Virus King - Chapter 219

Chapter 219: The First S-Rank Equipment Emerges! Shepherd’s Horn!

TL: YYang

In a darkened room.

The Eye of Secrets skill book transformed into a streak of light and merged into Chen Bai’s body.

In another room.

Yan Qi and Yan Xue were still undergoing their profession transfer.

Chen Bai didn’t disturb them.

Yesterday’s intense battles had fulfilled the requirements for their transfer.

The profession transfer of the Earthbound Spirit was evidently unique, but Chen Bai didn’t pay it much mind.

He focused instead on the ripples emanating from the skill book.

And the sour, itching sensation on his face—especially in his eyes!

Standing in front of the mirror, Chen Bai stared at his reflection.

As expected, with the arrival of that tingling sensation, Chen Bai clearly saw his eyes undergo a transformation.

Special patterns began to appear around his pupils,

encircling his entire eyeball.

At first glance, it wasn’t obvious, but upon closer inspection, it looked as though a second pupil had formed.

Black lines emerged in what was originally the whites of his eyes,

causing the pupils to occupy more of the eye’s surface, lending him an air of peculiar charm and mystery.

These eyes were deep, terrifying, as if they could pierce through everything.

All at once, Chen Bai’s vision changed. Needless to say, even the darkness of the night could no longer conceal anything from his gaze.

However, when he once again turned his attention to the mirror, a special prompt arose in his mind:

[Mirror: An ordinary industrial product, composed of chemically oxidized glass (Na₂O·CaO·SiO₂). Main component: silicon dioxide…]

Chen Bai blinked, and the prompt vanished.

But he already understood how terrifying the Eye of Secrets truly was!

As the runes in his pupils gradually faded, Chen Bai finally returned to a semblance of normalcy.

Otherwise, the overwhelming influx of information into his brain and soul might have driven him mad.

After adjusting to the abilities of the Eye of Secrets, Chen Bai exhaled slowly and pulled out several items.

– Zepar’s bloody head and Devil’s Horn.
– The blueprint for Shepherd’s Horn.
– The ever-burning Hellfire.
– A fist-sized, obsidian-like crystal emitting a faint, black light—Agares’s treasured supreme artifact.

Unfortunately, Agares had neither the Phoenix Feather nor a Fire Core.

After all, as the Eternal Night Monarch, fire—symbolic of light—didn’t align with his attributes.

Chen Bai planned to confront one of the Demon Lords from the 200th Abyssal Layer or trade with Redo once his strength improved.

Compared to the Shepherd’s Horn, Chen Bai anticipated the appearance of the truly legendary S-Rank blueprint, Netherflame Wings, even more!

After all, wing-type equipment was genuinely valuable.

Shaking off these stray thoughts, Chen Bai tossed the miscellaneous items aside and focused on what he currently held.

Zepar’s head. Although Zepar’s power had been suppressed by the Cosmic Will, it was still the head of a Hell Duke and should suffice for the blueprint’s requirements, right?

For the current Chen Bai, anything below S-Rank equipment no longer held much meaning.

It might sound arrogant, but it was simply the truth.

Even Chen Bai himself hadn’t expected his strength to reach such heights within just a month of the apocalypse’s onset.

Exhaling slowly.

Chen Bai didn’t hesitate any longer. Holding the blueprint in his hand, he activated it with a thought. Immediately, a streak of black light enveloped all the items before him.

The power of the Cosmic Will, surpassing even the might of the gods, was an ability beyond comprehension.

Chen Bai felt the power of fusion emanating from the crafting blueprint.

Within the swirling black light, the various materials began to merge slowly.

Even through the faint shadows, Chen Bai could clearly perceive everything being fused together under the embrace of Hellfire.

It was gradually taking form.

This Hellfire was also one of Agares’s masterpieces.

Although Agares was a true-blooded demon of the highest order, he had been subdued by Satan long ago. Naturally, he had mastered some devilish powers, the most iconic of which was the eternally burning Hellfire.

The materials required for this blueprint were naturally extraordinary.

– True God-level Hellfire.
– Top-tier Dark Crystal.
– At least a pair of Hell Duke horns, of Emperor-level or higher.

If such a configuration couldn’t forge an S-Rank Shepherd’s Horn, then Chen Bai might as well accuse the Cosmic Will of outright fraud.

Evidently, as though responding to Chen Bai’s internal complaint, the black light slowly faded away.

In its place, a radiant, multicolored glow emerged!

Equipment crafted by the Cosmic Will—multicolored light signified S-Rank quality.

S-Rank!

Chen Bai gazed in excitement at the item before him.

In his previous life, he had owned S-Rank equipment, and not just one piece. But how many years into the apocalypse had that taken?

And many of those items had been acquired through under-the-table dealings with the Dark Mother Goddess Helrose.

No further elaboration was needed.

But now, this item before him was something he had forged with his own hands!

In the first month of the apocalypse, he had crafted an S-Rank piece of equipment imbued with the power of dominion!

Chen Bai licked his lips and looked eagerly at the glowing object.

It was an exceedingly peculiar item. It wasn’t a helmet, nor any other expected piece of gear.

Instead, it was two pitch-black, curved horns.

Horns brimming with unimaginable, surging power.

Chen Bai picked them up and equipped them.

In the next moment, two curved horns extended slowly from his head as though they had grown there naturally.

The miraculous nature of S-Rank equipment was evident.

Simultaneously, Chen Bai received all the information about the equipment.

[Hell’s Call · Shepherd’s Horn (S-Rank)]

[Type: Headgear – Armor]

[Attributes: Spirit +30%, Spirit Strength +65]

[Devil’s Horn: Increases spell-casting speed by +80% and spell potency by +30%.]

[Devil’s Whispers: After equipping, faint devilish murmurs will echo in your ears at all times. For every day you endure, your spirit will permanently increase by +1.]

[Shepherd: Grants control over all creatures with spirit strength lower than your own. Specific effects depend on the disparity in spirit strength.]

[Requirements: Spirit Strength ≥ 300.]

[PS: This is your passport to Hell…]

“Hiss!” Chen Bai inhaled sharply as he read the description.

This item was far more terrifying than he had imagined.