117: Chapter 117 The Holy Revival

Tang Long entered his Breathing Technique once more, and after just a few short minutes, his Barbarian Blood advanced another level.

【You have upgraded the Barbarian Blood Breathing Technique to LV8! Strength +8, Stamina +8!】

At this moment, both his Strength and Stamina had surged to 46 points.

Tang Long felt a torrent of power surging and roaring through his blood vessels. As he stretched his limbs, his bones immediately let out a series of crisp pops.

This was already on par with the level he had reached in his past life; after all, he was only level 39 back then, and his main attribute was Spirit.

Although he was missing quite a few skills, he had also gained many abilities he did not possess in his past life.

Excluding support abilities, in terms of personal combat power alone, the gap was actually not that far off anymore.

Almost simultaneously, the mask of calamity in his hand was also ready for an upgrade.

【Sacrifice complete! You have obtained the Indestructible Calamity Seal!】

【mask of calamity: You have completed ten sacrifices, and the treasure has achieved its first Divine Revival!】

【Revival Effect 1: The Indestructible Calamity Seal can record places you have visited as resurrection points, up to a maximum of 2. When resurrected by the Indestructible Calamity Seal, you may choose to resurrect at a resurrection point.】

【Revival Effect 2: While wearing the treasure, facial defense +100.】

【Revival Effect 3: When Calamity Sacrifice is active, the life sacrificed per minute is increased to 20 points, and the total sacrifice limit is increased to 20,000 points.】

【Revival Effect 4: When the treasure is damaged, the damager receives soul damage equal to 2 times the damage degree, and the holder receives soul damage equal to 0.8 times the damage degree.】

【Revival Effect 5: While wearing the treasure, you will gain an additional 1 point of Divinity!】

【You have awakened a high-level attribute: Divinity! Current: 1 point.】

【Important Note: Divinity can be used to buff any skill; each point of Divinity can increase a skill's effect by one level. The buff effect cannot exceed 10 levels, and the maximum duration is four hours. After use, that point of Divinity enters a period of Divine Silence, with a cooldown of 24 hours.】

Tang Long stared at it for a long while, his heart pounding uncontrollably in his chest.

"Resurrection can now be set to designated points?"

That meant if he encountered any dangerous situations again, he could easily escape the danger after resurrecting!

When the mask was damaged, the opponent would receive double soul damage, but the soul damage he himself received would actually be reduced by 20%!

Most crucially, it actually gave him a point of Divinity directly!??

Regarding Divinity, his knowledge from his past life was limited; after all, that was a domain only high-end gaming masters could touch.

He only heard that it was a necessary attribute for breaking through level 100, but it was extremely difficult to obtain, and it would be lost upon death, which caused the masters great headaches.

He never imagined that this piece of equipment would just hand it over so easily?

And this Divinity... it could buff 'any' skill, increasing the skill effect by one level!

So it could also buff special skills!

If he buffed the Gift of the Barbarian Ancestor, he could potentially gain two stages of attributes at once!

Buffing it onto Body of Tyrant would immediately make it a level 3 Body of Tyrant. If he had sufficient resources and worked hard to max out his Barbarian Blood, he could soon have a level 4 Body of Tyrant!

A level 4 Body of Tyrant!

One had to know, players in his past life had no cultivation methods to practice, and improving special skills was extremely difficult; most remained at level 1 until they died. Possessing even a level 2 special skill was an extremely luxurious affair.

Only the leadership of the Resistance Army, or even those master-level leaders, possessed level 3 or higher special skills.

And now, he had obtained it so easily.

And... if he obtained more Divinity in the future, his special skills could be... level 10!

In this life, there was so much he could achieve!

He tried hard to calm his emotions, temporarily took off the mask, quickly took out some paper and a pen, and started scribbling.

A few minutes later, he stood up, closed the venue, locked the door, and left the school.

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First Specialized Academy Activity Building.

This was originally a venue for holding school activities, equipped with reception halls, screening rooms, and so on.

But in reality, this was also the stronghold of the White Clothing Society.

At this moment, apart from Qin Bing, several of the White Clothing Society's top geniuses were gathered. Together with Jiang Xiaolan, they were watching video footage on the big screen inside the screening hall.

Soon, the video ended, and Jiang Xiaolan stood up and walked over to the handsome young man who was leading them.

"President Ye, I went to great lengths to get this information, and I hope it can be of some help to you all."

This young man was none other than the current president of the White Clothing Society, Ye Qingzhou.

He chuckled twice and shook his head directly, "Xiao Lan, you have a good heart. However, the White Clothing Society does not intend to participate in this exchange tournament."

"What!"

The exclamation did not just come from Jiang Xiaolan; several White Clothing Society members were also very surprised, not expecting Ye Qingzhou to say such a thing.

"If the White Clothing Society doesn't participate, wouldn't that mean handing the honor over to the people from Sangyu on a silver platter?"

"The reward offered by the Governors Mansion is enough to show that the higher-ups really want us to win, and my father also said to let us organize it properly."

"President Ye, you aren't joking, are you?"

