Chapter 232: Marvelous Reward

"Zongwang Prompt: Current Dungeon participants remaining: 4!"

The few who were pinned immobile by the money tide saw the prompt and their faces changed dramatically.

The battle lost members!

They saw nothing; Qingxia was already dead.

A death certified by the Zongwang Prompt leaves virtually no room for reversal.

"Boom!"

The spot where Markus stood erupted with a blasting roar.

"Open it for me!"

Mu Yi let out a muffled roar from his throat, blade intent pierced his body, and the golden torrent binding him was instantly cut.

Not daring to wait for death, Mu Yi rode the blade intent and broke out of the golden torrent.

Yet as the golden light faded before Mu Yi, a vague figure appeared before him, a hairpin in hand like a glinting dagger, thrust straight at Mu Yi's solar plexus.

Mu Yi forced tenfold Time Acceleration, exerting all his strength to stop the Snake Demon.

Yet the Snake Demon's strike was too fast; even at tenfold speed Mu Yi could not evade, he could only muster his utmost effort to block and dodge the vital point.

"Puff~"

Mu Yi stared in disbelief at the Snake Demon just inches away.

He seized the Snake Demon's wrist, yet his body was still pierced.

Even his frantic twisting had no effect; the hairpin in the Snake Demon's hand elongated into a serpentine coil and stabbed straight at Mu Yi's solar plexus.

Blood dripped from the hairpin, the wound blackened instantly, and Mu Yi's life force poured away at a torrent.

"You want to kill me!" Mu Yi's eyes suddenly turned blood‑red.

At the moment his life was threatened, blazing flames rose from Mu Yi, reddening his eyes; his scarlet pupils glowed like an enraged deity, and the Snake Demon felt excruciating pain in its wrist.

The crimson fire spread from the wrist across the Snake Demon's whole body; the Snake Demon tried to flee but could not break Mu Yi's restraint.

"You want to kill me? I'll blast you to nothing!!"

Crimson flames condensed on Mu Yi's body, crimson Asura Armament manifested, and Mu Yi radiated scorching killing intent, his hoarse voice sounding as if from hell itself.

The Snake Demon could not comprehend; despite its vital point being pierced, the poison on the jade hairpin was her sister's life‑blood—any ordinary monster would die from a single drop, yet Mu Yi still stood.

Moreover, as the flames surged, she sensed Mu Yi's previously vanished vitality suddenly normalize, his surging life force roiling within and igniting into raging fire.

The Snake Demon's face turned terrified; it seemed to unleash a peerless beast, and now the unbound beast went berserk, tearing any who faced it to shreds.

Completely abandoning the suppression of its own power, it poured its mind into the Elite Talent, unleashing all force in one surge.

Iron-blooded Slaughter, Mu Yi's most mastered and potent Elite Talent, had always been deliberately restrained due to its severe drawbacks, but in the face of mortal terror Mu Yi could not worry about that.

The heart does not die, the body does not perish!

Though Mu Yi has not truly reached this state, he can still resist death.

His will warped reality, altering the fact of Mu Yi's death and endlessly extending his existence.

Life entered a countdown; Mu Yi fully transformed into an Asura, his pure killing intent made the Snake Demon shudder, sensing the breath of death.

"Sss!"

The terrified Snake Demon revealed its true form, its most primal and powerful shape: a massive white serpent rivaling Xiangliu in size.

It opened its gaping maw and lunged at Mu Yi.

"Six Paths Reincarnation!"

The massive barrier instantly dragged the white serpent inside.

Mu Yi, now a crimson Asura, stared mercilessly at the white serpent, standing within the Six Paths Reincarnation Barrier—his strongest state.

Mu Yi, infinitesimally close to death, calmly raised his hand, hoisting the formation blade high.

Heavenly Path, Human Path, Hell Path, Asura Path, Animal Realm, Hungry Ghost Path—the Six Paths' power rotated endlessly on the formation blade, like a Six Paths halo.

Bathed in Six Paths power, a formation blade hundreds of meters long materialized in Mu Yi's hand.

The barrier representing Six Paths Reincarnation appeared at Mu Yi's feet, rotating both slowly and swiftly, unleashing the true Six Paths power—Reincarnation.

"Reincarnation Slash!"

The formation blade fell mercilessly.

Even the simplest slash now became the most terrifying killing move.

The Snake Demon felt the whole world plunge with the falling blade, as if the world itself were crushing it.

The Snake Demon tried to resist, but the world pressed down on it; it could not move, only watch the blade descend.

