Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 90 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky

The altar in Kuaiji.

The nightmare mechanic is not complicated. The optimal strategy is to control the field and then smash the statues one by one to release the corrupted boss for a challenge.

Not all of the five major vices need to be punished.

If the chosen one can destroy three of them within the specified time, the sacrificial array will lose its effect ahead of time, and the remaining two corrupted ones will automatically leave the field and awaken Goujian.

The key to this strategy is controlling the situation.

Secondly, there's the choice of BOSS and the efficiency of the strategy.

The Chosen Ones team needs to choose which corrupted creatures to challenge based on the team's capabilities, and must also eliminate three of them within a limited time.

If three evil spirits are not eliminated within the time limit, each additional evil spirit will grant Goujian a powerful buff, which will greatly increase Goujian's strength.

of course.

Xiao Yu did not use this standard strategy.

He used a more extreme strategy, not releasing Corruption in advance, but simply focusing on clearing out the mobs.

The more monsters are sacrificed, the faster the formation's energy is consumed. When all the statues' energy is exhausted, the five evil forces will be passively activated simultaneously.

There are two advantages to doing this.

First, this is the only way to kill all five corrupted beings at the same time, thus maximizing loot and gains.

Secondly, since Goujian of Purgatory is passively summoned rather than actively awakened, he will not be given any additional buffs, but will automatically enter a berserk state.

"Rage" sounds dangerous.

But they have almost no rationality.

It's actually easier to deal with.

Otherwise, unless he joins forces with Sun Tzu, Xiao Yu is not absolutely certain that he can defeat a level 9 overlord unit.

now.

Xiao, Yu, and the other two were responsible for dealing damage.

Jiang Xiaxia summoned Meng Ying's spirit to assist her and was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and collecting loot.

The first batch of slain soldiers were quickly wiped out.

The second batch of fallen soldiers arrived in quick succession, followed by the third, fourth, and fifth batches.

They emerged endlessly from the sea of ​​fire, their numbers and strength increasing in the process.

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +90, Bone Powder +6, Gray Soul Stone +7!]

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +80, Bone Powder +5, Gray Soul Stone +8!]

【————】

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +340, Bone Shards +6, White Soul Stones +12!]

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +340, Bone Fragment +5, White Forging Stone +1, Yue Kingdom Elite Soldier Breastplate +1!]

【————】

Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng were initially worried about Xiao Yu's strategy of treating the five evil beings as mere decorations and focusing solely on clearing out the smaller monsters.

All I can say right now is: It's so good!

Since the Bone Demon Soldier is just a regular monster, its individual spirit output is not high, but with various buffs, it can reach 80 or 90.

As a level 9 elite monster, the Soul Bone Demon General yields over 300 essence points per kill, with some exceptionally powerful ones even reaching 400-500.

In this nightmare instance.

Monsters spawn endlessly.

In just half an hour, the group eliminated more than 400 of them, accumulating over 45,000 units of soul essence!

Even though Jiang Xiaxia, Su Qingmeng, and Wang Yang didn't allocate a high percentage of their essence to each other, it still amounted to half of the total.

In less than half an hour.

The total score reached as high as 22,000 to 23,000.

Kill crazy!

This is practically a cultivation paradise!

This upgrade speed was unimaginable in the past!

Especially after the Nightmare Tsunami ended and the number of wild monsters, particularly high-level monsters, decreased drastically, it became almost impossible to find a place where you could farm large numbers of level 8 or 9 monsters.

"My skills and Meng Ying's skills are maxed out!"

Jiang Xiaoxia was referring to Chu's grace and Qin's wedding dress, both of which are green skills but are very practical.

Having both skills maxed out not only greatly increases support and recovery abilities, but also significantly improves attributes!

Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng each gained something.

Wang Yang successfully completed the remaining training progress of He Chuang Ying Ling, causing it to level up to level 8 on the spot!

