to find them. Typically, super bosses like the Dark Demon King had a certain probability of dropping them.

Whether or not he could obtain a Shattered Divine Fragment was purely down to luck!

Nie Yan wondered if defeating all the Dark Demon Kings would eventually yield the final piece he needed.

In the following days, Nie Yan would routinely return at scheduled intervals to defeat each Dark Demon Lord, while dedicating the remaining time to continuously grinding monsters for leveling up.

The results were quite impressive. Defeating six Dark Lords and numerous lesser monsters brought Nie Yan to level 193. Additionally, he obtained several valuable items, including two pieces of the Demon King’s Seal Fragment and five Ancient Scales.

Demon King’s Seal Fragment: Special Item. When placed in the backpack, grants an additional 1% experience gain and a 0.1% chance of monsters dropping an extra magical item. Collect six to synthesize the Demon King’s Seal.

A great item that increased experience gain and item drop rates!

If placed on the market, this Demon King’s Seal Fragment would drive countless players into a frenzy. Even a 1% increase in experience gain was extremely valuable for players above level 150, meaning you could save about 1% of your leveling time compared to others. After level 150, the experience required for each level increase was terrifying. Occasionally, the market might see a few experience-boosting items, but they were mostly equipment. Items like the Demon King’s Seal Fragment, which provided passive effects just by being in the backpack, were extremely rare. If auctioned, it would likely sell for no less than 500,000 to 600,000 gold coins.

As for increasing drop rates, that was even rarer. Monster loot was random, and a 0.1% increase meant an additional 0.1% chance of obtaining an extra item. And “magical items” here basically referred to those rare items with attached skills.

And such a great item had been obtained twice! Nie Yan wondered if he could collect all six pieces to synthesize the full Demon King’s Seal. What kind of attributes would it possess?

The Dark Death Domain was so vast that there were likely many more Dark Demon Kings yet to be discovered, meaning more Demon King’s Seal Fragments could be obtained!

To complete the entire Demon King’s Seal, Nie Yan expanded his search range further, exploring endlessly among the bones.

For over ten days, Nie Yan still hadn’t reached the edge of the Dark Death Domain. However, during this period, he encountered two more Dark Demon Lords and acquired another piece of the Demon King’s Seal Fragment.

The additional 3% experience gain was quite noticeable. The Demon King’s Seal Fragment was closely tied to his future development, so spending some time in the Dark Death Domain was worth it. He was even willing to stay here for three months or even longer!

On the level leaderboard, Nie Yan’s displayed level remained at 156. Players outside knew this was due to his stealth status. They speculated about Nie Yan’s current level. As a Rogue, his leveling speed could never match that of a Mage, as shown on the leaderboard. The highest-level Mage was Tang Yao at level 206, 92%. The highest-level Rogue was Sun at level 201, 32%.

Sun’s leveling speed was already impressive, but still far behind Tang Yao, with a five-level gap above level 200. Tang Yao had been at level 206 for nearly two months without leveling up. If converted into time, Tang Yao was at least five months ahead of Sun in terms of leveling.

Players speculated that if Nie Yan had managed to reach level 185 within five months, it would already be considered extraordinary. They estimated he could probably reach level 207 or even 208 at most. With a gap of more than ten levels, the outcome of a match against Dou Duo was basically a foregone conclusion. Level 200 was a threshold—players above level 200 could easily overpower those below.

As for equipment, although the Bull Tribe had mobilized the entire guild to help Nie Yan upgrade his gear, one must not forget that Dou Duo was the leader of the Dark Council and also the guild leader of Angel’s Fall. His gear was the best Angel’s Fall could offer, backed by the entire guild, which might not be inferior to Bull Tribe at all!

Defeating Dou Duo within five months would prove to be a joke, many players thought. Nie Yan was just dreaming. Among the entire Light Faction, probably only a small portion of Bull Tribe members still had full confidence in Nie Yan.

Despite the rampant rumors and gossip outside, Nie Yan inside the Dark Death Domain remained completely unaffected. He focused on leveling, occasionally browsing forums and reading sarcastic comments with a smile. If they knew he was already at level 193, they might think again.

No matter what they said now, in the end, only facts would speak the truth!

Nie Yan wandered across the vast wasteland. In the past month and a half, aside from discovering that strange pyramid-like structure, he had found nothing else. It seemed that this pyramid-like structure must be his destination. However, bypassing those fifty to sixty super bosses to enter the structure would be extremely troublesome.

Suddenly, a distant roar echoed from afar, and Nie Yan couldn’t help but show delight—it was a Dark Demon King!

Finally, he had found another Dark Lord!

Nie Yan dashed forward a short distance and gazed into the distance. A towering Dark Demon King came into view.

The moment they caught sight of the Dark Demon King, the Golden Earth Dragon and the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon immediately sped toward it. Both had now reached level 200, significantly boosting their endurance compared to before. Particularly the Golden Earth Dragon—its defense had nearly tripled upon reaching level 200, transforming it into a formidable tank.

Nie Yan no longer needed to exert himself as much when defeating a Dark Lord.

The Light-Dark Holy Dragon split into five forms. After activating Frenzy, it launched a furious assault on the Dark Demon King.

A flurry of damage numbers densely floated above the Dark Demon King’s head. Its shrill shrieks were overwhelmed by the deafening blasts of magical explosions.

In just half an hour, the Dark Demon King’s health was nearly exhausted, and Nie Yan delivered the final blow with a single Hellfire Slash.

At around level 200, Nie Yan estimated that even without the Demon King’s Stone to counter the Dark Demon King, he could still defeat one. His strength was likely already comparable to Tang Yao’s.

Staying here for about four months should bring him to level 200, Nie Yan calculated. This already far exceeded his original expectations.

Approaching the corpse of the Dark Demon King, another green crystal came into view. Nie Yan’s heart raced violently—that was it!

As Nie Yan picked up the green crystal, he couldn’t help but feel his hands trembling slightly—Legendary, finally, he could ascend to Legendary!

Confirming it was a Shattered Divine Fragment, Nie Yan had finally gathered all the conditions required to ascend to Legendary!

Nie Yan placed the Shattered Divine Fragment into his backpack, and a system prompt appeared.

System Prompt: You have met all the necessary conditions to ascend to Legendary. Seek out Archangel Tyrode; he will assist you in completing the ascension.

Seeing this system prompt, Nie Yan’s heart stirred. So it was necessary to seek out Archangel Tyrode to complete the ascension. It made sense—only an NPC of Archangel Tyrode’s caliber could assist players in ascending.

Finally, he could ascend to Legendary. It had been so difficult—this Legendary ascension task was incomparably harder than the Shadow Dancer ascension task. Unfortunately, he couldn’t ascend immediately. Otherwise, his leveling speed in the Dark Death Domain would be even faster.

Suddenly, Nie Yan made up his mind. Before the next portal opened, he would definitely complete the task and ascend to Legendary outside. Once he did, where couldn’t he level up?

Nie Yan carefully placed all the items required for Legendary ascension in one corner. He searched the Dark Demon King’s corpse once more and found another Demon King’s Seal Fragment. This brought his total to four pieces, leaving only two more to collect. Given the drop rate of the Demon King’s Seal Fragments, completing the full set shouldn’t be too difficult.

Nie Yan could truly feel that a glorious future was just within reach.