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ACSP: Chapter 54: Kubikiribōchō! Opening Five Golden Chests in a Row, Activating the Ice Release Bloodline!
"Holy crap, the dungeon's been cleared!"
"That was way too fast, wasn't it?"
"It must be Jiang Chen who killed that Hidden Mist Anbu. It seems that Hidden Mist Anbu really was the hidden boss of this dungeon!"
"Wait a minute, why is the town here flooded?"
At this moment, Zhang Xiaolin and the others also deactivated the Earth Release barrier and walked out.
Seeing the town around them turned into a vast expanse of water, they were all completely dumbfounded.
What on earth just happened here?
Why would a perfectly good town turn into this?
Did someone dig up and collapse the nearby river dam?
Just as they were wondering.
Beams of reward light suddenly descended from the sky, landing in front of them.
Zhang Xiaolin and the others' eyes were instantly drawn to those material rewards.
Among the piles of Ninja Tools, a glittering Golden Chest stood out exceptionally.
A Golden Chest!
This was a rare chest that could yield high-level items!
It was said that at the very least, an A-rank Ninjutsu could be obtained from this chest.
Even if it gave experience, it would start at 100,000 points.
Jiang Chen reached out, picked up the Golden Chest, and opened it without hesitation.
Ding!
"Congratulations! You have obtained a special weapon — [Kubikiribōchō]!"
[Kubikiribōchō: Capable of self-repair by absorbing the iron from an enemy's blood, and allows the wielder to quickly recover stamina by drinking blood.]
He actually got the kubikiribocho!
Jiang Chen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Although this weapon looked domineering, it was somewhat incompatible with his fighting style.
As for the trait of rapid stamina recovery.
He possessed the Six Paths attributes, so he didn't care about that tiny bit of recovery speed.
However, he didn't have any good weapons right now, so it was decent enough for temporary use.
"Jiang Chen..."
Just as Jiang Chen took the kubikiribocho, he saw Zhang Xiaolin and the others walking over, holding their own Golden Chests.
"Is something wrong?"
Jiang Chen looked at them and asked.
Zhang Xiaolin and Ye Ju exchanged a glance, then handed over the Golden Chest in her hands.
"The few of us just discussed it. Being able to successfully clear this dungeon was basically all thanks to your efforts alone, so we intend to give this Golden Chest to you."
After saying that, Ye Ju, Tang Si, and Xiao Tu all handed over their respective Golden Chests and placed them in front of him.
Chests obtained from a dungeon can be traded or gifted before they are opened.
The reason why Li Hongfei and Chen Zhentian were able to continue raising their levels...
...was because they controlled several dungeon entrances, allowing a large number of low-level Contractors and low-level professionals to work for them.
After all, no high-level dungeons had been discovered in Jinghai City yet.
The highest-level dungeons were only intermediate-level.
And the level limit for entering an intermediate-level dungeon was Level 50!
Therefore, those whose levels exceeded 50 could only rely on opening chests to continue increasing their level.
"Then, thank you."
Jiang Chen didn't refuse Zhang Xiaolin and the others' kindness, unceremoniously accepting those Golden Chests.
Zhang Xiaolin smiled and said, "These chests are what you deserve, no need to thank us. Besides, it's not like we didn't gain anything. Those material rewards and the high amount of experience points are also a significant dungeon income for us!"
Jiang Chen didn't say anything upon hearing this.
To be honest, if it weren't for the player count requirement to enter a dungeon, he would never have teamed up; he could have soloed it alone.
However, he hadn't expected Zhang Xiaolin and the others to be so sensible.
This was something he hadn't anticipated.
Opening the Golden Chests!
Ding!
"Congratulations! You have obtained 130,000 experience points!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained the A-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu — [Dragon Flame Loud Singing]!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained the attribute Bloodline Limit — [Ice Release]!"
"Congratulations! You have obtained 140,000 experience points!"
