Upon learning that even Overlord Blade, whose strength was on par with Zhang Yue, had fallen at the hands of that monster, Wu Haotian and Lin Tian, who lived downstairs, came up to discuss the situation.
Wu Haotian sat on the sofa, hugging a pillow, and asked in confusion, “Is there really such a powerful BOSS in the Seventh World according to the guide?”
Lin Tian, who was checking the guide on his phone, pushed his glasses up with his index finger and said solemnly, “No.”
“Then where did this monster come from?”
Everyone was deeply unsettled by this thought.
At that moment, a message from Ouyang Ling’er popped up in the guild chat:
“There was once a record in the Otherworld guide.”
“In the Slime Empire of the Seventh World, a demon is sealed. It can temporarily break the seal by consuming human blood.”
“And this demon only appears in the Slime Empire when logged in from Linhai, Ganyang, or Tianlang in Zhening Province.”
“But because many professionals were harmed by the demon and its strength was too overwhelming for the professionals of the Seventh World, the information was suppressed and few people know about it.”
Ouyang Ling’er truly lived up to her reputation.
She could even uncover classified information that had been suppressed by the nation’s top officials!
Lin Tian then asked, “What level and grade is that monster?”
Ouyang Ling’er replied, “This question is a bit beyond my scope… I can only find that its ID is Predator · Taotie.”
“Predator?” Zhang Yue was puzzled upon hearing the name, “Why does it sound so familiar…”
Ouyang Ling’er continued, “This monster appears periodically. Since we’re still in the Sixth World, it doesn’t concern us much. Guild Leader, just avoid it in the Seventh World, and there shouldn’t be any major issues!”
The topic then shifted to the Professional Tournament.
At this moment, Overlord Blade sent a Feixin message: “My people have arrived in Linhai. I’ll have them join your guild, please approve them.”
“Alright.”
Soon, the Temple of Destiny welcomed four new members!
They were:
Warrior Buye Hou.
Knight One Night Stand.
Mage Spark.
And an archer girl, Li Yue!
All four were at level 40, higher than the elite professionals of Radiant and even the Tian Family!
After all, they had a level 45 Martial Saint master, Overlord Blade, and a group of level 45 senior uncles helping them level up. Once they reached level 35, it was impossible to level up slowly!
Although their professions were all Common Grade, as disciples of Overlord Blade, their strength might not be inferior to Wu Haotian and the others.
Zhang Yue added them, along with Overlord Blade and Luo Chen, to the guild chat.
Zhang Yue: “National Challenge, let’s give it our all, brothers, and strive for everyone to qualify for the World Finals!”
Buye Hou: “Roger that!”
One Night Stand: “+1!”
Li Yue: “+2!”
Spark: “+!”
Zhang Yue: “Log in, I’ve prepared a welcome gift for you.”
Li Yue: “Wow! Gifts right after joining the guild? The Guild Leader is so generous!”
After entering the Otherworld, Zhang Yue met with Buye Hou, Li Yue, and the others.
Warrior Buye Hou was a dark-skinned fellow with a smile that revealed a row of strikingly white teeth.
Knight One Night Stand had long hair and a delicate appearance, alluring in every way!
Mage Spark, well… he was a flamboyant guy, full of cheeky remarks. His first words to Ning Tiantian were, “Girl, you’re so pretty, can I kiss you?”
Li Yue, with her black curly hair, was outgoing and seemed easy to get along with, a definite beauty with a distinctive presence in a crowd.
Of course, compared to Tian Xin’er and Su Jinyan, Li Yue was just an ordinary girl.
Seeing the four, Zhang Yue wasted no time and used the [Demon Contract] to transfer a billion Psionic Energy to each of them.
Their expressions upon receiving the gift were like this: =????(???????)
Buye Hou: “Oh my god, it’s the first time I’ve seen Psionic Energy being transferable!”
One Night Stand: “I’ve never seen so much Psionic Energy in my life…”
Li Yue: “Wow! With this much Psionic Energy, I can upgrade all my skills to S-rank!!”
Spark: “Guild Leader, I love you! If I were a girl, I’d definitely have your babies!”
“……”
The four immediately used the Psionic Energy gifted by Zhang Yue to enhance themselves.
Upgrading skills!
Refining equipment!
Then.
At ten in the morning, under the watchful eyes of many, the competition began!
All professionals with qualifications for the National Challenge logged into the Otherworld.
Like the previous city-level qualifiers and provincial championships, the National Challenge was divided into three rounds: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
A 1v1 format, with each participant having ten chances per match.