The blade descended inch by inch, the massive white serpent howling as the barrier flattened it; every layer of its cells shattered, the snake instantly became a blood serpent, blood oozing from every corner of its body.

Finally the blade struck, shattering the Snake Demon's soul and flesh.

Deathly silence and life intertwined, eroding all of the Snake Demon.

No howl, no struggle; the Snake Demon was simply erased from the world by Mu Yi.

"It's over!"

Mu Yi watched the vanished Snake Demon and let out a long sigh.

The Snake Demon's strength was weak, even feeble compared to Xiangliu and the Chaos Demon King.

Lacking an immortal body and unmanageable divine powers, it only possessed a bit more wit than Xiangliu and the Chaos Demon King.

Yet that very wit let it maximize its power and treasure; where Xiangliu and the Chaos Demon King caused no casualties, the Snake Demon's strike claimed two lives.

Had Mu Yi not resisted death, the whole party could have been annihilated here.

"What a pity for you..."

Mu Yi stared at the formation blade in his hand, the weapon that had accompanied his campaigns for ages now fracturing inch by inch, turning to dust and vanishing from his grasp.

The effect of force is reciprocal; whatever force the Snake Demon endured, the formation blade endured equally.

How could the power of reincarnation possibly be borne by a weapon like this?

Zongwang Prompt: You killed the high‑difficulty challenge boss – Millennium Snake Spirit, and you completed the challenge event: Dispersing the Bandit Horde and its high‑difficulty side quest.

Zongwang Prompt: Your challenge chest receives one extra, its quality upgraded to Legend (the highest quality in this Dungeon), the challenge chest is limited to one special affix, affix cap is one, and a basic special reward is added to the special reward pool.

Zongwang Prompt: Your Legend level in Hundred Thousand Great Mountain is 1; based on your related derivative concepts, in worlds where Hundred Thousand Great Mountain exists, there is a small chance to obtain legend deeds related to your derivative concepts.

Zongwang Prompt: Your deeds are known to Gourd Mountain; encountering Gourd Mountain will trigger a strange encounter!

Zongwang Prompt: All current Dungeon bosses are dead, the main quest is judged complete; exit the Dungeon now and proceed with Dungeon settlement?

"Yes!"

Mu Yi opened the Zongwang Panel, chose to leave; if he stayed any longer, he might truly die here.

He is merely resisting death, not denying it.

Although dying in a Dungeon does not cause real death, a weakened soul is no good.

As for teammates, after all they were just fleeting acquaintances; there is no need to say more.

If fate allows, we will meet again in the future.

If not, both parties are destined only a memory of a brief passing.

After receiving the Zongwang notice of Mu Yi's departure.

"What shall we do?" Ma Erke Si chuckled wryly, looking at the two people beside him.

"Let's go awaken the Mountain God; we should still be able to get some reward!"

Wu Jian glanced at the spot where Mu Yi and Chu Yi vanished, and three seal stamps fell to the ground.

The reward that Mu Yi disregarded is still a decent consolation prize for them.

"Let's go!"

Ma Erke Si and the priest exchanged a glance, reaching an unspoken consensus.

The Dungeon difficulty in Jiuzhou is just too high; I'll never come back next time!

…

Zongwang Prompt: Player exit from Dungeon detected, performing Dungeon settlement…

Based on Dungeon challenge achievements, the player's Dungeon chest quality is fixed at Legend.

Based on the player's completion of high‑difficulty side quests, an extra affix is added…

You have completed Dungeon challenge achievements: Guard the Mountain God, Exotic Beasts of the Mountains and Seas, Mountain God's Walk, Slaughter All… Great Calamities Arise, Awe Hundred Thousand Great Mountain, Disperse the Bandit Horde.

Settlement complete, the player's Dungeon rating is Legend!

Player receives full‑rating Dungeon reward: 50,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins, 50,000 Universal Experience, Xiang Liu bloodline material (Legendary bloodline).

Player receives the treasure gifted by the Mountain God: Seven-Star Lotus!

Player obtains three Legend chests.

According to the added extra affix, the player receives the following chests:

Legend chest of the Nine‑Headed Snake from the Classic of Mountains and Seas!

Legend chest of the Monkey King of Flower‑Fruit Mountain!

Legend chest of the Gourd Doll of Gourd Mountain!

A great harvest, but the Universal Experience and Zongwang Disaster Coin rewards are about what Mu Yi expected, far from the campaign's scale.

