AWB Chapter 528: 1 Mountain and River Disaster
Chapter 528: 1 Mountain and River Disaster
After 20 hours, Brook finally opened his eyes. There was a gleam in his eyes, and he could clearly feel that his vision was clearer and his senses were sharper. Even without concentrating, he seemed to be able to see through everything.
Brook clenched his fists, feeling the surge of magic power within him. So this was the eighth rank, the pinnacle of human cultivators!
"You have been reincarnated successfully!" Xiaobai's joyful voice came from beside him.
"Yeah. You are still faster than me, Xiaobai. How long did it take you?" Brook said.
"10 hours. I think it's easier for monsters to reincarnate than humans."
"Really? It must be because you have good qualifications that it's fast. By the way, you are now at the 8th level. Have you learned any new skills?" Brook asked.
Previously, the third-level Skeleton Mage Weisha said that if the monster is strong after the eighth level, it may be able to comprehend skills.
"How can it be so fast! Actually, my skills are enough. Kaisa came here just now, and I asked her for advice. It turns out that to become a hero and gain the recognition of the Soul Tree, you must have at least 4 skills. The more skills you have, the stronger and more special they are, and the higher the chance of passing. My current skills should be enough." Xiaobai said.
"Crescent Blade, Blazing Sword Technique, Sky-Splitting Slash, and Sun-Chasing Sword Technique—that's already four. Add in the Finger of Death, and... if we add the Kill Every Ten Steps technique, it'll be even safer."
"I thought so too, but unfortunately there is no skill book for 'One Kill in Ten Steps' right now."
"My bad, I forgot to leave you a copy. Never mind, when we get to Mount Targon, we'll find Soraka. She should be able to get it."
As the two were chatting, Kassa came over.
"Brook, you finally woke up. This is the map I drew, take a look." Kassa said, handing over a beast skin map.
There was a straight line drawn at the top, and above it were three flat leaves of varying shapes, representing the three continents on the surface. In the center was a large oval, with mountains, rivers, and various void creatures painted within it, representing the vast underground space. Numerous branching lines extended from the oval, representing caves. These caves varied in size and length, and almost all of them did not protrude above the surface. Only four of them connected to the horizon, and were labeled with explanations.
Freljord: Hearthhome;
Valoran Continent: Kindred Sect;
Shurima Continent: Gorga Forest;
Shurima: Desert Empire.
Kai'Sa's drawing was meticulous, noting the shapes and sizes of several important caves, their distances, and the characteristics of the Void creatures within. The only problem was the lack of coordinates, much like the map given by the evil wizard. Coordinates were something Brook would need to slowly experiment with and supplement.
"My drawing is not very good, I don't know if you can understand it." Kassa said.
"Kasha, your drawing is very clear, very detailed, and very good! But, could you tell me more about this place?
Brook pointed to the lower left corner of the map, where a branch cave connected to the oval underground space. This cave was larger than all the others. Kai'Sa drew it like a large trumpet, but there was no indication of its length or other description, only the word "Void".
"It is the void. I don't know how long this cave is, or what's inside, because I can't go in. I only know that this cave leads to the void."
"You mean, this is the passage that the Void Burrowing Beast opened up under the Red Star and connected it to the outside world?"
"Correct!"
"You said you can't get in? There are powerful void creatures inside, so you don't dare to go in?"
"No. I'm not afraid of the void creatures inside, but I can't get close to it. It's the void, and I can't enter it with my strength."
"...Why? Even you can't get in? Then what kind of strength does it take to get in?" Brook didn't understand.
"You need to be at least a demigod. Because once you get close to the void, you'll suffocate and your health will plummet. If you get a chance to go there and take a look from afar, you'll understand. You'll clearly feel that if you take one more step forward, you'll die. I once overheard a hero at the Alliance headquarters say: In the void, health drops by 1 million per second, regardless of any defense! My health is only 3200 million, so I can't enter, and I don't even dare to get close."
"......I see!"
Brook suddenly understood why the monsters on the Red Star attached so much importance to health points, and why the bone dragon Sapiron repeatedly emphasized that more blood was the bottom line.
The reason must be in this void!
No matter how many attacks you have or how high your defense is, once you enter the void, if you don't have enough health, everything will be in vain.
"I want to go and see." Brooke said.
