Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Seven days later.

The ruins of Yingdu.

They stormed into the palace of the corrupt king once again.

Xiao Yu opened his personal panel and glanced at it.

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Name: Xiao Yu.

Cultivation level: Level 6.

Contracted Heroes: Sun Tzu (Level 3), the Art of War; and the Nameless Archer (Level 5).

Attributes: ... (omitted)

Skills: Aggressive as Fire Spell (Level 2), Swift as the Wind Spell (Level 2), Immovable as a Mountain Spell (Level 2), Slow as the Forest Spell (Level 2), Powerful Arrow (Max Level), Concealing Breath Technique (Max Level), Precision (Max Level)

Talents: Omniscient Sage (Innate Talent), Supreme Sage of Military Strategy (Orange-level Luck, Not Yet Activated).

Soul Essence: 218/900.

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His cultivation level had already broken through to level 6.

Sun Tzu's spirit has been trained to level 3!

All four spells of the Military Sage have been cultivated to level 2, and the base stats will increase by about 1% with each level up.

这并非固定20%而是複利20%，也就意味着9级的侵略如火咒威力与1级相比并非增加160%而是330%。

The numerical effect is as described.

The overall effect is more than that.

For example, the base cost of the Level 2 Invasion Like Fire Spell is 20 mental energy, instead of the fixed 15 mental energy of the Level 1 spell.

A level 1 spell can convert 50% of a non-elemental damage into fire damage, and the resulting fire damage is increased by 20%.

A level 2 spell can convert 60% of a non-elemental damage into fire damage, and the resulting fire damage is increased by 24%.

Total damage will increase.

Most monsters lack fire resistance.

Therefore, it will actually deal higher damage, and the burning effect will also be stronger during actual combat.

Also.

Personal cultivation.

It can also affect the skill's effect.

Xiao Yu's level 6 cultivation can consume up to 12 additional points of mental energy, thereby increasing the amplification of the Ignition Spell by 6%, ultimately resulting in a 30% amplification of fire damage from the spell.

Very exaggerated!

Of course, there is a maximum amplification value for the skill, but unless it is used on units that are 20 or 30 levels higher, it is generally difficult to reach this boundary value.

The effects of the other three spells are similar.

With his Four Spells of the Military Saint and his current equipment, Xiao Yuguang's strength is unmatched among the old players of Suiyang.

It only took seven days.

And yet, it has grown so much.

This is not only due to the astonishing efficiency and quantity of acquiring vital energy, but also because the Saint's physique has the advantage of halving the consumption in cultivation and the nurturing of heroic spirits.

Jiang Xiaxia has gone through dungeons with Xiao Yu many times, especially in the last four times the two of them teamed up, she was able to get an extra 10% of the essence, so her growth rate was not slow.

He successfully broke through to level 5 a day ago!

Xiao Yu nodded slightly: "Let's begin!"

"Understood!" Jiang Xiaxia immediately activated the Heroic Spirit Summoning. "Sister Meng Ying, come out!"

A beautiful woman appeared.

She had a graceful appearance and a melancholy air. She wore a gorgeous crimson phoenix-patterned long robe and held a seven-stringed zither in her hand.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Sister Meng Ying, don't be so formal. We must continue to support our senior in battle!"

"yes!"

Meng Ying looked at Xiao Yu.

His gaze revealed reverence.

Jiang Xiaoxia not only improved herself.

Meng Ying's spirit has also reached level 3!

As a top-tier green-tier Heroic Spirit, her abilities are certainly not weak. Her currently awakened Heroic Spirit Skill is "Chu's Grace," which is an area-of-effect buff support skill.

In addition, a natal soul artifact called "Elegy Seven-Stringed Zither" was activated, which comes with an area control skill called "Thousands of Sorrows".

This skill is perfect for controlling the monsters in the King of Corruption's Palace, making it much easier for Xiao Yu to clear dungeons with its help.

Xiao Yu also summoned heroic spirits.

This time, Sun Tzu wasn't summoned; why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? His level 5 nameless archers are sufficient!

Don't underestimate the nameless archers.

Xiao Yu and Jiang Xiaoxia were quite productive when they went to dungeons, averaging about three white spirit essences and one green spirit essence. The white essences were used to train nameless archers.

Although the higher the potential level, the greater the training cost.

But he still managed to push the archer's potential cap to level 20.

We only consider the quality of the Heroic Spirits.

Xiao Yu's archers have reached the pinnacle of the White Heroic Spirit.

His current overall strength is comparable to that of a level 5 elite. If he were to be further empowered by the "Invasion Like Fire" spell, he could even suppress the mini-boss of the Yingdu Ruins!

Meng Ying activated his Heroic Spirit Technique.

A layer of pale green ripples slowly spread out.

[You have been affected by "Chu's Grace," granting a 2% increase to all attributes, a +5 bonus to Health, Spirit, Strength, and Agility, and restoring an additional 5 Health points per minute!]

The highest level of Chu's grace is 4.

Xia has just mastered it and is only at level 1. The increase in power doesn't seem high, but it is a skill that works in an area.

