Return, Prophet Title
Amidst a vast galaxy, scenes unfolded like pages of a book, finally settling on a wall inscribed with the Latin words "Seven-Day Prophecy."
A notification message regarding the Spirit Realm Rules arrived.
"Exploring Dimensions: The World of Black Tide"
Time taken: 11 days, 14 hours, 26 minutes, and 52 seconds.
"Range: Duchy of Kira, Hodge Town - Shadow Labyrinth; Kingdom of Camelot, Camelot City."
"Based on the tasks you discovered and completed, and the evaluations you received, you have been awarded 15,880 Psionic Points. Your current total Psionic Points amount to 291,940."
"You have accumulated 2205 points of fame in the Black Tide Plane. Your fame level in the Black Tide Plane is B-Tier (Far-Famed)."
Upon seeing this, Li Shuyi said with some surprise, "How come your fame level isn't over 3000? As a prophet of the Black Tide Continent, you should have a much higher fame level, right?"
Gaining World Fame of 2205 in one go is an unimaginable achievement for ordinary awakened individuals, but Li Shuyi, having followed Bai Xiaowen around, has also broadened her horizons considerably through constant exposure to his influence.
It's worth noting that in the Kane Plane, Bai Xiaowen, as a Baron, still managed to gain over 4600 A-Tier World Fame. There's no reason why the prophet in the Black Tide Plane wouldn't even reach A-Tier fame.
Bai Xiaowen said, "The reason shouldn't be complicated. My identity as a prophet hasn't spread to all the countries on the Black Tide Continent, much less become a household name. Currently, only the higher-ups in Ahan and Camelot know and believe in it, so my fame isn't high."
"Right now, the nations of the Black Tide Continent still treat the doomsday prophecy as a joke, let alone accept the existence of a prophet. Only when the Serpent Demon forces land and unleash Floodwater that invades the heart of the Black Tide Continent will they remember me."
"As time goes by, the Seven Sacred Artifacts will be found one by one, and I and the Seven-Day Prophecy may be incorporated into the history of the Black Tide Continent, and our fame will definitely continue to rise. So don't be fooled by our current B-Tier; in the future, we might even rise to A-Tier or even S-Tier."
Li Shuyi nodded. "The fame of ordinary Spirit Realm Plane Fame will gradually fade with time and be forgotten, and the titles may even disappear. The fame you gained in the Black Tide Plane this time is the opposite; it's just the beginning. Now I understand."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and continued to check the notification message.
"You have obtained the B-Tier title: Prophet."
[Prophet: Wearing this title will grant you the Detection skill, which costs corresponding Psionic Points to observe the target's class and attribute information. The greater the difference in strength between the target and you, the higher the Psionic Points cost.]
"Can't we see the profession and attributes? We can't see the skills?" Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "The skills added by this title are utterly weak compared to Insight; there's no comparison at all."
This B-Tier title is very useful for other Awakened Ones, but for Bai Xiaowen, it's not even worth mentioning; he can only hope for its future growth.
Speaking of titles, Bai Xiaowen's highest title so far is the A-Tier title "Harbinger of Misfortune" obtained from the Kane Plane (the Ultimate Academic Ace is a special title and is not included). It can spread random misfortune effects to all nearby enemies, with a priority of up to 8 points! Since the misfortune effect spread by the title of Harbinger of Misfortune ignores friend and foe, Bai Xiaowen has never used it, so it is considered a silly title.
However, after Bai Xiaowen acquired the new Dark Gold Equipment, the Doom Bracelet, he developed a completely new tactical approach to this previously unused A-Tier title—that's right, it's the active activation effect of the Doom Bracelet's "Seal Fate" skill, which grants immunity to negative status effects and skills of 8 or lower!
Imagine breaking free from the Seal Fate, bearing the title of Harbinger of Misfortune, and leaping into a horde of enemies...
Originally, this behavior would have been considered a "self-destructing truck," almost tantamount to suicide. But with the ability to Seal Fate and protect himself, Bai Xiaowen could Incarnation a railway guerrilla fighter, infiltrating and escaping seven times.
In comparison, Li Shuyi's fame during this trip to the Black Tide Plane was much lower, less than 1000 points, only C-Tier (somewhat famous). The title she received was "The Furious Fencer," which increases her critical Critical Hit Critical Hit against an enemy when charging at them, and decreases it when moving away from them.
While the title may seem to have some negative aspects, it actually has more positive effects than negative ones. Since Li Shuyi is a melee class, she's meant to charge in and deal damage, naturally accumulating Critical Hit rate. When she needs to retreat, she's not planning to deal damage anyway, so sacrificing Critical Hit rate against the target is inconsequential.
However, Bai Xiaowen's assessment of this title remains: it's useless. The title "Leader Slayer" that Li Shuyi obtained in the Kane Plane is better, directly increasing damage against Boss Tier / Hero Template by 15%. The description is simple, the effect is straightforward, and it's much more useful than those fancy titles.
After clarifying the title issue, the next step is equipment enhancement.
The two were still full of expectations for this equipment upgrade—because Bai Xiaowen had acquired two new pieces of Dark Gold Equipment.
Li Shuyi said, "We currently have two equipment Enhancement Card, both four-star, and a dozen or so Superior Psionic Crystal. Let's use these to enhance our Dark Gold Equipment and try to upgrade both pieces to +7. That should greatly increase your strength."
"Let's go for the Blood Essence Stone first," Bai Xiaowen said after thinking for a moment. "Compared to that, although the Doom Bracelet is also Dark Gold Tier, its effects are more niche and not as useful as the Blood Essence Stone."
Bai Xiaowen took out Absolon's Blood Essence Stone and silently chanted "Enhance." Soft Psionic Particles light enveloped the Dark Gold Equipment.
"Goodness, it costs 1000 Psionic Points for each enhancement. But according to my research, the success rate is the same as when enhancing Gold Equipment of the same level," Bai Xiaowen said.
If the success rate of enhancement decreases, Bai Xiaowen will have to consider whether it's feasible to upgrade two pieces of equipment to +7. If that's not possible, he'll have to focus all his efforts on upgrading one piece. However, it seems that the Spirit Realm Rules aren't that strict for outstanding Awakened Ones; they've only increased the Psionic Points required for equipment upgrades.
These Psionic Points are nothing to Bai Xiaowen. He already has nearly 300,000 points, so he's not short of money.
The strategy is the same as before for getting to +7: get to +6 without using Enhancement Card, and then use Enhancement Card to get to +7.
He failed several times while trying to reach level 5 and 6, and had to start over after his enhancement level was reset to zero. Bai Xiaowen didn't even blink, continuing to enhance; in other words, he just kept spending money...
After spending around 80,000 Psionic Points, Bai Xiaowen finally upgraded the Blood Essence Stone to +6. Next, the most crucial moment arrived—upgrading the Four-Star Enhancement Card to +7!