Evolving a flight item and clearing a new dungeon

The Blind Man was clearly quite adept at wilderness survival, and he tried his best to avoid areas where Warcraft gathered.

Even with a master like Chongxing following behind him, he maintained his usual vigilance and advanced in a roundabout manner as was his habit.

Despite the seemingly heavy bags he carried, as an assassin, he was extremely agile, moving freely through the jungle even with his enormous pack.

"Master, I found that instance by traversing this jungle last time."

"I went to the Orc City specifically because it requires orc blood to activate."

I see.

It seems this Barbarian God Hall was originally built for orcs.

According to Xiong Yi, the only way to obtain Barbarian God Fragment is in the prerequisite dungeons, which explains why he was so eager to make this happen.

"Do you usually travel this far? Don't you think it's dangerous?"

Zhang Mingzhen looked at the Blind Man in front of him, who had only reached level seventy-nine, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

This level is considered low even among Ordinary Player, yet they dare to explore far and wide year after year. Are they not afraid of encountering unforeseen dangers?

"Ha, don't underestimate me just because I'm low-level and weak now. After being 'Blind Man' for so many years, my perception is still pretty good."

"Since my eyesight was restored, this perception has become sharper day by day."

When his eyes had just recovered, he wished he could take in all the mountains and rivers and everything in the world; he chose the profession of assassin because he was good at stealth and could easily escape.

Unexpectedly, he actually made a name for himself and became one of the earliest Adventurer.

He wouldn't have been recruited by a certain Legion if Adventurer didn't frequently trigger special missions.

If it weren't for the guild assigning him a dedicated player to guide him, someone as idle as him would have been completely unable to keep up with the main group's progress—though he hadn't really caught up much by now...

Zhang Mingzhen could understand his excitement.

After all, he recovered from a disability in both legs through the game.

As they talked, they made their way out of the jungle and finally arrived at a cliff.

Mist shrouded the cliff, obscuring the opposite bank.

"Master, it's just ahead."

"Active flight is prohibited here; we'll have to use a hang glider to get over."

As the Blind Man spoke, he took out two hang gliders from the bag behind him.

This bag is not as big as it appears; it is actually a spatial item, a backpack exclusive to Adventurer.

Unlike ordinary backpacks, it has a larger internal space and can repair various items needed by Adventurer, such as gliders, pickaxes, scythes, and homemade tools.

When you first came here, what made you think of going to the other side?

If most players get to this point and find they can't fly, they'll probably just turn around and head back down the mountain.

Just how strong is this person's curiosity?

I'd rather use a hang glider than not get there...

The Blind Man touched the back of his head sheepishly.

The fog stretched far and wide.

Zhang Mingzhen eventually retrieved the hang glider as well.

He tried the wings again, and sure enough, they couldn't unfold.

He decided to imitate the Blind Man leading the way, adjusted his gliding posture, and followed the man as he leaped into the thick fog.

Visibility narrowed rapidly in the fog.

Even with Zhang Mingzhen's presence, visibility was significantly reduced.

In the hazy distance, a blurry outline could indeed be seen floating on the other side.

After gliding for about a minute, the scene gradually became clear: there were countless huge rock blocks suspended in mid-air, motionless like architectural ruins.

The more intact part can be vaguely identified as the structure of a stone gate.

The Blind Man landed first on one of the floating rocks.

The rock remained completely still, hovering steadily.

Zhang Mingzhen cautiously followed, landing on the same rock.

This is, after all, a thousand meters in the air, and flight is restricted. If someone were to fall, even if they were to revive, it wouldn't look good on them.

"Do you have any Resurrection Potion on you?" he asked the Blind Man.

"Where would I possibly find something so precious? You overestimate me."

"Here you go." Zhang Mingzhen tossed over a bottle of Ninefold Rebirth Powder—if this person fell, he might not have time to save him.

"This, this is too much trouble..." Despite her words, the other person took the medicine with astonishing speed.

The Blind Man examined the medicine in his palm carefully; it was clearly the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

"The payment for guiding the way has been agreed upon. From now on, all loot from the dungeon will be mine. Any objections?"

The Blind Man quickly shook his head. "No objection! The guild has already paid me, so my work wasn't for nothing. You can rest assured."

He carefully put away the medicine bottle and immediately began to lead the way with great enthusiasm, his attentive manner almost bordering on obsequious.

Watch your step.

"We're still quite a distance from the main hall; we need to use these floating stones to get up."

"The stone is very stable; I've tested it, no problem."

As an assassin, the Blind Man man was agile and had outstanding jumping ability, making him move lightly and nimbly among the rocks.

Zhang Mingzhen, whose attributes far surpass those of ordinary people, handled the situation with ease.

If he hadn't been cautious and followed behind, he would have reached the platform above much earlier.

The two stepped onto the platform almost simultaneously.

