Chapter 131: The Rainbow Set

The Arctic Ice Crystal Prison lasted a full thirty minutes. Even relying just on its basic damage from the first two layers, Ye Rong could easily wear down the Chongming Bird; it just took more time and more pills.

With the appearance of the three ice spirits, the process became much simpler, especially since his Casting Snow flying sword had been upgraded to the Sixth Rank.

Though it was still no match for a genuine Sixth-Rank Flying Sword, compared to its Fifth Tier state, almost every attribute had improved significantly. A single sword strike caused the Seven Avian Divine Light to shudder as if mountains were quaking, its seven-colored brilliance flashing intensely.

Ye Rong was also thrilled to discover that those two ice spirits, cute as they looked, fought with terrifying ferocity, much like a Player who had only mastered one Dao Spell, with monotonous attack patterns.

Their Ice Soul Six Plate Staff spun, creating overlapping shadows of icy rods. Each strike carried bone-chilling cold. Anyone hit would suffer freezing, numbness, and slowed reactions, one negative status effect after another appearing.

Even though the Chongming Bird was a Level 50 Elite Monster with high resistances, it couldn’t avoid being afflicted by these negative states under the relentless shadow-staff assaults.

The Ice Soul Divine Light, though low in tier, proved even more potent than the staff technique. It lived up to its fame across the Far Shore – freezing everything. A single flash caused one segment of the Seven Avian Divine Light to suddenly collapse and shatter, like weathered stone.

The Chongming Bird shrieked a high-pitched phoenix cry. Its Seven Avian Divine Light repaired itself several times, but the repair speed became slower and slower. Unwilling to simply be trapped, it unleashed a series of cries, driving its seven-colored tail feathers to their limit, smashing relentlessly at Ye Rong.

It nearly flattened a tall mountain peak, leaving one deep crater after another in its wake.

Ye Rong refused to retreat a single step, determined to keep the bird confined within the Arctic Ice Crystal Prison. Consequently, he got hit by the tail feathers twice, his Health Points plummeting wildly. He could only frantically gulp down pills.

“That tough bird! Cornered beast fights hardest, it’s brutal!”

Compared to the phantom of the Green Goat Ancestor he’d encountered earlier, which was the same level, the Chongming Bird was far more formidable. This was mainly because the flying swords and treasures on the Green Goat Ancestor’s phantom were mere shadows, vastly weaker. Also, the Seven Avian Divine Light was genuinely extraordinary; if converted to a Player’s practiced Dao Spell, this bird would surely have cultivated it to the 20th layer.

After grinding for over ten minutes, Ye Rong, with the sharpness of his Sixth-Rank Flying Sword, Casting Snow, finally shattered the protective Seven Avian Divine Light completely with one powerful thrust. The two ice spirits followed up, jabbing vicious ice spikes into the exposed form.

In an instant, the Chongming Bird was battered beyond recognition. Ye Rong finished it off with his Body-Sword Unity technique.

Whoosh!

Upon its death, the Chongming Bird exploded into a ring of dropped equipment. Ye Rong controlled his Sword Light to sweep everything back to him. He counted them – a whopping eleven items! This bird was unbelievably wealthy.

“Rich bird indeed!”

Among the items were seven Seven Birds Feathers, exactly enough to assemble a Seven Avian Feather Fan. There were also three Mixed Gold Orbs. The last item was a purple Daoist crown. Like the feathers and orbs, its attributes were visible without needing appraisal.

Purple Rainbow Headband (Mystic), Seventh Grade: Can temporarily attach a Purple Bolt of Lightning to one wielded flying sword, increasing Attack Power +150, Flight Speed +200. Effect lasts 30 minutes. Cooldown: 6 hours. Required Level: 35.

Ye Rong’s heart suddenly leapt! He hurriedly pulled several other pieces of equipment from his Universe Pouch and equipped them. Then, putting on the Purple Rainbow Headband, the anticipated System Notification sounded.

“Congratulations, Player, for assembling the Rainbow Set! Seven rays of rainbow light swirl around your body. These can manifest as Seven Guardian Ribbons or be concealed. Each color possesses divine properties.”

Holy cow!

Ye Rong immediately selected the option to conceal the ribbons. Walking around with seven guardian ribbons would be downright embarrassing!

He knew the seven components of the Rainbow Set well. The newly acquired Purple Rainbow Headband was actually the highest grade piece among them. Adding the Purple Lightning Bolt to a Flying Sword to increase damage and speed was neat. But compared to the full Rainbow Set’s bonuses, those attributes were insignificant.

Seven Rainbow Lights, each with divine properties –

Red Light: Maximum Qi and Health Points +5%.

Orange Light: Maximum True Qi Capacity +5%.

Yellow Light: Experience Points Absorption Speed +3%.

Green Light: Karma Points Absorption Speed +3%.

Blue Light: Condenses a layer of blue mist beneath your feet, allowing cloud flight at 220-240 speed.

Indigo Light: Allows manifestation of the Primordial Qi Capture Claw, capable of grabbing items or attempting to seize enemy flying swords. Current Level: 5 (Fixed advancement).

