Chapter 458: 457, [Illusion Duel] Begins_1
It took Su Yu five days to level up from level 50 (third order) to level 60 (fourth order). The Sky Dragon trio, due to their material refining device being two levels lower, took a total of eight days.
However, Su Yu had no way to help them upgrade their material refining setup. Legendary beings of the seventh tier like Thor were not easy to solicit, and the Goldfinch legends didn’t possess the skill to enchant the refining devices either.
To upgrade this, they would have to rely on their own future adventures.
“Are you guys participating in this [Illusion Duel]?” Su Yu asked in the chat room.
[Sky Dragon]: “Of course we’re participating! [Confident Smiley] I’m the reigning champion, so how can I not participate this time?”
[Unbreakable Alliance]: “I’ll participate as well. After all, this is a rare opportunity to interact and learn from players from other international servers, so we’ll definitely make good use of it.”
Upon seeing Mr. Meng’s message, Su Yu felt a little strange.
In his previous life, the [Illusion Duel] was separate for each server with different times for commencement, and never had players from all servers been gathered for cross-server combat.
What was going on this time?
Nevertheless, Su Yu didn’t think much of it. After all, the timeline in this life had changed dramatically, anything strange could happen.
[Snow Leopard]: “Nemesis, will you be participating in the duel this time?”
[Nemesis]: “I think I’ll pass. It wouldn’t be interesting if the champion was predetermined just because I join, right? Besides, there’s nothing I particularly need at this stage.”
[Sky Dragon]: “That’s fine if you don’t go, I’ll win the championship for you!”
[Nemesis]: “Go for it!”
[Nemesis]: “One more thing, there will be a major update of the ‘Pandaren Empire’ expansion pack after tonight’s duel, and you’ll be able to undertake the power embodiment tasks tomorrow.”
[Nemesis]: “The three of you are at a higher level, and your Spiritual Energy Fluctuation will be quite substantial when you embody your power. So make sure to find an open place when you do it, and don’t do it inside a residential building, or you’ll run into trouble if it collapses.”
Su Yu embodied his power in a residential building at first. But at the time, he didn’t have to worry about the building collapsing because Prime Minister Cao Cao and Zhu Guorui were covering for him.
[Snow Leopard]: “Don’t worry, we three have already reserved a location at the Yunlu Mountain Base. We’ll go there to embody our power. It’s not only safe, but the dissipated Spiritual Energy during embodiment won’t be wasted.”
[Snow Leopard]: “Not only that, but the first batch of 20,000 players who are about to embody their power will also be invited to Spring Eye. The joint government plans to build a large breakthrough base here and have Tao Yuanming control the risks.”
[Nemesis]: “It’s good that you have a plan. Best of luck!”
…
After closing the chat room, Su Yu switched to the official forum and looked for a livestreaming room to watch the Illusion Duel.
Just then, Sky Dragon sent him a private message: “Nemesis, are you really not participating?”
Su Yu: “Of course, joining would be a bit of a waste of time given my realm and power.”
Sky Dragon: “Okay then. [Smiley Face]”
Sky Dragon: “Do you want to watch my livestream?”
Su Yu: “Oh? You’re livestreaming?”
Sky Dragon: “Yes, but I only want you to watch.”
Su Yu: “Sure, just send over the link to your livestream.”
Sky Dragon: “Wait, I’m going to apply for it now…”
Sky Dragon: “Alright, [Live Stream Link].”
Sky Dragon: “Don’t tell anyone, and don’t send gifts! Aside from you, I don’t want too many other people watching my stream.”
Su Yu: “Relax! I’ll communicate with you through the chat.”
Su Yu checked the time.
It was currently 7:57 p.m., with only three minutes left until the duel begins.
He then opened Sky Dragon’s livestreaming room, projected the stream onto the wall of the Mage Tower like last time, took out a pile of snacks and laid them on the table, preparing to watch while eating.
At the same time, he took out a piece of dried fish from his snack bag and placed it under the nose of his pet cat, Morning Star.
Upon smelling the dried fish, Morning Star immediately opened her eyes and took a bite.
At the same time, she queried sleepily, “Is the duel starting?”
Su Yu: “Yes, it’s about to start. Let’s watch Sky Dragon’s livestream.”
“Sky Dragon? You mean that little human girl? You loli lover!” Morning Star jumped out of Su Yu’s arms, going to the table to pick her favourite snacks.
“He he,” Su Yu scratched his head awkwardly, “She was the champion last time, and she should perform well this time too, that’s why I’m watching her stream.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
…
In the livestream, Sky Dragon had already arrived at the center of the Aphi city square.
Every city has a projection officer responsible for opening [Illusion Duel], and Aphi city, although a player-built city, was no exception.
The city’s central square now filled with a dark crowd.
Various colours of magic halos, spiritual energy and rage glows flickered amongst the crowd. It seemed that everyone was well prepared.
Sky Dragon smiled into the camera: “Nemesis, are you there?”
Her adorable face appearing closeup on the screen.
Su Yu quickly replied in the chat: “Yes, I am!”
Sky Dragon: “I’m glad you’re here!”
Somehow, having Nemesis watch her gave her a burst of energy.
“No matter what, I must achieve a good ranking this time!” She thought to herself.
Time quickly passed, and it became 8 p.m.
The Illusion Officer, dressed in a black and white robe with a half-laughing half-crying face mask, appeared in mid-air.
“Now, the door of destiny is open to all. Brave youngsters, go make miracles happen!” He shouted while raising both hands in a “praise the sun” gesture.
But this time it was different from the last.
After the Illusion Officer finished his speech last time, eight colossal portals erected around the square for the players to enter the illusion map.
But this time, no portal appeared.
“What’s going on?” The players looked at each other in confusion.
Sky Dragon also appeared dumbfounded.
Morning Star, who was biting down on dried fish in front of the screen stopped chewing.
A look of utter surprise dominated her feline face: “These illusory bugs are probably up to something big!”
“What big thing?” Su Yu quickly asked.
Without responding to him, Morning Star kept staring at the livestream: “Continue watching and you’ll see.”
In the stream, the Illusion Officer’s black and white robe began to billow sans wind.
Next, he lifted his magic wand above his head.
A faint purple glow burst out from the wand, quickly spreading outwards in all directions.
The glow not only covered the entire square, but also continued to spread towards the city’s surroundings.
Two seconds later, the entire Aphi city was enveloped in the faint purple glow, including Su Yu’s Mage Tower.
At this moment, Su Yu received a game prompt:
“Ding, do you want to participate in the event instance [Illusion Duel], to have a chance to win the legendary prize [Jefferys’s Gift]?”
“Yes.”
“I’m in.”