Chapter 170
At that moment, with one final struggle, red light burst forth from Kedar, and all the power within him began to converge towards the underdeveloped head.
Ye Bai watched as, under that red glow, the indistinct bulge was indeed undergoing a transformation, its outline shifting into the shape of a serpent's head.
The serpent's mouth, its snout, and above, a pair of eyes that seemed on the verge of opening.
If this head could fully develop, it might just wield a legendary spell.
“Crack!”
Just as Ye Bai was lost in thought, a sharp sound pierced the air—the Kraken had finished off the other heads, and its last bite landed on this one.
The health bar, which had seemed to stretch endlessly in Ye Bai's eyes, was now completely depleted, and the Kraken emitted a powerful suction once more.
This time, the suction was infused with some kind of spatial magic. Ye Bai saw the serpent demon's body subtly shrink before the Kraken swallowed it whole.
The Serpent Demon Lord Kedar had fallen at this moment.
“Ding ding ding ding!”
Simultaneously, a series of notification sounds echoed in Ye Bai's mind:
【You participated in the defeat of a Greedy Demon God. You have completed the achievement ‘Gods? I can slay them too’ and earned the title ‘Godslayer’.】
【You participated in the defeat of the Inferno's Eighth Layer Lord ‘Kedar’. You have completed the achievement ‘Braving the Eighth Layer of Inferno’ and earned the title ‘Inferno Hero’.】
【You participated in the defeat of the Nine-Headed Serpent of Inferno. You have completed the achievement ‘Slaying the Ultimate Form of the Serpent Demon’ and earned the title ‘Fear of the Serpent Demon’.】
【You witnessed the fall of a Greedy Demon God. You gained 100 historical experience points and 1,000,000 experience points.】
A cascade of system notifications rang in Ye Bai's ears, prioritized from the highest achievement to the lowest.
Initially stunned by the notifications, Ye Bai quickly regained her composure and broke into a delighted smile. What a pleasant surprise!
Kedar's ninth head, perhaps having absorbed a bit of the Kraken's tentacle as the Sea God, had finally sprouted at the last moment.
Though it had barely emerged before being devoured, the fact that it had grown at all was significant. It indicated that Kedar's original level was likely around 98 or 99, just a step away from reaching level 100.
That step was the difference between divine and demigod status, which had granted Ye Bai a plethora of achievements and titles.
Of course, beyond that, Ye Bai had also gained an immense amount of experience.
Having participated in the kill and dealt 20% of the damage, combined with the experience shared after the Kraken consumed Kedar, Ye Bai now had enough experience in her pool to level up to 64! This meant she could complete her third class transition as soon as she left the divine realm.
Not only that, but Ye Bai also opened her class panel.
At that moment, her return slots were filled with four instant-cast high-level spells from Kedar's various heads, and her gaze fell upon the earth magic section—
That section's skill slot shimmered with a distinctive golden light, unlike any other magic, containing the legendary spell of the Serpent Demon Lord, 【Petrifying Gaze】.
Under the protection of the Silver Blessing, Petrifying Gaze had not activated on Ye Bai, but it did not mean it lacked effect on her.
Thus, Ye Bai had naturally retained this spell, which a normal spellbreaker would not have been able to keep.
【Legendary Magic Scrolls】 are considered ‘mythical’ level items in the myriad realms, and now Ye Bai had unconditionally acquired one that could also be applied in reality.
After organizing her gains, Ye Bai could only express her gratitude: Thank you, Kedar, for the generous reward!
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Chapter 120
With the battle concluded, Ye Bai, who had been unaware of which layer of the Inferno she was in, finally learned that she was on the Eighth Layer, just one step away from the deepest Ninth Layer.
She never expected to discover this by defeating the Inferno Lord and receiving system notifications.
The rewards from this battle left Ye Bai overjoyed; even she hadn’t anticipated that in her brief time in the divine realm—barely a month in-game—she would directly reach the experience needed for a third class transition.
Once she returned from the divine realm, she could prepare for her third transition!
