Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1639: 689: Merging with Seventh Level Fire Crystal Core_2

Chapter 1639: Chapter 689: Merging with Seventh Level Fire Crystal Core_2

But no need to rush, Wang Tao decided to check other spoils of war first, and synthesize the Crystal Core later.

“Didn’t expect another [Destruction Crystal Stone] to drop, but it’s a pity this thing can’t be used…”

Touching the crystal stone in his hand, Wang Tao shook his head, put it away, and then looked at the last two spoils.

[Flame Potion: Slightly enhances the effects of the Fire Attribute Law Domain after use, lasts for ten minutes]

This [Flame Potion] is similar to the previously acquired [Dark Potion], one enhances the Dark Attribute Law Domain, and the other enhances the Fire Attribute Law Domain.

Wang Tao had no use for the dark attribute potion at all, but the fire attribute was perfectly suitable for him!

If he encounters troublesome enemies in the future, he can directly rely on potions.

Unfortunately, there are only three bottles, which is too few. Wang Tao couldn’t bear to test the potion’s effects now; it’s better to test them in actual combat later.

[Fiery Flames Cloak]

[Seventh Rank (Epic)]

[Slightly enhances the effects of the Fire Attribute Law Domain]

This is a cloak equipment, and there’s no durability option, which means it generally won’t wear out?

Cloak-type equipment rarely drops for Wang Tao; he’s currently wearing the Level 5 Splitting Cloak from long ago.

The Splitting Cloak clearly can’t keep up with Wang Tao’s strength. Its splitting ability is useless for Wang Tao now, since he can manipulate fire elements at will, fully replicating the cloak’s function and using it countless times more effectively. However, Wang Tao was accustomed to wearing it, so he kept it on.

Now, the Splitting Cloak can retire.

In terms of appearance, this [Fiery Flames Cloak] looks much better than the Splitting Cloak.

Wang Tao once crafted equipment named [Flame Gauze Dress], which emits a faint red glow, as if flames are flowing, making it very beautiful. He previously gave it to Lan Yulian, who wore it for a long time, but since it’s Level 4 equipment, its attributes couldn’t keep up, so it’s now part of Lan Yulian’s collection.

Now, the special effects of this [Fiery Flames Cloak] are much stronger than the [Flame Gauze Dress].

After all, the burning effect was merely a visual effect on the [Flame Gauze Dress], whereas on this [Fiery Flames Cloak], actual flames are continually burning.

Wang Tao wore it as if he was engulfed in fiery flames.

However, it has no heat and won’t burn others, and its appearance is irrelevant. The important thing is the attribute—the slight enhancement of the Fire Attribute Law Domain effect!

Wang Tao was previously lamenting that he couldn’t use the three pieces of dark attribute equipment that enhanced his law domain. But now, equipment he can use has arrived!

After putting on the [Fiery Flames Cloak], Wang Tao told everyone he was going to use the law domain. Then, with a boom, a sea of fire rapidly expanded in all directions, centered around Wang Tao.

Being his own law domain, Wang Tao naturally felt the various changes within it. He distinctly felt that after wearing the [Fiery Flames Cloak], the area of his [Infinite Karma Fire] increased by about 30%!

Does “slight” enhancement mean a 30% increase? Wang Tao wasn’t certain; he just knew the [Fiery Flames Cloak] indeed enhanced his law domain by 30%!

“Great, great, great!”

Wang Tao was very pleased with it.

He loved things that could substantively increase his combat power.

After testing for a while, Wang Tao finally returned to the back of the Golden Eagle, letting it continue forward.

“Wang Tao, your cloak is really cool!”

Seeing the flames rising behind Wang Tao, Xiang Hongbin was enviously impressed. He loved those flamboyant items, but unfortunately, the equipment suited for him were all bulky and crude in design…

“Indeed, it’s cool!”

Others also admired it.

Wang Tao, tall and imposing, dressed in the Redstone Bone Armor Set, which came with a skull-shaped helmet, complemented by this flaming cloak… If this were a game, he would undoubtedly be a major boss!

Thɪṡ 𝘤hⱥp𝗍ᥱr 𝕀ѕ pℴ𝖘ṯ𝘦ḍ b𝗒 𝘒ḭṯ𝓮𝖓𝙤ѵ𝗲𝗅

(The above image is drawn by Qidian AI, haven’t used this feature before, trying it out)

“The appearance isn’t important; mainly this cloak can enhance the law domain and won’t wear out under normal circumstances…”

Wang Tao explained to everyone with a smile.

