Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

’Hm? Rubber Mountain Bandit? What kind of class is that? Is Lu Aqi a good fit for it? Don’t tell me the system just randomly generated this.’

Wang Yi felt that the name of the "Rubber Mountain Bandit" class was a bit sketchy. Looking at Lu Aqi’s detailed information, he saw that Lu Aqi had obtained four skills: [Resilient Skin], [Rubber Physique], [Compression and Expansion], and [Mountain Bandit Six Techniques]!

Thanks to this Enlightenment, his level had shot straight up to 79, which was already approaching King-level Combat Power.

"Thank you for the Enlightenment, my Lord! I will never forget your grace. From this day forward, I will do my utmost to serve you and remain eternally loyal!"

Lu Aqi said excitedly, truly feeling how much stronger he had become.

’Looks like this class isn’t so bad after all!’

Wang Yi was reasonably satisfied with his Enlightenment Divine Technique. After all, using it only consumed some Chaos Energy, and Wang Yi had more Chaos Energy than he could ever use. He casually performed Enlightenment on the other Devil Muscle Men. After their Enlightenment, they all changed their class to [Rubber Mountain Bandits], their Professional Skills identical.

’It seems this Enlightenment is related to these guys’ Physique...’

Wang Yi reflected for a moment, then said to Lu Aqi and the others, "Now that you have received Enlightenment, you must continue to strive. There are experts in the Starry Sky—beings at level 400, level 500, and even level 600. You all must become stronger!"

With that, Wang Yi departed, his hands clasped behind his back. He flew onward to continue his exploration, his speed increasing steadily.

Wang Yi treated it like a sightseeing tour. He traveled upstream along the Nu River, admiring the mountains and water, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the banks of the Quicksand River.

The Quicksand River was a river of flowing sand, a thousand zhang wide, with sand forming its waves—a unique and spectacular sight.

’The system’s creations are truly the work of the gods. I wonder what scenery lies beyond this river of sand, and when my territory’s ecosystem will be able to spread this far!’

After a moment of admiration, Wang Yi rode the clouds and mist across the river, intending to continue his exploration.

Meanwhile, in the Starry Sky not far from Wang Yi’s small world, a small, lotus-root-shaped asteroid was slowly drifting.

Its movement was only "slow" relative to its size. It was fifty kilometers long, and its speed was actually not slow at all, approaching two hundred kilometers per hour.

This asteroid had appeared out of thin air. Clinging to its surface were some octopus-like, soft-bodied monsters. These creatures were a grayish-brown color and ugly in appearance, but their levels were not low—all of them were level 100 or higher.

Their purpose was clearly to defend a round tower on the asteroid’s surface.

Any Player familiar with the Fourth Dimension Starry Sky would immediately recognize the round tower as a [Mysterious Shop]—specifically, one that sold [Skill Enhancement Scrolls].

Asteroids like this actually appeared quite often in the Fourth Dimension Starry Sky.

Many Royal Courts would raise Starry Giant Beasts or dispatch Cosmic Spaceships to patrol, all for the purpose of discovering and capturing such asteroids.

Asteroids like these were an important resource in the Fourth Dimension Starry Sky, and the source of many conflicts.

The asteroid slowly drifted onward, its trajectory aimed directly at Wang Yi’s Strongest Royal Court. It had been born specifically for it.

Generally speaking, after a Player’s territory was promoted to a Royal Court, it would experience three asteroid collisions.

These were three opportunities, but they could also be three disasters.

This was because an asteroid collision was, first and foremost, an attack that would damage the World Line. At the same time, it would attract the attention of other Players, leading to raids.

This particular asteroid had not yet been discovered, and it was drawing ever closer to Wang Yi’s Strongest Royal Court.

Finally, with a thunderous BOOM, it struck the World Line.

The impact was immense, causing a sound like a thunderclap to echo throughout the small world.

Had this been an ordinary World Line, this single impact would have reduced its Durability by nearly a third.

But this place was different. The World Line, integrated with the Heaven-Sealing Array, only lost less than 600 points of Durability.

The asteroid ran aground on the World Line and stopped moving. The octopus monsters on its surface erupted, crawling out from all over and swarming madly toward the World Line, intent on causing destruction. However, they were all sealed by the Heaven-Sealing Array. Phantoms of the Six Forbidden Divine Swords grew inside each of them, pinning them in place, rendering them immobile.

