Chapter 35: Renowned Throughout the World

  Huaxia District Equipment Rankings:

  First Place: Ling Xiao, Category: Long Spear, Grade: Xianling, Owner: Ling Tian.

  The newly opened equipment ranking list only had the name "Ling Xiao" alone. Because only equipment above Xianling could enter the equipment ranking list, equipment below Xianling didn't even have the qualifications to be on the list. This lone name also attracted the attention of players from all over Huaxia and even the world at this moment... while outside of Huaxia, other countries' battle zones didn't even have an "equipment ranking list".

  "Xianling's artifact...... Have I gone crazy!! How is this possible?!"

  "What the heck! It's a Holy Spirit equipment! I haven't even touched any Bronze equipment, and they actually got a Holy Spirit equipment!"

  "Who is this person called 'Ling Tian'? Why haven't I heard of this name before? This name isn't even on the Heavenly Rankings or Earthly Rankings."

  "Isn't the Xianling equipment only possible to drop from a super BOSS that's at least Xianling level...? Is it saying that this person called 'Ling Tian' defeated the Xianling BOSS?! How is this possible!! Not to mention defeating, currently each new village has only appeared less than two Lord BOSSes on average, how can the Xianling BOSS possibly appear...? New villages shouldn't have such super BOSSes either!"

  "Damn it, this is getting out of hand... How are we supposed to live like this?!"

  "Did you guys hear that?! There's even a skill point reward, and it's a whole 200 points!! I'm almost drooling......"

  ……

  ……

  For a moment, the entire Huaxia region was filled with boiling discussions. The names "Ling Xiao" and "Ling Tian" were known to countless people. At this stage, having a bronze equipment is already satisfactory, having a white silver one is enough to make players envy, jealous and resentful to death, and having a golden... if there really is one, it would be of the heavenly level, dazzling the eyes of all players.

  At this time, what fell into their ears was the appearance of a Xianling artifact.

  The blow to their morale was like a landslide. To this day, countless players are still wondering if they heard it wrong or if there's something wrong with the game system. The Xianling equipment, at this stage, represents more than just a piece of equipment. Having one in hand means that he will be able to pull other players down by a huge margin from the starting line. Moreover, the person who can obtain this Xianling artifact must have terrifying strength or... terrifying luck.

  "Immediately investigate all the information about this 'Ling Tian', and give him three choices... either join our union, or hand over his 'Ling Xiao', or... wait to be killed by bandits!"

  "People on the Heaven and Earth Lists usually don't change their names... This Ling Tian... Hmph, go investigate him immediately. Either win him over or get rid of him for me and take away his Ling Xiao. With this Ling Xiao around... I have absolute confidence in staying at the top of the ranking list forever. Go now!"

  "How interesting, it seems like you're not someone from the heavenly or earthly rankings, but a dark horse that suddenly appeared out of nowhere? Hmph, I hope you're not just relying on luck, having multiple people who are qualified to compete with me is a delightful thing... provided you have the qualifications."

  "How can a fairy spirit appear? This is unscientific! Yuan Fang, what's your take on this?"

  Yuanfang thought there must be something fishy about this matter.

  "It stands to reason, I'm certain of it, this 'Ling Xiao' must be an equipment."

  "The young master has not seen 'Ling Xiao' yet knows it is an equipment, the young master is indeed a divine person."

  Ling Chen, who is currently in the sixth region of the Forgotten Cave, has become a hot topic among many people, and he himself is also very aware of this. At this stage, the Silver Equipment is not to mention ordinary players, even high-level players or guild leaders have an extremely great temptation, let alone the Spiritual Equipment. The appearance of this Spiritual Equipment will inevitably cause a long-term commotion in the Huaxia region, while greatly stimulating the desire for possession among those high-level players and guild leaders... They are clearer than anyone else what it means to own this Spiritual Equipment. If he were to walk on the street with "Ling Xiao" now, the number of people coming to rob him would be estimated to be in the tens of thousands.

  "Ling... Ling Chen, you've obtained the Xianling instrument... That 'Ling Xiao' is yours?!"

  Ling Chen's comms device crackled with Yun Feng's excited roar, and he repeatedly confirmed the name of the owner of "Ling Xiao" on the equipment ranking list... It was indeed Ling Tian!! That was Ling Chen's name in this world.

  "That's right, it's in my hands now." Ling Chen replied casually.

  "Ah~~~!!! You, you, you...!!" Yun Feng was choked for half a day and finally let out a loud roar: "Too powerful! Too awesome! No wonder he's the only idol I have in this lifetime! Now he's already obtained the Xian Ling instrument! Normal players wouldn't even dare to dream about it!!! I knew it... If you don't make a sound, then so be it. But if you do, it'll definitely shake the heavens! Hahahaha!"

  Yun Feng burst into a fit of wild laughter on that side, as if he was excited about obtaining the Xian Ling instrument himself.

  Ling Chen: *silence*

  "Just because you can get the Xianling instrument now, I have reason to believe that you will definitely surpass the current Tianbang first 'Sword Emperor'! Hmm... right, how did you get it? The Xianling instrument requires at least a Xianling-level super BOSS to drop it out, you won't be..."

