87: The last element

With the holy light crystal in hand, Lin Feng's heart, which had been tense from trying to collect all nine elements, finally completely relaxed.

He looked at the clearly visible (8/9) progress on his quest list, and a deeply satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Only one step left.

As long as he collected the final source of wood, he would be able to personally create a true God, one that only existed in myths and legends!

However, Lin Feng was not carried away by this immense joy.

He was a person who believed in making every grain count.

Before him, the corpse of the powerful Level 35 BOSS still lay quietly, awaiting inspection by him, the victor.

He walked forward with light steps, beginning to tally the spoils of war.

As the final hidden BOSS of a Level 30 top-tier team dungeon, the Archibishop's drops were the most luxurious Lin Feng had ever seen!

First, a magnificent robe woven from unknown threads, radiating a soft holy light, lay quietly beside the corpse, so pure it seemed untouched by a speck of dust.

[Archbishop's Holy Light Robe (Epic)]

[Equipment Type: Upper Garment]

[Equipment Requirements: Level 30, Priest / Paladin Class]

[Attributes: Defense +300, Spirit +60]

[Additional Attribute 1: Shadow/Undead damage taken reduced by 25%.]

[Additional Attribute 2: All healing skill effects increased by 20%.]

This was a perfect, explosive, graduation-level equipment for the Priest class.

"Not bad, it should fetch a sky-high price when I sell it."

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction and casually tossed it into his backpack.

Next, he picked up a thick skill book that also emanated a golden light.

[Skill Book: Angelic Descent (Epic)]

[Learning Requirements: Priest Class, Level 35, Faith Value 'Pious']

[Skill Effect: Consumes all mana to summon a powerful 'Battle Angel' from the Divine Realm to descend onto the battlefield and fight for you for five minutes. The Angel's attributes will scale with the caster's Spirit attribute.]

"Hiss... even the Priest's ultimate summoning skill dropped?"

Lin Feng couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw the description of this skill book.

The value of this skill book was probably even higher than the Epic robe he just got!

After all, equipment might become outdated, but skills could accompany a professional for a lifetime.

It was foreseeable that as soon as he released news of this skill book, all the top-tier Priest players in Tianqi City would go completely insane for it!

After putting away these two "Priest gift packages," Lin Feng's gaze finally fell on the last loot item.

It was a ring.

A ring carved from pure holy light crystal, seemingly unadorned, yet exuding a sacred aura that brought peace to the mind.

When Lin Feng saw this ring, his heart skipped a beat.

Because the God-level Hint, next to this ring, gave an unprecedented "Strongly Recommended" message, shimmering with seven-colored light!

He immediately, impatiently, picked up the ring.

[Ring of Holy Covenant (Legendary)]

[Equipment Type: Ring]

[Equipment Requirements: None]

[Attributes: Spirit +100]

[Additional Attribute 1: All your summoned creatures permanently deal 30% increased damage to 'Undead', 'Demon', and 'Shadow' type creatures! Damage taken from such creatures is permanently reduced by 30%!]

[Additional Attribute 2: You can designate a summoned creature and form a 'Holy Covenant' with it, granting it the 'Holy Light' attribute.]

[Equipment Notes: Light and darkness are not always in opposition.]

Legendary!

It was Legendary equipment!

Moreover, it was the rarest and most exquisite ring exclusive to a Summoner!

When Lin Feng clearly saw the heaven-defying attributes of this ring, his breathing became rapid!

Just the basic "Spirit +100" was enough to drive any magic-based class wild!

And the two additional attributes that followed were even unbelievably powerful!

The first attribute directly turned all his summoned creatures into professional "Demon Hunters" and "Undead Slayers," causing their combat power to skyrocket when facing specific enemies!

And the second attribute made Lin Feng feel as if he had found a treasure!

Granting summoned creatures an additional "Holy Light" attribute!

What did this mean?

This meant that he could transform his "Demon King Legion," full of destruction and violent aura, into an "Angel Legion" radiating a sacred aura!

Especially his Chaos Dragon King Bahamut, which possessed a "Twin Soul"!

Its dark form was already incredibly powerful.

What if it also gained the "Holy Light" attribute and activated its "Light Form"... One thought to become a god, one thought to become a demon!

Lin Feng could no longer imagine how terrifying the complete Chaos Dragon King would be!

"This... this is simply a divine artifact tailor-made for me!"

Without hesitation, Lin Feng replaced the outdated wolf king ring on his hand with this new, powerful Ring of Holy Covenant!

Instantly, a warm and sacred power surged through his limbs and bones.

He felt as if his entire soul had been purified, becoming purer and stronger!

...After satisfactorily collecting all the spoils of war.

Lin Feng finally refocused his attention on his ultimate goal.

"Eight of the nine basic elements have been collected."

"Only the final source of wood remains."

Lin Feng opened his quest list, looking at the only remaining empty slot, and frowned slightly.

Logically, he already possessed the seed of the tree of life, which had merged with the chaotic soil.

That was the top-tier "Wood" element source.

Why hadn't the quest shown as completed yet?

He pondered over it, unable to find an answer, and finally chose to seek help from his most reliable cheat.

"Hint, how do I complete the collection of the ninth element?"

[God-level Hint: The seed of the tree of life is currently in a dormant seed state, and the power of the source of wood within it has not been fully activated.]

[God-level Hint: You need to take it to the place with the most concentrated life energy in this world—the Eternal Spring of Life in the center of the Elf Forest, located in the far east of the continent—to irrigate it.]

[God-level Hint: Only by allowing it to successfully take root and sprout there can you truly be considered to have obtained the complete source of wood!]

Elf Forest!

Eternal Spring of Life!

Seeing these two fantastical names, a glimmer of understanding flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

He knew that the destination of his next journey was now incredibly clear.

He did not linger in this dungeon, which he had thoroughly "emptied."

He opened the dungeon panel and chose to leave.

When his figure reappeared in Tianqi City's teleportation plaza.

He didn't go home, nor did he return to the academy.

Instead, he walked directly to the largest "Space-Time Teleportation Array" in the center of the plaza, which was responsible for cross-regional teleportation.

He looked at the mysterious area on the teleportation map, located in the far east of the continent, enveloped in a vibrant green light.

An unprecedented, burning fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.

"Elf Forest..."

"I'm coming!"

"It's time for my 'Chaos Slime' to truly descend upon this world!"