The Fourth World, Dark Dragon Clan Base, Dark Temple.
Having just completed his second advancent, Zhang Yue began to strengthen his combat abilities.
The higher the skill level, the greater the energy requirent for upgrades.
Upgrading a skill from D-rank to A-rank required only 1 million energy points in total.
But to go from A-rank to S-rank, it took a massive 3 million!
Typically, a newly-advanced professional would need at least half a year to bring just one skill to S-rank.
Zhang Yue, however, simply activated One-Click Upgrade.
A-rank Fireball upgraded to S-rank Heavenly Fla.
A-rank Ice Spike upgraded to S-rank Frozen Domain.
A-rank Thunder Strike upgraded to S-rank Divine Thunder.
A-rank Fire Missile upgraded to S-rank Inferno Judgent.
A-rank Magic Shield upgraded to S-rank Divine Barrier.
A-rank Blink upgraded to S-rank Shadow Step.
In total, he spent a whopping 18 million energy points, maxing out all six skills to S-rank!
Each skill's power transford significantly upon reaching S-rank.
Originally, A-rank Fireball dealt 280% damage with a burn effect of 12% per second for 3 seconds.
Now, as the S-rank Heavenly Fla, it dealt 400% damage with splash effects, causing a 15% burn per second to all enemies within a 30-yard radius for 3 seconds!
Frozen Domain dealt explosive single-target damage while freezing and slowing groups.
Divine Thunder delivered devastating single-target damage while paralyzing groups...
And S-rank wasn't even the end.
At Level 70, during the third advancent, skill levels could be pushed to SS-rank!
Of course, as a Necromancer—an advanced class of Beast Tar—Zhang Yue's main focus was still on his pets.
Originally, he had planned to obtain a dragon at Level 30.
But after getting the Dark Skeletal King, a Boss-grade pet, Zhang Yue found regular pets lacked appeal.
He now wanted a Leader-grade, or even Boss-grade dragon.
Unfortunately, in his ti in the Fourth World, he'd only co across ordinary fire dragons, dark dragons, and black dragons—not what he had in mind.
Since the Skeletal King was still at Level 25, Zhang Yue thought, Let's wait a bit. Maybe I'll find a top-tier dragon before the Skeletal King reaches Level 30.
With this in mind, Zhang Yue found Goa in the Dark Temple.
By now, his trust level with Goa had reached Level 4, with just 20 points shy of Level 5. One more mission, and he could achieve Level 5 trust and complete a world mission!
So, Zhang Yue accepted a high-stakes mission from Goa: [Against the Light] - to head to Desolation City and slay 300 Light Clan dragons.
Ard with the mission, Zhang Yue set off for Desolation City.
It had been two days since he'd last seen Ning Tiantian.
Zhang Yue thought that was the end of his interactions with her.
However, fate had other plans.
As he passed through a dragon-infested forest, Zhang Yue encountered her once more.
As before, she was being bullied by a group of players.
And among those harassing her was none other than War God Invincible!
Accompanying him was a group that had clearly been expelled from the War God Guild along with him.
There were also four familiar faces—Ning Tiantian's so-called "friends": Super Cute ngng, Ultra Pure Tongtong, Super Gentle Tingting, and Ultra Beautiful Linlin.
"You wretched girl! Did you think I wouldn't find you just because you moved out of Shiyue Yating?"
Dressed in black iron armor, his brown, perd hair and dark skin made him look both tacky and cheap. War God Invincible, a red-nad Level 24 Iron Knight, sneered at Ning Tiantian. "Unless you never log back into the Otherworld, I'll make you pay every ti I see you!"
Ning Tiantian gripped her staff, her face filled with indignation. "Those who just tead up with are innocent! Why did you kill them?"
"Because I want everyone in the Light Temple to know that whoever teams up with you, dies!"
At that, the archer girl Super Cute ngng shoved Ning Tiantian to the ground, taunting her. "You really don't know your place. You're not worthy of Brother Wu Di! How dare you betray him?"
"You ruined Brother Wu Di's future! Ladies, let's teach her a lesson!"
With that, ngng and the others moved in to tornt Ning Tiantian.
anwhile, War God Invincible stood back, smirking coldly. "Pathetic wretch, aren't you living with that Zhang Yue now? What, did he sleep with you and throw you away? He's probably just a thankless jerk!"
"I'm not!" Ning Tiantian defended Zhang Yue desperately. "He's not like that!"
Wu Di snorted. "Then why hasn't he co to save you? Go on, call him if you think he cares!"
Just then, one of Wu Di's lackeys pointed ahead, his eyes wide in shock. "Wu... Brother Wu Di, over there!"
Following his gaze, Wu Di saw a figure in black mage robes, carrying a staff, walking towards them.
"Well, speak of the devil." Wu Di spat on the ground. "He actually dared to show up!"
Ning Tiantian also turned and saw Zhang Yue.
In that mont, all her grievances vanished, replaced with pure joy.
He saw in danger and ca to help. He doesn't hate after all!
