Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1079 - 1023: Awakening of the Barbarian God
At this point, the first artifact skill of Wrath of the Godslayer has been confirmed.
The artifact skills will consist of three skills; this is just the first, and there will be two more opportunities to decide such skills in the future!
This Divine Artifact has also grown to a new stage, reaching the third-grade Divine Artifact Embryo. According to the information provided by Sharp Sword, as long as the embryo grows to level ten, it can be promoted to become a genuine Divine Artifact.
After absorbing the Divine Power of the Death Knight, its corpse finally appeared a bit normal, no longer exuding that overwhelming oppressive force.
However, being a demigod’s corpse, even without Divine Power, it’s still a rare treasure in the world, not to be wasted!
Huang Yi beckoned with his hand, releasing the Barbarian God Simulacrum to absorb the Death Knight and strengthen its acupoints!
The Barbarian God’s face was excited, he immediately strode over and extended six large hands, pressing against the Death Knight’s chest.
Soon, a magnificent blood light emanated from the corpse of the Death Knight, carrying black demonic aura, continuously flowing from the Barbarian God’s palms into its body!
A demigod’s corpse is akin to a treasure trove. In some holy lands on the Central Continent, corpses of recently deceased demigods are preserved and worshiped. When needed, the people there absorb the magnificent life aura, remaining soul, Divine Power, and other elements in the corpse; a single demigod’s corpse can serve as a source for multiple generations in a holy land.
As the Barbarian God absorbed it, its emitted aura surged steeply, even causing the surrounding dust and stones to stir.
After absorbing for a long time, the corpse of the Death Knight finally vanished, fully absorbed into the Barbarian God’s body!
At this moment, the aura of the Barbarian God ascended to an ultimate grandeur, nearly replacing the Death Knight, almost becoming a new demigod.
Suddenly, the Barbarian God’s body trembled violently, then stopped moving, its eyes began to redden, like a movie screen flashing through countless scenes crazily.
Huang Yi faintly saw, in the scenes flashing across the Barbarian God’s eyes, a figure similar to the Barbarian God engaging in world-shaking battles, moving with devastating might, unstoppable.
At the end of these scenes, the figure soared skyward, vanishing into the vast skies above.
And at this time, the red light finally dissipated from the Barbarian God’s eyes, restoring clarity.
His gaze was aged and insightful, as if he had truly awakened through countless past lives.
The Barbarian God suddenly raised his head, gazed at the sky, with distant eyes, seeming to look towards a remote world beyond the sky, muttering: "I can feel, in that distant world, there is a part of me..."
Huang Yi’s heart stirred, what the Barbarian God just spoke of was obviously the First World.
The Barbarian God is the greatest God Sealer in the history of the First World.
The Barbarian God is the son of the War God and the Goddess of the Night, offspring of gods, with astonishing potential, second only to Divine Demon Bloodline Nefarem. He was born in the First World, and successfully sealed divinity in the sixth year, entering the Demon Realm.
Back then, during Huang Yi’s Second Transformation Trial, in the ghoul-filled Blood Town, he heard Qiao Sida, also known as Bloodhoof the Ascendant, mention some exploits of the Barbarian God—
Before attaining divinity, the Barbarian God built his temple within the First World, enshrining a clone of himself; this clone has perpetually existed, like a Guardian God of the First World.
That clone also emits strength, feedback to the First World, helping its people accelerate their growth in power. Everyone in the First World is influenced by him, making him the most formidable among all God Sealers there.
However, this is also a huge mystery!
Because after the Barbarian God’s true form sealed divinity and went to the Heaven Realm, the realm separation severed any contact with his clone left in the First World, losing consciousness, leaving only combat instincts, making continued existence impossible.
Just like the replicas of criminals in Heroes’ Prison, many times Huang Yi released those replicas, then closed Heroes’ Prison, resulting in those replicas losing contact with their true selves, leaving only some combat instincts, battling all creatures they encountered until fighting to the death.
Yet the clone left by the Barbarian God not only didn’t perish, but continues to endlessly feedback strength to countless beings in the First World!
Moreover, typically after cutting consciousness with the true self for too long, the clone’s power would deplete at an extremely slow rate, this time span is long, generally imperceptible. But so many vast ages have passed since the Barbarian God sealed divinity, without replenishment of the true self’s strength, how has it sustained till now? What’s the source of its power?
The Barbarian God seems to be shrouded in a great mystery.
Now, Huang Yi’s Barbarian God Simulacrum, gazes towards a direction beyond the sky, saying there lies a part of it. What it speaks of is most likely the clone of the Barbarian God left in the First World.
Who knows what will happen when the Barbarian God Simulacrum meets that clone left by the Barbarian God?
Also, why is the simulacrum of Sharp Sword so powerful?
Huang Yi secretly decides, if given the chance in the future, he must visit the First World, hoping to see that clone of the Barbarian God, to unravel the mystery behind this.
Huang Yi collected the Barbarian God Simulacrum, turned to look at the pit, everything around was empty, with nothing left.
The Death Knight didn’t drop any equipment or treasure, not even the warhorse which was used to form the Barrier, leaving not a trace behind.
