Professionals are so easy to earn.
Gu Chen once again pondered this thought.
In his memory, he had lived in poverty from childhood to adulthood, and even after joining the Gu family, he was met with contempt.
Although he had lived in the Gu family mansion during his month in Gubei City, wealth and luxury were of no concern to him.
The only thing that made him feel at ease was not having to worry about three meals a day.
Thinking of the Gu family, a cold glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes.
Yesterday, Gu Qingfeng had determined that his career change had failed. In front of Qin Yun and the Gu family's servants, he devalued him and even treated him as a disgrace.
Today, he had become a summoner with god-level talent, his future boundless.
Northern War King, Holy Sword Berserker, the Empire's Strongest?
Haha!
Besides god-level talent, they were nothing.
One day, he would become someone Gu Qingfeng could only look up to.
And that day won't be far off.
After storing the fine steel heavy armor into his personal space, Gu Chen looked at another trophy.
[Healing Potion]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Effect: After absorption, it can resist the Gray Mist Curse for 10 minutes]
The Blood Lord's four-dimensional attributes have already exceeded 100, and the Gray Mist Curse has minimal effect on him.
Gu Chen's four-dimensional attributes far surpass those of his peers, so he will only be slightly affected, not to mention that he won't be participating in the battle.
Therefore, the healing potion is of no use to him.
But that's only for him. For other professionals, the healing potion is an absolutely rare treasure.
Just one dose can ignore the Gray Mist Curse for ten minutes, completely dispelling any weakness.
Carrying it is like carrying a purification spell.
This is crucial when fighting a boss.
Therefore, Gu Chen was certain that if this item were listed on a trading platform, it would definitely fetch a good price.
After storing the three healing potions in his personal space, the Blood Lord also cleared out all the guards at the temple entrance.
[Level Upgrade]
[Level: LV.7 (32/2680)]
[Strength: 97]
[Agility: 96]
[Constitution: 103]
[Spirit: 104]
[Summoned Beasts: Blood Lord LV.7 [Legendary★], Nightmare Lord LV.7 [Epic]]
[Talent - Currently has access to one Dark Bloodline]
Level 7!
If word got out about this leveling speed, countless people would be envious.
Thanks to the stat bonuses from the Black Butler's Robe, Gu Chen's Constitution and Spirit had already exceeded 100, and his Strength and Agility were almost there too. His average stats were 40 points higher than those of his peers!
40 points!
Based on the 10-point increase in all four attributes per level, Gu Chen's attributes are a full four levels higher than those of his peers!
That's quite impressive!
If he were to fight 1v1 in the arena, even without his summoned beasts, he could sweep his peers.
Next, Gu Chen activated his talent, gaining Dark Bloodline, and a dark red light blossomed before his eyes.
"I hope I can get a King Bloodline."
If he could get another King Bloodline, both of his summoned beasts would become Legendary, and this Hell-level dungeon would be a sure thing.
[You have obtained: Dark Bloodline Descendant]
Okay!
You were overthinking it!
It seems that King Bloodline isn't so easy to obtain. After all, it's the bloodline that can upgrade epic summoned beasts to Legendary.
Even in the entire Shenxia Empire, there are only a handful of known Legendary summoned beasts.
[Dark Bloodline·Descendant: Awakens a First Generation Dark Creature's Bloodline, and enhances the attributes of a Royal Blood Dark Creature.]
It's easy to imagine; attribute enhancements aren't very meaningful to a vampire lord, but bloodline awakening can grant the Nightmare Overlord new talents or skills.
Gu Chen directly merged the Descendant's bloodline into the Nightmare Overlord.
[Dark Bloodline·Descendant Fusion Successful]
[Summoned Beast Bloodline Awakened]
[Level: LV.7]
[Health: 7950]
[Attributes: Strength 99, Agility 106, Constitution 105, Spirit 110]
[New Talent: Dream Come True [Epic]]
[Dream Come True: Reduces the Nightmare Overlord's skill cooldown by 50%, and reduces skill cost, stamina cost, and negative effect impact by 80%]
This talent truly is a dream come true!
Not to mention the halving of cooldowns, all costs and negative effects are reduced by 80%. Even Legendary summons don't have such an exaggerated effect.
That said, the Nightmare Overlord is a body of energy. If it were any other summon, this wouldn't be possible.
Next, the Bloodline Overlord entered the temple, followed closely by Gu Chen and the others.
As soon as they stepped into the temple square, a thicker gray fog enveloped them.
Everyone's expressions changed, feeling the effects of the Gray Fog Curse intensify, doubling the Weakness they inflicted.
Gu Chen frowned. His four attributes had already exceeded 100, and his resistance far surpassed those of his peers. However, under the influence of the Gray Fog Curse, his overall attributes were reduced by 25%.
As for Lin Yuan and the others, their faces pale as death, they followed weakly, as if they had lost half their lives.
At that moment, Su Ran, who was walking beside Lin Qingqing, wore a look of pain on his face, as if he could no longer withstand the gray fog curse. His eyes rolled up, and his slender body collapsed.
"Su Ran!"
Lin Qingqing hurried forward and helped Su Ran up, only to find him unconscious.
Gu Chen also approached and checked on Su Ran's condition.
He was too weak.
He knew assassins were known for their weak constitutions, but he hadn't expected Su Ran to be so weak.
He fainted because he couldn't withstand the sudden surge of the gray fog curse.
At that moment, the difficulty of the Hell-level dungeon was fully revealed to everyone.
This omnipresent gray fog curse was simply terrifying.
If the challenger's constitution wasn't up to par, they would die after just a few steps, even without the aliens' intervention.
No wonder no newcomer had ever been able to clear the Hell-level novice dungeon in all these years. Could a novice professional even handle it? What should we do?
If it were any other team, someone like Su Ran would have had to use a teleportation scroll to get her out, since she was already incapacitated.
If the gray fog curse continued to intensify, she would likely die here.
"Master Gu Chen, I can carry Su Ran on my back. Can she stay with us?" Lin Qingqing pleaded.
She and Su Ran had borrowed 100,000 yuan to follow Gu Chen into the Hell-level dungeon.
100,000 yuan!
For a commoner who had just graduated from high school, that was an astronomical sum.
If she quit midway, Su Ran's only option would be to work in a factory, where she would likely have to work as a screwdriver for years to pay off the huge debt.
"Oh, what a hassle..." Gu Chen sighed.
Seeing Gu Chen's attitude, Lin Qingqing's face darkened.
Then, Gu Chen raised his hand and summoned a ghostly, misty figure.
Nightmare Lord!
The Nightmare Lord grabbed Su Ran and dodged. The space before them shattered like a mirror, and Su Ran was pulled into the other side of the dimensional rift.
Dream!
The Nightmare Lord could travel through dreams at will!
By pulling Su Ran into the dream, he would naturally be free from the gray fog's curse.