Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 252: Chapter 250: Tower Apex, Big Cannon Upgrade

On the floating platform.

All the lords halted their actions, shocked as they gazed at the two who suddenly appeared.

Though these two were only Tier Seven in strength.

They made even the Tier Eight lords feel a sense of caution.

Because the strength of these two was so formidable that even among the Tier Seven lords of the entire Primordial Continent.

They ranked in the top ten!

Even when facing an ordinary Tier Eight lord, they had the power to fight!

“How are these two appearing here simultaneously?”

“Could it be that something significant is about to happen?”

“I heard Situ Jian is the only son of the Changfeng Emperor, he shouldn’t lack resources.”

“And Yan Lie as well, last time he went in and out of the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms seven times, seizing many treasures.”

“Damn! So fierce? That’s a Tier Seven battlefield!”

The lords whispered amongst themselves, exclaiming incessantly.

Yet they didn’t know.

Situ Jian’s expression gradually turned cold upon hearing their words, seemingly displeased by being referred to as the son of the Great Emperor.

With a cold snort, several black shadows whizzed out, centering on him.

The lords engaged in gossip didn’t even react, their necks suddenly ached as a cut was slashed open.

The lords were greatly alarmed, hurriedly covering their necks, only to find it was a shallow wound, not fatal.

After the attack, the black shadows finally revealed their forms.

They were none other than Tier Eight Phantom Mantises!

Each only about the size of a palm!

The lords dared not speak any further, each shutting their mouths, faces full of fear.

If Situ Jian had aimed to kill, the wounds on their necks would have been much worse.

Clearly, this was a warning from Situ Jian to them!

However.

This warning seemed ineffective on Yan Lie beside him.

Seeing Situ Jian recall the mantises, Yan Lie burst into hearty laughter without mercy: “Situ Jian, you’re still the same as before, so petty.”

“What? Want to fight?” Situ Jian said coldly.

“Fight then, do you think I’m afraid of you?”

Yan Lie raised his brows, unwilling to be outdone, and even beckoned, summoning several Tier Eight Barbaric Beastmen.

These Barbaric Beastmen were vastly different from other types of Beastmen.

Not only were they large in stature, but they were also fitted with exquisite equipment, armed to the teeth from head to toe.

Each hefted a double-edged great axe on their shoulder, exuding a bloodthirsty aura even from afar.

A trace of solemnity flashed in Situ Jian’s eyes.

After a deep look at Yan Lie, he finally snorted coldly.

“I came here to clear the highest difficulty Secret Realm, not to fight you.”

With that, he led his insect species through the Secret Realm Gate.

Seeing this, Yan Lie grinned: “Coward, you think you can clear the highest difficulty Secret Realm like that? Dream on, that reward is mine!”

With that said, he also stepped into the Secret Realm Gate and disappeared.

Leaving the crowd in heated discussion.

…

On the other side.

Third Floor of the Tower of Sin.

Amidst a rocky miner’s mountain.

“Boom!”

A dull sound reverberated within the tower.

Lin You, eyes tense, watched the last fallen rock demon, breathing a heavy sigh of relief.

As he guessed.

The environment of this third floor of the Tower of Sin was indeed different from the previous two floors, a desolate abandoned miner’s mountain.

And the demons that appeared were different too, being Elemental Stone Demons, their defenses terrifyingly high, possessing defense skills.

If it weren’t for his Flaming Shooter, whose attacks carried armor-piercing effects, and the Royal Species who executed precise strikes, they would have been hard to deal with.

But it was precisely due to clearing this third-floor space that he finally confirmed another guess in his heart.

That is.

Each floor of this Tower of Sin represents a type of demon!

The first three floors he encountered were Undead, Humanoid, and Elemental.

Which means, he would likely encounter Angel, Demon, Humanoid, Beast, Insect, Plant, and Mechanical on the subsequent floors.

A total of ten levels!

Simply outrageous!

If it weren’t for his Plant Type’s incredible recovery ability, he would have suffered heavy losses halfway through, unable to continue.

Let alone the other Tier Seven lords, even the first two stages would be a struggle.

Just a mere 1-point difference, yet the difficulty varies so much?

Lin You couldn’t fathom it.

But he could feel that behind such a high-difficulty Secret Realm, there must be extremely lucrative rewards hidden.

Otherwise, the chance of treasures appearing must be high.

Even if not, each floor could yield around 500,000 Magic Energy and allow the Big Cannon to level up, securing sure profits.

Thinking of this, Lin You’s gaze suddenly became fiery.

After resting in the third-floor space for a while, waiting for the plants to recover, he directly stepped into the Teleportation Array for the fourth floor.

As expected.

The fourth floor was an endless desert.

The monsters inside were all giant Beast Type Sand Beasts, capable of burrowing into the sand to launch surprise attacks.

Thankfully, Cyan Rattan’s vines stretched underground, forcing them out, preventing significant losses. After an intense battle, he passed through safely.

The fifth and sixth floors.

Were respectively the Demon Type’s Molten Fire Hell and the Insect Type’s Giant Ant Nest.

