Zhang Yue accepted the friend request from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Immediately, a message popped up on Feixin: “Hello, Xiu Luo God!”
“Let’s skip the pleasantries,” Zhang Yue cut straight to the point. “How did you find my address?”
The other person dodged the question: “Shouldn’t you first ask how I know you’re Xiu Luo?”
“I already said, don’t bother with meaningless words,” Zhang Yue replied. “Xiu Luo died a hundred years ago. Did your internet just get connected?”
“Hahaha!” Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon laughed. “But someone told me you are Xiu Luo!”
“Who?”
Once again, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon avoided the question: “From the first time I heard about you, I was deeply intrigued! I’ve often imagined what kind of expert you might be!”
“Meeting you in person is even more impressive than the rumors!”
“I want to propose a deal. If you help me with a task, I’ll tell you everything you want to know!”
“Not interested,” Zhang Yue said. “You can go ahead and announce what you know, let’s see if anyone believes it.”
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was stunned on the other side of the chat: “This isn’t right! Why isn’t he playing by the rules?”
Zhang Yue had assumed this person might be an old acquaintance like Wolong from a century ago.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a con artist!
Zhang Yue decided to ignore Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Just then, the tone of the conversation changed abruptly: “Brother, I’m begging you!”
“Help me with this, and I’ll give you something you’ll definitely be interested in!”
With that, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sent over a picture.
It was an illustration of a treasure from the Otherworld:
[Heart of the Demon God] (Treasure)
[Type: Support]
[Quality: Epic Grade]
[Effect: Extracts 30% of a pet’s attack, defense, health points, and mana, and bestows them upon the host/highest attribute value among pets]
[Description: When you hold the Heart of the Demon God, you can feel the heartbeat of the demon god, listening to death…]
To be honest.
Zhang Yue was indeed tempted by the treasure’s illustration!
An epic-grade treasure is invaluable in itself.
And for a Beast Tamer, the Heart of the Demon God is akin to a super artifact!
It can significantly enhance one’s attributes, which is exactly what Zhang Yue is after.
In the end, Zhang Yue couldn’t resist the temptation: “Send me the item first, and then I’ll help you.”
“No way! What if you trick me?” Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon said. “Come to Tianjing, and I’ll give it to you when you see me!”
Do I have to go to Tianjing?
Zhang Yue frowned slightly and said, “Let’s talk about it in a few days.”
He decided to let Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon wait for a while. Besides, Zhang Yue still had tasks to complete in the Seventh World, and it wouldn’t be too late to go after finishing them!
Although different locations can log into the Otherworld, there are regional divisions in the early stages. If Zhang Yue logs into the Seventh World from Tianjing, the world tasks would have to start over!
After that, Zhang Yue directly closed Feixin, ignoring any messages Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sent.
“Come on, just come over now!”
“Brother, I need your care and support!”
“Why aren’t you responding? Don’t force me to reveal your identity!”
“Damn it! So aloof!!”
“Don’t keep me waiting too long! Let me know before you come!”
Meanwhile, on Zhang Yue’s side.
Before the Global Professionals Tournament began, he originally planned to make a name for himself at the city level, and that would be enough.
Unexpectedly, he performed exceptionally well!
According to the Global Professionals Organization’s rules: Guilds registered for less than three years have their Glory Points doubled in the annual tournament. Moreover, if someone from the guild places in the top three at city, provincial, national, or world levels, their individual points are multiplied by five!
And each guild only counts the top ten highest scores.
Based on the results, Zhang Yue placed first in city, provincial, and national competitions, so his total points were multiplied by five: 4800×5 = points!
Zhang Yue’s individual points alone exceeded the total points of at least 95% of the guilds nationwide!
Plus, with the performances of Wu Haotian, Lin Tian, and Luo Chen, the Temple of Destiny amassed a total of Glory Points.
From being a newly ranked guild at the bottom in Linhai City, Zhening Province, it soared to third in the city and eighth in the province, directly surpassing the powerful guilds Mist Rain Pavilion and Supreme!
Moreover, while the competition had ended for other guilds in Zhening Province, it wasn’t over for the Temple of Destiny!
Because next, Zhang Yue and Luo Chen could still participate in the World Finals, earning even more Glory Points for the Temple of Destiny!
By then, the Temple of Destiny’s ranking would be even higher than it is now!
When this year’s guild rankings were refreshed.
Professionals across Zhening Province were buzzing with discussions.
“Ah, the top guild in the province is still Infinity, no surprise there!”
“This year’s rankings don’t seem much different from last year’s~”
“Wait… what’s this Temple of Destiny at eighth in the province? Registered for 25 days… Damn! A newly established guild this year shot up to eighth in the province in one tournament?”
“The Guild Leader is Zero? Oh, never mind, let’s disperse…”
After the competition, Zhang Yue immediately used the one million prize money he received, plus some funds previously contributed by the Radiant Guild, to gather 1.6 million and repay Tian Xin’er.
The money borrowed just yesterday was paid back today.
Tian Xin’er wasn’t pleased but rather a bit unhappy: “Zhang Yue, why don’t you just repay one million first, and the rest can be in installments…”
As a straightforward man, Zhang Yue clearly didn’t understand Tian Xin’er’s true intentions. He thought she was worried he wouldn’t have any money left after repaying the debt and would be under pressure, so he said, “It’s fine, no need. I still have some left, enough to use.”
Closing Feixin, Zhang Yue returned to the Slime Empire in the Seventh World, roaming through various wild areas, searching for Golden Slimes.
In the days that followed, there were no special tasks.
Zhang Yue’s routine was twofold, online and offline. Logging in meant executing world tasks and hunting Golden Slimes.
Besides, the professional powerhouses preparing to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the World Finals were going all out to prepare for the competition!
The guilds and families of each professional were investing large amounts of money and resources to maximize the participants’ strength.
Because the World Finals are no ordinary event.
It’s a world battle concerning national honor!
Directly affecting a country’s status and authority in this world!
If you think it’s just about reputation, you’re gravely mistaken.
Every year, the World Finals determine rewards issued by the Otherworld’s system based on each country’s ranking.
For example: The country ranked first will have its professionals’ experience, psionic energy, and money rewards from killing monsters in the Otherworld increased by 100% for a week, and equipment and material drop rates increased by 100%!
The second-ranked country will have a 90% increase, the third 80%…
Higher rankings allow a country’s professionals to rise rapidly in a short time!
And in today’s world, the more professionals a country has and the stronger they are, the greater its power and status!
So the upcoming World Finals is the key battle in this Global Professionals Tournament!
While participants worldwide were preparing with all their might.
Zhang Yue was still leisurely hunting Slimes in the Seventh World…
Day after day…
The sunset’s glow spread across the land.
After days and nights of hunting Slimes in the Seventh World, the progress of the world task “Kill 100 Golden Slimes” finally reached 90%!
Unknowingly, Zhang Yue’s level had reached 50, the level cap for the Seventh World!
Only by breaking through the Seventh World and reaching the Eighth World could he continue leveling up.
Zhang Yue even used the extra experience to level up the Dark Skeleton King, the Twenty-Four Winged Apocalyptic Black Dragon, and the Shadow Predator to level 50!
In the Seventh World, he had no more desires…
“Tomorrow, I should be able to complete the world task and finish the Seventh World. I’m tired…”
With this thought, Zhang Yue returned to the tribe.
Just as he logged off, he suddenly received a Feixin message from Tian Xin’er: “Zhang Yue, can I see you one more time? I’m leaving.”
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