Ling Yue smiled happily. "I'm finally Level 80!
I'm the third in the world! "
I gave her a friendly reminder. "Hurry up and get your second promotion. Right now, there are three Level 79 players in China and 14 in other countries. You might not be the third to get your second promotion!"
Ling Yue said, "Then I'm going back to the city. Remember to pick up some quest items for me. I'll come back immediately after my second promotion!"
"Okay!"
And so, in the next moment, Ling Yue's beautiful figure returned to the city through the magic formation. I took Qin Yun and continued to grind the Three-headed Beasts. With one less person to eat experience, our grinding speed actually increased a lot.
The Three-headed Beasts' drops were basically all Silver-grade equipment. Qin Yun didn't want them, so I took them all and gave her a share later. After all, the Three-headed Beasts' attack power couldn't be underestimated. If I wanted to safely grind here, I couldn't do without Qin Yun's healing. If Qin Yun didn't heal me for a minute or two, I would've been sent back to the city long ago.
At this time, after two days of crazily killing monsters, my Sin points had already increased from 15,000 to 1400. I estimated that I would be able to whiten my name in another two hours. Originally, I could only farm around 250 Sin points in an hour, but my damage output was ridiculously high. I could basically farm 750 to 1000 Sin points in an hour.
Qin Yun had reached Level 80. Now that Ling Yue wasn't around, my experience soared even faster.
I didn't know how Ling Yue's second promotion was going. Two hours passed, but there was no news.
Whoosh!
After the last round of Thousand Blade Arrows, the group of Three-headed Beasts fell at the same time. His timing was perfect, and the gold coins and equipment that littered the ground shone brightly in the night.
Qin Yun said with a smile, "Scholar, I'm Level 79 with 37% experience!"
I nodded. "Yes, you'll reach Level 80 around 8 in the morning. Hehe, I'll probably reach Level 81 by then …"
Qin Yun couldn't help but smile. "Scholar, it's so hard to level up …"
"That's right …"
At this moment, the sound of the System Bell reverberated in the sky above White Cloud City.
Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Breeze Seizing the Moon" has become the third player to complete his second class promotion. He has also successfully advanced into the Mage hidden class branch, Ice Mage. Ice Attack + 50%, Ice and Water Resistance + 100%, 1 Luck, 10,000 Reputation, and [Holy Spirit Key] have been obtained!
…
Ling Yue had completed her second job advancement. Her Hidden Class was an Ice Magician. That was the branch that she wanted. Her powerful World of Ice and Snow skill could finally be put to good use!
Ling Yue's bell-like laughter could be heard from the party channel. "Haha, success!
Success!
I'll change into my new equipment and head over right away! "
"Oh, be careful!"
"En, en."
And so I continued to grind levels with Qin Yun. As we advanced, the third elite mob appeared. It was an elite mob called the Mermaid Guard. It was humanoid, covered in scales, and wielded an iron spear that gleamed with cold light. Its dark green eyes were terrifying to look at!
I raised my hand and fired an Armor Piercing Arrow. The Mermaid Guard was immediately lured toward me, and its spear flashed with blue light. It was a Freeze attack, and it instantly deleted almost 500 HP!
"Damn, its Attack is pretty good!"
I hurriedly retreated two steps and switched to my Ice Sword. I then used a combo of [Total Annihilation] and [Shield Breaker Slash]. The Mermaid Guard was badly battered. Although this monster's attack was high, its defense was very low — — 【Mermaid Guard】 (Elite monster)
Level: 120
Attack: 1850 ~ 2150
Defense: 500
HP: 180000
Skills: [Freeze], [Water Arrow]
Passive: The Mermaid Guard lives in the depths of Nightmare Forest. They are a hybrid of humans and fish, and possess extremely high water attack power...
I couldn't help but laugh. "A hybrid of humans and fish, isn't this connection too perverted?
I can't think of any perverted person who would be interested in fish. Could it be... a hybrid of the Japanese and Japanese species!? "
Qin Yun burst into laughter and patted my shoulder. "Hey hey, don't make me laugh. People say that it's easy to get wrinkles if you laugh too much. What if I have a face full of wrinkles and can't get married?"
"How could that be..." I paused and said with a smile, "If Qin Yun can't get married with a face full of wrinkles, come find me. I can reluctantly accept you as a concubine..."
"Tch!
Concubine? "Qin Yun blinked and quickly compromised." Concubine it is, I'll accept... "
I was speechless. She really was submissive.
