Alone and Infinite

Li Xia took a breath. He recognized what it was. Wasn't that Khorne, one of the four Chaos Gods, representing negative emotions such as hatred and killing?

Is the Warhammer world Tier 9?

No, the key point is that Khorne was whipped into pieces by the Temple of Light!

Has this abstract, distorted concept been dismantled?

The Hall of Light is terrifying!

But why did Khorne come about?

Just as I was frowning in thought, I suddenly heard a somewhat surprised "Awoo":

"Your Highness, this bloody key seems a little different."

Li Xia was taken aback and indeed noticed something amiss.

The original blood-red key was now gleaming with a faint white light.

The blood-red key gleamed with a white light?

【Bloody Key - Baal (Permission Fusion)】

【Quality: Special】

[Type: Consumable Item]

[Effect: Guaranteed to grant the most valuable loot upon activation; can only be used once]

[Comment: Khorne's reward attracted attention, eventually leading to this peculiar access key.]

Li Xia raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but smile.

It's likely that Baal possesses some kind of authority, which is related to Khorne, and his encounter with the Blood Key has drawn Khorne's attention.

Regardless, this key is definitely not cheap.

Since we're guaranteed to get the most valuable loot, what's there to hesitate about?

open!

The key vanished suddenly, and a deep purple light flashed!

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Chapter 204 Set! Advancement Battle

A deep purple light, carrying a mysterious aura, surged forth from the vortex formed by the bloody key.

However, this deep purple light had only just appeared.

The expectant faces of the person, the dragon, and the cat in the room immediately fell, and they all sighed softly.

"."

"Oh, it's only deep purple."

"Meow"

Awoo turned its head away in utter disgust:

"What level do you have to be ranked with His Highness? The highest value is only deep purple. Is this all the second-tier seed from a top guild is? Is this all?"

He's recently become obsessed with the internet, often surfing intensely with Blackie, and his speech is becoming increasingly modern.

Li Xia still remembers that when Aowu was first revived, he spoke in a very literary manner.

Furthermore, Li Xia discovered that Aowu had begun to dabble in Baidu Tieba (a Chinese online forum). He could only pray that it wouldn't learn how to use the forum's user-generated content, otherwise, its attack power would be too much.

Black Charcoal is an honest cat; it doesn't get involved in any messy stuff. It just likes watching anime.

I've subscribed to a premium membership on some website and am having a blast.

Pulling her scattered thoughts back, Li Xia was clearly somewhat disappointed.

He thought that the most valuable thing on this top-tier second-order supreme being was at least a purple-grade ultimate item.

I even had a small wishful thinking about the light orange color and the Destiny equipment.

Aren't these guilds collecting Destiny Chests?

It's also possible that Destiny equipment will appear.

He shook his head, suppressing his disappointment.

Fine, dark purple it is then.

Li Xia casually opened the item's information panel.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Baal's demon bloodline—

Ok?

Li Xia was taken aback and immediately became more attentive. Aowu and Heitan also stuck their heads over, looking at him curiously.

It's equipment?!

What equipment could be more valuable than the Demon Bloodline?

[Kyo Kusanagi's contaminated gloves (left)]

[Grade: Dark Purple (Tier 2)]

[Type: Soul Equipment (Contaminated)]

【Origin: The King of Fighters '97】

[Defense Tier: 6]

[Durability: 100/100]

Equipment Requirements: 15 points in Strength, 15 points in Constitution

[The Undying Glove: It can absorb energy to repair itself; the repair time depends on the extent of the damage.]

[Kyo Kusanagi - Ancient Martial Arts Style: Strength Bonus 20%]

[Fist of Flames: Equipped slot grants immunity to regular fire, spiritual fire, and soul fire; fire attack bonus is increased by 20%]

[Soul Defilement: A random, unannounced check will occur every 10 minutes to 1 hour. Failure to pass the check will result in a random negative status effect from Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust.]

Set components: Kyo Kusanagi's Gloves (right), Kyo Kusanagi's Gloves (left)

Set bonus (2/2):

【Fire Purification: Increases fire control by 100%; produces different fire effects depending on the input energy】

【Ring of Sunfire: Allows you to condense flames into a spark and store it in a ring on the back of the glove, gaining the flame's properties. Each glove can hold a maximum of one spark.】

[Synopsis: Kyo Kusanagi's soul wails within the glove, the torment it endures tainting the equipment.]

