Chapter 1942: Surprise
If you manage to flip three identical cards in a row, if luck is on your side, you might just pass this level. But flipping a hundred identical cards in a row, that's overly difficult.
Worse yet, if you make a mistake, you have to reshuffle and start memorizing again. With that, she thought, not just three times, even a thousand or ten thousand times, she could never pass this stage.
Even though she had confidence in Li Yao, at this moment, she couldn't help but worry.
This was an Ancient Treasure Chest. Even though it hadn't been opened before, being the second-best chest in the world, the items it yielded would be immensely valuable even if she couldn't use them herself.
However, before her worries could take over, she saw Li Yao's finger rapidly pointing.
A slight glow descended on the cards he pointed at, flipping them over one by one. It was like a chain reaction, Li Yao's finger followed rapidly, tapping a hundred times.
As the results were displayed, the enchantress was dumbfounded, as all the cards showed as a single flower — all the same — with not one mistake among the hundred.
Bang!
The scene shattered, and their view returned to the room, with the treasure chest now opened.
"How did you do it?" the enchantress didn't look at the chest, but rather looked at Li Yao as if he were a monster.
Li Yao shrugged: "Very simple, I constructed the entire scene of the great lake in my mind, following its movements. Despite the constant intertwining shuffles before, no matter how they changed, they stayed in my mind. Even though the cards in the lake were flipped to the back, the position didn't change, and neither did the cards in my mind. And then I followed the shuffle rhythm with the lake water. But the cards in my mind remained face-up, finding a hundred cards is nothing, I can tell you each card's identity."
"Damn, you're a freak! Damn it, anyone without strong mental resolve beside you is bound to crumble."
The enchantress couldn't resist swearing; it was too overwhelming.
She had never conceded to anyone, always believing her intellect and technical skills were unmatched, but in front of Li Yao, she had never felt so powerless.
Facing rivals and being inferior to someone, she always found ways to surpass and defeat them.
But facing Li Yao, she felt only despair — this guy was simply inhuman; she couldn't compare herself to him in the slightest.
"This is the advantage of powerful spiritual power, don't be anxious, when your spiritual power reaches the ordinary Divine Power level, you should barely pass this stage," Li Yao said.
"Are you comforting or joking?" the enchantress was too overwhelmed to retort, still thinking about the Divine Power level: "No, I can't let it be just me feeling crushed, I want others in the guild to see this."
The enchantress sent the recent video to the core group's chat channel.
Only then did she recover her mood to look inside the chest, which barely contained three items: a ring, an earring, and a seemingly ordinary transparent crystal.
Mist Earring
Grade: Dark Gold Legend
Affix: Amon
Strength: 30%
Agility: 29%
Endurance: 27%
Dexterity: 23%
Mist Walker, in non-combat state becomes a mist form, immune to 90% of all damage, effect解除ed when entering combat, increases in mist form movement speed by 100%, jumping ability by 260%, can walk on water.
Like smoke like mist, activate in combat to forcibly enter mist form, immune to 50% of all damage,解除 all control effects, lasts fifteen seconds, cooldown ten minutes.
Plane Messenger, can traverse back and forth between reality and the shadow plane, perform plane blink.
Affix: Amon.
Void Resistance 200
15% additional void shadow damage when attacking
Blessing, blessed by Amon, can continue fighting for a minute after death, revive if dealing 300% of maximum life limit in damage within one minute, cooldown one day.
Equipment requirements: Elegantly looking female melee class.
Equipment level: 60
Peak level: 50
Their eyes lit up immediately upon seeing this earring, knowing it was a top-tier legendary item that could be used till godhood, an unparalleled gem.
"No wonder it's the product of the Ancient Treasure Chest." the enchantress murmured to herself.
Li Yao directly allocated it to the enchantress saying: "Put it on and try, with this ring even if we separate, you can protect yourself."
The enchantress didn't hesitate and put on the seemingly unremarkable earring.
Boom!
Instantly, the enchantress transformed into a state akin to smoke and mist.
"This, I feel like my mentor, does my mentor own such an earring?" the enchantress asked.
Li Yao shook his head: "It's impossible, this earring is top-tier legendary, since its description doesn't say it's a pair, there absolutely can't be a second one, it's unique. Your mentor chose the path of strength, not relying on equipment. However, this state is also a simplified version of your mentor's class, although there are many differences too. Overall, you need to adapt to it well. Just with this piece, you'll need to explore new combat strategies and styles — think carefully, this piece will serve you for a long time."
"Yes, indeed, this equipment is too powerful; just now, my combat ability and self-protection have elevated a level. With more research, it could be better," the enchantress said: "But with this good stuff, I'm afraid other items are not that great, it feels like I gained an advantage."
Li Yao laughed: "This time you guessed wrong, you underestimated the Ancient Treasure Chest. Even getting one Divine Artifact wouldn't be surprising; if my guess is correct, the most valuable item might be this inconspicuous crystal. But let's check this ring first."
Though called a ring, it looked like a dull black ring, its intricate and ancient design bore simple yet majestic patterns covered in a faint black mist, indicating its extraordinariness.
Ring of Power
Quality: Dark Gold Legend (Graced by the Overlord)
Strength: 30%
Agility: 29%
Endurance: 28%
Power: 20%
Dexterity: 20%
Void Spike, arrows and bullets can penetrate void, increase their speed by 100%, providing a 30% armor-breaking effect.
Void Dragon, gather battlefield's endless deaths and void energy, summon a Void Dragon, unleashing a formidable strike, piercing the void. Activation conditions, over a thousand corpses or souls, or densely accumulated void energy within the battlefield.
Affix: Graced by the Overlord
Void Shadow Resistance increase by 200
15% additional shadow damage upon attacking
Eye of the Void, insight into enemies hidden behind cover or buildings, shoot void-piercing arrows and hunt them down.
Equipment requirements: Advanced class Hunter
Equipment level: 60
Peak level: 60
Li Yao hadn't expected that not only did the enchantress gain a surprise but he too ended up unexpectedly delighted.
Though it was a ring, it was clearly designed for Hunter use and even fit snugly on the thumb, not occupying other equipment slots...