Death Notice Book 7: Chapter 58: Return

Release Date: 2026-05-17 07:22:42

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Within a strange, shifting expanse of gray nothingness, a small figure made of light floated, bobbing gently. It looked a bit like a 3D projection, yet seemed completely merged with the space itself, utterly untouchable.

“Apostle 70053, you have returned to the Boundary Dimension. Commencing settlement of rewards for this Otherworld Mission and assigning task evaluation…”

“Prompt: Apostle 70053 completed the main plotline ‘Carnage Feast’ (Lieutenant Colonel rank). Participating faction was the Hunter Side. Total of three Phantom Troupe members slain. Plot completion degree: 23%. Significantly exceeded basic mission requirements, elevating task evaluation by one rank.”

“Prompt: During the mission, the Apostle touched upon two side plots—’Dark Sonata’ and Greed Island. These side quests showed no completion degree. Side plot rewards cancelled.”

“Prompt: Base rewards gained for ‘Carnage Feast’ mission: 105,000 Shattered Crystals, 3,000 Exchange Vouchers, 45 Contribution Points, an increase of 15 points to Soul Lifespan limit, 12 points of Enhancement Energy.”

“Prompt: Settlement of Apostle 70053’s Otherworld Mission complete. Additional rewards for World Exploration Degree and World Origin plunder granted. Summarized as follows. Please select four options out of seven within thirty seconds. After timeout, rewards will be randomly distributed.”

One: 80,000 Shattered Crystals;

Two: 20 Contribution Points;

Three: Intermediate Stress Training Scroll;

Four: Random Skill Scroll or Random Dark Gold Equipment;

Five: Additional 7 points of Enhancement Energy (Unique to Professional Apostles);

Six: One Mid-Magic World Silver Evaluation Card (Unique to Silver-rank Mission Evaluation);

Seven: Special treasure from this world (Dependent on mission experience within this world; unique to Silver-rank evaluation and above);

Looking over the prompt information in his Death Notice, Qin Lun’s tiny light-form sat cross-legged within the dimensional void. His mind swiftly weighed the pros and cons of each option.

This mission settlement brought new information—Enhancement Energy. After checking, Qin Lun discovered that this Enhancement Energy was the mysterious energy Shattered Starry Sky used to strengthen his Law Body.

His past physical enhancements couldn’t be measured by data and had been entirely controlled by Shattered Starry Sky. Unless under special circumstances, like class enhancement or bloodline enhancement, Shattered Starry Sky’s strengthening of the Law Body was generally well-balanced, increasing all attributes a little.

After an Apostle successfully changed class, due to the specific needs of each Apostle’s profession, Shattered Starry Sky began letting the Apostle control this enhancement. It condensed the mysterious energy gained each time into specific units of energy, handing control to the Apostle. This strengthened the core attributes of their class, allowing the Apostle to unleash greater combat power.

Qin Lun had changed classes when returning from Nars World. But he had given up physical enhancements in that mission world, only accepting his class upgrade. Therefore, the concept of Enhancement Energy hadn’t appeared then.

The subsequent Metropolis Domination War offered no choices for physical enhancement. The gains from that war were entirely limited to the collateral put up by the warring Apostles—basically just Shattered Crystals, Apostle equipment, skill scrolls. Things like body enhancements? Essentially zero.

From this perspective, and subtracting the costs of the war, his earnings of a million Shattered Crystals back then weren’t as substantial as they seemed on the surface. They had merely solidified his extremely weak initial accumulation of resources.

For example: Large amounts of recovery items and magic scrolls, the Alchemy Recipe and materials for Didi, the MT equipment for Frank, upgrading the Dagger of Sin to Thousand-Kill Slayer. More importantly, he had obtained two high-quality Dark Gold items: the “Space-Time Locator Sphere,” “Gannett’s Left Eye,” and the “Moonlun Chain.”

The “Space-Time Locator Sphere” was crucial for his entry into the Hunter World. Without it, Joey couldn’t have acquired the “Blood of Dissection” Nen Ability, which was vital for improving his close-combat capability.

The role of “Gannett’s Left Eye” goes without saying—it had almost become Qin Lun’s life-saving talisman in the Hunter World. As for the other item, the “Moonlun Chain,” though seemingly unremarkable, its passive skill helped calm and focus his mind, lowering the requirements for casting skills.

Qin Lun had used the third hand of the “Clock Eye” multiple times in the Hunter World. Without the help of this necklace, he could never have endured for so long.

Among the seven options, the additional 7 points of Enhancement Energy and the Silver Evaluation Card had to be obtained. For the remaining two choices, Qin Lun selected the Special World Treasure and the 20 Contribution Points.

The reason for choosing the Special World Treasure over skills or equipment was Qin Lun’s focus on the description attached to this option.

In the Hunter World, Qin Lun had constantly dealt with Nen Ability users. He had a hunch that the Special World Treasure appearing this time might very well be related to the Troupe members. If it did turn out to be a treasure connected to the Phantom Troupe, it would surely be far more valuable than ordinary Dark Gold equipment or skill scrolls. This option was worth taking a chance on.

As for the 20 Contribution Points, Qin Lun had a different consideration. His current Contribution Points were 138. Adding the base reward of 45 points this time and the extra 20, he would cross the 200 Contribution Points threshold. He estimated this would elevate his Apostle contribution level to the Second Grade, Second Tier.