This is the first Heroic Spirit of blue grade or above in Suiyang to reach level 8!

Although Helu's mastery of the Five Swords of Destiny was not fully maxed out at level 3, his overall strength was still enough to defeat a level 9 lord of medium strength under normal circumstances!

Su Qingmeng's writing skill level has been raised to level 7.

Wen Zhongying's innate skill cultivation level is still very low, but his natal soul weapon can also gain increased power and effects as his level increases.

This allows Su Qingmeng to summon and command two level 7 lords in battle for a longer period of time.

"This is amazing!" Su Qingmeng thought to herself, "I never imagined that cultivation could be this fast."

Is this what it feels like to be carried by a big shot? If I had joined Xiao Yu's ranks earlier, I would definitely be second in Suiyang by now!

If the three team members have gained so much, what about Xiao Yu, who, as the captain, enjoys half of the essence gain?

Current Vital Energy Reserves: 27542/10000!

These 27,000+ units of vital energy.

Ninety percent of the loot was obtained during this operation.

Xiao Yu's current situation is not convenient for cultivating skills, since breaking through skills requires some time, and as a core combatant, he cannot afford to be distracted.

【Soul Essence - 10000!】

[Your cultivation level has successfully broken through; your current level is 10!]

You have reached the old level cap!

Xiao Yu is level 10?!

Jiang Xiaxia, Su Qingmeng, and Wang Yang were shocked. This was a historic moment—the first max-level Destiny User was born in the old world of Suiyang!

Xiao Yu could clearly feel the subtle suppression of the laws of heaven and earth; the highest level one could cultivate in this world was level 10.

No matter how powerful one's fortune is, like that of Wu Zixu or Fan Li, or any other exceptionally talented individual, it is impossible for them to break through the suppression of the laws and continue to improve.

As for the remaining 17,000 units of essence?

This portion of vital energy is neither too much nor too little for Xiao Yu now, and he plans to use it to enhance the spirits of Xi Shi and Zheng Dan.

Sun Tzu's leveling up is too difficult.

The nameless warrior is already level 9.

At this point, the most suitable and cost-effective upgrades are undoubtedly Xi Shi and Zheng Dan, since they will be needed in the upcoming battles.

Xiao Yu led Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, and Jiang Xiaoxia to grind monsters at the altar for several more minutes, just in time to gather enough essence in the final stage.

【Soul Essence - 7200!】

Your Heroic Spirit "Zheng Dan, the Stunning Washerwoman" has leveled up; her current level is 8!

【Soul Essence - 14000!】

Your Heroic Spirit "Xi Shi, the Beauty Who Could Topple Kingdoms" has leveled up! Current level: Level 8!

It cost 21200 units of energy.

Both heroic spirits successfully broke through to level 8.

Xiao Yu was also very satisfied with the efficiency of this round of training, after all, it had only been forty minutes since he entered the Nightmare Dungeon.

It would be hard to find a place in the entire Suiyang region with a higher cultivation efficiency than the Kuaiji Altar.

of course.

High returns also mean high risks.

Not just anyone is qualified or capable of challenging this place; the soldiers emerging from the slain corpses in each round are quite strong.

The five major vices not only bring immense psychological pressure, but also indirectly affect combat through various means.

The most critical thing is...

Each soldier killed will increase the strength of the final boss, Goujian of Purgatory. If you die at the hands of the final boss, it may be a loss.

Finally, the formation's energy was exhausted.

The five statues automatically collapsed, the surrounding barrier vanished, and the corrupted bosses simultaneously transformed from phantoms into solid entities.

The five great evils of tongue-eating, bitter-smelling, encountering, various calamities, and planning all descend upon the stage simultaneously.

"The second phase has begun," Xiao Yu reminded you. "Just follow the instructions I've given you."

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"clear!"

During the battle, the group received detailed information about the five corrupt Yue ministers and more information about the Kuaiji Altar.

Xiao Yu's intelligence capabilities are terrifying.