After I killed the Mermaid Guard with a few strikes, it dropped a quest item called Fish Scale. So I lured a bunch of them forward and found a corner to start killing them with Thousand Blade Arrows.
When the group of Mermaid Guards fell to the ground, the beautiful mage Breeze That Embraces the Moon appeared in the forest. Behind her were two Three-headed Beasts that were chasing after her. However, Ling Yue didn't panic. Her staff flashed with an icy blue light and she turned around and chanted an incantation. Instantly, a large expanse of ice and snow fell from the sky. The two Three-headed Beasts' movement speed was immediately greatly reduced. "Peng peng peng", three ice arrows suddenly shot out of the wind and snow. The Three-headed Beasts were immediately hit three times and each attack dealt over 4000 damage!
I paled. Was this the World of Ice and Snow skill?
It covered such a large area and still had such strong ice attack power. It was too sick!
I went forward and helped Ling Yue kill the Three-headed Beasts. Only then did I notice that Ling Yue had changed a lot of equipment. She was holding the Level 80 Earth-grade Staff of Ice and Fire, which increased the damage of both ice and fire magic by 50%. In addition to Ling Yue's own 50% ice attack power as an Ice Mage, Ling Yue's current ice magic dealt double the damage of a critical hit.
Besides the Staff of Ice and Fire, Ling Yue also changed into a Level 80 Dark Gold – grade robe. The robe was like a deep blue dress that outlined Ling Yue's graceful figure perfectly. Coupled with Ling Yue's own elegant temperament, she could be said to be the most beautiful mage in the game!
Ling Yue waved her staff and said with a smile, "Continue grinding, continue grinding!
Hm, the color of Scholar's name is a lot lighter. His red name is about to be cleared, right? "
I nodded. "Yes, it should be done in an hour or two."
"Then do your best!"
And so, our truly powerful party continued to grind mobs. After Ling Yue's second promotion, the party's DPS was very sick. World of Ice and Snow not only greatly slowed the movement speed of the mobs, its attack power was also astounding. In this way, as long as the mobs didn't have long-range attacks, Ling Yue could solo them. It was hard to imagine how fast she would level up in the future.
We grinded until 9 am. Finally, Qin Yun reached Level 80 in a flash of golden light. But before we could celebrate, we heard four consecutive system announcements. The China server's Hellfire and Seven-star Lamp had both completed their second promotion. There were two other players, one Korean and one French, who had also completed their second promotion.
In this way, Qin Yun could only be the eighth player to complete her second promotion. She smiled helplessly and returned to the city.
My name had been cleared. Just as I was about to return, Ling Yue grabbed my arm. She secretly stuffed a pink bead into my hand and said with a smile, "Scholar, this is for you!"
Instantly, a special item appeared in my bag —
[Holy Spirit Key] (God Tier Item): A treasure that can solve all mysteries.
… …
I was slightly stunned. "Ling Yue, isn't this the reward you got for completing your second promotion?"
Ling Yue smiled. "Yes, but I don't know what this thing is for me. I thought of someone who might need it!"
"Me?" I pointed at my nose.
Ling Yue nodded and smiled. "Idiot, did you forget that your God Tier Item Illusionary Spirit Bead can't be opened?
Since this Holy Spirit Key is also a God Tier item, maybe it can open the secrets of the Illusionary Spirit Bead? "
"Yes …" I realized. Ling Yue really was a meticulous person!
Therefore, I immediately took out the Holy Spirit Key and then the Illusionary Spirit Bead. The two magical beads lit up and I really did get a system notification — "Ding ~!"
System Notice: Do you want to use the Holy Spirit Key to open the Illusionary Spirit Bead?
… …
I pressed confirm without hesitation. I had waited for this day for too long!
A golden light shot into the sky, and the Illusionary Spirit Bead started to tremble violently. Then, the entire Nightmare Forest seemed to shake, the sky changed color, and birds took flight!
The activation effect of the Illusionary Spirit Bead was astounding. In the next moment, the violent trembling stopped. The Holy Spirit Key disappeared into thin air, and the Illusionary Spirit Bead turned green. At the same time, a system bell resounded — "Ding ~!"
System Announcement: Because player "Frivolous Scholar" has activated the Illusionary Spirit Bead, the server will be temporarily maintained for 10 hours. The server will be shut down in 30 minutes. All players, please log off. After the server reopens, the game map will change, and the new Illusionary Secret Realm will be open to all players!
… …
"Damn!
It's a new map … "
I was dumbfounded. I hadn't thought that using the Illusionary Spirit Bead would have such a huge impact. Now, the man who could control the server's maintenance was definitely famous...
