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Chapter 1026 - Chapter 1026 Chapter 1028 Final Chapter_1

Chapter 1026: Chapter 1028: Final Chapter_1 Chapter 1026: Chapter 1028: Final Chapter_1 “`

Just as the Sword Qi Stone Tower descended from the sky and suppressed Sosmia, a voice suddenly rang out in Song Jian’s mind. This voice resembled the system’s notification sound, yet it was distinctly different.

“Suppress, or devour?”

Song Jian: “Huh?”

A moment later, that voice echoed in his mind again, this time seemingly with impatience: “Suppress, or devour?”

Song Jian’s gaze involuntarily fell on the distant Sword Qi Stone Tower, which was over ten meters in diameter, feeling as if the voice was emanating from the tower itself.

“This is only the evolution of my Sword Qi, so why does it feel like it has its own consciousness? Could it be that the Mental Strength is eroding the divine fragment too rapidly, causing hallucinations?” Song Jian exclaimed in surprise.

Just as the voice repeated for the third time, now slightly angry, Song Jian, as if possessed, responded in his mind: “Devour!”

Boom~

The Sword Qi Stone Tower roared, and Song Jian saw the first floor’s tower gate open; a shattered black soul was sucked into the first level. Then, with a “snap”, the gate closed tightly again.

From within the tower came Sosmia’s terrified roar, but the sound became fainter and fainter, eventually disappearing altogether as the Sword Qi Stone Tower vanished.

“Devouring time, three hours and seven minutes, estimated proficiency gain: 8%” The voice sounded again in Song Jian’s mind, this time seemingly with a hint of pleasure.

“Proficiency, is it for the Thousand Swords Art? Can devouring enemies increase my proficiency?” A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Song Jian’s face.

It was well known that as the Thousand Swords Art’s level got higher, it became increasingly difficult to find skills that could increase its proficiency. Now, at level nine, even gold-quality skills could add only a very small amount of proficiency.

The proficiency of the Thousand Swords Art had already reached 98%, and once it increased by another level, gold-tier skills would no longer contribute to its proficiency; instead, it would require epic-tier skills.

As for now, epic-tier skills were priceless; when one occasionally surfaced, it demanded an astronomical price. Even though Song Jian was the City Lord of the City of Hope, he couldn’t possibly use the entire city’s construction fund to buy an epic-tier skill for himself.

What’s more, after the Thousand Swords Art reached level ten, it wouldn’t be possible to increase its level with just a single epic-tier skill; at least ten or more were needed to advance one level.

Now that devouring enemies could increase proficiency, this was a relief for Song Jian. The Thousand Swords Art was his most powerful form of attack, and if it couldn’t be improved over time, then there would come a time when the skill’s power wouldn’t keep up with his increasing strength.

“However, this method isn’t easy either. To increase the proficiency of the Thousand Swords Art by devouring enemies, they must at least withstand the evolution into a Sword Qi Stone Tower…” After pondering for a moment, Song Jian couldn’t help but sigh. Even level fifty sovereign-tier bosses didn’t possess the strength to withstand the Sword Qi Stone Tower; let alone other creatures from Doomsday City.

“It would take at least a second-tier pinnacle or even third-tier combat power enemy to increase proficiency,” Song Jian thought to himself.

But such enemies were not only powerful but also had countless tricks up their sleeves. If not killed, they would bring endless trouble to himself and the City of Hope.

“Forget it, I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. At least now I have another way to increase the level of the Thousand Swords Art,” Song Jian shook his head, looking at the severely damaged streets and buildings in front of him, his headache started to return.

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Wang Qi took care of all the aftermath. After calming the residents of the city, all the high-level officials of the City of Hope gathered in the City Lord Mansion’s conference room.

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This invasion exposed many problems of the City of Hope; the foremost was the Protection Black Mist. We originally believed no one could traverse the thousands of kilometers of Protection Black Mist to enter the City of Hope, yet, to our surprise, a mere second tier peak Necromancer possessed such strength. Then for enemies higher than second tier, like third tier or even Legendary tier, the Protection Black Mist was almost like having no defenses at all.

“We should have realized this point when that ancient Red Dragon visited,” Wang Qi said in a deep voice, “but at that time, we were all awed by its power and did not consider this aspect…”

“Besides not being able to fully rely on the Protection Black Mist for defense, our city walls also have significant flaws. Although the Magic Crystal Railguns are powerful, if the enemy has other means, they can still easily enter the city…”

“I think the sewer system beneath the city is also a risk; a large part of the sewer system under the City of Hope territory is connected to the old district of Doomsday City…”

One problem after another was laid out on the table, and everyone actively discussed and negotiated solutions. Song Jian sat in the main seat, but his thoughts had already entered the Shattered Divine Realm.

The current state of the Shattered Divine Realm was completely transformed compared to when he first acquired it; it was no longer desolate and bleak, on the verge of collapse.

Green mountains and clear waters, lakes and medicinal herbs–apart from the almost nonexistent wildlife, the Divine Realm now resembled a hidden paradise.

This was all due to the divine fragment that had restored the entire Divine Country, and after the restoration, the remaining divine fragment turned into a bright sun, suspended high above the Divine Country.

“The entire Divine Country covers an area of just over fifty square kilometers, equivalent to a giant island…” Song Jian’s spirit drifted above the Divine Country, gazing down upon the entire land.

At that moment, the Divine Country was enveloped by a transparent barrier. Beyond the barrier was the endless Abyss, and from the edges of the Divine Country, bits of gravel would sometimes break off and plunge into the Abyss.

This was because Song Jian lacked Divine Flame, incapable of sustaining the existence of the Divine Country. Relying only on the energy of the divine fragments, he could only repair the damage to the Divine Country and delay its collapse.

“Considering the rate of this collapse, I fear that in a few hundred years, this Divine Country will completely disintegrate unless I acquire more divine fragments or even condense my divine nature and ignite the Divine Flame…” Song Jian thought to himself.

But compared to finding divine fragments, condensing his divine nature, and igniting the Divine Flame, the difficulty was clearly much greater.

That was the headache of possessing godly items without being a deity; even if one had them, one didn’t have the right to keep them for long, and in the end, nothing would remain.

“Is this why mortals aren’t qualified to covet the possessions of the gods?” Song Jian couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

Just then, Song Jian suddenly felt someone calling him in the conference room.

“City Lord, City Lord, do you think this matter deserves our attention? Moreover, the preliminary work for these infrastructure projects is already prepared; we need your authorization…”, Wang Qi’s voice echoed in Song Jian’s ear, immediately pulling his spirit back to the conference room.

“Yes, let’s follow what everyone has discussed…” Song Jian nodded expressionlessly.

Just then, a thunderous explosion like sound suddenly rang out in the ears of all the players, causing everyone’s expression to change.

System Announcement: Abyssal Hell player Doru has completed the epic quest, The Will of the Demon King! Acquired the Abyssal Demon King’s inheritance.

System Announcement: Abyssal Demon King Doru has gained the ability to create an Abyssal Passage. Expansion pack Abyssal Shadows enters the final chapter “Abyssal Invasion.” All players, please prepare yourself!

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PS: Thank you to “Speeding Snail” for the 500 Qidian coins reward~