889 Tool for Ascension
Upon defeating the King of Anacondas, the Divine Power which was initially thought maxed out actually increased by 50 points. The outcome kept Li Yi enthusiastic and high for a long time, only to remember that there were two silver treasure chests he had yet to open.
Using the Universal Key, Li Yi opened the two silver treasure chests in succession and collected three God Summoning Scrolls, one Superior Vignette Mirror and a Divine Tome.
It was quite similar to the rewards in the last scorpion cave.
Li Yi tried to combine the Superior Vignette Mirror with his own and with a glaring sparkle, the two mirrors were automatically merged and turned into the Supreme Vignette Mirror.
The description of the Mirror’s function had also produced subtle changes: from being effective to certain monsters, it became effective for most monsters.
There was no doubt that the Mirror had been upgraded.
On the other Divine Tome, two golden characters materialized: ‘atrous, protos!’
In a flash, the Divine Tome was reduced into ashes and disappeared from his hands.
The small golden characters were automatically integrated into his Lightning. As long as he thought about it, the writing could resurface.
‘Atrous, protos’. What did these words mean? Li Yi could not understand. This was the archaic language of the Pantheon Continent. Only the players who were well versed in the Old Tongue could understand its true meaning.
“Could it be that more Divine Tomes are needed?”
Vignette Mirrors could be merged, the Divine Tomes could also be merged. This was a significant intimation. Originally Li Yi knew little about the Ascension Quest. After killing the King of Anacondas, his thoughts became clear.
Was the Ascension Quest all about collecting Vignette Mirrors and Divine Tomes?
Of course, it was useless to only collect these two if he had no God’s Heart.
Li Yi carried this doubt and went on his way.
With the Thunder God’s Protection, it was easy for Li Yi to do whatever he desired, but the Protection was not without flaws. If Li Yi accidentally fell into a trap that could instantly kill anyone, he would still die.
When the Sacramental Stone was ineffective to revive him, he could only resort to bribing the red-robed spirit.
The higher the floor of the Tower of Remorse, the greater the danger. When Li Yi reached the 79th floor, he counted five instances where he was unable to resurrect on the spot. He relied on paying off the red-robed spirit to move on.
200,000 Gold Coins per bribery and five times equaled to one million. Although this meager sum was nothing to Li Yi, he felt a bit unhappy that he had to pay to win.
Entering the 80th floor, Li Yi was not lucky enough to run into the golden bosses. Instead, he encountered a Rank S desert stage. The endless horizon in a world with yellow sands of Brobdingnagian proportions. He suffered for more than seven hours before overcoming the misfortune and was caught by a tornado which transported him to the 81st floor.
The 81st floor was an Arctic stage. Li Yi met a couple of acquaintances right after he entered.
The Mountain and Milky Way Star.
The Arctic stage was very slippery. To pass this stage, one would need to be constantly on the move by jumping to avoid the traps. One slip was what it took to fail.
The difficulty had reached Rank SSS, the highest difficulty in the Tower, much tougher than the Rank S desert stage.
When Li Yi saw the duo, they were having a discussion beside a trap.
In front was a super continuous trap that required hopping 21 times in a row. These two had been dying here for several days.
Both of them saw him approach, they were stunned, but nobody attacked.
Those who could reach the 81st floor and without their presence in the World Level Rankings must have carried a quest on them.
“Are the gentlemen on an Ascension Quest?” Li Yi grinned.
The Mountain also smiled, “Heh, what else could it be?”
Milky Way Star stood up and stared at Li Yi without saying a word.
“I too have accepted the Ascension Quest. What do you say to us having a discussion as to the matters pertaining to our goal?”
The Mountain and Milky Way Star did not respond.
“Don’t wanna cooperate?” Li Yi shook his head out of pity, “then you lot can carry on, I shall take my leave.”
“Woosh!”
Li Yi’s leap was more than fifty meters away. The twenty traps that were needed to avoid were entirely evaded. A Rank SSS stage was surmounted by Li Yi just like that.
“F*ck!” Milky Way Star cussed by accident as he witnessed the process.
“My brother, come back, come back to us, and we shall discuss our joint venture,” The Mountain waved desperately.
Li Yi guffawed and returned in the speed of light.
“What… what is this… what is the buzz, I mean, what is this buff of yours?” The Mountain stammered.
“Mine is…” Li Yi looked at them and smiled, “Before I explain, both of you need to explain how you acquired the Ascension Quest.”
The Mountain was straightforward, “Quite simple. I believe you have been to the Pantheon Ruins? Through archeology, there is a certain chance to dig up God’s Hearts and Divine Tomes. I got two of my God’s Hearts from there,” he nodded.
