Chapter 223: The View from the Highest Point

"Do you wish to exit the campaign?"

"Yes."

"Transferring character out…"

"Player departure from the campaign detected; calculating campaign results…"

"Computing character's base rating…"

"Statistics complete, player achieved campaign objectives and received full base campaign rating reward! Final settlement minimum rank: Legend (undoubtedly, your deeds will be sung by countless people)."

"Zongwang Prompt: Base campaign rating reward settlement successful, your basic earnings from this campaign are as follows:"

"1. 1 point of Divinity (Divine life kill reward)"

"2. 322,200 points of Universal Experience (kill reward)"

"\"Sss! \" Mu Yi couldn't help but inhale a cold breath."

"It's not just the campaign rewards; for Mu Yi, growth on the Asura Path is the greatest gain."

"Just as Ao Mo previously displayed the cloud‑moving, rain‑spreading technique, employing the cloud rain summoned by the Sea Demon to generate lightning and directly call upon the Thunder God to strike Te Xiu Si, had Te Xiu Si not been crafty, that one blow would have been sufficient to end the fight for them."

"He casually plucked a fruit from a tree and popped it into his mouth, while Mu Yi contemplated his next course of action."

"However, as he plans to advance into the White Lotus World now, Mu Yi has to think a bit more."

"After clashing with Te Xiu Si, he feels his current power may still be insufficient to handle the final big BOSS of the White Lotus World, even with Buddhist Sect assistance later."

"\"Your performance during this campaign received evaluations from two onlookers:"

"Rough estimate: at this moment Kunlun Mountain is about one‑third taller than before."

"3. 100,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins (rescue reward)."

"A campaign fought on a real Plane is not comparable."

"Rating effect: Buddhist Sect faction reputation increased, campaign rating improved."

"\"... Overall settlement successful; based on the character's current profession level, the final settlement rating is: Legend 4\""

"After all, all Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities left that world, eliminating the sealed Legendary creatures and those Jia Xian who stole divine seats; the entire world thus fell into the hands of the Buddhist Sect."

"However, from the comments and effects, it can be seen as a friendly signal."

"2. With a Bodhisattva's heart, performing the wrathful Vajra act—great virtue! — Jiuzhou - Ling Mountain - Namo Guanshi Yin, Great Compassionate Guanshi Yin."

"He plans to run two more campaigns before challenging Legend again."

"But if he could capture Te Xiu Si in Mu Yi's home Reincarnation realm, Mu Yi alone could hang Te Xiu Si up and strike; Chu Yi, the Kunlun Mountain deity, is formidable, and as the Master of Reincarnation he is no joke."

"Come to think of it, when he saw Bodhisattva Guanshi Yin give him the campaign evaluation, he was startled."

"After briefly focusing on the Mountain God and Water God assisting Chu Yi within the mountain range, Mu Yi withdrew his gaze; though no immediate loot was visible, the dense ambient Qi alone justified the two divine seats Mu Yi invested."

"But as the saying goes, the more assistance you give, the greater the danger."

"As the Kunlun Mountain deity recognized by the primary world, Chu Yi's power is intimately tied to Kunlun Mountain; Mu Yi feels that if he were to capture Te Xiu Si on Kunlun Mountain now, he might not be able to defeat Chu Yi."

"\"Achievement unlocked: Demon‑Fighting Vanguard! You killed over ten thousand monsters while protecting the city! \""

"He withdrew his gaze and shifted his sight to Kunlun Mountain itself; if he recalled correctly, Kunlun Mountain shouldn't be this tall."

"Mu Yi stared at the densely scrolling prompts refreshing on his retina."

"Unfounded investment made Mu Yi a bit careless."

"\"Achievement unlocked: Savior! You rescued over ten thousand survivors while protecting the city! \""

"Extending his perception beneath Kunlun Mountain, he discovered Chu Yi guiding the Mountain God and wasabi to smooth the ley lines; ley‑line essence continuously poured into the Kunlun range, and in Mu Yi's perception the Kunlun Mountains were even still rising."

"At this point, he had already returned within Kunlun Mountain."

"Not only has the height increased, but the ambient Qi above Kunlun Mountain has also become richer."

"\"Achievement unlocked: Uproot! Completely eliminated the Sea Demon Te Xiu Si! Severed any chance of the Sea Demon's revival! \""

"Kunlun Mountain's growth only surprised him a little; what truly made him gasp was Chu Yi."