Ye Qingzhou shook his head, "You have also seen the strength of the people from Sangyu. Whether we yield or not, what difference would the result make? Every single person they sent has a realm and strength that far exceeds the scope of their corresponding grade."

"A first-year at level 4. Why doesn't he skip grades? Class 9 is already an elite class, but who can defeat him?"

"The second-year is a level 5 Wood Spirit Body. Perhaps you know very little about Wood Spirit Bodies, but I have seen them; the vitality of a Wood Spirit Body is extremely exaggerated. For those at our level, it really counts as an undying body."

"As for the third-year, I never thought before that there could be anyone in this world at this stage stronger than Manman. But this Guanguo... is indeed too terrifying. Even if Manman were to fight such a formidable enemy and barely win, it would be difficult to come out unscathed, and I cannot let her take such a risk."

"Level 4 is already graduation level; they are not students at all, nor did they come for an exchange. Perhaps they want to show off their power, perhaps they want to stifle our geniuses. Whatever conspiracy they have, not accepting the challenge is the best choice."

Ye Qingzhou's words caused the others to fall into silence.

Lacking strength is a solid reason. Rather than attacking and being defeated, losing face, it is better to avoid the battle.

But the young people present all felt somewhat ashamed.

Just at this moment, Miao Manman suddenly stood up, "I want to participate."

Ye Qingzhou's brows furrowed immediately, "Did you not understand what I just said? If we lose all three matches, the White Clothing Society's reputation will be completely destroyed, and it will be a loss of face for all of Dongyu, and for the Sixth Imperial Uncle. Our future prospects will also be greatly affected."

Miao Manman still shook her head, "It is impossible to lose all of them. At the very least, I know one person who, if he is willing to participate, will secure the victory for the first-year group."

Ye Qingzhou tapped his fingers, "The school's elites are all in the society; how come I don't know there is such a person? Jiang Yan, Nie Yu, do you know who it is?"

Both youths shook their heads.

Jiang Xiaolan suddenly asked, "Senior Sister Miao, is the person you are talking about Tang Long from our class?"

"I don't know if he is from your class, but his name is indeed Tang Long, and he is very tall."

"Then it must be him; it's Tang Long from our class."

"A first-year?" Ye Qingzhou felt amused, "What kind of strength can a first-year have? Are you sure his strength can rival a level 4?"

Miao Manman shook her head, "I haven't fought him. But he is very familiar with Elder Zheng, so his strength must definitely be very strong."

"Oh? He has dealings with Elder Zheng? Xiao Lan, you should be more familiar with this Tang Long, right?"

Jiang Xiaolan hesitated slightly, "Tang Long is a new student who just transferred here a few days ago. He does have strength; he also fought Senior Brother Qin Bing at the Hot-Blooded Arena. I heard he won the first time, but lost the second time. He loves to go to the library to read books. As for when he met Elder Zheng, I am not sure, it shouldn't have been long."

Ye Qingzhou and the other two couldn't help but reveal expressions of realization.

"No wonder."

"In that case, his strength is relatively close to Qin Bing's, which is already very excellent; he is indeed qualified to join our White Clothing Society."

"However, Qin Bing's strength is just so-so. Facing a normal first-year, he can be considered outstanding. But even for Qin Bing himself, facing that level 4 from Sangyu, I'm afraid the outlook is not optimistic."

"If he were trained by Elder Zheng, perhaps there might be a chance. Since he isn't, there is no guarantee to speak of."

Ye Qingzhou's analysis was logical and convincing, and several people nodded slightly.

But Miao Manman said again, "That's not right. His strength is far greater than Qin Bing's, and he might even be stronger than me."

This sentence once again shocked the others.

Who is Miao Manman?

She has a natural Thunder Spirit Body; in just over half a year, her realm soared from level 3 straight to level 6. People like Ye Qingzhou, Jiang Yan, and Nie Yu, who were already called geniuses, were still left far behind by her.

In terms of strength, the other four of the White Clothing Society's five geniuses combined might not be able to defeat her alone.

Her true combat power is enough to rival a normal level 7!

But now she actually said that Tang Long might be even stronger than her?

Not to mention Ye Qingzhou wouldn't believe it, even Jiang Xiaolan, who had always thought highly of Tang Long, dared not believe it.

The problem was... they all knew Miao Manman quite well and knew that she was always taciturn, but whenever she spoke, her words carried weight and were not to be doubted.

"Manman, have you fought this Tang Long?"

"No."

"Then why do you have this judgment?"

"I cannot say."

Miao Manman dropped these three words, then stood up and left.

Now it was Ye Qingzhou's turn to have a headache.

When it came to understanding Miao Manman, he, as her fiancé, would definitely rank first.

The name Manman wasn't given for nothing; this girl had been incomparably stubborn since she was young. She generally didn't have many ideas, but once she set her mind on something, no one could pull her back.

"Xiao Lan, go and bring that Tang Long here; I want to meet him."

"Oh, alright!"

Jiang Xiaolan agreed and walked out quickly.