In other words, while Infinity Phantom was busy defeating Wu Haotian and Ning Tiantian and feeling quite pleased with himself, Zhang Yue had already pushed dozens of members of the Infinity Guild to the brink of life and death!
The current scene left Infinity Phantom utterly shocked.
Zhang Yue, stepping on the Infinity Sword Saint, said to Infinity Phantom, “You dare touch someone from my Temple of Destiny?”
Infinity Phantom pressed a dagger against Ning Tiantian, shouting coldly at Zhang Yue, “Release my people, or I’ll kill these two!”
A flash of killing intent in Zhang Yue’s eyes made the Infinity Sword Saint beneath him shiver. “Try it.”
Even though the opponent was merely a Beast Tamer, for some reason, even the Epic Grade professional Infinity Phantom felt an unprecedented sense of intimidation from him!
At this moment, more and more members of the Infinity Guild surrounded them, numbering at least three hundred elite professionals, completely encircling Zhang Yue and his group.
Yet, despite the situation, Infinity Phantom dared not make a further move.
He could only say to Zhang Yue, “Release them simultaneously.”
“You first,” Zhang Yue replied bluntly.
Infinity Phantom indeed released Wu Haotian and Ning Tiantian.
Simultaneously, Zhang Yue lifted his foot, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon released its claws, and the Dark Skeleton King lowered its greatsword.
Leading Wu Haotian and Ning Tiantian, along with two trembling NPCs, Zhang Yue walked straight through the crowd, heading towards the Dawn Sanctuary without looking back, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of Infinity Guild members.
The Infinity Guild members were about to pursue Zhang Yue but were stopped by Infinity Phantom. “Don’t chase!”
“This guy’s strength far exceeds my expectations.”
“To kill him, we’d have to expend a lot of resources. With the city-level advanced selection tournament imminent, we can’t afford to overextend. So if we are to kill him, it must be after the final match of the selection tournament tomorrow.”
On the other side, Zhang Yue waited ten minutes for his gray name to revert to white, then he and Wu Haotian returned to the Dawn Sanctuary and brought the two NPCs to Mar, logging off afterward.
After dinner, they logged back in. By eleven o’clock at night, they had finally killed a thousand Man-eating Giant Ants in the Man-eating Ant Nest!
“Ding~ Congratulations on completing the King Grade Bounty Mission [Giant Ant Killer], rewards: Experience Points +1,000,000, Gold Coins +10, Psionic Energy +10,000 (multiplied by 10,000), [4-Star Equipment Selection Box] +2, Rare Grade Pet Egg +1!”
At the same time, Zhang Yue handed over all the antennae dropped by the thousand Man-eating Giant Ants to blacksmith Enni at the Dawn Sanctuary, earning eight generous task rewards, causing his experience bar to soar!
Zhang Yue still didn’t level up himself but allocated the excess experience points to his two pet concubines.
Under their master’s nourishment, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon shot up to level 35!
The Dark Skeleton King, feeding on the leftovers from the Black Dragon, quickly rose to level 33!
Zhang Yue himself already had four pieces of 4-star equipment, making it easy to get duplicates.
So, he opened both [4-Star Equipment Selection Boxes] for the Archer profession, obtaining the weapon [Dark Bow] and the shoes [Night Boots].
He spent over 1.1 million Psionic Energy.
“Ding~ Congratulations on obtaining Golden Attribute Equipment [Eternal Night·Dark Hunt]!”
“Ding~ Congratulations on obtaining Golden Attribute Equipment [Night·World-Treading Boots]!”
Adding the [Eternal Night Ring] previously dropped by the 4-star Secret Realm boss Eternal Night Monarch, Zhang Yue used Psionic Energy to refine it into the golden [Dark Night·God Eater]!
All three pieces of level 35, 4-star quality golden equipment were equipped on the Apocalyptic Black Dragon.
Especially with the weapon and ring, which boosted attack power, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon’s attack power saw a qualitative leap!
From 1300, it soared to 1720!
Yes, it had already surpassed Zhang Yue, its master.
