socalfunplaces Chapter 345 Scarlet Moon City
Chapter 345 Scarlet Moon City
When the last SS-grade [Dragon Scale Heart Mirror] was also swallowed by the vortex, turning into a stream of light and merging into the staff—
boom!
An immense and unparalleled aura surged into the sky from the [Star Devouring Staff]!
If it weren't for the magical barrier protecting the quiet room, this aura would have been enough to alarm half of Starmoon City!
The dark gold luster on the staff became more restrained and profound, yet it exuded a heavy texture.
The trajectories of those star vortexes became increasingly mysterious and indescribable, as if they were expounding the profound truth of the birth and death of the universe.
The core light at the top receded, transforming into a point of extreme darkness, yet it seemed to contain the light that opened up the world.
Star-Devouring Staff
Rank: God-level
Rating: 50
[Attribute Update:]
Spell Attack: +49,800 (from 12,580)
Intelligence: +16,880 (originally 4,260)
Spirit: +12,480 (originally 3,150)
Agility: +8,840 (originally 2,231)
Stamina: +10,820 (originally 2,731)
Strength: +8,440 (originally 2,131)
Spell Penetration: +30% (from 25%)
Skill cooldown reduction: +18% (from 15%)
效果1：神恩·引力奇点：攻击时有30%概率在目标位置生成一个微型引力奇点，瞬间将周围10米内所有敌人拉扯至中心并禁锢1.5秒，并造成（智力*800%）点虚空伤害。
Effect 2: Divine Authority - Star Devourer: Select an S-grade or higher equipment as a sacrifice to devour. After devouring, the [Star Devourer Staff] will permanently gain 30%-80% of the base attributes of the sacrificed equipment.
Effect 3: Divine Realm - Growth Barrier: For every milestone reached in the number of equipment consumed (such as 10, 50, 100, etc.), the [Star Devouring Staff] will unlock additional fixed attribute bonuses or special effects.
Effect 4: Divinity +5%.
The attributes have increased almost across the board! In particular, the bonuses to spell attack and intelligence have reached an astonishing level, making the power of the [Star Devouring Staff] even greater.
Holding the newly refurbished staff, which seemed to have become heavier, Lin Tian felt the surging power within it, a vast power that seemed to resonate with the power of the Star Realm Ruler within him, and a look of satisfaction finally flashed across his eyes.
Equipment, level, skills, attributes, resources, funds... everything that can be improved is ready.
At this moment, he has already adjusted to his peak condition since successfully changing jobs.
Preliminary round of the Battle for Supremacy across Realms?
He raised his eyes, his gaze seemingly piercing through the walls of the quiet room and the sky above Star Moon City, landing on the 100 bustling competition zones that would open in seven days.
For others, that place is a battlefield, a test of life and death.
For him...
"Just a more efficient way to... gain experience and points."
In the quiet room, the whispers slowly faded away, leaving only the tip of the staff, with its dim starlight that seemed capable of swallowing everything, flickering silently.
......
Just as Lin Tian was calmly organizing his equipment and improving his strength in the courtyard of Xingyue City, Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei were overjoyed and preparing for battle in order to obtain the "divine artifact".
On the other side of the novice continent, in a level 9527 main city called "Crimson Moon City," completely different emotions are quietly fermenting and silently boiling in the shadows, eventually brewing a jar of poison full of malice.
The architecture of Scarlet Moon Castle has a distinct Japanese style, with wooden pavilions, upturned eaves, and courtyards often decorated with dry landscape gardens and red maple leaves, exuding a restrained elegance.
However, the overall atmosphere in the city at this moment was completely at odds with this tranquility.
The main street was filled with the same hustle and bustle, panic, and profit-driven hawking as any other major city.
But if someone listens carefully to the hushed conversations deep in the alleys, or observes the players hurrying by with shifty, sinister eyes,
One can then sense a strange undercurrent, filled with intense resentment and bitterness, spreading through the cracks in the stone pavement.
In the west of the city, there is a tavern called "Oborozuki-ya" with dim yellow lanterns hanging around it. On the surface, it is an ordinary place where players drink, relax, and exchange information.
However, deep within its backyard, there are several extremely secluded private rooms with simple soundproofing barriers.
This is a place where some underground forces and extremist groups in Scarlet Moon City usually hold secret meetings, and ordinary players have no way of knowing about it.
At this moment, in the innermost private room called "Between the Underworld," the air was so oppressive and thick that it was almost suffocating.
A dim, yellowish magic light bulb floated in the corner, barely dispelling a small patch of darkness.
Five figures sat around on the tatami mat.
There were no maids to serve them, no aroma of food and wine, only cold air and five faces that appeared even more sinister in the swaying light and shadow.
The man sitting in the main seat was around thirty years old, with a lean and wiry build. He was dressed in a tight-fitting black outfit, with two samurai swords, one long and one short, lying silently at his waist.
He had neat short hair, and a thin scar ran diagonally from his brow bone to the corner of his mouth, like a centipede crawling on his face, adding a fierce look to his already cold appearance.
His name is Kenichi Sato, level 28, SS-rank talent [Shadow Dance - Dual Wielding] holder, and the guild leader of "Dark Raven Group", one of the largest guilds in Crimson Moon City.
Among players in Japan, he is known for his ruthless methods, decisive actions, and even cruelty.
The first one on the left is a bald man with a huge, fat body, a face full of fat, and wearing a large yukata, named Yamamoto Tatsuno.
Level 27, S-rank talent [Peerless Strength], with amazing strength attribute, he is the guild leader of another medium-sized guild "Raging Waves". He has a volatile and easily angered personality, is simple-minded, but is extremely convinced of the supremacy of strength. He is both afraid of and dependent on Kenichi Sato.
The second one on the left is a young man with a refined appearance, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a well-fitting mage robe, named Kobayashi Hikaru.
Level 27, S-rank talent [Trickster Mindset], skilled in analysis, planning and various insidious traps and spells, is the strategist of the "Dark Raven Group" and Sato's most trusted deputy.
He always wore a faint, gentle smile, but his eyes behind his glasses were as cold as a venomous snake, devoid of any warmth.
The first one on the right is a short, inconspicuous player dressed as a ninja, almost blending into the shadows behind him, Hattori Hanji.
Level 26, A+ tier talent [Scent Concealment], specializing in stealth, reconnaissance, and one-hit kill, is Sato's sharpest dagger.
The second one on the right is a female ninja named Chishima Rin, whose face is covered by a black veil, revealing only a pair of charming yet mean and vicious eyes.
Level 26, A-grade talent [Poison Blade], skilled in using poisoned daggers and hidden weapons, with insidious and cunning methods.