“You can dig treasures at the Ruins?” Li Yi was surprised. For the seven years in his past life, he had never heard that he could find treasures in the Pantheon Ruins.
“Of course, but only as a legendary treasure hunter.”
The Mountain waved his hand to show his title of ‘Legendary Archeologist’.
“The Legendary Archeologist!”
Li Yi was amazed.
Fire Ice had been digging for almost five years and was only an ‘Advanced-Level Archeologist’, a long way from Legendary-Level.
“Don’t ask me how I did it. I became a Legendary Archeologist just like how you suddenly became a Legendary Master Engineer. The reason was one and the same.”
Li Yi’s eyes lit up, and nodded as if he realized something.
“My God’s Heart is the God of Elements. His God’s Heart is the God of Strength. My Divine Power was 170 points, and his was 160 points. That’s it.”
Without waiting for Li Yi to ask, The Mountain had revealed his secrets.
He saw Li Yi’s amazing leap and thought that if he wanted to pass this stage, he would require Li Yi’s assistance.
To beg something from someone, one must show his sincerity.
“This is not enough…” Li Yi smiled and shook his head.
“Not enough? I told you everything.”
“What about your Tool for Ascension?”
The Mountain cried, scratched his head and looked unwilling to open up.
A Tool for Ascension was as important as a God’s Heart. Li Yi received the Ascension Quest halfway, and he had not obtained any real and original Tool for Ascension.
Fire Ice’s Floral Hat was a Tool for Ascension, Li Yi’s Supreme Vignette Mirror was also a Tool for Ascension, but compared with Fire Ice’s Hat, his Mirror was not the original version, its ability was naturally much weaker.
“Y’all have fun, I still have—”
“Cease! I will tell you what I know.”
The Mountain stopped Li Yi and revealed his last secret.
The Mountain unequip a black necklace from his neck and showed it to Li Yi.
[Light of Purification: After use, there is a certain chance to purify all enemies within 100 yards. Invalid toward player targets and bosses.]
“See this? It’s my clunky Tool for Ascension…” The Mountain looked reluctant.
Since his leader had revealed it, Milky Way Star also took out his Tool. It was a yellow belt named Belt of Divine Prowess. The wearer would be able to avoid any hostile attacks except by bosses or players.
They were unremarkable. To put it more bluntly, they were mere expendables to Li Yi.
“We told you everything. Are such sincerities sufficient for you?” A smile was seen on the face of The Mountain.
“Fair enough.”
Li Yi took out the Engineered Cables and stepped back. He jerked forward and easily leaped over twenty traps.
The Engineered Cables were affixed to the opposite side by Li Yi, and the duo was overjoyed as they climbed forward.
Without Li Yi, they would be stuck in this place for a long time.
“Much obliged.”
They reached the opposite via the Engineered Cables. The Mountain bowed with his hands clasped.
Li Yi waved. The assistance was not on a whim, he wanted to prove one thing.
Teaming up in the Ascension Quest was not allowed. Although they could help each other a little, in the face of special traps, they could only rely on personal capability.
It didn’t take long for them to encounter yet another unbelievable level with forty-seven continuous traps.
The Arctic stage was skiddy. Without his OP buff, one must find a starting point and measure the time intervals.
A miscalculation would be one’s doom.
The opposite of the forty-seven traps was the entrance to the next floor.
“Cough, I thank you.”
The Mountain was afraid that Li Yi would not help and bowed in advance.
Milky Way Star stood at the rear in silence. Compared with The Mountain, he could not swallow his pride.
He used to be the Guild Master of Assembled Gods. He could not be like The Mountain, unabashed and brass-necked.
Then again, The Mountain was also an ex-Guild Master of the Huashan Guild. The members and their masters were probably birds of a feather.
Li Yi took the Engineered Cables and fixed it on one end. He took a deep breath and stepped back seven or eight steps, then sprang forward.
In the Tower of Remorse, flying was forbidden. Otherwise, Li Yi would have saved himself the trouble and activated God Mode.
After one leap of more than 70 meters, Li Yi landed involuntarily and slipped into the entrance.
“Boss…”
“Boss!”
Milky Way Star nudged The Mountain which stood watch with a vacuous gaze.
“Can the kid still come back?”
The Engineered Cables were shaking, looking extremely precarious. The main issue at hand was that the other end was beyond the entrance, who knew if Li Yi had not fixed it on something.
The Mountain stretched his hand toward the Engineered Cables. His hands touched the surface of the Cables briefly and he changed his mind. He was afraid that the Cables were loose.
It was at this moment when a hand emerged from the entrance and beckoned at the direction of the two. Later, it disappeared.
“He made it! Now go!”
The Mountain was thrilled. He grabbed the Engineered Cables with both hands and swung forward with force…
“Woosh—”