"Yes. But you must be careful and don't get too close; especially use your teleportation skills with caution. If you accidentally teleport into the void, you will be killed instantly." Kaisa reminded.
"Well! You reminded me. Maybe I should go later..."
"That's certainly better. Both you and Xiaobai have too little health, which is very dangerous. Xiaobai said you're going to the Demon Sealing Tower. Breaking through the tower can indeed significantly increase your health, but I suggest that you both increase your health first. Especially Xiaobai, since you're already at level 8 now, it's best to increase your health to over 200 million. This is not only to make it easier to break through the tower after you've increased your strength, but also to avoid attracting the attention of heroes with ulterior motives or bad intentions. You know, some heroes in the alliance are very hostile to humans from the lower realms, and your low health might arouse their suspicion."
"Why the hatred?" Brooke asked.
"I don't quite understand this. It seems that they think the reason why Red Star has become what it is now is related to you in the lower realm." Kassa has been staying in the void all year round and only occasionally goes to the alliance headquarters. She doesn't understand many things.
"Okay, Xiaobai and I won't leave the Void Land for now. Just as you said, let's increase our health to 200 million first!"
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Xiaobai needed to increase his health, and Brook wanted to get a Rank 2 Pill. While they were both already Rank 3, Bayin, Muyue, and the others hadn't. Since it was a rare trip to Red Star, of course, he had to bring back some. He had three in his backpack, but Brook planned to get 20, ideally; if that wasn't possible, at least 10.
In the days that followed, Kai'Sa, Brook, and Xiaobai teamed up to hunt Void creatures. Unfortunately, Void Barons and Void Aliens were incredibly rare, making them difficult to encounter. When they finally encountered one, they only dropped a few 5th, 6th, and 7th-level elixirs, but no 8th-level elixirs.
The Void Baron with 10 billion HP that Brook encountered when he first entered the world was lucky enough to drop an Eighth Rank Pill. As for the Void Alien, with around 5 million HP, although it could also drop, the drop rate was lower than that of the Baron.
Kassadin said that we need to kill more of this thing.
Hunting void creatures during the day and returning to the water lily cave at night. Kaisa would accompany her mother, while Brook used this time to condense the magic power in her body. Through the nine artifacts around her, she slowly converted the magic power in her body into divine power, which she then stored in her bloodline nodes.
Brook began to prepare for the tribulation.
Four full months passed.
Led by Kaisa, the three of them explored nearly every corner of the Void Land. In total, they found 18 Void Aliens and Void Barons, a number Brook had only managed to find using his Detection Necklace. The only thing they found was a single Rank Eight Pill, leaving Brook disappointed.
Fortunately, a good number of Horcruxes exploded. All the HP increase went to Xiaobai, with Brook and Kaisa splitting the attack and defense. Thanks to the efforts of the three, Xiaobai's HP finally reached 200 million.
The divine power in Brook's body has also filled up the first bloodline node.
Duanmu Duxing once said that the first tribulation after the 8th transformation should be easy for Brook, because Brook has the artifact defense ring.
That night, the three of them found an open space outside the cave. With the witness of Kassadin and Xiaobai, Brook raised the defensive ring, opened the defensive barrier, and at the same time triggered a heavenly calamity. A bolt of lightning as thick as an arm struck down from the dark clouds, and all the damage was blocked by the defensive barrier. Then, the lightning actually penetrated the barrier, but did not cause any harm to Brook. Instead, it turned into starlight, covering his whole body and merging into his body. Brook could not help but close his eyes.
In just a short moment, Brook seemed to have gone through numerous obstacles, stepped over thousands of feet of mountains, waded through thousands of miles of rivers and seas, and finally merged into them. Watching the years change, thousands of years had passed in a blink of an eye. The sea had changed, the mountains and rivers were broken, and finally transformed into new lakes and seas, and reborn as new mountains.
This strange feeling, just like Soraka's star blessing that day, makes people excited and full of emotion.
Brook opened his eyes. The lightning had dissipated, and the dark clouds were gone, but he could clearly feel that his body had gained a layer of real protection, an extremely powerful protection, that is, the maximum damage protection against tribulation!
Brook has successfully survived a disaster.
"Kasha, Xiaobai and I are leaving. Before we leave, I want to take a look at the cave leading to the void."