Fortunately, the Awakened Ones were physically strong; otherwise, the eight beauties—Mu Yunzhi, Tang Xiaowu, Liu Shishuang, Mu Wanyao, Zheng Enai, Ning Rong'er, Zhao Meijing, and Shen Huimei—would have been left only to watch helplessly.
Of course, this was only for now; after a while, they'd only be able to talk about it.
Fang Xian woke them up, and under the cover of night, they prepared to run a dungeon.
The 23-person team was successfully formed. Qinglong accepted the "Slaughter Scroll" and clicked to use it.
[Ding! Qinglong consumed one "Slaughter Scroll," returning 22,000 scrolls.]
Fang Xian looked at the dungeon vortex that appeared ahead and led the women inside.
[Welcome to the Slaughter Dungeon]
[Dungeon Level: Special]
[Level Restriction: Unlimited]
[Number of Players: Unlimited]
[Completion Requirements: Kill all monsters.]
An eerie darkness shrouded the sky, emanating a chilling aura.
The towering, black city walls were covered in mottled patterns, which, upon closer inspection, resembled the marks left by countless struggling souls, appearing particularly grotesque in the dim, eerie light.
The sinister gate was tightly shut, its surface carved with various terrifying and grotesque patterns.
Eerie green flames burned on the stone pillars on either side, their flickering light casting distorted shadows.
An ordinary person would surely be terrified upon witnessing this scene.
But Fang Xian and his companions, having killed countless people, felt no tremor in their hearts.
He pushed the door open with one hand; with a creak, the gate slowly swung open.
Before their eyes came a narrow, winding street lined with dilapidated, gloomy thatched huts.
Strange lights flickered intermittently from the windows, like pairs of eyes spying on Fang Xian and his companions.
Fang Xian took out a "Five Times Experience Card" and clicked to use it.
"Use the '5x Experience Card', everyone."
"Okay."
Seeing that all the women had used it, Fang Xian then looked at Qinglong.
"Qing long, let Xiao'er out to get some experience too."
"Yes, husband."
With a thought, Qinglong released Xiao'er from her chest, happily soaring through the air.
Fang Xian smiled at Xiao'er; it had been cooped up for so long.
But in this vast world, it was best not to let anyone know that Mengbao was a five-clawed golden dragon.
Who knew what the Dragon God King, who ruled the Eastern Territory, thought of five-clawed golden dragons? He had to be careful.
"Come here, Xiao'er."
Hearing Fang Xian call, Xiao'er happily snuggled into his arms.
Fang Xian affectionately stroked Xiao'ers cute little head and took out a "5x Experience Card" for it.
Xiao'er took the "5x Experience Card" and skillfully clicked to use it.
Fang Xian smiled slightly, looked at Yukino, and then used "Attribute Switching" on her.
With Fang Xian's attribute, Yukino didn't hesitate and began bombarding the two thatched huts with her "divine artifact" staff.
"Boom boom boom!"
The monsters in the huts had no power to resist and all died, turning into glowing experience points that flew towards them.
[Experience +29612*5]*132.
The black creatures in the distance flew out in unison.
[Name: Ghostly Spirit
Grade: Common Ghostly Spirit
Level: 210
HP: 357310/357310
MP: 11000/11000
Strength: 1123
Spirit: 1352
Agility: 1633
Defense: 1226
Skills: Ghostly Strike, Spirit Charge, Ghostly Bewilderment]
The ghostly spirits, like elusive black phantoms, drifted in the air.
Yukino raised her staff and unleashed "Thousand Miles of Ice Seal," freezing hundreds upon hundreds of ghostly spirits.
"Crack!"
"Bang!"
The ice seal cracked, shattering completely, and experience glowing lights floated towards Fang Xian and his companions.
[Experience +29612*5]*876.
"Let's go, let's look ahead."
Fang Xian and the others, snacks and drinks in hand, looked around as if they were sightseeing.
Ahead, many blue-faced, fanged skeleton soldiers appeared, wielding steel forks and patrolling the streets with stiff steps.
