"Rebirth of the Raging Fire Mage: Lu Yang and Xia Yuwei"
"Oh? Someone actually wants divine artifacts!"
"What a joke. Are they here to make people laugh? The Heart of Virulence can still deal damage?"
"As a Lower God, I'd like to experience the power of the Heart of Virulence."
"How pitiful. Once a divine artifact, now trash."
The players' mockery came wave after wave in the world channel. But they could not be blamed. Back in the day, the Heart of Virulence had been terrifyingly powerful during the Old Continent era.
The Heart of Virulence had been present in every national war. Back then, Jin Buhuan had poisoned fleets from multiple countries and seized their ships, using a single cloud of toxic mist to take several large vessels worth millions in cash.
Later, players from every country followed suit. In the blood-starved era of the Old Continent, a Heart of Virulence upgraded to Level 8 or above had been even more famous than divine artifacts such as the Demon God's Heart and the Heart of Thor.
Unfortunately, by the time of the New Continent, players' health was measured in the millions or tens of millions. Players with so much health had rendered the Heart of Virulence powerless.
During the early days of the New Continent, guilds that possessed Hearts of Virulence could still use them to seize some territory. But once players gradually reached Level 110 and acquired dark-gold equipment, whenever they used the Heart of Virulence, thieves who had infiltrated their surroundings would assassinate them.
One could imagine just how low the Heart of Virulence's damage had become if even thieves could break through the poisonous mist and rush to their side.
Thus, from Level 110 until the current Level 180, the Heart of Virulence had remained