Wang Yi heard the clap of thunder in the sky and knew the World Line was under attack. His expression turned cold. He ended his patrol, rode the starlight, and rushed toward the South Celestial Sect.

’I really should assign a couple of guards to this South Celestial Sect. At the very least, I should set up a watch post outside the World Line to monitor the situation.’

Wang Yi thought to himself.

A moment later, he spotted the "beached" asteroid and the octopus monsters.

’An asteroid carrying a large number of octopus monsters crashed here?’

Wang Yi scanned the area. Seeing no other Players, he immediately took action, personally using his Starlight Long Sword to swiftly slay the octopus monsters.

The octopus monsters were all level 100 or higher. In the Mortal Realm, they would be beings that surpassed Kings. But before the dense barrage of Starlight Long Swords, they were nothing more than cannon fodder, annihilated one after another.

To Wang Yi’s pleasant surprise, the octopus monsters actually dropped Star Yuan upon death!

Star Yuan was the main currency in the Starry Sky. Wang Yi had already accumulated a good amount; the Star Card he had gotten from Yama in the World of Suffering after his bankruptcy alone was redeemable for thirty thousand Star Yuan.

A short while later, Wang Yi had single-handedly killed all the octopus monsters. He counted his earnings and found he had obtained exactly ten thousand Star Yuan.

Wang Yi soon discovered the Mysterious Shop on the asteroid as well.

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Mysterious Shop Limited-Time Sale

Item 1: [Adventure Skill Enhancement Scroll: Frost Shock]. Price: 1,000 Star Yuan. Binds on pickup. Usable only by Adventurer Players. Choose one skill to enhance, adding a Frost Shock effect to it.

Item 2: [Adventurer Skill Enhancement Scroll: Shadow Summoning]. Price: 10,000 Star Yuan. Binds on pickup. Usable only by Adventurer Players. Choose one skill to enhance, allowing it to summon shadows to attack enemies upon use.

Item 3: [Adventurer Skill Enhancement Scroll: Skill Strength]. Price: 2,000 Star Yuan. Binds on pickup. Usable only by Adventurer Players. Choose one skill to enhance, increasing its original strength.

Item 4: [Adventurer Skill Enhancement Scroll: Vampire Self-Healing]...

Item 5: [Adventurer Skill Enhancement Scroll: Increase Area of Effect]...

Item 6: [Universal Skill Enhancement Scroll: Gold Coin Acquisition]...

Item 7: [Lord Skill Enhancement Scroll: Restore Chaos Energy]...

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The sales window displayed a total of only seven items. Each had a stock of one, was available for a limited time of 30 days, and had a different price.

Wang Yi purchased the seventh item, the [Lord Skill Enhancement Scroll: Restore Chaos Energy].

The Scroll bound to him immediately upon purchase, meaning Wang Yi could only use it himself and couldn’t give or sell it to others. According to the Scroll’s information, a Lord Skill enhanced by it would restore a certain amount of Chaos Energy upon use.

But to Wang Yi’s frustration, he discovered that he couldn’t actually use this enhancement Scroll!

He had no skills, only Divine Techniques!

’Well, this is awkward!’

Wang Yi frowned, feeling that his Divine Techniques were both a blessing and a curse. Being unable to use Skill Enhancement Scrolls was undoubtedly a major drawback.

Fortunately, his Divine Techniques were stronger, and he had Divine Power Cultivation, which allowed them to strengthen automatically.

’This shop is an opportunity that can’t be wasted. I’ll have someone else come and buy the scrolls!’

Wang Yi shook his head. The next moment, with a mere thought, his consciousness descended into his Divine Body, Wang Pingyi. He had it inform Jelena about the Mysterious Shop and tell her to bring people over to purchase the Skill Enhancement Scrolls.

At that same moment, a million kilometers away, on a blue planet, somewhere beneath a radar station, inside a secret base, a piercing alarm began to blare.

A communications officer, his face alight with joy, reported to the Commander, "Sir, we’ve detected an asteroid, rated A-class! The impact site is a million kilometers away. There’s a Mysterious Shop on it, likely a boon for a newly promoted Royal Court."

"Excellent, excellent!" The Commander was overjoyed and immediately issued an order, "Sixth Fleet of the Hundred Battle Royal Court, hear my command! Mobilize at once! Use the radar to pinpoint the location and plunder that opportunity!"