"Oh? Weren't you acting all arrogant just now? I just knocked on the door, and you got so fired up. Why have you shriveled up now?"
"Uh... cough, cough, that... I was just sleeping, talk... talking in my sleep. Brother Bei, don't mind me, haha, hahahaha—"
Da Hei hurriedly stood up, bowed his head to admit his mistake, and laughed it off.
"Looking at the aura on your body, your strength has increased quite a bit?"
Lin Bei sized Da Hei up. With his current keen Mental Attribute, he could easily perceive that the other party's strength was more than just a little bit stronger than before.
"Haha, I didn't expect Brother Bei to see through it! That's right, my Combat Power has already broken through five hundred thousand points!"
"Compared to before, it has increased a full hundredfold!"
Da Hei explained, his originally hunched body straightening up with a look of confidence.
"This is actually thanks to you, Brother Bei, for upgrading the island level to Level 6. Because of that, I was able to transmit 1% of my original body's power into the projection; otherwise... I still wouldn't have been able to do it."
The corners of Da Hei's mouth curled up.
His current five hundred thousand Combat Power was only 1% of his original body. Pointing it out seemingly casually now was just to give Lin Bei a hint, to let him know exactly how terrifying his strength was!
"Oh, 1% has 500,000 Combat Power, meaning your original body has 50,000,000 Combat Power?"
Lin Bei asked with some surprise.
"That's right. To be honest, my original body possesses the realm of a Transcendental Five-Star!"
Hearing this, a look of pride flashed across Da Hei's face.
He believed that after the other party knew his true strength, they would definitely look at him in a new light and their attitude would improve.
If you don't believe it, look, this kid is already stunned!
Lin Bei was indeed stunned.
Because he really didn't expect that the Combat Power of Da Hei's original body... would actually be such trash!
Through previous conversations, the other party had survived for at least a thousand years!
Although he heard him say he had slept for many years during that time, still... fifty million Combat Power was simply too weak, wasn't it?
Despite having the title of the 'Tianmo Clan' which sounded quite intimidating, it turned out he was just a silver-coated wax spearhead—good for show but useless in practice.
Moreover, these thousand years were a thousand years in the Survival World.
According to the time flow of this world, placed in the outside world of Blue Star, it would be equivalent to tens of thousands of years having passed!
And yet... you're telling me you only have fifty million Combat Power, and looking at that expression, you seem quite proud of it.
Ah, this... for a moment, Lin Bei was actually speechless.
"Haha, stunned by my strength? No need to be discouraged. You've only just begun your survival; it's normal to feel anxious about your own strength."
Seeing Lin Bei fall into silence, the smile on Da Hei's lips grew even more pronounced.
He stepped forward with concern, patted Lin Bei's shoulder, and said earnestly, "Little Bei, it's not that your Brother Hei is scolding you, but with your current talent, you are actually already very, very strong. However... you need to know that this world is incredibly vast. You aren't the only talented Survivor."
"You must understand the principle that there is always a heaven beyond heaven and people beyond people. Temporary strength is not permanent strength."
"So, young man, the road you have to walk is still very long. You must guard against arrogance and impetuousness, and move forward steadily."
"Never become complacent or self-satisfied, or you will lose your own vast future."
"I'm someone who has been through it; take a piece of advice from me. You... should usually pay a bit more attention and not get too ahead of yourself."
After Da Hei finished speaking, he suddenly felt refreshed, and the pent-up frustration in his heart completely dissipated at this moment.
The breakthrough in his state of mind even affected his original body.
Now, his thoughts were clear, and his strength, which had not progressed for many years, was actually stirring at this moment, showing signs of improvement.
In just a few breaths, his original fifty million Combat Power directly increased by five hundred points!
It wasn't much, but every little bit counts. He believed that if he struck while the iron was hot and continued to cultivate diligently, he could definitely increase his Combat Power to over 60,000,000 points within a month!
"Hehe, I didn't expect an unexpected surprise this time. At this rate of improvement, in half a year at most, I can break through one hundred million Combat Power and step into the Epic Level!"
"Hahaha, feels great!"
"This Bei Ming... is truly this Demon Sovereign's lucky star! Hahahaha!"
Inside a giant sarcophagus in an undersea abyss, a pair of pitch-black eyes slowly opened, a flash of excitement appearing in the depths of the gaze.
He, of the Tianmo Clan, the Great Dark Heaven, was going to take off today!
...On the other side, seeing Da Hei getting carried away, Lin Bei had originally wanted to teach him a lesson.
But after feeling the change in the other party's state of mind and seeing that the shackles on his body seemed to have loosened quite a bit, he suppressed the urge to deal with him, merely shrugged, and didn't say much else.
"Haha, he's chickened out! Hahahaha, he's really chickened out!"
"Sure enough, Lady Aleria wasn't wrong. Only when your fists are Hard enough will your words be convincing!"
The corners of Da Hei's mouth were almost grinning from ear to ear; the emotional value Lin Bei provided him was off the charts.
"But I can't slack off either. This kid's talent is amazing; given time, his strength will definitely improve very quickly!"
