459: Chapter 459 The Brightest Star in the Origin Realm

There was no world announcement.

The system seemed to have set a higher threshold for announcements regarding +14 and above.

"It's done!" Chen You snapped his fingers.

As expected, I still had to use fodder to pad the odds!

As long as I use low-cost equipment to consume the system's damned failure rate, letting the set take the brunt of the bad luck from consecutive losses, then wait for the moment the system determines it "must give a little treat," I can switch to the main weapon and succeed in one shot!

"This... this doesn't make sense."

Hill looked at the yuhuang sword, which was undamaged and glowing even more brightly, her professional smile freezing on her face. "System probabilities are calculated independently. This behavior of yours..."

"Stop feeding me that independent calculation nonsense. The people who write code are human, and humans always build in pseudo-random pity mechanics."

Chen You scoffed. "Today, I'll show you what an assembly line operation looks like."

He returned directly to the guild territory, crafted nearly a hundred sets, and then began to continue reinforcing.

Over the next few hours, the Supreme Tower completely transformed into a noisy blacksmith shop.

Chen You's hands turned into blurs.

Helmet failed! Chest armor failed! Leggings failed!

Three consecutive failures, then click on the wrist guards.

Wrist guards succeeded!

Wrist guards are +9, helmet is +8.

Click back and forth among the five pieces of the set; whoever has a lower level gets clicked.

Once an extreme streak of bad luck occurs, with more than ten consecutive failures.

Chen You immediately stopped, his eyes sharpening. He placed the yuhuang sword or the highest-level set piece in, and attached an anti-explosion talisman.

"Smash!"

"Ding—"

[Ding! Reinforcement successful. Current reinforcement level of the yuhuang sword: +15.]

"Ding—"

[Ding! Reinforcement successful. Current reinforcement level of the yuhuang sword: +16.]

[World Announcement: A myth is born! Player "Chen You" has created a miracle, successfully reinforcing the main weapon to +16! The heavens and earth change color, and all things submit! Such a feat will surely be recorded in the annals of the Source Realm!]

This announcement was not the usual gold, but a glaring dark red.

The font was huge, taking up nearly a third of every player's field of vision.

"+16?! I can't even get to +5!"

"Is this game run by his family?"

"Report! He's definitely hacking!"

"To the guy above, how do you hack in the Source Realm? Find me a hack and show me!"

"This is God You; what are you doubting?"

Salos was holding his giant axe, hacking at an abyssal beast.

The moment he saw the announcement, his hand shook. The giant axe missed, and he was swatted away by the beast's claw, smashing heavily into the city wall.

"+16?!" Salos crawled out of the ruins, ignoring his lost health, and stared fixedly at the sky.

"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Inside the Supreme Tower.

"Hill, are there any more reinforcement stones?" Chen You frowned at the prompt indicating insufficient "reinforcement stones."

"Yes, boss, there are." Hill nodded. "You can buy them directly in the mall for 1 gold coin each."

The price was ten times more expensive than what players sold them for in the auction house.

But there was no limit!

"Buy!"

Red, purple, and gold lights flashed alternately, casting colorful reflections on Hill's face.

As the sun began to set, Chen You let out a long breath and shook his sore wrists.

He glanced at his account balance, the corners of his mouth twitching.

A total of about 280,000 gold coins had been consumed.

Nearly 300,000 gold coins!

But when he looked up at the set of equipment floating in mid-air, all the heartache vanished instantly.

Fulu Kaitian helmet, +16.

Fulu Kaitian chest armor, +16.

Fulu Kaitian wrist guards, +16.

Fulu Kaitian leggings, +16.

Fulu Kaitian war boots, +16.

Five pieces of equipment floated there quietly.

"Come." Chen You raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

The five floating pieces of equipment instantly turned into five dazzling rainbows, precisely and accurately fitting onto his body.

"Boom!"

The moment the equipment was equipped, a tangible wave of air exploded outward with Chen You as the center.

"Hide fashion."

Extreme light pollution.

Helmet, chest armor, wrist guards, leggings, war boots, plus the yuhuang sword in his hand.

Six pieces of +16 equipment lit up simultaneously.

Gold, purple, and red lights intertwined, with colorful mists swirling around.

Chen You had turned into a walking human lamp.

The brightness was so high that it even outshone the magic chandelier at the top of the Supreme Tower.

[Ding! Detected that you have collected five pieces of +16 set equipment.]

[Hidden bond activated!]

[Ding! You have triggered the "Ultimate Set" effect.]

The system's notification sound rang in Chen You's mind.

Meanwhile, the sky outside changed color completely.

The clear sky above the Source Realm suddenly surged with massive dark golden thunderclouds.

The thunderclouds rolled, forming a huge vortex that covered all the main cities.

[World Announcement: Resonance of the Great Dao! Player "Chen You" has successfully activated the server's first +16 Ultimate Set! Eternal as heaven and earth, immune to all laws! His name shall be engraved forever at the pinnacle of the Source Realm Temple!]

This announcement was no longer just a simple text scroll; accompanied by deafening thunder, it exploded directly in the ears of every player on the server.

The font appeared as flowing dark gold, occupying everyone's field of vision for a full ten seconds.

"Am I blind? Who just said he was on a losing streak and went bankrupt?"

"A set? A +16 set?! Is this something a human can actually do?"

"Does God You need any accessories on his legs? I can shout '666'!"

"This game is unplayable; I'm requesting the official team to check his transaction history!"

Outside Titan City.

Salos had just pried himself out of the ruins of the city wall.

He casually wiped the dust off his face and looked up at the line of dark golden text in the sky.

This Berserker, who had occupied the top spot on the level leaderboard for years, now had his hands hanging weakly at his sides.

"+16..." Salos muttered to himself, the corner of his eye twitching.

The absurdity and speechlessness in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by determination.

Such an existence must absolutely not be left unchecked!

Inside the Supreme Tower, the light was still blinding.

Chen You squinted, resisting the urge to be blinded by himself, and opened the attribute panel.

[Ultimate Set (Unique): When HP is below 20%, automatically trigger "God's Protection," gaining an absolute shield equal to 300% of your maximum HP, lasting for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

Chen You looked at the set attributes, his breathing involuntarily becoming a bit heavier.

Too overpowered.

This was equivalent to having another life-saving trump card!

And combined with the Burning Blood Heaven Incineration Art, 10 seconds of being a real man!

"It's cool, but..." Chen You looked down at himself.

Too bright.

The golden-red light burned on his skin like flames, and every step he took left a dazzling trail of light effects.

These special effects were indeed invincible for showing off in the main city, but if he went into the wild...

"Isn't this just a firefly in the dark of night?" Chen You curled his lips.

"From eight hundred miles away, others could aim a mortar at me. If I encounter any mythological-grade BOSS, my brightness will definitely make me the primary target of aggro."

He opened the appearance interface without hesitation and canceled the hidden display of the fashion set.

"Swish."

The glaring light pollution instantly faded.

Chen You was once again draped in that night-sky-like black robe.

Don't flaunt wealth; keep a low profile.

This was in line with the core policy set by the national tactical team.