Due to attribute suppression coupled with their vast numbers, Lin You’s plants finally started to suffer casualties, losing three Multiplication Entities and Symbiotic Moss.

Later.

Lin You successively advanced to the Seventh and Eighth Floors.

The Mechanical Type’s Meteorite Iron Land, and the Angel Type’s Fallen Void.

Basically, for every floor cleared, he would lose one or two species entities.

But compared to the Ninth Floor, these were still minor losses.

Because on the Ninth Floor, he faced Plant Type demons, a vast area of distorted plants with outrageous attributes!

Not only did they have a wide attack range, but they also possessed extremely strong healing abilities.

Most importantly, these demons had no blood!

Making it impossible for Cyan Rattan to exert its full power.

Thus, they engaged in a prolonged attrition battle with his Plant Legion in the Tower Interior Space for over half an hour, until finally, under the outbreak of Cyan Gang Barbaric Roar, they were taken down in one wave.

And Lin You, also lost as many as five multiplication entities, even the Symbiotic Moss on his body was not spared!

It made his heart ache for a good while.

But the good news is.

After clearing the Ninth Floor, a long-awaited voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

[Congratulations, Flaming Shooter · Big Cannon meets the upgrade condition for Tier Eight. Upgrading requires consuming 10 Tier Seven Territory Essences. Do you wish to upgrade?]

“Finally completed… ”

Upon hearing this prompt, Lin You exhaled deeply.

Along the way, he had deeply felt the terror of the Tower of Sin.

Being able to upgrade the Big Cannon to Tier Eight before the final level undoubtedly provided a significant advantage in clearing this secret realm.

Without hesitation, he directly replied:

“Upgrade!”

The next second.

The body of the Big Cannon was enveloped in a glow, rapidly growing.

[Name: Blast Shooter · Big Cannon (Royal Species)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Eight (0/5000)]

[Power: 2400 (+900)]

[Constitution: 1810 (+1000)]

[Agility: 1510 (+1000)]

[Spirit: 2500 (+900)]

[Skills: Qigong Deviation, Pea Rapid Fire (Increased to two peas per shot), Hundred-step Piercing Willow, Deadly Sniper]

[Precise Strike: Precisely targets any enemy within range, striking its weak points.]

[Introduction: A mutated pea, possessing extremely terrifying long-range strike capabilities, capable of decapitating an enemy from a thousand miles away at a certain level.]

A small upgrade at one tier, a major upgrade at three tiers.

Lin You had by now basically grasped the rules of species strengthening.

But even so.

The attributes of the Big Cannon after upgrading to Tier Eight were still extremely outrageous.

The full 3300 points in Power Attribute represented its exceedingly strong normal attack strength, which refers to the power of a normally fired pea.

And the 3400 points in Spirit directly impacted the power of skills, providing a base for its enhancement.

Considering a series of aura and skill boosts, its Deadly Sniper could even erupt with over 10,000 points of power when fully unleashed!

It could be said to be extremely terrifying.

Of course.

This didn’t mean it could directly one-shot species or demons with 10,000 points in Constitution.

Because the higher the Constitution, the more damage is absorbed; it merely means breaking through defenses below 10,000 Constitution.

To kill.

One must inflict effective strikes on its weak points while breaking through the defense, to achieve a one-hit kill.

Just like that Undead Type Lord from the True Spirit Realm before, he avoided his vital points thanks to his amazing reflexes and the obstruction from treasures.

Or possessing inherently powerful defense-enhancing skills, all could effectively mitigate Big Cannon’s sniping.

This is something one must guard against.

After all, Big Cannon’s Deadly Sniper takes about half a minute to recover.

A lot can happen in that half minute.

“Just one last level, it should be near the final boss, right?”

Lin You murmured, looking towards the distant Teleportation Array.

Unlike the previous nine level’s Teleportation Arrays, this one was golden, instantly indicating it was no simple thing.

And now, having cleared all nine levels, only the Humanoid Type remained unseen.

Which meant that the final boss might very likely be a Humanoid Type!

Thinking of this, Lin You took a deep breath.

Glancing around at the fully recovered plants, he then stepped forward, gently walking into the Teleportation Array, disappearing from sight.

At the same time.

Within two other Secret Realm Spaces.

Yan Lie and Situ Jian both had just cleared the Ninth Floor, arriving before the Teleportation Array leading to the final level.

Just unlike Lin You.

One of them had the Angel Type left unchallenged, while the other had the Elemental Type remaining.

It seemed that the order of demons encountered by each person inside the Tower of Sin, and even the final boss, differed for everyone.

…

Whoosh!

The light flashed.

When Lin You stood still again, he was already on a broad platform.

The surroundings of the platform stood majestically and solemnly. At the edges, four vermillion dragon pillars stood vertically, supporting the tower’s top, resembling a martial arts arena.

This transformation indeed surprised Lin You a bit.

The tower’s top was much smaller than he expected. Though still grand, it was far from his expectations, even the decorations were scarce.

But he didn’t have much thought to dwell on these.

Because he suddenly discovered that on the opposite marble floor of the platform, a person was sitting cross-legged.

A man clad in dark gold armor, holding a spear!