…

This outing was originally planned to hunt monsters from the Summoning Altar, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes. They unexpectedly encountered many events, hunting several Seventh Order Zombies, and even killed one Destruction-level Magma Monster! It was indeed a fruitful harvest.

Although the spoils from the Magma Monster weren’t as good as Wang Tao anticipated, all these combined increased his combat power significantly, and he felt satisfied.

The only regret was that Lightning couldn’t consume the corpses of these Seventh Order Creatures because their bodies were no longer present.

Take the Fire Beast for example; after death, it directly turned into nothingness; or the Stone Beast, which after death turned into ordinary stones; although Wang Tao planned to take them back for the research center to investigate, Lightning clearly stated it couldn’t consume them since they were just ordinary stones; and as for those Seventh-Order Lord Zombies, after death, a black light surfaced on their bodies, instantly turning them into ordinary skeletons in the field, and Lightning couldn’t consume them either… As for the Destruction-level Magma Monster, it directly turned into a volcano, so Lightning had no way to consume it.

“Woof~”

Lightning rubbed Wang Tao’s hand with its head, indicating it was okay; after all, it was still Level 6 and could consume Level 6 creatures, which were abundant and sufficient for it.

“Alright, then I won’t worry too much about it.”

Wang Tao smiled, rubbed Lightning’s head, and then focused on the Seventh-Rank Fire Crystal Core in his Space Backpack, silently contemplating synthesis.

Swoosh—

Five Fire Crystal Cores merged in the Space Backpack, a burst of colorful light flashed, and a brand new crystal core appeared before Wang Tao. He immediately took it out.

[Seventh Rank Fire Crystal Core]

[Quality: Epic (100%)]

[Purity: 100% (Side effects: none)]

[Fire: Basic Fire Attribute Principle]

“To synthesize a Seventh-Rank Crystal Core with 100% purity, it takes five Seventh-Rank Crystal Cores, such luxury!”

Wang Tao exclaimed, and then fused this crystal core.

Originally, Wang Tao thought that fusing a Seventh-Rank Fire Crystal Core would be like fusing Level 6 and lower Crystal Cores, completed in an instant. But during the fusion, Wang Tao discovered it was completely different!

Boom—

In the moment he fused the Fire Crystal Core, Wang Tao felt the whole world was different.

He could see the hair strands of a mutated mouse a thousand miles away and observe countless elements being born and dying before his eyes; he could hear his own blood rushing through his veins like rivers, and he could hear a fresh plant emerging from a crevice in a rock uttering a delightful groan; he could feel every muscle, every bone, even every cell in his body, and sense the presence of a deep-underground Seventh-Rank Destruction-level Magma Monster…

This almost omniscient and omnipotent feeling was incredibly captivating for Wang Tao, but he remained quite composed. Using this peculiar state, he started to observe the myriad entities of this world, to understand the fundamental logic of the world’s mechanics…

He absorbed knowledge madly, gaining deeper understanding of zombies, the Seventh Rank, law domain, and elements…

Perhaps a day passed, or maybe a month, but Wang Tao finally awoke from this extraordinary state.

At the moment he opened his eyes, a faint aura of ancientness appeared on Wang Tao but soon vanished.

“How long has it been?”

He looked at Lan Yulian beside him.

Lan Yulian tilted her head a bit mysteriously.

“If you mean since you started fusing the crystal core… it’s been only a second or two? Anyway, you just swallowed the crystal core and closed your eyes a second or two ago, now you’ve opened them again…”

“Only a second or two…”

Wang Tao frowned slightly, then looked at his attributes.

[HP: 3000000/3000000]

[Level: Seventh Level]

[Law Power: Fire (Basic): 105/105]

[Law Domain: Infinite Karma Fire]

[Super Special Energy: 35]

Wang Tao’s Law Power increased from 100 to 105, and he could clearly perceive that his law domain became stronger.

This wasn’t merely a 5-point maximum Law Power increment, but also a 5% enhancement of his law domain!

Originally, on the basis of 100 Law Power points, every additional point increased his strength by 1%!

However, what’s actually most important is that he seemed to have discovered some… secrets? Or perhaps… operating principles of this world!