"After all, compared to the limited quantity and scale of Zongwang‑derived related Dungeon."

"The number of Asura warriors on the Asura Path has already approached the ten‑thousand mark."

"\"Based on the final rating and the character's performance in this campaign, the character received the campaign challenge reward: the Sea Demon's colossal treasure chest. \""

"The rewards from this campaign can be described as abundant."

"The previously dormant Peaches of Immortality tree seems to have grown taller by a segment and bore dozens of fruits."

"1. The Inconceivable Reincarnation Controller — from Star Realm Traveler - Cosmic Star Spirit - Kadraman"

"Rating effect: Your campaign rating has increased."

"Thinking of the Buddhist statues and ecology of the White Lotus World, he realized that, at least within the White Lotus World, the Buddhist Sect's power is reliable."

"Training in such an environment naturally yields double the results with half the effort."

"\"Calculating player campaign achievements... \""

"\"Campaign rating level has risen dramatically! \""

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests; regarding the issue of dealing with sealed Legendary creatures, their interests should align."

"Although lacking a physical foundation, Asura warriors' combat power would be considerably weaker."

"But Asura warriors can fuse with each other, compensating for this flaw; now that Mu's troops don Asura armaments, they are almost three‑headed, six‑armed, and their combat power has surged."

"Having tasted success, Mu Yi began scouting similar campaigns, but evidently suitable campaign worlds are not easy to find."

"Buoyed by triumph and humbled by defeat, Mu Yi casually opened the campaign treasure chest he had obtained."

"No elaborate metaphysics required; in this world, destiny‑blessed he himself is the ultimate metaphysics…"

"As expected, with Mu Yi's activation."

"The entire chest suddenly burst with an abnormally dazzling light."

"It was a light Mu Yi had never seen before."

And as the light appeared, Mu Yi's retina also refreshed with new prompt information:

"Zongwang Prompt: Successfully opened the Sea Monster's super-giant treasure chest!"

Sea Monster - Theseus's Sculpture

Type: Curio

Quality: Legend

Item Level: 19/20 (User advances to Level 20 after obtaining the Legend template)

Equipment Effect:

1. Sea Monster's Vengeful Curse (Black):

Each time the bearer triggers the item's related power, a layer of Sea Monster's Vengeful Curse effect is triggered, stackable up to nine layers.

Each layer of Sea Monster's Vengeful Curse effect triggers a Will Contamination check (Will, resistance-related) on the user; upon accumulating nine layers, the Will Contamination check is ignored and the effect is forced to trigger.

If the Will Contamination check is triggered and fails, the user falls under the Vengeful Curse effect.

Under this effect, the target will face a pursuit by a super-giant unit—the Sea Monster.

In this state, the target will continuously undergo secondary Will checks.

If the check fails, the target accumulates damage from the illusion.

Only when the check succeeds, the target triggers the event of being killed by the illusion, or the illusion triggers the event of being killed by the target, does the state end.

Each time the state is exited, the layers of Sea Monster's Vengeful Curse are reset to zero.

This damage is considered soul damage, ignoring shields and other magical protections lacking the relevant defensive effect.

2. Sea Monster's Avatar

The user can permanently consume Zongwang Disaster Coin and slaughter experience to summon a Level 19/20 Legendary creature—the Sea Monster's Avatar.

Warning: The Sea Monster's Avatar is a super-giant creature possessing multiple massive-range strike spell-like abilities, and it will Frenzy attack all life except the user without restraint!

Each time the Sea Monster uses its spell-like ability to perform a massive-range strike, it is considered as triggering the item's related power.

As the prompt refreshed on the retina, Mu Yi saw before him a sculpture of extremely bizarre appearance.

Nine heads entwined together, yet gazing in all directions.

It ought to be a statue-like object, yet it gives the observer a feeling as if it were a living creature in disarray.

No matter from which direction one looks, it seems as if the statue is gazing at the observer...

This is a dangerous double-edged sword.

Mu Yi looked at the sculpture in his hand.

It can directly summon a super-giant creature, which can exhibit extremely important strategic value in certain situations.

Moreover, its possession of a wide-range strike spell-like ability further elevates its strategic value.

If it lacked the grudge curse-related effects, it would undoubtedly be an immensely powerful weapon of war.

However, the cost is truly too heavy; once used, one must almost constantly face the Vengeful Curse effect, being hunted by the Sea Monster on the level of will—this is hardly a pleasant experience.