Previously, he hadn’t selected Contribution Points because his personal foundation was too weak. If Apostle contribution level surged far ahead of his actual strength, he feared encountering overly difficult Otherworld Missions he couldn’t complete.

Of course, faster elevation of contribution level also earned more “favor” from Shattered Starry Sky. Back when he entered the Apostle training world “Nars,” it wasn’t only due to pursuit by an enemy team; this “favor” also played a significant role.

Now that he had changed class and covered much of his foundational weaknesses, naturally he wanted to accelerate his contribution level elevation, continuing to win Shattered Starry Sky’s “special regard.”

After he made his choices, faint points of starlight manifested within the gray dimensional void. They slowly revolved around Qin Lun’s soul light-form. Compared to past body enhancements, there were fewer stars this time, but they were larger—like colorful, glowing beans.

Counting carefully, there were exactly nineteen grains. These corresponded to the base reward of 12 points of Enhancement Energy, plus the extra seven from his choice.

Qin Lun concentrated, guiding these Enhancement Energy particles into his body, slowly transforming his Law Body. Through increasing combat and insight, he was growing far more familiar with this Law Body than ever before. The corresponding data settings in his Death Notice were more granular now. He understood clearly which aspects to strengthen to better utilize his Jungle Hunter profession.

The 12 points of Enhancement Energy equated to a 13-15 point increase in his overall physical attributes. His Health Points (HP) and Stamina Points (SP) also surged significantly.

He specifically raised his Mental Will attribute to 34 points. Adding equipment bonuses, his total Mind Will reached 50 points. This perfectly met part of the requirements for the fourth hand of the “Clock Eye”. Once the “Clock Eye” upgraded from B+ to A-Rank, he could finally use the “Stellar Black Hole” skill it contained!

This would transform the “Clock Eye” from an auxiliary eye technique into an all-round one possessing offensive capability.

He invested the remaining Enhancement Energy—a small portion bolstering Agility, the lion’s share poured into Constitution. During his time in the Hunter World, Qin Lun realized the “Blood of Dissection,” though an incomplete Nen Ability system, fundamentally still required Life Energy.

“Blood of Dissection” wasn’t classified as a single Apostle skill; its power fluctuated greatly. Shattered Starry Sky categorized it as a bloodline ability.

Its quantity was based on Stamina Points (SP), but its quality depended on Constitution. Qin Lun’s Constitution was his lowest physical attribute. This was the main reason he had learned about the Nen Ability system in the Hunter World but used it sparingly.

Though the Jungle Hunter profession didn’t demand exceptionally high Constitution, Qin Lun hadn’t yet comprehended the “Hunter’s Heart.” Strengthening Joey’s close-combat capability was the top priority. Naturally, he had to boost his Constitution to unlock the “Blood of Dissection’s” potential.

After completing the physical enhancement, Qin Lun’s main attribute changes were:

HP: 665 points / SP: 1030 points

Explosive Power: 44 points

Agility: 45 (+3) points

Constitution: 36 (+7) points

Perception: 43 (+8) points

Mental Will: 34 (+16) points

Protection: 21 (+18) points (Values in parentheses denote equipment bonuses)

Soul Lifespan became 120/120.

Apostle Title Level ascended to Second Grade, Second Tier (Self-defined Qin Battle Merit Title: Dafu)

“Prompt: Apostle title upgraded. Shattered Starry Sky exchange list now offers more items for trade. Please consult the exchange list for specifics.”

[Otherworld Mission Settlement Complete. Remaining Apostle Resources:]

[145,000 Shattered Crystals; 3,000 Exchange Vouchers; 120/120 Soul Lifespan; 203 Contribution Points]

[Cost Settlement:]

[No Plot Identity modification cost; No Body Repair cost]

[Remaining Recovery Items:]

One Advanced Healing Bandage; one box of High-Grade Moonlight Recovery Ointment; Elf Ancient Tree Essence (Two ounces); One bottle of High-Concentration Holy Water; Philly Preserved Fruit (One piece); Demon’s Blood (Three ounces). Low-grade recovery items uncounted (Low-level Healing Bandages, Carbon-based protein tablets, Scallion Pancakes, Mana Dew).

[Storage Space Inventory:]

Mid-Magic World Silver Card; Scarlet Eye; Hunter World Treasure; Vima’s Token (Message Jade); Maiar Crystal Ball; Consumable Scrolls (Seventh-Tier Wood Prison Totem, Sixth-Tier Earthen Wall, Fourth-Tier Light Body Technique Scroll x2, Fifth-Tier Leap Scroll, Fifth-Tier Web Spell Scroll, Sixth-Tier Earthquake Spell Scroll, Sixth-Tier Great Mist Scroll, Sixth-Tier Inferno Burst Scroll, Sixth-Tier Invisibility Spell Scroll).

[Equipped Items:]

Dagger of Sin; Burial of Light and Darkness; Shahbakh Ring; Leather Army Boots; Leather Trench Coat; Earth Dragon Lizard Scale Armor; Claw Chain; Moonlun Chain; Glove of Sacrifice; Gannett’s Left Eye.

[Completed Mission:]

Carnage Feast;

[Triggered Incomplete Missions:]

Dark Sonata; Greed Island.

“Prompt: Apostle 70053, returning to Shattered Starry Sky in 10 seconds. Countdown commencing…”

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