But Huang Yi’s harvest was still abundant; just the fact that the Wrath of the Godslayer advanced to a third-grade Divine Artifact Embryo and gained its first Artifact Skill made this trip worthwhile.
Huang Yi ended the Ancient Giants form and reverted back to his original state, flying out of the deep pit and returning to the ground.
At this moment, numerous reporters and players from all directions were all staring at him with various expressions. Those gazes were complex and varied, filled with envy, admiration, excitement, and reverence.
These players might never be able to kill a Demigod in their lifetime, never achieving what Huang Yi accomplished today.
"Brother Yi, I just saw your Wrath of the Godslayer seems to have absorbed the Divine Power of the Death Knight. Did something change?" At this time, Heavenly Dao took a few steps forward, coming in front of Huang Yi, looking expectantly at his Wrath of the Godslayer.
The surrounding reporters and players also widened their eyes, fixedly staring at Huang Yi’s Wrath of the Godslayer.
The Wrath of the Godslayer looked more magnificent and noble compared to before, with Divine Light flowing and red Divine Power aura steaming around it, feeling its oppressive presence from afar.
"Yes! My Wrath of the Godslayer has finally spawned its first Artifact Skill!" Huang Yi nodded, caressing the Wrath of the Godslayer in his hands.
"What Artifact Skill is it?" Heavenly Dao immediately became curious.
The other players and reporters all held their breath, pricking up their ears, waiting for Huang Yi to reveal more information.
Qin Shiyu suddenly stepped forward, tugged on Heavenly Dao’s clothes, shook her head, and said, "Let’s talk about it later! There are too many people here; we shouldn’t reveal Brother Yi’s secrets."
"It’s okay!" Huang Yi waved his hand, smiled, and said, "This skill is precisely the opposite; it needs to be known to other players because the power of this skill does not depend on me but on the broader player base. I must rely on their cooperation."
After speaking, Huang Yi turned his head, surveying the dense crowd of reporters and players, and loudly declared, "Dear friends and audiences worldwide watching the live broadcast, my Artifact Wrath of the Godslayer has spawned its first skill. This skill requires your cooperation. In the future, when I fight for this world, no matter how far you are from me, you can contribute your Strength, joining me in battle!"
With that, Huang Yi voluntarily revealed the first skill of Wrath of the Godslayer!
Immediately, the description of the skill "Call of the Godslayer" was displayed in front of the global audience.
At that moment, it was as if a world-shattering secret was revealed, making everyone pause momentarily, then quickly processing, all staring intently at the skill description, afraid of missing a single word.
"Isn’t this kind of like the Vitality Bullet!" Heavenly Dao exclaimed in slight surprise before long.
"The planner who designed this skill must have watched ’Dragon Ball’!"
"Very likely, the Era of Corporation has long stated that this Virtual World is the crystallization of human civilization, incorporating all art forms from ancient to modern, whether it’s literature, painting, poetry, music, movies, anime... and so on, all referenced in this Virtual World. Because of this, this Virtual World holds such importance to us humans; it is the spiritual home and the ultimate manifestation of human intellect."
Huang Yi listened to the surrounding discussions, feeling puzzled, and looked at Heavenly Dao in confusion, "Why are you all talking about Vitality Bullet, Dragon Ball, and such? What’s going on?"
Heavenly Dao laughed, explaining, "More than a hundred years ago, Japan had a very famous anime called ’Dragon Ball’, where the protagonist had a supreme move called Vitality Bullet, much like your skill. But that anime is very old, so it’s normal that you don’t know it, I am very familiar with it since I grew up in Japan."
"I see!" Huang Yi realized.
He had long heard that the Era of Corporation, to create this Virtual World, referenced various sectors of human history from ancient times to modern days, from a single anime to the history of a nation, all incorporated to some extent, and only then sculpted this vibrant Virtual World.
Otherwise, with just the designers at the Era of Corporation, it would be impossible to design such a complex Virtual World. Only by gathering the collective intellect of humanity could it be done!
It is precisely because of this that this Virtual World transcends the domain of a mere virtual game, becoming an indispensable second world in human daily life, altering the entire way of human life.
This is like many years ago, the significance of the Internet to humanity, a human society without the Internet is unimaginable, one wouldn’t know how many years backward human civilization would regress.
It is also because of this significance that Huang Yi and others can change the real world through the Virtual World!
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Not long ago, a reader suggested to me on QQ that I could reference the Vitality Bullet setting from the anime ’Dragon Ball’. I later looked it up and found this skill setup very good, so I borrowed it, making some adaptations that fit the style of this book.
Additionally, this book also draws on elements from other games like League of Legends, Diablo 3, and so on.
If you have any good suggestions, feel free to send them to me at any time, my QQ is 398115791.
If the suggestion is very good, I will consider it, make suitable adaptations, and integrate it into the novel. My wisdom alone is limited, but when combined with everyone’s wisdom, the ideas would be very expansive, making the novel more exciting.
However, the borrowed parts are only part of some details, and will not overshadow the main parts, which are my own original creations.