Winning a match in the beginner round earned 30 Glory Points, and winning more than five times advanced one to the intermediate round!
Those who stood out from the city-level qualifiers and provincial championships to enter the National Challenge were the top talents from each province of the Dragon Kingdom.
The clash between provincial experts promised that the final three rounds would be intense and spectacular!
Meanwhile, netizens from various provinces couldn’t sit still, flooding the official live broadcast chat, which tracked the real-time rankings of professionals from each province in the National Challenge, to cheer for their local professionals—
“Go Guangning elites! Aim for more qualifications for the World Finals, showcase the might of our Guangning Province!”
“Hujian first! YYDS!”
“Chongqing Wolf Team is the real YYDS, just wait to be crushed! Hiahiahia…”
On Zhang Yue’s side, the challenge commenced.
“Ding~ Match successful, your opponent this time is [Liuchuan Province] professional [Flowing Years]!”
Wow!
A white light fell, and an assassin youth in a black tight suit with dreadlocks appeared on the opposite side of the arena, looking very dashing.
The ID “lv40 Second Class Change Life-taking Assassin” on his head seemed to exude confidence.
Historical records: Life-taking Assassin, Epic Grade profession!
And this Flowing Years was currently the top-ranked strongman on the leaderboard of Liuchuan Province in the Dragon Kingdom.
Confidence was only natural.
Especially seeing that his opponent this time was a seemingly frail Beast Tamer, Flowing Years became even more arrogant!
In the Otherworld, there were many ways to make money.
Flowing Years started a Douyu live stream, with over 300,000 viewers online!
Countless wealthy fans showered Flowing Years with gifts, hoping he would bring them an exciting match, defeating professionals from other provinces to boost Liuchuan Province’s reputation!
When the audience saw Flowing Years’ opponent in the live broadcast, they all cheered for Flowing Years:
“Brother Suiyue, it’s in the bag!”
“Go easy on them, Suiyue, leave some face for Zhening Province!”
“Sent Carnival x3!”
Flowing Years: “Thanks to my big brother for the Carnival! I’ll soon slaughter that Beast Tamer to entertain my big brother!”
With that, Flowing Years brandished his dagger.
He said to Zhang Yue, “Aren’t you going to summon your pet, brother? If you don’t, you won’t have a chance!”
Zhang Yue, holding his staff, replied, “No need.”
“Quite arrogant,”
Flowing Years smiled faintly.
At the moment the countdown ended, he suddenly vanished from sight!
Clearly, he had activated the assassin’s signature skill: Stealth!
Zhang Yue stood still.
Using sound to locate, he determined that the opponent had entered his attack range.
Boom!
Heavenless · Godslayer Curse!
A dark red beam of light descended from the sky, accurately hitting the invisible Flowing Years!
The massive damage instantly emptied Flowing Years’ full health bar!
One-shot kill!
“Ding~ Congratulations on defeating your opponent, Glory Points +30!”
When Flowing Years fell to his knees, the 300,000 viewers in the live broadcast were all stunned.
“Holy crap, what damage!”
“Did he just one-shot Brother Suiyue?”
“How did he detect the assassin’s stealth?”
“Damn! Zhening Province has such a master!”
Easily winning the first match, Zhang Yue moved on to the second.
Coincidentally, this time the opponent was the Vice President of Tianjing’s Radiant Guild: level 39 Mage Radiant Xinghe!
Radiant Xinghe’s face turned green upon seeing Zhang Yue.
“Damn!”
“Unbelievable!”
So, as soon as the countdown ended, before the match even started, Zhang Yue received a notification:
“Ding~ Your opponent Radiant Xinghe has surrendered, congratulations on your victory, Glory Points +30!”
Zhang Yue said with a smirk, “Smart move.”
As expected, in the subsequent matches.
Zhang Yue used the SSS-grade unique Heavenless · Godslayer Curse to dominate the entire beginner round, easily achieving ten consecutive victories!
On the other side.
Wu Haotian, Lin Tian, Ning Tiantian, and Ouyang Ling’er, although not undefeated, also successfully advanced.
After all, they had been nourished by Zhang Yue’s unlimited Psionic Energy, with all S-rank skills and all gold equipment!
What could ordinary new professionals use to compete with them?
And the four brought by Overlord Blade, Buye Hou, One Night Stand, and the others, also performed exceptionally well, all advancing!
Temple of Destiny’s advancement rate: 100%!
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