He not only saw through the abilities of the five great evils, but also deciphered the abilities of altars, formations, statues, and connections.

The five major evils should either be eliminated as soon as possible (three of them) or none of them should be eliminated. If you are trying to achieve the ultimate circulation barrier, you must not eliminate them too early.

Once the balance of the formation is disrupted.

Other corrupted beings will inevitably exit the stage through self-sacrifice and summon Goujian, thereby granting Goujian up to four super-powerful buffs.

When the Chosen One has already cleared out a large number of small monsters in the first phase to build up Goujian's strength, and then given him several powerful buffs, this will be an unsolvable disaster!

Therefore.

Xiao Yu commanded his team to clear only the smaller monsters, allowing the sacrificial array to deplete its energy and collapse, thus forcing the five corrupted bosses to retreat.

It came about passively.

Although the second phase requires fighting five very difficult bosses at the same time, it can effectively reduce the difficulty of the final boss.

"That's incredible!"

Although this wasn't the first time Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, and Xiao Yu had teamed up, this was definitely their first time participating in the entire Nightmare raid.

The two had only known that Xiao Yu was very good at land reclamation, but they didn't know the specifics. Today, they finally had their eyes opened.

They deeply realized this.

Xiao Yu's strength does not lie in his physical power!

Many of the mechanics in Nightmare dungeons are malicious and almost unsolvable. Once you get stuck in a dead end, no matter how strong you are, it won't help.

Xiao Yu, however, can instantly see through all sorts of mysteries and find a solution in the shortest amount of time. This incredible ability is sometimes more important than strength in dungeons.

now.

Five major bosses have arrived.

Each corrupted form is different, and all are filled with twisted and bizarre elements, radiating madness and pollution.

Among them, the relatively weaker Sheyong, Kucheng, Fengtong, and Zhujiying are only level 9 rare elites in Nightmare.

It doesn't seem powerful enough.

However, their overall strength is no weaker than some lord monsters, and they are directly enhanced by the Deep Sea Nightmare, making them even more difficult to challenge than most level 9 lord monsters!

In other words, they are now facing four formidable level 9 lords, plus a "cunning and shrewd strategist" whose strength is close to that of a rare-level lord.

What a tough battle!

"You do have some skill, but unfortunately, you can't change anything, neither the outcome of this battle nor the fate of China!"

Ji Ran stood in the middle of the five evils, holding a twisted abacus, wearing a purple-black robe, and looking very thin.

The deformed and shriveled body was covered with blood-red copper coins, and its face was mostly covered by a copper coin mask, revealing only a pair of eyes that shone with an eerie light.

While they were talking.

The abacus in my hand collapsed.

Each abacus bead was a strange eyeball, which disintegrated and quickly floated into the air, shooting out purple rays from its pupils, instantly forming a huge array above everyone's heads.

[You have fallen into the "Insidious Tactics Formation." The effects of all skills below purple rank are reduced by 30%, and the effects of all skills below blue rank are reduced by 50%. You are also losing 10 points of health and spirit per second!]

"What?"

Although Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, and Jiang Xiaoxia knew that Ji Ran was powerful, they never expected him to be this monstrous.

He dominated the entire field from the very first move.

The life force and spiritual power of the four people, along with the heroic spirits, were immediately affected by the formation and continued to drain away.

These lost life force and spiritual energy did not disappear, but were visibly transformed into steam and absorbed by the formation.

at the same time.

The other corrupt individuals burst into laughter.

She Yong sneered, "You actually dare to challenge all five of us at the same time? I don't know whether to praise your courage or your utter stupidity."

Ku Cheng sneered, "Three thousand Yue soldiers can't do anything to you? Then let me show you the power of the five ministers of Great Yue!"

Zhu Ji Ying: "Why should the King of Yue and Lord Wu Zixu bother with the actions of four mere chosen ones? This is your burial ground!"

The other four vices.

