Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 862 Storm Axe Awakens, the Fourth Serpent Rune Stone.

Blood of the God of Nightmares

[Quality: unknown]

[Item Description: Blood containing a trace of divine power; can be used as a special material]

[Item Effect 1: After a demigod-level creature absorbs it, there is a 50% chance to increase its own divine power and a 50% chance to decrease its own attributes.]

[Item Effect 2: Can be used as an alchemy material to create high-level potions]

(Note: This blood contains a chaotic will; direct use may result in mental pollution and a decrease in attributes.)
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"To enhance divine power, or to use it as an alchemical material?"

"The effect of this drop of blood doesn't seem to be very good."

Cao Xing examined the other two drops of pseudo-god blood and found that their effects seemed to be similar.

The divine power contained within is quite thin, far from deserving the title of "divine blood".

You should know that he once obtained a drop of the blood of the God of Mutation, which could increase the negative effects of beings that fused with this drop of blood from 10 to a full 100!
It's much more effective than those three drops of blood.

But upon further reflection, Cao Xing felt relieved.

“These guys have long been stripped of their divine status and have fallen to the demigod level for many years.”

"It's normal that their blood only has this effect."

He shook his head, a look of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

Just as he was about to put the three drops of blood into his backpack, he suddenly remembered something!
"Wait a moment!"

“I remember… Harold once said that.”

"The broken artifact of the dwarves, the Stormbreaker, may still be repaired."

"The first step in the restoration is to irrigate it with the blood of a god to activate its divinity..."

Cao Xing murmured, "Although the divinity contained in these three drops of blood is weak, it is indeed genuine divine blood."

"I wonder if these three drops of blood can awaken the Storm Axe?"

With that in mind, he decided to give it a try right away.

Anyway, these three drops of pseudo-god blood weren't very effective, so he wouldn't feel bad about wasting them.

If he could truly activate the divinity of Stormbreaker, then he would have struck gold!

So Cao Xing took out the dark gray metal block, which was now just the axe blade and covered with cracks, from his backpack.

The axe was dull and lifeless, looking like a piece of junk picked up from a pile of scrap metal, with nothing special about it.

If it weren't for the system introduction, who would know that this thing is the legendary artifact: Stormbreaker?
"Now, let me see what happens..."

After saying that, he dripped the blood of the Nightmare God directly onto the axe.

As the drop of dark purple blood slowly spread across the metal block, there was initially no reaction.

It wasn't until a few seconds later that the metal block began to vibrate slightly.

The next moment, the cracks on it seemed to come alive, eagerly devouring all the dark purple blood on it.

Seeing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up: "Huh? Could it really work?"

He immediately perked up and, together with Liu Muxue, stared intently at the changes in the axe.

After the blood was completely absorbed, the once lifeless metal block emitted a slight 'humming' sound, and dim lightning patterns appeared on its surface.

A faint electrical fluctuation appeared in the air.

That was all; no further significant changes occurred afterward.

The system notification appeared only after the axe had completely fallen silent.

[Attention survivor Cao Xing: You have infused the 'Storm Axe (Damaged)' with divine blood.]

[Storm Axe (Damaged), Divine Awakening Level +11%]

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Upon seeing this notification, Cao Xing burst into laughter: "Haha, it really works!"

"Moreover, a single drop of blood increased the effect by 11%, which is even better than expected!"

"In that case..."

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and dripped the other two drops of blood onto the axe.

This time, the axe trembled violently once again, greedily absorbing all the blood of the Echo God and the Thousand-Faced God.

"Om-!"

A dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly burst forth, instantly illuminating the entire hall with a blinding blue-purple light.

The ancient lightning patterns on the axe seemed to come alive, pulsating like blood vessels.

"Zizi...Zizi..."

The entire castle hall was filled with this violent current!

The air was filled with the smell of ozone, and the carpet fibers stood up due to the electric current.

Even Cao Xing, who was in the midst of this electric storm, felt waves of numbness!

Behind her, Liu Muxue unconsciously clenched her fists, and with her other hand covered her slightly protruding belly, seemingly worried about the baby in her womb.

Cao Xing gently patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, it's alright."

"Mm." Liu Muxue nodded gently, then stood quietly in place.

As the last trace of divine blood was absorbed, the violent electric current emanating from the axe gradually disappeared and fell silent once more.

However... compared to the dull and lifeless metal block before, this 'Broken Storm Axe' has undergone a new change.

The originally dull metallic surface now gleamed with a faint lightning flash, the ancient patterns undulated continuously, and the entire axe exuded a chilling aura.

[Attention, survivor Cao Xing!]

[Storm Axe (Damaged), Divine Awakening Level Reaches 35%]

[Currently available trait: Thunder Resonance (adds lightning damage to attacks)]

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Upon seeing the final prompt, Cao Xing grabbed the cracked metal block and swung it violently in the air.

"Om-!"

A dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly erupted, instantly tearing through the air and cleaving a stone pillar in half at the waist of the castle hall. It then slammed into the thick wall, leaving a huge, charred hole.

