When Zhang Yue cleared the World 33's Gate of Immortality, the time had already frozen at 5 a.m.
After exiting the Gate of Immortality, Zhang Yue planned to take down the world BOSS, to fully clear the World 33, and at the same time, test the real combat power of those two freshly obtained SSS-class unique lightning-type skills.
Thus, he initiated the challenge.
["Ding~ Welcome to the World 33 BOSS Challenge Domain. Please kill the world BOSS [Wraith of the Night]"]
In a pitch-black domain.
A ghostly figure burning with purple ghost fire hovered in mid-air.
With eyes radiating a greenish glow, it stared fixedly at Zhang Yue, releasing a hollow voice:
"Human, you should not have come here!"
Zhang Yue raised his Immortal · Transcendent Staff, "Hurry up, I've got sleep to catch."
"Since you seek death so desperately, I SHALL FULFILL YOUR WISH!"
As a level 180, 30-star BOSS, Wraith of the Night immediately erupted with a powerful force of darkness from within.
Zzzzz—
Endless lightning gathered from mid-air, converging on Wraith of the Night's body.
The next moment, a huge magical barrier materialized from the ground.
Immediately after, countless undead warriors surged out from within the barrier, brandishing their undead blades and charging toward Zhang Yue.
Seeing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh, "Yo, you knew I needed kills to stack my skill's passive, and you came delivering it to my door? So considerate."
Thus, Zhang Yue's first target locked onto those undead warriors.
In his hand, the staff gathered a powerful surge of lightning.
Just waiting for those dark undead warriors to enter attack range.
BOOM!
Sanctuary · Thunderfire Scorches the Wild!
A beam of lightning-infused flame descended from the sky, striking the leading undead warrior.
–3.16 billion!
Without even a chance to trigger the follow-up burn effect, that level-180 undead warrior with 2.2 billion HP was instantly killed on the spot.
Via [Shatter · Ghost Eye], infinite pursuit was triggered.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Dozens of bolts of thunderfire fell continuously, instantly wiping out all undead warriors within an 80-yard radius around that first target.
This was relatively standard damage, as no stacking buffs had been triggered yet.
Next second—
The slain undead warriors turned to ash and disappeared, while each released a glowing blue orb from within, which converged into Zhang Yue's staff.
This was the thunderfire power attached to Sanctuary · Thunderfire Scorches the Wild.
Using Thunderfire Scorches the Wild to attack enemies absorbs a unit of thunderfire power from their bodies, up to 10 units stored.
Originally, one Thunderfire Scorches the Wild would absorb only one unit.
But due to the pursuit effect triggered by Ghost Eye, it was equivalent to Zhang Yue casting Thunderfire Scorches the Wild dozens of times in one go, instantly absorbing the full ten layers of thunderfire power.
And this thunderfire power is the key to amplification.
Thunderfire power can be used in follow-up attacks, each unit adds 20% final damage.
Ten units = 200% final damage boost.
Ahead, as the first wave of undead warriors was wiped out, before long, another large group of undead warriors crawled out from beneath the barrier.
They reformed into an undead squad and charged toward Zhang Yue.
This time, Zhang Yue used the second unique skill in his arsenal, Thunderstorm · Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth!
["Ding~ Please select the number of thunderfire power units to consume for this attack (maximum 10)!"]
Since it was a damage test, he went all-in.
Used all ten units of thunderfire power.
BOOM!
A mighty bolt of lightning fell from the sky, piercing through heaven and earth, blasting into the undead warrior's body.
–9.48 billion!
That blood-red damage number, as it instantly killed the target, triggered infinite pursuit again, obliterating dozens of surrounding undead warriors.
["Ding~ You used [Thunderstorm · Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth] to kill an enemy. For the next 10 seconds, +10% final lightning damage!" (x10)]
Each kill with Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth boosts 10% final lightning damage, Zhang Yue maxed it out in one cast, gaining a +100% final lightning boost.
Up in the air, Wraith of the Night channeled more mana, summoning even more undead warriors from the barrier.
Based on double the number from the previous waves, a massive army formed and rushed toward Zhang Yue.
This time, Zhang Yue casually cast Ten Thousand Thunders to wipe them out.
With the +100% final lightning damage from Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth, the damage was boosted to over 6 billion+.
Since the thunderfire power was now used up, he couldn't stack that additional boost anymore.
"Not enough… still haven't tested the damage ceiling."
So when the fourth wave of undead arrived, Zhang Yue used the cooled-down Thunderfire Scorches the Wild to kill them, destroyed the barrier in one go, and reabsorbed ten thunderfire power units.
Next moment, he unleashed all ten units again.
Combining it with the buff from Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth, he launched a Thunderstorm · Dance of Lightning directly at the BOSS, Wraith of the Night.
BOOM!
A powerful bolt of lightning pierced straight through the BOSS's body.
–12.68 billion!
The massive blood-red damage number that floated above the BOSS's head lit up Zhang Yue's eyes.
This, was the true damage ceiling after stacking all skill effects.
Equivalent to quadrupling the base damage.
With this one strike, the BOSS's HP bar was slashed by a quarter.
Following that, Zhang Yue kept using other single-target lightning skills to combo the BOSS.
The buff from Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth could continue stacking.
Because this skill's buff lasts 10 seconds, while the cooldown is only 8 seconds, reduced to 4 seconds due to Zhang Yue's lightning cooldown reduction effects.
As long as Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth is used within 10 seconds, the damage buff can be maintained stably.
Meanwhile, Thunderfire Scorches the Wild's thunderfire power is consumable, not a persistent boost.
So the main output relied on Devour Heaven and Destroy Earth's 100% final lightning damage buff, keeping Zhang Yue's average DPS above 6 billion+.
By using Void Shield to tank the BOSS's attacks, Zhang Yue didn't dodge or kite, he just stood and traded blows with Wraith of the Night.
Within a few seconds, the BOSS was wiped out.
["Ding~ Congratulations! You've slain the world BOSS [Wraith of the Night], and cleared the World 33 [Dark Continent]!"]
Whoosh!
The gate to the World 34 opened before Zhang Yue.
However, Zhang Yue wasn't in a rush to head there.
Because next, was rest time.
He logged off to have a late-night supper + early breakfast combo, then slept for four hours.
Logged in at 9 AM.
Just in time for the Arena Level-4 to open…
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