From the four Golden Chests, he obtained a total of 270,000 experience points, one A-rank Fire Release, and one Ice Release Bloodline Limit!
This [Dragon Flame Loud Singing] was a Fire Release Ninjutsu that Uchiha Madara had once used.
The caster can directly spit out four fire dragons, attacking the target simultaneously from the top, bottom, left, and right directions. The hit rate is practically 100%, and there is almost no way to avoid it other than taking it head-on.
It's a good offensive Ninjutsu.
And as a rare Bloodline Limit, Ice Release...
...its value goes without saying.
"Jiang Chen, did you just pull a Bloodline Limit?"
"This white cold air, could it be the Ice Release Bloodline..."
"Holy cow, your luck is just too good!"
Seeing a white ball of light emitting cold air suddenly appear in Jiang Chen's hand, the expressions on Zhang Xiaolin and the others' faces all became excited.
Although Golden Chests were precious...
...the probability of obtaining a Bloodline Limit was also minuscule.
He didn't expect Jiang Chen to get an Ice Release after opening just five Golden Chests.
This luck was truly incredible!
"Yeah, it's Ice Release. Although it's nothing special, it's not bad to play around with."
Jiang Chen looked down at the ice ball in his hand, then without hesitation, crushed it.
Ding!
"Congratulations! You have successfully activated the Ice Release Bloodline Limit and obtained the Ice Release attribute!"
Activating the Ice Release Bloodline Limit requires having both Wind-attribute Chakra and Water-attribute Chakra.
Jiang Chen now possessed the Six Paths attributes, and his Five-element Chakra was complete, so learning an Ice Release was naturally a piece of cake.
However...
...activating the Ice Release attribute only granted the ability to condense Ice Release Chakra.
To learn Ice Release Ninjutsu, he still had to find a way to get an Ice Release skill book.
"Jiang Chen, if someone else heard you say that, they would definitely roast you."
Zhang Xiaolin couldn't help but say.
Ye Ju also nodded in agreement: "Exactly! The Ice Release Bloodline is an attribute ability that stands above all single-attribute skills and specifically counters Water Release. People outside would fight tooth and nail for this, and yet you're actually looking down on it?"
Jiang Chen smiled but didn't say anything.
Just then, five beams of golden light descended, transporting the five of them out of the dungeon space.
...
At this moment.
Outside the dungeon.
At the moment Jiang Chen's group left the Land of Waves dungeon.
The information on the Dungeon stone tablet was refreshed once again.
[Secret Realm Difficulty (Hell): Speedrun Team—Zhang Xiaolin! (Time: 2 hours 25 minutes)]
As soon as this stone monument record was refreshed, it immediately caused a stir among the surrounding crowd.
"Holy crap! Someone actually cleared the Hell-level Land of Waves Secret Realm!"
"2 hours and 25 minutes? Am I seeing this right? It takes me over 10 hours just to clear a Simple-level Secret Realm."
"It's Zhang Xiaolin's team again. Didn't they just break the record for the Simple-level Secret Realm?"
"This Hell-level Land of Waves Secret Realm is supposed to be an impossible stage. How did they clear it?"
"Damn, they must be cheating..."
Everyone was stunned.
Until now, no one had ever cleared the Hell-level difficulty of the Land of Waves Secret Realm.
To their surprise, not only did someone clear it today...
...but they also did it in just over two hours.
One must realize...
...the map range of this Secret Realm covers two map sectors: the Land of Fire and the Land of Waves.
It is completely different from a fixed killing field like the [Village of the Bloody Mist].
In that Secret Realm, just traveling takes up a lot of time.
Not to mention having to clear three Secret Realm missions in a row.
Some teams take dozens of hours just to clear a Simple-level Secret Realm.
Yet Zhang Xiaolin's team speedran the Hell-level difficulty in just over two hours.
Even if they were cheating, it shouldn't be this fast, right?
...
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