"Boom!"

Stone fragments flew everywhere, and the entire castle trembled.

If they hadn't stopped in time, they would have blown the entire wall down.

Inside the lord's castle, Cao Xing, Liu Muxue, and Sarah all stared in shock at the enormous hole.

"Good heavens... Just by restoring 35% of its divinity, and without even starting the real repairs, it can already unleash such terrifying power..."

"How powerful would this Stormbreaker be if it were fully repaired?"

He swallowed hard, but his eyes gleamed with excitement!
It can only be said that it is indeed a legendary weapon. Even though it is damaged to such an extent, it still has such amazing destructive power.

Moreover, this power was unleashed by someone of his mage profession.

If it were someone like Bojie, who specializes in fighting with a giant axe, he would probably be even more powerful!
This made Cao Xing even more eager to see just how powerful this divine weapon would be after it was fully repaired.

"According to this calculation, a drop of divine blood, even pseudo-divine blood, can restore at least 10% of the divinity of the battle axe."

He silently calculated in his mind: "In other words, I need to kill at least 6 more false gods before the divinity of [Storm Axe] can be fully restored."

"As for the six false gods, if this were before the great battle, I probably wouldn't know where to find them."

"But now... it's much simpler."

You should know that he now knows the location of the entrance to the Underworld.

There are a large number of fallen gods inside.

"Moreover... this time I also triggered an SS-level mission: Netherworld Terminator."

"This mission requires me to kill one hundred fallen gods, and the reward is more abundant than I can imagine."

"Not only are there divine essences and divine fire, but there are even semi-divine artifacts and divine artifacts as rewards!"

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Cao Xing's eyes: "It seems... once I am strong enough, I can go to the Netherworld."

He put the Storm Axe, which had awakened some of its divinity, into his backpack, and the thunderous power that had permeated the entire hall disappeared.

It was like passing through a storm and suddenly arriving at a calm sea, where everything became very quiet.

At this point, the spoils of this great battle have been basically all examined.

Cao Xing looked up and checked the time.

It's already 7:30 PM.

In other words, it took more than half an hour just to look at these spoils.

This demonstrates just how devastating the gains were from this great battle.

"The next step is to digest these gains and transform them into combat power."

"However, we have gained too much this time, and some of the spoils cannot be consumed immediately. We need to make a distribution plan."

Cao Xing secretly analyzed, "First, the first thing to do is to feed that [Legendary Tree Spirit Heart] to the 'Pale Sacred Tree' to awaken the spirit of the sacred tree."

"Then we began crafting the Town Portal Scroll and constructing the Lord Statue."

"After that, we will distribute those three Sovereign-level souls."

"And obtain dozens of divine power fragments so that Mu Xue can break through to demigod status."

"Then, when I have some free time tomorrow, I'll take the time to go to the Legion Headquarters and upgrade the Legion's level." These are all items that can be used immediately to increase combat power.

In addition, there are some loot items that require time to collect materials or level up before they can be consumed.

For example, a demigod-level beam cannon, or three divine flames, etc...

"Next, I can continue to lead my subordinates to explore the [Dream Fragments], farming [Dream Fragments] while leveling up."

"Afterwards, once the four kings have taken over the North Wind Alliance's resources, I'll have them help me gather the materials needed to create the demigod-level siege weapon: the Delamaman Light Cannon."

"Then we will begin preparing the ritual to forcibly bring the God of Light into this world and then kill Him."

"To unite the three sacred texts into one, and incidentally complete the task of 'uprooting' them."

Soon, Cao Xing had already planned out what he needed to do next in his mind.

Just as he was preparing to leave the lord's castle and begin to digest his spoils, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Boom! Boom!"

Cao Xing looked up and sensed a familiar presence coming from outside the door.

"Enter."

As the voice faded, the gates of the lord's castle were slowly pushed open.

A figure dressed in a dark blue dress adorned with twinkling stars walked gracefully towards them.

She walked gracefully to Cao Xing's side, covered her collar with one hand, and bowed slightly.

Good night, my lord.

Cao Xing nodded and asked, "Francesca, is there anything you need to report?"

The witch raised her beautiful head, her dark purple lips parting slightly: "Indeed, there is something important."

“Bibi… that is, the big black snake, has been tamed by me.”

“It has renewed its master-servant contract with me, and from now on, I can decide its life or death with just a thought.”

"I hope you will keep it so that it can guard the territory in the future and make up for today's mistake..."

At this point, she raised her head and glanced tentatively at Cao Xing: "What do you think...?"

Her voice was low, and a pleading look appeared on her face.

This is an emotion that Francesca rarely expresses.

Clearly, this large snake had been her pet for some time in that secluded ancient castle.

During that time, Black Snake was essentially her only friend.

Even this usually aloof witch felt a pang of compassion at this moment.

A thoughtful look flashed in Cao Xing's eyes.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Although this black serpent participated in the attack on Starfire City, fortunately it did not cause any casualties."

