The Sixth World, Revival Spring in the City of Ice and Snow.
A group of seasoned professionals who had been roaming the Otherworld for over a decade were unexpectedly crushed by a newly minted professional.
For the middle-aged heavy-armored warrior Overlord and his burly subordinates, this was an utter humiliation!
“Damn it! Who the hell is this Zero? How can a Beast Tamer deal such high damage?”
“There’s no shame in dying at the hands of the Sword Emperor, after all, it’s a Legendary Grade profession. But to die at the hands of a Beast Tamer, I can’t accept that!”
“We’re five levels higher than him, and we’re decked out in five-star gold gear with over ten years of combat experience. How could we lose to them?”
“No wonder the Radiant Guild was willing to spend so much to outfit each of us with million-dollar five-star gold gear and offer a twenty-million bounty for killing Zero once! Looks like we’ve met our match this time!”
Realizing that they couldn’t handle the situation on their own, Overlord immediately opened Feixin and sent a message to a pinned contact named “Brother Dao”: “Brother Fei, the Zero that the Radiant Guild wants us to kill is quite strong. We can’t handle him; you might need to step in personally!”
“Brother Dao” replied with a voice message: “Got it.”
“Stay put and keep an eye on him. Don’t act rashly. I’ll head to Zhening Province in a few days and take care of him myself.”
Closing Feixin, Overlord sneered, “With Brother Dao in action, even the Sword Emperor would have to kneel and surrender! I want to see how capable these young punks really are!”
At this moment, one of his subordinates asked in confusion, “Brother Wang, why isn’t Brother Dao coming now? Why wait a few days?”
Overlord replied, “The custom gear that the Radiant Guild is making for Brother Dao isn’t ready yet. He’s waiting for it.”
“Goodness! What kind of gear needs to be custom-made and takes so long?”
“It’s a level 45 six-star set.”
As soon as Overlord said this, everyone around him was stunned!
“Damn! Even a single piece of level 45 six-star common gear is hard to come by. How much manpower, material, and financial resources would it take to make a full set?”
“As one of the three major families in Tianjing, they certainly have the capital, but no ordinary person would do this because it’s simply not worth it!”
“Has Radiant gone mad? Are they planning to exhaust all their guild resources just to kill this Beast Tamer? What kind of grudge do they have against this Zero? Did he dig up their ancestors’ graves?”
Overlord said, “That’s not our concern. They’re spending Radiant’s resources; we just need to do our part.”
Pausing, Overlord hefted his greatsword, his eyes cold as he sneered, “With Brother Dao’s professional strength and awareness, once he dons that level 45 six-star set, he will be invincible in the 35-55 level range!”
“By then, both the Sword Emperor and Zero will be dead!”
At this moment, one of the subordinates suddenly realized something:
“So, the Radiant Guild already knew how strong Zero was. They sent us here knowing we couldn’t handle him, just to die!”
“MMP! Radiant Guild is so heartless!”
“Forget about that. Let’s just wait to collect Radiant’s sixty-million bounty!”
The subordinate was puzzled, “Why sixty million? Isn’t it twenty million for killing Zero once?”
“Are you stupid? He has two resurrections! We can kill him three times in total.”
“Oh right! Sixty million! We’re going to be rich!!”
The entire spring was filled with the unrestrained laughter of the burly men, causing passersby to look at them like they were crazy.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Level 41, Nether Hall.
After defeating a six-star boss and two lord monsters, Zhang Yue had harvested five complete Resurrection Stones!
The boss dropped three, and each of the two lord monsters dropped one.
That’s equivalent to the amount you would get from killing a thousand common monsters!
The drop rate was indeed high!
In the Sixth World, Resurrection Stones dropped by bosses and lord monsters are not randomly distributed; they bind to whoever picks them up.
So, all five Resurrection Stones went into Zhang Yue’s pocket.
Adding the three he had collected from killing common monsters earlier, he was now just two short of his goal of ten.
After finishing the battle here, Zhang Yue returned to the level 45 Nether Gorge.
To prevent Overlord and his men from seeking revenge, the other members of the Temple of Destiny also followed Zhang Yue to the Nether Gorge.
After all, the only ones who could handle Overlord and his men were Zhang Yue and Luo Chen.
Luo Chen always followed Zhang Yue closely, like a shadow.
Upon reaching the Nether Gorge, Lin Tian, Wu Haotian, Ouyang Ling’er, and Ning Tiantian formed a team.
