Chapter 560: Apostle of Level 54
Nightmare World, North Gate Tower of Hangu Pass.
The evening wind howled from the north, making a continuous, low rumble as it swept across the crenellations of the city wall.
Fengxue was circling over the northern wilderness, its silvery-white wings casting a moving dark silhouette in the afterglow as it glided slowly along the ground.
Lin Feng stood alone at the edge of the city wall, silently gazing at the 【Nightmare Lord's Token】 emitting a ghostly light in his hand.
His gaze was fixed on the constantly changing countdown on the panel; the time for the ultimate trial was rapidly passing.
Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one.
The moment the numbers finally reached zero, the entire nightmare world seemed to be paused by an invisible giant hand.
In the distance, Fengxue, who was soaring into the sky, was frozen in mid-air. Everything was silent, and time stood still.
At the same time, the 【Nightmare Lord's Token】 in Lin Feng's hand suddenly burst forth with a dazzling dark golden light, and the pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Hangu Pass as if it were daytime.
As the light gradually faded, the complete attribute panel unfolded before him.
【H5-307 Nightmare Lord's Decree】
Quality: Dark Gold
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Usage Restriction: Level 49
【Special Effect 1: The Apostle Descends】
The fifth job advancement is "Apostle".
Basic bonuses after job change: Strength +40%, Agility +40%, Constitution +30%.
The fixed base increase is 600%. For every 50% increase above this, the level increases by one level.
The current holder will receive a fixed increase of 800% after changing jobs, exceeding the base value by 200%, and will also receive an additional +4 level, raising their level to 54 after changing jobs.
【Special Effect 2: Attribute Reshaping】
All of the user's attribute points will be cleared and redistributed, and the final three-dimensional attributes will be forcibly flattened to the same value.
【Special Effect 3: Conferring the Title of Nightmare Knight】
After a user is promoted to Apostle, they will receive 2 Nightmare Knight Tokens.
Each lower-ranking apostle can appoint up to 3 Nightmare Knights, and the lifespan of a Nightmare Knight is 10,000 years.
If a creature is separated from its lord and placed in a different plane for more than a thousand years, it will perish on its own.
If the Nightmare Knight returns to the lord's plane during this period, the separation time will be recalculated.
【Special Effect 4: Nightmare General's Domination】
Users can designate up to four targets to transform them into "Nightmare Generals" (level 40 is fixed).
The appointee must be a third-tier or higher class, and after the conversion, their fourth-tier class will be fixed as the Nightmare General template.
The Nightmare General has a lifespan of two thousand years.
If a creature is separated from its lord and placed in a different plane for more than one hundred years, it will perish on its own.
If the Nightmare General returns to the lord's plane during this period, the separation time will be recalculated.
【Special Effect 5: Nightmare Baron】
The user is crowned "Nightmare Baron," and their existence is completely bound to the H5-307 dimension.
From this point on, the plane is immortal, and its inhabitants are indestructible; if its inhabitants perish, the plane will be destroyed.
【Note: Users must decide whether to use this service within 10 minutes. If no decision is made within 10 minutes, the Nightmare Lord's Token will automatically dissipate.】
Lin Feng read through the entries one by one, his gaze finally settling on the line "Usage Restriction: Level 49," and his brows furrowed slightly.
He sneered inwardly, "The Nightmare Clan, they've really blocked all my paths."
The drop rate of one in ten thousand is disgusting enough, but what's even worse is that even if you get it, you can't use it until you're level 49.
The key to reaching level 49 is a legendary class, but this was eliminated by the Nightmare Clan from the very beginning.
At this point, Lin Feng was basically certain that the reason why no country on Blue Star had produced a legendary profession for so many years was most likely due to the Nightmare Clan.
But then I thought about it again. The information that Hel Shadow had revealed indicated that other races could become Nightmare Lords, but in my own plane, they were targeted.
There are only two possibilities: either there is a "second generation" behind this, or this plane itself has something special about it.
Never mind, there's too little information. Lin Feng stopped thinking about it and continued reading.
Upon seeing the description of 【Apostle's Descent】, he was initially delighted, as he had already reached level 54 upon breakthrough, putting him far ahead of other Nightmare Lords from the start.
The problem is that the advancement of an apostle no longer requires experience points, but rather a "fixed increase," and he currently has no idea how to achieve this fixed increase.
Continuing on, 【Attribute Reshaping】 is quite good, and 【Conferring the Title of Nightmare Knight】 is also excellent, meaning that one can have three level 49 Awakened under one's command.
Moreover, upon advancing to the Apostle level, one can directly obtain two Knight Tokens, which, combined with the one already in hand, make a total of three.
There are 4 slots for 【Nightmare General】, which is 2 more than for Knights.
As for 【Special Effect 5】, he knew about it, but when he actually saw the words "The plane is immortal, so the body is immortal," he couldn't help but feel his heart race.
I don't know how long a plane can survive, but seeing that Nightmare Knights can live for 10,000 years, I, the Nightmare Lord, will definitely live even longer.
Suppressing his excitement, Lin Feng closed the panel and silently recited in his mind: "Use 【Nightmare Lord's Token】".
As soon as he finished speaking, the token in his hand instantly transformed into a dark golden stream of light, as if it had a life of its own, and rushed into his body.
An indescribable, terrifying power exploded throughout Lin Feng's limbs and bones!
His bones crackled like popping beans, his muscles were torn and reformed, and his soul seemed to be tempered in a furnace.
The body, which was originally weakened due to the clearing of attributes, was forcibly boosted in terms of strength, agility, and constitution under the effect of 【attribute reshaping】, and was eventually perfectly leveled out to the same terrifying value.
【Ding! Congratulations on successfully advancing to the fifth-tier class: Apostle.】
【Your level has increased to 54.】
As his level soared, the Wildfire Spear on Lin Feng's back suddenly emitted a clear, resonant tremor and shook violently.
Lin Feng reached out and took it down, examining it closely.
He discovered that Liaoyuanqiang had not advanced again as expected, but only had an ancient-sounding "Zhen" added to the end of his name—【Liaoyuanqiang·Zhen】.
Moreover, Lin Feng sensed that his signature weapon would no longer evolve as his level increased.
But he thought it made sense. The weapon itself was just an effect of the hero template, and being able to upgrade it to the True quality was already the limit.
Feeling the surging, ocean-like power of level 54 within him, Lin Feng looked up and found that Feng Xue in the distance remained still.
Just as he was about to go forward to check, a barrage of system notifications suddenly rang in his mind, bombarding him like a storm.
【The Nightmare Lord of Dimension 307 has been born; the Nightmare's primal power is being extracted...】
【Extraction complete. The primal power of the H5-307 dimension's nightmare source has provided final support. The following changes are effective immediately:】