Chapter 616: Promotion to Earl

Two identical Archdemon Kilroths launched a fierce attack on Eric's real body and his clone.

Eric, who was already at a disadvantage in terms of strength, immediately fell into a worse position and could only keep dodging.

Although Eric had reached the Flowing Water Realm and could always predict Archdemon Kilroth's attack patterns and dodge in advance, the spear in Archdemon Kilroth's hand was like a venomous snake, constantly entangling him and striking at Eric's blind spots with deadly precision.

If it were anyone else, forget about dodging—even blocking would be extremely difficult.

When Eric faced attacks he couldn't dodge, he had no choice but to block with his sword.

However, Archdemon Kilroth's powerful strength would knock Eric back several steps with each blow, dealing over a thousand points of damage. Fortunately, he had activated Power of the Wyrm, which increased his defense and HP by 300%, bringing Eric's total HP above thirty thousand points, allowing him to barely hold on for a while.

But Eric could only maintain his double burst state for twenty seconds. Once those twenty seconds passed and he entered the weakened state, he would have no power to resist.

In just a short time, his clone was taken down by Archdemon Kilroth.

"Haha, human, you're truly impressive. Just a first-tier Swordsman, yet you managed to injure me, Archdemon Kilroth, this badly. As a reward, I'll make you my puppet and have you serve me for the rest of your life." Archdemon Kilroth looked at Eric desperately blocking his attacks and sneered coldly.

Sharon, watching from a distance, frowned slightly and sighed, "Is it still too much after all?"

Eric's clone was gone, and his burst skill Pyroblast Burst was still on cooldown. Even under the Twilight of the Gods domain where cooldown time was halved, he still needed one minute and thirty seconds.

Most importantly, he had to face two Archdemons Kilroth with identical stats and 40% HP remaining.

Eric had no chance of winning.

Once the two Archdemons Kilroth attacked Eric together, it would be his end.

"Human, just accept becoming my servant!"

In a flash, the two Archdemons Kilroth appeared before Eric, showing fierce expressions as they attacked from front and back.

"It's just the Twin Birth Method. Did you really think I wouldn't know how to break it?"

Seeing the two Archdemons Kilroth attacking from both sides, Eric's previously serious expression suddenly vanished, replaced by a slightly contemptuous victorious smile.

Hearing Eric mention the Twin Birth Method, Archdemon Kilroth's face became serious.

The Twin Birth Method was a special skill without tiers. It used a treasure to create a clone with identical strength. The clone and the original shared HP, but the clone took 300% more damage. While it greatly increased combat power, it also greatly increased damage taken—a double-edged sword. Used well, it was incredibly powerful; used poorly, it cut off one's own escape route.

"So what if you recognize the Twin Birth Method? Can you tell which one is the real body and which is the clone?" Archdemon Kilroth didn't believe Eric could tell them apart. The Twin Birth Method made them identical, impossible to distinguish with the naked eye. "Even if you know which one is the clone, can you block attacks from both of me?"

Eric said nothing. He simply pointed his Abyssal Blade toward the sky, and countless golden holy swords appeared in mid-air.

Instantly, countless Light Holy Swords fell. Two different damage numbers appeared above the two Archdemons Kilroth. The Archdemon Kilroth in front of Eric took over five thousand damage, while the one behind took over fifteen thousand damage. Which was the real body and which was the clone was crystal clear.

But Eric's attack wasn't finished yet. He immediately swung his Abyssal Blade.

Abyssal Curse!

Suddenly, the space within a 30-yard radius became like a swamp, and both Archdemons Kilroth couldn't move.

Although Archdemon Kilroth was immune to stun effects and normal restriction effects, the Abyssal Blade was already Epic Level quality. Even if it couldn't restrict Archdemon Kilroth for five seconds, restricting him for two or three seconds was enough for Eric.

"I've been waiting for this moment for so long."

Eric used Silent Stride to appear behind the clone Kilroth, and his Abyssal Blade somehow began radiating brilliant firelight.

"This... how is this possible? You can still use that skill!" The previously calm Archdemon Kilroth's expression suddenly changed.

The move Eric was using now was exactly the Pyroblast Burst that had seriously injured him earlier. But Eric had just used it recently, and now he was using it again to deal with his clone. How could he not be terrified?

"Die!"

Eric didn't bother explaining. When Archdemon Kilroth's clone killed his clone, he had used his accumulated 30 stacks of death energy on Pyroblast Burst. Each stack of death energy reduced skill cooldown by 3 seconds, so 30 stacks was exactly 90 seconds. Then he deliberately acted like he could barely block one Archdemon Kilroth's attacks, making Archdemon Kilroth attack from both sides, giving him the chance to take down Kilroth's clone.

Twelve consecutive sword strikes slashed down on the immobilized clone Kilroth.

Originally, Eric's Pyroblast Burst could deal over twenty thousand damage, and a critical hit would be over forty thousand. Now with the 300% increase, one strike dealt over sixty thousand damage, and a critical hit was over one hundred twenty thousand. With these terrifying damage numbers, 400,000 HP was nothing—he instantly killed Archdemon Kilroth's clone.

"No!" Archdemon Kilroth screamed unwillingly.

Unfortunately, the Twin Birth Method shared HP. When the clone died, the original died too. Archdemon Kilroth had calculated everything, but he hadn't calculated that Eric was a reborn player who was very familiar with Divine Realms: Legends skills and knew the weaknesses of various abilities.

Just as Eric killed Archdemon Kilroth, a golden light flashed on his body, flashing twice in succession.

Eric's level immediately jumped from 32 to 34.

"Such rich experience!" Eric exclaimed in surprise.

Because he had the hidden class Blade Saint, he needed twice the experience of normal players to level up. The experience required for each level was terrifying, but leveling up twice at once not only made up for the level he lost at World's Peak but also gained him an additional level.

System: Epic Level quest 'Darkness Descends' completed. Rewards: Demon Slayer Warrior title, Eldoria Kingdom reputation +50, Silvervale City reputation +500 points, automatically promoted to Earl of Silvervale City.

System: Congratulations on being promoted to Earl of Silvervale City. You can recruit one hundred guards, including four direct guards. All purchases in Silvervale City receive a 20% discount.

"Worthy of an Epic Level quest. One quest and I'm already promoted to Earl. The costs at the Divine-Demon Arena will be much lower now." Eric smiled.

If a Viscount was a major noble in a city, then an Earl was a top figure among major nobles.

In Divine Realms: Legends' player settings, in large cities like Silvervale City, the highest rank was Marquis. Only places like Eldoria City had Dukes, so becoming an Earl of Silvervale City was already quite impressive.

The biggest difference between Earl and Viscount, besides guards and status, was the Divine-Demon Arena for players.

The Divine-Demon Arena was a place to improve player combat power, and all costs were in Sorcerous Crystals. Viscounts got no discount, but Earls got a discount. This was why so many players wanted to reach Earl rank—because it could save a huge amount of money.

Compared to ordinary players, for players with private territories, the Earl rank meant even more, because Earls had even more powerful privileges—the foundation for a player to rise in a city.