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There's no denying it, ever since he won the world's only limited-edition [Transcendent Set] in the Global Professional Tournament: World Finals, Zhang Yue has been ridiculously strong.
Right now, after extracting and reinforcing five set skills from other gear, each of them is powerful enough to bring about world-ending destruction.
Later on, Zhang Yue must find a way to lift the upgrade cap on the Transcendent Set. If he can continue pushing it toward the 15-star max level, its value will skyrocket.
After all, the Transcendent Set itself has a note stating: [The upgrade cap can be raised through special means.]
At this moment—
As Zhang Yue looked at Cherry, fully equipped in Flowgold gear, he suddenly remembered something: After absorbing advancement energy from Mythical-grade treasures and Origin Stones, he had focused so much on upgrading his own equipment that he completely forgot to upgrade the gear for his three sons.
[A/N: Yep, it was the protagonist who forgot, not the author. Don't blame me for this one!]
Truly embarrassing!
Without hesitation, Zhang Yue summoned his three sons and upgraded their [Dominion Set] from Gold-tier to Flowgold.
Beyond boosting their base attributes by around 30%, each piece of equipment also gained a special final fusion effect.
Instantly, the stats of Armageddon Black Dragon, Phantom Predator, and Skeleton King soared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhang Yue was already itching to test their strength in battle.
Glancing down at the Level 90, 15-Star [Glory Legguard] in his hands…
These rewards were based on the completion rate of a mission.
Given Zhang Yue's high completion rate, he naturally earned the highest reward tier: 13-15 stars.
At Level 90, a 15-star item was already considered a top-tier divine artifact.
Many veterans who had been grinding the World 16 for years still only had 12-13 star gear on them.
But for Zhang Yue? It was just another upgrade fodder for his sons' Dominion Set.
A single piece of equipment meant nothing.
He'd hold onto it for now, and once he had more 14-16 star gear, he'd start fusing them.
With that thought in mind—
Zhang Yue shifted his gaze to King Garuru, ready to receive his next siege mission.
Even though the ultimate reward of the World 16 wasn't tied to how fast he conquered the Ten Great Empires, he still needed to capture all ten and maintain at least 10,000 contribution points per siege.
However, Zhang Yue had another goal. Collecting Source of Life to unseal the Scroll.
To do that, he had to continuously kill monsters to keep accumulating Source of Life.
"Conquering the Radiant Empire in such a short time proves that your strength far surpasses that of ordinary people," King Garuru looked at Zhang Yue and warned, "But attacking multiple empires in a row will only make things harder. In the next battle, be extra cautious!"
Just as he finished speaking—
[Ding~ You have received the quest [Empire's Glory] (Skyfire Empire Chapter)]
The objective was identical to the previous Radiant Empire mission, simply capture Skyfire City, the capital of Skyfire Empire.
However, this time, the difficulty rating had jumped from 4,580 to 5,038 points. A 10% increase.
This was because, for every empire a player conquered, they would suffer a permanent 10% reduction in final damage dealt and 10% increase in final damage received.
The further they progressed, the harder it became.
This was the main reason why countless professionals had failed to conquer all ten empires and claim the ultimate reward.
In the World 16, after an empire was captured, it would reset after 12 hours. All soldiers and monsters inside would respawn.
After receiving the quest—
Zhang Yue mounted his 36-Winged Armageddon Black Dragon and rushed toward Skyfire Empire's territory at top speed.
When he arrived at his destination.
The outside of Skyfire City was already packed with people.
A quick scan revealed at least 10,000 professionals gathered outside the city.
All of them were waiting for Zhang Yue to lead the charge because they lacked the strength to do it themselves.
Helping fellow professionals advance was a virtue.
For Zhang Yue, it was just a small favor.
"Zero God is here!"
"Start the siege!"
As soon as Zhang Yue arrived, the professionals immediately launched their attack on Skyfire City.
There were no participant limits in siege battles.
However, once the city was captured, only the top 1,000 contributors (all of whom needed at least 1,000 contribution points) would be officially recognized as victorious.
Even with Zhang Yue leading the attack, anyone below 1,000 points wouldn't qualify.
If Zhang Yue went all out and took down Skyfire City too quickly, none of these players might even reach 1,000 points.
Thus, whoever ended up as the 999 lucky winners would have to earn it through their own efforts, which was only fair.
While they were attacking—
Zhang Yue wasn't idle either.
He summoned his pet squad and ordered them to hunt down Skyfire Empire's patrol squads scattered outside the city.
By doing this, he could continuously collect Source of Life for the Scrolls.
After capturing Radiant City, he had already gathered 56 Source of Life bars.
But at the current 1% loss per second, he only had around 50 bars left.
He still had no idea how many he needed to complete the task.
One thing was certain—
THE KILLING COULDN'T STOP!
Around them, the patrol squads didn't even require Zhang Yue to lift a finger.
Now that their gear had been upgraded to Flowgold, his four pets had skyrocketed in power.
Armageddon Black Dragon's AOE damage increased from 2-2.5 million to 4 million per attack.
Phantom Predator's single-target damage rose to 3 million, with critical hits reaching 7-8 million.
Cherry still hadn't gotten a chance to fight, because every patrol squad they encountered was instantly annihilated by her big brothers.
There was nothing she could do. Her cute appearance made people want to protect her.
With two older brothers watching over her, she had zero opportunities to attack and could only obediently use the Imperial Seal to absorb Source of Life.
However, in her current state, if she did attack, her burst damage would definitely surpass her brothers'.
And then, there was…
Skeleton King.
Right now, with Armageddon Black Dragon's 4 million AOE attacks and Phantom Predator's instant executions, they could wipe out entire patrol squads with ease.
And they weren't even using their full strength yet.
Zhang Yue hadn't even activated his Lightning skills to apply the Thunderstorm Shield buff.
Once the 500% damage boost from Thunderstorm Shield was applied, their damage would skyrocket even further.
Even with the 10% final damage reduction from the second siege, it didn't matter.
Gradually—
All the patrol squads outside Skyfire City were slaughtered.
At the same time, Zhang Yue checked the real-time siege progress table.
Among the 10,000+ professionals, the top 1,000 had all exceeded 1,000 contribution points.
'Time to take Skyfire City.'
Without a word, Zhang Yue gripped his Transcendent Staff—
Blink!
He teleported directly onto the city walls!
———
The Skyfire City archers stationed there were completely stunned when they saw Zhang Yue suddenly appear.
A mage just teleported straight onto the walls, face-to-face with them?
And he's sieging like this?
They didn't even have a chance to react.
Zhang Yue immediately cast Thundercloud Storm with his left hand and Lightning Flash with his right.
The two SS-rank AOE skills instantly wiped out every single archer in the area.
Seizing the high ground, he locked onto his next target—
The Skyfire City army, surging toward the north gate in waves...
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