Chapter 205: Nebula Sword Pellets, Pleasant Surprises Kept Coming

When Ye Rong found he was helpless against the Western White Tiger Xinjin Restriction, he simply halted and stood aside to observe.

As more members entered the stone hall, the Western White Tiger Xinjin Restriction’s Defense Value decreased rapidly, especially with several players using Mixed Gold Orbs stepping in—

The Hunyuan Golden Orb Formation could gather Blazing Golden Blades to defeat enemies, and it conjured nine at the same time. Its lethality was truly astonishing.

Usually, because using the Blazing Golden Blades not only consumed True Qi but also drained one’s Qi and Blood, they had to be used with caution and were heavily restricted.

But against such a stationary, rigid object, the Blazing Golden Blades were ideal. They only needed to burn away the golden barrier without restraint.

All these people attacked together for nearly half an hour until, with a loud bang, a shower of golden blades, swords, and spears scattered everywhere, startling everyone. The Western White Tiger Xinjin Restriction’s one hundred thousand Defense Value was finally worn down and completely shattered.

Bam!

The huge water vat automatically exploded, with clear water flowing out from inside. The nebula sands, full of life, flew up on their own and darted outward, bumping around randomly like headless flies.

“Catch all of them! Don’t let even one escape!”

Ye Rong quickly summoned two capturing hands and wildly grabbed around his vicinity, seizing every nebula sand that passed by. Not a single one slipped away. These nebula sands were incredibly fast and carried significant force. Even the slightly weaker Kasyapa’s Thousand Hands could barely hold them steady.

He had to use other methods, splitting his focus to deploy both of his flying swords. The sword light swept through and helped intercept several more nebula sands.

Other members also scrambled to collect them. Although they did not know the exact composition of the nebula sands, seeing how their leader was so urgent and that they had flown out from such a mysterious vat, they figured it must be something valuable.

Even though everyone tried their best, there were simply too many nebula sands—about two to three hundred grains—and some still slipped past the defense line, flying toward the stone door.

Fortunately, at that moment, a Heavenly One Mystic Ice Banner extended and sealed the exit completely, forcing the highly spirited nebula sands to retreat slightly.

In that brief moment, Ye Rong had already dealt with all obstacles nearby. His two capturing hands madly grabbed around, seizing about a dozen nebula sands at once, and storing them away into the Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch.

“If only I had a capturing spell above the tenth level! I could grab nearly a hundred nebula sands at one time and wouldn’t need to worry.”

At that moment, this thought passed through his mind and lingered for a bit.

Trail-breaking Pony’s timely use of the Heavenly One Mystic Ice Banner was a tremendous help. Ye Rong gave him an appreciative nod before he could finally look down and see exactly what the nebula sands in his hands were.

Annihilating Star Sword Pellet, a special-grade item without rank, required Experience Points to grow and unlock. It needed three hundred thousand Experience Points. Once fully grown and unlocked, it became a Fifth-Rank Flying Sword, with an attack power of 300-330, flight speed of 280-290, attack speed of 240-250, and it unleashed a ray of Annihilating Star Light with each strike.

He gasped sharply. What kind of sword pellet was this? He had never seen anything like it before! Such a tiny pellet could transform into a Fifth-Rank Flying Sword!

If all the nebula sands were like this, wouldn’t that mean there were hundreds of flying swords here?

Ye Rong felt a bit dizzy. Happiness hit him too suddenly and intensely, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.

He quickly checked the other nebula sands. Destroying Star Sword Pellets, after being fully grown and unlocked, became Fourth-Rank Flying Swords. Dazzling Star Sword Pellets, after being fully grown and unlocked, became Fifth-Rank Flying Swords…

He randomly examined several more nebula sands and found that all of them would either become Fifth-Rank Flying Swords or Fourth-Rank ones. There were none inferior to that.

Although they all required Experience Points to grow, several hundred thousand Experience Points weren’t too harsh a condition for obtaining a Fifth-Rank Flying Sword.

Even in the Green Emperor Alliance, where the Seven Avian Feather Fan provided a relatively stable source of flying swords, not many members currently owned Fifth-Rank Flying Swords. Moreover, unless the Seven Avian Feather Fan’s attached spells were practical, its base attributes were extremely poor, far inferior to these sword pellets in his hand.

“Everyone, hand over all the nebula sands you’ve collected to Trail-breaking Pony, and make sure they’re registered. You’ll be rewarded Faction Contribution Points based on the quantity and quality. After we return, they’ll be placed in the Public Warehouse immediately, and you’ll have priority in exchanging for them!”

Immediately, he thought of a concern. With so many Nebula Sword Pellets and their attractive nature, it was unclear how many nebula sands each person had collected earlier. The Green Emperor Alliance was still fairly new, with rules just established, and not every member would honestly turn over the spoils they had obtained.

