**[Demon Boots] (Part of the Demon Set Series)**
**[Level: 55]**
**[Quality: 6 Stars]**
**[Attributes: Unknown]**
**[Physical Defense: ?]**
**[Magic Defense: ?]**
**[Profession: Universal for Magic Classes]**
**[Description: The cursed Demon Boots. It’s said that if you can collect a complete set of the Demon Set, you will meet the legendary Ghost Xishi…]**
**[Unidentified…]**
Who would have thought that right at the start, I would get a piece of the Demon Set equipment!
Looking at the Demon Boots in his hand, Zhang Yue opened the guild chat, tagged Ouyang Ling’er, and sent a message: “Here’s a chance to redeem yourself. Help me find some information on the Demon Set.”
Zhang Yue could easily look up information on the Demon Set himself online.
The reason for calling Ouyang Ling’er was just to give her a way to make amends.
Having made a mistake, Ouyang Ling’er was particularly eager: “Sure, Guild Leader, just a moment, I’ll check right away!”
True to her word, Ouyang Ling’er replied in the chat shortly after:
“It’s said that due to the influence of [Ghost Xishi], the Demon Set equipment can only drop within the Ghost Domain of the Eighth World, which uses Tianjing as its entry point, and only within the Dragon Kingdom.”
“When a professional collects a complete Demon Set and wears it, they can activate a personal hidden dungeon called [Night of the Ghost Marriage]! Inside the dungeon, you can meet the rumored Ghost Xishi, who is said to be unbelievably beautiful and possesses self-awareness!”
Lin Tian was surprised: “Self-awareness? Isn’t that something only a God-level BOSS can have? Is Ghost Xishi a God-level BOSS?”
Ouyang Ling’er replied: “I don’t know. Although many professionals have entered the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon over the past century, none have successfully completed it. What’s strange is that everyone who exits the dungeon loses all memory of what happened inside, and they can only vaguely remember one sentence.”
Wu Haotian: “What sentence?”
Ouyang Ling’er: “Ghost Xishi… so beautiful!”
One Night Stand: “Wow! Which old pervert said that?”
Ouyang Ling’er seemed a bit helpless: “It’s quite mysterious, isn’t it? No one remembers what the dungeon tasks are, what level the monsters are, or what role Ghost Xishi plays. That’s why there’s no strategy guide for the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon online, and it remains a mystery!”
“In the 1980s, when the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon was first discovered, Ghost Xishi became a global sensation. Many foreigners even traveled to Tianjing in the Dragon Kingdom just to catch a glimpse of Ghost Xishi, and many people even made portraits of her!”
Li Yue: “Didn’t they say no one remembers what Ghost Xishi looks like? How did they make portraits?”
One Night Stand: “They just imagined it~”
At this point, Ouyang Ling’er attached a few pictures: “Here, these are some fan-made portraits of Ghost Xishi.”
Looking at the pictures, One Night Stand couldn’t help but comment: “Wow! Does Ghost Xishi really have such a big… head?”
Wu Haotian: “You better be talking about the head!”
It seems that Ghost Xishi is quite a celebrity!
“A self-aware NPC?”
Zhang Yue gradually became interested in her.
However, according to Ouyang Ling’er, each Demon Set can only activate the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon once. Once the dungeon has been activated with a set, it loses this effect.
So, to open the Night of the Ghost Marriage, Zhang Yue would have to manually collect a complete Demon Set.
Of course, buying it is also an option.
Some people specialize in this trade!
Zhang Yue had just finished dealing with a few Life-taking Ghosts.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind: “Hey buddy, want a Demon Set? Unopened, selling cheap!”
Turning around, he saw a team of five professionals arriving at the haunted dormitory map.
The five looked to be in their early twenties, all at the max level of 55 in the Eighth World, clearly seasoned professionals who had been around for years!
They quickly identified Zhang Yue as a new professional this year and started pitching their product.
The most distinctive feature of the Otherworld is that each world always has something enticing that makes many professionals linger.
Many people stay in the Eighth World, making a living by hunting ghosts and collecting Demon Sets.
Then, when new professionals enter the Eighth World each year, they sell the Demon Sets at high prices.
There are always wealthy professionals willing to pay to catch a glimpse of Ghost Xishi.
Moreover, a 55-level 6-star Demon Set is valuable not only for opening the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon but also on its own!
A complete set of unopened (meaning not used to activate the Night of the Ghost Marriage dungeon) Demon Set can fetch a market price of two to three hundred thousand!
For some ordinary professionals from poor backgrounds, even collecting just one Demon Set a year is profitable!
At this moment, those seasoned professionals were like salesmen, frantically promoting their product to Zhang Yue:
“Not 998, not 668! Just three hundred thousand, and you can take a Demon Set home! No regrets, no scams, don’t miss out as you pass by!”
“Do you want to spend a night with Ghost Xishi? Do you want a wedding night with Ghost Xishi? A Demon Set will fulfill all your fantasies!”
“Buddy, what are you waiting for? Order now! Order now and enjoy a 10% discount, plus a free day of power leveling by our veteran 55-level professional, letting you experience the thrill of rapid leveling!”
It’s not that he didn’t have the money.
It’s just unnecessary.
The Demon Set is level 55 equipment, and even if he bought a set now, Zhang Yue, at level 52, couldn’t use it.
By the time he collected a set himself, his level would likely be just right at 55.
So, Zhang Yue casually replied, “No thanks.”
Seeing Zhang Yue unwilling to buy, they started to mock him.
“We really overestimated this year’s newbies. This guy looks so poor, can he even afford a Demon Set?”
“With him being a newbie, he probably won’t collect a Demon Set in his lifetime.”
“I bet he can’t even kill ghosts! He might not even know how he died, haha!”
Zhang Yue ignored the group of freelancers.
He continued with his tasks.
Just then, the Skeleton King circled back from the front, drawing over twenty Life-taking Ghosts.
Gathering them all at one point.
Boom boom boom boom!
Zhang Yue quickly cast spells, unleashing Hell Judgment, Necromancer Storm, and Thundercloud Storm to engulf the ghosts.
With the Apocalyptic Black Dragon’s Apocalyptic Dragon Flame and Apocalyptic Dragon Breath, he severely damaged them all!
In the next moment, the Shadow Predator moved like lightning, swiftly eliminating all twenty-plus level 51-52 ghosts!
Instantly, the seasoned professionals who had been mocking him a second ago now wore expressions of disbelief.
It was only then that they realized a detail they had previously overlooked.
“Holy crap! This guy…”
“Wait! Why is there a new professional in the Eighth World so soon this year?”
“His profession is Beast Tamer… Could he be the one who defeated the Radiant and Chen’s Army from the three great families of Tianjing, from Zhening Province, the one called Zero?”
Realizing Zhang Yue’s identity and status, the freelancers stopped making fools of themselves and quickly left.
Zhang Yue then dealt with the spoils of battle.
This batch of ghosts only included one with a level three soul purity and two with level two soul purity, the rest were level one.
Although no Demon Set dropped.
There was another significant gain…
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