In Divine Realm, besides gaining attributes from leveling up, it was extremely difficult for players to obtain permanent attribute boosts—these treasures were invariably worth a fortune.
Losing 400 hit points all at once meant sacrificing 20 points of Stamina, and that was no small debuff for any player.
Even with Shi Feng's stats, that kind of loss stung—let alone for anyone else.
Now that he understood the true nature of the power of evolution, Shi Feng still gritted his teeth and chose to sacrifice 400 hit points.
400 hit points were precious, but they paled in comparison to upgrading the Icarus Heart to Epic rank. Besides, Shi Feng knew several ways to permanently boost Stamina, so he could easily make up for the loss.
The moment Shi Feng clicked confirm, the Holy Grail surged with divine power.
Tendrils of emerald starlight seeped from Shi Feng's body and flowed into the grail. After absorbing his 400 hit points, the grail shot a thread of purple radiance onto the Icarus Heart.
Instantly, the Icarus Heart blazed with blinding golden light, forcing Shi Feng to shut his eyes.
When the golden glow faded, Shi Feng opened his eyes and looked at the Icarus Heart again. He could see it had clearly changed—the halo it emitted was now a faint purple.
"Did it work?" Shi Feng checked the Icarus Heart's stats with a tense heart.
If it failed, he would not only lose those 400 hit points permanently but also have to wait another ten days before he could attempt the next sacrifice.
But once he saw the Icarus Heart's attributes, even the perpetually calm Shi Feng clenched both fists, overwhelmed with excitement.
That's right—it succeeded!
Icarus Heart. Necklace. Iron Rank (evolvable). Equipment requirement: All attributes 120 points. Equipment level: 20–80.
All attributes +18, Luck +7. (Current attribute level: 30) Innate skill: Divine Endowment. Temporarily increases the player's Luck by 25 points for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 45 minutes.
Evolution condition: Must absorb the life force of 300 players to advance to Mythril Rank. Current count (0/300).
After the evolution, what had been Bronze Rank was now Iron Rank. The base Luck bonus had increased to 7 points, and Divine Endowment's cooldown had dropped from one hour to 45 minutes, saving him a fair bit of time.
But the most valuable change was the evolution condition itself.
Originally, he had to kill Leader-class monsters—one hundred of them. Leaders were exceedingly rare, and hunting a hundred of them was painfully difficult and time-consuming. Now the requirement had been lowered: he just needed to kill 300 players and absorb their life force to advance.
A single Leader monster was hard enough to find, but players were everywhere.
With a bit of effort, the Icarus Heart could advance to Epic rank in no time, and when that happened, opening Dawn chests would be an incredibly lucrative venture.
The thought of that set Shi Feng's blood racing with anticipation.