172: Chapter 172 Enhancement Item Synthesis

<Transcend Leveler>

*Ignores all level requirement conditions.

"Hmm?"

Seeing the title effect of "Transcend Leveler," Fu Hao and the viewers were all confused—the title sounded imposing, but the effect description was unusually simple, and what "ignores level requirements" actually meant was truly baffling.

Fu Hao froze for a few seconds, then suddenly realized the meaning of this effect.

"Could it be..."

[Level insufficient, "ring of the sage" equipping failed.]

["Transcend Leveler" title effect triggered, ignoring level requirements in equipping conditions.]

[Equipped "ring of the sage".]

"Wow..."

The thing he had hoped for actually happened, and Fu Hao opened his mouth in shock.

For so long, how many times had he watched god-tier equipment gather dust in his inventory because his level wasn't high enough?

Although after obtaining the Mimic, he could roll two attributes to lower usage conditions on +10 equipment to solve most problems, it always felt a pity to occupy two enhancement slots for that.

Especially now that he had dropped from over level 300 back to level 1, the level restrictions on items and quests were even more glaring.

Unlike the other six players who transmigrated to the Inner World, he could obtain hidden items at level 1 or low levels, but just as there were low-level exclusive items, there were naturally high-level exclusive ones—he had always been worried about missing out on his dream hidden items because his level wasn't high enough.

But now, this worry had completely disappeared.

Not only that, even the distance restrictions that once limited his ability to obtain hidden items no longer existed:

[Summoning system not unlocked, unable to summon "Golden Dragon".]

["Transcend Leveler" title effect triggered, ignoring level requirements for the summoning system.]

[Summoning system unlocked.]

[Summoning "Golden Dragon"...]

The effect of "Transcend Leveler" really didn't just ignore equipment conditions; it could even break through the level restrictions of the summoning system. Since it could even ignore the level conditions of the game system, he naturally didn't have to worry about the level restrictions of quests or hidden items.

"Roar!!!"

Ever since Fu Hao's level reset, Xiaojin, who had been sleeping in the summon list, finally rushed out to the outside world again, roaring with satisfaction.

"Ah!"

"Mon—monster!"

Fu Hao summoned Xiaojin in the city center, instantly causing a commotion. When players brought Summoned Beasts while walking around, NPCs usually didn't have much of a reaction, but this was an adult dragon in front of them—if they weren't surprised, one would instead have to suspect if they were demons.

Fu Hao took advantage of the time before the guards arrived and quickly left, riding on Xiaojin.

- "Hahahaha"

- "Someone definitely peed themselves in fear!"

- "Xiaojin is clearly super cute, to think someone would be afraid of it!"

Xiaojin was not only reliable in combat but also far exceeded the performance of +10 flying items as a means of transportation. Now, if Fu Hao wanted to go to the Elf Kingdom, even if it were on the other side of the Anos Continent, he could leave whenever he wanted.

Perhaps she was watching the live stream, as Yongyuan sent a whisper:

"Big Brother Fu Hao! Can you take me with you!"

The person happiest wasn't actually Fu Hao, but Yongyuan. Now that she didn't have to waste time on long journeys and could focus on picking up good items, it was understandable that she was so excited when she saw Xiaojin.

Even if Yongyuan hadn't sent a whisper, Fu Hao had intended to take her to the Elf Kingdom.

While improving his own strength in the Inner World was important, the growth of the other transmigrated players could not be ignored—especially Yongyuan. As an Elf and an Elemental Summoner, her potential, while not quite up to his or Leonhardt's, was still quite considerable, and there was no need for her to waste time on traveling.

But before going to the Elf Kingdom, there was something more important to do.

"Wait a moment, I need to make a detour, then we'll leave right away."

The route from the Boer Kingdom across the human world to the Elf Kingdom would pass through the Rowen Kingdom. In the great forest at the southernmost tip of the Rowen Kingdom, there was an existence he had to retrieve—the soul of Emperor Endel copied by the Inner World.

If it weren't for strengthening skills, this soul might not count as a must-have hidden item. But now, since he could strengthen all skills except for Creation-grade and Unknown-grade skills, Emperor Endel's soul had become one of the must-have hidden items.

He was also curious about what would happen if he strengthened both Emperor souls to +10, but what he was looking forward to most was the +10 effect of the Subspace skill.

The Subspace skill was highly practical, irreplaceable, and extremely rare; even counting Creation-grade skills, it was one of the skills most worth looking forward to for its +10 effect.

