Chapter 951: System Rewards! Roster Statistics!
[No member of the Demon-Slaying Legion suffered total death. Bonus reward multiplier unlocked...]
[Detected that the Ten Thousand Demons Sovereign is not guarding the Heavenly Demon Valley. This extra reward bonus item has been automatically added to the 'Final Demon-Slaying Campaign' quest.]
[Now distributing rewards...]
[Reward 1: 20% increase in all four base attributes!]
[Reward 2: Sacred Artifact Boundary-Breaking Stone x1!]
[Reward 3: Lucky Potion x5!]
[All rewards distributed. Please check and collect them yourself, Host!]
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As always, the system rewards were lavish!
Starting with Reward 1—Ling Zhan's current four base attributes were all at 25E points.
A 20% increase meant one-fifth more.
That's an additional 5 billion points to each attribute.
Thus, Ling Zhan's four base attributes rose from 25E to 30E points.
That boost was nothing short of massive!
Of course, after equipping the Obsidian Limiter, only 50% of his attributes were displayed. So if anyone checked Ling Zhan's four base stats now, the visible panel would show: 15E points.
In addition...
Ling Zhan had slaughtered several hundred Demon Emperors in this campaign.
The experience points gained were enough to raise him to level 181.
However, Ling Zhan hadn't unlocked the experience bar; instead, he kept it full.
The reason was simple…
As long as Ling Zhan didn't level up, he'd always be level 180 when killing Demon Emperors above level 180 or the level 190 Ten Thousand Demons Sovereign.
Killing enemies above your tier yielded greater EXP rewards.
Professionals killing other Professionals yielded no experience.
But Professionals killing monsters in the Four Forbidden Grounds could earn generous experience rewards.
Otherwise, why would every Professional rush to the frontlines to bathe in blood?
Though life-threatening, the gains were extremely worthwhile.
If you happened to join a legion led by a driven commander, that legion would fight year-round—and its members would level up even faster!
And this was just the appetizer-level stronghold battle!
Coming up were camp battles, tower battles, fortress battles, citadel battles...
More enemies, more EXP!
By the end of this Final Demon-Slaying War, the whole Demon-Slaying Legion might each gain 20 to 30 levels!
From level 160 to 190!
From level 180 straight to level 200—ascending to the upper realm!
Of course…
The prerequisite was effectively slaying enemies in this war.
Now, on to the second reward.
Sacred Artifact Boundary-Breaking Stone!
[Sacred Artifact Boundary-Breaking Stone (SSS): Upon use, increases the star level of one Sacred Artifact by five stars.]
Excellent item!
It's worth noting that Sacred Artifacts come in varying strengths.
The lowest is 1-star, the highest is 9-star.
Beyond 9-star Sacred Artifacts lie the legendary Divine Artifacts.
Divine Artifacts...
In the lower realm, they were akin to national treasures of super empires.
Only in times of imminent national destruction would they be deployed.
If Sacred Artifacts were the graduation gear for Professionals...
Then Divine Artifacts were the ultimate proof of superpowers' global standing.
You could think of it as…
Divine Artifacts held the same status as nuclear weapons in Ling Zhan's past life.
Any superpower had to possess at least one Divine Artifact!
You didn't have to use it—
But you couldn't be without it!
It was a terrifying existence born from pouring in all the resources and genius of the top empires—capable of turning the tide in desperate situations.
Of course…
In the lower realm, the true gear ceiling was Divine Artifacts.
But once you reached the upper realm, who knew if Divine Artifacts were still the limit—or if even more powerful gear existed?
Additionally…
Each realm had its own combat power structure.
This was a game world.
Upon ascending to another realm, you might find your skill—once powerful enough to obliterate a first-tier city—could no longer unleash the same fearsome effect.
As if forced to comply with the new realm's power mechanics.
But for Ling Zhan, that was still a ways off.
The Thousand Shifter was naturally a 1-star Sacred Artifact.
Upgrading a Sacred Artifact required tons of materials.
And Ling Zhan hadn't specifically gone hunting for them recently, so he still hadn't gathered enough to upgrade its star level.
Without any hesitation…
He directly used the Sacred Artifact Boundary-Breaking Stone on the Thousand Shifter.
For a Professional, weapons yielded the biggest power boost.
Whether it's enhancement or amplification, weapons always came first.
Armor gave decent boosts too, but still not on par with weapons.
[You have used the Sacred Artifact Boundary-Breaking Stone on 'Thousand Shifter'!]
Ding!!
[Congratulations! Your weapon 'Thousand Shifter' has been upgraded from 1-star to 6-star quality!]
[Sacred Artifact talent effects have been updated!]
[When Thousand Shifter transforms into other Sacred Artifacts rated six stars or lower, its stats will be 150% of the base weapon.]
[When Thousand Shifter transforms into other Sacred Artifacts rated seven stars or higher, its stats will be 70% of the base weapon.]
This updated effect was easy to understand.
When the Thousand Shifter copied a weapon with a lower star level, its stats would surpass the original.
But if it copied a Sacred Artifact of a higher star level, its stats would be lower than the original.
"Not bad..."
Ling Zhan was very satisfied.
With this...
Even if he copied others' Sacred Artifacts using the Thousand Shifter, he could still unleash 150% of the stats.
A replica stronger than the original by 50%!
Can you believe it!
Then again, this was a 6-star Sacred Artifact.
Effects like this were to be expected.
Lastly, there were the five Lucky Potions.
Ling Zhan now had more Lucky Potions than he could use.
The odds of pulling rare potions from the random potion bag had significantly increased.
So, Lucky Potions were being drawn more often as well.
With extras on hand, Ling Zhan wasn't about to let them sit idle in his inventory.
Ling Zhan called over Zhou Xue'er and had her gather all the Demon-Slaying Legion members. Then, for those wanting to upgrade their weapons, he told them to prepare their materials and report their numbers.
Zhou Xue'er was a little stunned, unsure what this man was up to.
Still, she didn't question him and immediately went to carry out the task.
At the same time...
Ling Zhan also summoned Avina and Clodas—the two young generals of the Amethyst Empire—to do the same: tally up how many members wanted to upgrade, and have those with materials sign up.
Avina and Clodas were equally baffled.
But they still followed through.
Soon enough…
A long list was delivered to Ling Zhan.
Every name belonged to someone who had already gathered the upgrade materials but had never dared enhance their weapon.
The initial count came to over a hundred thousand people!