The lackeys behind Wu Di were visibly uneasy. "Brother Wu, should we retreat?"
"Retreat, my ass!" Wu Di sneered. "That guy only beat us last ti because he had three dragons helping him, and before that, he had the Light Dragon."
"He's just a lowly Beast Tar. What's there to fear? Last ti, he got wrecked by the Light Dragon—didn't any of you see it?"
Having never faced Zhang Yue in direct combat, Wu Di had never taken him seriously.
In fact, after getting knocked out by Zhang Yue at Shiyue Yating, Wu Di's resentnt had only grown.
Now, seeing Zhang Yue, he wasn't afraid, only excited. "Since you're here, we'll settle everything once and for all!"
Raising his spear, Wu Di pointed it at Zhang Yue and ordered, "Beast Tars are vulnerable to direct attacks! Don't fear him—he's just high damage! Take him down!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yue murmured, "You and Chen Jun really are brothers. Even your stupidity is the sa..."
Watching the forr War God Guild mbers charging at him, Zhang Yue's necromancer staff began to emit a surge of powerful magical energy.
"Consider it an honor to die by an S-rank skill."
With that, Zhang Yue lifted his staff, preparing to cast.
Suddenly—
Whiz, whiz, whiz!
A hail of arrows rained down from above, hitting the charging enemies and severely wounding them.
Monts later, a large group of warriors, knights, and assassins surged from the right, overwhelming the enemy and killing all twenty of Wu Di's lackeys!
Shhhh!
Seeing his lackeys disappear into flashes of white light, Wu Di's face turned pale when he realized the attackers were none other than War God Guild mbers.
And leading them was War God Heaven's Retribution himself, looking imposing in his necromancer's set, his eyes cold behind his glasses.
He stared at Wu Di and spoke, "Didn't I say no one was to touch this Beast Tar?"
Wu Di gritted his teeth, defiant. "He ruined my mission, stole my boss, and ca after my girl. You're the president of the War God Guild, yet you side with an outsider against your own?"
Lin Tian's tone remained calm as he replied, "I don't need you to lecture . As guild president, my decisions are for the guild's best interest."
Wu Di let out a bitter laugh. "Fine! Then you have no right to stop !"
"Wretched girl, if I go down, I'm taking you with !"
Wu Di lunged at Ning Tiantian, spear aid at her heart.
Just as he was about to strike—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
War God Heaven's Retribution swung his staff, releasing three powerful lightning bolts that struck Wu Di directly, each dealing 1,300-1,500 damage and killing him instantly.
As Wu Di's body vanished in a flash of white light, Heaven's Retribution sighed, "It didn't have to end this way."
Behind him, Zhang Yue lowered his staff. "What a sha. He missed the honor of dying by an S-rank skill."
War God Heaven's Retribution turned to Zhang Yue and said, "Brother, I apologize on behalf of the War God Guild for what happened with the Light Dragon."
"I've expelled Wu Di and all others involved in this incident from the guild. As guild president, I sincerely invite you to join the War God Guild!"
"In terms of benefits, we won't offer you anything less than Misty Rain Pavilion or Supre Guild. We value talented players like you."
Faced with Heaven's Retribution's invitation for the second ti, Zhang Yue maintained his stance. "Maybe another ti."
"But, your guild mbers can safely head to Desolation City for quests now."
With that, Zhang Yue turned and walked away.
As Heaven's Retribution watched him go, he sighed, "How am I supposed to get him to join War God Guild?"
At that mont, a guild mber, War God Legend, pointed at Super Cute ngng and her group, asking, "President, what should we do with them?"
"Keep the priest. Treat the rest as Wu Di's accomplices."
"Yes!"
In no ti, with a few cries of pain, Ning Tiantian's four "friends" were quickly dispatched by War God Guild mbers.
anwhile, Ning Tiantian stood still, staring at Zhang Yue's distant figure, lost in thought.
So... he wasn't here to save . He only ca to settle things with Wu Di...
Guess I was just imagining things...
Her heart sank, filled with disappointnt.
On the other side, Heaven's Retribution looked around the battlefield as his guild mbers finished cleaning up.
"Alright, squad up and let's start leveling. Focus on preparing for the Professional League!"
"Yes, sir!"
With Heaven's Retribution's command, the War God Guild mbers quickly regrouped and began to leave.
However, just then—
A large group of heavily ard, high-level players with hidden IDs appeared in front of them, blocking their path!
Leading them was a stoic, fierce-looking knight with a cold glare. He stared Heaven's Retribution down and asked, "Are you the War God Guild, ranked second in Zhejiang Province?"
"Yes, we're War God Guild." Unfamiliar with the group before him, Heaven's Retribution asked, "And you are...?"
After receiving confirmation from Heaven's Retribution, the knight leader gave a simple hand signal and ordered, "Attack."
"Kill them all. Leave no one alive."
As his words fell, the hundred-strong group behind him erupted in golden light—a radiance only exuded by top-tier gold-grade gear!
In a flash, they raised their weapons and charged at the War God Guild mbers.
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