Because the Apocalyptic Black Dragon’s lv2 Black Dragon Bloodline provided a 30% boost to all attributes!
Moreover, Zhang Yue’s weapon was still at 3-star level.
Through days of monster hunting, harvesting, and task rewards, Zhang Yue had already upgraded a rare-grade Man-eating Giant Ant.
Plus, with the rare-grade pet egg from the bounty mission reward.
“Hmm, just 8 more, and I can upgrade the Apocalyptic Black Dragon to Epic Grade.”
After completing the task, the three returned to the Safe Zone and logged off.
After a good night’s sleep, they prepared for the final match!
This match was crucial for advancing to the provincial championships and the 100,000 reward, naturally attracting more attention!
The 1,238 professionals from Coastal City who had smoothly passed the first two matches anxiously awaited the clock to strike ten in the morning.
All participants entered the Otherworld and began the competition.
Today’s competition mechanism was still ten matches in total, with each win earning +5 Glory Points and a loss earning +0.
In the end, the top 100 participants with the highest total points from three matches would advance to the provincial championships!
At ten o’clock, all participants began their challenges.
On Zhang Yue’s side, he swept through his matches effortlessly, achieving ten consecutive wins and easily securing 50 points!
Throughout, Zhang Yue didn’t even summon his pets, relying on just 50% of his strength to crush his opponents.
Anyone matched against Zhang Yue was left questioning their life choices.
“Damn! I didn’t even see what Zero looked like before I was gone!”
“He hit me with a critical strike of over 9000?? That’s Fing terrifying!”
“Hahaha, I was smart enough to surrender as soon as I saw the ID Zero! I made sure he couldn’t hit me, hehe!”
“…”
Opening the new professional leaderboard for Coastal City.
Zhang Yue, with a perfect score of 90 points, naturally ranked first.
A few minutes later, another perfect score appeared: Supreme Carefree!
With equal points, the ranking was based on who reached the score first, placing Supreme Carefree second.
The result was somewhat surprising. Liu Yao’s assistant, Li Xiaoyao, who appeared to be a scholarly type, turned out to be a hidden expert!
At this moment, Zhang Yue was more concerned about his own team’s performance.
Just then, Wu Haotian and Ning Tiantian had finished a match and were teleported back to Zhang Yue’s side.
Zhang Yue asked, “How did you two do?”
Ning Tiantian smiled, “I’ve finished eight matches, only lost one so far!”
Wu Haotian, carrying his flaming spear, boasted, “Nine wins in a row, one match left, perfect score guaranteed!”
Wu Haotian was naturally strong, and Ning Tiantian’s performance was a pleasant surprise.
Seeing the excellent performance of his guild’s only two members, Zhang Yue, as the Guild Leader, had to show some appreciation: “Not bad, tonight the guild will have a dinner, you two decide where to eat.”
“Dinner? I like that!” Wu Haotian grinned, “I must make sure to eat well!”
Ning Tiantian suggested, “The guild is just starting, and we’ll have many expenses in the future. How about we go to the same place as last time? It’s affordable and tasty! Let’s skip the fancy restaurants.”
“Wow, Tiantian is already budgeting for the guild! Looks like you’ll be our future financial manager!” Wu Haotian laughed, “But since I’m aiming for a perfect score for our Temple of Destiny, shouldn’t I get an extra case of beer?”
Zhang Yue replied, “Two cases, as much as you want.”
Wu Haotian licked his lips, excited, “Guild Leader is generous!”
Zhang Yue added, “But if you lose the last match, no beer for you.”
“Are you underestimating me?” Wu Haotian scoffed, “I’ve won 29 matches in a row. If I lose the last one, I’ll write my name backward!”
“Watch me get a perfect score!”
With that, Wu Haotian immediately started his final match.
Whoosh!
White light fell, and Wu Haotian returned to the arena in the competition space.
“Ding~ Your opponent for this match is [Mist Rain Pavilion] professional: Su Ya! Please prepare!”
Hearing the system notification, Wu Haotian was stunned, “Fing Hell! Xiao Jin’er?”
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