Li Xia's gaze unconsciously drifted to another item, and sure enough!

[Kyo Kusanagi's contaminated gloves (right)]

[Fist of Flames: Equipped slot grants immunity to regular fire, spiritual fire, and soul fire; fire attack bonus is increased by 20%]

[Soul Defilement: Failing the judgment will result in receiving one of the following negative statuses: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, or Lust]

Set Components: Kyo Kusanagi's Gloves (Right)

Set bonus (2/2):

【Fire Purification: Increases fire control by 100%; produces different fire effects depending on the input energy】

【Ring of Sunfire: Allows you to condense flames into a spark and store it in a ring on the back of the glove, gaining the flame's properties. Each glove can hold a maximum of one spark.】

It's a set!

Li Xia looked at the two gloves with great surprise.

They are all black, the kind of short gloves that expose the five fingers. The material is strange; it feels very smooth, somewhat like silk, but it has excellent elasticity and toughness.

There is a golden ring on the back of the hand that resembles the sun.

"Your Highness, do you recognize this equipment?"

Seeing the expression on Li Xia's face, Aowu asked curiously.

"I've never seen the specific attributes, but I know the name."

Li Xia sighed. Just as he had learned before, the derivative worlds of the palace were not static.

Derivative worlds are 'dungeon worlds' constructed based on the cluster influence of recruiting apostles.

Apostles from 4399 different dimensions influence the cycle and renewal of derivative worlds.

The King of Fighters world is one that has gradually disappeared and has almost vanished from the list of derivative worlds.

If we had come to the Hall of Fame twenty years earlier, the King of Fighters world and the Metal Slug world would have been very popular spin-off worlds.

Equipment and skills related to these two worlds are readily available.

But it's very difficult to see them now.

But this kind of world is what guilds like the most, because the long history of the world has made their strategies and information extremely rich.

The advantages of guilds have been maximized; as long as you can join, you can almost maximize your profits.

So, they went to the King of Fighters world before?

In fact, Hell's Recollections has been to the King of Fighters world more than once. As a top-tier guild, their guild authority is quite high.

It can provide some convenience and additional information, which may not directly bring benefits, but can be analyzed to make some arrangements.

For example, Hell Echoes learned through its access privileges that the King of Fighters spin-off world will be completely shut down soon.

He then used a global positioning device to repeatedly enter the King of Fighters world to extract profits.

Finally, by using a setup spanning three worlds, they successfully outmaneuvered the protagonist team and made a fortune before the King of Fighters world closed.

However, after the tormented Kyo Kusanagi died, his resentment was overwhelming, and his soul was extracted by Baal using his demonic powers and mixed into the glove.

Although the gloves were successfully transformed into a soul-enhancing item, they also gained negative buffs.

Baal was released unexpectedly before it even had a chance to warm up, so it's hard to say whether it's related to that negative buff.

Li Xia didn't understand these things; he simply wanted to try out the equipment.

After putting on the gloves, the pure black gloves covered all the way up to the wrists.

I tried moving around a bit, and it didn't affect my strength at all. On the contrary, when I exerted force, the gloves seemed to have a strange rhythm.

Even the force was a bit stronger.

To test things more thoroughly, Li Xia brought Aowu and Heitan to the training ground again.

He slowly channeled his true qi into his fists, and two white flames suddenly burst forth from them.

This is different from the 'qi' on the body surface when one usually activates true qi; that is merely light and shadow produced by the violent fluctuations of true qi and has no actual effect.

But the two balls of firework in his hands now are real flames!

"Let's test its power first—"

Teacher Ao had picked up a notepad at some point, holding a pen in her short paws, and was seriously preparing to take notes.

Li Xia shook his head and gently pressed his left hand, which was still burning with flames, onto the wooden figure's face.

Suddenly, with a 'whoosh', the entire wooden figure burst into white flames.

At the same time, damage statistics also appeared before my eyes.

You deal 40 + 16 (glove damage amplification) direct burning damage to the training dummy and reduce the training dummy's defense by approximately 10%.

Aowu carefully noted down the damage and then checked the consumption through the shared panel.

True Qi value: 939/940

"Huh, it only consumes a little bit?"

After thinking for a moment, Aowu asked:

"Your Highness, it seems similar to the Hole Hole Wave. Could we input more True Qi to create a burst of damage?"