Before this, the equipment worn by the Shadow Predator was only a level 45, 6-star quality [Predator Set].
This led to the Predator’s low combat power, and it hadn’t had much chance to shine recently, almost getting buried in the pet space like that little Skeleton King.
But after switching to a level 60, 8-star, S-rank Eternal Set, the Shadow Predator was suddenly transformed, like a pheasant turning into a phoenix!
[Shadow Predator] (Physical Type · Epic Grade)
[Level: 60]
[Physical Attack: 9480]
[Physical Defense: 4600]
[Magic Defense: 4490]
[Health Points:]
[Mana:]
[Skills: Night Harvest (S-rank Rare), Shadow Assault (S-rank), Shadow Hunt (S-rank)…]
Although it still couldn’t compare to the Apocalyptic Black Dragon.
After all, the Apocalyptic Black Dragon had a special effect, lv5 Black Dragon Bloodline: increases all attributes by 100%!
The Shadow Predator’s stats were already quite explosive for the current stage!
Next, Zhang Yue returned to the Ninth World and activated the World BOSS challenge.
Whoosh!
A white light descended, and Zhang Yue landed on a desolate island.
On the island stood a giant beast resembling Godzilla.
It was the gatekeeper BOSS of the Ninth World and the strongest monster of the Monster Kingdom—
The Monster King, Husky (Physical Type, Level 60, 9-star SSS-grade BOSS)!
As the Monster King, Husky was on the same level and star rating as the Flying Centipede Zhang Yue had encountered before, but its stats were far superior!
[Monster King, Husky] (Physical Type · 9-star BOSS)
[Level: 60]
[Grade: SSS-grade Monster] (150% suppression against humans)
[Physical Attack:]
[Physical Defense: 7550]
[Magic Defense: 7300]
[Health Points: 7.4 million]
[Skills: King’s Roar (S-rank), Apocalyptic Aurora (S-rank), Death Stomp (S-rank)…]
[Description: As the king of the monster clan, the Monster King Husky possesses unimaginable majesty and leadership power. Challenging Husky means you are making enemies with the entire monster clan…]
Boom! Boom!
The Monster King Husky approached Zhang Yue, each step causing the ground to shake.
Being an SSS-grade BOSS-level monster, the historical success rate for Professionals challenging the Ninth World BOSS was the lowest!
Normally, even a hundred-member team would struggle to deal with Husky.
Soloing it was unprecedented.
But Zhang Yue was determined to break records and set a precedent!
Husky entered attack range and initiated the attack first.
Boom!
It opened its massive mouth and shot a powerful blue beam from its mouth.
Zhang Yue used Teleportation to dodge the attack while swinging his staff to counterattack.
At the same time, the summoned Apocalyptic Black Dragon and Shadow Predator also launched their attacks!
Even with an A-rank Eternal Set, facing an SSS-grade monster, Zhang Yue still suffered an 80% suppression effect, limiting the damage he could inflict on Husky to around 15,000.
At this point, the main combat power was still the Apocalyptic Black Dragon with its SSS-grade Eternal Set.
Before activating the World BOSS challenge, Zhang Yue had deliberately let the Apocalyptic Black Dragon farm some small monsters in the wild, stacking its special effect [World Destruction] to five layers, gaining a 150% damage bonus.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
One S-rank skill after another, Apocalyptic Dragon Explosion, Explosive Piercing, Explosive Combo, easily dealt massive damage ranging from 170,000 to 200,000 on Husky!
Of course, the Shadow Predator, equipped with the S-rank Eternal Set, wasn’t bad either.
As an Assassin, it excelled in single-target burst and crits.
In such a solo battle, the Shadow Predator had a significant advantage.
The S-rank Eternal Set’s counter-effect was 100%, meaning Husky could still suppress the Predator by 50%.
Even with only 50% combat power, the Shadow Predator could still land blow after blow, each dealing crit damage of over 140,000 on Husky!
If not for the 50% suppression, the Shadow Predator’s single-target output could easily surpass the Apocalyptic Black Dragon!
In comparison, Zhang Yue, the master, was ultimately too weak!
Of course, fortunately, Zhang Yue wasn’t the weakest.
There was still the Skeleton King to take the fall!
With such fierce pets dealing damage nearly ten times his own, Zhang Yue simply decided to do nothing.
At most, he cast the unparalleled Divine Slayer Curse every 9 seconds.
After all, the only thing Zhang Yue could rely on was this infinitely stackable damage SSS-grade skill!
Under the repeated explosive damage of tens of thousands from the Apocalyptic Black Dragon and Shadow Predator, the Monster King Husky, with a total of 7.4 million health, couldn’t withstand such attacks.
Its health bar above its head plummeted rapidly!
In less than a minute, the battle was over.
Roar…
With a wail, Husky’s massive body collapsed to the ground.
At the same time, a pleasant system notification descended from the sky—
“Ding~ Congratulations on killing the Ninth World BOSS, Monster King Husky, and clearing the Ninth World: Monster Kingdom! The teleportation channel to the Tenth World [Sky City] has been opened!”
[System Announcement] (Ninth World): “Ding~ Congratulations to the Professional [Zero] for clearing the Ninth World…”
As Lin Tian, Wu Haotian, and other Professionals from the Temple of Destiny arrived in the Ninth World, they heard this message.
Immediately, everyone was shocked.
“Damn! We just arrived in the Ninth World, and the Guild Leader has already cleared it?”
“Freak!”
Li Yue sighed, “If we don’t work harder, it feels like seeing the Guild Leader online will become a luxury in the future!”
Buye Hou said bitterly, “The psionic energy consumption is too high, what do we do when it’s not enough…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yue appeared before them!
“This month’s bonus, I’ll give it to you first.”
The next moment, everyone received a notification almost simultaneously: “Ding~ You have received psionic energy: points transferred by Professional [Zero] through [Demon Contract]!”
“Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand… billion! One billion psionic energy?!”
Instantly, everyone’s eyes lit up with excitement beyond words.
Zhang Yue continued, “Organize a guild competition, and the top three who clear the Ninth World will receive a 100,000 bonus and an additional 1 billion psionic energy.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was beyond excited.
“Never seen such a Guild Leader!”
“So generous! I’m willing to give my all for the Temple of Destiny!”
“I’m willing to do laundry and clean for the Guild Leader!”
“I’m willing to have little brothers for the Guild Leader…”
“Geez, this is getting ridiculous!”
Of course, for Zhang Yue, whose wealth exceeded billions and whose psionic energy was calculated in trillions, the rewards he offered were insignificant.
Thus, the members of the Temple of Destiny were instantly motivated, rushing out of the city to hunt monsters.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue activated the teleportation channel to the Tenth World.
“Ding~ Welcome to the Otherworld Tenth World: Sky City…”
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