Ling Yue burst into laughter, her small shoulders trembling slightly. She pointed a finger at my chest and said with a smile, "You're famous now, aren't you?"
Slightly embarrassed, I hurriedly looked at the Illusionary Spirit Bead and touched it. A cool power flowed into my body. At the same time, a quest was activated!
Ding ~!
System Notice: You have activated the quest [Illusionary Tear]!
(Current Quest Difficulty: 3200)
Description: Enter the Illusionary Secret Realm within 100 hours, find the entrance to the Illusionary Spirit Barrier, and enter the Illusionary Spirit Domain. In the Illusionary Spirit Domain, you will be ambushed by all kinds of demons. Defeat these evil creatures, find the Illusionary Goddess in the Illusionary Temple, and officially activate the Illusionary Spirit Bead!
The quest will automatically activate in 12 hours. Please prepare before then.
… …
Ling Yue was in the party, so she naturally saw the quest details. She was so shocked that her seductive mouth fell open. She rubbed her eyes hard and said, "Heavens!
Is the system malfunctioning, or is it my eyes?
The quest difficulty is 3200, what does that mean? "
I was also shocked. "Is the system malfunctioning?"
Ling Yue shook her head. "It shouldn't be. Spirit of Grief's system is the crystallization of all human technology. It's probably my eyesight. I should go to the hospital tomorrow to get it corrected..."
I nodded. "Yes, I'll go with you."
Ling Yue looked up at me and couldn't help but laugh. "You, you should talk about how to complete this quest!
In the past, we had to fight to the death for 1500 difficulty quests. This time, we have to do a 3200 difficulty quest. I'm afraid we'll have to form a super strong party! "
I nodded. "Yes, I'll contact Dragon Soul and form a 500-man party. Sigh, I don't know if 500 people will be enough..."
The reason I chose Sword Fire to help me with this quest was mainly because they were my subordinates. If I used Snow Moon's headquarters or Flying Fire's people, I felt like I would lose money. It was as if I would lose something from Ling Yue or Ling Xue.
Ling Yue sniffled and said with a smile, "Whatever, even if it's not enough, we have to do our best. Once this quest is completed, the quest reward will be super sick!"
"Yeah!"
My chest surged and I immediately opened my friend list. Ghost Flame was the only one online, so I sent him a message.
Ghost Flame said with a prophetic smile, "Boss, you must have received a difficult quest, right?
Hehe, how many people do you need to provide for this quest, and what class composition do you want? "
I couldn't help but laugh. "Fuck, a 3200 difficulty quest. Ghost Flame, do you think we need to put our brothers in danger?"
Ghost Flame said decisively, "Of course we need to. Even if it's 10000 difficulty, we have to brace ourselves and do it. If we can't complete it, we'll lose a level at most. If we can complete it, you'll be able to prove the strength of Snow Moon!"
"Yes, good!
We need all classes, about 500 people. We need a bit more priests because we don't know what kind of monsters are in the Illusionary Secret Realm... "
"Okay, I'll go choose immediately!
When the server reopens, I guarantee there will be 500 high-level players ready to go! "
"Mn, thank you!"
"Of course, we're brothers!"
… …
I looked at the Illusionary Spirit Bead in my bag and was speechless. Every time I held this bead, I felt a sense of familiarity. I didn't know if it was an illusion, but it felt like something was calling out to me, but I couldn't tell what it was.
It looked like I was so tired that I was about to have a mental breakdown.
At this time, Qin Yun successfully completed her second class promotion!
Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Zi Yun 'er" has become the eighth player to complete her second class promotion and successfully become a Priest, a hidden class branch, Holy Priest. Healing effects + 25%, Physical Resistance + 50%, 1 Luck, 10,000 Reputation, and [Holy Flash] have been awarded!
… …
In the party channel, Qin Yun's joyful laughter came. "Healing effects increased by 25%!
Also, Holy Light Flash is an instant healing skill that can heal many people at once. Its healing effect is even better than Middle-rank healing skills! "
I stilled and said, "Not bad, not bad ~ ~ But the server is going to shut down in a dozen or so minutes. Let's go offline and get some rest. 12 hours later, prepare to help me complete the quest!"
"Mn mn mn!"
Ling Xue, Bing Cha and the other girls had logged off to sleep a long time ago. Therefore, Qin Yun, Ling Yue and I also went offline.
After taking off the gaming helmet, I was still excited. The Illusionary Spirit Bead was finally open, and it was a super OP quest. I wondered what kind of surprise awaited me after I completed it!