Within a radius of thirty meters.

It can affect up to ten people simultaneously.

The gain states also have the property of being superimposed.

[You have been affected by "Chu's Grace," granting a 2% increase to all attributes, a +5 bonus to Health, Spirit, Strength, and Agility, and restoring an additional 5 Health points per minute!]

Xia Xia also cast "Chu's Grace", and another layer of light green ripples bloomed, giving Xiao Yu and the nameless archer an additional buff.

An increase of 10 points in the four basic attributes of Light is a very significant boost at this stage.

"Chu's Grace" is a sustain-type skill with no fixed duration, but the sustain process will continuously consume the caster's mental energy.

The more people participate in the longer the increase lasts, the more time it takes.

The greater the consumption, the higher the cost.

Therefore, Xiao Yu did not delay and immediately entered the main hall, where he once again faced a familiar scene and a familiar BOSS.

of course.

After losing the deep-sea enhancement.

The Corrupt King Xiong Ju is just a normal level 3 lord BOSS, and the monsters he summons are no match for Xiao Yu's defenses.

……

About ten minutes later.

The intense battle ended.

Meng Ying used "Thousands of Sorrows and Threads" to restrain the monsters, while the archer hero stood guard, relying on the fierce firepower of the "Invasion Like Fire Curse" to forcefully suppress the monsters.

Xiao Yu challenged Xiong Ju alone.

Victory was achieved with ease.

When the Corpse-Slaying Whip, wreathed in black malevolent energy, delivered a soul-crushing blow that utterly defeated Xiong Ju, this historically corrupted individual was reduced to a pile of minced flesh amidst a furious roar of resentment.

A green orb of light burst forth.

In addition, a nightmare treasure chest appeared.

Jiang Xiaxia exclaimed happily, "That's fantastic, Senior Xiao! You cleared the level even faster this time!"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

With his current strength.

Level 3 Mirror Nightmare is really not challenging.

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +350, Heart of the Corrupted King +1, Green Heroic Spirit Essence +1, Green Soul Stone +2.]

There is no bonus to drop rate during initial exploration.

The quality of the goods shipped by BOSS is very average.

However, with Jiang Xiaxia's lucky aura, although she might not get a top-tier item, she certainly wouldn't leave empty-handed.

This time, a "Corpse King's Heart" was found. This item has a high drop rate when hunting bears, and Xiao Yu has already collected four.

It can be used to make poison-attribute equipment or to refine special medicines. It has both equipment-refining and medicine-refining value, and is considered a decent green quality material.

No equipment was released.

However, getting a green spirit essence is not bad. In the long run, its value is no less than that of a regular green equipment.

Xiao Yu added this one to his hand.

A total of eight portions of Green Spirit Essence were stored.

At his prompting, Jiang Xiaxia opened the treasure chest.

You have triggered the "Lucky Aura"

[You have opened a treasure chest. "Fallen King Chu Helmet +1", "Deep Sea Gem (Green)" +1, "Green Forging Stone" +1, Green Soul Stone +4!]

"good!"

Xiao Yu was overjoyed.

Current drop rate.

Getting a green item even once is considered extremely lucky.

This time, in addition to equipment, there are also two sets of green materials and four green soul stones!

What surprised Xiao Yu even more was that the green equipment that was revealed this time was the Fallen King of Chu Helmet!

The past six or seven days.

Xiao Yu's most important task.

It is precisely through continuous improvement of the collection and development of the equipment system.

Collect the King of Chu's set.

It is even more important.

This is, after all, the best defensive equipment in the early stages.

Xiao Yu collected the chest armor, leg guards, gauntlets, and boots by personally running dungeons and buying fragments from other players at high prices.

All that's missing is a helmet!

I didn't expect it to be this powerful!

Xiao Yu immediately put on the helmet of the Fallen King of Chu.

A complete set of old green equipment appeared, and the five pieces of equipment immediately resonated with each other.

[You have activated the "Fallen King of Chu" armor set effect. Your protective power +10, and the base defense of all equipment components +10!]

"Wow!"

"My senior is so handsome now!"

Jiang Xiaxia looked him up and down, her eyes shining.

Xiao Yu held a dark gray iron whip, and his helmet, breastplate, boots, leg guards, and arm guards were all made of the same dark red material.

This set of armor is not only unified in style, but also majestic and powerful yet exquisite and beautiful, exuding a strong aura that makes his temperament stand out even more!

The Fallen King of Chu set already adds 22 points of base protective power, and now the set bonus adds an additional 10 points.

Armor alone provides 32 points of damage saving grace!

This means that any attack or skill that deals damage to him will be completely negated by the protective power as long as the damage per second is below this value.

"That's about it!"

For the King of Chu outfit.

It certainly took a lot of effort.

But all of this was worth it.

This round of training can now come to an end.

The accumulation of experience during this period has led to a rapid improvement in strength, enough to crush all the chosen ones and also to provide sufficient self-protection.

The forbidden area celebration is in three days.

The first nightmare tsunami will erupt in eleven days.

Xiao Yu is fully prepared; it's time to take the next step!