"Leaving it is fine."

Francesca's eyes lit up with joy.

Before she could speak, Cao Xing continued, "But as a form of punishment, he still needs to be punished."

"First, hang it on the city wall of Starfire City for seven days and seven nights."

"If there are any dangerous exploration or combat missions later, we need to let it carry them out first."

"Then, based on its performance, we will consider formally incorporating it into our territory."

He looked up and asked, "Do you have any objections to my handling of this matter?"

Francesca immediately replied, "No problem, I will keep a close eye on it."

"If it does anything rash afterward, I will extinguish its flame of rebellion immediately."

Cao Xing nodded. "Okay, then let's proceed as planned."

A look of gratitude appeared on the witch's face, and she slowly bowed to him.

After a moment, she said again, "Besides this, I also found something special inside it that I think you might be interested in."

Cao Xing raised an eyebrow: "What is it?"

Francesca didn't say much, and directly took out a black rune stone that exuded a strange aura from her sleeve.

This runestone also emitted black smoke, and its surface was engraved with a lifelike serpentine pattern.

Two scarlet gems were inlaid in the snake's eyes, shimmering with an eerie light in the dim light.

Upon seeing the talisman, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

"This thing...could it also be one of the Twelve Sacred Beasts Runestones?"

With anticipation, he took the runestone from Francesca's hand.

[Obtained: Corrupted Twelve Sacred Beasts Runestone (Snake)]

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When the notification appeared, Cao Xing's mind jolted!
"It really is a [Serpent Rune Stone]! This is incredible luck!"

You should know that, including the [Dragon Rune Stone] he obtained earlier, he has obtained two Twelve Sacred Beast Rune Stones in just one day!

Including the ox and rat rune stones from before, I now have a total of four!

That means we've collected one-third of the twelve sacred beasts!

At this point, Francesca continued, "This runestone was taken from Bibi's body."

"And after losing this runestone, its aura weakened significantly, and it quickly fell below the legendary level."

"I speculate that its power source is related to this rune stone."

Cao Xing nodded thoughtfully.

Then, I glanced at the attributes.

[The Corrupted Twelve Sacred Beasts Runestones (Snake)]

[Quality: unknown]

【Item Effect ①: When this runestone is given to a creature with snake blood, it will grant it the ability of 'Snake's Blessing'.

The Serpent's Blessing: Grants creatures below the Legendary level the power to leapfrog a major level (up to the Legendary level).

If used by a legendary serpent creature, it will increase base attributes by 100% and increase health by an additional 50%.

(Note: Because this runestone has been corrupted, the user will constantly be in a berserk state and their health will continuously decrease. It can be used normally after purification.)
[Item Effect ②: After collecting all twelve Sacred Beast Runes and purifying them, you can go to the 'Realm of Immortality' to resurrect '???'.]

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A knowing glint flashed in Cao Xing's eyes.

As Francesca said, the black serpent was able to possess legendary combat power entirely because of the blessing of this rune stone.

Of course, the ultimate goal of runes is to allow a hero-level creature to leapfrog a major tier and possess legendary combat power.

If used by a legendary Orochi, it will only increase attributes by 100% and add an additional 50% HP.

Of course, this bonus is still very powerful.

After all, even Malenina's legendary status skill, Valkyrie's Wrath, only increases attributes by 100%.

"As expected, each of the twelve sacred beast runes has a unique and powerful effect."

Cao Xing raised his head and looked at the witch in front of him, saying, "I'll take this runestone. You should go back and rest now."

"Yes."

Francesca gave a slight bow, then turned and left, her skirt swirling like a flower with the movement of her feet.

Soon, the witch left the lord's castle.

Only Cao Xing, Liu Muxue, and Sarah remained in the hall.

However, Francesca's arrival meant he had one more spoils to deal with.

Cao Xing stood up from the throne and turned to look at Liu Muxue: "Muxue, you should go to your room and rest first. I will contact you again after I have collected enough divine power fragments."

"Ok."

Liu Muxue nodded gently, then walked towards the bedroom on the second floor.

Sarah also disappeared back into the shadows, secretly protecting the lord's safety.

Then, Cao Xing pushed open the gates of the lord's castle and went out onto the street alone.

"call……"

A gentle night breeze rustled through the trees, carrying the unique fragrance of the land's vegetation, giving one a sense of tranquility and peace.

Outside, Starfire City was still brightly lit, and the sounds of the survivors celebrating could be faintly heard.

He paused and listened for a moment, a faint smile appearing on his face.

It must be said that his initial idea of ​​dividing Starfire City into an inner city and an outer city was quite good.

In this way, he could control the entire city from within his territory, and the people in the inner city would not be disturbed by those in the outer city.

Cao Xing smiled with satisfaction.

Then, he pressed the communication device to his ear: "Isabel, come find me."

A moment later, a gentle voice responded, "The Holy Light will heed your call..."

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(End of this chapter)