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Chapter 460: [Illusory Duel] (Part 3): [Eternal Temple Signet Ring]
Chapter 460: [Illusory Duel] (Part 3): [Eternal Temple Signet Ring]
Jelifs wore a ring on his right index finger, set with a sapphire the size of a pigeon's egg.
He rubbed the sapphire with his thumb, and immediately, four dazzling blue beams of light burst forth, forming four translucent options in front of Su Yu.
"This is your reward. Choose one, adventurer," Jelifs said.
Su Yu glanced at the options: [Equipment], [Potions], [Materials], and [Other Items].
"Hmm," he thought for a moment.
"I'll choose [Equipment]."
His current gear was still at the fourth tier, and it was time for an upgrade.
"Alright!"
Jelifs rubbed the sapphire again, and the four options vanished, replaced by ten new options.
These options included [Head], [Chestplate], [Hat], [Accessory], and other equipment parts.
"I'll choose [Ring]."
The ten options disappeared, leading to the final round of choices, which were four options.
These options were: [Attribute-Focused (Attack)], [Attribute-Focused (Defense)], [Skill-Enhancing], and [Secondary Profession-Enhancing].
"Hmm, I'll choose [Attribute-Focused (Attack)]." Su Yu made his decision.
He already had plenty of skills, so he didn't need the [Skill-Enhancing] option. Since he preferred attack over defense, he made this choice.
"Wish granted!"
"You have received [Eternal Temple Signet Ring (Rare)] x1."
Eternal Temple Signet Ring
Rarity: Rare
Type: Ring
Intelligence +349
Stamina +225
Casting Speed +3%
Spell Critical +3%
Special Effect: When you cast an earth spell, there is a 3% chance to [Petrify] the target for 0.5 seconds.
Requirement: Level 75
Description: The temple, a place where treasure, opportunity, and death intersect.
A standard sixth-tier blue ring, Su Yu evaluated.
He began to use the [Star-Touching Hand] skill to upgrade the ring.
"Chime, would you like to spend 650,000 Spirit Coins to enhance the [Eternal Temple Signet Ring (Rare)]?"
"Yes."
"Chime, the [Eternal Temple Signet Ring (Rare)] has been upgraded to [Eternal Temple Signet Ring (Epic)], gaining +213 Intelligence, +183 Stamina, +2% Casting Speed, and +1% Spell Critical Rate."
"Chime, would you like to spend 3,220,000 Spirit Coins to enhance the [Eternal Temple Signet Ring (Epic)]?"
Su Yu frowned slightly. It seemed more expensive than he had expected, over 3 million to upgrade a single level.
After some thought, Su Yu decided not to upgrade it.
After all, this piece of equipment wasn't gold-tier, and using [Tina's Blood] to gild it seemed wasteful. So, the 3 million Spirit Coins would be better spent elsewhere, making this ring a temporary upgrade.
Su Yu put the ring, which seemed to be made of platinum and emitted a faint earthy yellow magical glow, on his index finger.
After a five-second countdown, his consciousness was transported out of the temple dungeon.
In the Apse City Mage Tower, Su Yu sat up from the cold floor and opened his eyes.
Seeing Su Yu wake up, Chenxing dropped the half-chewed fish stick and transformed into a blue and white light, diving into Su Yu's arms.
"Ke Xing, you're awake! What happened to you just now?" Chenxing said, burrowing deeper into his embrace.
"I was forced to participate in the Illusory Duel. This time, only my soul entered the dungeon," Su Yu gently stroked the cat's back. Chenxing was becoming increasingly clingy.
"Oh, I see." Chenxing wagged her tail and poked her head out of Su Yu's chest. "Did you come in first?"
"Of course, it was quite simple."
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“Simple? Not necessarily.” Morningstar pointed with his tail to the projection on the wall. “Your little girlfriend seems to be struggling in this round.”
“?” Ethan (formerly Su Yu) glanced at the projection. Was Sophia (formerly Xiao Tian) participating in Temple Run again?
But a quick look revealed that Sophia wasn't playing Temple Run. Instead, she was playing the famous card game—Fight the Landlord!
Sophia had already advanced to the second-to-last round, with only three groups of nine players remaining.
Sophia was the landlord at her table, but her hand was not looking good.
She only had the "Big Joker" and a "4" left. Normally, she would win if either of the two peasants played a single card.
Unfortunately, the peasant who was playing a card had no single cards left.
“Pair of 4s,” “Pair of Queens,” “Three 7s with a 6,” “I have only one card left.”
“Ah!” Sophia slammed the table in frustration.
So close! Just a little more, and she would have won!
Ethan tried to comfort her: “Don’t worry, Sophia. There’s always the next round. It’s not a big deal.”
Sophia quickly closed the live stream and sent him a private message: “You saw everything?”
“Of course.”
Sophia felt incredibly embarrassed, having been eliminated in the first round in front of her future boyfriend!
But then, she received a game notification: “Ding, you have been eliminated. Would you like to participate in the [Revival Match]? The [Revival Match] will use the rules from the previous [Illusion Duel].”
“Revival Match?!” Sophia's eyes lit up, and she quickly chose to participate.
She messaged Ethan: “I can still join the Revival Match even after being eliminated! I’m going to fight my way back to the finals!”
“Good luck, I’ll see you in the finals!”
“Wait! Are you participating too?”
“Yeah, I was forced to. But the rewards are pretty good!”
“What kind of rewards?”
“The rewards are—”
Ethan and Sophia continued chatting.
During their conversation, Ethan also checked the guild leader chat room.
The guild leaders were, of course, discussing the Illusion Duel. The first round had been a mix of various games.
Some played real-time strategy games like Red Alert and Warcraft, others had horse racing, skiing, rock climbing, and even a beer-drinking contest where the winner was the one who drank the most.
The rules were so fair that most guild leaders were eliminated in the first round, with only a few making it through.
Austin (formerly Snow Leopard) was one of the earliest to be eliminated. He had participated in a Texas Hold'em tournament, but he had never played it before and didn't even know the rules. He was quickly sent out of the illusion dungeon by the experienced players at the table.
But the Revival Match gave everyone some hope, so they weren’t too discouraged.
As they chatted, the time slipped away unnoticed, and it was already 9 PM, and the second round began.
Morningstar had learned his lesson and entered Ethan’s pet space five minutes early this time.
But once they entered the illusion, Ethan realized that Morningstar's presence didn't help much.
The second round was the [Desert Emperor's Sand Soldier Square], essentially a game of Snake.
This “Sand Soldier Square” was inspired by the first boss, [Desert Emperor Azir], from the newbie dungeon [Amumu's Sorrow].
This time, 100 players participated, each controlling three sand soldiers that moved back and forth on a large square in front of a pyramid.
On the square, a type of energy block called [Golden Crystal] would refresh. When a player's sand soldier team passed over an energy block, the team would grow longer, adding one more sand soldier.
If a player's sand soldier team's path was blocked or if they didn't eat an energy block within 20 seconds, they would be eliminated from the square.
The rules were that simple.
(End of Chapter)
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