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Chapter 1678 - Chapter 1678 Chapter 1679 Game Announcement

Chapter 1678: Chapter 1679: Game Announcement Chapter 1678: Chapter 1679: Game Announcement Song Jian lifted his head to look out of the window, where the dark clouds that had once shrouded the City of Hope had already scattered, revealing a bright, pale blue sky.

“Go check it out, find out who this wanderer, Distain, really is, it’s best if you can locate his current position, but it’s fine if you can’t!” Song Jian quietly said.

Wang Qi quickly stood up and respectfully said, “Yes, I’ll issue the command right away.”

Being able to become the first to step into the True God Level in the game world was something that couldn’t be overstated; Song Jian believed that the first to achieve this level should have been either himself or one of the Bright Gods. He hadn’t expected someone else to beat him to it.

“Also, check out the information on the Divine World. Talk more with those NPCs, especially about the ancient epic illustrations hidden within religious temples…” Song Jian continued.

In his view, the Divine World should just be a new map. Perhaps after the Divine World opened, the game world would update with a new expansion pack.

“Among the ten who will open the Divine World and reach the True God Level, one must definitely be me!” Song Jian confidently murmured to himself.

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Three days later, Song Jian had mostly recovered, both his spirit and Vitality reached their peak state. At this moment, as expected, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art once again underwent a mutation, transforming into the Karma Fire Furnace Sword Art!

His attributes further increased, and besides being able to summon ten thousand Indestructible Spirit Swords, he could now also condense a Blazing Fire Furnace capable of refining anything. Even those in the Legendary Realm, once absorbed into this furnace, wouldn’t be able to break free; they could only be directly smelted.

Song Jian took out the lump of Dark Gold flames from his inventory and started to devour this already purified Divine Flame using Swallowing the Sky.

A warmth spread from Song Jian’s mouth to his belly, as if a million tiny hands were ceaselessly caressing his stomach and intestines.

At this moment, suddenly an intense, burning pain surged from within, making Song Jian feel as if he had swallowed a miniature sun. His entire body felt like it was on the verge of melting.

“Hngh~”

With a pained groan, Song Jian hadn’t expected even the purified Divine Flame to possess such a terrifying and formidable force.

“Damn it, I still don’t know the correct way to use the Divine Flame. I can only use Swallowing the Sky to absorb the power of the Divine Flame. It seems I was a bit careless…”

Song Jian took a deep breath. He wouldn’t have taken such a risk to directly employ Swallowing the Sky to devour the Divine Flame–were it not for the race to secure one of the ten diviners’ slots.

After all, this was a Divine Flame condensed by a True God, and the energy it contained was almost indescribable as “infinite.” Even if Swallowing the Sky could truly devour the heavens, it might still be incapable of absorbing a Divine Flame fused from a True God’s essence.

The horrific temperature spread instantly across Song Jian’s body, turning his skin crimson as if he were a cooked shrimp, with numerous wisps of heat radiating from his pores and condensing into a mist above his head.

The proficiency of Swallowing the Sky also increased visibly and rapidly, rising several levels in quick succession. Song Jian’s physical attributes had already surpassed five hundred points. Describing him as “Iron-bodied” would not be an exaggeration.

But now, under the terrifying energy of the Divine Flame, his body’s surface began to show faint cracks, much like a finely crafted porcelain about to shatter completely.

Even Song Jian’s consciousness began to blur, his entire being sinking into chaos. However, just then, what was originally a mere sliver of understanding of the Law of Flames began to rise with astonishing speed. Around Song Jian, rings of dark red flames appeared–this was the manifestation of the Law of Flames materializing in the game world.

“Hu, hu, Thousand Swords Art~!”

In the moment his consciousness was about to extinguish, Song Jian unconsciously summoned the Sky-breaking Sword and executed the Karma Fire Furnace Sword Art.

A primitive and vicissitudinous gigantic furnace soon appeared in the void, with its surface depicting dragons and phoenixes, nine golden dragons and nine golden phoenixes enveloped the furnace completely.

The furnace lid slowly opened, took in the unconscious Song Jian into the furnace, and with a “boom,” the lid closed. A faint dark red flame was ignited at the bottom of the furnace and quickly rose.

Afterward, the Karma Fire Furnace slowly retreated into the void and vanished, as if it had never appeared at all.

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Time trickled by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed. As for Song Jian’s disappearance, Wang Qi and others had long grown accustomed to it, assuming that Song Jian had once again gone out to seek opportunities.

In the game world, some players loved to slay monsters and level up day and night, while others preferred to wander in the game world, searching for their own fortunes.

Those wandering in the game world, whether in level or strength, were naturally much weaker than those regularly slaying monsters to level up. However, upon seizing an opportunity, they could potentially achieve rapid breakthroughs, reaching a realm that hardworking monster-slaying players could not touch for a long time.

Every now and then, throughout these three months, players in the game world would all receive a system message.

System: Congratulations to “someone” for advancing to the True God Level, becoming the game’s *th strong individual to reach the True God Level. The channel to the Divine World is about to open. Gather ten True God Level powerhouses, and the channel to the Divine World can be forcibly opened for entry!

Those gods who had once fallen from grace were also starting to recover their strength and break through to the True God Level. However, those who had broken through to the True God Level seemed to be patiently waiting for something and did not reveal themselves in the game world.

Now the entire game world seemed like the calm before a storm; it appears quiet and undisturbed, yet beneath that calm, a terrifying energy was brewing, churning ceaselessly. Only the extremely sensitive could detect faint clues.

In the Temple of Light, a tall figure bathed in divine light sat on a high throne, overlooking believers prostrated in worship within the temple.

The Bright God had finally broken through the realm, reached the True God Level and, after becoming a True God Level expert, the Power of Law that had been sealed began to slowly recover. Previously, as a Main God Level powerhouse, he had completely mastered nine Powers of Law, and now, only four Powers of Law had broken free of the seal.

However, as time went on, it would become easier and easier to break the seals until he re-mastered all nine Powers of Law once more!

The Bright God’s face was without joy or sorrow; he had thought he would be the first to become a powerhouse of True God Level, but unexpectedly, he was only the third to break through. This made him feel a trace of wariness in his heart.

“Eight people have already become True God Level powerhouses. Perhaps I was not the first to break through, but I will definitely be the strongest among them!” The Bright God thought to himself.

Just then, the entire game world issued another system announcement.

System: Congratulations to God’s Chosen “Song Jian” for advancing to the True God Level, becoming the ninth individual in the game to reach the True God Level. The channel to the Divine World is about to open. Gather ten True God Level powerhouses, and the Divine World channel can be forcibly opened for entry!

In an instant, the entire game world was astir; the name Song Jian was instantly known to all players and NPC powerhouses in the game world.

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