The moment the Element Praykeeper died, the entire ancient hall surged with mana. The surrounding elements spiraled into a frenzy, frantically converging on the Praykeeper's corpse. As the body dissolved into starlight, the elements coalesced into a blazing sphere of light.
The sphere slowly rose into the air, absorbing more and more magical elements as it grew larger and larger—like a sun suspended within the hall. After lasting several seconds, the enormous sphere finally burst apart, releasing two dazzling beams of light.
"Two drop items?"
Based on his understanding of the Ancient God Key, defeating a guardian boss normally yielded only a single drop—not like open-world bosses, which dumped a whole pile of loot after being killed.
Though the drops were limited to one item, that item was always top-tier.
Now, with the Element Praykeeper dropping two items, it was as though he had slain two guardian bosses. He had struck it rich.
Without hesitation, Shi Feng reached out and touched the two beams. Their glow dissipated instantly, transforming into two translucent spheres of light, each containing a single item that materialized before his eyes.
As the items appeared, a system notification chimed in his ear.
System: Congratulations! You defeated the Element Praykeeper within thirty minutes. You may choose one of the two items.
Hearing this, Shi Feng was left speechless.
He had assumed that Divine Grace had turned a single drop into two. In the end, though, he could still only take one—and that right to choose was itself the reward for killing the Praykeeper within thirty minutes…
Still, after a moment's thought, he had to admit it made sense. Guardian boss drops were always premium items. If luck alone let you walk away with two, that would be far too overpowered.
"I should take a closer look at these two items," Shi Feng told himself, calming the excitement that had stirred inside him. He opened the stat windows of both items to examine them.
After just a few moments, his composed demeanor cracked once more.
He had already known the drops would be exceptional, but actually seeing their details still made him suck in a sharp breath. Both items were absurdly good—so good that even drops from open-world Legendary bosses couldn't compare to either of them.
The first was an emerald-green orb called the Elemental Guardian. A true pinnacle-grade Epic item. It allowed the user to summon four elemental beasts of the same tier and five levels higher without any cost whatsoever. Each beast could wield Earth, Water, Wind, or Fire magic, and they scaled up with the player's tier—maxing out at Tier 4. They lasted twelve hours per summon, with a cooldown of two natural days.
In other words, whoever possessed the Elemental Guardian could, upon reaching Tier 4, summon four Tier 4 combatants at once. That was a terrifying prospect. Tier 4 magic scrolls in the entire Divine Realm were far rarer than Epic-grade items, and Tier 4 summoning scrolls existed only in rumor—he had never seen one in person.
After all, Tier 4 Legendary combat power was devastatingly powerful in any era, even after ten years of development in the Divine Realm. Forces of Tier 4 and above were vanishingly scarce; Tier 5 powerhouses could be counted on one hand even among first-rate guilds, and any guild that boasted a single Tier 6 god-tier expert was indisputably among the very top.
So the Elemental Guardian was absolutely the cream of the crop among Epic items—a piece that could fetch an astronomical price no matter when it was sold.
The second item the Element Praykeeper had dropped was a golden longsword—the very weapon the Praykeeper had wielded. The sword was named Dusk's Edge. It might not be a famous blade, but it was a replica of the Legendary weapon Radiance's
Every Legendary weapon had once made a name for itself across the Divine Realm; some were even regarded as national treasures. Even a replica of one was far beyond what any ordinary Epic weapon could offer.