Zhang Yue stared at the rainbow-glowing stone in his hand, utterly shocked.
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[Resurrection Godstone] (Mythical Treasure · Fragment)
[Description: Collect three fragments to synthesize a complete mythical treasure—Resurrection Godstone. In another world, by engraving the ID of the deceased onto the Resurrection Godstone, divine power can be activated to bring them back to life.]
[Note: Each Gate of Eternity contains only one unique Resurrection Godstone fragment.]
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Only now did Zhang Yue finally understand the true reason for Xuan Lan and Long Two's disappearance in the Gate of Eternity.
The first time they entered the Gate of Eternity, they must have discovered the secret of the [Resurrection Godstone].
Their subsequent return to the Gate of Eternity was clearly to gather the Godstone fragments and synthesize the complete Resurrection Godstone.
Their ultimate goal? To use the Resurrection Godstone to revive Asura—Zhang Yue himself.
However, even in the lowest-level Gate of Eternity in the Eleventh World, the final boss had already reached divine rank.
It was easy to imagine that the final bosses in the Gates of Eternity of the Seventy-Seventh and Eighty-Eighth Worlds, which Xuan Lan and the others entered, must have been beings far beyond the divine rank—likely emperor-level, immortal-level, or even king-level bosses.
The only explanation could be that they were no match for the final boss in the Gate of Eternity of the Eighty-Eighth World. As a result, except for Long One, both Long Two and Xuan Lan perished in the Gate of Eternity.
At this moment, Zhang Yue was overwhelmed with boundless grief and guilt.
He hadn't expected that Xuan Lan and Long Two sacrificed their lives to save him.
When they first stepped into the Gate of Eternity in the Seventy-Seventh World, they had already experienced the high risks involved in conquering the Gate.
Yet, to synthesize the Resurrection Godstone and revive Zhang Yue, they still risked their lives to re-enter the Gate of Eternity.
At the same time, Zhang Yue couldn't help but develop a suspicion.
Could his resurrection have been related to Xuan Lan and Long Two's efforts?
According to the Resurrection Godstone's settings, it could indeed revive permanently deceased adventurers, without any time restrictions on their deaths.
But upon further thought, something seemed off about this method of resurrection.
Why was he not revived directly as Asura but instead reborn in someone else's body, with a different name and identity?
Moreover, the timing of his resurrection didn't match the fragments' count.
Xuan Lan and the others entered the Gate of Eternity ten years ago. Even if they had obtained the complete Resurrection Godstone, Zhang Yue's resurrection should have happened ten years ago.
Additionally, synthesizing the complete Resurrection Godstone required three fragments. Xuan Lan and the others only entered the Gates of Eternity of the Seventy-Seventh and Eighty-Eighth Worlds. Each Gate could only yield one fragment, meaning they didn't meet the conditions to synthesize the Resurrection Godstone.
Zhang Yue didn't dwell on it for long.
He stored the Godstone fragment and began looting Yagor, the God of Thunder's spoils.
He recalled the last time he defeated a god-level boss, the Devouring Beast, Taotie. That victory brought him three rare skill books, a high-tier [Devouring Beast Set], and a rare treasure [Shadow Cloak] that his Shadow Predator still used.
Most importantly, the Devouring Beast itself became Zhang Yue's ally.
Although Yagor wasn't captured, Zhang Yue still gained a decent haul from the loot.
A full set of [Thunder God Set] (Level 70, 10-star).
An epic treasure [Ring of Thunder].
Two SS-level rare skill books: [Thunderstorm] and [Shattered Lightning].
Five golden Demon Sealing Talismans.
A number of gold coins and high-grade materials.
Apart from the Demon Sealing Talismans, which were useless for someone like Zhang Yue with infinite energy, everything else was a treasure.
Zhang Yue didn't bother inspecting the spoils in detail for now.
He exited the cave and headed toward the Gate's exit.
By now, more than ten minutes had passed, and the exit had already closed.
The only option left was the Gate's life path. However, exiting this way would only take him back to the area where he first entered the Gate of Eternity, not out of it entirely.
Zhang Yue didn't mind.
Even if the exit were still open, he wouldn't leave so soon.
The maximum reward period in the Gate of Eternity was 24 hours, and Zhang Yue had only been inside for three hours.
Leaving now would be a waste of potential treasure.
Without hesitation, Zhang Yue stepped into the glowing curtain before him.
The moment he exited the life path, countless monsters surrounded him, glaring hungrily.
These were all the remaining elites and bosses that had poured out of the death path and were left untouched.
There were at least three to four hundred of them.
The monsters, of all shapes and sizes, locked their eyes on Zhang Yue, their drool dripping as if they couldn't wait to devour him alive.
Earlier, Zhang Yue had to retreat into the life path because he ran out of mana.
Now, Zhang Yue the King had returned.
He activated his SSS-level unique skill [Glory: War God Physique], raised his staff, and charged forward.
Though his three "sons" had perished, Zhang Yue, as their "old father," was strong enough on his own.
Even without them, he could still dominate.
As a Level 70, third-tier mythical necromancer equipped with a 10-star unique transcendence set, Zhang Yue's overwhelming power crushed the elites and bosses charging toward him.
Thanks to the [Void Shield] skill from his set, Zhang Yue essentially had an undying body.
With the shield stacked eight times, giving him 2.6 million HP, the monsters—whose attacks dealt an average of only fifty thousand damage—couldn't kill him no matter what.
However, without the Extinction Black Dragon and Shadow Predator, Zhang Yue's damage output had indeed decreased.
A battle that should've taken five minutes ended up lasting ten.
Finally, the area was littered with monster corpses in every direction.
Only then did Zhang Yue deactivate his War God Physique, ending his combat stance.
After all, there were many battles ahead, and conserving mana was crucial.
During the fight, he had already used up 13 bottles of the Super All-Purpose Elixir obtained from a treasure chest earlier.
Clearly, even 200 bottles weren't enough.
Sadly, without the Skeleton King to collect loot, Zhang Yue had to pick up everything himself.
While scavenging, Zhang Yue checked the loot from the treasure chest in the life path and Yagor's drops.
A rare skill book: [Shadow Clone], tailored for the Shadow Predator. It summoned three clones, each inheriting 100% of the caster's attributes for 20 seconds, along with all status buffs, though they couldn't use skills.
This was an S-tier skill.
Zhang Yue used his energy to upgrade it to SS-tier.
The number of clones increased to four, and they now inherited 120% of the caster's attributes.
This significantly boosted the Shadow Predator's group combat ability.
Without hesitation, Zhang Yue assigned the skill to the Shadow Predator.
He then examined the two SS-level rare skill books:
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[Thunderstorm]: Summons lightning bolts to attack enemies in a designated area, dealing 540% magic damage to all targets.
Special Effect: Reduces hit enemies' resistance penetration by 30% for 5 seconds.
Cost: 2,298 mana points.
Cooldown: 26 seconds.
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[Shattered Lightning]: Summons a lightning strike to paralyze a single target, immobilizing it for 3 seconds. Deals 60% magic damage every 0.3 seconds during this period.
Special Effect: Killing the target under the effect of Shattered Lightning restores 20% of max HP and 10% of max mana.
Cost: 1,230 mana points.
Cooldown: 6 seconds.
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One was an AOE burst skill.
The other was a control and sustain skill.
The first significantly increased his AOE damage.
The second provided incredible mana sustain.
Both were compatible with Beastmasters and were lightning-based skills.
When paired with [Thunder Grip], their effects would be explosive.
Zhang Yue immediately learned both skills.
Finally, the epic treasure [Ring of Thunder] and the Holy Grail stunned Zhang Yue...
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