The Blade of Light emerged suddenly, expanding rapidly and leaving players awestruck like never before.
On the first day, one hundred thousand players joined. On the second day, nearly one hundred and seventy thousand players joined. On the third day, the number surged to three hundred and twenty thousand. Within seven days, the total number exceeded one million and continued to grow at an astonishing rate. Though publicly known as an independent guild, the Blade of Light was actually just an affiliate of the Bull Tribe. Its headquarters was established in Okolen City, where Nie Yan dictated the rules. Therefore, the size of the Blade of Light was virtually unrestricted.
A million members in seven days—an unbelievable myth. Although the Blade of Light was filled with players of mixed skill levels, such a massive number was still shocking, and its growth rate remained terrifyingly fast.
Nie Yan issued various tasks within the Blade of Light. Each kill of a player from either the Angel Tyranny or Century Financial Group’s affiliated guilds earned a certain amount of contribution points. Besides these hunting tasks, other tasks, such as collecting specific materials, also granted contribution points upon completion. Whenever the Bull Tribe needed any materials, they simply issued a task in the Blade of Light, and players quickly gathered them.
The emergence of the Blade of Light solved the Bull Tribe’s shortage of manpower without requiring substantial wages for each individual, making it an unquestionable advantage with no drawbacks.
Although the Blade of Light lacked elite players, the sudden appearance of a super guild with a million members inevitably caused panic within the Angel Tyranny and Century Financial Group.
The war between the Bull Tribe and the Angel Tyranny and Century Financial Group had fully erupted. Across the long battlefront, millions of players engaged in chaotic battles, creating a spectacular scene. A quick resolution was impossible in the short term. However, the Bull Tribe held a certain advantage, pushing the Angel Tyranny and Century Financial Group back along the entire front line. Players from the Blade of Light quickly joined the fray, as chaotic battles were the perfect opportunity for them to earn contribution points.
Nie Yan arranged the grand strategy. With a battle involving millions of players, he alone couldn’t influence the entire battlefield. His role was to appear suddenly in critical moments when certain areas faced setbacks, turning the tide and preventing a collapse.
While keeping an eye on the battle situation, Nie Yan occasionally hunted the remaining Purple-Eyed Earth Drakes. Although it would take a long time to tame them, at least he needed to capture them first.
Checking his status window, he unexpectedly noticed a new skill called Direwolf Companion had appeared under the Great Prophet category.
However, the skill icon was dimmed, indicating it was currently unavailable. The activation condition required a Reputation value of 1000 with either the Grelan Empire or the Sa’thern Empire.
Nie Yan checked his current Reputation and found that he had accumulated over 700 Reputation points with the Grelan Empire. Over the past three years, he had completed countless major quests to achieve this number, a value that was practically unreachable for ordinary players. Yet, it was still short of the required 1000.
It seemed he would at least need to complete several extremely difficult major quests to accumulate the remaining Reputation.
If he relied solely on completing quests to gradually accumulate Reputation, it would take an enormous amount of effort. This was quite troublesome.
“Guo Huai, ask around in the guild if anyone knows a way to quickly accumulate Reputation with the Grelan Empire,” Nie Yan messaged Guo Huai.
“A way to quickly accumulate Reputation with the Grelan Empire? How much do you need?” Guo Huai asked, realizing Nie Yan must have encountered another task.
“About 300 or so,” Nie Yan replied.
“Three hundred?” Guo Huai gasped. “That’s going to be tough.” Many high-level players, like KillNotTheBadGuy and SummerIce, had only accumulated around 300 Reputation with the Grelan Empire so far. Having 300 Reputation in the Grelan Empire already meant a very high status. For Nie Yan to collect another 300 Reputation in such a short time would be extremely difficult!
“I’ll ask around and see if anyone knows a quick way to boost Reputation,” Guo Huai said. With so many players in the Bull Tribe, perhaps someone had discovered a method to increase Reputation quickly.
“Alright, I’ll go check out the battlefield first. Wait for my message,” Nie Yan replied. If Guo Huai found a good method to boost Reputation quickly, he could try it. Otherwise, he would have to wait one or two years to accumulate 1000 Reputation and then summon the Prophet’s Direwolf.
“Okay,” Guo Huai replied.
Thinking further, Nie Yan realized that without entering certain dungeons or defeating super bosses, his leveling speed would be extremely slow at his current level. Killing thousands or even tens of thousands of monsters would barely raise his level, like a turtle crawling. It was simply too slow. It would be better to go to the battlefield for a while, kill some members of the Angel Tyranny and Century Financial Group. Although it would have little impact on the overall battle, it would at least boost the morale of his allies.