"Xiaojin, faster!"

"Roar!!!"

Fu Hao didn't even care about the dizziness peculiar to dragon flight, urging Xiaojin repeatedly. The desire for the +10 effect of Subspace had long since overwhelmed the physical discomfort.

"Master, we have arrived."

Relying on forcing himself through the dizziness to urge Xiaojin on, Fu Hao had actually crossed thousands of kilometers in ten minutes and arrived at his destination—Emperor Endel's mausoleum.

He had been worried that after more than two years, this place would be different from his memory, but the area around the mausoleum was exactly as he remembered: an ancient ruin hidden in a herd of bicorn beasts, blending into nature, hard to distinguish at a glance. The only difference was that last time he brought the Knight Order, and this time he brought a dragon.

"Xiaojin, use your breath! Be careful not to damage the mausoleum!"

"Roar!!!"

Xiaojin's Golden Dragon breath swept across the bicorn herd, and the bicorns caught off guard instantly melted and disappeared. Bicorns were considered a formidable monster in the great forest, but in front of a super-tier dragon, they were nothing but ants.

"Well done, Xiaojin."

Fu Hao praised Xiaojin and walked toward the mausoleum with a mix of excitement and anxiety. He knew that living NPCs would be copied by the Inner World, but he wasn't sure if Emperor Endel, who was only a soul, would be copied—before confirming with his own eyes, anxiety was always unavoidable.

Fortunately, before he even pulled out the sword of sealing, Emperor Endel dispelled his anxiety first.

"Such a familiar aura. I never expected that one day, we would meet in the form of 'another self,' haha. I really didn't choose wrong; there is such an interesting thing. Even if I am only a soul left, I must stay to see it."

Perhaps surprised by the power of creation, the Emperor who had been hiding in Fu Hao's backpack suddenly appeared, hinting that there was an existence like himself under the mausoleum.

Although that existence hadn't been strengthened, its essence was the same as the Emperor Endel beside him, so it was not strange that he could recognize it by the faint aura of the sword of sealing.

Fu Hao suppressed his anxiety and activated the Teleportation array leading to the lower level of the mausoleum. Although it was a long time ago, the activation method of the Teleportation array was very special; he didn't need to rewatch old live streams, relying on his memory to reproduce the steps.

He placed his hand gently on the mark shaped like a crossed sword and staff, and the prompt box from his memory appeared again:

[Entry conditions met.]

[About to enter the interior of "Tomb of the Last Emperor of the Ender Empire". 5... 4...]

The countdown ended, and Fu Hao, enveloped by the Teleportation magic circle, instantly arrived at the lower level of the ancient ruins—a closed square space.

In the very center, just like in the original world, the sword of sealing was plunged, with the Subspace ring hanging on the hilt. Fearing someone might snatch them, Fu Hao quickly grabbed the sword of sealing and the Subspace ring.

[Obtained "sword of sealing (Bound)".]

[Obtained "Subspace ring (Bound)".]

If he learned the Subspace skill from the new Emperor's soul, plus this ring, he would have three Subspaces. The Subspace created by Emperor Endel was already infinitely large, so taking the Subspace ring looked like greed no matter how one saw it—wouldn't it be a better choice to give it to one of the other six players?

But there was a reason why Fu Hao took the ring: the Subspace skill learned from the new Emperor would definitely be empty at first, and for the Subspace to function properly, it required a huge magic crystal.

Yet even though he now sat on infinite gold coins and had scavenged items from all over, he had never seen a magic crystal as large as the one in the Subspace ring, nor had he even heard of one.

Even if the Inner World was full of hidden items, it might not necessarily be possible to find the giant magic crystal to activate the Subspace. Therefore, he planned to dismantle the magic crystal from the new ring and use it on the +10 Subspace skill—and while he was at it, he could clear out the Emperor's treasury, killing two birds with one stone.

"Mental..."

Fu Hao grabbed the sword of sealing and wanted to immediately use the Mental Summoning skill, but was interrupted by a newly popped-up prompt box:

[Duplicate item "sword of sealing" held. After both items are strengthened to +10, "Enhanced Item Synthesis" can be performed.]

[Duplicate item "Subspace ring" held. After both items are strengthened to +10, "Enhanced Item Synthesis" can be performed.]

The content of the prompt box pointed to the last skill among the Enhancement Master class skills that he had never had the chance to use—"Enhanced Item Synthesis".