[Name: Bone Skeleton
Grade: Elite, Mysterious
Level: 210
HP: 413055/413055
MP: 15050/15050
Strength: 1721
Spirit: 1350
Agility: 1011
Defense: 1321
Skills: Bone Claws, Steel Blade, Bone Smash.]
The bone-grinding sound of the "Bone Skeleton" was particularly jarring in the silence. Its empty eye sockets stared at Fang Xian and the others, emitting a muffled "uh-uh" sound, and it charged towards them, brandishing its steel fork.
"Crack! Crack!"
Yukino raised her divine staff, and countless giant ice spikes rained down.
"Boom!"
The "Bone Skeleton" was smashed to pieces, transforming into countless experience points that flew into Fang Xian and the others' bodies.
[Experience +35121*5]*996.
Fang Xian looked up at the massive main hall, where a colossal figure floated.
Its entire body was as black as night, like a piece of darkness sliced from the void.
[Name: Ghost King
Rank: BOSS
Level: 230
HP: 633055/633055
MP: 23050/23050
Strength: 2223
Spirit: 2530
Agility: 2115
Defense: 1932
Skills: Soul Piercing, Possession, Spirit Charge, Ghostly Divine Wind Attack.]
The Ghost King had no fixed form, sometimes transforming into wispy smoke, sometimes coalescing into a blurry humanoid outline.
Its two empty eye sockets were bottomless, like black holes capable of swallowing all light.
The Ghost King moved silently, radiating a terrifying oppressive aura.
It slowly spoke, its voice ethereal.
"Those who kill my people will become my people, you..."
"Boom!"
A massive ice spike unleashed by Yukino pierced through the "Ghost King," instantly killing it.
[Experience +512000*5]
[Special Dungeon, Slaughter Dungeon Cleared]
[Clearance Time: 00:06:11]
[Rating: SSS]
[Reward: 2,365,484 experience points per person.]
Fang Xian stepped forward to check the loot.
A "Blue Skill Book," several "Common Materials," and 15 "Universal Stones"—quite meager.
They exited the dungeon and continued grinding.
This cycle repeated, and in one night, Fang Xian reached level 213.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Fang Xian withdrew his "Sky-Covering Cloth" and opened the door.
Seeing the door open, Zhao Yunlong smiled, intending to say something, but inadvertently noticed a huge screen inside, completely obscuring the scene behind it.
At that moment, a thought struck him, and he chuckled mischievously, lightly patting Fang Xian's shoulder.
"Go buy some 'kidney-tonifying pills' when you have time, to replenish your overdrawn kidneys."
Fang Xian was speechless. He walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.
"Brother Zhao, what brings you here so early?"
"I'm going out to level up later. You're new here and don't know the area well, so I'll show you around the leveling area."
Fang Xian smiled slightly and politely declined.
"Thank you, Brother Zhao, but I don't want to level up right now."
Zhao Yunlong laughed heartily, indicating his understanding.
"But you still need to level up. The Dragon Alliance will be assessing new members in 10 days."
"The assessment details are on the 'Points Recorder.' You can check it out; you can get points for the assessment."
Fang Xian nodded, expressing his gratitude.
Zhao Yunlong finished speaking and left with a smile to level up.
Fang Xian watched Zhao Yunlong walk away, then opened the 'Points Recorder.' The rules for the assessment were clearly written on it.
In short, newcomers must reach level 110 within 10 days, or face penalties.
Fang Xian smiled slyly. Level 110 in 10 days?
At this rate, he'd soon surpass the Dragon Alliance Leader, Wu Lingtian.
Then, he wouldn't mind becoming the Dragon Alliance Leader to boost his "prestige."
After all, this was the Great Thousand World, and he could no longer sense the humans of Blue Star.
This meant he couldn't perform "temporary contracts" or "attribute integration" with them.
Only by rebuilding sufficient "prestige" in the Great Thousand World could he confidently face all unknown challenges.
Fang Xian set a goal: to take over the Dragon Alliance in the shortest time possible.
And incidentally, take over its leader.
—Wu Lingtian.