Traveling through the game world

Sensing the intense desire of the Demon Sword Apophis, Lian Yang did not hesitate and placed the Frost Orb on the gem on the hilt of the Demon Sword Apophis.

What was originally a frostball the size of a fist suddenly shrank to the size of a gem on the spine of the Demon Sword Apophis the moment it came into contact with it.

"Whoosh..." The moment the Frost Orb completely merged into the Demon Sword Apophis, it suddenly began to rage violently and wildly around the Demon Sword Apophis. The cold air that rose with the howling wind even made Lian Yang feel a chill that he was not used to.

If even Lian Yang felt the cold, the spider clan was even more so. The powerful spiders had already begun to run frantically, trying to escape the icy wind, while the weaker ones were frozen to a pulp by the cold wind in the first encounter, and then torn to pieces by the cold wind.

At the same time, the sky above the demon sword Apophis suddenly darkened, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring amidst a vast expanse of dark clouds, creating an astonishing spectacle.

"Damn, this is really an evolution! Is this the legendary tribulation?" Lian Yang looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky, and the word "tribulation" immediately flashed through his mind.

Although the world Lian Yang is in is a data-driven fantasy world, that doesn't mean that things like tribulations don't exist.

In fact, when something or someone reaches the critical point of a world, the world will try to eliminate it. The reason is that this powerful being that breaks the limits will disrupt the balance of the world and cause instability.

Of course, once an entity truly withstands the world's blows, the benefits it gains will naturally be substantial. At the very least, its strength will undoubtedly experience a qualitative leap.

As luck would have it, the already top-tier artifact, the Demon Sword Apophis, was forcibly upgraded to Epic level by the Hope System. And that wasn't all; it also miraculously unlocked the ability to evolve.

At first, there was nothing wrong, but as Lian Yang's battles continued endlessly, the Demon Sword Apophis grew stronger and stronger.

But from some point onward, the Demon Sword Apophis discovered that it was getting stronger every day, stronger in every battle. Although this strength was predictable, because it had a stronger blade and a more resilient body, it found that it was nothing more than that. Because from some point onward, it had become just that, and could only be this much.

When Apophis saw the Frost Orb in Lian Yang's hand, it knew that its opportunity to advance had arrived. It understood that this cold magic orb contained the most scarce thing for its magic sword Apophis—its origin!

After all, no matter how powerful one is, there is always a limit. Just like the sharpest knife cannot cut through the air, not because the knife is not sharp, but because the laws governing the knife do not allow it to cut through the air.

Similarly, although the Demon Sword Apophis is becoming sharper and its attack power is increasing, it struggles against many enemies, especially powerful ones, because it lacks primal energy and the power of laws. No matter how strong it becomes, it can only do so much.

However, after the Demon Sword Apophis absorbed the Frost Orb, it discovered that everything was different. The sword was still the same sword, and its attack power had not changed significantly. Even the Demon Sword Apophis's own dark attribute attack had not changed much.

However, the Demon Sword Apophis was well aware that it had become different, and the world was completely different in its perception. When the change occurred, it also clearly felt the world's hostility, a hostility that wanted to eliminate the unbalanced factors at the very beginning.

"Buzz!"

"You mean, this is your tribulation?"

"Buzz!"

"Don't worry, with me here, heavenly tribulations and such are no problem!"

Lian Yang had already possessed the Demon Sword Apophis for a long time, and they were already of one mind. Therefore, Lian Yang understood the Demon Sword Apophis's thoughts immediately. However, to be honest, Lian Yang didn't care about the Heavenly Tribulation.

Generally speaking, no heavenly lightning strike has the power to kill instantly. As for Lian Yang, as long as he is not killed instantly, he usually has no enemy to fight against him, thanks to his massive amount of potions and powerful equipment. He can even wear down his enemies!