  Ling Chen: *silence*

  "Cough, if it's inconvenient to say, then don't say it." Seeing that Ling Chen didn't respond for a long time, Yun Feng hastily said. Then he paused and asked somewhat puzzled: "Ling Chen, you previously said you didn't want to expose any of your information, fearing it would affect your lives. Why did you display your name on the equipment ranking list? I remember names can be hidden... You should know, once this name is exposed, the whole world will know and remember it, and in the future, you won't be able to live in peace."

  "Hmph," Ling Chen smiled blandly: "I won't let anyone know my real identity, nor will I let them know the name 'Ling Chen'. But that doesn't mean this identity 'Ling Tian' has to be unknown either. On the contrary, I'll make this name, etched in more and more people's minds... until the day they die!"

  The person on the other end of the line, Yunfeng, suddenly felt a slight suffocation.

  Three years ago, in "Tian Tu", he first met Ling Chen... At that time, if he hadn't accidentally boarded the Yun Tang Mountain, he would never have known that the Huaxia district was still hiding a master who could rival Xiawa. The Ling Chen of that year seemed to be playing games just for the sake of playing, perhaps only two people knew his true strength, one was Xiawa and the other was him.

  And today's Ling Chen... His words told him that he would no longer be as low-key as he was in the past. Entering the Shen Yue world, he not only did it for his promise, but also seemed to have his own purpose.

  "Don't worry about your sister."

  "Ah...... yeah! If I still had some worries before, now I'm completely at ease."

  "Also, thank you... The medicine 13223 has taken effect."

  Ling Chen rarely thanked others in his life, and this thank you was exceptionally sincere. Because it was his appearance that gave Shui Rou a rebirth of hope, saving the most important person in his life. Although he could only save ten years... but with ten years' time, he believed he would definitely find a way to completely eliminate the Isloka virus.

  "...it's all for my sister, no need to thank me. And in any case, I'm the one who got a great deal out of it. Let's meet up at the main city later then."

  Ling Chen responded with a single word, then hung up the call quickly... In the moment just before hanging up, he heard an extremely exaggerated scream from the other end: "My god! You're level 9!!"

  【Ling Xiao】: Category: Long Spear, Grade: Xianling, Equipment Requirements: Level 10 and above Warrior-class professions (including Apprentices), Strength value greater than 50. A light and agile Xianling spear that brings forth a dazzling silver glow when wielded, causing enemies to become disoriented. Attributes: Attack +70, Strength +15, Agility +15, Critical Hit Rate +3%, 3% chance to inflict "Blindness" status for 5 seconds upon attacking.

  Additional attributes: Block judgment: 8. [Note: Block judgment only appears on Xianling and above equipment, weapons with block judgment can block the opponent's close-range attack at a certain probability under the master's control (only limited to close-range attacks). As long as you can grasp the block judgment point, you can complete a perfect block. Generally speaking, the longer the weapon, the lower the block judgment, and vice versa, for example, the average block judgment of short knives is the smallest (1-2), and the average block judgment of long guns is the highest (up to 10). However, even with the highest block judgment gun-type weapons, it is extremely difficult to perfectly trigger a block. After all, grasping that fleeting judgment point in an intense battle is almost impossible. Therefore, blocking is generally treated as a low-probability event.]

  Additional Skill: 【Ling Xiao Fei She】: With all one's might, throw out Ling Xiao, the flying Ling Xiao will pierce through all enemies in a straight line range in front like a meteor, and has a certain probability of causing fatal damage. The thrown-out Ling Xiao will not return automatically.

  Effect: Front 15m range straight-line piercing attack, forced hit, dealing damage equal to 300% of normal attack, 1% chance to trigger instant death, consuming 50 life and 50 magic, cooldown time 100 seconds.

  [PS: The skills attached to equipment are non-upgradeable.]

  Holding the long spear in his hand, Ling Chen let out a sigh of amazement. It was indeed worthy of being a divine artifact. At just level 10, its additional attack power was already a full 70 points! This was twice that of the golden-grade Yellow Sand Sword of the same level. The additional attribute points were also a full 30 points! There was a 3% chance of stunning and a 3% chance of inflicting blindness - every single one of these attributes was incredibly powerful, making it impossible to remain calm. Furthermore, there was an additional skill... a powerful skill that surpassed all the beginner skills in terms of destructive power. Not only did its killing power have a 300% increase, but it also had long-range multi-target attacks and forced hits... What's even more terrifying is that there was a 1% chance of triggering the most fearsome "instant death" state!

  In comparison, the Yellow Sand Sword which had previously been astonishing was now dull and unimpressive.

  What surprised Ling Chen the most was that this Xianling Gun was extremely light and agile, despite being a long spear, it didn't have any attributes that decreased attack speed. Such a long spear was extremely rare, it was a top-quality item among top-quality items.

  This is the power of the Xianling artifact. This is also why a single Xianling artifact's attributes can cause a stir throughout the Huaxia battlefield. With it in hand, Ling Chen can discard all his other equipment and still outrun other players by several streets in terms of overall attributes. At present, in the novice village stage, the Xianling artifact should not exist, because its appearance will inevitably truly break the balance.