Purple Light: When near death, purple mist emerges, granting 10 seconds of invincibility. After 10 seconds, Health is reduced to 1 point.

A long list of set bonuses followed, dazzling Ye Rong with one pleasant surprise after another. The previous Earth Fowl Set only granted three attributes, far inferior to the enhancements offered by the Rainbow Set.

The Rainbow Set’s properties lived up to its legendary difficulty to collect. If not for his master, Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu, suddenly bringing him here and him conveniently encountering a Chongming Bird, who knew when Ye Rong would have found all seven pieces.

The first four lights were standard: boosting max health/Qi, speeding up EXP/Karma gain. But the last three lights offered truly special abilities.

The blue mist flight speed capped around 240 and couldn’t be boosted by Sword Art Forms. It was painfully slow for actual travel, like a snail’s pace. Its only benefit was flying without consuming True Qi. But with it, Ye Rong’s Twin Sword Style flowed more smoothly; he could remain airborne much longer.

The Primordial Qi Capture Claw used True Qi to form a giant, solidified hand—a spell derived from certain Qi refining arts learned at higher levels.

Mastered deeply, it could theoretically seize enemy flying swords or Treasures, slap enemies away with a palm strike—terrifically powerful and effortlessly graceful like an accomplished grandmaster. That’s why many high-level Buddhist monks and nuns loved using it.

Of course, the claw conjured instantaneously by the Rainbow Set was only Level 5. Forget grabbing enemy weapons; using it as a convenient item-retrieval tool was its best purpose right now.

As for the final attribute, Purple Mist Protection, it was a double-edged sword demanding perfect timing.

Ten seconds of invulnerability was amazing, BUT… the instant the purple mist faded, regardless of how much health he had left, he was forcibly reduced to 1 HP. If the danger wasn’t already over by then, that single HP could spell his end instantly.

In essence, activating Purple Mist meant he must either escape far away within ten seconds… or utterly destroy his enemy within that timeframe.

“Used correctly, this could be a game-changer, turning defeat into victory!”

While Ye Rong marveled at the Rainbow Set’s stats, players like Hengheng Haha watched from afar, not daring to approach. Only after he stepped out of the Arctic Ice Crystal Prison did they crowd around him.

“Boss! You’re totally awesome! Way too strong!” Hengheng Haha’s praise this time was heartfelt. He’d faced the Chongming Bird before and knew exactly how tough it was.

“No clue how long it takes for the Chongming Bird to respawn here. We need to hurry, or once I’m gone, you all won’t stand a chance against it anymore. You can’t keep farming monsters here.”

In Ye Rong’s team, Hengheng Haha was the strongest after him. But challenging a Level 50 Elite Monster solo? A hundred lives wouldn’t be enough. This was the team’s biggest limitation: without Ye Rong, attempting high-difficulty quests or exploring new areas was impossible.

The Qingcheng Disciples lured and drove Chongming Beasts into the Arctic Ice Crystal Prison area; the spell’s duration wasn’t over yet. Each beast entering was instantly pierced from above by ice spikes—one spike after another. None lasted more than three breaths inside the prison before going down with a death wail.

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When Ye Rong left the nameless peak, he carried exactly three Seven Avian Feather Fans. The Mixed Gold Orbs, however, he gave entirely to Hengheng Haha.

He had other treasure orbs capable of replacing the Mixed Gold Orb’s function, but the Seven Avian Divine Art and Seven Avian Divine Light granted by the Seven Avian Feather Fan were irreplaceable. Particularly the Seven Avian Calculation ability. With three sets on hand, he felt equipped for any unknown situation likely to arise in Kunlun.

Focused entirely on Sword Flight, countless mountain peaks sped beneath him. Unlike the Sichuan Region, the terrain here was starkly mountainous and harsh—continuous, seemingly endless ranges stretching thousands of miles, a sight rarely seen in Sichuan outside its famous peaks.

The Kunlun Mountains in Far Shore were also scaled up dozens of times by the game developers, housing immensely powerful beings. Within the Western Kunlun alone resided notables like Youthful Sand God and Lord Crimson Corpse, plus over a hundred lineages of lesser-known heterodox cultivators.

The most mysterious place in Far Shore, the Star Sea, was also within Kunlun. It contained several supreme Elder figures of the Demonic Sect, surpassing the widely-feared Demon Sect faction leaders by untold degrees.

Even the Sacred Maiden’s Hidden Treasure in Fantasy Wave Pool, ranked alongside super-dungeons like the Moon Child Island Lianshan Treasury, Purple Cloud Palace Golden Court Jade Pillar, and Guangchengzi’s Yuan River Shipwreck, was located within the vast Kunlun range.

Therefore, the Kunlun Sect was far from being the dominant force in the Kunlun Mountains, unlike the Emei or Qingcheng schools.

There was a silver lining: many heterodox cultivators within the Kunlun Mountains were actually descended from Kunlun Sect branch lineages. Kunlun disciples, by passing certain trials, could still qualify to receive quests from them and learn their heterodox Dao Spells.