CHAPTER 162: CHAPTER 146: SAGE’S RING! (1/5)_1

As Chen Mo returned to the third floor, Lilian immediately noticed the five-star badge on his chest.

"Big Brother, you’ve really become the five-star hero known as The God of Bravery!" she exclaimed adoringly.

Chen Mo chuckled and said, "It was quite tough. I lucked out."

"Well, I won’t need to accompany you back, then. All you need to do is wear this Sage’s Ring and you can return directly to the Sage’s Village."

Lilian took off the Sage’s Ring and handed it to Chen Mo.

Accepting this peculiar, pure white ring, Chen Mo immediately checked its attributes.

[The Sage’s Ring - Artifact Level]

[Special Limitation]: Only those who possess the title of Sage God or The God of Bravery can equip it.

[Equipment Attribute]: All Attributes +100; Restores 100% of life value and energy value per second.

[Equipment Special Effects]: Great Sage’s Blessing, Great Sage’s Praise.

[Great Sage’s Blessing]: Designate a professional. Regardless of the star level of their initial profession, it can be upgraded to the unique hidden five-stars initial profession of the same type (upon use of this effect, the Sage’s Ring will shatter and disappear).

[Great Sage’s Praise]: You can teleport with any target to any location on the map (Cooldown of 1 minute - this effect is unaffected by the Stars Dungeon rules).

[Equipment Introduction]: Only those with the glory of the peak can use this extraordinary ring. Ordinary people cannot harness any of its effects when wearing it.

"HISS!" Exclaimed Chen Mo, shocked by the effect of the Sage’s Ring.

The increase in attributes and the 100% restoration per second didn’t surprise him much. Although powerful, it wasn’t insurmountable. After all, there were many debilitating effects, such as the corpse poison from Chen Mo’s Skeleton Monster, which could apply 100 layers to a BOSS, rendering 100% health recovery useless.

The true power of this ring lay in its two special effects.

The ability to teleport to any point on the entire map at will was already incredibly powerful.

Still, the most terrifying aspect was that the ring could directly change the star level of an initial profession.

Even though the cost was the destruction of a god-grade ring, it was absolutely worth it given the benefits.

Chen Mo had never heard of anything that could alter the star level of an initial profession.

Not only had Chen Mo never heard of it, but even the professionals of the entire Earth, the Eternity Star System with its three Life Planets, and the Kaiyang Star System Professionals with their two Life Planets, were also unaware of such an item’s existence.

Primarily, Random Rift Dungeons were uncommon. It was even rarer for them to transform into Stars Dungeons. Moreover, given the increased difficulty and rewards when a Random Rift Dungeon transformed into a Stars Dungeon, successfully completing a mission with a 99.99% mortality rate in such a dungeon was an even rarer feat.

Most people, upon encountering similar missions, were already doing well if they completed the standard mission progression as a three-star hero. Even the normal mission line for a three-star hero was SSS-level in difficulty, where a single misstep could be fatal.

Chen Mo had challenged a hidden SSS-level mission within an SSS-level difficulty mission.

It was this that had won him this divine ring!

And this ring didn’t just simply enhance the star level of an initial profession; it directly upgraded it to a unique hidden five-star profession of the same type.

An initial profession and a hidden initial profession were two different concepts. Generally, a hidden profession could not be obtained through normal means, requiring special methods to acquire. Ordinary professionals had a certain chance of encountering related missions during their profession reincarnation, but completing them was extremely difficult.

Acquiring a hidden profession for an initial profession required extremely special methods, much like the Sage’s Ring Chen Mo now possessed; obtaining such things was incredibly difficult!

So, what were the benefits of such hard-to-obtain hidden professions compared to standard ones?

Compared to a standard profession, a hidden profession possessed a much stronger hidden profession talent. In terms of apparent attributes, there was no difference between a five-star profession and a hidden five-star profession, but their actual strength varied significantly.

Although Chen Mo was eager to use the Sage’s Ring to upgrade his current profession and see what hidden initial profession he would be promoted to, he refrained from hastily destroying the ring due to his current task requirements.

"Lilian, if I use the ring’s ability now, can I teleport directly to the Sage’s Village?"

"Yes, the coordinates for our Sage’s Village are (55,555, 55,555). Although our village is protected by an enchantment, you won’t be repelled by it if you teleport there wearing this Sage’s Ring."

"I see. Then I’ll take my leave."

With a thought from Chen Mo, his figure disappeared from the Geluo Pagoda.

「Meanwhile, in the distant Sage’s Village.」

A handsome, tall young man appeared in the village.

As soon as Chen Mo teleported into the village, he immediately triggered the enchantment’s response. Before he could even react, a figure in a white robe made a Flash Appearance in front of him.

It was an elderly man with white hair and a beard so long it almost seemed to drag on the ground. He held a staff that looked as if it were carved from ordinary wood, yet Chen Mo could distinctly feel the immense Magic Power contained within it.

Upon seeing Chen Mo, the elderly man mumbled to himself, "I can’t believe my prophetic dream got it all right this time."

"Prophetic dream?" Chen Mo gave the elder a curious look.

The old man cracked a grin and said, "It’s nothing important. Don’t mind me. Please, come inside for some tea."

Chen Mo looked around the so-called Sage’s Village. There were plenty of houses, but hardly anyone was out and about. It seemed like a deserted village.

Following the old man into a simple wooden house, Chen Mo sat down at a wooden table as indicated, scrutinizing the room’s furnishings.

After carefully looking around, he noted that the room was almost devoid of decoration. Beyond a wooden table in the middle, there were practically only bookshelves and a small stove by the window.

The old man lifted the kettle from the small stove and, with a wave of his hand, two cups appeared on the table. After pouring two steaming cups of tea, he finally smiled and said, "Have a taste. This tea isn’t something you see every day."

With that, the old man placed the kettle back on the stove and sat down across from Chen Mo.

Chen Mo glanced at the tea in his cup, which looked as transparent as regular tea, and brought it to his nose for a sniff. A refreshing, light tea aroma immediately filled his nostrils.

He blew on the tea to cool it slightly, then took a light sip. A faint, sweet taste immediately filled his mouth.

As Chen Mo swallowed the tea, he immediately received a prompt.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You drank Dew Tea. For the next 24 hours, your All Attributes will increase by 10 points.]

Just one sip has this effect? What if I drink the whole cup?

After cooling it down a bit more, Chen Mo drained the tea in one gulp.

[The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You drank a large amount of Dew Tea. For the next 24 hours, your All Attributes will increase by 100 points.]