Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 972 - 843: The Apotheosis Ritual and Perfect Equipment

Kane stood there in the mist.

The vast white mist engulfed and surrounded him.

An icon of a lantern appeared before him.

He reached into the guild warehouse, searching through the treasure vault for those three unidentified three-colored pieces of equipment.

Kane stood casually in the mist, stopping whenever he wanted, not even considering whether the surroundings were safe.

Outside this thick mist, it could be said to be very safe, as the space here is chaotic.

Even with synesthesia, able to sense the road beneath, preventing haphazard wandering, chaos remains chaos, at most keeping oneself from going in circles.

In such circumstances, meeting others outside the mist is not impossible.

It’s just extremely unlikely.

Kane reached out his hand, holding a statue resembling a totem.

The entire statue was a red jade-like form, the redness within the jade immensely dark, like sedimented blood.

A chaotic rune was carved into the cylindrical jade, with finely etched unknown script alongside it.

According to the information Kreya sent earlier, this item belonged to the enemy they encountered in the first world fragment they visited.

A mummified kobold ascender, a being already stepping into the divine realm.

After Kreya and the others eliminated this monster, Kreya probed the soul’s information with black-and-white flames.

This ascender was the one who destroyed that world fragment.

From the soul, they learned this mummified kobold was the statue owner, using it and his abilities to annihilate everyone in the fragment.

The reason for exterminating everyone in the world fragment was to use this totem statue for a ritual.

While conducting the ritual, Kreya and Lilu stumbled upon it, leading to a battle.

At this point, Kane began to appraise the totem statue in his hand.

[Slaughterer’s Ascension]

[Statue]

[Color: Three-colored]

[Attributes:]

[Indestructible]

[Skill: Slaughterer’s Ritual](Slaughterer: A class that uses bloody power in battle, the more lives slaughtered, the stronger the power gained.

Slaughterer’s divine ascension ritual, slaugher a million lives to obtain the stairway to divinity, the more and stronger the lives slaughtered, the stronger the post-ascension power.)

[Description: A relic of an ascender, a legacy of an evil god.

If you’re ready to become an evil god, then use it. Completing the above ritual will make you the enemy of the strong, a bloodthirsty battle-hardened warrior, a slaughterer among evil gods.

Using this statue for the divine ascension ritual will grant you all the legacy of a former slaughterer.]

This equipment, how should I put it, emanates an aura of evil.

According to what’s written above, did Kreya and the others really slaughter a million lives to take down that ascender?

Perhaps even more.

However, Kane could clearly perceive that this piece of equipment is even more special than the attributes appraised.

With a deeper understanding of the Book of Adventure, coupled with a strong mastery of appraisal,

The secret intelligence department that used to make special notes under certain unique equipment has long fused into Kane’s being.

This allows Kane to detect abnormalities in some equipment.

But since mastering the Book of Adventure, Kane hasn’t encountered equipment that once had annotations.

This statue in hand is the first since he started mastering the Book of Adventure.

This totem statue for the divine ascension ritual originally should have been an ordinary transparent or white cylindrical jade.

Now, its interior has turned into a somber dark red.

Reflecting on the information Kreya sent and the actions of that kobold,

The uniqueness of this equipment needs no further explanation.

With a flicker in his eyes, Kane looked at the equipment, the smile on his face completely revealing itself.

The slaughterer’s divine ascension ritual on this statue is already active.

The million lives needed for the ritual have long been infused within, now holding this statue is enough for the divine ascension ceremony.

To become an evil god viewed from other worlds, gaining power through killing and slaughtering.

Thinking of this, Kane made a swipe on the appraisal tab he created.

At the bottom, a note from the secret intelligence department appeared.

(Secret Intelligence Department: The ritual for this equipment is complete, enough lives of the slaughtered are gathered within to fulfill the divine ascension ritual.

The initiator of the ritual must have reached the golden threshold of power.)

This means Kane can use this equipment to forcefully make a person who’s reached the golden threshold of power but sees no hope in ascending a god, rise to three-colored level.

However, both the ritual and the description indicate this power may not be clean, and Kane is also unfamiliar with the power of a slaughterer.

After observing for a while, Kane’s magic power surged, and a rectangular metal box appeared in Kainder’s hand.

The box fit perfectly together, without any visible seams, as if molded from a single piece. It was engraved with intricate patterns.

Kane opened the box, inside already formed a slot that perfectly matched the statue.

He placed the totem statue inside, covered it, and sealed it again, then placed it in the treasure vault of the guild warehouse.

Since the ritual is complete, the abundant power within could spill out without a seal, leading to loss.

This would be too wasteful, so Kane firmly sealed it.

It’s more like perfect preservation than sealing.

Now is not the time to study it.

