457: Chapter 457 Current Status of Player Enhancement

"Ding!" A clear metallic chime echoed through the spacious hall of the Supreme Tower, lingering in the air.

A burst of dazzling dark gold light erupted from the anvil.

As the light faded, the yuhuang sword hovered silently in mid-air.

The originally rustic surface of the blade now had a layer of tangible golden light, and the air around the edge seemed to warp slightly due to the sharpness.

[Ding! Strengthening successful. Current strengthening level of yuhuang sword: +9.]

[Base attack power +50%]

[New affix acquired: Armor Penetration (ignores 20% of target's physical defense).]

Chen You stared at the data on the panel, his face, which had been flushed from consecutive failures, finally relaxing.

A 50% increase in attack power.

And that was just the system panel value; if combined with his mid-stage Foundation Establishment spiritual power, the power of this sword strike would definitely skyrocket geometrically.

Before he could even appreciate this brand-new flying sword, a glaring blood-red banner suddenly scrolled across the top of his vision.

[World Announcement: A divine weapon appears, shaking the world! Congratulations to player "Chen You" for strengthening his main weapon to +9! Combat power soared, invincible! Want to become stronger? Hurry to level 50 to experience the strengthening function!]

The banner stayed at the top of every player's view across the server for a full ten seconds, accompanied by a rousing horn sound.

Chen You was stunned.

He turned to look at Hill, who was maintaining a professional fake smile behind the counter, and pointed at the top of his head: "Using me as a free advertising space?"

"This is to proclaim your great name, Boss." Hill folded his hands in front of him, his tone sincere.

"You spent so many gold coins, and it was hard to get it to +9, how could we not announce it? In your words, this is emotional value."

"I thank you so much." Chen You rolled his eyes.

However, looking at that glowing yuhuang sword, the fire in his heart was ignited once again.

A 30% success rate worked, what does that mean?

After shattering more than ten times before and using so many anti-explosion talismans, it must be in the "guaranteed success" interval determined by the system now!

"Got it, the 'padding' strategy, right." Chen You sneered, skillfully stuffing the newly bought anti-explosion talisman into the strengthening slot, along with a large pile of strengthening stones.

[Strengthening to +10 requires: 100 gold coins, 256 strengthening stones.]

[Success rate: 25%]

So what if it's 25%? In the face of metaphysics, numbers are paper tigers!

Chen You pressed it decisively.

"Ding!"

[Strengthening successful. Current strengthening level of yuhuang sword: +10.]

Chen You's eyes lit up. As expected!

Continue!

"Ding!"

[Strengthening successful. Current strengthening level of yuhuang sword: +11.]

"Ding!"

[Strengthening successful. Current strengthening level of yuhuang sword: +12.]

With three consecutive crisp metallic chimes, the light on the anvil turned deep purple, and the sword aura of the yuhuang sword was almost enough to cut marks into the bluestone floor of the Supreme Tower.

At the same time, the sky of the Source Realm turned completely blood-red.

[World Announcement: Incredible! Player "Chen You" has strengthened his weapon to +10! Divine power is overwhelming!]

[World Announcement: A miracle has descended! Player "Chen You" has strengthened his weapon to +11! The world changes color!]

[World Announcement: Unprecedented! Player "Chen You" has strengthened his weapon to +12! ...]

The three announcements were like three heavy hammers, smashing fiercely into the heads of all players on the server.

Endless Abyss dungeon.

The Titan God Clan Berserker, Salos, was swinging a giant axe and fighting hand-to-hand with a level 90 Abyssal Demonic Dragon.

His muscles were knotted, and the circular protrusion on his forehead flashed with violent lightning.

As the top player on the leaderboard and the only one on the server holding a +13 weapon, with one swing of his axe, the dragon's scales flew everywhere.

Suddenly, continuous blood-red banners drifted across the top of his vision.

Salos's movements suddenly stopped, and the giant axe hung in mid-air.

"Chen You? +12?"

A flash of astonishment crossed his copper-bell-sized eyes.

He held the "Titan's Wrath" in his hand, which was able to reach +13 because it had exhausted the resources of the entire Titan Temple guild, scraped together countless strengthening stones, and took decades to fill.

That human named Chen You, who had just reached +9 a few minutes ago, was now at +12?

"Roar!" The Abyssal Demonic Dragon seized the moment of his distraction, and a dragon tail whip slammed into Salos's chest.

The top player on the leaderboard was knocked away like a cannonball, breaking three stone pillars.

"Guild Master!" The guild members were horrified.

Salos climbed out of the ruins, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stared fixedly at the banners in the sky, and gritted his teeth.

"Investigate! Go and find out what kind of strengthening loophole this Chen You has mastered!"

City of Eternal Night, the second-ranked Arrow of the Moon stood quietly on the treetop, her silver hair fluttering in the wind.

She looked at the banners in the sky, her long pointed ears twitching slightly.

"Dual-wielding melee mage..." She whispered, a thick doubt flashing in her eyes.

"Since he is a mage, why would he spend so many resources on a physical weapon? Could it be some kind of deceptive tactic?"

Supreme Tower hall.

Chen You stood with his hands on his hips, looking at the purple-light-shrouded yuhuang sword floating in front of him, his mouth grinning almost to his ears.

"Hill, oh Hill, the underlying logic of your system has been completely seen through by me."

Chen You reached out and flicked the blade, causing a crisp sword chime, "First, use consecutive failures to lower my psychological expectations, then give me a combo reward."

"What is this called? This is called the conservation of luck!"

Hill maintained a perfect smile, "The boss is wise."

"So, do you want to push for +13? Currently, only Lord Salos has reached this height on the entire server."

"As long as you succeed, you will be the undisputed number one in strengthening in the Source Realm."

"That's a must." Chen You waved his hand.

He glanced at the panel.

[Strengthening to +13 requires: 500 gold coins, 1024 strengthening stones.]

[Success rate: 20%]

A 20% success rate, he would absolutely never touch it normally.

But now, he was in an invincible metaphysical state of "padding strategy combo," and his self-confidence was unprecedentedly inflated.

"Give it to me!"

Chen You didn't even look, and pressed the button directly.

On the anvil, the purple light suddenly contracted, and then a blinding blood-red burst out.

"Crack!"

A tooth-aching cracking sound rang out.

[Ding! Strengthening failed. anti-explosion talisman has taken effect, strengthening level remains unchanged.]

The smile on Chen You's face froze.

Before he could react, another extremely conspicuous world announcement scrolled across the top, this time the font was even bolded, with flashing special effects.

[World Announcement: Such a pity! Player "Chen You" failed regretfully while trying to strengthen to +13! Adventurers, strengthening has risks, be cautious when carried away, remember to buy anti-explosion talismans in advance!]