Zhang Yue didn’t solo but instead included Luo Chen in the team.
He knew that the Sword Emperor profession could be a huge help in killing monsters!
Entering the Nether Gorge, Luo Chen began to use Sword Shadows to assist Zhang Yue in hunting the Nether Mages nearby.
Because Zhang Yue had said: if he performed well, he could be forgiven!
Seeing Luo Chen manipulate the Sword Emperor, a Legendary Grade profession, combined with his own impressive skills, effortlessly slaying the level 45 Nether creatures in the gorge, Zhang Yue once again saw the shadow of Hidden Dragon in him.
But Zhang Yue could also see at a glance: Luo Chen’s control over the Sword Emperor was far inferior to Hidden Dragon’s!
“The range of your Sword Shadows is too small. Expand it. You lure the monsters, and I’ll kill them,” Zhang Yue instructed Luo Chen like a mentor.
Luo Chen replied, “Senior, you might not understand. The controllable range of Sword Shadows is only this big.”
Worldwide, there are only three Sword Emperors!
And according to the experiences summarized by the Sword Emperors from Beacon Country and Shadow Country, the maximum controllable range of Sword Shadows is a radius of 50 yards!
Zhang Yue walked up to Luo Chen and tapped his helmet with his staff, making a crisp “clang” sound: “The one who doesn’t understand is you.”
“It’s obvious you didn’t learn well from your master.”
Luo Chen scratched his head, looking puzzled.
Ever since he realized Zhang Yue’s strength far surpassed his own, Luo Chen had held Zhang Yue in high esteem, respectfully calling him “Senior.”
Always eager to learn, he didn’t argue with Zhang Yue but instead asked humbly, “Then how should I properly control the Sword Emperor?”
“Focus all your consciousness on the Sword Shadows and maintain it for more than ten seconds.”
Following Zhang Yue’s instructions, Luo Chen closed his eyes and concentrated.
Ten seconds later, the hundreds of Sword Shadows around Luo Chen suddenly spread out to a greater distance, indiscriminately slashing all the Nether Mages within a 100-200 yard radius!
Even Luo Chen himself was astonished.
Due to the unique nature of the Sword Emperor profession, he had inherited it at the age of eight and had trained for ten years under Master Wolong on Hidden Dragon Mountain.
However, in those ten years, Luo Chen had never discovered that the controllable range of Sword Shadows could break the 50-yard limit through sheer willpower!
This scene also surprised Lin Tian and the others.
“What’s going on? Does the boss understand the Sword Emperor profession better than the Sword Emperor himself?”
“How does he know that the Sword Emperor can be controlled this way?”
On the battlefield, Zhang Yue said to Luo Chen, “Keep focusing your mind. The range of the Sword Shadows can be even wider.”
Following Zhang Yue’s instructions, Luo Chen managed to extend the range of the Sword Shadows even further, reaching 300 yards!
“Damn! Such a long attack range!” Wu Haotian exclaimed in shock, “Is this a cheat? How can other ranged professions survive?”
Worldwide, only Zhang Yue, Hidden Dragon, and Wolong knew about this technique.
Because it was a self-created technique by Hidden Dragon a hundred years ago.
However, while continuously operating the Sword Shadows, Luo Chen felt his stamina depleting rapidly!
In just a short while, he was drenched in sweat inside his fully enclosed armor, feeling utterly drained!
This was within Zhang Yue’s expectations.
The Sword Emperor operates the Sword Shadows by continuously consuming stamina. The wider the range of the Sword Shadows, the more impressive it looks.
But in reality, the greater the stamina consumption for the host, and the lower the damage of the Sword Shadows.
At the 300-yard range, it could only deal 1 point of mandatory damage to enemies.
It looked impressive but was practically useless.
Indeed, the technique Hidden Dragon created a hundred years ago was excellent, but it was excellent in being utterly useless!
Probably for this reason, Hidden Dragon never passed this technique on to Luo Chen…
In no time, Luo Chen was exhausted and collapsed to the ground!
With his stamina depleted, the Sword Shadows vanished.
Zhang Yue sighed, “Compared to your master, you’re still too young.”
However, Luo Chen’s brief operation successfully attracted the aggro of all the Nether creatures within a 300-yard radius!
Facing the countless Nether Mages, Nether Archers, and Nether Assassins charging from all directions.
Standing beside Luo Chen, Zhang Yue raised his staff and said, “Take a break.”
“The battlefield is mine now.”
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