On the field, Zhang Yue found himself surrounded by hundreds of Professionals from the Infinity Guild.
Behind him stood two top experts from the Tian Family: the Swift Assassin Tian Xin’er and the Undead Hunter Tian Yu!
Just as Infinity Phantom began to fantasize about the various ways Zhang Yue might meet his end, Tian Yu suddenly commanded all the Infinity Guild Professionals present, “Anyone who dares to touch him will be an enemy of the Tian Family!”
“What?!” Everyone present was stunned.
Infinity Phantom pointed at Zhang Yue and said to Tian Yu, “Young Master Yu, you must be mistaken. He’s our enemy!”
“I’ll say it again,” Tian Yu’s expression was fierce as he reiterated, “Anyone who dares to touch Zero will be an enemy of the Tian Family!”
Under Tian Yu’s command, none of the hundreds of Infinity Guild Professionals dared to make a move.
Though they were a prestigious guild in Zhening Province, compared to the Tian Family, the top family in Tianjing, they were insignificant.
The Tian Family was not someone the Infinity Guild could afford to offend!
Seeing that Tian Yu was not joking, even Infinity Phantom, the Guild Leader of the Infinity Guild, dared not take any chances and immediately signaled for his guild members to cease all actions.
However, Zhang Yue felt somewhat disappointed.
Another opportunity to make a fortune off the Infinity Guild had been thwarted by the Tian Family!
Oh well, he thought, I’ll give Tian Yu some face this time.
After all, killing someone’s dog in front of its owner is quite disrespectful.
Just as Zhang Yue was about to leave, Tian Xin’er suddenly called out to him, “Big brother, do you have a girlfriend?”
“No,” Zhang Yue replied casually and walked away.
The Infinity Guild members didn’t dare to stop him and quickly made way.
Watching Zhang Yue’s departing figure, a strange light flickered in Tian Xin’er’s clear eyes.
Beside her, Tian Yu, her brother, saw through her thoughts at a glance, “What’s the matter? Don’t tell me you’ve taken a liking to him?”
Tian Xin’er didn’t hide her feelings and straightforwardly expressed her thoughts, “He’s tall, handsome, strong, and has personality. Who wouldn’t like a guy like that?”
Tian Yu looked at Zhang Yue thoughtfully and said, “He’s indeed excellent. If you really like him, Xin’er, I’ll have someone investigate his background as soon as we return to Tianjing.”
The surrounding Infinity Guild Professionals were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, seeing the Tian Family’s young master and miss favoring Zhang Yue.
At this moment, Infinity Phantom approached Tian Yu with a puzzled expression and asked, “Young Master Yu, is he your friend?”
“He wasn’t before,” Tian Yu replied, “but he is now.”
Tian Yu then questioned Infinity Phantom, “So many people from the Radiant Guild entered, and you didn’t notice? If Zero hadn’t helped just now, Xin’er and I would be dead!”
“The Radiant Guild also entered the Gate of Hell?” Infinity Phantom panicked upon hearing this, “It was our Infinity Guild’s negligence for not noticing the Radiant Guild members. Please forgive us, Young Master Yu!”
At this moment, the Vice President of the Infinity Guild, the Infinity Sword Saint, who had always disliked Zhang Yue, suddenly said to Tian Yu, “Young Master Yu, that Zero has no background. Your sister is of noble status, a true prodigy. How could she be matched with a boy from a poor mountain village?”
Clearly, upon hearing Tian Xin’er express her fondness for Zhang Yue, the Infinity Sword Saint wanted to tarnish Zhang Yue’s reputation to prevent him from climbing up to the Tian Family!
Unexpectedly, Tian Xin’er gave the Infinity Sword Saint a cold look and said indifferently, “Are you questioning my judgment?”
“I wouldn’t dare!” The Infinity Sword Saint quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak further.
“What does it matter if he has no background? In my eyes, he’s excellent enough, and that’s all that matters!”
To prevent further trouble from the Radiant Guild, Tian Yu and Tian Xin’er went offline at the Dawn Sanctuary and returned to Tianjing overnight.