Xiao Yu didn't take him seriously at all.

The only real threat is Ji Ran.

He was one of the most accomplished disciples of Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, and also the economics teacher of Fan Li, the sage of commerce.

Its methods are extremely cunning and powerful; the Chosen Ones would hardly understand the details and function of its abilities unless they were wiped out more than ten times.

now.

As you can see.

Ji Ran's ability is to control the situation.

His "Insidious Strategy and Deceptive Formation" has a strong suppressive effect on the Chosen Ones, but it would be a big mistake to think that his abilities are limited to this.

Whenever either side in the formation experiences a loss of vitality or spiritual energy, Ji Ran absorbs this energy and transforms it into resources for his own use.

For example, it can be used to enhance one's own attack or defense, to strengthen attacks, to unleash special skills, or to restore health or mental strength, etc.

That's one way to put it.

War and combat are essentially about the consumption and confrontation of resources and economy, and Ji Ran is a master of resource management who coordinates the entire process.

He can make the most of every resource, which will greatly suppress the strength of the Chosen Ones and greatly increase the strength of the Five Evils.

Su Qingmeng: "How are we supposed to fight like this?"

Wang Yang frowned as well: "Although I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect it to be this difficult."

"Nothing to worry about!"

Faced with the overwhelming power of the corrupted, Xiao Yu remained calm and did not even summon a more powerful heroic spirit to help him. Instead, he quickly cast a spell he had never used before.

"Divine soldiers descend from the heavens!"

This secret technique of the God of War first takes effect on oneself, and then triggers the Light of the God of War, which increases the range of the skill by ten times at the cost of consuming one times the mental energy!

Wang Yang and Helu.

Jiang Xiaoxia and Meng Ying.

Su Qingmeng, Wen Zhong, and two Shadow Servants, a total of eight friendly units, plus Xiao Yu and the Nameless Warrior.

Exactly ten.

All effective.

Su Qingmeng and the others received a notification.

[You have been affected by Xiao Yu's secret technique. You are temporarily free from the "Insidious Strategy Formation." All normal damage you deal can now trigger a critical hit effect for 100 seconds!]

Another secret technique?

A secret technique I've never seen before!

This secret technique completely negated Ji Ran's suppression and granted everyone a 100% critical hit rate!

Leaving a big spectrum!

What kind of amazing skill is this?

The skill Xiao Yu used was none other than the Yang secret technique from the Yin-Yang Manual of the Military Sage.

Difficult to know, like the shadows.

Moves like thunder.

The Yin-based secret technique "Hidden Weapon" is mainly used to evade defenses and save one's life.

The Yang Secret Technique "Divine Weapon Descends from Heaven" primarily serves to deliver burst damage.

The latter's specific effect is...

It can resist various forms of control and suppression.

This includes field control techniques such as formations, which is perfect for breaking Ji Ran's "Insidious Strategy Formation" and rendering it ineffective.

Not only that!

The most practical and core effect of the Divine Weapon Descent skill is that it grants the user a 100% critical hit rate!

What is critical hit damage?

This is a game concept.

Although the old world looks like a game, it follows real-world logic completely; there is no such thing as a probability-based critical hit in normal attacks.

A critical hit is actually hitting a weak point, a vital point, or even a fatal point, thereby producing a greater killing effect.

Therefore, there are several types of critical hits.

If a fatal blow is delivered to a vital spot, the opponent will die instantly, regardless of their life points.

Weakness critical strikes and vital point critical strikes are less effective. In addition, there are special critical strikes such as mental critical strikes and soul critical strikes.

But no matter what.

As long as a critical hit is achieved.

Both will inevitably lead to more loss of life.

The special feature of the military strategist's secret technique "Divine Weapon Descends from Heaven" is that it can add special energy to all attacks.

Therefore, as long as damage is successfully dealt, a base critical strike effect will be achieved, thereby increasing the damage by at least 50%.

Every strike is a critical hit!

