Chapter 934: Peak of the Shadow Plane

Chapter 934: Peak of the Shadow Plane



After Valyr had obliterated the Shadow Canine in a similar way to how he turned the Shadow Boar into a mist of blood and flesh, it went without saying that Noel's doubts had thoroughly disappeared at that point.

With how Valyr still had the ability to deal over a million damage on an opponent that was not only Mythic Elite in tier, but was also two class ranks higher than him, the old man truly believed that he was more than capable of fighting Shadow Rabbits without any problem.

'Of course, the outcome would not be so one-sided if he didn't use that unique ranged weapon of his to fight it, but he would still win nevertheless,' thought Noel to himself, eying the arquebus the young man held.

Having seen its jaw-dropping performance against both the Shadow Boar and the Shadow Canine, the old man gradually became curious as to where its limits were.

With that, as the young man was looking through the notifications he received from turning the Shadow Canine into crimson mist, Noel mustered up the courage and asked Valyr if he could try using the arquebus.

Naturally, the young man allowed the old man to try it out.

Closing his notification screen, Valyr soon explained the concept of the arquebus to the old man, from the mechanics that made the high damage possible, to how one would use it to deal damage to an enemy.

While explaining the arquebus to Noel, the young man brought out the pistol he forged from his spatial bracelet.

After that, he used it to demonstrate to Noel how to arm and fire the arquebus, causing a couple of loud explosions to resound throughout the forest soon after.

Feeling the immense energy that was fired out of the arquebus' barrel, Noel's eyes widened in surprise, now getting a better understanding of how Valyr was able to deal so much damage.

Of course, the old man also looked at it from another perspective, his thoughts unsurprisingly similar to Julian from some time ago.

'With how it's less reliant on the user's strength to deal a massive amount of damage... wouldn't this see great use in the battlefield?'

With the thought lingering in his mind, Noel decided to look for a few beasts to try the arquebus on, leaving the young man no choice but to follow behind him.

Eventually, after roaming the Shadow Plane once more for an hour straight, the two eventually came across a Shadow Bird spanning over four meters in size, its strength

seemingly near the peak of Rank 5.

Understanding Noel's intentions, Valyr thoroughly instructed the old man on how he could make the most out of the arquebus.

Because of that, a few minutes later, the old man had allowed a massive amount of energy to accumulate within the arquebus, causing it to passively exude an incredibly ferocious aura.

By the time he felt as if the arquebus was near the precipice of bursting out, Noel proceeded to cast one of the weaker stat-boosting skills in his arsenal before unleashing the power of his Intent.

Whoosh!

Attracting the attention of the Shadow Bird with a bit of his Abyssal Energy, the old man was immediately able to force the beast's attention towards him as he soon pulled on the arquebus' trigger.

"[Grand Burst]!"

Bang!

In less than an instant, a dark blue beam shot out of the arquebus, the beam containing all of the energy Noel had put into the attack he prepared.

Fwoosh!

'-1,425,310!!!'

Unsurprisingly, Noel was able to unleash a devastating amount of damage, especially after the young man suggested him to aim for the bird's head.

Because of that, he was greeted by the sight of a dark red number spanning seven figures, leaving him at an utter loss for words.

Blankly staring at the spot where the Shadow Bird had turned into crimson mist, Noel eventually turned to look at Valyr and gave back the arquebus.

Then, with eyes glistening with both excitement and expectation, he then made a surprising request to the young man.

"Could you forge an arquebus like this for me?" asked Noel, the adrenaline brought about by the high damage still coursing through his veins. "I'll make sure that your efforts would be well-paid."

"...Aren't you a spearman, though?" Getting over the brief shock he received from the request, Valyr was eventually able to reply back. "Wouldn't it be better if I were to forge you a spear instead, Elder Noel?"

"I already own a fine spear." Noel shook his head. "However, just because I'm a spearman doesn't mean I'll limit myself to just the spear."

"The battlefield is indiscriminate in who it kills," continued the man, his tone solemn. "Just because you remain loyal to a specific weapon doesn't mean your chances of returning from the battlefield would remain high."

"Only by making full use of all that is available to you would you be able to do so."

"Frankly, the power of that arquebus is more than enough to be considered a life-saving treasure on the battlefield."

face it in close combat.

'Then again, I'm just here to gain Shadow Energy.'

Arming the arquebus for what would be the final kill needed to upgrade his subclass, Valyr activated [Extended Charge] and allowed the weapon's power to accumulate as he went

through his status-boosting skills once more.

"[Truth Weaver Scripture: Tetrad]."

"[Intent of Shadow Energy]."

"[Limit Break: Second Verse]."

"[First Encore]."

"[Refined Offense Aura]."

"[Rage of the True Wyvern]."

Whoosh!

Considering that he was up against a more formidable foe this time around, the young man

did not hesitate to activate one more stat-boosting skill, understanding that even a single additional point in his Attack stat could be the dividing line between life and death.

Sensing that the arquebus was ready to fire, Valyr aimed the arquebus towards the Shadow Rabbit King's head, feeling as if he was currently in his strongest state. Then, moving a bit closer towards his opponent, the Shadow Rabbit eventually entered the

range of Valyr's curse, causing its eyes to glow crimson as it radiated greater power than

before.

Whoosh!

With its AGI being boosted even further due to the curse increasing its tier, it seemed like it was inevitable for the young man to clash against the Shadow Rabbit head-on.

But before that could even happen...

"[Grand Burst]!"

Bang!

'-821,080!!!'

The Shadow Rabbit transformed into a cloud of crimson mist, prompting a grin to creep up

onto Valyr's lips as he took a look at his newly obtained notifications.

Ding!

[With a 10+ level disparity between the user and the opponent, the amount of experience

obtained shall be increased by 200%.]

[You have slain a Level 100 Shadow Rabbit King (Divine Elite). You have gained 18,193,734

XP.]

[Your Shadow Energy has improved by 53 points.]

[You have made progress in realizing the next stage of Slayer of Ascendants (577/10,000).]

...

...

[You have complete a prerequisite quest to ascend your subclass to the next rarity.]

[Increase one's Azure Energy reserves to 250 (1/1)]

[You have completed all of the prerequisite quests needed to ascend your subclass to the next

rarity.]