When the Tian Family’s council members learned that Tian Yu and Tian Xin’er had been attacked by the Radiant Guild in Tianlang, they immediately convened a meeting and declared all-out war on the Radiant Guild!
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue left the Gate of Hell.
The first thing he did was take out the Hell Grade Chest and use the Hell Key to open it.
Inside the chest lay two rare Skill Books, worth over two million on the market!
A total of 500 Gold Coins, with a market value of over three million!
Two sets of Level 35, 4-star Quality [Dark Set] equipment, even though initially white-refined, worth over a million!
Most of the equipment seen on the market for this level range was generally 3-star Quality.
In this level range, a 4-star set was absolutely top-notch!
So far, the total value of the items he had obtained exceeded six million RMB!
For over 99.9% of Professionals worldwide, whose family conditions were not superior, this one Hell Grade Chest was enough to change their entire life!
Moreover, the only Hell Grade Chest in the world, sealed within the Gate of Hell for one hundred and ten years, contained even more treasures!
After taking out the Skill Books, Gold Coins, and equipment, the last item at the bottom of the chest was a blood crystal ring, seemingly forged from fresh blood and engraved with a blood skull pattern.
Taking out the ring, Zhang Yue realized that this ring was the core of the Hell Grade Chest!
In comparison, the items worth over six million were mere trifles!
[Demon Contract] (Upgradeable Treasure)
[Type: All-purpose]
[Quality: Common Grade (Upgradeable)]
[Host: None]
[Effect 1: Energy Contract (The host will sign a contract with a demon. When the host gains Psionic Energy, the Demon Contract will absorb an additional 5% of the Psionic Energy gained by the host. This Psionic Energy can be transferred.)]
[Effect 2: Unlockable upon upgrading to Elite Grade]
[Upgrade Task: Activatable after signing the contract with the host]
[Description: Signing a contract with a demon comes at a cost. Do you want to be the demon’s servant or its master…?]
In the Otherworld, treasures are divided into combat, support, and all-purpose types, providing significant enhancement effects to Professionals and are highly valuable.
Just like the Mythic Grade Profession Necromancer and the Ten Thousand Times Psionic Energy amplification buff Zhang Yue obtained after his rebirth, which came from the Mythic Grade support-type treasure [Supreme Oracle] he acquired in his previous life by being the first to break through the ninth-level Beast Tide as Xiu Luo!
And this Demon Contract could potentially upgrade to an epic, legendary, or even Mythic Grade all-purpose treasure comparable to the Supreme Oracle, making its value immeasurable!
The gains from this Hell Grade Chest exceeded Zhang Yue’s expectations!
Following the System’s prompt, Zhang Yue bit his finger and dripped blood onto the ring.
In the next moment, the ring emitted a blood-red glow!
“Ding~ Contract signed. [Demon Contract] has been bound to you. It cannot be traded or dropped!”
“Ding~ Demon Contract upgrade task activated. Complete the task to upgrade the treasure’s grade!”
Wearing the [Demon Contract], Zhang Yue checked the treasure panel.
[Upgrade Task] (Common Grade → Elite Grade): The host must cumulatively kill monsters not lower in level than themselves. Progress 0/.
This upgrade task seemed relatively simple, though it would take some time.
Next, Zhang Yue chose one set of Warrior and one set of Archer equipment from the [Dark Set] obtained from the chest.
Since Zhang Yue already possessed 5-star Quality weapons and shoes, and four out of his other six equipment pieces were also 4-star Quality, the 4-star set offered little improvement for him.
However, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon and Dark Skeleton King were still equipped with 2-3 star Quality gear, making the Dark Set the best choice for them!
The two Dark Sets consisted of fourteen pieces of Level 35, 4-star equipment.
Zhang Yue used a mere 2 million points of Psionic Energy from his vast 2.3 trillion Psionic Energy assets to refine the two Dark Sets into gold.
He then equipped the Apocalyptic Black Dragon and Dark Skeleton King with the gear.
The strength of the two pets saw a tremendous, world-shattering increase!
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