To receive, you must first give—

If a player did not believe the Faction could bring more benefits and advantages, why would they hand over their spoils?

Unlike the Shushan Sword Alliance, where not only were the rules clearly stated, but every member also felt proud to be part of the alliance. They gained respect among other players and received various benefits, so they naturally wouldn’t risk being expelled from the Faction just to keep a few stolen items.

Fortunately, Ye Rong acted quickly and issued the order immediately. Many members hadn’t yet formed alternative thoughts and subconsciously handed over the nebula sands in their possession.

Trail-breaking Pony counted the nebula sands he had, including those from Ye Rong. Altogether, there were 277 grains, which shouldn’t differ much from the actual total.

Among all the nebula sands, Ye Rong alone had collected about half. And since these members were the Green Emperor Alliance’s elite, at most, they might secretly keep one or two grains but wouldn’t go too far.

Out of the 277 Nebula Sword Pellets, 140 would grow and unlock into Fourth-Rank Flying Swords, 125 into Fifth-Rank Flying Swords, and only 12 into Sixth-Rank Flying Swords.

“We struck it rich! We struck it rich! This time we truly, genuinely struck it rich!”

That was the only thought repeatedly echoing in Ye Rong’s mind, over and over again. This seemingly desolate Immortal Manor’s reward truly exceeded his expectations.

Even a pair of Ninth-Grade Flying Swords, at present, wouldn’t help the Green Emperor Alliance as much as these two hundred plus nebula sands.

So many suitable flying swords tailored for current players, with a few Sixth-Rank Nebula Sword Pellets perfectly fitting several higher-level experts. Placing them all into the Public Warehouse would completely solve the flying sword shortage issue, preventing the awkward situation where members had Faction Contribution Points but had nothing good to trade for.

Once this large batch of Nebula Sword Pellets were exchanged, it would mean a massive upgrade in the Green Emperor Alliance’s members’ equipment—a complete flying sword quality refresh.

Based on Ye Rong’s observation, the flying swords these Nebula Sword Pellets would grow into had excellent attributes. Moreover, instead of ordinary flying sword attached spells, they all shared a common addition: a star light effect.

As for what exactly it did, only by truly owning one, allowing the Nebula Sword Pellets to absorb Experience Points, grow, and unlock, would one find out.

“We have so many sword pellets, my Universe Pouch isn’t big enough to hold them all.”

“No worries, put them in my Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch for now. Later, when the members responsible for collecting items arrive, we can transfer them over then.”

Ye Rong’s Myriad Mother Brocade Pouch proved its worth now. Its full five hundred slots could easily hold all the Nebula Sword Pellets.

As for the members specifically tasked with picking up dropped items, their equipment had storage space bonuses. A full set of accessories combined provided about a thousand slots of storage space.

After dealing with the Western White Tiger Xinjin Restriction and gaining the Nebula Sword Pellets from the first water vat, he turned his attention to the restrictions on the other vats.

Some restrictions were particularly difficult to handle, and he directly skipped them as they seemed beyond their current abilities.

For example, the Southern Bright Flame Vermilion Bird Restriction inflicted Southern Bright Flame burns with each attack. Even Ye Rong couldn’t withstand more than a few hits, and his Health Points would be immediately endangered.

Even if they tried throwing numbers at it, it wouldn’t work much. Whether ten people or a hundred attacked, all would simultaneously suffer the Southern Bright Flame burn damage, impossible to resist.

Unless they gathered a large quantity of fire-resistant equipment, there would be no hope of breaking it.

After much consideration, Ye Rong decided his second target would be the Dark Serpent Profound Water Restriction. Although its Defense Value reached a staggering two hundred thousand—twice that of the Western White Tiger Xinjin Restriction—its only extra property was reducing all damage received by thirty percent. At worst, it would take more time but posed no real danger.

However, due to the limited space in the stone hall, the maximum number of people they could accommodate was about thirty. Any more would be impossible.

But since the Dark Serpent Profound Water Restriction imposed no special limitations on flying sword attacks, the long-itching Ye Rong could finally participate in breaking the restriction, adding one more powerful ally to the effort.

Two sword lights took turns, relentlessly bombarding the restriction without pause.

Inside the stone hall, his Frost Snow and Black Phoenix Sword Lights outshone the light from other flying swords and magic treasures, making him the center of attention.

No matter how high the Dark Serpent Profound Water Restriction’s Defense Value was, or how much damage it reduced, it still couldn’t withstand the combined attacks of over thirty people. Even a small mountain would have been flattened by them.

After a full three hours, with a crack sound, the thick gray water screen shattered, and numerous small winding snakes burst forth.

A few members, caught off guard, sustained minor injuries. Fortunately, no one died.

This time, Ye Rong was prepared. Fearful of repeating the earlier scene of hundreds of nebula sands flying chaotically, he had arranged for net-like magic treasures and banner magic treasures to be ready in place. He also focused his utmost mental attention.