Such a feat would be hard for anyone to believe, for even if an entire faction of interstellar players pooled their resources to support one person, it would take at least half a year or even longer to level up from 40 to 60. This didn’t even account for experience loss upon death or the speed at which monsters spawned.
As more and more players entered the myriad realms, even with the entire universe ‘merging’, the situation of having too many players and too few monsters was becoming increasingly evident. The future would see players leveling up at an even slower pace. It was clear how significant Ye Bai's advantage was in having sole access to this high-level map in the divine realm.
Of course, Ye Bai's gains were largely due to fortuitous circumstances. With the presence of the paper doll and Ottofis, two special NPCs, encountering the Kraken in the Inferno, and even tricking the morally bankrupt Sea God into becoming a pet… all of this was a blend of luck and coincidence. But who says luck isn’t a part of strength?
At the very least, Ye Bai had now transformed that luck into her own power.
Ye Bai opened her personal information to check the details of the series of titles she had just earned from her achievements.
【Inferno Translator】: Reduces the alert range of Inferno creatures by 10 meters; natural health recovery speed +100%.
Compared to the 【Dragon Language Expert】 title she received after learning Ancient Dragon Language, the effects of the Inferno Translator after learning Demon Language leaned more towards the characteristics of the Inferno.
She hadn’t gained favor from Inferno creatures; it merely reduced their alert range because their favorability was quite erratic. When bored, they would attack their own kind. The natural health recovery speed varied at each tier; currently, Ye Bai’s second tier was five points per second, which would increase to ten points per second after the boost—quite decent.
Next were the three titles gained from defeating the Serpent Demon Lord.
【Godslayer】: All damage ignores the damage immunity of divine beings; you gain the identity of ‘Legendary Figure’.
【Inferno Hero】: You have slain an Inferno Lord; all hostile factions in the Inferno gain +60 base favorability, reputation +5000.
【Fear of the Serpent Demon】: Serpent Demons will not dare to attack you; you gain a 30% damage bonus when attacking Serpent Demons.
These three titles corresponded to personal strength, faction, and race dimensions.
The most useful, of course, was the Godslayer title. Divine beings primarily include gods, demigods, and their few bloodlines and followers. This type of being has damage immunity against attacks from non-divine beings, with the stronger the divinity, the higher the immunity.
For instance, beings like the Kraken and Kedar could only be harmed by enemies of the same tier. Just moments ago, Ye Bai had refrained from using the skills she acquired through the return mechanism against the Serpent Demons in battle, knowing they would likely be ineffective and might even be directly immune.
Now, with the Godslayer title, Ye Bai could finally deal normal damage to divine beings.
The other new effect in Ye Bai's identity information, 【Legendary Figure】, could be described as a sort of ‘protagonist aura’. With this identity, Ye Bai would elevate her initial image in the eyes of high-level NPCs, leaving an impression of ‘this child is destined for greatness’, randomly increasing the chances and rewards of receiving high-level quests.
Of course, as per usual, with increased quest rewards, the difficulty of the quests would also rise.
The Inferno Hero title was also practical, but since the Inferno was a faction of the divine realm, the opposing factions were limited to the divine realm as well. From what Ye Bai had observed and learned, the various factions in the divine realm seemed to be in a state of disarray, making the increase in faction favorability feel almost negligible.
Lastly, the Fear of the Serpent Demon title provided a racial fear buff, making future encounters with Serpent Demons more favorable for Ye Bai.
However, after glancing around the entire Eighth Layer of the Inferno, Ye Bai felt there wouldn’t be many opportunities to battle Serpent Demons—
Under the recent ‘Kraken Mace’ attack, the area near the Inferno Fortress had become a biological no-man's land. All Inferno creatures within a massive circular diameter had been wiped out, and the few scattered Inferno creatures that didn’t belong to Kedar’s faction wouldn’t dare to linger nearby.
Having heard such a terrifying commotion, they had long since fled as far away as possible.
“Burp…”
Just as Ye Bai approached the Kraken, she heard a satisfied belch.
After using a glimpse ability, the Kraken's basic information reappeared before Ye Bai's eyes.
【Kraken】
Identity: Pet of the White Night
Attributes: Physical
Level: 98
Status: Digesting
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