Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 78 Second Tier - Executioner

Li Xia had just entered his private room and hadn't even taken a step when the Hall of Light began urging him to sign the contract.

An ancient-looking parchment slowly unfolded before my eyes, covered with countless signatures.

Li Xia was surprised to find that she seemed to be able to see the names on the screen, but when she tried to make out the specific names, the characters immediately became blurry.

They darted about as if they were alive, some names flickering with firelight, others reduced to a dim glow, like embers that had burned out.

Many others have already been extinguished, leaving only coldness and darkness.

This suddenly occurred to Li Xia. It seemed that he had never asked what an executioner was until now. Chaotuo had only said that becoming an executioner would be the final step in the disguise of identity.

Could it be that there are rule-breakers or something similar within the hall?

"In the palace, what are the duties of the executioner?"

When apostles travel between worlds, there is a chance they will encounter an invasion of their world by Void Apostles.

The Apostles of the Void Abyss are extremely powerful and must be executed by the Executioner.

Then all that's needed is to fight, right? Li Xia felt much more relaxed, but then the Hall of Light displayed a long passage of text.

The purpose of the Void Apostles is solely to destroy and hunt down the Hall Apostles; low-ranking Void Apostles possess little intelligence.

High-ranking Void Apostles can disguise themselves as normal apostles, gain insight into the Hall, and even enter the Hall to advance their ranks normally.

Sweat...it's almost down!

Li Xia's lips twitched, and she felt her heart pounding.

High-ranking Abyss Apostles pose a significant threat and could potentially cause substantial damage to the Hall; therefore, executioners must possess exceptional investigative abilities.

The executioners are all powerful apostles chosen by the temple, imbued with special marks, and possess special authority within the temple.

What an absurd plot development!
I am an undercover agent!
Was he sent by his undercover agent to eliminate other infiltrators?!
No wonder Chao Tuo insisted that I perform well, get first place, and gain the attention of the Hall of Light.

This means that the executioners are apostles who are marked as having special trust by the Temple of Light.
"I agree to sign!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xia felt a sharp pain in his finger, and bright red blood fell onto the parchment, disappearing at an extremely fast speed.

A brand new name slowly appeared at the very end.

This time, Li Xia clearly saw the name that was emitting a faint flame-like light.

'summer'

[Apostle No. 27149, you have signed the Executioner's Contract!]

As a 0-star executioner, you possess the following privileges.

[1. Time-Enhanced House Single World/1-Year Quota]

【2. Rank Upgrade Permission (Tier 2)】 (Extremely Rare Reward)
[3. Enhanced access to Hall of Fame information]

[Rewards have been distributed. Please check your account.]

Suddenly, flames erupted from the bottom of the parchment, and the entire parchment disappeared in the flames.

Li Xia looked at his panel and, sure enough, found something different again.

【Name: Li Xia】(0-star Executioner)

Li Xia wasn't too concerned about the privileges of the executioner, since he had already used up some of those privileges when he kept the Time Enhancement Room.

Furthermore, Li Xia was certain that the Time Enhancement Chamber was far more powerful than the privileges that had been consumed.

Because the Time Enhancement House itself has extremely high value, even if you hand over the profits, you can still get 1000 merit points.

I essentially used the Executioner's Privilege plus 1000 Merit Points to retain the Time Enhancement Room.

Upon opening the message, Li Xia indeed saw an email emitting a white light, signed by the Hall of Light.

Inside was only a round badge, engraved with a pair of outstretched wings.

[Ultimate Honor Badge - Tier 1]

【Origin: Hall of Light】

[Quality: ???] [Type: Honor-type consumable item]

[Effect: Raises the user's rank to Tier 2, granting immunity to attribute compression caused by the rank increase]

[Description: Only those appreciated by the halls of fame can be awarded this medal of honor.]

[Special Note: Please use this within the Hall of Fame attribute enhancement equipment.]

[Special Note: The Executioner's current strength has reached the peak of Tier 1. Please upgrade your rank as soon as possible, otherwise the benefits in the next world will be compressed proportionally to your strength.]

The Executioner's current overall strength has reached 1054% of the average strength of a first-tier Apostle.

[The judgment states that the executioner's continued travel through first-tier worlds will reduce benefits by 1054%, which is incorrect. Minimum benefits must not be less than 0.]

The world benefit for a Tier 1 Executioner is 0%.

Li Xia:
It's 10 times more than the average of the first tier. But think about the apostles I encountered in the Battle of the Five Armies, like the cute beasts.

Its attributes are only 7 for Dexterity and 4 for the rest. It has only one basic skill and two pieces of equipment, plus one piece of white equipment.

The evaluation of a first-tier apostle in the solo trial is basically between CB and CB, and many of them fail to pass the solo trial and are eliminated.

That seems reasonable.

Li Xia walked into the attribute enhancement hall and randomly found an empty machine. The attribute enhancement machine looked like a coffin, and the lid would automatically slide up as soon as you got close.

After lying down, the sliding cover closed silently, and a light blue pop-up window immediately appeared in front of Li Xia.

[Executioner No. 27149, Current Attribute Points: 0]

Li Xia took out the Supreme Honor Badge and immediately chose to use it.

The pop-up window changed immediately.

[Executioner No. 27149 is being promoted in rank due to using the Supreme Honor Badge]

The attribute enhancement chamber suddenly began to vibrate violently, and Li Xia felt as if a terrifying energy was gathering inside it.

Immediately afterwards, the lid of the enhancement chamber lit up, and unparalleled power poured in.

This is a completely different feeling from when improving attributes. If improving attributes is like the power of the palace forcibly urging the cells to undergo transformation.

So, advancing in rank involves directly dismantling one's body and then injecting it with some kind of rule-based power.

Then, when you put them back together, it's a peculiar feeling, watching yourself disintegrate into countless particles of light from a unique perspective.

Then, little by little, they came together to form themselves.

When the upgrade was over, Li Xia woke up from her daze and realized that she had been lying there for a long time.

You have been promoted to a second-tier apostle.

[You have been exempt from attribute squishing due to the Prestige Badge]

Attribute compression?
Li Xia stared at the words, his eyebrows slowly furrowing. Could it be that advancing to a higher rank would involve attribute compression?
He remembered that Lisa had wanted to talk about this before, but stopped halfway through, apparently because the temple would impose restrictions.

Could there be some secret to advancing to the next level?
Stepping out of the enhancement chamber, I carefully examined my body; everything was normal, with no changes whatsoever.

Li Xia suppressed his doubts. Time was running out. He needed to sell the equipment and still had a large amount of Hall Points left to use.

With a little more consumable supplies for emergencies, we can embark on the next adventure.

Having made up his mind and determined the direction, Li Xia headed towards the skill enhancement hall not far away.

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

The concept of advancement will be discussed later; it is probably the most important concept setting in this book.

If it's hard to understand, you can think of it as dimensional ascension, but of course it's not a real dimensional ascension, it's just an analogy.

One or two more chapters and we can unlock the next dungeon.

(End of this chapter)