As his thoughts shifted, a yellow sphere appeared before Lu Ce's eyes, floating quietly in place.
It resembled a model toy of a planet, suspended there without any trace of energy emanating from it.
It seemed like an inanimate object.
But upon closer inspection, one could see that the black substance on the dark sphere seemed to be condensing, merging, and then dispersing again.
It was like the clouds of a world.
But in truth, it was more like the result of everything in that world collapsing and rolling inwards before its destruction, ultimately forming something like this sphere.
[World Relic: This is the ruins of a dead world, burying countless memories, stories, and indescribable things.]
[Ability Description: No grade, no abilities, but perhaps it will have some effects in the future.]
[Note: You are now the king of this world!]
What king? Shouldn't it be Saint Lord?
Lu Ce mentally grumbled, then once again thought of Jiang Yuan, the guardian of that perished world.
"I wonder if he managed to get out yet."
Next were the two [Death Affinity Force Cores].
[Death Affinity Force Core: Can be combined with any item to strengthen it using the power of Death.]
After each game concluded, the related rewards were products connected to things that appeared in the game.
Since the Death Messenger in this instance, aside from various privileges, didn't have much worth mentioning, and its combat method was simply blasting with energy, after killing Him, the prize Lu Ce obtained was a straightforward, brute-force energy enhancement. And there were exactly two portions.
The moment he obtained this thing, he immediately found a matching option.
[Matched with available option, A-001, Gate of Death. Upgrade?]
"Yes!"
There was nothing to hesitate about. This item itself shared the same origin as the power of Death, so upgrading it was the most appropriate choice.
The only issue was that, strictly speaking, this thing wasn't his... but that kind of thing didn't matter.
[Same-origin Sequence Item tier advancement, A-001, Gate of Death → S-111, Gate of Death!]
[Ability Enhancement: Can exist as an intangible energy form, can enter and bind with the next host's body at any time.]
[When the host's body and soul are both destroyed, can preserve a mark within the weapon, awaiting a future opportunity.]
[Note: The authority of Death now cracks open a door for you.]
With a quick glance, Lu Ce roughly understood the enhancement direction. It was essentially raising the level of his insurance policy by another floor.
For his fighting style, this kind of thing was still quite important.
But, what should he use the other one on?
"Let me try it." Suddenly, a voice rang out in his mind, startling Lu Ce who was in the middle of recovering his life energy.
With a thought, he summoned a round metal sphere. It was the Black Knight speaking!
"What are you spacing out for? Give it to me to try, don't be so stingy," the Black Knight said very naturally.
"You... can you handle it?" Lu Ce's voice carried a hint of hesitation. He wasn't entirely sure if this item could properly merge with the Black Knight.
"This thing is Death's energy. You're not a Sequence Item, and you don't seem to have much connection to Death either."
The game hadn't explained things very clearly, and Lu Ce was hesitant. After all, the Black Knight was different from ordinary weapons; it was half a friend. What if an enhancement caused its personality to change drastically or it lost the ability to communicate?
"Ah, it's fine, just let me take a look. I, the great one, am very capable. This is a minor issue," the Black Knight, on the other hand, had an unconcerned attitude, as if it was very confident it could handle it.
Lu Ce didn't waste more words. He directly made the selection on his game interface. A mass of purplish-black light instantly enveloped the Black Knight.
"Ah~ Don't do that, it hurts, stop it I regret it~" The Black Knight's deliberately annoying voice instantly rang out, though it was unclear if it was making a dirty joke. But Lu Ce could certainly tell, his face darkening as he ignored it.
The metal sphere grew larger in the air, transforming back into that black motorcycle form, looking heavy and menacing.
At this moment, the armor on the front of the motorcycle twisted and deformed, rearranging itself into something. Slowly, something resembling a dragon head with an open mouth appeared, glowing with a gray light inside.
It was a cannon muzzle!
[Upgrade successful. Legendary-grade weapon Black Knight has obtained a new ability and modified component — Deathly Stillness Beam.]
[Deathly Stillness Beam: A special death energy cannon that brings destruction and death to the world.]
"Hmm, not bad, I guess. Remember to come find me next time there's good stuff like this, okay?"
Having completed the upgrade, the Black Knight even imitated a burping sound, seemingly quite satisfied with this enhancement.
Despite gaining such a powerful offensive capability, it remained a Legendary weapon without change. It could only be said that it had something special about it.
After taking stock of all the upgrades and rewards, the game notifications finally ended. Lu Ce began to feel drowsy and fell into sleep, waiting to naturally return upon waking.
Meanwhile, in the outside world, as everyone's games concluded and they left the game world, that announcement sound genuinely echoed in the minds of every Chosen.
[Special Mode, Deity Arena, has now concluded!]
[Congratulations to player "Sin" for achieving victory in the game. The Death Messenger has died on the spot!]
The game's start was announced to all, and its result naturally had to be announced as well.
Unsurprisingly, this proclamation caused an uproar. Everyone was astonished by "Sin's" ridiculously strong power, to the point that even the game itself couldn't deal with him.
Expert organizations like the Dragon Group felt both worried and exceptionally vindicated.
But most people were confused. Why did "Sin's" game livestream suddenly cut off when they were watching? Was that the time when he killed the Messenger?
The game seemed very reluctant about this embarrassing announcement, as if forced to issue it. It quickly moved on to introduce the next topic.
[Due to player "Sin's" performance in the Special Mode, after this new ranking announcement, we will distribute rewards again based on the rankings.]
[Distribution slots will be based on the top 10,000 positions on the Peak Rankings.]
[The world belongs to the players. We tentatively consider these top 10,000 players as capable of representing this world.]
[Therefore, while conducting the ranking reward settlement, we will conduct a... survey questionnaire for everyone, to facilitate future adjustments to the game.]
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