Chapter 368: Chapter 349: The Spirit Awakening Pearl Appears
Wings of Floating Light
Feather Wings (Flying)
Tier: Epic
Bind upon use
Magic Attack: 320-580
Physical Attack: 320-580
Physical Defense: 200
Magic Defense: 200
Critical Strike Damage +20%
Flying Speed +30%
Evasion Chance +10%
Usage Level: 35
Additional Traits 1: Increase wearer’s Life Value by 10%.
Additional Traits 2: Reduce damage taken by 5% while in flying state.
Additional Skills: [Sword Aura]: Summon 12 light swords condensed from Light Element, each sword deals 20% Magic Damage to targets within range; Skill Activation: 3s; Skill Consumption: 460mp; Cool-down Time: 60s. Skill Level: 1, 0/100.
"What is this?"
Lin Yi looked at the equipment in his hand incredulously, shocked:
"Flying mount?"
Perhaps this couldn’t be called a mount anymore, it should be something with flying capability: wings!
This is something that players of online games are probably familiar with.
What left Lin Yi in disbelief was that in his previous life, after playing this game for three years, he never saw anyone use this.
Unexpectedly, he encountered it here today, a colossal surprise indeed.
Lin Yi observed its shape, it looked almost identical to the wings behind Brens, having two pairs of wings, that is, four wings.
He wondered if the effect when worn would be the same.
"Confirm to use and bind [Wings of Floating Light]?"
[Confirm][Cancel]
Just as Lin Yi was about to excitedly select "Confirm", he suddenly hesitated.
Flying equipment is undoubtedly a priceless treasure in the present age.
This was evident from the time Lin Yi flew over [Tang Family Castle] on an Elf Dragon, proving its value.
Had there been several high-end players possessing flying mounts present at that time, it wouldn’t have allowed Lin Yi alone with a pet to dominate them effortlessly.
And now Lin Yi not only had the flying pet (mount) Elf Dragon but also the Jade Qilin which could be used as a flying mount.
In fact, Lin Yi did not really need a flying mount, and the biggest value of these Wings of Floating Light was their flying ability.
But this greatest value was something Lin Yi could take or leave.
After a long hesitation, Lin Yi finally gritted his teeth and chose: [Cancel]
Rather than letting it go to waste with him, better to let someone who needed it more have it.
The idea is to make the best use of everything.
Despite his decision, Lin Yi actually had a selfish reason, as he thought someone else might be more suited for it.
Reluctantly, Lin Yi put the equipment into his backpack, and to divert his attention, looked at the other equipment dropped by Brens.
Among them were two pieces of Legendary Equipment: [Devout Hood] Lv39 Legend and [Ring of Sorrow] Lv41 Legend
Both had good attributes, and they were Magic System equipment that he could use.
Unfortunately, due to his current Level, he couldn’t use them immediately and could only store them in his backpack for later.
The rest included 3 pieces of Epic Equipment and various materials of different tiers, and nothing else.
Lin Yi frowned:
"Where is the Spirit Awakening Pearl?"
Now, not to mention the Spirit Awakening Pearl, even the last clue to its whereabouts known by Brens was lost.
The bodies of the mutated winged beings Lin Yi had slain were refreshed by the system, and he just then remembered he hadn’t picked up the equipment they dropped.
Turning around, Lin Yi saw a white silhouette amidst the equipment on the ground:
"Is that... wings?"
Surprised, Lin Yi walked over, picked them up, and took a closer look:
"They really are!"
[Wings of Flight] Lv35 Ordinary
However, this wing’s tier was only Ordinary, with poor attributes and lacking additional traits.
It was just a single pair of wings, likely its sole value was allowing one to fly.
Lin Yi eventually collected a total of 2 [Wings of Flight] from the scattered gear.
Though their attributes were lacking, thankfully they could fly, and despite being just a single pair, they still had decent appearance.
This discovery pleasantly surprised Lin Yi.
Yet, Lin Yi didn’t choose to use them, planning to leave them for Tian Ci and others.
As for how they would distribute the pairs, it wasn’t Lin Yi’s concern.
After collecting all the equipment, Lin Yi found that several dozen mutated winged beings also dropped 4 pieces of Epic Level equipment, with most others being Rare Level.
The drop rate was already exceptionally high.
Among the four Epic pieces, only one, the Epic Level [Tarian’s Bracelet] Lv36 Epic, was useful for Lin Yi.
But, even now, he could not equip it, having to wait for his Level to recover.
After spending some time examining his spoils, Lin Yi proceeded to inspect the entire platform.
Even after moving every stone on the platform, he couldn’t find any useful clues.
At this moment, the Jade Qilin suggested:
"Why don’t you take a look below?"
"What, below?"
Lin Yi didn’t immediately understand.
Then the Jade Qilin approached the edge of the platform, peering into the bottomless chasm:
"Perhaps what you’re searching for is down there."
Hearing the Jade Qilin’s words, Lin Yi’s eyes lit up:
"Right, why didn’t I think of that."
Immediately, Lin Yi climbed onto the Jade Qilin, urging eagerly:
"Let’s go, and take a look below."
With Lin Yi on its back, the Jade Qilin sprang off the platform.
As they descended, gales continuously roared around Lin Yi’s ears.
Expecting to reach the bottom quickly, he was surprised when the descent took nearly ten minutes, suggesting incredible depth.
"Boom!"
Upon landing, Lin Yi discovered they were in a giant cavern, hollowed out completely.
At the cavern’s center stood a stone altar crafted from an unknown material.
On the altar sat a football-sized pearl, shining brightly.
This was precisely Lin Yi’s target on the journey:
Spirit Awakening Pearl (Dragon Soul Pearl)
Tier: Divine Artifact
Quest Item
At this moment, the pearl emitted a faint golden glow, dazzlingly brilliant.
As Lin Yi attempted to touch it, a prompt suddenly appeared in front of him:
"Identity verification complete, proceed to retrieve the [Spirit Awakening Pearl] and disable the barrier?"
[Confirm][Cancel]
At the sight of this prompt, Lin Yi was stunned:
Identity verification complete... what identity?
Could it have fingerprint recognition?
At this moment, Lin Yi instinctively opened his backpack.
There he found the City Lord’s Seal of the Floating City emitting a faint glow.
Lin Yi had a sudden realization; was this identity actually tied to being the City Lord of the Floating City?
"You’ve got to be kidding!"
Lin Yi then understood why in his previous life, he hadn’t seen anyone completing this quest.
The key seemed to be possessing the City Lord’s Seal?
If one didn’t have the City Lord’s Seal, even finding the Spirit Awakening Pearl would be futile for completing the quest.
Though this doubt couldn’t be definitively answered at this point.
At last, Lin Yi understood why Brens never considered retrieving the Spirit Awakening Pearl, nor restoring his fearsome Demigod powers, even in death.
It wasn’t a matter of not wanting to — he simply couldn’t!
Previous doubts now had a rational explanation.
As for any lingering mysteries, perhaps the unpublished accomplices aiding Brens, Phantom, and Tan Jun in their ploy, they might surface in the future.
As events concluded, Lin Yi looked at the Spirit Awakening Pearl before him and chose: [Confirm].
The instant Lin Yi retrieved the Spirit Awakening Pearl, the World Channel was suddenly flooded with red text.
This time, it wasn’t limited to the Hua Country War Zone or the Goryeo War Zone; it included every Battle Zone worldwide.
Every player in the world was thrown into an uproar by this bit of system announcement...