"As a senior, I can't be caught up to by a junior. Hmm... I must cultivate even harder from now on. I absolutely have to keep suppressing this kid and let him know why I am his senior!"
Da Hei's long-dormant heart was completely set ablaze just like that.
He 'glanced' at Lin Bei, who was pretending to be indifferent, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Now that he had activated his Mental Attribute, even if he couldn't see with his eyes, he could perceive the outlines of things around him through spiritual power.
He intended to pat Lin Bei's shoulder again and continue his lecturing.
However, the latter retreated half a step, dodging his palm.
"Well, you're right. Everything you said is right."
"Um... as long as you're happy."
Lin Bei said a few words in a low voice, then got straight to the point: "I need to accumulate a large amount of experience now to provide a guarantee for future upgrades. Now that the island has been upgraded to Level 6, has the function of the Dungeon Entrance... been upgraded along with it?"
"For example, has the number of times I can enter an Instance Dungeon per day increased? Or... has the difficulty of the Instance Dungeons been raised?"
He directly asked the questions in his heart, then stared fixedly at Da Hei.
If the other party didn't answer him and instead continued with that patronizing lecturing tone, he wouldn't mind taking action personally to let him understand that fifty million Combat Power... was nothing but trash in his eyes.
Da Hei's originally smiling face suddenly froze. He suddenly felt an inexplicable chill rise from the soles of his feet, rushing up his spine straight to the crown of his head.
"Holy crap, I have a bad feeling about this!"
His face was full of suspicion and uncertainty. Then he reigned in his laughing expression, took a deep breath, and answered seriously: "This... the function of the Dungeon Entrance has indeed been upgraded, and both points you mentioned can now be realized."
"Now, with your island level authority, you can challenge the Underworld 5 times a day. As for difficulty selection, normally only three difficulty options are provided: common, Hard, and elite difficulty."
"But... Aleria opened a back door for you before, allowing you to always enter the elite difficulty areas of the Underworld. So now, you can additionally unlock the following two difficulty options: Hero difficulty and King difficulty."
"Of course, the higher the difficulty, the higher the ticket price. I hope you can understand this in advance."
Da Hei finished in one breath, and feeling the chill dissipate, he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He felt that the reason he had just felt that strange suffocating sensation was definitely because Lady Aleria was secretly monitoring him from her side.
Fortunately, he was sharp enough and reacted quickly.
Otherwise... he would probably have been punished again.
"Phew... that was close."
Da Hei felt a lingering fear in his heart, a feeling of having survived a disaster.
"Is King difficulty the highest?"
However, Lin Bei only glanced at the sweating Da Hei, didn't say much, and instead continued to inquire.
"Oh, that... no, the Underworld has two even higher difficulty levels: Hell Level and Abyss Level."
"But for now, don't even think about it. To enter these difficulty levels of the Underworld for training, your own realm must at least reach Transcendental Five-Star."
"The difficulty of a Hell Level Instance Dungeon is like night and day compared to the previous King difficulty. With your current strength... cough, I'm not trying to discourage you, but you can't handle it yet."
"As for the even higher Abyss Level, that is a realm that can only be stepped into by those who have touched Epic Level Combat Power. Let alone you, even if my original body were here, I wouldn't be qualified to enter it."
"Saying it like this, you should understand the weight of it, right?"
"So, take it one step at a time. If you take too big a stride... be careful not to pull a muscle!"
Da Hei put on the air of a big brother and said earnestly... "Damn it, how does this kid still have Rockets? Didn't the Lord send a message saying that the reason he could fire missiles to attack other Survivors' islands before was only because he had heaven-defying luck and happened to get a few missile warheads?"
"How did he manage to get another ten Rockets all at once? With our current defense system, it would be a miracle if we could block this kind of firepower!"
Inside the base where the Order Beacon was located, a young man with curly golden hair frowned at the twelve others below the round table, speaking in an anxious tone.
"This... how about you personally contact the Lord, Leader, and see if he... can provide us with some assistance?"
In a position near the front of the round table, a middle-aged man with long burgundy hair suggested with a frown.
Others heard this and nodded in agreement one after another.
Bohaus looked at the Twelve Round Table Knights within his camp below and frowned deeply. After a long while, he sighed and leaned back on the golden throne behind him.
"Sigh, it seems that's all we can do."
"Rockets... such a threat is indeed beyond our current capabilities."
"I hope the Lord can help us out of this predicament."
As soon as he finished speaking, the twelve knights around the round table were immediately refreshed, their faces incredibly excited.
"Leader, please rest assured! That is the Lord! The Lord is an omnipotent existence!"
"That's right! As long as the Lord is willing to act, a mere Bei Ming is nothing; we can wipe him out with a wave of our hands!"
"The Lord will surely protect us!"
Everyone's expression was devout, as if they had fallen into a trance.
Seeing this, a relaxed smile also appeared on Bohaus's lips.
He muttered to himself, saying softly, "Yes, with the Lord here, there are no accidents. Really, I don't know what I was worrying about just now! A mere mortal, just a bit luckier, that's all. He's simply no match for us!"