Suddenly, he remembered that when he had killed the Fallen Angel Broster, he had obtained not only the Dragon King’s Fruit but also an unhatched dragon egg. He had never managed to hatch it and was unsure whether it contained a flying mount or a pet. He decided to show it to the Beast Tamer Hall for appraisal.
Guo Huai had specially designated a secluded area within the guild headquarters for the Beast Tamer Hall to tame Purple-Eyed Earth Drakes, an area inaccessible to ordinary players.
Nie Yan walked through the long corridors, and as he passed, several high-level NPCs on guard duty lowered their proud heads and bowed respectfully upon recognizing him.
He entered a vast hall, hundreds of yards in diameter, filled with many cages, three of which were specifically for holding Purple-Eyed Earth Drakes.
The Bull Tribe had already captured three Purple-Eyed Earth Drakes, with four still remaining to be captured.
Beast Tamer Hall was focused on taming one of the Purple-Eyed Earth Drakes, imprinting various magical runes into its body to calm its wild nature. This process had to be repeated periodically.
Approximately half an hour later, Hall finally paused his work, panting heavily as he rested. Upon noticing Nie Yan, he immediately stood up.
“Respected Great Prophet Nie Yan, I’m very sorry, but I haven’t completed the taming of this Purple-Eyed Earth Drake yet,” Hall apologized.
“Hall, I’m not here to rush your work. I recently obtained a dragon egg and would like you to appraise it for me,” Nie Yan said, taking the dragon egg from his backpack and holding it in his palm.
Hall glanced at it briefly but couldn’t tear his gaze away, exclaiming in astonishment, “Goodness, what have I just seen?”
Seeing Hall’s expression, Nie Yan felt slightly puzzled. As a master-level beast tamer, Hall had seen countless rare items. Why was he so surprised by this dragon egg?
“Respected Master Hall, what kind of dragon egg is this?” Nie Yan asked.
“Please allow me to examine it carefully,” Hall requested.
“Of course,” Nie Yan handed the dragon egg to Hall.
Hall held it in his hand, and a soft white light emanated from his palm, seeping into the egg. He let out a series of amazed sounds, “It possesses tremendous vitality and can hatch at any moment.”
Hearing Hall’s words, Nie Yan became even more curious.
“It’s definitely a Light-Dark Holy Dragon! I thought they had become completely extinct, as recorded in history, but unexpectedly, there is still one egg left,” Hall exclaimed in admiration.
“A Light-Dark Holy Dragon? Is it a flying creature?” Nie Yan asked. This was the first time he had heard of such a creature.
“No, it’s a ground-based dragon pet. Unlike ordinary earth drakes, it possesses both Holy Light and Dark magic. It is the legendary King of Earth Drakes, the true Dragon King!” Hall explained.
It sounded incredibly powerful, probably even stronger than the Golden Earth Drake. Nie Yan felt a flicker of curiosity. Although he wasn’t particularly interested in earth drakes, he still had two pet slots available. He might as well hatch the Light-Dark Holy Dragon and see what it was like.
“Master Hall, can you help me hatch it?” Nie Yan asked.
“Respected Nie Yan, a person can only have one earth drake pet. As far as I remember, you already have a Golden Earth Drake. Are you planning to abandon it?” Hall asked.
“I possess the Dragon King’s Power, allowing me to have three dragon pets simultaneously,” Nie Yan smiled.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, Hall looked at him in surprise. He hadn’t expected Nie Yan to possess the legendary Dragon King’s Power. However, considering Nie Yan’s status as a legend in the Grelan Empire, only a step away from becoming a legendary figure himself, it wasn’t surprising that the Dragon King’s Power would appear on him.
Hall began the hatching process. Thin strands of milky-white energy continuously flowed from Hall’s right hand, slowly penetrating the dragon egg.
Crack! The egg began to develop fissures, rapidly spreading as the shell started to peel away, revealing a cute little dragon inside.
System: Your Light-Dark Holy Dragon has hatched.
This Light-Dark Holy Dragon was slightly smaller than the Golden Earth Drake when it first hatched. Its body was covered in fine scales, constantly shifting between white and black. It occasionally emitted either dark or holy energy, creating a stark contrast that seemed to contain some kind of destructive power.
Slowly opening its eyes, it curiously observed the world around it, waddling toward Nie Yan like a duckling.
The Light-Dark Holy Dragon had successfully hatched.
Nie Yan checked the growth rate of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon. A pet’s strength was closely related to its growth rate, and Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. Wow, a growth rate of 25! That was insane. After all, the Golden Earth Drake had only a growth rate of 15 when it first hatched, and even after consuming Mutated Energy Crystals, its growth rate only increased to 20. One could only imagine how powerful the Light-Dark Holy Dragon would become—it would definitely be much stronger than the Golden Earth Drake. Naturally, such a pet would also require feeding with Mutated Energy Crystals.
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