279: Chapter 279 Trial of Destiny! Divine Metal!

The players awakened as if from a dream.

Shame, regret, and then fanaticism.

"God You is right! We are too shameful!"

"Damn it, fighting amongst ourselves for a lousy skeleton, I must have been pig-headed!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Clear the monsters! God You is watching us!"

"Experience! It's all experience, brothers!"

The players, who were at daggers drawn just moments ago, were now unprecedentedly united.

Under the dual stimulation of the collective sense of honor of "not wanting to disappoint God You again" and the massive amount of experience points.

They howled and pounced on the undead creatures that were still kneeling on the ground, shivering.

For a moment, the light of skills illuminated the battlefield once again.

But this time, there was no infighting, only efficient and brutal harvesting.

Chen You turned a deaf ear to the earth-shaking shouts of killing erupting behind him.

In his view, this group of players had been completely hoodwinked, and they shouldn't cause any more trouble in the short term.

His mission was already complete.

With a flash, he appeared on the towering west wall of Thousand Light City.

Meng De was leading a group of personal guards, anxiously directing the defense. Seeing Chen You land, an incredibly complex expression appeared on his pale face.

There was the relief of surviving a disaster, heartfelt awe, and even more, overflowing gratitude.

"Chen... Brother Chen..."

Meng De rushed up in a single stride, just about to say something, but saw Chen You casually raise his hand.

A simple gesture to stop him.

The words Meng De was about to say were instantly blocked in his throat.

He stood frozen in place, looking at Chen You's calm, unruffled side profile, hesitating for a moment.

In the end, he bowed and silently retreated to the side, not daring to make any sound to disturb him.

Chen You had no expectations for the lines in Meng De's mouth.

He walked to a quiet corner of the city wall, looking out at the bustling monster-grinding scene below, while calculating another matter in his heart.

Previously at the Supreme Tower, Hill mentioned that reaching level 30 would activate a brand new system.

Now that he was already level 32, he should take this time to study it.

With a thought, the system interface unfolded before his eyes.

Beside the familiar icons like [Backpack] and [Skills], a brand new icon was quietly burning.

It was shaped like an ancient pupil, and deep within the pupil, it seemed as if a galaxy was flowing.

[Destiny System]

Chen You touched it with his mind.

The interface switched, and a brand new window popped up.

In the center of the window were three dim, gray stone-like sockets, with concise text descriptions attached to the side.

[Destiny God Stone Socket (Not Activated)]

[All things in the world have fixed numbers, but also variables. Those with destiny can steal the great power of heaven and earth and reverse their own fate.]

[By passing the Destiny Trial, you can obtain Destiny God Stones containing different powers, which can be embedded to gain powerful Destiny Power.]

Chen You understood it very quickly.

To put it bluntly, it's just three more affixes?

And to obtain Destiny God Stones, you need to consume Destiny Badges to start the Destiny Trial.

Chen You opened his backpack.

In the corner, a dozen or so shimmering bronze badges were lying quietly.

The badges were engraved with the same pupil pattern as the system icon.

[Destiny Badge (Bronze): After use, you can start a Bronze-level Destiny Trial.]

[Acquisition method: Extremely low probability of dropping when killing monsters after level 30.]

"Extremely low probability?"

Chen You looked at the dozen or so he had dropped after grinding so many monsters, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

This drop rate is too "touching".

Moreover, the badge's name has the word "Bronze" after it, which clearly means there are higher levels.

Clicking on the Destiny Badge, sure enough, in addition to the [Use] option, there was also a [Synthesize] option.

Select [Synthesize].

[Do you want to consume 3 'Destiny Badges (Bronze)' to synthesize 1 'Destiny Badge (Silver)'?]

The three-in-one routine.

Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, and... the highest level.

Following this progression, wouldn't one top-level badge require 3x3x3x3 = 81 Bronze Badges?

Chen You looked at his pitiful dozen or so and fell into deep thought.

Find a place to grind monsters?

No, that is the mindset of ordinary players.

The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and he skillfully opened that glittering interface.

— — Mall.

In the search bar, he slowly entered four characters.

"Destiny Badge".

Swish!

The product list refreshed.

A badge icon flickering with a bronze luster was prominently listed, with a clear price tag.

[Destiny Badge (Bronze)]

[Price: 10 gold coins/each]

[Usage Level: 30]

10 gold coins each.

For ordinary players, this is indeed an exorbitant price.

To spend 10 gold coins for a lottery draw for a "probabilistic" drop of a God Stone, the vast majority of people would not do this.

But for Chen You...

He looked at his balance of over 200,000 gold coins, feeling as if he were looking at a pile of Happy Beans.

"Let's start with... 999."

He said casually, as nonchalantly as buying groceries at a vegetable market.

[Ding! Respected 'immortal path pioneer', the system has detected that your purchase quantity is huge. Are you sure you want to purchase 999 'Destiny Badges (Bronze)'?]

A system notification sound rang out.

[Warm reminder: This item has a chance to drop when killing monsters above level 30. Obtaining it through your own efforts allows you to experience the fun of the game more! ~]

Chen You raised an eyebrow.

This system is quite intelligent, actually learning to persuade people to consume rationally.

"Probability?" He chuckled, his tone carrying a trace of natural indifference.

"Stop talking nonsense, pack it up."

[...Okay, as you wish.]

The system prompt seemed to stutter for half a second, then quickly executed the command.

[- 9990 gold coins]

A string of cold numbers was deducted from his balance.

The next second, 999 bronze badges were stacked together in Chen You's backpack.

[Do you want to consume 3 [Destiny Badges (Bronze)] to synthesize 1 [Destiny Badge (Silver)]?]

"Yes."

[Do you want to consume 3 [Destiny Badges (Silver)] to synthesize 1 [Destiny Badge (Gold)]?]

"Yes."

[Do you want to consume 3 [Destiny Badges (Gold)] to synthesize 1 [Destiny Badge (Purple Gold)]?]

"Yes."

[Do you want to consume 3 [Destiny Badges (Purple Gold)] to synthesize 1 [Destiny Badge (Divine Gold)]?]

"Yes."

Chen You turned on batch synthesis, the number of badges in his backpack decreased rapidly, while the quality of the badges kept leaping up.

A moment later.

999 bronze badges, after layers of synthesis, finally turned into 12 top-level badges, with seven-colored brilliance flowing throughout their bodies, and the pupil patterns slowly rotating as if they were living creatures.

[Destiny Badge (Divine Gold): After use, you can start a Divine Gold-level Destiny Trial.]

[It is rumored that in the Divine Gold-level trial, there is a chance to give birth to a Mythic-level Destiny God Stone.]

"Mythic-level..."

Chen You looked at this badge and nodded satisfactorily.

This is what makes the gold coins he spent worth it.

He no longer hesitated and took out one [Destiny Badge (Divine Gold)] from his backpack.

As soon as the badge appeared, it caused ripples in the surrounding space, and an ancient and vast aura dissipated.

He ignored the horrified gazes cast by Meng De and others behind him, just placed the badge in his palm and squeezed it gently.

"Crack."

A crisp cracking sound rang out.

The badge turned into spots of light filling the sky, instantly wrapping him.

The world before his eyes began to distort and peel away.

The walls of Thousand Light City, the battlefield below, the distant sky... everything was rapidly fading.

[Destiny Trial (Divine Gold) has started...]

[Entering the trial venue...]