There were many ways to improve players' equipment levels. Obtaining suitable National Weapons was only one of them; they could also upgrade Spirit Artifact grades, obtain equipment that did not require Equipment Slots, or raise the grades of National Weapons. The Misty Pavilion alliance had consecutively secured Instance First Kills in Nightmare Mode Demon God and Demon Exorcism, earning rewards that upgraded National Weapon grades. This had greatly improved everyone's equipment, after all, National Weapons varied in quality—the higher the grade, the better the attributes.
With just the two rewards that upgraded National Weapon grades, the Misty Pavilion alliance's equipment level had already pulled far ahead of the Dongfang Family and other Guild Alliances. This was especially true since the Misty Pavilion alliance already had many players with National Weapons, and even possessed more National Weapons overall than the Dongfang Family and other Guild Alliances, who had recruited experts such as Tokyo Myth.
June Flying Snow also realized that upgrading National Weapon grades could greatly improve equipment levels. Coupled with the two rewards they had received for upgrading National Weapons, they finally recognized that their alliance still held a considerable advantage in equipment.
"Hehe, we definitely have the advantage in National Weapon grades. With Shockwave Sword Qi and belts added in, our alliance's equipment advantage is surely far greater than the Enemy Alliance's. They can't catch up just by earning a reward for breaking an instance record once." Zhi Yue smiled sweetly. Thinking of something, she continued, "And later, we can work with Brother Xiao Shu's Wind Concealment Swift Kill to kill some Enemy Alliance players with National Weapons. That will make our equipment advantage even greater."
"More than that, once we seize the Enemy Alliance's National Weapons, our top combat power will become stronger than theirs as well. That