Even spells are critically hitting!

Even when dealing with elemental monsters or other monsters without physical weaknesses, it can deal critical damage, greatly increasing output.

The effect of this skill is not static.

Currently, there is only 50% extra damage, but the critical hit damage will increase as the skill level increases in the future, showing great potential.

"This is----"

The corrupted could clearly sense that the chosen ones and their followers had somehow escaped his control.

Before he could respond.

Another secret technique of the military strategist has been activated.

Xiao Yu's "Four Symbols Spell of the Military Saint" simultaneously buffed all friendly units on the scene with the Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain buffs!

Wind, forest, fire, mountain, yin, yang.

The Six Secrets of Military Strategy.

There are a total of six arcane skills.

At this moment, except for the "Hidden Weapon" technique which was not used, all the others were enhanced on his body, increasing his overall combat power by more than double.

"Crimson Lightning!"

Xiao Yu raised his hand and released a dazzling red lightning bolt, which first struck Ji Ran, and then jumped onto the other four evil beings in turn.

—522 (Critical Hit!)

—703 (Critical Hit!)

—671 (Critical Hit!)

—697 (Critical Hit!)

—682 (Critical Hit!)

Xiao Yu's max-level Evil Lightning can not only attack multiple targets, but also continuously output damage for two to three seconds, resulting in very high cumulative damage.

The five major corruption attributes and resistances are extremely high after being enhanced by nightmares, so the scattered attacks of evil lightning should not cause very high damage.

It can be blessed by divine intervention.

It directly triggers critical hit damage.

It significantly increases damage output.

The five major evils directly reduce each person's life force by five to six hundred, evaporating a total of nearly four thousand lives. Such an output effect can be described as explosive.

Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, He Chuang, and the Shadow Servant also launched their attacks, their combat power exploding under the blessing of the Four Sages of War and the Divine Weapon Descending from Heaven.

The other four evildoers were suppressed on the spot.

Ji Ran was controlled by the evil lightning for two seconds, so he didn't have time to counterattack immediately, while Xiao Yu had already quickly arrived in front of him.

He could barely summon a blood-patterned copper coin shield. Xiao Yu was enveloped in righteous energy and unleashed the ultimate move of the Righteous Sword, "Sacrifice for Righteousness"!

A portion of his life force transformed into righteous energy, which, along with the righteous energy within him, all coalesced into a white sword light.

With a bang.

The Blood-Patterned Coin Shield shattered.

Although this defense couldn't stop the Haoran Sword, which was specifically designed to break spells, it did buy Ji Ran a very brief respite.

They teleported and separated themselves by tens of meters.

"Trying to run away?"

Xiao Yu lightly touched the ground with his toes and used the "Swift Shadow" technique to fly through the air, catching up with Ji Ran again in the blink of an eye.

Evil Ji Ran never expected the Chosen One to be so fast; this time, he had no time to use any means.

"A sword that could topple a nation!"

Xiao Yu unleashed a thrusting sword technique, transforming it into a dazzling sword light that swept across the neck of the evil Ji Ran, sending his head flying high into the air.

—4531 (Deadly Critical Strike!)

Although Ji Ran had turned into a demon, beheading was still a fatal blow to him, so his health bar was emptied and his life was reduced to zero.

Logically speaking...

No matter who the opponent is.

They should all be dead by now.

Surprisingly, the evil creature did not fall; its severed head mysteriously flew back onto its neck.

"The Chosen One—you cannot kill me!"

Ji Ran's life was already at zero. If it were anyone else facing such a bizarre scene, they would most likely be bewildered and at a loss.

After all, vitality is an absolute value. Logically speaking, once it reaches zero, any being will die, without exception.

An even stranger scene unfolded.

+4531!

Ji Ran's life force, which he had just lost, was strangely and completely restored.

"A trivial skill!"

Xiao Yu looked disdainful.

However, it's a secret technique for transferring damage.

