Third Global Announcement? A Fourth!

Third Global Announcement? A Fourth! Chao Bafang had come alone, eyes blazing with fury and carrying an air of absolute supremacy as he swung his Refined Long Halberd. "Fine, fine, fine! You won't back off, huh? Then take this halberd of mine!"

Hero King Manor and War Soul Hall had dispatched several players, yet not a single one could withstand Chao Bafang's second move.

"Guild Leader! This isn't working! That guy with the halberd probably has nearly a hundred attack!"

"What?"

Tang Baizhan had never expected that a lone wanderer who suddenly appeared would actually have higher attack than him! Chao Bafang's Refined Long Halberd added a full 45 points of attack. Combined with Chao Bafang's own attributes, his displayed attack was indeed approaching the hundred-point mark!

By comparison, Tang Baizhan's attack attribute was only a little over eighty.

The Fire Cloud Leopard was already at critical health, and now an expert like this had suddenly appeared to steal the boss. This left everyone struggling to deal with both threats at once.

Jin Shankao clearly had the same thought: "Guild Leader Tang, let's call a temporary truce. Have the guild members hold off the Fire Cloud Leopard. At this stage, he's only a Four-Star Fighter, yet his attack is nearly breaking a hundred. You understand what that means!"

Ye Suifeng, standing nearby, added, "That weapon is no ordinary one. It might be a whole tier above ours!"

Tang Baizhan made his decision at once. "Since he dares to steal food from the mouths of our two major guilds, he must have some real skill. The three of us will surround and kill him. You send two people. If he drops anything, I won't take any of it!"

The discussion ended quickly.

Originally, Chao Bafang had been slaughtering his way through the crowd by relying on the defense provided by his Earth Attribute and the high attack granted by his Refined Long Halberd.

But Ye Suifeng, Jin Shankao, and Tang Baizhan—the three top experts—had come after him.

Chao Bafang, still green as grass, could only be suppressed until he had no temper left.

After all, two fists could not beat six hands.

Ye Suifeng swung his sword madly, gritting his teeth. "So you're some great general, huh? You're even better at boasting than Xing Daorong. Today, I'm making you drop that weapon! You've got no sense at all, daring to steal Hero King Manor's boss!"

"Wah! Wah-wah! I can't hold on!"

Chao Bafang's health kept dropping. When is the Great God finally going to make his move?

No sooner said than done.

While the other players from the two guilds were holding back the Fire Cloud Leopard, Yang Shan leaped down from a large tree some distance away.

A guild member spotted him in advance and shouted, "Boss Jin! Brother Ye! Someone else is coming to steal the boss!"

"Fuck, which blind idiot is it this time?"

Ye Suifeng immediately stopped pursuing Chao Bafang. When he turned around, he saw a somewhat familiar figure. "Damn it, Boss, it's Yang Shan!"

Jin Shankao was so frightened that he turned and ran. "Quick, quick, quick! Get back there! The Fire Cloud Leopard still has a thousand health. It won't die anytime soon!"

The moment Jin Shankao finished speaking, Yang Shan had already seized the chance to climb onto the Fire Cloud Leopard's back.

The Fire Cloud Leopard tried to struggle, but Yang Shan's speed was clearly beyond everyone's expectations.

Before making his move, Yang Shan had already identified every wound on the Fire Cloud Leopard's body and simulated the killing sequence in his mind more than ten times.

The Refined Frost Blade pierced precisely into the Fire Cloud Leopard's back.

Stabbing from the front could reach its heart.

Stabbing from the back could reach its heart as well! -145!

Yang Shan did not pull out the blade. Instead, he activated Thunder Cleaving Slash.

Lightning exploded across the blade. -243!

At this moment, the benefits brought by its one-second Time Acceleration were fully displayed.

Yang Shan pulled out the blade and stabbed again without the slightest pause! -127!

Dou Qi surged into the blade—Thunder Cleaving Slash! -292!

Normal attack: -131!

Thunder Cleaving Slash! -255!

By seamlessly chaining normal attacks and combat skills together, Yang Shan was able to unleash an astonishing burst of damage in a short period! The Fire Cloud Leopard went from a thousand health to an empty health bar in less than five seconds.

Player killed the Fire Cloud Leopard (Peak Tier Two King of Beasts). Level-gap experience bonus granted. Received 16,000 experience points!

Congratulations! Player has advanced to One-Star Dou Shi! Free Attribute +3. Due to advancing to a major realm, Meridians +3.

Congratulations! Player has advanced to Two-Star Dou Shi! Free Attribute +3!

Congratulations! Player has advanced to Three-Star Dou Shi! Free Attribute +3!