"Buzz!" The Demon Sword Apophis trembled violently, indicating its trust in Lian Yang. In fact, the Demon Sword Apophis truly trusted Lian Yang completely. After all, they were companions who had gone through life and death together, and the Demon Sword Apophis knew Lian Yang far too well. From strength to personality, perhaps the person who knew Lian Yang best was his ever-present Demon Sword Apophis!

"Click..."

No sooner said than done, just moments after the dark clouds on the horizon had gathered, two jet-black clouds collided violently, and instantly a thick bolt of lightning struck the demonic sword Apophis.

"That was awesome!" Although the lightning struck the demonic sword Apophis, Lian Yang, who wielded Apophis, naturally wasn't having an easy time either. The moment the massive current struck his body, Lian Yang felt a tingling numbness all over. Fortunately, he was already a super strong person, otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand the power of this lightning.

"Ding... The element system has detected a large amount of lightning element. The element absorption system has been activated. The current lightning element storage level is 1%."

"Elemental System?" The sudden mention of the Elemental System startled Lian Yang. He realized with a start that he was forgetful. It was a new system that had been activated when he obtained the Frost Orb, but he was so focused on the advancement of the Demon Sword Apophis that he completely forgot to check on the Elemental System.

However, acting on a whim has always been Lian Yang's guiding principle. Despite the thunder still brewing in the sky, Lian Yang still opened the elemental system to observe and study it.

Elemental System

By controlling the elemental forces between heaven and earth, it provides the host with powerful magical abilities, as well as magical resistance and affinity.

Current elemental system level: Level 1

Elemental System Abilities:

Level 1 Elemental Enhancement: Actively absorbs free magical energy to enhance the host's corresponding magical elemental damage.

Level 1 Elemental Absorption: Passively absorbs any elemental power that attacks the host and converts it into pure magical energy.

"This is damn simple and straightforward!" Lian Yang felt a surge of happiness upon seeing the introduction to the elemental system. According to the system's description, Lian Yang would not only become a mage killer but also a super mage.

"Crack!" Just as Lian Yang was still studying the elemental system, the second bolt of lightning from the horizon arrived fiercely, and it was obvious that the second bolt of lightning was much thicker than the first one!

"Hehe, come on, come on, hurry up and replenish my energy!" Lian Yang, having activated his elemental system, looked at the lightning in the sky without any fear. He even seemed to want to strengthen himself through the lightning. Of course, for Lian Yang now, as long as he wasn't killed instantly by the lightning, he could indeed replenish his surging energy through it.

"Whoosh!" Two bolts of lightning struck, and the color of the Demon Sword - Apophis began to turn incredibly strange. The killing intent emanating from the sword could be felt from a great distance, making people feel extremely terrified.

"Ding, the element system has detected lightning element and has begun absorption. The current lightning element storage level is 2%."

As the Demon Sword Apophis became increasingly bizarre, Lian Yang began to collect his second point of lightning energy. From the two lightning attacks, Lian Yang learned that each lightning attack could only fill about 1% of his energy pool.

The lightning continued to strike from the sky, and the color of the Demon Sword Apophis became increasingly eerie. Of course, Lian Yang's elemental reserves also began to increase terrifyingly exponentially in an instant.

"Just one last bolt of lightning!" Lian Yang shouted, looking at the lightning in his hand that was beginning to shine brilliantly with golden light. "Come on, lightning, just let me absorb it!"

"Crack!" This was the ninth bolt of lightning. Lian Yang looked at the dark clouds that had already tangled together on the horizon and knew very well that this was the last lightning bolt from the Demon Sword Apophis. At the same time, the color of the Demon Sword Apophis became even more bewitching.

The Apophis Demon Sword, already ridiculously brightened to +20 by Lian Yang, looked incredibly eerie. However, under the powerful strikes of several bolts of lightning, the originally purplish-gold Apophis Demon Sword began to show faint blue patterns. This added to the strangeness of the otherwise purplish-gold blade.