Ji Ran can delay and pay off damages received instantly in installments, a capability similar to a loan.

This strange ability allows Ji Ran to have a kind of invincibility for a short period of time, and he can repair himself even if he suffers a fatal injury.

But debts must be repaid.

Ji Ran could only recover himself through the energy absorbed by the Yin Ce Gui Zhen, but in doing so, he could not provide amplification and blessing to the other four evil ones.

Wang Yang Helu is also good.

Su Qingmeng and her two shadow servants are fine too.

Even Xiao Yu's level 9 warrior spirits, now empowered by the secret techniques of the War Saint, are all incredibly powerful in combat!

They also learned about the potential for depravity in advance.

At this moment, they were suppressing the evil forces throughout the entire process, and without Ji Ran's overall planning and support, the four evil forces quickly suffered losses.

King Hechuang of Wu, guided by destiny, used the Zhanlu technique to slay Sheyong, achieving the first true kill in this battle.

Su Qingmeng quickly manipulated two shadow servants to join forces and kill Ku Cheng.

Wang Yang used a powerful strike to cleave through Zhuji Ying's defenses and kill him.

Feng Tong was facing an attack and attempted to retreat.

But an unnamed general shot him dead with an arrow.

Therefore, in less than ten seconds, four messages about the death of a corrupted historical figure appeared simultaneously in the old channel.

Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng each received one or two strokes of world fortune, which made them extremely excited and ecstatic.

Those who commit the four evil deeds will all die.

Only Ji Ran remained, barely clinging to life.

This guy's methods are indeed very effective at saving his life, befitting a level 9 lord, but he was powerless to turn the tide when faced with overwhelming power.

"You have won. I have to admit that you are a very powerful chosen one, perhaps qualified to challenge the King, or even Lord Wu Zixu, and even capable of stirring up huge storms in the deep sea."

Ji Ran stopped resisting.

Knowing he was doomed, he simply gave up resisting.

"But even the biggest storms will eventually subside in the endless depths of the sea."

He said coldly, "And the return of all worlds to the deep sea is the inevitable course of fate, the true nature and the great way. No power can change this trend—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

The debt repayment has begun.

Ji Ran simply didn't have enough resources to pay for the overdrawn life force, so his originally abundant life force evaporated and disappeared instantly.

With a bang.

Everything turned to ashes.

The chosen one, "Xiao Yu," has achieved the first kill against the historical villain "The Wicked Sage Ji Ran," earning 40 points.

Let's determine the fate of the world!

A typical historical corruption only yields 25 points of luck, but because Ji Ran is more powerful, the world's luck generated is also slightly higher.

The five major sins of the Kuaiji Altar.

They're all wiped out!

Wang Yang exclaimed in shock, "These five guys are extremely difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect this battle to end so quickly and be won so easily!"

Su Qingmeng also said, "If I were leading a team facing five opponents like these, I wouldn't know how we could win."

Jiang Xiaxia said, "Of course, after all, it's Senior Xiao leading the team personally, and no enemy has ever been able to defeat him!"

Two words to describe it: Invincible!

There are a thousand chosen ones in Suiyang. Everyone knows that Xiao Yu is very strong, but no one has any idea just how strong he is.

We were all chosen ones who descended together, and all of us have been in the Old World for no more than two months.

People may subconsciously have a misconception that even a large gap is still within an understandable range.

however.

Following this operation.

Wang Yang had a feeling.

Other chosen ones, if they do not act with Xiao Yu, will see him as a frog at the bottom of a well looking up at the moon.

But if you actually fight him or take on an extremely difficult challenge together, then seeing him is like a mayfly seeing the blue sky.

Such a person is destined to be the pinnacle of the deep sea, and their existence may even directly determine the ultimate fate of humanity.

Wang Yang remains ambitious.

He planned to find a new ship on the second day.

But at this moment, I suddenly felt that Xiao Yu's ark was big enough to contain my ambition.