Chapter 2675: Scepter
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Mm.”

Fang Heng nodded lightly, raising his head to look at the remaining large portion of the ice soul.

A dark scepter and a slightly yellowed book were still sealed within the majority of the ice soul.

Fang Heng slowly stepped forward, flipping his wrist, and the great holy sword appeared in his palm.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!!!”

The great holy sword slammed down on the ice soul fragments several times.

Immediately, ice crystals scattered everywhere.

It wasn’t until he had struck a small pit into the remaining ice soul that Fang Heng extended his hand and first grabbed the scepter from within the ice crystals, inspecting it in his hand.

[Hint: The player has obtained item-Empress Persephone’s scepter.]

Type: Holy weapon.

Description: The scepter used by Empress Persephone during her study of necromancy, having accompanied the Empress for many years and absorbed the power of her ice crystal.

Details: Using this item increases the player’s physique by 20 points, spirit by 20 points, and strength by 20 points.

Details: Using this scepter to cast spells will add 20% ice attribute damage and 20% Underworld Fire damage to the spells. Using the scepter for melee attacks has a chance to apply the Underworld Fire effect to enemies and a very low chance to cause soul freeze.

Unfortunately, it was only a sub holy weapon.

Fang Heng muttered to himself in disappointment.

He had originally thought it might be a holy weapon, so he felt a little down.

But it didn’t matter.

At least the weapon’s effects were still quite good, and he needed a weapon with necromancy attributes.

He could make do with it for now.

Fang Heng tried holding the scepter, weighing it in his hand.

Not bad, not bad. It was still heavy enough.

Fang Heng put the scepter into his backpack and once again turned his gaze to the book remaining in the ice soul.

The worn, yellowed book was enveloped in a faint dark mist.

The dark mist with the necromancy attribute.

It clearly wasn’t an ordinary item!

From the difficulty of the mission, the Empress’ scepter could probably only be considered a bonus item.

Could this book be a holy weapon-level artifact?

Fang Heng couldn’t help but feel a surge of nervousness. His heart began to race as he reached out, picking up the book from the ice soul and shaking off the remaining ice crystals on its surface.

“Ka-ka, ka-ka, ka-ka-ka…”

As soon as Fang Heng held the book, it began to tremble violently in his hands, as if struggling, and large amounts of ice crystals appeared on its surface.

Not good!

Fang Heng furrowed his brows slightly, quickly switching to his God of the Underworld form.

Whoosh!

The dark aura leaking from the book seemed to sense the power originating from Empress Persephone, and quickly merged with the aura released by Fang Heng, settling down into quietude.

A game prompt appeared.

[Hint: The player has obtained item-Empress Persephone’s notebook*1.]

[Item: Empress Persephone’s notebook.]

Type: Holy weapon.

Description: Legend has it that Empress Persephone recorded her insights while advancing in God-level necromancy. Upon obtaining this book, the player can trigger a special mission-The Road to God-Level (Necromancy).

Description: This item will drop upon death.

Description: This item contains hidden conditions for use.

It really was a holy weapon!

Fang Heng’s pupils suddenly contracted.

And it was exactly as the high-ranking members of the undead council had speculated!

The book concealed the guidance for advancing in God-level necromancy!

[Hint: The player has met the prerequisites and triggered a special advancement mission-The Road to God-Level (Necromancy).]

Mission name: The Road to God-Level (Necromancy).

Mission type: Guidance mission.

Current guidance description: Please proceed to the undead council and seek their cooperation to decipher the contents of the book (The player may also find alternative ways to complete the mission target; abnormal behavior may result in uncontrollable events).

Fang Heng raised his head and looked toward the group of instructors.

Under their expectant gazes, Fang Heng nodded lightly, “Yes, the instructors guessed correctly. This book indeed contains information about advancing in God-level necromancy.”

Wah…!

Within the undead council’s high ranks.

Although they couldn’t hear what Fang Heng was saying through the mirror, the moment they saw Fang Heng nod, a wave of excitement and commotion swept through the entire council hall!

The council instructors, usually composed and calm, were now visibly excited, talking loudly to one another.

They had done it!

The path to advancing to God-level was within reach!

They had also found their way to mastering necromancy!

“The specific contents of the book are still unclear and need to be translated. I will take the book back to Miyisca Fortress immediately and begin working with the undead council on the translation.”

“Good, Fang Heng, we’ll split up and take action.”

The instructors quickly discussed among themselves. Since they were still in soul form, directly returning would harm their souls. Despite their eagerness to follow, they decided to stay behind.

“We’ll go back together,” Fang Heng said as he nodded at Ji Xiaobo, preparing to lead everyone out of the special space.

“Wait a moment,” Kotal said, stepping forward to stop Fang Heng. He asked, “Mr. Fang Heng, does the book contain any information on how to deal with the Disaster?”

“I’m not sure yet,” Fang Heng responded with a slight shake of his head. “If there is, I will tell you right away.”

“Good, this is very important to us. Please let us know,” Kotal said, nodding lightly. He watched Fang Heng’s departing figure, standing still for a moment, lost in thought.

Humans!

He had never imagined that a human could seal Sulhog and even find Empress Persephone’s legacy within the ice soul.

Truly terrifying!

At this moment, he needed to quickly inform the Empire of this news.

Although the chances were slim, he still hoped that the records left by the Empress would contain some way to deal with the Disaster.

…

Abe Akaya’s magic array slowly circulated.

Fang Heng and Ji Xiaobo returned to the Zombie Apocalypse and immediately headed towards Miyisca Fortress.

The high-ranking members of the undead council had been waiting for a long time.

During their dealings with Sulhog, significant movements had occurred at the Holy Court. In response to the destruction of the ruins by the undead, the Holy Court swiftly reacted, sending out messages to launch counterattacks against the worlds occupied by the undead. They were even putting pressure on various levels of the federal government in the real world.

Moreover, it was said that the Holy Court had already prepared to activate the passage for the descent of the Holy Realm.

In a short time, the army of the Holy Realm would be able to descend and enter the lower realm battlefield at any moment.

A massive purging operation targeting the undead was about to unfold.

However, the undead council wasn’t concerned.

The entire focus of the council was on the research of advancing to God-level necromancy.

Compared to advancing God-level necromancy, what was the Holy Court?

They didn’t care at all!

On the player side, Shi Lipeng led the player team to fully fortify their defenses.

After all, this wave had already earned them a substantial amount of rewards.

As long as they could find the path to God-level necromancy, the costs about to be paid were nothing in the eyes of the undead faction.

Right now, the most important thing was advancement!

Everything else could wait until the matter of Empress Persephone’s advancement book was settled!

Inside the Great Hall, upon seeing Fang Heng return, the instructors immediately stood up and cast their gazes toward him and Ji Xiaobo.