Upon reaching the Dou Shi level, each star required 5,000 experience points! As expected of a peak Tier Two boss, the Fire Cloud Leopard gave Yang Shan 16,000 experience points at once, allowing him to jump three levels in a row! Watching the Fire Cloud Leopard collapse like a puppet with its strings cut, the eyes of Jin Shankao and Tang Baizhan, the leaders of the two guilds, turned red—but it was already too late.

The Global Announcement had already sounded:

Ding! Global Announcement: Congratulations to player "Yang Shan" for becoming the first player on the entire server to advance to Dou Shi! Received the title "Number One Dou Shi Under Heaven," with rewards: Free Spiritual Root +3, Meridians +5, Comprehension +2, Good Fortune +2!

This was the third time a Global Announcement had sounded across the National Server.

It was also the third time Yang Shan had claimed a Global Announcement! But it wasn't over yet!

Ding! Global Announcement: Congratulations to Player "Yang Shan" for achieving the First Kill of a Second-Order King of Beasts! Reward: Free Spiritual Root +3, Meridians +5, Comprehension +2, Good Fortune +2!

The Global Announcement had been triggered for the fourth time! There were nearly two hundred Players still standing at the scene.

They were all doing the same thing.

Staring in slack-jawed disbelief.

Yang Shan had no time to chat with them.

The Fire Cloud Leopard had dropped three items, while its corpse had yet to refresh.

Fire Cloud Leopard Heart Blood Meat: The essence of flesh and blood from a peak Second-Order King of Beasts, the Fire Cloud Leopard. After consumption, it can cleanse the marrow and reshape the body, increasing Free Attributes by 10 points. It can also awaken the consumer's control over flames, additionally granting 1 point of Fire Spirit Root!

(Note—Effective only for those below Da Dou Shi. Second-Order Heart Blood Meat may only be consumed once; a second consumption will have no effect.) The Fire Cloud Leopard was already among the top Second-Order Kings of Beasts, and the attribute boosts from its Heart Blood Meat were absolutely maxed out.

It even added a point of Fire Spirit Root!

Heart Blood Meat was one of the major ways to increase one's Spiritual Root!

The second item was armor material.

Fire Leopard Hide: The complete hide of a Second-Order King of Beasts, the Fire Cloud Leopard. It is a high-quality armor material and can be used to craft Hundred Refinements Grade defensive equipment.

Hundred Refinements Grade was the tier above Fine Grade equipment.

Under normal circumstances, it required a Third-Order primary material to produce.

As for the final item—

It was the core reason Yang Shan had painstakingly plotted against the Fire Cloud Leopard.

Second-Order Fire Attribute Magic Core (Mutated): The power source nurtured over many years by the peak Second-Order King of Beasts, the Fire Cloud Leopard.

Can be used as a material for alchemy and equipment forging.

Dou Qi can be used to activate the Second-Order Beast Flame, "Cloud Leopard Flame."

Cloud Leopard Flame (Second-Order Beast Flame)

Attack Bonus: 40
Alchemy Bonus:
First Tier—100%
Second Tier—50%
Third Tier—10%
Forging Bonus:
Standard—80%
Fine—40%
Hundred Refinements—5%
Required Dou Qi Intensity: 20
Source Energy: 5000

(Note: Once the Beast Flame is activated, the Magic Core's power will gradually be consumed and can no longer be used as a material.)

"Heavenly Flames"! Those two words held far too much significance in Battle Through the Heavens.

They could be said to run through the original protagonist Xiao Yan's entire journey of growth.

The special flames used by magical beasts, known as "Beast Flames," also occupied a fair amount of space in the original work.

The most famous Beast Flame was undoubtedly the first one mastered by the original protagonist Xiao Yan: Amethyst Accompanying Fire, also known as Purple Flame.

This flame was the bloodline fire of the Sixth-Order magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

It had provided considerable help during Xiao Yan's early development.

This Second-Order Beast Flame, Cloud Leopard Flame, was certainly far inferior to Amethyst Accompanying Fire.

But Alchemist Qin Wu's Good Fortune reward was a Second-Tier pill formula. With Cloud Leopard Flame's help, Yang Shan's refining efficiency and success rate would both rise dramatically!

"Yang Shan! You're actually Yang Shan!"

Unlike Jin Shankao and Ye Suifeng, Tang Baizhan had never met Yang Shan.

But the Global Announcement had written it out plain as day.

Tang Baizhan had no choice but to admit it.

The man standing before him was the undisputed "number one Player" since the launch of Battle Through the Heavens! The one who had triggered four Global Announcements! That announcement should have been his. He had planned to use that fame to build War Soul Hall into a powerhouse in Battle Through the Heavens.

Tang Baizhan felt as sick as if he had eaten shit.

His neighbor planted prickly ash next door—

He was numb as hell!