Having experienced soul weakness, Mu Yi holds a cautious attitude toward this soul-level curse design.

After thinking, Mu Yi put it away; he does not intend to use this dangerous cursed curio, but plans to use it as an offering to heaven.

After he finishes preparing for the expedition to the White Lotus World, he will hold again a grand Nine Cauldrons Heaven-offering ritual, at which time these items will serve as the finest offerings.

Just as Mu Yi was pondering what else he had on hand that could be used for sacrifice...

"Zongwang Prompt: The world you require has been discovered."

Mu Yi's eyes lit up; after opening the prompt, he discovered this was a help post from a solo player seeking teammates for a team dungeon.

Mu Yi smacked his lips, "Team dungeon..."

Some solo Zongwang Players always end up grinding team dungeons.

Not to do it? The rewards from a single reward dungeon are simply too hard to give up.

But to do it? I have no teammates, and going alone doesn't guarantee victory.

The Zongwang Player communication forum, to some extent, provides a route for such players.

"Ten Thousand Great Mountains-Guardian Mountain God?"

Just by looking at the dungeon's name, Mu Yi sensed a strong vibe of a trap, but seeing the recommended level 15-19, he thought it shouldn't be too difficult.

Zongwang's level evaluation has always been fairly accurate; although most of the time it gives Jiuzhou-related dungeons a blanket recommended level of 1, you'd say 30 isn't 1, right?

Its recommended level is limited to 15-19, and the challenge level will not exceed 19.

The Sea Monster Theseus previously slain was a special leader-class creature of challenge level 18; this world's big boss is estimated to be roughly on par with it, indeed satisfying Mu Yi's needs.

However, the gap between this dungeon world and the campaign world is quite significant; even if the big boss is slain, the gains might be no more than a third of this campaign's.

Yet the advantage is greater safety; there are many special mechanisms that can weaken the dungeon boss's power, overall making it rather easy.

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yi tentatively submitted a dungeon application.

After finally finding a dungeon world that meets the conditions, it's still better to give it a try.

After all, he needs not only rewards but also a battlefield.

The minor monsters in the dungeon world are no weaker than those in the campaign world; they still possess extremely high training value.

Meanwhile, in a certain plane of the Multiverse.

Qingxia Daoist looked toward the freshly refreshed dungeon application prompt.

"Lord of Reincarnation?"

Her gaze turned strange; the occupation name looked a bit like a Jiuzhou Zongwang Player?

But this title seems a bit exaggerated, right? Aren't you afraid of being beaten?

With a mindset of making friends, Qingxia Daoist approved Mu Yi's application.

"Zongwang Prompt: Your dungeon application has been successfully approved……"

Mu Yi looked at the prompt information floating on his retinal display.

His luck was not bad; his dungeon application was approved.

The Ten Thousand Great Mountains-Guardian Mountain God is a non‑standard challenge dungeon for a five‑person squad.

Its upper limit allows at most a 20‑person team.

The seeker of this dungeon set the team size to five people.

Obviously, he has some confidence in his own strength.

This isn't too strange.

Generally speaking, the fewer the people, the richer the reward; if one can clear it solo, the reward becomes even richer.

Moreover, the combat power of Zongwang Players does not necessarily increase proportionally with their numbers.

A five‑person elite squad can actually defeat a twenty‑person team.

In reality, there is no such thing as friendly‑fire immunity; sometimes when a caster unleashes a spell, the first to suffer are the melee fighters up front.

Even if a choice is sometimes correct, it does not mean that those who are sacrificed can accept it.

Team combat requires a long period of coordination or related training.

Generally speaking, Zongwang Players without a fixed squad rarely devote time or energy to this.

Take Mu Yi, for example—although he is someone who values cooperation extremely highly, his coordination with other players basically just limits his own performance.

Mu Yi sat on Kunlun Mountain, gazing at the azure firmament, lost in thought for a while.

After an adventure, he doesn't necessarily need to rest; on the contrary, his blood is boiling right now and he can't wait to jump into a battle immediately.

Nobody is forcing him; he simply wants to go to a higher place to see a higher view.

Kunlun Mountain is tall, but compared to the azure firmament, it seems insignificant.

He wants to go to the highest place to see what the scenery is like there.

As for the highest place, he doesn't know where it is; he can only follow the path beneath his feet downward until the path disappears.