Still exploring outside the mist, after finishing the exploration, there’ll be plenty of time to study it, no need to rush.

Prepare to examine the equipment carefully after leaving, contemplating how to use it.

Kane was intrigued by both the ascension ritual and the power of the Slaughterer inside.

Not to mention the rituals inside had already been completed.

The research value of this equipment was maxed out.

After placing the statue inside, Kane took out the two pieces of colored equipment that Meizike and his team had left behind.

He looked at the pair of belts wrapped around his hands and a purple-red gemstone shaped like an eye.

Suddenly thinking, he first brought the pair of belts before him.

Looking at the bizarre design of this equipment, it was indeed his first time seeing such a piece.

The equipment produced by Mist World is typically more formal, rarely having odd shapes or strange ways of being worn.

Thinking about the four tri-colored pieces obtained this time, it seemed they were all acquired from outsiders.

Whether it’s the statue used for ascension or the bone staff Kane had obtained earlier.

They all have distinctly different styles compared to Mist-produced equipment.

With that in mind, Kane set about identifying the belts in hand.

[Assault Hand]

[Gloves]

[Color: Tri-color]

[Attributes:]

[Absolute Strike] (The first attack in a battle will have its damage doubled, with the multiplier ranging from 2 to 4.

The exact multiplier is determined by one’s own strength, timing and skill of the attack, the part of the body attacked, and the enemy’s power.)

[Attack Enhancement] (Each attack by the wearer will be fortified, increasing damage dealt.)

[Strength Enhancement] (The wearer’s strength attribute will be increased, adjusted up or down based on the level of strength.)

[Piercing Power] (Each attack by the wearer will have a piercing effect.)

[Skill: Assault] (Consumes magic power, significantly enhancing the next charge-type attack.

Varies based on the magic power used, charging technique, and effectiveness of strength enhancement.)

[Explanation: This peculiar glove-type equipment, although gloves, does not occupy the glove slot and can be stacked with other normal gloves or hand armor.

Born purely for attack, with stronger and more powerful strikes.]

This device is actually a pair of gloves? According to the explanation, this belongs to the category of special equipment.

It doesn’t conflict with equipment of the same part and can be stacked.

Looking at how this equipment is worn, it’s indeed possible; even when wearing gloves, it can be worn outside.

Even if wearing hand armor, it can be worn inside.

This wearing method alone makes it highly valuable as special equipment.

Looking at its attributes, the only word to describe it is perfect.

Kane rarely sees such perfect equipment anymore, especially when it’s tri-colored.

Be it the attribute combination or skills, all are born for attack, thinking about how to unleash the most potent strikes is what this equipment needs to focus on.

Any explorer engaged in close combat with weapons would drool over this piece.

Too perfect.

Looking at the attributes of this equipment, Kane’s eyes started to gleam.

Even though he really liked this equipment, it was definitely not suitable for Kane to use.

After all, having this equipment wouldn’t enhance his damage output when piloting large mecha.

But the attributes and skills on it left Kane somewhat perplexed.

It’s no wonder it’s an outsider’s equipment; the differences are clear from these attributes and skills compared to those from the Mist World.

Both the skills and all the attributes of the equipment vary based on the user’s attack power, technique, and magic power.

There won’t be fixed enhancement; it’s highly variable.

That means the stronger the user, the better the effects this equipment can provide.

No need to mention further; it’s undoubtedly suitable for Kreya.

Not to mention, as long as they are close combat attackers like Kreya, they would suit this equipment.

Especially Kreya, whose strength and skills have reached a grandmaster level, already perfect.

Kane could hardly wait to see the chemical reaction Kreya would have once she obtained this equipment.

With this thought, Kane placed the equipment back into the treasury of the space warehouse.

After identifying the remaining piece of equipment, he then planned to communicate with his teammates through messaging.

To decide the user of the equipment.

Even though communication was not necessary, Kane already knew the equipment would ultimately be used by Kreya, as it was the atmosphere of their team.

Of course, though this is said, such a process must exist.

After all, they are a team, not to mention this equipment was acquired by the group of Longbei.

Thinking about it, Kane conjured a very beautiful and luxurious tray, placing the equipment carefully on it before putting it back inside.

Such great equipment shouldn’t be placed so casually; it’s truly disrespectful.

Having done all this, Kane then looked at his hand, at the last piece of equipment he had left.

Thinking about how this piece and the gloves were obtained from the same enemy, excitement surged within him.

Perhaps it could also be a perfect piece like those gloves.

With this thought, Kane began to scrutinize it closely.

A purple gemstone resembling a vertical pupil, with a streak of blood-red at the eye position.

Without mentioning anything else, the appearance of the gemstone itself was extremely eye-catching.

Kane began the identification process.