"Whoosh!" In the blink of an eye, Lian Yang had very little time to react to the lightning on the horizon. Of course, he didn't need to react much; he simply raised his demonic sword, Apophis, high into the sky whenever lightning struck.

After all, lightning can temper the strength of the Demon Sword Apophis, and with Lian Yang holding the hilt of the Demon Sword Apophis, there is no need to worry about it being damaged.

"Whoosh..." After the lightning subsided, Lian Yang's vision, which had been blinded by the dazzling light, finally returned, and he saw that the surface of the demonic sword Apophis in his hand was beginning to shatter piece by piece.

"Buzz!" Feeling the shattering of the sword's surface, the Demon Sword Apophis also vibrated violently. Finally, with a series of sword sounds, the brand-new Demon Sword Apophis was revealed in front of Lian Yang.

"Holy crap! You're defying the heavens!" Lian Yang exclaimed in surprise after glancing at the attributes of the Demon Sword - Apophis.

All that could be seen was that the demonic sword Apophis in Lian Yang's hand had not changed much, except that the gems on the sword were even more dazzling, but the sword's properties were simply outrageous.

Demon Sword - Apophis

Primal Divine Artifact-Level Greatsword

Lianyang's exclusive weapon

Attack power: Top tier

Attack speed: Normal

Release speed: Top level

Sharpness: Top Grade

Durability: Indestructible

Restores 20% of the damage dealt as health.

Inflicts 100% continuous bleeding damage on enemies.

Attack damage increased by 100%.

Inflicts 50% additional ice damage on attacks.

All Ghost Swordsman skills level +3.

Dark attribute attack

Ice attribute attack

When attacking from a distance, actively release ice-attribute sword energy to attack enemies.

The new Hope System has begun to describe the attack attributes of weapons in a more ambiguous way, because the values ​​are completely different in different worlds. Even explaining it to Lian Yang would be very complicated. Therefore, the Hope System simply and directly uses an ambiguous equivalent to calculate a lot of data.

However, this was somewhat better, as the attack power of the Demon Sword Apophis itself was not low, so Lian Yang was not too concerned about increasing the weapon's attack power.

However, Lian Yang's weapon was already at the highest level, which was Epic. You should know that Epic is a weapon that surpasses even Divine Artifacts. But Lian Yang never expected that the Demon Sword - Apophis could be upgraded to another level, becoming a Primal Divine Artifact that had never appeared in any game before.

But even just from the name, Lian Yang could imagine the sword's immense power. The fantasy world isn't Earth, where ancient things represent backwardness. In the fantasy world, the older and more fundamental something is, the greater its power often appears. This is because these ancient beings have had ample time to accumulate sufficiently powerful energy.

Apart from that, for Lian Yang, the additional attack power of the Demon Sword Apophis is secondary, since it is just a basic standard of the weapon.

However, turning ranged attacks into sword aura attacks on enemies would be a huge boost for Lian Yang. You should know that the best sword for the Sword Soul, the Blazing Sun Judgment, became a super weapon in the game precisely because of its ability to launch attacks from a distance.

Now, Lian Yang wields the Demon Sword Apophis, whose grade and level far surpass the former level 50 epic lightsaber, the Blazing Sun Judgment. However, it possesses the Blazing Sun Judgment's superpowers, its power being utterly heaven-defying.

"You're quite something, Apophis! You even absorbed all the power of this Frost Orb!" Lian Yang knew very well that the ranged attack ability of the Demon Sword - Apophis actually came from the Frost Orb. And it was precisely because of these artifact abilities that the various elemental orbs were able to maintain their status as the strongest artifacts.

"Buzz!" The brand-new magic sword Apophis also resonated with excitement, because it could clearly feel that it had entered a completely new world and had a much wider space for improvement.

"You can leave now, or you'll become my experience points!" Lian Yang, carrying the Demon Sword Apophis on his back, threatened the spiders around him in high spirits.