Whoosh!
Along with a beam of golden light pouring down from above, Ning Xi, who received the generous experience reward from the C-rank hidden quest, leveled up from 67 to 68, catching up to Lin Mo.
At this moment, Ning Xi was only two levels away from her goal of level 70.
For Lin Mo, reaching level 70 didn't mean much.
But for Ning Xi, it meant everything.
Because once she reached level 70, she could equip the level 70, Tier 5 full-gold Yama Set dropped by the Tenth Hall Boss of the Yama Hall.
The boss fight just now had made Lin Mo see the situation clearly.
"With my Tier 5 full-gold Thunder Set and all SSS-rank skills, my average damage against the Elder of Black Magic was only around one million."
"Ning Xi, with nothing but a Tier 5 orange weapon, the Heaven-Defying Staff, could easily deal six to seven hundred thousand damage, only slightly lower than mine."
This made Lin Mo even more unable to imagine just how terrifying Ning Xi's strength would become once she reached level 70 and put on the full-gold Yama Set.
Of course, the stronger Ning Xi became, the closer she would be to the position of the number one Empress of the Dragon Nation server from his previous life, and the happier Lin Mo felt.
After all, Ning Xi wasn't an outsider.
Who wouldn't be happy to have such a powerful wife?
Just thinking about it made Lin Mo happy.
In the future, in the world of Divine Oracle, even if Lin Mo didn't want to work hard anymore, with an Empress wife protecting him, who would dare show him any disrespect?
Of course, he still had to work hard.
No matter when, Lin Mo would never slack off.
Thanks to the tenfold reward multiplier, this quest gave them another ten S-rank skill books.
Ning Xi opened all of them, and this time got another Elemental Mage S-rank skill: Thunderstorm.
As it happened, the Thunderstorm in Ning Xi's skill list was still A-rank.
So she replaced the A-rank Thunderstorm with the S-rank version.
The A-rank Thunderstorm had a 400% damage multiplier, while the S-rank version had a 500% damage multiplier.
On the surface, the difference was only 100%.
But for Ning Xi, who possessed the SSS-rank talent Supreme Sovereign and dealt ten times damage, that became a 1000% difference, a full tenfold gap in attack power.
At this point, over eighty percent of the skills in Ning Xi's skill list were already S-rank, while the rest were all A-rank.
The next step was to begin moving toward SS-rank.
As for the remaining extra S-rank skill books, they were distributed to Qin Feng, Ling Xiao, Lu Ye, and the others.
Development in every aspect.
After turning in the quest, the Fate Token: Divine Might returned to Wuna's hands.
Holding the token, Wuna began chanting a spell toward it.
The next second....
Whoosh!
A burst of brilliant light erupted from the Fate Token.
In an instant, all the black mist surrounding the Divine Might Tower was completely dispersed.
At the same time, the Divine Might Tower activated its automatic defense mode.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless magical death rays shot out from the top of the tower, wiping out every Black Demon in the surrounding area.
The sight was astonishing.
This Divine Might Tower truly lived up to its name.
Its divine might could not be violated.
At this moment, Wuna said to Ning Xi, "The Divine Might Tower has begun repairing itself with magic. It is expected to be fully restored within five shichen."
"Young and beautiful warrior, you risked your life to retrieve the Fate Token: Divine Might from the Black Demon Clan and restored the Divine Might Tower. From this moment onward, this Divine Might Tower shall be entrusted to your care."
As she spoke, Wuna returned the Fate Token: Divine Might to Ning Xi.
But Ning Xi was surprised to discover that after receiving Wuna's magical blessing,
the Fate Token: Divine Might was no longer just a quest item.
Instead, it had become...
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[Fate Token: Divine Might] (Divine Artifact · Temporary)
Quality: E-rank
Holder: Liuli
Effect: Whenever the holder kills a monster or player, there is a 1% chance to gain 10 Reputation.
Note 1: The Fate Token: Divine Might is the core of the Divine Might Tower. Whoever possesses the Fate Token: Divine Might becomes the master of the Divine Might Tower.
Note 2: This divine artifact is temporary. Remaining duration: 6 days, 23 hours, 55 seconds.
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It had actually changed from a useless quest item into a divine artifact.
And its effect seemed tailor-made for Ning Xi.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary monsters in the world of Divine Oracle did not drop Reputation.
Only elite monsters and bosses awarded Reputation.
Including Ning Xi, if she wanted to accumulate Reputation to trigger the tenfold reward multiplier, her only option was to hunt bosses everywhere.
It cost money, time, and effort.
And every time the same boss was farmed again, the rewards were cut in half.
But with this Fate Token: Divine Might, simply killing ordinary monsters gave a chance to earn Reputation.
Although, because of the divine artifact's low rank, each kill only had a 1% chance of granting 10 Reputation, Ning Xi's talent multiplied Reputation gains by one hundred.
That meant as long as it triggered once, Ning Xi would gain 1,000 Reputation.
On average, if every hundred ordinary monsters yielded 1,000 Reputation, then by casually killing a few thousand monsters a day, she could easily earn tens of thousands of Reputation.
Although tens of thousands of Reputation wasn't that much for Ning Xi, whose daily Reputation consumption was enormous, at least it was free Reputation.
After all, ordinary monsters could be found everywhere while leveling, doing quests, clearing dungeons, or farming secret realms.
Unlike farming Reputation through bosses, which required spending money to buy information and searching for them.
And even then, you still had to spend time killing them.
While feeling delighted, Lin Mo also felt a little regret.
"What a pity. It's temporary."
"It would've been great if it were a permanent divine artifact."
Just as Lin Mo finished speaking, Ning Xi also held the Fate Token: Divine Might in both hands and wished from the bottom of her heart, "Yeah! If only it were permanent."
"If it were permanent, then I'd be able to gain Reputation through the Fate Token: Divine Might anytime, anywhere."
"If it were permanent, I would never have to worry about Reputation again."
Just as Ning Xi was thinking this, suddenly...
Ding!
A system notification sounded beside Ning Xi's ear.
[Ding~ Player Liuli, congratulations on unlocking the special Territory Quest: Upgrade the Divine Might Tower!]
[Ding~ Please note: After the Divine Might Tower is fully repaired, if you raise the Divine Might Tower to Level 3 while holding the Fate Token: Divine Might, you will receive the following reward: the temporary duration of the Fate Token: Divine Might will be extended from 7 days to 30 days!]
[Ding~ Please note: If you raise the Divine Might Tower to Level 5 while holding the Fate Token: Divine Might, you will receive the following reward: the Fate Token: Divine Might will become permanent.]
[Ding~ Please note: If you raise the Divine Might Tower to Level 10, you will receive the following reward: the Fate Token: Divine Might will unlock unlimited growth (can grow up to SSS-rank).]
Looking at the series of notification windows popping up before Ning Xi, Lin Mo was completely dumbfounded.
'No way!'
"Is this really like getting steamed buns when you're hungry and a pillow when you're sleepy?"
Even someone like Lin Mo, whom others saw as a walking cheat, couldn't help but think, "Isn't this a bit too ridiculous?"
It was as if this so-called Territory Quest hadn't existed before, and had only appeared because Ning Xi had just wished for it.
"Brother Lin Mo, I can really get this divine artifact permanently!"
Just as Ning Xi was getting happier, she felt a burning pain in the palm of her right hand.
She instinctively raised her right hand and opened her palm.
Sure enough, that familiar flashing golden mark had appeared again.
[Miracle: 70%]
As the mark flashed, the next second, the number changed.
[Miracle: 60%]