Looking back, they saw swirling mist below, its depths unfathomable; where they stood was the ruins of a broken stone bridge.

"I guess those floating stones were originally part of this bridge. Perhaps something happened that caused them to break like this, no wonder the players haven't noticed them."

Zhang Mingzhen thought to himself that perhaps it was related to the defeat and assimilation of the Orc Race, which was why this place was buried.

Now that it has been revived by human players, it has come in handy.

Moving forward along the broken bridge, a majestic stone wall stands before you, with three powerful characters carved on it: "Barbarian God Hall".

There is a groove in front of the stone gate, which seems to be the key to open the gate.

The Blind Man then took out a token.

"This is it."

"I explored this area last time and found this token; it looks like it's embedded in a groove."

"Unfortunately, the system prompted that the token was not activated and required orc blood as a sacrifice, so we had to retreat and think of a solution for the time being."

"This token has already been activated through the Orc Race's previous ritual."

And at this time...

System notification: "The necessary item to open the Barbarian God Hall has been discovered: the Barbarian God Token. Used to open the Barbarian God Hall so that orcs can undergo the Primal Trials."

"You can obtain Barbarian God Fragment by completing this dungeon challenge!"

It was indeed made specifically for the Orc Race.

The Blind Man then inserted the token into the groove.

The ground beneath my feet suddenly trembled, and the rocks throughout the entire space shook.

He reacted swiftly, pulling out his hang glider and preparing to deal with any potential fall.

Such caution certainly makes it difficult to take risks...

The tremors subsided after a few seconds.

A vortex suddenly appeared on the stone wall in front of them, clearly a Teleportation Array.

Zhang Mingzhen, who was already familiar with this, stepped in first without waiting for the Blind Man.

His vision went dark for a moment, then brightened again, and he found himself in a palace.

A palace... bathed in golden light.

The Blind Man who entered next was also stunned by the sight before him—golden palace walls, mountains of coins, dazzling to the eye, almost stinging his still-healing eyes again.

The sight before them took their breath away—the entire hall's beams and pillars were made of pure gold, and the scattered coins on the floor almost formed a dazzling river.

Clearly, there is extraordinary power within it.

After all, gold is too soft to be used as a pillar; even reserves would be made into small gold bars, not gold cubes.

The Blind Man couldn't resist reaching out to pick it up, but the Gold Coin only slipped through his palm.

System message: "This Gold Coin can only be used as a forging material and cannot be exchanged for circulating currency."

In this world after the arrival of the God's Domain, gold has long lost its former glory.

It is neither a spiritual object nor even as valuable as the lowest grade of spiritual herbs; only those merchants obsessed with luxury would use it to decorate their homes.

High-level adventurers passing by would probably find even bending down a waste of time.

Only the poor still treasure it.

"What a waste!"

The Blind Man could only sigh as he tossed the Gold Coin back into the pile. Before the cataclysmic changes, this gold would have been enough to propel someone to the heavens.

Just as the two stepped into the center of the hall, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted from the dome, "Who dares to trespass into this forbidden area!"

"Prepare to face the Judgment of the primal gods!"

A giant golden-armored figure crashed down, and a massive battle sword tore through the air and cleaved straight down.

The Blind Man nimbly rolled behind Jinshan early on, peeking out only half his face to observe the battle.

The warrior who descended from the sky was completely shrouded in seamless golden armor, leaving no opening for his eyes, making it impossible to discern his true face beneath the armor.

It was five times the height of a normal person, yet its movements were as swift as lightning, its longsword flashing and leaving behind golden afterimages.

The intense light emitted by the attack was dazzling and mesmerizing; the Blind Man could only see a burning golden storm enveloping him layer Chongxing layer.

Where the sword's edge passed, the air seemed to be cut with fine cracks, and the heavy armor seemed as light as a feather to it.

Blind Man was engrossed in watching, a golden storm suddenly shot into the sky, transforming into a rain of thousands of falling swords that instantly engulfed the entire hall.

He felt his vision suddenly darken, and before he could even think, he had turned into white light and vanished.

--It ended too quickly, like a knife slicing through tender tofu.

I wonder if that amazing person will survive...

Out of the corner of his eye, he froze. "The person was still standing in the same spot, and the health bar hadn't moved an inch?"

In fact, the moment the sword rain poured down, Zhang Mingzhen had already felt his life points rapidly draining away.

But almost immediately after being injured, he began to heal himself, his gaze sweeping over every inch of space like that of a hawk.

Years of experience have taught him that there is always a chance of survival in desperate situations—unless it's a doomed situation where the entire team is destined to be wiped out, the system will always leave a loophole.

Sure enough, at the original location, he discovered a circular piece of pure land about two meters in diameter.

There wasn't a single sword light fall there; it was the only way out.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the Safe Zone, and the damage that had been ravaging his body immediately dissipated, while his health began to steadily recover.

