From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 115 - 104 Aurora Blade Upgrade

Phew!

Lu Heng exhaled deeply, his vision restored to the sight of Quenching Castle's departure room.

Finally back.

Then he glanced at his Spiritual Attribute, which had dropped to 12 points.

Now the full value of the Spiritual Attribute was 50 points, and he had only been in the Abyss World for such a short while, yet his spirit had been directly contaminated to 12 points.

Luckily he returned quickly enough; if he had delayed for another ten seconds or so, he wouldn't have been able to come out at all.

Although it was dangerous, he had successfully killed the Horned Demon Commander and obtained the horns of a high-rank demon.

Lu Heng took out the demon horn and handed it to Gulu, saying, "Master, see if this can be used."

Gulu took the demon horn, his eyes lighting up immediately, praising, "Brilliant, you really killed that detestable Horned Demon Commander.

"You are truly a brave warrior. With these demon horns, we can definitely forge a higher-level weapon.

"Come with me quickly, let's start now and turn this Aurora Blade into an even more powerful weapon."

Saying this, he took the demon horns and ran back to the forging room, fired up the forging furnace, and began the second forging of the Aurora Blade.

The Scarlet Blood Sword and demon horns were both forging materials, melted in the forging furnace to burn off the impurities, and then the forging began.

The second forging process took a bit of time, lasting three hours to complete.

After completion, Gulu raised the brand-new Aurora Blade and shouted, "Success! Blessed by the God of Melting, I have finally forged a level B weapon."

Lu Heng felt something was off about that statement.

But his attention was all on the Aurora Blade.

He took the Aurora Blade and felt its weight; it was a bit heavier, and then he checked the attributes, which brightened his eyes.

[Superior Aurora Blade+7 (Abyss Integration)]

[Item Level: B]

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[Specifications: Length 132 centimeters, blade width 3.6 centimeters, weight 1.8 kilograms]

[Attribute: Attack Power 210]

[Special Effect: Spirit Slash LV2, Sharp Blade]

[Spirit Slash LV2: Attacks carry 12 points of Spiritual Damage, with an added Spirit Slash effect, weakening the target's Spiritual Attribute by 12 points.]

The weapon's second forging was a success, which had a chance to increase the level of the existing special effect.

So, the [Spirit Slash] effect was upgraded to LV2, improving the damage and the numeric value for weakening the target's Spiritual Attribute.

The Attack Power also increased from 150 to 210 points.

This Attack Power was very fierce, and swordsman weapons could gain the addition of Strength attribute.

With the current Attack Power and special effect damage of the Aurora Blade, a demon below level 20 would be instantly killed with a casual swing.

This time's venture into the Abyss World was fruitful, not only did the Aurora Blade ascend to level B, but he also obtained a Crystal Core.

Before, in the Abyss, there was no time to check.

Now taking it out for a look, it was a Skill Crystal Core [Barbaric Charge].

[Barbaric Charge: Temporarily increase Strength attribute by 30%, initiating a fierce charge. Skill Consumption: 20 points of Source Energy; Skill Level C.]

The Skill Effect was strong; temporarily increasing Strength attribute to initiate a charge, in the later stages, could break into a group of demons and send all the demons it passed flying.

This was also the first skill Lu Heng acquired with a temporary attribute boost after his rebirth.

The skill was also the most frequently used by the Horned Demon Commander, using the horns to initiate a Barbaric Charge, which was like a mad bull, the horns capable of impaling the target.

With the second forging of the Aurora Blade complete, Lu Heng thanked Master Gulu and then came out of Quenching Castle.

It was a bit late when he came out; it was already eleven o'clock at night.

As he just walked out of the tunnel, someone came towards him, emitting a strong aura of a Superpower User.

Lu Heng wasn't sure who the other person was; it could be a member of the creator club, or someone sent by the Chunshang Group, or another Superpower User who knew the entrance to Quenching Castle.

The person was wearing a round top hat, and the neon light of Century Bridge splashed on one side of him, so he couldn't see the face clearly, but he could tell it was a man, probably in his thirties.

"Something up?"

The other party was clearly looking for him, so Lu Heng stopped and asked.

"Two things," the man replied, extending two fingers.

"Tell me."

"First, Mr. Kenji Ono would like to invite you for a drink of green liquor."

"And the second?"

"Did you kill the Black Wolf?" The man slightly raised his head, a cold glance flashing in his eyes.

Hearing the question, Lu Heng already guessed the man's identity, "Which wolf are you from the Wolfpack?"

"Lone Wolf," the man answered calmly.

The Wolfpack was a team of Superpower Users, led by five, all named after wolves.

The Black Wolf that he had encountered in the Public Sea was one of the five leaders, and now another leader from the Wolfpack appeared here.

Lu Heng curiously asked, "If I did kill the Black Wolf, and I agree to go drink with Kenji Ono, what do you plan to do?"

The Lone Wolf's expression stiffened, and he did not answer the question.

Because Kenji Ono was the Asia-Pacific Region President of the Chunshang Group, he was the ultimate boss behind the pack.

And he was just a leader within the pack.

