[Artifact: Soul-Lost Lamp (Unbound)] Level Requirement: 105 Realm Requirement: Ascension Artifact Level: 1 Grade: Treasure (Blood-Refinable) Max Artifact Energy: 240 Current Artifact Growth: 2 Attack: 7-24 HP +37 MP +40 Fire Resistance +8 Light Resistance +7 Ice Resistance +7 Dark Resistance +7 [Additional Skill: Not Yet Awakened]
"Wow, this is actually a growth-type artifact!"
After examining the Soul-Lost Lamp's stats, Hamster Pudding praised it repeatedly. Growth-type equipment like this was extremely rare in most games.
"Yuanzi, I see it says 'Unbound' here. Why not give it to me?"
Ding Ye, sharp-eyed, noticed the artifact hadn't been bound to Jiang Yuan yet. He shamelessly grinned at Jiang Yuan and asked.
"Dream on. Even if I were giving it away, it wouldn't be to you!"
Jiang Yuan shot Ding Ye a glare and said curtly, then turned to Hamster Pudding with a tender look. "Pudding, do you like it? It's yours!"
"Damn you, Jiang Yuan, you traitor who values beauty over friendship!"
Seeing Jiang Yuan ready to hand the treasure to Hamster Pudding, Ding Ye, his longtime buddy, fumed. He yelled in frustration, turned away, and ignored Jiang Yuan.
"Old Ding, I forgot to tell you something."
Jiang Yuan walked over to Ding Ye, who was sulking with his head turned, and gently spun him around to face him.
"Spit it out!"
Ding Ye was still annoyed at Jiang Yuan's "beauty-over-friendship" move and glared at him.
"Everyone, I'm officially announcing here today that Hamster Pudding and I are now in-game lovers!"
Jiang Yuan pulled Hamster Pudding into his arms and dropped this bombshell on the high-ranking members of the Cold River City Alliance!
"What!"
"No way!"
At this, Ding Ye, Zhang Ergou, Hua Qiangu, Chuangshi Yongge, Chuangshi Xiaoyun, and the other top players all gasped in shock!
"Stop it! Let me go!"
Hamster Pudding's face was bright red. She lightly punched Jiang Yuan's chest and whispered.
"Boss, you're not seriously letting this guy Jiang Yuan off that easy, are you?"
Chuangshi Xiaoyun pulled Hamster Pudding aside and teased loudly in her ear.
"You bastard Yuanzi, when did you win over the boss? Spill it now!"
With the alliance's top goddess falling into Jiang Yuan's "clutches," Ding Ye lunged at him, grabbing his neck and growling.
"Damn it, Old Ding, let go! You're killing me!"
Jiang Yuan pushed hard at Ding Ye's chest, his face turning red. Ding Ye quickly released him, and Jiang Yuan clutched his neck, coughing violently.
"Can't believe a lifelong single dog like you actually found a girlfriend in-game. Heaven's unfair!"
Ding Ye flopped into a chair, his face twisted in misery as he cursed the heavens, making everyone burst into laughter and tease him about being single.
"Pudding, this Soul-Lost Lamp artifact is my token of love for you!"
Once he caught his breath, Jiang Yuan smiled gently at Hamster Pudding and sent her a trade request.
"Token of love! Token of love! Ooh!"
At Jiang Yuan's words, the alliance leaders in the meeting hall started cheering and teasing Hamster Pudding.
"Thank you!"
Hamster Pudding, blushing, happily accepted the quasi-immortal artifact amid the crowd's uproar!
Thanks to Jiang Yuan's good news, the Cold River City high-ups, who had planned to chat briefly, ended up grilling the couple until nearly eleven at night before letting them go.
The next day during class, Jiang Yuan saw a screenshot Ding Ye sent in the WeChat group from the "Ten Thousand Realms" game official site. The headline read: "Immortal Realm Expansion Pack Strikes!"
Below the title, text introduced the new expansion's various features, including artifact acquisition, equipment blood sacrifice, gem embedding, flying sword mechanics, and soul cultivation—all of which made Jiang Yuan's heart itch.
Finally enduring until class ended, Jiang Yuan rushed to the dorm, booted up his computer, and quickly logged into the "Ten Thousand Realms" official website.
On the homepage, a ten-plus-minute CG animation looped. It showed animated characters from six classes riding flying swords, soaring freely through the sky—a sight that fired up Jiang Yuan's blood!
Then the scene shifted to a blood-red battlefield. The class characters held various artifacts in their hands, hurling them at towering demonic foes. When the artifacts crashed to the ground, the camera shook with a palpable tremor, incredibly realistic!
The CG ended with bizarre, massive monsters rampaging across the Chinese Great World. Before them, tens of thousands of humans charged fearlessly, while the ground was littered with corpses, as if heralding a great catastrophe for the world!
No doubt about it—the CG from "Ten Thousand Realms" was explosive, making Jiang Yuan wish he could ascend to the Immortal Realm right away and experience the new world!
As most players neared level 120, the "Ten Thousand Realms" team promptly updated the Immortal Realm expansion, cashing in on players' anticipation!
Logging into the game with excitement, Jiang Yuan walked through the Imperial City. Everywhere, Cold River City Alliance players gathered in small groups, loudly discussing the upcoming expansion.
Jiang Yuan opened the level leaderboard to check who was closest to reaching level 120 and ascending.
[Level Leaderboard] 1st: Jiang Yuan - Level 115 2nd: Wen Ding Cang Sheng - Level 112 3rd: Ao Shi Long Huang - Level 111 4th: Please Call Me War God - Level 110 5th: One Slash Breaks All Laws - Level 110 6th: When I Rule the World - Level 109 7th: Promise You a Lifetime - Level 109 8th: Ding Ye - Level 109 9th: Sui Yue Liu Yun - Level 108 10th: Wen Ding Arrow God - Level 108 ...
"Damn, Pudding got stuck for a few hours and missed a great leveling opportunity. She's dropped out of the top ten now."
Seeing Hamster Pudding at 15th place with level 106, Jiang Yuan planned to find a spot to help her catch up, so they could ascend to the Immortal Realm together!