The hall was now covered in a rain of swords; all that remained was to wait for the opponent's skill to end.

Just then, from the deepest shadows of the main hall, three treasure chests inlaid with secret patterns quietly emerged.

The rain of swords from the dome ceased at that moment, and the giant golden-armored figure stood in the hall, seemingly entering a cooldown period.

Zhang Mingzhen immediately seized the opportunity and transformed into Jifeng as he rushed towards the treasure chest.

Just before his feet touched the ground, he lifted the lid of the first box—a massive amount of game Gold Coin and some equipment suddenly flooded into his account.

For ordinary people, this would be a windfall they would dream of, but for him it was like a tasteless chicken rib.

He frowned and turned to the second box, his fingertips touching something as fine as silk: a transparent butterfly wing as thin as morning mist, labeled "Flight Evolution Item" by the system.

He didn't have time to examine it closely before putting it into his bag, and then the sword shadow behind him reappeared and landed on him.

The pain from the sword striking was noticeably intensified.

If he could handle the previous attacks with ease, now every wound required him to focus intently.

This mutation either stems from the boss entering a new phase, or... it's related to the opened treasure chest, which will soon be verified.

As he set up a healing spell, he reached for the last treasure chest.

An old book lay quietly inside the box.

Before he could even see the book title, Frenzy pressure swept through the hall like a tsunami.

The opponent's attack speed and power increased wildly, and the sword wind brought a burning pain as it grazed his cheek.

Really.

Each time a treasure chest is opened, one layer of the boss's seal is removed.

Now that all three chests have been opened, this Golden Guardian has finally revealed its true fangs.

Nevertheless, the situation still did not pose a substantial threat to Zhang Mingzhen.

The entire exchange ended more smoothly than expected.

System notification: "Congratulations, player, on completing the preliminary trial for the Barbarian God Hall. You have received 10 Honor Jade."

Server-wide announcement: "Congratulations to players 'Blind Man' and 'Chongxing' for successfully clearing the preliminary trial of the Barbarian God Hall. The Weekly Dungeon Barbarian God Hall dungeon (level 90 and above) is now open. Achievement Points have been awarded."

After the leader fell, he revived the Blind Man from his dead state, and only then did he have time to check the boss's loot.

"Moonshadow Ring (Platinum Quality): Intelligence +1500, Agility +1500, Critical Hit Chance +300, Combo Chance +300."

"Critical Strike Enhancement: When a critical strike is triggered, damage is increased to 140% of the base value."

"Armor Penetration Effect: Attacks ignore 5% of the target's defense."

Equipment Requirements: Applicable to all classes, level 90 required.

Collecting five, eight, or twelve pieces of Moonshadow Equipment Set will activate the corresponding set effect; this effect cannot be stacked.

The set bonus was familiar...

The specific effects of the blessing will only be known after all five items are collected.

The Barbarian God Fragment resembled the scales of some unknown Warcraft, gleaming with a dark and profound light.

"Barbarian God Fragment: Can activate the latent Barbarian God bloodline within, increasing affinity with the Barbarian God Race."

The first half of the description is clearly aimed at the Orc Race —as Xiong Yi said, only those races with the blood of a branch of the barbarian gods can unleash the maximum power of the fragments.

As for other races, such as humans, using it will only increase their goodwill towards the Barbarian God Race, and they may become a subordinate force of the Barbarian God Race in the future because of this affinity.

"Wow, are those treasure chests the rewards? You were dealing with monsters while simultaneously opening those chests, that's amazing!"

The Blind Man had been curious about the treasure chest since he saw him heading straight for it, but he was too far away to see the contents clearly.

His mention reminded Zhang Mingzhen of two other items that he hadn't had time to examine closely before.

"Ascension Feather (Mutated): Consumable, an exclusive item for wing advancement, which can randomly reshape the appearance of the wings."

It turns out that the ethereal, afterimage-like wing was used to elevate the original wings.

Currently, regardless of whether players obtain wings through exchange or by collecting feathers to synthesize them, all wings have the same appearance and their flight speed is uniformly maintained at around 15 meters per second.

He removed his existing wings and went straight to using the Ascension Feather.

Transparent, tiny feathers of light slowly merged into the wings, and three appearance options immediately appeared on the system interface.

System notification: "Flying Wings evolution complete, movement speed increased."

Please select an evolutionary path:

"Holy Type: Pure white throughout, symbolizing light, with a four-winged structure and angelic radiance flowing around it."

Yeah, this is perfect for showing off among Westerners.

I reckon we can get a lot of Western cannons for free.

"Ice Crystal Butterfly Wings: A Mutant of butterfly wings, with a wide wingspan, a transparent texture, clearly discernible veins, and pale gold outlines on the edges and patterns. When fluttering, it scatters tiny specks of stardust."

Hmm, this is perfect for getting free access to the Eastern Cannon.