He was not qualified to disobey Kenji Ono's order.

And with Lu Heng's current Quenching Master status, if he were willing to accept Kenji Ono's invitation to join Chunshang Group, his status would be above his own.

By then, even if Black Wolf had been killed by Lu Heng, he would have no recourse.

After a long silence, Lone Wolf made a gesture of invitation: "The car's waiting up on the riverbank."

Lu Heng tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Hearing you ask about Black Wolf's death, I thought you still had some fight in you. Turns out you've been domesticated already, you shouldn't be called a wolf anymore."

Lone Wolf's expression stiffened again, his face coloring slightly.

Lu Heng had no interest in wasting any more time with him. He walked towards the riverbank and said, "Go back and tell Kenji Ono that I don't drink, nor am I interested in joining Chunshang Group."

After hearing this, Lone Wolf slowly clenched his fist and squeezed out the same question from between his teeth: "Did you kill Black Wolf?"

As Lu Heng walked by him, he replied, "No."

Lone Wolf couldn't accept this, and a circle of thunder and lightning sprung from his palm, grasping towards Lu Heng's shoulder.

Lu Heng's gaze turned icy, he raised his hand and seized Lone Wolf's wrist, generating a circle of even more powerful thunderous power, and with a forceful press downwards, pinned him down to one knee.

Lone Wolf still wanted to struggle, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from Lu Heng's suppression.

At this moment, he realized how terrifyingly strong Lu Heng truly was.

His own level was top-tier among current Superpower Users, having risen to Level 19, with a Strength attribute reaching 38 points, already one of the elite existences in the first tier of Superpower Users.

However, without Lu Heng even using his full strength, he had been forced to kneel, the gap was so large that there was no room for struggle.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Lu Heng's voice carried a hint of chill.

Lone Wolf felt a powerful oppressive force even on a spiritual level and quickly begged for mercy, "I'm sorry, I give up. I'm also convinced that you didn't kill Black Wolf; someone as strong as you have no need to lie to someone as inconsequential as me."

Lu Heng let go of him and asked, "What is Chunshang Group implying now?"

Lone Wolf was silent for two seconds before responding, "Mr. Kenji Ono wishes to invite you to serve as the Chief Quenching Master, and you can have whatever you want as long as you agree."

Lu Heng then asked, "And if I don't agree?"

Lone Wolf lowered his head, not answering the question.

With his status, he also had no way of answering.

Seeing his silence, Lu Heng roughly understood what it meant.

...

The next afternoon.

Lin Zeyu came running to Jinxiu Imperial View and asked, "I had the group's finance department transfer money to you; did you receive it?"

Lu Heng had received it in the morning and nodded, "I received it."

Then Lin Zeyu brought over a residential layout plan of a complex in Mingqiong District's Qionghua Tianglu Lake and asked, "Take a look and see if there's one you like; any floor in these two buildings is available."

The complex had very good surroundings, being one of the best in the Mingqiong District.

"You can get access to so many properties?" Lu Heng was a bit curious.

"With the connections controlled by quenching, getting hold of two buildings isn't too difficult," Lin Zeyu grinned with a smug laugh.

"Then should I be taking some interest?" Lu Heng looked at his smug expression and inexplicably felt like beating him up.

"No problem, you can pick any apartment from these buildings. After you choose, just move in, and I'll handle all the paperwork; it's all on me," Lin Zeyu said, patting his chest with a very generous look.

In fact, he had already heard the news that Chunshang Group wanted to poach Lu Heng.

Had it not been for the fairly good relationship between the two men, few could resist the offer Chunshang Group had made.

So now, he really wanted to give Lu Heng more, but he was afraid the gift wouldn't be accepted.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and then said, "How about you prepare a contract? It doesn't seem right for me to take things without something in return, let's put it on paper."

Lin Zeyu instantly perked up, "Really?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Really."

Lin Zeyu jumped up and hugged Lu Heng tightly. "Then it's settled; I'll have someone prepare the contract right away. We'll just sign it for the formality, and everything will be the same as before."

In the current era, as long as one's strength was strong enough, even with a signed contract, one could back out at any time.

The reason Lu Heng proactively suggested signing a contract was really to show his stance and to avoid further harassment from other financial groups.

Moreover, with a contract, he could openly choose an apartment, and the house payment could be included in the contract.

Having settled this matter, Lin Zeyu remembered something else and asked, "Are you going to the Ultimate Auction tonight?"

Lu Heng wasn't interested and waved his hand dismissively.

Lin Zeyu handed him an auction brochure and asked, "Have a look at this auction item, called a 'Team Contract.' According to the brochure, it allows Superpower Users to form a team and enter the Abyss Battlefield together when they are conscripted. Is this really possible?"

As soon as Lu Heng heard it was a Team Contract, he became interested and took it to have a look.

The Team Contract was a type of item obtained from the Abyss Battlefield; Superpower Users who signed their names on it would be regarded as a team, and when conscripted, they would enter the Abyss Battlefield together.

This Team Contract was incredibly rare, and he had not expected it to appear at this Ultimate Auction.

"If there is such a thing, then it's indeed worth taking a look."