In the main hall, Jing Ke watched the backs of the group leaving and said to Nie Zheng,
"Those fourteen have a good foundation. After a few months of tempering, they will be sharp blades."
Nie Zheng smiled and said, "With the aid of the Blood Slaughter Art and the Shadow Art, it won't be long before the Xuan character killer becomes the most terrifying name in the Eastern Region's black market."
Jing Ke hummed in acknowledgment, looking toward the direction of the Eternal Night Space, a flash of determination in his eyes:
"The Lord will certainly summon other powerful experts here later! We must push harder ourselves and not fall behind."
As the sunlight grew stronger, inside the Misty Rain Tower stronghold, new strength was quietly growing.
And all of this was merely the prelude to the rise of Eternal Night Heaven.
Just as Jing Ke and Nie Zheng were conversing, inside the Eternal Night Space.
Ye Junlin suddenly heard the system prompt ring in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the ordinary task: Broadly Recruiting Talents!]
[Task requirements: Within two months, recruit at least three cultivators above the Grandmaster realm to join the Misty Rain Tower, a subordinate faction of Eternal Night Heaven!]
[Task completion status: Over-completed (recruited five Grandmasters)!]
[Obtained task reward: Special item * 1!]
Ye Junlin was in the Lord Pavilion comprehending the Heaven Slaying Sword Drawing Art, and upon hearing the prompt, a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.
He had been busy cultivating martial techniques these past few days and had almost forgotten about this system task.
"System, use the special item." He silently chanted in his heart.
[Ding! The special item has been used. Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Holy Mark Mask * 20, Blood Pattern Ghost Mask * 50!]
As the prompt faded, the item details appeared on the light screen in front of Ye Junlin,
and at the same time, seventy masks of two different styles appeared out of thin air on the desk before him.
[Holy Mark Mask:
Appearance: Forged from "Divine Gold", with a milky-white halo flowing across the surface like morning mist. A rhombus "World Purifying Crystal" is embedded between the brows.
Core functions:
1. Divine purification: The mask emits a golden light, clearing self-negative status every second.
2. Isolates spiritual sense probing that is higher than the wearer's own cultivation by one major tier.
3. Requires the wearer to drip essence blood to bind it. Once bound, unless voluntarily removed by the wearer, no matter what situation is encountered (including death), outsiders cannot remove it, and true appearances can be completely concealed.]
[Blood Pattern Ghost Mask:
Appearance: Bronze material, dark reddish-brown rust, blood-vessel-like patterns.
Core functions:
1. Isolates spiritual sense probing that is higher than the wearer's own cultivation by one tier.
2. Requires the wearer to drip essence blood to bind it. Once bound, unless voluntarily removed by the wearer, no matter what situation is encountered (including death), outsiders cannot remove it, and true appearances can be completely concealed.]
Ye Junlin looked at the seventy masks on the desk, his gaze growing brighter.
The Holy Mark Mask was forged entirely from Divine Gold, with a soft milky-white halo flowing across its surface, resembling swirling morning mist,
and the World Purifying Crystal between the brows refracted a clear radiance, exuding an aura of solemn holiness;
while the ghost mask was of a bronze texture, with dark reddish-brown rust intertwining with blood-vessel-like patterns, making it appear even more bizarre and fierce.
He picked up a Holy Mark Mask, his fingertips touching the golden surface, feeling a warm and pure power, and thought to himself:
This Holy Mark Mask is a grade stronger than the ghost mask.
The divine purification could clear negative statuses every second, meaning that the wearer was less likely to be restrained by poison, illusion techniques, slowness, and other effects in battle, greatly enhancing actual combat capability;
while isolating spiritual sense probing higher than one's own major tier doubled its value—
a Void Glimpse Realm wearer could avoid the prying eyes of the Nirvana Realm,
and a Nirvana Realm wearer could even isolate the spiritual sense of the Heavenly Human Realm. This level of defense was enough to cope with far more perilous missions.
Jing Ke, Nie Zheng, and the others, as well as Di Yun and Linghu Chong, are just right to use this Holy Mark Mask. Ye Junlin pondered for a moment and already had a decision.
This ghost mask is also good; it is simply tailor-made for the killers of the Misty Rain Tower.
Isolating spiritual sense probing one tier higher means that Grandmaster Realm wearers can avoid the probing of Grandmasters,
and Grandmasters can evade the prying of the Void Glimpse Realm, greatly enhancing concealment when carrying out missions.
And the essence blood binding property, which prevents outsiders from removing it, fundamentally protects the killers' identities.
Even if a mission fails, there is no need to worry about exposing their true faces and implicating the stronghold.
If Jing Ke and the others obtain these Holy Mark Masks and Blood Pattern Ghost Masks, they will be able to act even more uninhibitedly. Ye Junlin nodded in satisfaction.
Ye Junlin picked up a Communication Token, injected spiritual energy into it, and left an instruction: "Gangzi, come to the Lord Pavilion quickly."
A moment later, Yuan Tiangang's figure appeared outside the pavilion, bowing in salute: "This subordinate greets the Lord."
"Come in."
Ye Junlin motioned for him to step forward, pointing at the seventy masks on the desk,
"These are the special items just obtained: twenty Holy Mark Masks and fifty Blood Pattern Ghost Masks. Take them and distribute them."
Yuan Tiangang approached, his gaze falling upon the Holy Mark Masks and Blood Pattern Ghost Masks.
Then Ye Junlin introduced them to him one by one, and he instantly understood their uses, shock flashing in his eyes:
"Such wondrous items can actually isolate spiritual sense, conceal true faces, and even clear negative status..."
"With their assistance, we shall have no more scruples in our actions!"
"Indeed." Ye Junlin nodded, speaking in a deep voice with instructions,
"You will immediately head to the Misty Rain Tower stronghold and distribute the Holy Mark Masks to Jing Ke, Nie Zheng, Yao Li, Zhuan Zhu, and the other members of the Eight Guards, and also give one each to Di Yun and Linghu Chong."
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