Nevertheless, the haul of chests and treasures is impressive.

Returning to the realm of reincarnation, Mu Yi's original emptiness is instantly erased by the power of reincarnation, and he instantly returns to full health and full mana.

Mu Yi raises his hand with some doubt; it seems that in the realm of reincarnation, he can more easily employ reincarnation killing techniques.

After all, this is his own arena, his enhancements are near‑maxed; perhaps on his own turf he can truly encounter Legendary creatures?

He harvested a lot, but most of it holds little value for Mu Yi.

As for Xiang Liu's bloodline material, forget it; Mu Yi has no interest in raising a Nine‑Headed Snake, which would stir unpleasant memories, so he'll simply sell it and exchange something on Zongwang.

As for the Seven-Star Lotus gifted by the Mountain God, this item surprised Mu Yi.

It is still his first time receiving a gift from a Dungeon.

A fully bloomed lotus appears in Mu Yi's hand.

The seven‑colored lotus emits a holy glow in the breeze; Mu Yi curiously looks at its center and sees no gourd seed.

【Seven-Star Lotus】

Type: Curio

Effect 1: After ingestion, it can harmonize different types of power into a single unity.

Effect 2: When planted, it can raise the nearby heaven‑and‑earth vital energy density.

PS: The treasure gifted by the Mountain God lacks a key core, its value is heavily discounted.

Mu Yi looks at the Seven-Star Lotus with some regret; if it still had lotus seeds, perhaps he could grow a Gourd Doll, but unfortunately that wish is unfulfilled.

"Woof!"

Chu Yi, who returned with Mu Yi, stared at the Seven-Star Lotus in Mu Yi's hand and barked; Mu Yi understood Chu Yi's intent and handed it to him.

Chu Yi clutches the lotus and darts into Kunlun Mountain, not knowing where to plant the Seven-Star Lotus.

Perhaps it will bear lotus seeds later?

Mu Yi found a spot to lie down and retrieved the Hundred Thousand Great Mountain Dungeon chest from Zongwang.

Although the affix is rather long, the chest's physical form is no different from previous chests; all are of the 'contains the universe' type.

Mu Yi's perception over the chest remains a chaos; he cannot see what lies inside at all.

These items truly embody Schrödinger's principle; before opening, no one can predict what's inside.

But with the specific affix added, it should at least have some relation to those affixes.

Mu Yi guessed that these treasure chests should yield something good.

On his own territory, luck was maxed out, so Mu Yi didn't waste time and chose to open the chest directly.

Whether good or not made no difference to him; at worst he could toss it into the Nine Tripod for a heavenly sacrifice later.

After accumulating for so long, it's time to perform the heavenly sacrifice ritual again.

The unobservable chest was slowly opened.

A pure golden radiance burst forth in an instant.

In the next moment, a new prompt appeared on Mu Yi's retina:

"Legend Treasure Chest of the Nine-Headed Serpent from the Classic of Mountains and Seas opened successfully; the character receives the following rewards from this chest:

1. 1 point of Divinity

2. 1 Transcendent attribute point

3. Gong Gong Soul Transfer Trial opportunity (high‑difficulty side‑quest extra reward)"

"Sss!" Mu Yi stared at the prompt in disbelief.

Divinity and Transcendent attribute points are important, but the last item is on a completely different level.

This reward involving an ancient great deity, Mu Yi had only seen before in a heavenly sacrifice ritual; he had even thought that if this time's sacrifice produced such a thing, he might try to keep it.

After all, times have changed; perhaps he could reap some benefit from these big shots?

But there's no need to agonize now; he'll just try once and then decide.

He immediately opened the second chest.

"Legend Treasure Chest of the Monkey King of Flower‑Fruit Mountain opened successfully; the character receives the following rewards from this chest:

1. 1 Transcendent attribute

2. 1 three‑thousand‑year‑ripe Peaches of Immortality

3. Flower‑Fruit Mountain Gathering Invitation Token (high‑difficulty side‑quest extra reward)"

【Flower‑Fruit Mountain Gathering Invitation Token】

Effect: Using it transports you to Flower‑Fruit Mountain for a random‑timeline gathering.

Mu Yi inhaled a cold breath again, becoming more convinced that the Hundred‑Thousand Great Mountains dungeon had a problem; one chest was odd enough, but two yielding such items couldn't be coincidence.

Yet perhaps this thing has a strange effect for him?

He didn't even know what kind of strange encounter this would be…

(End of chapter)